101 in 1001: #18 - Check!

Yay!

I finished our taxes (all by myself) last night! I did the free e-file (through turbotax.com) and both the Federal and State taxes were accepted before I woke up the next morning! Amazing!


I am also happy because with the direct deposit option, I get my money in our account before the end of the month!

Yay!


So I finished my taxes Early, just like I wanted! Woo-Hoo!


#018 - CHECK!

Valentine's Day Cupcakes

Valentine's Day is around the corner and I just had to make some cupcakes for my friends! I always seem to make cupcakes because they are so easy and they're a blast to decorate! I'm going to keep the writing short because I have quite a few pictures to post!

Here goes:

A bunch of Cupcakes:


A Close Up:








All packed ready to take to school:





A Heart!
(Corny, I know, lol)






Little Packages!

For our Neighbors:


Guess what's Inside:


Mini Cupcakes!!
(Duh!)

Thanks for looking!

Hope you all have a
Happy Valentine's Day!

FYI: Just because I make cupcakes doesn't mean I am eating them!
I am sticking to my aforementioned diet and am still on track!

Weight Loss: START!

I just decided to start another one of my goals!
I entered this contest for a free photo-shoot by this amazing photographer and, though I didn't win the contest itself, she is giving me a photo-shoot as an early graduation gift!! How amazing is she!
(I can't really say who she is right now, but maybe sometime in the future)


Anyway, I am determined to lose weight for the shoot and for the Senior Ball (which will be around the same time)! I was so excited when she emailed me to tell me about the shoot that I couldn't sleep! I will track all of my workout and everything I eat with you guys here to keep me on track, so expect a new post just about daily! To help me with this I am using an iPhone App called "Lose It" which tracks all of the calories you eat and the workouts you do. I am super excited and can't wait for April!


This also helps me with my 101 in 1001 because I have a few that include losing weight. Yay! Can't wait! Time to see a new, healthier me!

Job Hunt

I have been counting down the days to graduation since I started school here at Pepperdine way back in August of 2005! Well, I checked my calendar and realized that (since I have Wednesdays off) I only have 37 School Days left of my college career!!
THIRTY-SEVEN! Wow!


Graduation is right around the corner, a little less than three months away, and that means I have to figure out what I am going to do after I graduate, like so many of my classmates! ;)


I was thinking, maybe take a month off, but I think I wouldn't want to ever go back and actually start working, lol. Then I thought, what if I am forced to take a "vacation" for longer than I would want because there are no jobs out there... it's a tough time right now and this recession is not going to help all of the graduating students across the nation! If anyone knows of someone that it hiring and you think I would be a good match (in SoCal please!) let me know. I just started looking for jobs and it's tough... Wish me luck everyone!


Silver lining: GRADUATION IS MAY 2nd 2009!!! YAY!

Movies in 3-D!

Hubby and I went to the movies last weekend and we couldn't decide which movie to watch. Considering we got there pretty late, we had a limited list of movies to choose from. Well, after a few minutes, we decided to watch the movie called "My Bloody Valentine, 3-D" because my photography teacher said that 3-D movies are getting better and better every day.


Wow, was he right!!

It was such an amazing experience! I could not believe how creepy the movie was and how realistic it all seemed. You could almost reach out and touch the bloody pick or the barn door... It was crazy! I have vowed to watch all movies possible in 3-D! Even the preview for the movie Coraline was in 3-D and I want to watch it as well, lol!


If you get a chance to see a 3-D movie, please do so! It is worth the extra $2 you have to pay for the glasses! (At least they're not the kind of cardboard glasses with red/blue plastic taped into the holes. :) -->


Here are some pictures of Hubby and I in our cool, new, advanced 3-d Glasses! They're fun to wear! =]

Aahhh..... so much fun! :)

If you ever watch a 3-D movie, let me know what you think!

Photo Shoot: Brenda R.

A few weeks ago, I took pictures of my cousin, Brenda, and was so happy with how the pictures turned out SOOTC (Straight Out Of The Camera). Once I edited them, I fell in love with them all over again! I am posting the originals as well as the edited versions so you can see what I can do!

Please let me know what you think about them. I hope to do more shoots in the near future!
Thanks for all of the support! :)




P.S. The last one is my absolute favorite! =]

Confessions of a Shopaholic!

OK... so this book was great! I read it very quickly because I couldn't put it down. I remember I stopped reading it to help Hubby wax his car (I know, I'm an amazing wife aren't I!? =]) and I told him, "I keep thinking commercials are going to end and the movie is going to start again, but it's a book and it's waiting for me to finish it!" Haha. Can you believe it!? It was that catchy!
Anyway, I absolutely loved this book and am now convinced that I have to read the rest of Sophie Kinsella's books. I am so excited for the movie to come out and am going to plan a little something with a bunch of friends to watch it together. **(Remember, this was one of my 101 in 1001?!?!)** Look at how amazing the outfits are for this movie! How elaborate! I wish I could spend the money to dress like this... I sooooo would sport 'em! (Ugh stupid money!) Well, hope you decide to read it if you haven't done so yet. I aways thought I was somewhat of a shopaholic, but now I realize I really am not, especially not compared to Rebecca Bloomwood, lol.