...back in the saddle...

Hello friends, I am back after an extended absence, I have been fighting the funk (not an illness to be taken lightly), you know when no matter how many cupcakes you eat, how many Disney movies you sit through, and no matter how many times you get hugs and kisses, you just cant shake it?
I am still kinda down, but seem to be moving forward in the right direction.
All the best to all of you, until we meet again. h

Whats in a name???

(I lost my blogging mojo, and so this is what you get)
...I read a blog about a boy name Michael Long, it made me cry....


YOUR GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of real name plus izzle.) Helizzle



YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color and favorite animal) Yellow Fish


YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME : (your middle name and street you live on/orneighborhood if it's a number) Marie McGregor



YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2letters of your first name) HelBre



YOUR SUPERHERO/CRIMINAL NAME: (Your 2nd favorite color, and favoritedrink)
Pink Latte


YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your lastname, 1st letter of your last name,2nd letter of your moms maiden name ,3rd letter of your dads name, 1st letter of a siblings first name, and lastletter of your moms first name) eebuape



YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (parents middle names ) Roberta Baptiste


YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one of your pets). Black Tiara


YOUR HOOD NAME :....first 3 of your first name and add -iqua...) Heliqua

Five days into the new year... and I did it

Hey there bloggy friends, guess what....

I GOT A LIBRARY CARD TODAY!!! My first since I was in HighSchool.

Books and Beyond!!!

OK so we all know I have an addiction.....

So I am thinking of what my reading goals for 2009 should be and I came up with a good one.

I need to get a magic little card, but then my goal will be to read books from the library.

I will of course review, and post each of them here at my book shelf!!!!

Yes, that's right, I said READ books from the library.

So the goal is to read 52 books from the library, and to only purchase one book per week. (that puts me at over 100 titles... add those to the books I have on my shelfs I have not read... and maybe we will actually save money! If I check a book from the library and borrow a book from a friend, read a book from my shelf, and then buy just one book, I will have plenty to read (4 books per week)... and still save some money!

If you have not joined in yet, please click on the link to get to My Friend Amy's Blog now. :)

On your MARK!

Who loves MARK?

no... not that mark, though he is pretty to look at!

how about AVON mark?
the hipper, younger new line from avon...

My friend APRIL is a Avon girl, and she has the hook up to this awesome cosmetics line...
so check out her blog, and join in her give away.
Make sure to tell her Mrs. Cupcake sent you!

2009....1:34pm

Well 2009 is here, so guess that means time to look back on the highlights of 2008.
let's go by month and keep it simple. When you look at it that way... it was pretty LOW KEY {:o)

January- 'rang in the new years with max. started dating, and began attending New Life.

February- our first valentines day, an adventure to Alkatraz, and yummy dinners at the Melting Pot

March- went trip to Disneyland, and standing by Snow Whites Wishing Well- WE GOT ENGAGED. 3/4/08

April- August- our lives were saturated with plans for a wedding....

September- WE GOT MARRIED 9/20/08

October- I discovered TWILIGHT, and wow what an amazing book series

November- Mr&Mrs started celebrating the holidays.

December- Merry Christmas friends, wow the holidays were FABULOUS

Dec 2008- Jan 2009 Rang in the New Year drum sticks blazing, playing rockband with my friends and family!

Resolutions for 2009

• Spend time together in weekly prayer together
• save $2000 towards our 'barbie dream house
• pass all my classes
• spend at least 30mins in daily exercise
• remember to put God first

-may your new year be filled with family and friends and fun!

• remember to smile at a stranger everyday
• do a random act of kindness every change you get

Honey, I need your help....

Hello Bloggy Friends,
Thank Goodness I have all of you in my life. I have a huge confession to make, and this was the first place I could think to share. I have a problem, a huge problem...I have severe depression, and when I get into "funks" I spend WAY too much money. I am recently married, and just learning to live in WE-ville, the first step was learning about money. I have no respect for it, never have... and I am pretty sure it will be a long time before I ever will.
Since we lost the baby, I have spent over $500 on books, knitting supplies, scrapping supplies... and lots of other crap... Since we lost the baby I have spent almost every dime I have made, not to mention a little extra of his income... which becomes a problem since we are behind on utillities since I "forgot" to pay them in November and December.
Last night I finally admitted to my husband what I have been doing, and let him know that I needed help. I make pretty good money, but you would never know it since by the time I get paid again, I have already spent it all on books, yarn, scrappy supplies, and in general crap! His income was being stretched to cover all of our house expenses, and then yesterday I realized that WE need to work together, if this (US) is going to work.
We had a long talk last night.. he was loving, and understanding, and I feel very reasonable. I will still be taking my knitting class, but when I buy the supplies he will go with, to make sure their are not too many impulse extras. We discussed the reasons I spend, and the ways to help limit it
and my new spending rules are as follows.
I get $100/week to save/spend/or build oragami with (no questions asked).
The balance of my paycheck is to go to family bills, and to make sure this happens we are having it Direct Depositied into an account I can not get into. After Six months we will re-evaluate.
This is a big step for me, not to mention how hard it is going to be... I am going to need all teh support i can get. Please pray for us, as I learn to control this dangerous addiction, and repair my brandnew marriage.