How was everyone's weekend?

I feel like it's been forever since i last posted, i haven't had time to do anything but breath & the task at hand the past few days. Candace got married on Friday, YAY!! It was beautiful & it didn't rain as it looked like it would. We had a lot of fun & went out to the reception & ate & danced around. I forgot my camera so all i had was my phone camera. I just have time to do a quick post, but how was every ones weekend?? I wanna know! I feel so outta the loop :(

Here are some photo opts from this weekend!

Candace in her dress ( sorry it's sideways!)

Caitlyn & I playing around waiting for Candace to get dressed

Lauren - 1 of the flower girls. Isn't she adorable?!

Sarah, Me, Caitlyn, & AmberLynn (the other flower girl)
your not seeing double Sarah & Caitlyn are twins too


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Take a moment for thank you's

It's after 1:45am & i cant sleep, must be that 2 hour nap i took from 6pm-8pm? I'm finding myself wanting to change speeds the past few days. If im not working im always hanging out with my friends & just doing anything not to be at home. I'm finding im wanting to slow down & stay home a little more. I've also noticed this week i save money when i work a lot (CHA-CHING!). That's probably common sense but im just now figuring this out. I'm not one for a full time job because i hate being in 1 place for SOOO long, but i've taken it upon myself to do more. My parents are getting older & because dad has diabetes, sorosis of the liver, high blood pressure (probably because of me & mom) & a few other problems he's on 16 meds a day. His doctor's advise him not to work so it's all on mom. Dad takes care of the house (& watches Lifetime) while she's working. Mom has a lot on her & she had an aneurysm a few years ago (she stayed in bed for 3 days until we took her to see her neurosurgeon in Chapel Hill. Her doctor did a scan & immediately put her on the table & as soon as he found it, it burst). I've been thinking more about my future & i want my parents around for a very long time (& I'm sure my brother does too). For our (my brother is my twin) past 25yrs they've made sure we had everything we ever wanted / needed with no questions asked. I'm trying to repay them by helping them out a little. Mom has the house payment, the utilities, groceries, car payments, insurance, cell phone bill, & never hesitates when we (kevin or I) ask for help.

On another note, my cousin Candace is getting married after 5 years to Steven! This event will be happening this Friday at 7pm. He asked her at Christmas & they planned it for July 23rd. It seems odd to get married at 7pm on a Friday 3 hours away from the rest of your family but they take a weeks vaca to Emerald Isle every year & they wanted to do it there. They picked Friday so they would have Saturday to be a married couple & enjoy the beach together & alone then come home on Sunday. I'm the maid of honor & i've planned my speech. Which is highly unlikely because i've got stage fright & dont like public speaking! So short & sweet is the answer here. Just a quick "i hope you 2 are happy together forever & i hope we are all here to witness the happiness & joy you 2 bring to each other's lives." after the *clink* of my fork on my (half empty) champagne glass.

(Candace on the left & me o the right)

I need sleep

I*m so tired, i didnt really sleep good last night, I*m still getting use to working a "real" job. I didn*t work at Staples today but i did moms errands this morning. She didn*t call me until 12:30! I was relaxing plotting out my day then she called, shes paying me too so i didnt say no. We had our EMS auxiliary meeting again tonight, it went well. Although we dont have a lot of people to cover the Lake Donna even for Saturday {I*m working at staples until 8 because of inventory} so we are still trying to get all that taken care of.

I need your help

I am entirely to tired for 1:30am! I didn*t really do anything yesterday during the day. I spent the night with my cousin Candace Tuesday night & i didnt really sleep good, so i made up for it yesterday. I also got 2 new fabrics yesterday & when i got home i remembered i already have 2 other zipper pouches i want to make. I intend on making those today, if i do I*ll post them here.

I*m thinking of doing a giveaway, it wont be for another few weeks. I*ve got to get myself back on a schedule. Until then I*m pretty useless. If i was to give something away, what would you guys want it to be? Since you*d be the ones willing to enter I want it to be something you*d want. It would help me bunches if you*d leave me a comment to let me know.

Looking through the glass

I*m going to try to get some things done tomorrow. I*ve been up since 6:30am {couldnt sleep anymore} & i met Candace at 8:30am to be at the Relay for Life at 9 to help paint faces. We had a good time, it was such a pretty day all day. There where a few clouds but nothing to spoil anything & it didnt rain. We also had a birthday party for my naana, whos real birthday isnt until tomorrow. Candace made butterfly cupcakes for the event {Steven helped although he dont wanna admit it}. For those of you who dont know we have 5 sets of twins in our family { the first set starting with my brother & I}. I took a picture of Sarah & Caitlyn doing what they do, do you know who is who? To everyone else it*s so hard for them but if you know them on a personal level they are 2 TOTALLY different people. Candace is 10 years older than them & I am 9 years older so since the day they were born we picked one to help take care of {like Julie & Joanna did with me & Kevin}. She picked Sarah & I picked Caitlyn. Sarah is so much like Candace & Caitlyn is so much like me. Caitlyn is funny, spontaneous, creative, truthful & loud {just like me} Sarah is the medium opposite but she is really funny too. Some things they say & their mom will look at one of us like "i knew you had something to do with that". Caitlyn has no problem speaking her mind but Sarah gives a lot of thought into what she says.
I will do features next week but i just wanted to take a day to recognize my family, they read my blog & they*ve never said anything about it. Things change from day to day & ya never know if that day is going to be your last. I*ve lost 2 best friends, a close friend & an uncle recently. Just make sure your family & friends know how much they mean to you & thank them for what they do for ya.

Goodbye Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving was fun, since our family is all scattered its always fun when we get together. I didn't remember to charge my camera batteries so before we got to my Granny's house my batteries died. I picked up my brother on the way to moms house so he tagged along with me all day. He made me a new CD with some of his band's song & some other goodies hes found I*ve never heard. We have both been pretty stressed out so he took it upon himself to buy us tickets to see Saving Abel, Shinedown, Buckcherry, Avenged Sevenfold in Myrtle Beach today. I thought it was awesome of him. However this morning i woke up with a sore throat and a fever. Maybe next time huh? I*m glad he got to go though.

My aunt, {Sherri} Heather, {Chris' fiance} Chris {my cousin}

Aria {my little cousin} & myselfKevin {my brother}Me & Kevin. { Does that face help get the ladies?}

How was everyone else' Thanksgiving? I think i ate to much & it seems like i brought someone else's cold home with me. If you notice Justin isn't in any of these photo's. He decided that he didn't want to go. :(

How was your weekend?

Justin & I didnt go to bed until 4:45am this morning. We didn;t get home from his parents house until 2am. We did the whole netflix thing on the xbox & we found some seasons we wanted to see. Does anyone watch "Dead Like Me"? It*s pretty funny. We have only seen 2 episodes but i fell into it by the middle of the 1st. It*s witty & it*s not gross at all. I think it*s really funny. I went to my mom's for a little while to. I didn*t stay long because she had a migrain. I added some chocolate covered cherry earrings. I*ll be retaking photo's soon. Then I*ll add it here. :)

We get to keep Roo here. Yay! The apartment manager's where told there must be a cat or dog that they didnt know about here, because i didnt get a chance to cover the wall where he*s pulling off the wall paper on a few sides. I do everything but beat him & he keeps chewing. I got a tip to use the bitter apple spray you get for puppies so they wont chew on furniture. It's safe to use on carpet too. Another one of Roo's past times is pulling up little pieces of carpet.

We haven't done anything all day. We woke up and went to Bojangles. I love the bo'berry biscuits. My brother's best friend asked his girlfriend to marry him a few days ago & my brother's friend actually asked my brother to take the steps so that he could marry his best friend & his girlfriend. He's being serious. His sister & my brother's other really good friend got married a few weeks ago. Hunter said their wedding was so impersonal because they didnt know the pasture. This may sound weird but if he does it & is still doing it by the time {if ever} i get married I*d want him to do it too. I think it would be pretty cool.

How was everyone's weekend?

Perfect day for Christmas Shopping.

Today is COLD! It*s awesome, i love it. I woke up early this morning to get some projects underway & do some Christmas shopping. Justin & I went to bed early at 1am this morning. I woke up at 9am & did some things on the website i wanted to do & went to get Justin & I Breakfast. I woke him up at 11:30am. I also did some shopping. Since this malls are crowed i decided to do so online. So, i bought my mom a new purse with the accessories. I also got my brother a watch since he loves his watches. I found one at Fossil.com that is PERFEKT for him. I also got Justin a watch too dad got one as well. I don't really know what to get family because they haven't really asked for anything so i go upon what they like.

I love the design & its wintry yet cute.

My brother's watch. He wears a lot of browns in the winter time. Plus he likes the feel of the band.

Justin likes the classic look.

Then there is dad who also like the classic simple look but he likes all his watch faces to be black. {exactly why i thought of getting him a burnt orange one :P}

I casted a new resin piece, i used different elements to see how well things would go. If all goes well you guys will be seeing it tomorrow up for grabs. I was wondering, what kind of incentives are you guys holding for the preparing of Christmas sales. Is there any other forums you guys use to get out there? Maybe i should try some of these things. I*ve yet to advertise offline too. I*ve been to busy these last few weeks to concentrate on making fliers & different things like that. I*m trying to get ready for the box sampler & other promo swaps. If you guys could leave comments it would be helpful. :P Oh...& i have an idea, so please help me & take the poll?

Now Justin & I are off to do some tasks at hand. I hope everyone enjoys their Saturday!

Never A Dull Moment.

I showed up to mom's house this morning for work to find my dad on the couch with the T.V on asleep. Mom told me to check my phone because she left me a voice mail { i usually jam out in the morning - or any time for that matter} telling me not to come she rescheduled everyone for Monday. Dad was up all night throwing up blood again. This started happening a few months ago & his doctor's or his specialist have no idea why. They have ran every kind of test that is possible to run & all they know is that he is bleeding from somewhere but they can't find it. He is a diabetic, {as is 85% of my family on his side} he has suriousis(?) of the liver, {from all those nights of wild parties before my brother & i arrived} & because he is bleeding he has to take a fluid pill. You can tell when he misses his fluid pills because he gets really puffy. Dad doesn't like going to the doctor when something is wrong {but has no problem going for check ups} so he wont go to the doctor but made a deal with mom if he didnt feel any better by the morning he*d go. I feel we can talk about these things, after all - we are all family right? ;P

As for Unique Charm listings & adds i will be adding 2 items tomorrow because i didnt add anything for Friday. I love gloomy rainy day's {I*m just weird like that i guess} so i decided to make the best of it. However on the way home this morning Justin called & made me even more upset with one of his rants {nothing serious} so when i got home we had a 20 minute convo about the ordeal then took 2 seconds to solve. {all he had to do was listen to me for 2 seconds & it would've saved us 20 minutes} He went to work, I had a panic attack & took half a xanx then took a nap. I woke up to my ridiculously loud ring tone {Jason Mraz "Wordplay" - you should sample it} asking if i wanted to go with him to find a bow tie because everyone at the wedding {his drummer is getting married tomrrow (CONGRATS BILLY & LIZ!!!!)} will be wearing a tie. {my brother loves to switch it up} So when i got to his house i was greeted by ___ Bear {names have been changed due to unappropriated content lol - why you*d name your dog after certain male parts are beyond me} LOOK AT THIS DOG! {the dog was born without hips. So my brother has signed him up with a vet school (NSU vet. School) for a hip transplant when he gets a little older so he wont hurt} Isn't he adorable? For those of you who have been here a few times always want photo's of the family or anything really. So i took a photo of my brother for you ladies. lol He is the only person i know who can buy a tie & get hit on. The lady looked at him while he was sliding his card for conformation(?) if i was dating him or not so i shook my head & she looked at him licked her lips & said "You going to a wedding?" He said "yes ma'am" {being loud in a fake aussie accent} so she asks if he has a date & she is off tomorrow. lol then he proceeded to tell her he didn't think his blushing bride would to happy. {still in his fake aussie accent} He topped it off with a tip of his hat & a "G-day". lol I love my brother. For your viewing pleasure the photo's...

Look at that face!

Talking to mommy, Aww!

Two Days At The Zoo

We left on Friday to be with my family for my uncle. They are having a few issues of how they*d like to proceed. They are going to wait until Monday to sort it all out. :[ I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone who sent me e-mails & left me messages. It really helped out a lot & means a lot!

Justin & I went to the Zoo, we stayed for 2 days, why you ask? Well because i am directionally challenged! I turned an hour 1/2 trip into 4 hours! lol oh yeah.. We got the Zoo Saturday just in time to grab something to eat & leave lol so sad! We came home & woke up this morning at 8am to get there 10:30am. There wasn*t nearly as many people there today as yesterday. We got some really great pictures & had an awesome time. We needed the time together. It was fun doing something cool, we goofed around & just hung out like we use to. It was great. We noticed a lot of different animals & people for that matter. I*m so glad i have established my personality & i*m my own. We had people that we*d walk through a few exhibits with & you could tell that they weren*t comfortable in their own skin. For those of you who are scared of being who you were meant to be, why? You should let it shine! Every person is beautiful so why not let it all out? Here are some of the photo's we acquired in our 2 day run. :]Feel free to see the other photo's that were taken HERE

I opted for water instead of soft drinks & i felt excellent. I*m excited about this new healthy kick I*m on. I*m 5'4 & weigh 109lbs but I*m trying to stay in shape. A few months ago when my car was wrecked i had nothing to do but sit around & watch tv. I felt like crap all the time until recently. I*m not on a diet, don*t get me wrong! My family is all upset because "Leslie is on a diet, she's trying to loose weight. She needs to snap out of it" Since I*m almost 24 & i*m looking further into my life I*m seeing that the more i progress it*s going to be harder for me to stay in shape. That's all. So family members who are reading you can stop freaking out & find something else to have a cow about. Thanks! :P

I*m leaving on a jet plane!

I*ll be out of town all weekend until Tuesday. Please be patient If you place an order i wont be able to check until at least Monday. I*ll contact you if you*ve placed an order to let you know when your item has been shipped. Thanks so much for understanding! ♡

Gather & Give

Me & mom went to see Jennifer at 1pm. It was great, what a break! We played with the baby and joked around. It was great! I miss my best friend. I haven*t had a way to go see her in like a month 1/2 almost 2 months. She just had the baby 3 weeks ago & before that she couldnt go far because she was put on bed rest. I*m so tired, i didnt really sleep good last night i felt restless. I hate sitting in this apartment all day. I can find things to keep me busy but i just get bored with looking at the same things all day every day. I*m waiting on my tax refunds & trying to sale anything i can to keep for a down payment on another car. My mom said i could work with her after i get a car, now ive gotta worry about a co-signer because lets face it, no one will give a car payment to someone without a job. I*m so stressed out.

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