more cards!!!

So, I have not posted any pictures of my cards recently, but that is because I have not made many cards recently! I did, however, make these cards in the last week and I am really pleased with the results. There is more information in my SCS Gallery. Not sure how much card-making I will get to do in the next few weeks, but I will do my best to post what I do make! Enjoy!

Home From Reno

So, I realize that I have not posted in quite some time. It is not because I have not wanted to post, but I have been so busy I have not had the time!! I got home from Reno last night after a GREAT trip with an amazing team!! We did a ton of really great work, but we also managed to have tons of fun, too!!

We arrived on Sunday evening and, after checking into our rooms, had a great meal at one of the hotel restaurants (we were rooming at the Eldorado Hotel & Casino). We spent a little time in the casino that night...I played some blackjack but did not win (unless you count breaking even a win!!). Monday was busy with presentations and interviews, but on Monday evening we drove to Lake Tahoe. We had heard that South Lake Tahoe was the fun place to go, so that's where we headed.

The drive to the lake was incredible!! The views kept changing and getting better and better as we drove up the mountain, and when we rounded a bend to see the lake open up in front of us, it was absolutely breath taking!! The sun was just starting to set behind the mountains, so the light was really amazing!! It really is the most beautiful place I have ever been and I cannot wait to go back!!

So, after taking some pictures on the eastern side of the lake, we headed into South Lake Tahoe. I suppose everybody has their own definition of fun, and I suppose that if we had been there on the weekend and during the day, we might have had more fun, but we were hungry and tired - not a good combination!! We did find a great restaurant just over the California border in South Lake Tahoe, though, so the evening was not a complete loss!

Tuesday was filled with interview after interview, and let me tell you, the folks that we met were amazing!! I am so thrilled about the prospect of bringing them on to work with us!! After heading back to the hotel to freshen up, we headed to dinner at the Harrah's steakhouse. We were completely blown away!! The food was delicious, the service was top-notch, and the restaurant itself was cool - it has a real "rat pack" kind of feel.

Wednesday was filled with more interviews and lots of work to wrap up and prepare for our next steps back here in PA. That evening, we again headed west into California. We were told that there was good shopping and good eating in Truckee, just a few miles west of the Nevada state line on Interstate 80. What we were not told, however, is that most of the shops close at 6pm - we got there around 6:15pm. We did find a really lovely restaurant, however, and had another fantastic meal, so the night was pretty good!!

We flew back on Thursday morning and got home to Philly around 5:30pm. While I was ready to come home, I really cannot wait to go back. I tend not to be a really "outdoorsy" type of person, but feel like I could become one! I just cannot believe how beautiful that part of the country is! Anyway, today I have been completely exhausted! Flying east totally sucks and I am still very much on Reno time!

More Reno news...

So, I mentioned earlier this week that I have been asked to go to Reno on a recruiting trip for my company. The coolest part about all of this, is that the positions we will be offering are for telecommuting jobs for folks who are facing the prospect of their office closing in just a few months. I know that we are going into a rather sensitive situation, but I love that we are giving people the opportunity to stay with the company AND to work from home.

I also found out (just today), that one of my favorite co-workers will be going with me and the other two folks going to Reno!! The team that is going on this trip is so great and I know that we are going to have a GREAT time!!

I will be sure to keep you up to date!!

Heading to Reno!!

I just got word today that I will be travelling to Reno, NV the week after next to do some recruiting for my company!! I am so excited I can hardly contain myself!! More to come...

I hate Rupert Murdoch

Granted, Sally Field did not do herself any favors by flubbing her acceptance speech and political statement, but the fact that Fox chose to censor more than just the word "goddamn" is unconscionable.

For those who do not live in Canada, where free speech seems to mean something, and did not get to her her full statement, what she actually said at the end was, "And, let's face it, if the mothers ruled the world, there would be no goddamn wars in the first place!"

I have yet to find an uncensored version of this, so here is the way it looked and sounded during the Emmy Awards last night...

Heading to Altoona

So, this is the most recent card that I completed and it is a big hit!! I love the way it turned out and so does everybody else who has seen it!! The colors are much more vibrant in real life and the sage and rust cardstock are both textured which is really nice!! Some of the details about the card are available in my SCS gallery, so be sure to check it out!!

In other news, I am at my dad's house tonight and we head out to Altoona in the morning for my nephew's wedding. Not really looking forward to the drive, but I am looking forward to the wedding!! After all, who doesn't love a wedding!! So much fun to see two people pledge to spend the rest of their lives together...

Whoa...where did that come from!! I am usually not so sappy! Besides, I am actually pretty annoyed that some of my favorite people cannot get married even if they wanted to. Even more annoying is the fact that many people feel that if my best friend should find the person that he would like to spend the rest of his life with and commits himself to that man, that their hetero-marriage would suffer in some way. So ridiculous!!

Okay, that felt better!! A bit of open-minded liberalism is always a good thing!!

Well, that is gonna do it for me for a little while. Don't know if I will get to write at all this weekend, even though Dad is bringing the laptop along on our trip, and I know for certain that I will not be doing any stamping!!

My poor neglected Blog...

So, I know that I have been completely neglecting my blog, but it has been for a worthy cause!! I have been stamping like a mad woman these days!! Last weekend I created my first One Sheet Wonder and had so much fun with it!! I have also made others (which you can see in my SCS gallery). I have even sold some of my cards - something I never really expected to do!! All in all, getting back to stamping has been great!! I know that I said this is a previous post, but I really enjoy making cards and stamping! What has been the most fun, however, is all of the inspiration I have gotten from the weekly challenges and many talented folks on SCS!!

That's all I really have time for right now, but I promise to try to keep up with my blog a bit better than I have been recently!!