I'm a Jewelry Lady!!



4 pieces of Premier Designs jewelry that I own.



               I finally did it. I signed up with Premier Designs Jewelry and am officially a jewelry consultant. Yeah!!! If you haven't heard of Premier Designs, let me tell you it is some very pretty stuff. Some pieces I would go as far as saying, are stunning.  The jewelry is much prettier in person. I had trouble deciding on this company or another company and am hoping, in the very near future, to do both.

              I am so excited to finally be starting my business! And that's what it is, too. My business. I didn't realize when I signed up and paid about $430, that I was going to need so much business "STUFF". When you sign up for the price I did, you don't get any jewelry to start with.  I am going to be hosting my training show June 4th and am trying so hard to get as many people there as I can! If I can make a certain amount I can purchase a jewelry package that would be perfect in getting me started. Or at least buy a few pieces more than what I have already. A friend of mine so kindly said I could host her jewelry party and I don't have but 4 pieces of  jewelry to show. AAHHGG!

                  I just got my start up package today! It had some catalogs and order forms that I needed and lots of great info. on how to get started and get the most out of my business. I still need to get and do so much before my show and it is only 2 weeks away! I really need to get my wiggle on!

                  Well, I have hope that my training show will be a success. I don't know how I will do at it. I hate standing up in front of people and am usually shy. I have been working on my shyness though and I will do my best! I do so love jewelry and I do believe in this jewelry.

                  I can't wait to get my feet wet and I can't wait to be able to spend some time with some women and do fashion stuff. What fun!! One thing I know, is parties! I love 'em! I just have to remember not to go overboard on the prizes and even the games. Oooooohhh!! Maybe some themes might make the parties even more fun! Maybe.

We went "Camping"!

                       We (Rene, Sagan, Ayla, the folks and I) went "camping". If you can call what we did camping. The folks (Rene's parents) bought a pop up camper about a year ago and refused to use it without us, so we finally said "Let's do it".   
                    First the sleeping and bathroom situation was a pain in the bum!  I am not using a toilet with just a curtain around it just 1 foot away from where the folks are sleeping! So I had to wake Rene up in the middle of the night (just one beer will do that to you) and he and I had to walk across the grounds about 200 feet or more to go use the public toilets (which were very clean) and then back again. As for sleeping, the darn night light the folks needed to see when they got up to use the bathroom was down at the other end of the camper by our bed and was shining in my eyes all night long. It turned out to be very cold that night and we didn't bring enough blankets, so I was freezing! The camper has built in heaters under the mattresses that Rene turned on and warmed us up, but half way through the night I started feeling like a slice of bacon sizzling in a pan. And I woke up every time someone got up to use the bathroom. Even Dad wouldn't use the camper toilet and would get in his truck and drive over to the public toilets. Loud truck.  
                  Other then that it wasn't all bad, even with all my complaints. I got to relax a little and play games on my iPad (no one would play any board games with me) and we had 'KINGS INN' for dinner. If you don't live around here, 'Kings Inn' is a great seafood restaurant. They have this horseradish sauce that is just fantastic! And the firmest tomatoes to put the sauce on! Excellent salad and wonderful fried shrimp and fish. I'm getting hungry just writing about it!


My ping pong hubby



Sagan with his prize



                   Rene and I also got to play some Pool and Ping Pong! I haven't played pool in about 5 years! I love to play pool, so that is truly sad. And I have never played ping pong before. I wasn't very good but it sure was fun! Even Sagan "played" a little pool. He had a great time putting the balls in the pockets and watching them roll back to him. Ayla didn't want to come.



Sagan "playing" pool



Me playing pool!



                   Sagan and I had a birthday party of a friends little boy to go to. He had just turned 3 and Sagan and he are best buds. So we left just a few hours after getting to the camp site and drove back home and went to his party. It was dinosaur themed and the kids had a great time. Sagan won a stuffed triceratops and has been sleeping with it ever since.



Sagan's dino nose from party



                  The place we stayed is called 'Sea Wind'. It is gated and very clean. Only $25 a night and it has a game room (hence the pool table and ping pong table), a rec hall (perfect for a family reunion or wedding which was held while we were there), a skeet shooting range, a pond, a laundry mat, horse shoes, and lots of other fun stuff. So, yeah, I think I could go back there to "Camp" out.





Enjoying grandpa's watermelon





Ayla playing iPod



                 

Sagan pretending that this chair is a camera and is "taking" pictures of us. What an imagination!













Roasting Wienies and Making Smores

              I'm always  on the lookout for some fun activity the family can do together and this time I thought "Why not have a wienie roast and make Smores?" I had brought the idea up to the kids a week before and they couldn't wait for Friday to get here.  The Hubby got the fire going in the fire pit, while I got the food items together. I'll tell you, the kids had the BEST time! And this was a SUPER EASY and quick dinner. We had all beef hot dogs on buns and Doritos and then for dessert we made Smores. It is definitely not the healthiest dinner but certainly the most fun dinner we have had in a while.



"MMM GOOD!"



"I can do it by myself!"



              Ayla thanked us again and again saying "This was so fun! Thank you! Can we do it again soon?!?" Sagan had a blast being allowed to roast his own hot dog and marshmallow. Molly hated the whole expeirience because she had to be chained up (she's too hyper so she wouldn't be safe around the fire pit and was too tempting with all the goodies out on the table). She did get me feeling sorry for her so I gave her a little piece of hot dog to console her.

              I think this type of dinner would be fun for a get together. And we will be doing this again. Only next time it might be fun to find some good sticks to wittle into points for the hot dogs and marshmallows to roast on instead of the one roasting skewer. That way noone has to wait their turn.

Oh, clean up was a breeze! So fun and soooo relaxing!

           

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