Hi y'all!

My parents and brother are in from Canmore so my blog today is going to be pretty basic. If you're not up for being bored, you might want to just stop reading right now.lol. Otherwise, read along at your own risk.

Alright, so first off that I have to talk about is the Micheal Buble concert. OMG! I forgot my camera so I didn't get any pics. I know what you're all thinking! 'Who let this lady have a blog? She can't even remember to take her camera! UNFOLLOW'! (Or something along those lines)

But anyway, enough about me, MORE about Micheal. Okay, now I don't find him particularly cute like most other ladies but I can see why they might. If his music alone isn't enough to win you over, his humour certainly will. This guy is FUNNY and I MEAN FUNNY! I won't get into all the details here but if you see me and want details, I will fill you in on all the good stuff. But, as funny as he is and as lovely as his voice might be, my heart still and will always belong to a man that tells me jokes daily, makes me laugh daily, and serenades the heck out of me (even if he looks like a psycho in over half the pics I have of him).lol.

In other news, the spider I recently posted about still resides on our balcony. It was just yesterday I gave him an official letter telling him he will be charged rent as of September 1st. He seemed offended but I'm confident we can work something out. Like....I CAN KILL HIIIIIIM! (insert EVIL laugh)

What else, what else...OH, I followed through and contacted Lia Sophia about the BOX issue and the waste it causes and have yet to hear back. But you know what?! I love it when people agree with me and just recently I had TWO, not one, but TWO customers say WTF is up with that?! And I'm like, I know, right? RIGHT! It is time yet again, to take my rant to their voicemail AND email. I CAN make a difference, I think, if I'm annoying enough perhaps. All you need to know is, I'm on it folks!

Otherwise, Lia Sophia is going WONDERFUL! I have so many ideas and my shows are going well and I just got flowers for having stellar sales in my first month. BUT, I can't take all the credit, the jewellery really sells itself. If you want to see for yourself, go to: www.liasophia.ca/sites/kimcullins

OH, I need to do an update on Marley! I don't have any recent pics because mostly, the little F***NUGGET is too fast to catch on camera. His three MOST favourite things to do, along with annoying us, is:

3) Laying out flat when he's feeling bummed or tired. Marley is CAR-RAZY that way. He will be all like 'omgyouguysthisissomuchfunineverwantittostop' in CAPS and BAM, he's out like a light, laying flat looking up at you with his itty bitty brown eyes all like 'heeeeey, play with me maaaaan - I'm fuuuuun'! And YOU just KNOW that when he does it, he's using his whiny voice. 2) His 2nd fav thing to do HAS to be crawling under the kitchen sink and getting into GAWDONLYNOWS what. But whatev, if he's under the sink at least he's not suckering me into anything by laying out flat and looking FAR too cute to be up to anything good.
3) His NUMERO UNO thing to do is be by the bathtub, be in the bathtub, running around in the bathtub, trying to get into the bathtub...anything BATHTUBBATHTUBBATHTUB! Why, we're not quite sure. I mean, yes, he loves his bathtime which is GREAT but like it's all TUBTUBTUBTUTBTUBTUBTUBTUB, etc. You get the point - wish we did. Well, infact, I think the point is, our little F***NUGGET has a serious case of OCD, just like his mooooommy. :s

Well, that's all for now folks, coffee is to be had and perhaps some shopping! CHEERS and have a great weekend y'all!

My SWB's 30th Birthday Bash!

My SWB's 30th Birthday Bash!!!

The Feast!

The Birthday Boy!

The CUTEST Couple Ever!

The FUN!!!

The Donkey!

YEEHAAAW!

Um, who gave Ryan a gun?!
(look at that evil grin on his face)


Dawn retaliates!

Take THAT BIOTCH!

Joan skiis while Keith distracts!

My SWB is 'De Term-in-nay-tor'!

Kyle getting down with his big, bad self! Watch out ladies, he's single and he's got a gun!

Tyler and Dawn devise a master plan to win DDR....

while Ryan revisits his bowling league skills!

My sister (Ang) and I battle it out in PacMan!
She won but in all fairness, she's older so she's had more practice. :p

The Cake!!! (OH-so-mouthwatering-gooooood-CAKE)
And who's that ADORABLE lil' guy on it?! That's right, that's MY SWB! All I can say when I see this picture is 'aaaaaaaawwwwwweeee'!

The gifts!

(anyone else notice that Keith is smiling like a psycho?)

The Pinball game from HELL! This game was just mean and unfair, so THERE!

More fun with Pinball Extravaganza 2010! BOOYAH!

Thanks to my brother and our many visits to Ruckers, I didn't do to shabby shooting hoops.

Kyle just fulfilled his lifelong dream. Um, SWB, I think that's payback for breaking his nose when you were kids. You kind of had it coming so maybe you should wipe that smile off your face.lol.

Tyler and Dawn's plan is paying off while they kick it on DDR. Anyone notice Dawn is wearing HEELS?! She's officially my hero!

Where there's an arcade, there's FOOSBALL! :)

And just one for the rode because an uber fun night isn't complete without people riding something, am I right?! lol!

Cheers to everyone that was able to make it out for such a fun event and a very HAPPY birthday to the love of my life!!!

Charlotte's Web

Some of you may already know this - but I HATE spiders. Maybe not as much as my sister who ripped my arm apart the first time we ever saw 'Arachnophobia' does, but still, I'm not a fan! The picture below explains is why I ended up screaming 'EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKK!' when I went to go sit on the balcony the other night.

Okay, maybe I didn't scream but I did FA-HA-REAK a little. I mean really, who wouldn't if they saw what I did. See below!

Warning: What I'm about to show you may FA-HA-REAK you out. Just sayin'!

I shudder just thinking about it!!! At some point, this creepy little jerk decided to come and build on OUR property. And really, it wouldn't bother me so much if I was on his territory, like say, we were CAMPING! It would be one thing if we were parked on his turf and he came up and started construction for his new home in the back of our truck or what have you. But when some creepy crawly thing takes it upon itself to build on OUR lot, he's messing with the wrong people and EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

I personally don't have the heart or the strength to demolish the fine home he's set up for himself but I'm still working on Keith to shut him down. lol. I can't say it enough! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Spiders are CREEPY!

On the Menu

Yesterday was my husband's 30th birthday (Happy Birthday baby) and tomorrow night, we celebrate ARCADE STYLE.lol. I see a whole lotta pacman in my future baby - BRING!IT!ON! lol.

However, to do a little something to celebrate his birthday, on his birthday, we hit up 'Bitten' located on Broad Street (In Regina, obviously). IT was DELISCIOUS!!! This was my second visit and Keith's first visit and we both walked away full and were pleasantly pleased patrons.

For starters we had the coconut shrimp which are a nice size. Granted, the dish only came with 6 pieces but we found it fit in well with our meal. The other appy we had was by far the most impressive appy I have ever had. If you have a 'salty' tooth like myself, go for the 'portobello mushrooms' on the menu. I have never tasted anything so satisying when it comes to appetizers. With a touch of minced mushrooms, bacon and feta cheese on top, it was THE perfect way to start a meal.

For the birthday boy himself, as a main dish, he ordered some type of burger which he claims was good. I never took a bite but now that I think about it, I probably should have given it a try. For myself and for the second time I might add, I had the 'Chicken noodle wrap' which is a chicken breast with vermicelli noodles in a wrap. Now, I know it sounds weird but they do an amazing job putting it together to make for a nice light meal. Along with that I had my new fav side of sweet potato fries which were amazingly fresh. Now! Let's get to the good part - DESSERT! :)

Birthday boy had a yummy serving of 'Chocolate Caramel Cake) which literally is to die for. I would actually go as far to say that it's better than lava cake at La Bodega for any of you that might have had it. And, if you know me - lava cake WAS at the top of my list so I guess it's officially bye bye to lava cake and HELLO to Keith's dessert WHICH I more than helped myself too (more than once). teehee. I, on the other hand gave something new a try and not on purpose either. I went with the 'Creme Caramel' which was good but not at all what I was expecting. When I had previously been at Bitten I thought I had ordered the Creme Caramel but according to our server last night, she thinks I may have received the wrong dish during my previous visit. I was expecting something similar to Creme Brule with some hardened candy type stuff on the side. I got it on my first visit and LOVED it! What I got last night, mmm, not so much. The creme part was really good and very smooth but it was smothered in raspberries which I'm not a fan of. However, I'm confident if anyone that loved raspberries ordered it, they would walk away saying it was the best dessert ever! I mean, I don't even like raspberries and I still ate almost all of it. lol.

So all in all, it was a fantastic meal! They still need to work on their drinks a little but I wasn't there for the booze....for once. lol. If you get the chance to do so and haven't checked it out yet, I would recommend it to anyone. ;)

CHEERS! :)

Newsworthy

I learned something valuable today - being head-butted by a ferret really F***ING hurts. I mean like toothache hurt...but in the head. Only after a half hour has my headache somewhat subsided but my eyes are still sore. Who knew such a little thing would have that much power behind it's movements?

Note to self: Do not play peek-a-boo with the lil' F*NUGGET anymore from behind a blanket!

The box

Lately I've been feeling like every day is my birthday or Christmas from selling Lia Sophia. It seems that our condo door has become a rotating door which is great because it means business is good but it also means lots of deliveries. I love it because well, I like getting mail...unless it's bills but I think most people feel the same way. So with the all that has been happening, every day is Christmas here in the Cullins household. I have most of the items being delivered to my in laws because they have a place for UPS to leave the boxes. It's so exciting when Keith's mom or dad calls saying that something has been delivered. (And yes, I know I'm a dork). If I can, I rush over and my mother in law and I ATTACK the boxes like two five year old on Christmas morning. Oooookaaaay, maybe I ATTACK a lil' more than her but I know she gets a kick out of it too. :)

In amidst all the crazy fun, her and I have both noticed the ridiculous amount of waste comes along with the jewellery being delivered in a RIDONKULOUS sized box. It's like there's all thiiiiis iiiitttty biiittttyyy jewellery in this BIG BOX. Now I'm not saying I'm a saint and recycle left, right and center and I'm not saying that I haven't occasionally littered in my youth by throwing an apple core or banana peel out the window but I do what I can, when and where I can. I also NEVER litter anymore - who knew keeping a bag in my vehicle for garbage would make so much sense? lol. However, my biggest issue is when people waste. If I'm not in a room, the lights aren't on. When we're not home, we turn off the air conditioning. If there's leftovers from a meal, they get eaten. Either way, you get my point, waste not, want not.

What does this all mean, it means that today, I draw a line. It means today, I write a letter. I'm not trying to bad mouth anyone about anything, it's just that when I see waste my only option is to write a friendly letter saying, why oh why, couldn't you send this (the following picture) in a bubble wrap envelope?....

When instead, they sent it like this.....

A letter is in order, right?! RIGHT!

Cry me a River

Okay - so I've been like waaaaaaay emotional lately and it's maddening! I cry about everything and it's gotten to the point where I'm just finding myself ridiculous. I seem to go through these phases every now and again which I can usually handle but when I get teary eyed over an email or commercial it is time to draw the line! I want to blame it on pms or something but that would be VERY early pms so that excuse it out. I have some friends that have had some exciting things happening so I'm going to place the blame on that. Have I ever mentioned I'm REEEEHHEEELLLY good at displacing the blame?! HA!

One of my long time gal pals went and had herself a baby girl! And ooooohhhhh is she adorable! I know it doesn't seem like a lot but my friend has been in baby mode for a couple of years now so it makes me warm and fuzzy to see her get something she's wanted so badly. Another one of my long time gal pals has gone and met herself a nice fellow and seems to be on cloud nine! Who knows where it may lead but it's comforting and exciting to see her get that sparkle in her eye when she talks about this guy. I look forward to meeting him and possibly telling him embarassing stories about her - you know, for fun. teehee.

I love seeing good things happen to those around me - now if only it would stop this 'crying' phase!!!