ok so i have the best family ever

last night at dinner i mentioned something funny that my parents do (sing the beginning of "quiche lorraine" every time we eat quiche) and someone i regularly eat with said "sometimes i wish my parents were less boring but things like that make me glad they aren't."
so i replied, "well you know if they were, bob*, you might be a little cooler." (bob is a little...how do we put this...square.) because i mean seriously, my family rocks. and here is one reason why (in addition to quiche lorraine. not that you really need any more reasons after that!): i got this awesome package from mi madre y padre for valentine's day today!

these BEE-YOO-TI-FUL chocolates were in it. those swirly designs? they're printed ON THE CHOCOLATE. amazing.


in addition to the beautiful swirly chocolates and the traditional holiday panties (bras for christmas, panties for valentine's day and easter), there was a wonderful stack of 4x4 canvases. they're not in the picture because white squares are boring to look at. they won't be white for long! and also there was a paper starbucks bag. it's awesome. i know that sounds weird, but it's not really. okay maybe it still is, but i will use it to make wonderful little things such as this:
(i made this with the starbucks pastry bag i kept from my (first all year!) coffee date with alisha. hahaha. i was sad that i used it because it was so beautiful! and now i have another one.)

so anyway, the moral of the story is that my family is the best ever. the end.

*name changed to protect the rude.

scrappy things

first of all: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADRE!!

now, onto the previously scheduled programming:

I thought I'd share with mi familia - that is, you - some of the scrapbook pages I've done lately featuring my pictures from Jekyll Island.

this one is fun - party with the familly:


one of my favorites - i needed something super cool to showcase all of our excellent discoveries:


another one of my favorites. you probably can't read it, but the little pink strip down the side says "pretty shnazzy." :)

one about ian and the totally random question he asked me and knew the answer to:

and of course, bryce chasing down the beach ball:
i hope you like them! :)

only the most ROCKIN vacation EVER.

since i just spent the week with the only people who ever read this, i have to say I LOVE YOU! it was awesome to see everybody and i loved spending time with everybody, especially the ones i haven't seen in forever. (which is basically all of you.) i know most of you have all of these pictures, but some of them i edited, and some are from savannah, where our family stopped for lunch on the way back home today.

(ps: you can click on any of the images to view a larger version.)

the steps to our favorite toy store. we visit it everytime we go to savannah.

mom and cara in the ocean.

tiny crabs on the sand dollars we found! (they have an ectosymbiotic relationship, for those of you who were wondering.)

stairs are a big thing in savannah...

funny sign at the bottom :)

abby down by the jekyll island club hotel.

bryce and the great beach ball chasing adventure.

bee-yoo-ti-ful zinnias and cannas by the club hotel.

awesomest cousins EVER. except justin. :) you all rock. okay let me rephrase...awesomest cousins under the age of ten EVER.

and again. aren't they cute?