tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69756756397937010602024-03-21T20:43:38.748-07:00Unspoken WordsStacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-79857394382819023962010-01-14T19:04:00.000-08:002010-01-14T19:49:10.961-08:00I know it's been a While...first thing's first...i know it's been a long time since i've blogged. to be perfectly honest, i didn't want to write cause i didn't like how i've been feeling. as many of you know, my father danny passed away in his sleep nov 29. it was sudden and unexpected. turns out he had heart disease and as we knew, severe diabetes. it's been really hard on all of us. my aunt debby created a lovely slide show for the memorial service and although i tried to add it to my blog i was unsuccessful...here's the link to her blog though. if you haven't seen it, take a look. <a href="http://sdandrews.blogspot.com/">http://sdandrews.blogspot.com/</a> <br /><br />on a lighter note, here are the happenings as of late. some of the pictures are out of order...i have the hardest time getting them on here and getting them in the right order! sorry!<br />...oliver...after a bath<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGoGpIrtxig0GIY_2oO7_AZ4JRNtpTZOh7iMnzqHmd30d3iU5_CQps6IkWpCNPWOQCbKJpw22HlwfYQ_peTcNFu0vNkjO722PxDnzefJ5tc0Fw6VsqokjK-t8gpRS6S0aKmJKDTn3ACid/s1600-h/kelby+and+oliver.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426804071272349010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGoGpIrtxig0GIY_2oO7_AZ4JRNtpTZOh7iMnzqHmd30d3iU5_CQps6IkWpCNPWOQCbKJpw22HlwfYQ_peTcNFu0vNkjO722PxDnzefJ5tc0Fw6VsqokjK-t8gpRS6S0aKmJKDTn3ACid/s400/kelby+and+oliver.JPG" /></a> <div>on christmas eve, kelby and i went over to james and sabrina's and hung out with them and the andrews family. it was a great time. i can't believe how big the girls are getting! <br /><br />somehow i got a shot with leah but my picture with krista turned out blurry!</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426803926807223970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYffIfnHkWAp4-nJUPV7m05SeitmEtRJkhC5MjCYfBZxxsvYqJZDHBDyuNJ2x68VzkPSuPQGMPii-dDHt_ekFc_CXsTxuK2JvnYIk5Jrl7vE6y0KczIiSj5eQiNV52HN0HjnpDtqLeLMpg/s400/stacey+and+leah.JPG" /> kelby and me<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426803991999056306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XxwturJYPrjMbMLzNv-mWZZY_-gdGz1HqGu9jmVMSRZIjFP0MxUS08VBKm06_F0g2UPuJW63VFC1EaSOFkCESupMRUCxS5PKtdbai9lhFpiEbNTdahS99iT2nUKAftd0xgBg2ECGaDs7/s400/kelby+and+me.JPG" />uncle gene, aunt debby, stacey and james.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaFt5L81Q1mvNQlBZT7ElWJSVSmeiJZ369L6vhfBdlo3OQanFS10rWXQ9HlFRlr8LlpDaLpvuMMKb8ZWWRAmaBqvjrhaJwiNTMvvZxgmQKmn8yEZts6YFEfo8e0wtbTgYyAGJTD9-VBXd/s1600-h/family.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426803846759565714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaFt5L81Q1mvNQlBZT7ElWJSVSmeiJZ369L6vhfBdlo3OQanFS10rWXQ9HlFRlr8LlpDaLpvuMMKb8ZWWRAmaBqvjrhaJwiNTMvvZxgmQKmn8yEZts6YFEfo8e0wtbTgYyAGJTD9-VBXd/s400/family.JPG" /></a><br />i got the tea kettle of my dreams...a red kitchen aide from justin for christmas. LOVE IT<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGx1faJ3cGjI-bMINWRFK5y5pjFVNK98eRlW5OLmFpowQqBXKw_hQqXeUndMckc3ovCsHD4UnH3dBFiL1w3-_37OyUBPdPmHiIx_GI6bnBKWUjHQkqr2t1KKAZNwyd_9-X98NgjA7PAO4W/s1600-h/tea+kettle.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426803744572383378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGx1faJ3cGjI-bMINWRFK5y5pjFVNK98eRlW5OLmFpowQqBXKw_hQqXeUndMckc3ovCsHD4UnH3dBFiL1w3-_37OyUBPdPmHiIx_GI6bnBKWUjHQkqr2t1KKAZNwyd_9-X98NgjA7PAO4W/s400/tea+kettle.JPG" /></a><br />charlie dressed up in the scarf that jeanette gave me for christmas- awesome scarf- and took a lovely photo.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32aWERtvp6BRlgz3m20IimZnK44a91uyr2ysrw6I07RCJKZH3MHWVZuu66AE3c6l2DXa1FqjWRVH3qIGTIFtUCcNAMis2vraaMAUjzhbO1vwqJO5YBW409mC2Cl3b9y81jhenxd4ajz2a/s1600-h/charlie.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426803663345253938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32aWERtvp6BRlgz3m20IimZnK44a91uyr2ysrw6I07RCJKZH3MHWVZuu66AE3c6l2DXa1FqjWRVH3qIGTIFtUCcNAMis2vraaMAUjzhbO1vwqJO5YBW409mC2Cl3b9y81jhenxd4ajz2a/s400/charlie.JPG" /></a><br />dad and elizabeth on christmas morning.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5Ud5eSQTK_aixBngRTl7qmOgHaH9CFM238Unn-H6Ujh4bVUP-M-CrDwREUU6DznfjIoAnHBzZ1ePXuAR-iddOUfP6jPYjjzg8xHMN0eb6Vlx0z9vIYn-eP_odb83YkK1d9wZa_6ReUqA/s1600-h/dad+and+elizabeth.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 371px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426803584826861362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5Ud5eSQTK_aixBngRTl7qmOgHaH9CFM238Unn-H6Ujh4bVUP-M-CrDwREUU6DznfjIoAnHBzZ1ePXuAR-iddOUfP6jPYjjzg8xHMN0eb6Vlx0z9vIYn-eP_odb83YkK1d9wZa_6ReUqA/s400/dad+and+elizabeth.JPG" /></a><br />all my christmas gifts from charlie :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidX9asNQaVXKCL-OBmN2xU8dZ5SD0zw8axWiEetX0FOoxD-zZqnXWJgM2Emk8bW5HjbSACctIIqHbSbBsj9Lo4Sp1oM5NrETNmSBZ7LkfYrtH4i3pQVr58td1wYT2bzQ4bEUx5obC4rpR8/s1600-h/stacey's+gifts.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426803503681123810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidX9asNQaVXKCL-OBmN2xU8dZ5SD0zw8axWiEetX0FOoxD-zZqnXWJgM2Emk8bW5HjbSACctIIqHbSbBsj9Lo4Sp1oM5NrETNmSBZ7LkfYrtH4i3pQVr58td1wYT2bzQ4bEUx5obC4rpR8/s400/stacey's+gifts.JPG" /></a><br />just one of us. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rBXiR2R5AVuw1OJzM2_rzY1bDLIj8_FZpzdD8DedKr_RN9285N42DnRSGLhG6cw9kF7QHmO4o_6mnM-zauVSjL_Rdj-w0CTxbcCNuivYFRk8j9Pqv4WwIiAWqfwRypFQP_cwl9pKducW/s1600-h/charlie+and+stacey.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426803399903442130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rBXiR2R5AVuw1OJzM2_rzY1bDLIj8_FZpzdD8DedKr_RN9285N42DnRSGLhG6cw9kF7QHmO4o_6mnM-zauVSjL_Rdj-w0CTxbcCNuivYFRk8j9Pqv4WwIiAWqfwRypFQP_cwl9pKducW/s400/charlie+and+stacey.JPG" /></a><br />justin gave dad and gift certificate for king's fish house for christmas and he took kelby and elizabeth and me! it was so yummy. here's a pic i took with kelby<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiI5y8v36O5gtlpolg6OziBMBakwEKXtHnDvt6zsEUc1fssU7GKGPg_kQi-IpCKJPWyxY9g5FxG4svETYRQN5G-6X9pNg6qtWmvwGA5fBUYBkNYwYbgWz0Zqo_oSGlvDk-raZKlT5YO2I/s1600-h/kelby+and+me+at+kings.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426803247884617970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiI5y8v36O5gtlpolg6OziBMBakwEKXtHnDvt6zsEUc1fssU7GKGPg_kQi-IpCKJPWyxY9g5FxG4svETYRQN5G-6X9pNg6qtWmvwGA5fBUYBkNYwYbgWz0Zqo_oSGlvDk-raZKlT5YO2I/s400/kelby+and+me+at+kings.JPG" /></a><br />a few days after christmas, justin, danielle, kelby and i went to see my dad in durango and get in some skiing/snowboarding. it was a total blast. i fell and knocked my whole body out of wack and kelby hurt her wrist and had to wear a splint and sling for like 2 weeks. it was crazy. i didn't get many pictures cause i didn't wanna break my camera on the mountain but danielle and i snapped a couple while we waited in the car. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BWTQeV7rAU6ug-OBfOH5sneCJcalE-F2KsIBqhg3zNz87fvdyFlusN2q_S7HgfVD-Ru-4pTVIglEAhGeu7b4JPuLIwr14MnaMNXPDO8wEOq8Va7AxXoBqj5x_OUfQiCkvM74VIyNTdJY/s1600-h/goggles.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426803151214773330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BWTQeV7rAU6ug-OBfOH5sneCJcalE-F2KsIBqhg3zNz87fvdyFlusN2q_S7HgfVD-Ru-4pTVIglEAhGeu7b4JPuLIwr14MnaMNXPDO8wEOq8Va7AxXoBqj5x_OUfQiCkvM74VIyNTdJY/s400/goggles.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNV_C6R7A6X_erz10896HXn79Xt1vzkbKcEM-J0p7-vxk0nAO93c98JIPWwlCv8PSLJWkKw1-2E242DcwhFI8oRxYvYv7CN9Q_yvvdK02WapfySTDADsHt6s2R4QcOWeexmcA_WtXcP-9p/s1600-h/danielle+and+me.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426802939729283714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNV_C6R7A6X_erz10896HXn79Xt1vzkbKcEM-J0p7-vxk0nAO93c98JIPWwlCv8PSLJWkKw1-2E242DcwhFI8oRxYvYv7CN9Q_yvvdK02WapfySTDADsHt6s2R4QcOWeexmcA_WtXcP-9p/s400/danielle+and+me.JPG" /></a> </div><div>purse update...i have not made a single purse since danny passed away and plan to get back on it this week. i think it will be semi-theraputic and am looking forward to it. i bought some really awesome material. i'll let everyone know when i've updated. i'll be posting my new line all at once. hopefully i'll have several new designs up by this time next month!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-52309015248928742302009-11-05T08:06:00.000-08:002009-11-05T08:40:41.593-08:00Oliver and Halloween!Okay, so everyone knows that i have been wanting to breed miss bella and have tons of adorable little puppies to distribute amongst family and friends...after ryan and amanda took care of bella for me for 3 months, i really knew i needed to give them their own "bella". so, my solution...buy a boy puppy, let him fall in love with bella and make puppies. he's half shih tzu half mini poodle. his name is oliver. he's kelby's pup. he's her chirstmas present from dad and me. :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlSKmPxh3StvOpfTnj9Pbdqfc53ceHSIADIYY0QQ7sdTvCbs1LoZdiasYmbgBAz9morNQ9Wbt4wUccx_U44JO4SdUsMnGGcnMJQOoiV9ltX6bOBG40is9s32BHGjMIbM_ymmPVNUuGQan/s1600-h/IMG_0175.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400655499241771330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24IRHu4YwD0487hFRL6dakgofQVQx3uv7YjdqgH41dMr5xrKNnDfqFW0UuLqgZZA6AwTQZEuZjmGbDtkg5UX0S_iqtEyh0IDk8ZV6R_CVrRyo9hWfOIMuK88vhG_ll5o6DTAz6RjUQQR5/s400/IMG_0217.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewh2uMKRclMy04lVxPEp-iouuvRh1ZoKQGDldnF8-MbZxC4Zdb-Wxx6QeWgv1UpOcUBak1Idu7_BsBq0UzS94Q0lTMV0C7DIIXoELYuxOsP8WhfvzVAfISDWlAhUezDXM0W6p5OH5vkvZ/s1600-h/IMG_0218.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400655434929132626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewh2uMKRclMy04lVxPEp-iouuvRh1ZoKQGDldnF8-MbZxC4Zdb-Wxx6QeWgv1UpOcUBak1Idu7_BsBq0UzS94Q0lTMV0C7DIIXoELYuxOsP8WhfvzVAfISDWlAhUezDXM0W6p5OH5vkvZ/s400/IMG_0218.JPG" /></a> unfortunately, bella isn't so fond of him just yet. she's warming up a little, but he keeps trying to play with her and she keeps ignoring him!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bUEgqCyJruYspFzQlQ_eqfs95zdg9yZQqlwtsJtqjjZa92wo71V93VfAhLUBAF7Mc3xamLEpeFHCKlnwRAyDzlyq_rn1XTLApRfMjjh0QFDez6VesnA5lAYQOJH1s5hkw1969xMLKsEM/s1600-h/IMG_0224.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400655099888273906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkFLzkqhThqrky0E3REzVp7T-yvLJl8UQYuC7iIEy3AfTncxuik_UQSCr0LeviEJbTUZPaFQglA3VxWCycUM5WReNUMNZz_VBnHwRKg7FIFRbVpluwLzX-jaaICXzkOEs1rH4oAf3s-De/s400/IMG_0198.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rai_ZYZNxlt7jrDKHaMpOGxM7TVsBv3sIVE8P9ZtE2hrXwP7OKsYG3OkmeTdgkDnvyU71xnvAC55kITJfHCJ1VznJ51-O-6lFlOvz1PbLgk36ZVsdrgcQK5lZ_jtVnT4sGv8glMWAcOE/s1600-h/IMG_0196.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400655047385450738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rai_ZYZNxlt7jrDKHaMpOGxM7TVsBv3sIVE8P9ZtE2hrXwP7OKsYG3OkmeTdgkDnvyU71xnvAC55kITJfHCJ1VznJ51-O-6lFlOvz1PbLgk36ZVsdrgcQK5lZ_jtVnT4sGv8glMWAcOE/s400/IMG_0196.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I decided I wanted to do something different. At first I thought...I wanna be Santa. Then, I realized that maybe since I'm so little, I should be the Elf and let Charlie be Santa. After hours at my sewing Machine...i created my elf costume.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOFgfuk-SK2PZrZz25UOKNY64NFMn83Brk5NVLIc9HBB_-tNMOk8BD3-F6hWOmzgF7CjNj43NvxSKk_5fyDq9RvspMHOwC1V9nk960XeH7OBhOojTSIi9gjYVQLKC9V9ow5ME4zgzVycb/s1600-h/IMG_0211.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400654283647795106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOFgfuk-SK2PZrZz25UOKNY64NFMn83Brk5NVLIc9HBB_-tNMOk8BD3-F6hWOmzgF7CjNj43NvxSKk_5fyDq9RvspMHOwC1V9nk960XeH7OBhOojTSIi9gjYVQLKC9V9ow5ME4zgzVycb/s400/IMG_0211.JPG" /></a> Charlie decided to put a spin on Santa and make him...scary.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaTa0Qt6_Xtoj89UGTrTI7ZbPjpY_xhCS-vBHgW-SwE7E29WBNzeZ9jiCQVb2W6EmJteOFhJv-nUADZHt5Ic85mbVosPk1ydkmCVtB6oCLgswSEVLW0YskgULixnp9Z2UNjdXHV_ol0La/s1600-h/IMG_0210.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400654230691883186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaTa0Qt6_Xtoj89UGTrTI7ZbPjpY_xhCS-vBHgW-SwE7E29WBNzeZ9jiCQVb2W6EmJteOFhJv-nUADZHt5Ic85mbVosPk1ydkmCVtB6oCLgswSEVLW0YskgULixnp9Z2UNjdXHV_ol0La/s400/IMG_0210.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg208vVoZQTnNSzvbgjXGaiCQBCc2yFdzqcckkasAZbCsGlGdJM4UNvCKY3bNCo4hmnBW8Cv7AUJjhOFTio5rFBrjBkZsXUYwthiw_YnDF5d3wipQ_bfr7fFO-70OKeGiIi3iQMc15YHTFA/s1600-h/IMG_0204.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400654155563309522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg208vVoZQTnNSzvbgjXGaiCQBCc2yFdzqcckkasAZbCsGlGdJM4UNvCKY3bNCo4hmnBW8Cv7AUJjhOFTio5rFBrjBkZsXUYwthiw_YnDF5d3wipQ_bfr7fFO-70OKeGiIi3iQMc15YHTFA/s400/IMG_0204.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmmjUUSJ02Iqzr9YXuknbkf5k6s7Mt6uY6g97q0AOhAY3WO3WLh7_JA7pxz4EooPvvXll2t0amDuCLxgnvRVO0VcZk0BE4qziI8W2uAx0l1Qsh6HQvt09R2BVnbkNBb_DdrtEYAnlQXie/s1600-h/IMG_0203.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400654105079062130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmmjUUSJ02Iqzr9YXuknbkf5k6s7Mt6uY6g97q0AOhAY3WO3WLh7_JA7pxz4EooPvvXll2t0amDuCLxgnvRVO0VcZk0BE4qziI8W2uAx0l1Qsh6HQvt09R2BVnbkNBb_DdrtEYAnlQXie/s400/IMG_0203.JPG" /></a><br />yes, i had elf ears and everything. :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNgbu646qPrlQRUtOW0t6Bcob5eoHoj1jukQS_DBnEUqzMOO-ao9QAzTGecgLnfIDROHm1PLuBzQRYr7e5NIoW-0S648xQU3QKmK2ODWtH6Cen8hDW1cBDe7Mv3XRFiQG0uZIp-TJMCRl/s1600-h/IMG_0201.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400654030943849746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNgbu646qPrlQRUtOW0t6Bcob5eoHoj1jukQS_DBnEUqzMOO-ao9QAzTGecgLnfIDROHm1PLuBzQRYr7e5NIoW-0S648xQU3QKmK2ODWtH6Cen8hDW1cBDe7Mv3XRFiQG0uZIp-TJMCRl/s400/IMG_0201.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-63628238386925867942009-10-30T08:32:00.000-07:002009-10-30T09:04:07.839-07:00Visit with scott and Chloe :)I've been making it a point to take tons of pictures. i'm trying to preserve more memories than i have been the past few years. Here's Kelby at Chilis.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5KTD1yU4lUSEaGLFXAGa1_nD-yBxZfCrLgCOdDYv2uPMDllp-TL781yqsI3H8q6DdWpX8uxILVjx4gKXMTdWlo56FRdTreUENHkWnF3fjpqrCRUP8U6Fw2S5T1L5byRXTlF0kyAPeuNg/s1600-h/IMG_0091.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398418050570109058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5KTD1yU4lUSEaGLFXAGa1_nD-yBxZfCrLgCOdDYv2uPMDllp-TL781yqsI3H8q6DdWpX8uxILVjx4gKXMTdWlo56FRdTreUENHkWnF3fjpqrCRUP8U6Fw2S5T1L5byRXTlF0kyAPeuNg/s400/IMG_0091.JPG" /></a> Bella...just chillin in the car.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SUukykK4UPEMQ_UB6YnhIn5aPLjqDqTRhVR8Gf-LPKtr8jRaMpDsQgeQ4btcmP3HaB_kxZwRnJAmoUsLG5a2ByXIvhalomt7CLRZxABILdspq8DYB0OtC_KyWnBTKpKILIh4Pj00Qsbg/s1600-h/IMG_0145.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398417894591081026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SUukykK4UPEMQ_UB6YnhIn5aPLjqDqTRhVR8Gf-LPKtr8jRaMpDsQgeQ4btcmP3HaB_kxZwRnJAmoUsLG5a2ByXIvhalomt7CLRZxABILdspq8DYB0OtC_KyWnBTKpKILIh4Pj00Qsbg/s400/IMG_0145.JPG" /></a> James taught Kelby some card tricks.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEtoGi3ReZ31WbSdqGJq-DkrFJNQCpr_j9UKNb0GLE5PmGBjJdzxuEnNrtIX6IK2pt3ElLKr80LCHpvWSOUYuDncHIxJlslaNVo1pskjNeMcAXZsE8isb18_tTDq6Fns_zobc51YpdBF3/s1600-h/IMG_0109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398417492852097394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEtoGi3ReZ31WbSdqGJq-DkrFJNQCpr_j9UKNb0GLE5PmGBjJdzxuEnNrtIX6IK2pt3ElLKr80LCHpvWSOUYuDncHIxJlslaNVo1pskjNeMcAXZsE8isb18_tTDq6Fns_zobc51YpdBF3/s400/IMG_0109.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Scott and Chloe came into town and were super busy with a wedding Scott was in pretty much the whole time but we did get a few hours with them and it was a total blast. We went and hung out with our friend Matt for a drink at our favorite little dive bar, Desi's.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEZ3w5V8OetrrNUpPn6UTH0JWxur2EH9eqw3frRBNOK_Naex8PnL3z20fqMup_hN-wM07WArnh_n7XrOfQJAsPeamGbYBWJtO0OxwzU7ivKafFnZuHbUFF2JEG90xmGP-b2p-i5E6nJrx/s1600-h/IMG_0103.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398417257817162610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEZ3w5V8OetrrNUpPn6UTH0JWxur2EH9eqw3frRBNOK_Naex8PnL3z20fqMup_hN-wM07WArnh_n7XrOfQJAsPeamGbYBWJtO0OxwzU7ivKafFnZuHbUFF2JEG90xmGP-b2p-i5E6nJrx/s400/IMG_0103.JPG" /></a> matt, chloe, scott<br /><br /><br /><br />Matt, Me, Scott, Charlie</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvr4S-U6CMiXoZqfq3RtMgN-Hyg20idxpgFQptsvsRuAqWDFkin_vpWs1r6po1REWm_gB3lc5PhIMl35-T1URC2cs1lEJFFMgm0cpFT4B2Si_FqlGzFQnFOKXwM9hJxlOBoCRxdKmvex5/s1600-h/IMG_0105.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398417110134621442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvr4S-U6CMiXoZqfq3RtMgN-Hyg20idxpgFQptsvsRuAqWDFkin_vpWs1r6po1REWm_gB3lc5PhIMl35-T1URC2cs1lEJFFMgm0cpFT4B2Si_FqlGzFQnFOKXwM9hJxlOBoCRxdKmvex5/s400/IMG_0105.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQWyjmIYVWEf8jHfMXM9XcgHqChyedogyd06ohYzEztBaJguVT5HNZk2d4A-lcgf7ptbJlxF-q6THRbF_rmDwSnRGXEF7TvDX-Kn6oUxymOK9Ry0_LItGdOrb8nbSY7aEnoW50akq6rxZ/s1600-h/IMG_0102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398416992450953906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQWyjmIYVWEf8jHfMXM9XcgHqChyedogyd06ohYzEztBaJguVT5HNZk2d4A-lcgf7ptbJlxF-q6THRbF_rmDwSnRGXEF7TvDX-Kn6oUxymOK9Ry0_LItGdOrb8nbSY7aEnoW50akq6rxZ/s400/IMG_0102.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Before going out, we stopped off at bronx pizza. Scott has always loved Bronx pizza and was dying for Chloe to try it. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-QO-_cXBdebWOceAaSuil7-MOARz8xpB90XaAUYb_uaosLscGYeF9lazEfkzDQUsH13Zggdfz0ILwyrNWVSdBKD2-OccfSibsRxHz5r3aj0G5bsVVfjPu3SPdOstYNTXRB3zxamHRF4g/s1600-h/IMG_0099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398416865911376770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-QO-_cXBdebWOceAaSuil7-MOARz8xpB90XaAUYb_uaosLscGYeF9lazEfkzDQUsH13Zggdfz0ILwyrNWVSdBKD2-OccfSibsRxHz5r3aj0G5bsVVfjPu3SPdOstYNTXRB3zxamHRF4g/s400/IMG_0099.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1m6fcMz1bPtyNj5LFY30_qTF0q5qPWuzbDcjJK-f3oqzarxi8YIE3o4oCAEBYIU67zX1YKAm4tsLABEwb6N7j3rb2jNBxLWjvviZq4__M1COUK-UXsfhnvTYfNYaLYtmlPOLAr6Sly3t0/s1600-h/IMG_0097.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398416750371811074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1m6fcMz1bPtyNj5LFY30_qTF0q5qPWuzbDcjJK-f3oqzarxi8YIE3o4oCAEBYIU67zX1YKAm4tsLABEwb6N7j3rb2jNBxLWjvviZq4__M1COUK-UXsfhnvTYfNYaLYtmlPOLAr6Sly3t0/s400/IMG_0097.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The pizzas were huge and next to Chloe looked even bigger!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeB2b7rk8Lz7ypd9Rx9tJpYGWvwIz1ADq3t3b_LTrUnYmREn5mKKMjpv6wl8396fQSGvxg9GqnljSQcPexeBj8yg4i4_l4dbphmxUf7oqxTe8MfsU5OX19R5Ehtb1S9YdJ4YBzs5dWVJx/s1600-h/IMG_0095.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398416627809906722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeB2b7rk8Lz7ypd9Rx9tJpYGWvwIz1ADq3t3b_LTrUnYmREn5mKKMjpv6wl8396fQSGvxg9GqnljSQcPexeBj8yg4i4_l4dbphmxUf7oqxTe8MfsU5OX19R5Ehtb1S9YdJ4YBzs5dWVJx/s400/IMG_0095.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-32310957679733459272009-10-21T08:27:00.000-07:002009-10-21T08:43:40.871-07:00new camera!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszH5x9tvOZbizi1592ugvyK2q270YRv4Ssb98kuFlvaCs9JT9cEQt3P1JFPwB31RoRFN7CLWdbC1mjohdhruBW9534HD1K_FZV6wRqMBsJHiirx1M0YAgu90P5Y0-ej4snYzC88ab2Wxl/s1600-h/new+camera.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395077665768381490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszH5x9tvOZbizi1592ugvyK2q270YRv4Ssb98kuFlvaCs9JT9cEQt3P1JFPwB31RoRFN7CLWdbC1mjohdhruBW9534HD1K_FZV6wRqMBsJHiirx1M0YAgu90P5Y0-ej4snYzC88ab2Wxl/s400/new+camera.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Okay, so i'm sorry i have been the worst blogger ever. i didn't have internet for nearly three months and then i got internet back and had no camera to use to take pics and blog, so i've neglected it. i did get a new camera the other day though and i looooove it. i even made a camera case for it. anyways, what's new- i finally got my website started. it takes a lot to get things going when you have to make bags for people and then sell them immediately. between birthday gifts and orders people had placed ahead of time getting bags up on my site was difficult. i'm meeting with trevor on tuesday to discuss the things i want my site to be able to do. i'm excited. :) i got labels, here's what they look like! i'll post more as time goes by but i have a lot to do today. :)<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395075857083492530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XpCTosoiUYfkosqmnsODsvh2Np4m-alH9Cd2Wx_1-nxd6j2BG5YN1nV7gGuLt1dQgJIZjII_PgwE9WS_ODoFN_pmVHk31bJEZyqyfQ04i4WvACWocL2etP2cZTI8TuXFNw6u2LpYBDbn/s400/IMG_0027.JPG" /><br />my newest design :)<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395075940783190450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOwfx71L3T52HtKozt87IesENmIOA3jm4QL2j84JoNTHbMWF77voFu2odLd_Z517L2XMq8vdxrIfqANIqqmMguTLV_JXNaIUEJqoXyHyUs2Xq084Rmz9tfJtPohsL3ER6vFFl3DHQ6W9-/s400/IMG_0017.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div>the bean. :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn4gh99DOrmV5MyGoFjZo7qXtWDFNZFPZXdxdArpDDZI86Nv3l_5GwUi60Un5kUM7smd0SntXnYU60K_WUGoDQrk_8M7kyncHtKBXyquS1uZw0gqs5w7lUat5gV8_1GDMsPAGRIVjfWZq/s1600-h/IMG_0011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395075749838341058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn4gh99DOrmV5MyGoFjZo7qXtWDFNZFPZXdxdArpDDZI86Nv3l_5GwUi60Un5kUM7smd0SntXnYU60K_WUGoDQrk_8M7kyncHtKBXyquS1uZw0gqs5w7lUat5gV8_1GDMsPAGRIVjfWZq/s400/IMG_0011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-43055410408197184962009-06-30T12:11:00.001-07:002009-07-01T09:30:31.297-07:00fair and durango!okay so the last couple weeks were pretty eventful, but the most important events were the fair, and durango. justin, kelby and i went to see my dad in colorado this last weekend and it was absolutely beautiful. i used to live there so, i knew that it was an amazing place, but i had forgotten how easy it was just to take pictures of all the pretty scenary. i took this on our drive out to silverton. it's an amazing drive, and i took about a million pictures, but this was my favorite. :)<br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353524995901024434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm5GM5Gw3iLQpS39ovrSSN2fO5I6VEBIceQmnaV0PAZZPu_u-xCGdYEmxLFraX8liSNbtrFzp0sKMNEiw6DW4s18Z1gcKJ5OwjgyxV66D8NqIz8zozFRLlIzrJTtnjcN00nAzVOvGEpw7/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+181.jpg" />we went horeseback riding for 2 hours on a really awesome trail. it was a lot of fun, but man oh man, our butts were sore and bruised!<br /><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353524744492817666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnUY15IBu-5pkUfUV2J__8sRqXtj0BYqWm0Ghfgm_WvWGe9NtWrFWpWrz3pkx9rOUgg-28U0hsBHWlWnMnpC9Z_8-v7Q_tT_FgI766fbGObq2fUsXlZyXdPGgIKJyjcj3psLVK95JszGS/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+167.jpg" />kelby was on a mule, and she was verrrrrry spunky! kelby was the leader of the pack!!! it was pretty funny. :) justin kept trying to get his horse to catch up with hers, and it didn't work out like he wanted it to.<br /><br /><div><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353524305037882226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1q3at69Pe6vaT_pqWOVh8dUdyhDc4a1I4X1180ju9epxoe_EXP3uJt3cYwdSNoBPUVCSeUicRTjWJRoAnaexrtF6tNodmhYXi0nplTN5Lew97FEEX-Dr4naV_8LDn6CgUAuCZjfhLYMV/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+112.jpg" />dad, elizabeth and justin went shooting up at the mine for a bit, here are some pics.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353524063934390418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj346GFPyjGxNiJtl1jBHELZFnMDXTvQWW3nD6CjChBEC-j8cs24SChGc4yNPWqZ3PUxLvt8HNsgaPzeyfVHM3funUY-6_FbtGbIsouVK4ZEt6jJ3lfwwUJ9qblNEOJe-znG-JtO5j4d2_N/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+077.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353523777985566706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlyDXTWEfY0wdSj1nQ6S8t7_s1QGJ8Fzm6FAVLj7SwPT3m6mSQN-vnbV9u4vQoYVdjwd8KPF3fhanmg0dhy-2ssfhD5PU4lx4mtDSxViMhL8sqHk4-BVWu6N3cNFTP_EOKdpY1Nadwfm_/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+076.jpg" />when we got home, kelby and i spent the next day at charlie's, kelby took my camera and snapped a few shots. she caught the end of a beautiful sunset and just snapped one of charlie and me. :)<br /><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353525127748085218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgihGe-cY_4jiRnBNaG94_gy6LlgnclI34ZMdpNua674Z1zt72LqaUGLupZAcM24WPcJvKfiWWDLHAjfaU8KzgyjZ4hIcClw7GslW353-7VIYSKqhG3_yZcifQLt5FxZWUig9OUz5t0HqE/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+206.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353525271189316642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61KDsSIZ2bjD4DI_QQTAr8nDwtCqUzKR6SYz4o-MYtQ5H1kRO8EKHitWg9UX3wYibp_Sljzrpb6jXGwgQGIVYAxiXSfmvb3yjGv8rSutdZZ4y9lGUvrHharG87vkszl0M3yPnkDUIS-wb/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+219.jpg" />kelby, charlie and i went to the fair with a couple of charlie's friends and met up with some of mine. we ended up running into james, sabrina, danny and janette too, but i'm an idiot and didn't take pics of that. we ran into them twice. i really am stupid. :/ </div><div> </div><div>my friend jim, really wanted to try the chocolate covered bacon...as soon as the other boys heard the word "bacon" they were in. kelby and i tried it too. it wasn't bad, but we wouldn't have been all excited about it like they were. "it was amazing...soooo good." ha. boys.<br /><br /><br />jim, and his "amazingly good" chocolate covered bacon. :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353523512101635522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoD0_mkz2DfsUKUGLubd4xl1lMELwCTElIOE4uylZSsDhQDvGqASMpiMSTPShxY1yAPhs82GLbCY9CaHwB7TcCEoTrD-ohIPoMNDqpQjuHCNorWs5wUxGW3L1B3nOt7NMcWUYzoYtV4n-h/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+059.jpg" />charlie and me :)<br /><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353201081221205522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNNJgfrM-v783Sf4U_4KYzynjrOYf9dRjhZ_foNu6Miq-RlTPtqmUC-jHMx6Qw1bSVxS8aJwqXkOWTz20dgt3_rZ6U_IJLy1rosY8u_GLJuE8OyEFKo8PgRJpBktWWq43Lthmdv2gub_a/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+056.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353200906443110354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikq8_jkbM-rsCOrua5B-8_m5i1IYvxj4fq6R-cgcZP1ref9p1rOAYPPIaVI5kZscW5e9ZDDwWim_bK4AfGjtegDn78Gc1G01vDsAnGZvteXbbT5-YB6kQGYeeG36GE7cOlp4RCsnAYpuFj/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+054.jpg" />the bean and me :)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353200672946488578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjmrxoL9SrxwmcPDKWSQt0nY0q6gXkSaztD-aJSctS1QGQ70bR8Z2GGnzNg2Js-R41KcJldckykfxGM2cu4crmttPD0uhZTLs7JNarF_6zAy7S-J-zI2P6xxMghz34KKoo2Kowf7qh1z4/s400/trip+to+durango,+fair,+kat+051.jpg" />charlie and bean. :) </div><div> </div><div>all in all, it was a pretty fun last couple weeks. </div><div>on the agenda for this week.</div><div>-4th of july party at aunt debby's! wooohooo. pretty sure charlie is gonna come so he can get to know the fam a bit. :) </div><div>-organize kelby's room!!! </div><div>-(hopefully, if not this week then next) paint kelby's room</div><div>- make a quilt for trevor's baby</div><div>- get hair cut and colored. :) </div><div> </div><div>:)<br /></div></div></div></div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-85006357750911621312009-06-18T11:27:00.000-07:002009-06-18T11:34:43.590-07:00more summer picsa couple days ago, kelby and i made a big lunch. we cooked a chicken, then shredded it for chicken tacos. kelby made chips- got a little burned on the pan and charlie took over. :( we had charlie and chad (a friend) over for chicken tacos. it was a lot of fun. :) cooking lesson number 1...complete. after cleaning up, charlie fell asleep for a bit on the couch. chad captured the moment. :)<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348736629848835554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX-TXsX5J3E_s-Y1U52-4VB3I54p4jUEQYt0fJrRV_vb6D_v4306K0VSGtDf8MlG6uiEnST_D-jMrqb_igETrA_NxMq7QWL42CoHXarQlBXurK-7NmT7f7wxwHpVP9tJU9j8_86B4xWMQ/s400/food.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348736407351794386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlgPTcAAcxaNm0Vt9nou6YBHDgh19ZiA-8iUdsdzryIzpSeZRMFV6Z8MCpLydeBHfvOLtZEq80wnQrDeXU06uDI0Nsct5TYTQ1p9D9yS2drTp3t3CN7OAjN6NZQXtPFDkXH3EK1jQUzbZ/s400/charlie+sleeping.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348736695013554290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHT5nAPwFh_mCMbcfp9VIEgVbTkIDB8e6-tWBIYzWYpmciywmwTELVmQl8bRipqjSW6dryy-qchF8jGieg7piMQz8DhRubyk-wFQJsTvKYNdHBsi1PzoTtUrc-LopgSU_8mX-OgBjRJWIU/s400/model.jpg" border="0" /> i took kelby and bella to the bay just to walk around and goof off the other day, and here are just a few pics. :) i was trying to get dad's camera to work. it was only taking pictures about half the time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKwBaQEqXTgYsXE0A3hGZmjhI8tYJnpkazoWTaosUN0hgC6DJUgf7OrtWyLqehwIPwv6_FBNinSRm9P2FR9BLnzryrZdKZ-Hb_lFCxyKqIP7kKC48yq7N8XdgkCNZHvqTPvYBFdVv0pT9/s1600-h/big+bean+little+bean.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348736359180520354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKwBaQEqXTgYsXE0A3hGZmjhI8tYJnpkazoWTaosUN0hgC6DJUgf7OrtWyLqehwIPwv6_FBNinSRm9P2FR9BLnzryrZdKZ-Hb_lFCxyKqIP7kKC48yq7N8XdgkCNZHvqTPvYBFdVv0pT9/s400/big+bean+little+bean.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyNU_flmSGmpJnd5ZVwTAvoqO0SJCOwJ1WdRUzB3Gp_C-b24EeonkaCcfHNL-PnSq8yRAb6HIP409tzOFWHSPFv3Va6SP5jVk-ZD6GfQFDZMIXSEM1ouvLbHjWbtTn1OQoWLUJBXmZAc-/s1600-h/bean+and+bells.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348736303265449026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyNU_flmSGmpJnd5ZVwTAvoqO0SJCOwJ1WdRUzB3Gp_C-b24EeonkaCcfHNL-PnSq8yRAb6HIP409tzOFWHSPFv3Va6SP5jVk-ZD6GfQFDZMIXSEM1ouvLbHjWbtTn1OQoWLUJBXmZAc-/s400/bean+and+bells.jpg" border="0" /></a>how unbelievably adorable is that??? :) i love my girls.<br /><div></div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-26236356590677655302009-06-18T11:18:00.001-07:002009-06-18T11:27:30.981-07:00summer fun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYKEwRgprBSbFRM4vQivFXHP4TURQDhk5wL9gZGUasDOvjk77V5cP6XHiJtil221-vEE-GZYtqMuKv0dRFl1svw7hI6yPNluceIIF5hEX7dlyL_CCj7n871JuylH3GAA20tSW2tlV0qGH/s1600-h/bean.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348734510273503330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 408px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYKEwRgprBSbFRM4vQivFXHP4TURQDhk5wL9gZGUasDOvjk77V5cP6XHiJtil221-vEE-GZYtqMuKv0dRFl1svw7hI6yPNluceIIF5hEX7dlyL_CCj7n871JuylH3GAA20tSW2tlV0qGH/s400/bean.jpg" border="0" /></a> we made kelby an apron...now tonight we'll make dinner i'm sure. :)<br /><div><div>so, i know it has been...forever...sorry. i have massively been slacking. i have no real excuse. just been hanging out with my little one... and charlie. :) i have the hardest time inserting pictures in here properly so i'm gonna try. for some reason i can only have 2 pics on this post...so i'm gonna write another one with more pics...hopefully. this is the apron we made kelby. now she won't have to cook in an oversized t shirt like she has been. as soon as it was done she said..."can we make brownies?" but we ate pie already today...so i decided we'd hold off till another day. we are gonna<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348734456563025650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBMbtY0bqBxTFiWbmitBEPyPB0lq3itlr6qoy0O8P736UW0bMCzDgWaQhVpw2soPdItaPMSEX4Ny_U7ZzeeG6ONltF_pXr5cdBpwbNBp5ucUk25Rnnjkpd2vryXEKCzV34E3eBhehBoyl/s400/apron.jpg" border="0" /> make something fabulous for dinner though. :)</div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-37283491681089539102009-06-04T09:10:00.000-07:002009-06-04T12:37:38.325-07:00What a week!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX3z9HQ_WVYy36OnbJYUH4zmlp15hrgBty8HsOQL1Cw4xryj3T5q4mX6L0CZ5nuAwd-k63Hu_ib6-s7x_-zaU0OW8Lev_A59wg_Wn5uzI2S4Eog01V66iICm3h5MdO3HRYRHQXhRXcUce/s1600-h/san+diego+039.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;">last night, kelby and charlie and i went to the padres/phillies game. i was in charge of buying the tickets and oh my gosh. i'm super stupid. i should not be allowed to buy tickets for events ever again. i didn't know where i was buying for- i guess cause i wasn't paying much attention when i purchsed, but we were sitting in the bleachers. when i printed the tickets, the word OBSTRUCTED printed out on it. i looked at it and thought...hum, weird. man, they were not kidding. all of left field, totally blocked. haha. kelby and i ate a disgusting amount of junk food- which is what you are supposed to do at a baseball game. by the time we ate our snowcone, charlie was kinda grossed out. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343512315396541010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 334px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX3z9HQ_WVYy36OnbJYUH4zmlp15hrgBty8HsOQL1Cw4xryj3T5q4mX6L0CZ5nuAwd-k63Hu_ib6-s7x_-zaU0OW8Lev_A59wg_Wn5uzI2S4Eog01V66iICm3h5MdO3HRYRHQXhRXcUce/s400/san+diego+039.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpP2gmyAZaAqZI8rYfVo9Dak9zT3jVL7o50x_dMQC9sXIFSD3K-RNwfT5BHN90rpme4HwcK4MZcaznv25Xwq8zqPojv-0CeyrD_UhenNWSWRMNHI2yPL3oofNIxGrv172G_LpOJh33cR29/s1600-h/san+diego+044.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343512402610564674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpP2gmyAZaAqZI8rYfVo9Dak9zT3jVL7o50x_dMQC9sXIFSD3K-RNwfT5BHN90rpme4HwcK4MZcaznv25Xwq8zqPojv-0CeyrD_UhenNWSWRMNHI2yPL3oofNIxGrv172G_LpOJh33cR29/s400/san+diego+044.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343512482546491874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZUWxjqMdk3fBVBHlnXwgSInMZtkXo0LTk5no0PuTSeloT47eMIqZ70aXzzXwnq3RjKiYsq7PO41nEBT6ScbaBLUR4Yx6qRsMp1RLAD_i7zo75dEXjxkJc8zWgsSaVoukNPVC9uTKS5pr/s400/san+diego+048.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxlCfVi0bnJZG0P6ASOAqihPuJXRPmgcVRj2MoC8PSS4aY0FzJlLIP7hMlqWRmCv74H4tx71s6kmOehxQ3xmsphJpFR74qH3dVN1MPgkVuSKsoph-otvbEMR0kTu8I0nV_0RN8jk8-xWj/s1600-h/san+diego+050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343512533975370546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxlCfVi0bnJZG0P6ASOAqihPuJXRPmgcVRj2MoC8PSS4aY0FzJlLIP7hMlqWRmCv74H4tx71s6kmOehxQ3xmsphJpFR74qH3dVN1MPgkVuSKsoph-otvbEMR0kTu8I0nV_0RN8jk8-xWj/s400/san+diego+050.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />so much to tell, sorry i've been down and out the last week! i drove down to san diego a few days ago- YAY. i was a crazy person and made the drive in 24 hours. yes. yes. totally almost killed me. just kinda hung out the first couple days. on monday, my sister kat- whom i'd <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFc2JN9hTglD0KHmfK8GEPoQ_DkoAEsJnUu5wA2KM8GZUfgOJ0LkMfFHEO-7N40vHJuCae6AKsonKNAeLRwDtZxKJXErQCZ8Qm2-nptT6zmbEgh_j0y4dI4aNsGhflAFwf-Tclix6jVygN/s1600-h/san+diego+034.jpg"></a>never met before, was in san diego. we got together and had lunch and it was a total blast. she looks exactly like danny- it's kinda scary. when i went to drop her off at the train station, i realized we were across the street from james' work, so we went up to say hi so that james could meet kat. it was just like a maury show.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div>James and Kat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_5Ceivu_EF6TOwEZGWk_VNMqYlTMo2GWyrynAjTLOuXynqn41VXK-kqPiKK-tgfHtzTD3md6BZ-oPa-80Uvc3epCns95RokcryVhzefJGC-9RKK-KTJhZ6meyhDLxsJaVHRHPEMkItvi/s1600-h/san+diego+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343511828127928450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_5Ceivu_EF6TOwEZGWk_VNMqYlTMo2GWyrynAjTLOuXynqn41VXK-kqPiKK-tgfHtzTD3md6BZ-oPa-80Uvc3epCns95RokcryVhzefJGC-9RKK-KTJhZ6meyhDLxsJaVHRHPEMkItvi/s400/san+diego+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilicdrUtZMKrFqdU2uu7EdXCGrweCAFcHFJqSnIJTbPlS3UCne3PSZy-yf36vMiSuOZtmtPozMmYkjBFGqN625c0jaO9VXkBddAtXN6LTptqRUStS_cfC-IIJOg0GfCxFyXMI0KR87IYD9/s1600-h/san+diego+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343511718439953714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilicdrUtZMKrFqdU2uu7EdXCGrweCAFcHFJqSnIJTbPlS3UCne3PSZy-yf36vMiSuOZtmtPozMmYkjBFGqN625c0jaO9VXkBddAtXN6LTptqRUStS_cfC-IIJOg0GfCxFyXMI0KR87IYD9/s400/san+diego+031.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYqrBxxE2pjwHyviymvbo4Cupl9BkM3C9zH8qsnZqIRjr_4ErwRunZjBeOwwzfeCy-pR4sOpfZa0VFbvABSwoCb7LFT4Pvb9ty3bnxypcNshTVH_BggpftP9-gzHaDzS9cmK4Po8-6QaM/s1600-h/san+diego+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343511619039626674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYqrBxxE2pjwHyviymvbo4Cupl9BkM3C9zH8qsnZqIRjr_4ErwRunZjBeOwwzfeCy-pR4sOpfZa0VFbvABSwoCb7LFT4Pvb9ty3bnxypcNshTVH_BggpftP9-gzHaDzS9cmK4Po8-6QaM/s400/san+diego+030.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-30300244362489545412009-05-23T14:19:00.000-07:002009-05-23T14:28:53.633-07:00Sunshine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQOM3CHwSnnco6-lzpJUVzypj-aVEHQSc64CyFeBA0Z80sDAPHOZ195ihUHc3gPRaoXxg6gV91yidiEVALrOULJW0HnPHrBjtML1Vj03y96NAl2HItCuJJLCbpj2Yun7lpTngJMyHZrZ1/s1600-h/sunshine.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 97px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339134511735600866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQOM3CHwSnnco6-lzpJUVzypj-aVEHQSc64CyFeBA0Z80sDAPHOZ195ihUHc3gPRaoXxg6gV91yidiEVALrOULJW0HnPHrBjtML1Vj03y96NAl2HItCuJJLCbpj2Yun7lpTngJMyHZrZ1/s400/sunshine.jpg" /></a><br /><div>so, there is nowhere to lay out and tan here...cause i'm nowhere near a pool and am not about to brave the sound in a bathingsuit on a nice day in seattle. because i'm loving the sunshine and am desperate for color before the summer, i've been laying out in front of my apt building on the grass. it's amazing how many people walk by our building. i've not noticed before. haha. most of the time, i don't even see them till they've passed. jack johnson playing on my ipod and the bright sun keeping my eyes closed makes it really easy to forget that i'm laying on the grass in a bathingsuit. i figure if anyone asks, all i have to do is say, "i'm from california". i think it explains everything. wonderful sunny days are not common here like they are back home- i want to soak them in! i've gone to the gym every day this week. :) determined to be in shape by the end of the summer. so tired of not liking my body. so i figured, it's time to do something about it. :) i'm so so so excited to be home. i leave in one week. i can't wait to be with my "little bean" again. she makes me heart happy. we've made all kinds of plans. i can't wait to start crossing things off our list. :)</div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-90215739886600343962009-05-21T10:12:00.000-07:002009-05-21T10:22:13.637-07:00San Diego...here we come!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBY83qCIhbSpg4IziOCEmK5TehvXbGv1naajRNZDO6tidPcZEpIy9Yknt-lZ6VJTk4THKiFci6T_im0aIZ2qEopcahM-4BJt7oOHkh0PeZV6uxv8zR24_c1hvYT4TRb4zLDXJ62QUww86/s1600-h/bells.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338326378758743394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBY83qCIhbSpg4IziOCEmK5TehvXbGv1naajRNZDO6tidPcZEpIy9Yknt-lZ6VJTk4THKiFci6T_im0aIZ2qEopcahM-4BJt7oOHkh0PeZV6uxv8zR24_c1hvYT4TRb4zLDXJ62QUww86/s400/bells.jpg" /></a><br /><div>so, due to a turn of events, i will be moving back to san diego in like...2 weeks. dad needs to move early to colorado, so i put in my notice- don't worry, john's doing really well and we're pretty sure they already found someone- and i'll be coming down, asap. i talked to kelby about it yesterday and he's really excited. i told her all about the list i posted on here yesterday- she's a little nervous/excited about the magic mountain idea. :) we'll see. donna's gonna be moving down by the end of june- if she gets a job with the san diego school district- she drives a bus- so i'm praying for that and keeping my fingers crossed! i'm really just feeling blessed and happy all around. i'm sad to leave the people i love up here, but so excited for what's coming. ;) i'll be so happy to have bella back! oh my goodness, how i miss her. i told kel that we're gonna let her have puppies (maybe not this heat cycle, but next) and she was so excited. especially when i told her that she gets to keep one. ryan and amanda get to keep one too. they have been so awesome and kept bella for me the last couple months and have fallen in love with her. this way they will have a little bella of their own. :) anyways, just got back from the gym and must shower and head out to enjoy this beautiful day!!! </div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-76773656135519123872009-05-20T10:31:00.000-07:002009-05-20T11:58:10.976-07:00my listthis is my kelby list. some of the plans i have for us this summer:<br />1. teach her to sew<br />2. take her to baseball games<br />3. take her to a water park<br />4. teach her to cook<br />5. plant a vegetable garden<br />6. try and work it out so that every week we spend time with aunt debby and family<br />7. come to seattle to see family.<br />8. beach and pool<br />9. scrapbook<br />10. if she's tall enough...magic mountainStacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-15923584229159637002009-05-15T22:47:00.000-07:002009-05-15T23:02:48.851-07:00My God is Good to Me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh6wKTHqeiE1e22fBPOfqIX0SpOZ7AbcWy3wz-oP195_Vds7Tb0IKVVNIxJxw-uld91pBzqhonHW8VXSO3Xi0iYcEfMVmubEWuUPI2_MSdR5sIEZQCQ23MnzI7_TPP3v1Az4UgFRp3bbz/s1600-h/clock.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336297868066166066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh6wKTHqeiE1e22fBPOfqIX0SpOZ7AbcWy3wz-oP195_Vds7Tb0IKVVNIxJxw-uld91pBzqhonHW8VXSO3Xi0iYcEfMVmubEWuUPI2_MSdR5sIEZQCQ23MnzI7_TPP3v1Az4UgFRp3bbz/s400/clock.jpg" /></a><br /><div>no matter what i go through lately, i am seeing more and more that my God is good to me. :) i came to washington because my life in colorado wasn't working out. time heals all wounds. sometimes distance helps speed along the process. i came here knowing that i wanted my life to change. i was not a happy person. i thought i was. but there was something missing in my heart...God. He was still there, but pushed to the back. as soon as i let go and was willing to let Him take over, it was like a rush of joy just overtook me, and i was more than willing to run with it. this has been one adventure after another. :) i came here with no job and hardly any money and God provided. adam, erin, scott- you guys are incredible. i could never have been here without you. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>i'm leaving washington soon, but this chapter in my life has been such a good one. i truly learned. heartbreak can lead to number of things. mine led to a better life. i've been so blessed. i've learned so much about myself. i'm trying to see myself through God's eyes. i like myself more now, and i think that's important. very excited for what's to come. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-66461791270545277682009-05-14T21:29:00.001-07:002009-05-14T21:32:04.278-07:00officially making new bags!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBylGFScUAotklG01OHkMwqxtXiciI94i0KCgZCMRCPXtMiXG77l2zlQKwvqkmG2t5WMbnDIF0plhZiYXXPqvXX8gPYJDak9Z57V6M3JSRQvIVFIO95BtJuSPM7ipo0uFFMoLuPRJ9LbKq/s1600-h/seattle+034s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335903595322606210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBylGFScUAotklG01OHkMwqxtXiciI94i0KCgZCMRCPXtMiXG77l2zlQKwvqkmG2t5WMbnDIF0plhZiYXXPqvXX8gPYJDak9Z57V6M3JSRQvIVFIO95BtJuSPM7ipo0uFFMoLuPRJ9LbKq/s400/seattle+034s.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52j0Y574JUJyJU9bCc3zyZUTnj6ZX0PjLP110NBfhnF3_qVDondVXJGQD1xLOhCShhYAkKH9hSeE2XspbvmcyCYNaThvgNjWaM_8WijBkH2KwPNX50DoIefZ1sABc-jtE_ahe1fTzSs0u/s1600-h/seattle+032s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335903515240115154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52j0Y574JUJyJU9bCc3zyZUTnj6ZX0PjLP110NBfhnF3_qVDondVXJGQD1xLOhCShhYAkKH9hSeE2XspbvmcyCYNaThvgNjWaM_8WijBkH2KwPNX50DoIefZ1sABc-jtE_ahe1fTzSs0u/s400/seattle+032s.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr_Kk9JZ6ff7HnBg9DMZG9wgCfob-8N1AUUMJgBivE5VPAoJf_xDA3g52DXpuILJOEZcev9yF9WQkBrEeNpB7ATPP8HFfgIWdYV3vUiLFdjouNRj1sEzCpbDoXXcIowuHtdnIOGSF0Jk_/s1600-h/seattle+031s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335903421488548322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr_Kk9JZ6ff7HnBg9DMZG9wgCfob-8N1AUUMJgBivE5VPAoJf_xDA3g52DXpuILJOEZcev9yF9WQkBrEeNpB7ATPP8HFfgIWdYV3vUiLFdjouNRj1sEzCpbDoXXcIowuHtdnIOGSF0Jk_/s400/seattle+031s.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>so i made 2 new bags in the last few days. one, i've already sold to laura- as a prototype. i'm selling all my first ones for less so people can tell me what they think. :) here they are. the bottom one i already sold. the other one i'm about to post on etsy and see what happens. :)</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-82020962916697891902009-05-10T16:04:00.000-07:002009-05-10T16:14:45.542-07:00Mother's day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7u1bGPs_mLjTZJKzOcIEBVDBeKppMEBWIm3EMqOhmSZNoqFrwgqp146C-MQhCnwAm6eV3dOVjLS9Gm452tLTNJmrGV9GqAMyKrxVdeDmVftqbygdrAO8rmxneGJEOIHTV24ep0N03obYM/s1600-h/seattle+014s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334336982294022946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7u1bGPs_mLjTZJKzOcIEBVDBeKppMEBWIm3EMqOhmSZNoqFrwgqp146C-MQhCnwAm6eV3dOVjLS9Gm452tLTNJmrGV9GqAMyKrxVdeDmVftqbygdrAO8rmxneGJEOIHTV24ep0N03obYM/s400/seattle+014s.jpg" /></a> so i was looking through "mom stuff" this morning...and i found this note. i love finding stuff with her writing. :)<br /><br />i wanted to do something fun today- so i decided to make a shirt! here is how it turned out. i didnt have a pattern- yet again. but i grabbed a shirt i liked and tried to copy it best i could. :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWK8Wqy_Uo7VsISSCp2mo7QmecdJCK2cz3B3qGDo80Uz03Y71tpNSjvwndWePG0ehsyCqeXLr7z75Nag9Wlqa_FvFCTiNN8RDOtb-InOdBc7JDqQIyKzqdiCdvpEBlzxZ1o-blCx24lTgm/s1600-h/seattle+020s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334336909370438242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWK8Wqy_Uo7VsISSCp2mo7QmecdJCK2cz3B3qGDo80Uz03Y71tpNSjvwndWePG0ehsyCqeXLr7z75Nag9Wlqa_FvFCTiNN8RDOtb-InOdBc7JDqQIyKzqdiCdvpEBlzxZ1o-blCx24lTgm/s400/seattle+020s.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-79006570997447484182009-05-09T19:37:00.000-07:002009-05-09T20:17:48.120-07:00Sunny Seattle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_H5SvBa1xZ-7tNimay-2b5S_KG23vxpXkaS5x1kuD1D_9axo9LYjhQTK-A-pWyxtNacwqNAi2_HmpJqZIfgVpHzCPh3p-pOGJRRklu0t4HJ3LFh4IyntEYe-dghLLvPsqKaGdjthMkTO/s1600-h/seattle+013s.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334019482627466322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_H5SvBa1xZ-7tNimay-2b5S_KG23vxpXkaS5x1kuD1D_9axo9LYjhQTK-A-pWyxtNacwqNAi2_HmpJqZIfgVpHzCPh3p-pOGJRRklu0t4HJ3LFh4IyntEYe-dghLLvPsqKaGdjthMkTO/s320/seattle+013s.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"> so scott and i just had a fabulous day in seattle. we just kinda hung around the city and had a good time. we went to my favorite place in seattle- i know it's weird cause it's just trees, but it's so pretty. makes me feel like i'm in the country or something. :) then we went to a farmer's market just to look around. we hit up "i love you man" and it was pretty funny. wandered in barnes and noble...which is totally up out alley...and then ended the afternoon with pizza and beer. i'm really gonna miss scott. i love having a twin. makes everything more fun! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#000000;">this next weekend is gonna be tons of fun. i'll be spending the weekend at adam and erin's house. :) hopefully i'll get to see bella (my puppy) too! she is staying with ryan and amanda black while i work in seattle. :)</span><br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKDoJP3OoVrn-m7P5Koww0bNd-72RdgJf0odZNRG66XqWH1ZKxPN-TAcnntV-JUWXDT4v-7GL9N0tgjDU7zous0Cttend43FofKbmaXvUWf1-k05ghvUkeAiZcyf5276Mu_UoyMOkjxPa/s1600-h/seattle+007s.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334019088036117330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKDoJP3OoVrn-m7P5Koww0bNd-72RdgJf0odZNRG66XqWH1ZKxPN-TAcnntV-JUWXDT4v-7GL9N0tgjDU7zous0Cttend43FofKbmaXvUWf1-k05ghvUkeAiZcyf5276Mu_UoyMOkjxPa/s320/seattle+007s.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> <span style="color:#000000;">right now i'm working as a caregiver for a man with lymphoma. his daughter is coming into town which is why i get to go spend time in poulsbo with adam and the fam...i'm hoping adam and i can finally play zelda. i think now is a good time. the job is going well and if everything goes according to plan will be ending in the beginning of july. john is here to get a bone marrow transplant using his stem cells. tricky i know. :) but we get along really well and he's so nice, so i have no complaints! </span><br /></span><div></div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-26791151752280946572009-05-07T17:54:00.000-07:002009-05-07T18:02:56.344-07:00Learning Process<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBgGMNjPYqjLGJ8iJ67dUuk7Eydt4dzDkJy8616P2d58Hw18Qh_1IBtKyQRsjMf7UhwFbf4mW87hFwTUvhibScp0pYglSJ-99fg6_UiCkWWsb5Ms5DibiDF2B0xaFkkOeLi6kLPjwgHov/s1600-h/beginning+of+quilt.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333252261393232882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBgGMNjPYqjLGJ8iJ67dUuk7Eydt4dzDkJy8616P2d58Hw18Qh_1IBtKyQRsjMf7UhwFbf4mW87hFwTUvhibScp0pYglSJ-99fg6_UiCkWWsb5Ms5DibiDF2B0xaFkkOeLi6kLPjwgHov/s320/beginning+of+quilt.jpg" /></a><br /><div>so i've just started learning to sew- i mean a learned here and there along the way in life, but only in the last few months have i truly embraced sewing. years ago, before i knew anything about what to do, i decided i wanted to make a quilt. i didn't measure correctly, write things down, work things out mathematically etc...so the quilt i have still not finished is turning out quite hilarious. i didn't want all the work i did years ago to go to waste, so i'm in the process of finishing it, but here is what it is so far. sorry there is only one picture, my camera battery just died. once it's all finished, there will be more pics. :) </div>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975675639793701060.post-22739062445493082752009-05-06T20:09:00.000-07:002009-05-07T19:32:55.549-07:00May 6thi've always kinda wanted a blog...i have way too much to say all the time, and find that writing it down helps. :) i used to have xanga (the pre-myspace journal site)- until someone commented that she "lived and breathed off my xanga site". pretty much stopped after that. i was so dedicated to it...hopefully i'll be good about this one. :)<br /><br />today marks six years since my life changed in many ways. this is the day my family was given the news that my mom had pancreatic cancer and had less than one year to live. even though i've lived through this, i still cannot describe it accurately. there were feelings of sickness, anger, sadness, and physical pain on that day. i had no idea i could cry so much in one day till may 6, 2003.<br /><br />my mom had always been "the rock" of our family. she was the one with all the answers. so when suddenly we were told she would soon no longer be with us, it was devestating. over the course of the next 4 1/2 months, things got worse and worse until the inevidable. the memories i have during that time are both happy and sad. i got to spend precious time with a woman that showed me on a daily basis what it means to be a woman of God. she had more love in her heart that i have ever seen. i hope to be like her one day. there were also sad days. days i don't usually talk about. i don't really want to today. this day is hard enough without going there.<br /><br />i was 17 when my mom died. my little sister, kelby- who i adore more than words can express- was 4. it was very hard to know that she would not be blessed to grow up with out mom. in many ways i tried to step in and be that person for her. in most ways it was a very natural transformation for us. we had always been really close. people always told me i would be "missing out" on certain experiences. 2 years ago i moved out of the house so that i could have all those experiences everyone talked about. eh. i hadn't really been missing much. ;) i was happier being there with her.<br /><br />every year on her birthday, kelby receives cards from mom. when she was sick, she dictated to aunt debby, aunt kathi and myself of what she wanted to write in each card until kelby turns 18. they all went to the store and picked them out together. what an incredible woman.<br /><br />in 2 months, i'll be moving back home to be kelby's momma once again. i could not be MORE excited. i can't wait to fill the role once again. i want to be an example of a Godly woman to her. i want to be as much like my mom as possible, so that she won't be getting the short end of the stick. "it takes a village to raise a child" is soooo true. i tell ya, if it weren't for the village, kel would not have turned out the same! so many people have stepped up in her life and i am so grateful to them forever. the bryan family in particular always took on a lot with her. i can't wait to spend more time with my aunt debby. she's been the closest thing to a mom i've had in the last 5+ years. i'm excited to have kelby get to know her better and know that she and mom were a lot alike. when i spend the day with aunt debby, suddenly my mom doesn't feel so far away. it's always so nice.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">i just started reading "hinds feet on high places" for like the millionth time on sunday. i have not read it since my mom died. my aunt kathi, and maybe my aunt debby too, were reading it to my mom when she was sick. it was her favorite book. they didn't get to finish. it always made me feel sad so i didn't read it again after that. i sifted through my things the other day for it. it's her copy. i think i'm ready now. whenever i think about it, i think about my sister anna. it's something we would do. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">i miss my mom every single day. sometimes i just sit and let my heart remember her. i usually cry when i do this, but that's okay. it's not always a sad sobbing cry- sometimes it's just a "fond memory" cry.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">i don't wanna go on for too long so i'll keep this at what it is. i'll write more about my life these days in the days to follow, but i want today to stay about mom. sorry if it's all over the place. </span>Stacey Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724365217050617306noreply@blogger.com5