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Good morning Tuesday!

Happy Valentines Day to those who celebrate. I am a party pooper as I think love should be celebrated all the time and throughout the year not just one day a year and then if your married or have an anniversary date. I think special things should be done or surprises anyday.

So today I was suppose to be making a long 10 hour or more drive down to Florida with my two year old and our two dogs (one is a 3 month old puppy) So you could just imagine as a parent this is a big deal. I was going to go stay down there with my fiance but his hours changed at the end of last week to include weekends. That made it pointless to go down as he works 12 hours a day.... that equals no family time huh. So I made the choice to not waste money or my sanity and that we would do a family vacation this summer to Charleston or maybe Virginia Beach.

I am also excited because my mom is coming out at the beginning of next month for a visit. I know I am only 25 but I am really excited. She will be bringing her work which is a bummer but it will be sooooooooo nice to have another adult around that I get along with (for the most part we get along lol).

Well my daughter is nice good and sick thanks to Sunday and the little visit we had and cold weather.
My daughter is allergic to cigarette smoke but everyone on her dad's side of the family smokes. Her grandma had a cigarette while over and it is so cold out she didn't air herself out and came right in making my whole smell like smoke.... and sat right next to Adyson after....needless to say Sunday/Monday morning was a nightmare with her sneezing and snotting everywhere. Monday was not to bad as I jumped real quick with the allergy medicine.

So today there is a new challenge over at

Creative Card Crew

Masculine is the theme

The sponsor is

Now I don't do masculine cards and this was a challenge. I remember I had bought some Tim Hotlz stamps a while ago of course you cannot just buy each individual stamp you have to buy the sets and there are stamps in these packs I thought I would never use. Well here is me using one. I don't see myself in a silhouette of a man holding an umbrella but it came in handy. Well then I though what the heck would this go with TH is grunge not bright and girly.... so I had to flip through pounds and pounds of paper to find a TH pad of paper I had. Thank goodness I know it is really CAS. The sketch I followed calls for a strip underneath.... that part was not gonna happen as my TH pad had nothing else to go with this! So just my luck.... All I know is I cannot wait until more stuff comes out because shopping here I come! I will be stocking the mail man waiting anxiously to cycle through and get giddy with all the new goodies I will be getting with my fiance's hard earned money(I love you baby)!

So here is the card. I truly believe in the sentiment now more than I ever have as I am living the life I imagine and eventually will live the life I dream!

Sweet Stop Sketch - 145