if the first one didn't convince you, maybe this one will...

...yes? ...no? ...maybe so?

what do you do for valentine's day when you don't have a man?

you have a collective date with gilbert blythe!

yes it's true. this valentine's day some friends and i decided it was high time we had an "anne of green gables" marathon...minus "the continuing story" which was a bitter disappointment! i even lit some candles to create atmosphere. (it was very romantic without the man...or as i like to call it, rotic)

it was a wonderful 9 hours (yes, i said 9) with some dear friends that i rarely have the pleasure of hanging out with...and some girls that i don't know very well at all, but had so much fun with! our list of events went as follows:

5:30 - started "anne of green gables: part 1" (green hair and all)

7:00 - started "anne of green gables: part 2" (oh matthew! *tear*)

9:00 - ZUMBA! (we couldn't very well spend the whole time watching movies w/out a little exercise! unfortunately i didn't think to capture this with my camera, but rest assured it was quite a sight)

9:30 - started "anne of green gables, the sequel: part 1" (that jen pringle is just plain creepy!)

12:30 - started "anne of green gables, the sequel: part 2" (ahh...that blessed bridge) complete with ice cream sundaes! (kudos to tara!)

the evening ended at a very late, but very fulfilling 2:30am. as i flopped into my comfy pillow top i felt very happy indeed with visions of a simpler time and words like "tragical" filling my sleepy head. goodnight miss anne with an e.

some pics of the evening

don't the memories just come flooding back! "...in dark foreboding, languid tones. he fervently stroked her alabaster brow..."

romance!

oh, gil! (actually, for the record, i never really cared all that much for gilbert...i fear i just made a few enemies...but in the spirit of the night i got a little carried away)

the gals (minus me and kimberly)

oh beloved website of ideas!

i found the most prettified(i thought i made that word up, but apparently spellcheck considers it valid...interesting) website/blog of all time! i love it! it's basically a compilation of photography, recipes, fabrics, decorating ideas, clothes, pretty shops...anything that stirs visual inspiration. in fact, i have it set to my favorites at work so i can use the ideas in my shop. smart, eh!



check it out at www.jubella.com

i look like a brit!

apparently, i've found my movie star clone, a british actress by the name of charity wakefield... i love that name, wakefield. it sounds so... so... british! i've always felt a strong connection to england, and now i know why!
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cindy at mom and dad's office proudly informed me that she and her family have been watching bbc's version of sense and sensibility and they all agreed i look exactly like marianne. i haven't seen it yet, but am excited to see how good of an actress i am.
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okay, i realize i'm taking this whole thing a little too far, but i've never looked like someone famous! well i guess i've been told i look like reese witherspoon before, but i don't think i look like her very much. besides, amber looks a lot like her, and it's never as fun to look little like someone when you have a friend who looks more like them. don't worry amber, i harbor no bad feelings towards you!
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what do you think? is it a match? can you tell which one's me?
i'm sure mom and megan are rolling their eyes right now at how i took this so far as to pose like her.

painting for the children

yesterday i spent a good portion of my day at the all women's gym my dear sis used to be an instructor at. no...i was not exercising. for those of you who don't know, this gym was suddenly closed last fall (very sadly) and recently two of the old instructors decided to buy it and re-open it, new and improved (very happily)! if you want the full scoop go here and here.

anyway, i was asked to add some whimsy to the childcare room by painting something on the walls... anything. i agonized over what to paint and finally after surfing anthropologie's website for the bazillionth time i found some inspiration in the form of a pillow. i simplified it down a few notches and then headed on my merry way to the gym yesterday afternoon.

as usual, what i estimated to be a 3.5 hour project turned into a 6.5 hour project...funny thing, no matter how long i think something will take it always takes double! i think i should start guessing lower.

after i took a dinner break i headed back to the gym with snack, diet pepsi, my laptop, and 'road to avonlea' in tow. (what i good is painting if you don't have a miniseries to go with it!)

well, about a half hour later sweet miss eren (one of the new owners) showed up with a key so i wouldn't have to call her at who knows what hour of the night when i left and a snack in case i got hungry. what a dear! thankfully she is a lot healthier than i am. lets do a little compare and contrast here...

her snack.... my snack...

thank you, eren!

after all my work was finished i was pretty excited about the final product. it actually turned out better than i thought it would! so, i decided to share a few images with anyone who's interested...

DOWN with motivation!

does anyone else feel like their motivation abandons them just when they need it most?  i have had the hugest lack of motivation to get just about anything done lately...to eat healthy...to exercise...to study my Bible...to clean my apartment...to clean my shop...the list goes on and on!  and i'm sick of it!

so mr. motivation (don't know why i associate that word with a male) this is to you...

we're through!  from now on i will pay you no heed!  you've burned me one too many times and i will no longer let you determine whether or not i get something done!  you will rue the day you ever messed with me!  i am determined to live how a see fit and you no longer have the pleasure of being any part of my success!  haa!

....hmm, i wonder if this constitutes as a form of motivation...