Altered life style

Altered Comp book for Angi @ ESS.... I so LOVE that girl!

Lunch at Adobe

A little over a month ago on a Friday management walked into our building and laidoff 6 management members from our location in Ca. It was heartbreaking. My direct manager was one that was let go, and I can only explain the pain and horror like a nightmare, one where your running to get help, or running to get away from something that's going to hurt you, and you can't run, or run fast enough, your heart is pounding and your emotion is pure terror. I felt like my mom had been ripped away from me. I adore this woman. She's smart, funny, witty, and so lovable its not even funny. When she started at our company and I had to interview her I knew she was the one. She would be the one to nurture me, love me, accept me and be my friend. I gave her the nickname of "boss lady" and soon after all followed suit. I miss her face each day, the sound of her voice, her laugh, the talks about work, family, friends, cats, and life. Well, that's the first part of the story, it gets better from here....
On Michele's way home from being laidoff, she got a call from her friend offering her a job at Adobe. She decided to at least get home and get her thoughts together. She gave herself three days and then excepted the job. (The first day at Adobe, her new job, she got a call on her cellphone from an HR manager to offer her a job with Cisco systems.... when I tell ya the lady is amazing, I'm not blowing smoke!)
She's been settled in there now and we have talked about having lunch, but we get busy at work, or she gets busy so we have had to put it off until today.

Let me just say, if all companies used Adobe as a model company in CA. it would so make paying the high mortgages and prices worth it here. It is great to be in Silicone Valley and have all these great companies surrounding you, like, Ebay, Google, Siemens, Apple, Microsoft, Earthlink and more.
The Adobe building is amazing, the decor is state of the art, with great architect designs and colors throughout each floor plan is unreal.
We had a great lunch in a mini cafeteria, since the LARGE one would have been very busy and we wanted to sit and chat in a calm setting. Great food, great tables, great view of the city.

On the way out, I stopped to use the restroom and was so tickled that the faucet turned on by itself... But wait, the soap dispenser dispensed soap without touching it! hmmmmmmmmmmm! Life is so nice in that building......
I'm now back in my 4 story building (which you can see from the airport by the way! ... Now I'm just trying to show off!) and I miss the Adobe plush elevator, the cool carpets, the fridge with drinks in it, the cool offices, and the great art.
I bow to you Adobe....we're not worthy. Hail to Silicone Valley!

Thelma & Louise

Each year Janice and I plan a road trip. Each day we call and say, "can we leave yet?" Last time we made it to L.A. to shop in the garment district for fabric..... hmmmmmmmmmmm, it was pure heaven. Racks and racks of fabric, silks, all at really really good prices. We were entertained by my friend Mario who has lived in L.A. all his life and knows where to take us to make us happy. We spent the day at CityWalk at Universal Studios, up stairs in the BB King bar, listened to a great band.
Later we headed to King Taco's where Janice had her first Sope and wanted to be left alone to saver every bit.
We drove around with the top down on a warm night and looked at the city lights from his sisters house in the hills in Whittier.
The day we left, we made another stop by King Tacos' to bring Tod and Mark back Sope's since were good like that. :O)

Now it's that time to plan, map it out and get things lined up. Days off, stores to hit, hotels to stay at, snacks to bring..... sigh... CAN WE GO NOW??
This year we're planning a Thelma & Louise round robin kinda deal. We are mapping out fabric stores and scrapbook stores (since I have lured Janice into my sb web) to hit, from San Francisco to San Diego.... The other possibility is to drive East and out of our element and see what else is out there as far as shopping goes.

So let's get going, shall we?!

A plethra o' Rolodex cards

Their completed and sent off! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
I now awaite a package of 17 other ladies' Rolodex's to arrive and fill my Rolodex holder with colorful displays of paper, embellishments and photos.

Great swap

you and I

I truly do not have strong enough words to express my love for this child.
I tell her daily how truly blessed I am. How the Lord knew exactly what my life needed. I thank him for giving me this child that I am able to love, raise, laugh with and squeeze till her eyes pop out!!!

She makes my heart happy, and will forever!

I miss you guys

You have know idea how much I miss Meet The Barker's.
They made me laugh, they inspired me and most of all, they made me happy.
They made me happy to see how in love they are, how different they are, but this deep passion they have fo each other, and their family and friends.

sigh... you rock Travis.

Love ATC

Made these for ESS group on MS a while back

I feel loved

So KOKODEB made me this cool license plate from CKMB and I thought since I have been gone for such a long time no one remembered me... How nice of her to make this for me.



I'm lifted on a love high right now.

:O)

Justice

Awwwww, sweet justice. I can't begin to explain how much praying and talking I have done about this issue. I was afraid she would continue to skate on by, no actions ever taken, no punishment, no responsibility at all......

The Lord is good, and so is the IRS! :o)
My honey got his remaining State check back from his taxes. He's now waiting on the Federal check and following that will be a childlike fit from the darkside I'm sure.

All I can do now is smile.
Justice is sweet.