But there was nothing to see here

And for your patience, a flood of epic proportions. Wonder what's on my mind lately (smile).

Enjoy and thanks for hanging in there and waiting for something to squirt out of my brain again.

Baby XO card. I have cute babies on the brain. Like JF's beautiful little boy. Congrats Jody!

Blissful Ending '08. I have "It all turns out for the best" on the brain. Yes, we're doing okay. Yes, I was totally freaked out. Between my Sagitarian luck and his cat like abilities to always land on his feet, we'll be okay. (Hybrid)

It isn't everyday or every person that will get this chance. Let alone get it twice. Lucky us. 2008 has been a crazy year and it just got a bit crazier. But we're headed for a blissful ending. and really. that is all that matters.

Cede 2 Life. We're, of course, cutting down on the fun stuff for a bit. It wasn't until I stopped just doing as life would have me do that I realized how much I miss it. Man I miss it.

Cliche? Some journaling I just had to get out on the hidden tag all that sums up with yeah, home is where the heart is all cliche. But is it really? Picture is of my absolute favoritist little boy in the world who is now officially a pre-teen (really...a decade and a year...wow) and my grandmother. This November. 9 years. Talk about wow, how fast 10 years goes by.

Empty Words. Probably my fave of the bunch. Very simple, very ready, very much sums a lot of it up right now. All I can say is thank the Lord I've got R to snuggle up with.

1st Flick. 2nd Play. This one is totally fun. Flicking through travel mags and clipping pages came across some great fall shots. I so miss the "northeast". Only been there once and not really in the fall, but one of these falls I'm so going back. (Hybrid)

Vote. Focus. Life. 08. Obviously (smile). Wanted to document my first official election to public office (PCO) but then I got to writing and I loved the lines of the paper so...the top flap actually flips up with tons of journaling to document what I'm feeling about the election about now.

Green. Interestingly enough, really went with a lot of 12x12s this time around. I think this is the only 8.5 x 11. Really love that patterned paper (it is foiled) and the greens in it. Then got to thinking around the house of what I could be doing to be more eco friendly. My future kids deserve it and all eh?

I Do. Another simple one. Rare with no journaling but was just using up some scraps. This was a fun and simple one to do to document July. Without July pictures of course.

If You Know Us. For the longest time I've had that strip of photos. It was on my fridge at my last place before I moved in here with R. It was from a night when we went out to this bar on Cap Hill (you know, one of those "But they have really good music so it's okay" type places. They had a photo booth out back. So we of course had to duck in. BUT. I love this page because all the "patterned paper" are actually scraps from the wedding cards we got. Including the card in the lower left corner which is actually the reading we used for the wedding which was on a card someone gave us. Love that our someday is today.

One day is someday. a day in the past. Some people wait their whole lives for someday. Otheres settle and then are too afraid to try again. If you know us, you know this one thing. One day is everyday. July 2008

Kids {Heart} H2O. El Paso summers. Blazing. Didn't go back this year (they mostly came to us) and got the pictures year before last but man those kids loved them the crazy little kiddie pool in the front yard. (Hybrid)

My Life 2. Okay. Clearly another soapbox piece. Someone said something that didn't sit right (what else is new) and basically tried to tell me I was being unpatriotic and ungrateful mouthing off the way I can sometimes do. This was just after I sent my brother some funds Western Union and she tried to spit the "Support Our Troops" line in my face. I almost snapped. But then I remembered my manners. (Hybrid)

Self Important Portrayals. Just had a stack of photos of me that was getting kind of obnoxious. I actually thought to myself "You must think you're kind of important with the whole model shoots and autograph sessions you got going on." Then I thought "how sad...how tragic to measure your worth that way." Then I had to get up and go do the music thing because talking to myself freaks me out. Sometimes. (Hybrid)

Take Flight. Really old photo (that's from my HIGH SCHOOL graduation...wow) but I know where all but one of those folks in the picture is at today. Just found one of them again so it was just kind of ironic to me that I found the picture the day after. oh...HS. To be there again. Especially in the fall!

The world is huge. You will be scared. It is okay. You should be. You are the cream of the crop. You will be Ivy League graduates, PhDs, ranking military guys and titles none of you ever imagined. But remember this moment. Remember this, here. Remember this feeling. Sure. You will have many more graduations. Many more celebrations. They all started here. Through all the turmoil and all the drama and all the life struggles. Today. Now. In this moment. Now we take flight. Across the globe our wings will take flight. You will go, you will come. You will come again. In your heart, hold tight to your first flight.

We Can Vote. 08 Obviously (as said before) it is on my mind a whole bunch. I went to a watch party for the first presidential debate. Did a news interview for it and all. But it just started to bring back some of the excitement from Feb and even from June where I was starting to feel that people were losing interest. Please. Please. Please. Vote. (Hybrid)

Vote.Vote your hopes. Vote your fears. Just vote. be for someone or against. just vote. conventions are over, it is time for business. register. educate. care. vote. please, please. yes you can and your best friend too. it may take sacrifice. it might take a stamp. it might even be inconvenient but please. please vote.

Worldly. I've sat on these pictures forever. Waiting for the perfect paper and reason to scrap them. So I got off of it. One of the things I miss most about my last job is the crazy travel. Only the part where I got to meet lots of really great scrap people in person like all the ladies pictures here.

They are like stars. shiny. beautiful. unique. out there bit right here. I travel and travel so that I can see the world but really, I don't have to be anywhere to be with them. some say i scrap to be worldly. at the best, i scrap t be other worldly. to meet and play among the stars. just to be of this world.

You are my everything. Last but not least. Photo by my awesome wedding photographers the Popes. Having fun with 8x12 printouts. I love the size!

All supplies Scrap in Style TV kits from oh...say...the last 3 shipments. And I have the Bookworm to take to town next. Got a cute little mini coming together and some great colors to work with. But I should also dig into some OA and stamps so...back to scrapping I go.

Thanks for hanging in there!

Enjoy!