I suppose I am artsy

Last year I took my first college art class and enjoyed it more than any other class. I learned shading and many different mediums. I even did paper mache. Here are some works of arts. I got to do lino cut and print making. I also did some charcoal art. Loved every minute

Apples

We brought my sister and adorable nephew to the apple orchard and picked apples for the first time. It was one of those great family outings. After we each picked our apples, we made apple pie

Jamaica

Last year we decided to go on our very first international trip. We worked with our travel agent and she suggested Jamaica. We went to an all inclusive resort called couples san souci. It was in ocho rios and was an experience of a life time.
We had breakfast every morning on the terrace and walked down to the beach. We would  kayak and lounge on the beach chairs. We visites Dunne River Falls where you walk up the falls through the rushing water. It was such a rush and unforgettable. We saw a caberet singer. I went snorkeling for first time in my life. It was terrifying but exhilarating.  For months after returning home whenever I would close my eyes I could picture the crystal ocean floor.
There was a moment that I will never forget and that was when we first got into the water, I was scared. I froze, it was the strangest feeling in the world. You have these finns but you can't touch the floor and I was scared.  Hubby yelled to me from where he was following a school of fish. He said "honey its ok! Just look down and I promise it will all be worth it!"
I did and it was so beautiful.  Completely breathtaking.  I will never forget that moment.

I'm back!!

Well it has been awhile. A few years I see and I am finally catching up. A hundred things have happened and I have plans for everything.  I will be posting a lot of things. Who knows what it could be.
And yes I am rhyming!

Calling all Flavors

The hubby and I have decided to start taking the steps in following our biggest dream which is opening a catering company . I have started the business plan and a Marketing Plan but we could not for the life of anything , come up with a name . The first name I thought of was "sweet pea catering " which in my personal opinion sounded pretty cliche and so we brainstormed . Our brainstorming subjects have mostly been mindless thoughts but this time we had a Goal!! We thought of these words that are listed below and tried to come up with a fun and unique name . something that says " we are fun and Inventive" .
After reading that last line I have to say that sentence was not very inventive .... ha

and so here is the list


Tasty
Delicious
Delectable
Celebrations
Fiesta
Family

Flavors
Feats
Entree
Dish
Celebrations
spices

some names that came of this were

Delectable dishes ...... terrible
Celebrations Flavors.............ehhh sort of cheesy
Fiest Feats ......... this one makes me laugh
Tasty Flavors ..............ha this is just the same thought
Family Fiesta Catering .... no , no and no

After a glass of wine and about a thousand more ideas ,
Matt says " we want it to be a family name "

Me " We are a family Mr. Call"

Matt " What about something that is connected to that? .. what about our names?"

Me " Call flavor company" giggles

Me " Calling all flavors " This being said in a pinched nose voice on a intercom (atleast I was pretending it was"

Matt " That's perfect !!"

Me "oh yea ! Your right "

and so a name is born to a company that we will be starting in a few years !

If Tim Burton made a Bunny ....

It Would look like this. This is Mon Mon's Easter gift from me. I know she loves Tim Burton films just like her mother and I thought this would be the perfect gift for her for Easter . This photo shows the work in progress but once it was completed I had all of my sister's friends asking me to make one

Sewing At last

I have decided to learn some useful skills in my free time . Matt suprised me with a brand new sewing machine as a late Valentines Day gift . It has proven to be quite useful and very entertaining .

This is the first purse I have ever made , so it is not perfect but I absolutely love the pattern

Here on the right , I sewed a curtain for our window , just to add some color to our set up