Things I am currently super excited about

The giant pop-up light box that I got from my father-in-law for my birthday. Its huge and awesome but folds down to teeny.

My new business cards and stamp that came in the mail yesterday!

Card design also courtesy of my father-in-law.

Being out at Persimmon Hollow one more weekend!

ARF's Peace, Love & Crafts the weekend after! I will be remind you a lot about this one. IT is out at the fairgrounds in the Central Park Hall building on April 9th and it is free to get in! Open 9a-5p, so you should definitely come visit me and Gleeful Peacock and Bohemian Romance and Bifftastica. Oh, and I will have some Ceasars Sweets in my booth in case you get a mid-show chocolate craving.

Oh, and the weekend after that there is this cool thing called Polishing the Pearl which I will get back to you with more details about. :-)

This new Raspberry Scone coffee I bought at Target. Yes, I happen to like Target's Archers Farms brand coffee.

Its thursday, which means its almost friday. The lovely weather man says the warm is supposed to be coming back starting today. Then tomorrow is supposed to be absolutely beautiful and it is supposed to stay that way all through the weekend and hopefully for the rest of spring, but you just never can tell.

A good friend moved in to my neighborhood and is having a house warming party on Saturday. Good friends and good food, what more can you ask for?

What things are you currently super excited about?

Comments

Amanda K said…

I also woke up and had the Thursday-is-almost-Friday thought. Having so much trouble being motivated this week! And we're having beautiful weather, so I'm looking forward to spending some time in the sunshine (as long as it holds out through the weekend!) Have fun this weekend!

March 31, 2011 at 12:00 PM

Maggie Louise said…

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April 1, 2011 at 6:45 AM

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