happy new year!

this is my 100th post (WOW!)

so last night, my friend & i finished up the first part of the big surprise project. and i am very pleased with the results :) i can't wait to post some pictures! part two will be in the works today & tomorrow.

what are your plans for new years eve? i'll be going to a nice fancy dinner with friends and plan to get all dressed up. i'm debating on wearing this killer pair of heels i got for christmas:

my quest for aqua blue high heels has finally come to an end.

i think i'm going to need a latte - i'm tired. i used to head out to party at midnight, and now...i'm lucky if i can stay awake that long!

vito says have a happy & safe new years eve!

2009 round up

seems like most of the blogs i've been following are doing round ups of things they've done in 2009...so i'll hop on the bandwagon and put in my list of things i did/experienced:

- got an awesome puppy
- received a puppy friendly plant for my birthday & managed to keep it alive
- started working in a gun shop
- got my car fixed (from someone backing into me the year before)
- started blogging consistently
- redesigned my website
- rocked a pistol & carbine class
- went on a day hike
- went on an overnight hike
- bought a wilson combat 1911
- made a bunch of custom orders
- met bfff's family
- had my first "first friday" show
- sadly lost one of my parents doggies
- two new stores (artique ltd & josephines) started carrying my artwork
- entered two big craft shows (bad girls & museum) & sold a ton of my artwork
- got a credit card
- celebrated an awesome year of living with my bfff

i'm not so sure about resolutions for 2010 but i do think that i'll have a few goals to aim for...but i'll share those later. i need to think about them some more. hope you all had an amazing 2009!

projects

i was working on a couple of projects around the house last night. one big project - filing. i HATE filing. i love the result of having things organized, but the actual process of filing is just awful. so i put it off. and put it off. and then 10 months later, it's the end of the year and i have to file because i'm looking for something important. so i did that, and its a relief to be done with it.

while i was downstairs filing, the puppy would come down and visit, check on me, or bring a toy to play with. i'd check on him occasionally too. i finally get finished stuffing things in drawers and head upstairs...lo & behold, vito opened up another present...that wasn't his! (it's for our neighbor's baby girl) and he looked SO disappointed that it wasn't a toy - he had this look on his face like a little kid getting underwear for christmas instead of a super cool robot. it was pretty hilarious.

the other project is a secret for now....i did a lot yesterday and will hopefully get most of it done in a couple more days. my friend jamie (aka partner in crime) might help too. i'll have pictures this weekend. i'm so excited!

much love's fill in the blanks

i was reading the blog Much Love and decided to answer anna's fill in the blanks:

one thing that you loved in 2009? being loved & appreciated by my bfff
one thing you're loving this very moment? the anticipation of seeing my happy puppy soon
one thing that you'd love to do next year? get out of this chilly state for vacation! (among a laundry list of other things....)

how about you?

merry christmas!

puppy's first christmas with us!!

i hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

hmmm...

well hello! i wonder what these little guys are for... (i based the dog off of my puppy)

surprise!

look what i got! what a nice surprise!