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Every year, I get soooooooooo nervous before the trip…. and actually DURING the trip.  But, after it is all said and done, I can’t stop thinking about how much fun it was!!!!! King’s River Expedition puts on an amazing program.  The staff/guides are absolutely amazing.

The water was crazier than I have experienced.  And because it was the first hot day on Friday, it melted a lot of snow and the 2nd day was even CRAZIER.  Here are some pix from the first day.

Group Shot:

Front Row: Nephew Anthoni, Me, Brother-in-law Damon

Back Row: Dawn (she popped out of the raft at one point going down the rapids), Brother Jay, Guide Jason (he was a rookie), Kurt

Here are some pix from the rest of the day.  You can click on the images for larger view!

Can’t wait for next time…….

Well, as I sit at Disneyland waiting for a parade, I am so excited for what the weekend has in store for us! :)  Today is a perfect day…. Sun is out…. I’m at the happiest place on earth.  They are having a victory for Kobe and the Lakers.  What could be better than Lakers AND Disneyland? Being from SoCal and being a sports freak, I grew up watching Magic Johnson and the Showtime Lakers.

Here is a pic from my birthday party last year…..

Then, after the parade, we are heading to go white water rafting.  You can see more pix from this blog post…..

Wish me luck and hope I get back in one piece!  LOL!  Have a great weekend everyone!

Today is a special day for one of my dearest friends. It is Taylor VanBruggen’s Birthday.  Not only that, but is the start for her new adventure of working on Taylored Exppressions full time. What an exciting adventure for her. I wish her all the success.  I know she will succeed…. she is one of the sweetest, most caring, hardest working people I know.  I will miss hanging out with her here in Southern California.  She has been my support system many a times.  I know that she is only a phone call/e-mail away, but I can’t imagine not seeing her pretty face every so often.  I will miss hearing my nephew call her “tay-or”.  MAN!  I’m getting teary eyed just thinking about it…..  Please be sure to stop by her blog and wish her a happy birthday!

I used some of her CUTE images from the  “For the Love of Cupcakes” stamp set.  I know how much Taylor loves cupcakes! :)  I used some My Mind’s Eye Paper with some Basic Grey Buttons.  I colored the cupcake with Copic Markers,  added some Cotton Candy Sparkly Fluff to the frosting and Glossy Accents to the cherry.

This was a fun cupcake sketch challenge.  Be sure to check out Taylor’s blog for the fun sketch.  And have fun playing along!

Wanna win this cool Blog Candy?

We have had the awesome opportunity to get to know Wendy Vecchi, artist extraordinaire.  She has an amazing stamp line with Stamper’s Anonymous called Studio 490. We are so pleased to be working with her to bring you some of the coolest art inspirations.  Please be sure to check out her blog here for the details to the contest.  And be sure to browse her blog for AMAZING inspiration.

As Wendy says, “Make Art”.