Thursday, August 30, 2007

Fall is just around the corner...


And I can't wait! Fall is definitely my favorite season and I want to shop for some new Fall stuff such as a wreath to hang on our front door. I went to Wally's World today but didn't like what they had. Hopefully, I can go to Buffalo soon, I am sure I will find something at Jo-Ann's or AC Moore. I already bought a Fall flag when we were on vacation and I will hang it the week after Labor Day. In the meantime, to put me in a fall mood, I made a Happy Fall card for Peggy. Will mail it to her tomorrow together with 2 Fall tags.


Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Two new layouts



As soon as I got my Nashville pics printed, I did these 2 layouts. One is from Grand Ole Opry, Ernie with "Minnie Pearl" and one of myself with this guy who was greeting us at the entrance of the theater, the evening we went to see the show. The other layout has a pic of me at the entrance of the Grand Ole Opry during the day and the other pic is of Downtown Nashville taken from the boat when we took the General Jackson showboat cruise. On both days, the temperature was close to 100 degrees, that explains my skimpy clothing!


The Music City title was done with my "Hippie Chick" alphabet from Cuttlebug, first time I used my Cuttlebug to print letters. And I am sure I will use it many more times.... But now I need more alphabets!


Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Back from Indiana & Tennessee


We came back from our trip to Indiana and Tennessee over a week ago but I had a few things to do in the house, and start looking for a part-time job but finally here I am!

We had a great time and very hot weather, especially in Nashville where the temperature reached 97.... And terribly humid too.... I have never been so hot in my life even in the Caribbean!

First we drove to Lafayette, IN where Andres (stepson) goes to university (Purdue), we stayed there 4 days, then we drove a little over 5 hours to Nashville (first visit for me but not for Ernie). We stayed there 3 days and did all the tourist stuff: the Grand Ole Opry (where we saw Diamond Rio), the Wild Horse Saloon, the General Jackson boat cruise, the fabulous Gaylord Opryland Hotel - I have never seen anything like it! And of course we spent quite a few hours shopping at the Opry Mills outlet, another amazing place!

What I discovered in Nasville: BBQ meat southern style, is it ever delicious!! I wish they would sell this here.

What I liked about Nashville (besides the music of course!): awesome road system, big highways where the traffic flows, Ontario should have highways like this!

I am a country music fan, so I was in heaven but if you don't like country music, don't go there, you hear country music everywhere you go. As a matter of fact, Ernie had enough of it (he doesn't really like country music...).

We came back via Kentucky and West Virginia where we stayed overnight, then western Pennsylvania through Pittsburgh and Erie where we stopped at Jo-Ann's (got the 40% coupon and bought the Fall paper stack) and at the Millcreek Mall where Ernie got some great deals at Steve and Barry's and I went to AC Moore where amazingly I found acrylic stamps for one dollar.

But seriously, I didn't do that much scrapbooking shopping but I managed to go to Hobby Lobby, AC Moore and Jo-Ann where I also bought material for chair covers and a winter doggie bed for Casey. The best scrapping deal of my trip: Rhonna Farrer acrylic stamps for $8.95 at Walmart. It made me sick to think I paid $29.99 for the same set at my lss in Canada when it was so cheap at Walmart in the US.... And they don't have them at our Walmart here.