Late post... July Happy Mail

I love happy mail.  It's totally not about getting stuff for me.  Its's more about the anticipation of a letter in the mail.  But most of all, my favourite part of happy mail is dreaming and imagining what that other person is really like.  Blogs tell you some bits about them, their crafts, their family, but never the whole story.  I love to take what I know about my partner and dream them up in my mind.

That said, getting a suprise in the mail is fun too.  I put a lot of thought into what I think my partner would appreciate, and I love seeing what they come up with (with little money spent) for me.

In July, my partner was Tyler.  She sent me the biggest package.  It was so fun to open because everything inside was wrapped.

The inital opening of the package

Her gift to me

My favourite necklace

I was absolutely spoiled. I know that the last two pictures are blurry, but by the time I had downloaded them onto the computer, I had ate most of the candy, had used a few of the craft supplies, and had put everything else away.  Sorry!

Anyways, I'm off to walk our poochie, and then do some work.

Cheers,

Elisa

ARGH!

I just created a post, and had it delete on me!  Now I have to start again.  I was already feeling sorry for myself because I have a sore throat, and because my husband was "fixing" the computer last night and now we cannot receive emails.... we can't even open outlook.  I'm feeling so cut off from the world.

So instead of checking my email, I uploaded more of my journal pages to flickr, and took pics of the dog playing in her wading pool.

While going through my June photos, I realized I hadn't posted the photo of the happy mail I recieved from Melanie.  She absolutely spoiled me.  She sent me things that she enjoys.  I especially love the lip smacker.  I had never tried this type before, but am thrilled with it.  And who could complain about a Tim Hortons gift card.  I haven't used it yet, but I think I'll get an iced cap. Mmmmm!

I also realized I hadn't shown anyone the before and after shot of my hair.

Before (taken while out for dinner on my birthday)

(that's me on the right... lol)

After

I know, neither are the best shot of my hair, but it's the best I could do while holding the camera.  I was too lazy to set it to timer and find a spot to set it.  I'm in love with my hair colour.  I think it really makes my eyes stand out.  The cut is also so easy to do.  My hair dresser is amazing.

Well, that's all for now, after all this is the second time I've posted this today.  Hopefully this time it'll work!

Cheers,

Elisa

Puppy potty training not going as planned

Well, housetraining is not as easy as I had hoped.  We are still having accidents almost daily.  Sometimes we don't tell dad!  It's Roxy's and my little secret.... shhhhhh!

I love her no matter what.

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In other news, I received some of the best happy mail today.  My April happy mail partner was Casey AKA jerkcake.  She had read about the passing of our cat Lucky, and made me a new bunny friend named George.  Here's a shot of him.

And here's a shot of his bum.  Cute huh!?!

She brightened my day.

-Elisa

Happy Mail x2!!!!!

I got happy mail twice this week.  The first package was from the wonderful Alexz aka Bird Trouble.  I was so excited.  She spoiled me.  Here's two pics of what she sent to me.

She sent me this cute little book which I cannot wait to read, a vespa journal (so cute!), a eco-friendly cup cozy and a polaroid she had taken, that she had written some Bob Dylan lyrics on.  I love Bob Dylan.

Here's a close-up of the polaroid.  Isn't it fabulous.  Even my husband loved it, and he doesn't usually notice these kind of things.  I already have it up beside my window in my kitchen.

Then... today, I had more happy mail arrive.  This time it was from Tara aka sewtara.  She spoiled me too!  All this spoiling may go to my head... I better be careful!

Here's a some pics of what she sent to me. This first item is a cute little folded book that I am going to fill with some pictures of the loves of my life... my hubby, my bunnies and my kitty cat.  I think it'll work well.  It even says "meow" and has little mice in some of the polka dots.

Then she also got me these cute tissues, two frames (one is being glued as it cracked during shipping, but will be good as new in no time), a little pouch and this wonderful kermit the frog pin.  You did well Tara!

Thank you so much to both my wonderful happy mail partners. I hope you loved the treasures I found for each of you.

HAPPY MAIL

I almost forgot.... the highlight of my week. My happy mail from Sara arrived. She completely spoiled me.

I got candy (watermelon and chocolates... you can see we've eaten  almost all the chocolate), stickers, magnets, and cute little zippered pouch, ribbon and a ring.

This ring is gorgeous.  I love turquoise, so it's perfect.  AND... it fits my hand!  Yeah!  The challenge I have is that my fingers have gotten so thick because of my job (I'm a massage therapist).  It's like every muscle in every finger grew when I started school.  I can usually find larger rings, but finding gloves is a real challenge.

Anyways, happy weekend to all.

Cheers, Elisa

Relaxing Saturday

Sorry I've been away. Aside from owning my business and working a lot, I'm also a student, taking 2 online 4th year university courses. I'm exhausted. Today is my day to do a little catch-up and finish... I mean start a few assignments.

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This week our first big purchase of 2010 arrived. We actually figured out that it is our first big purchase as a married couple. We each had furniture and so we've never really needed to buy anything new.

We bought a fireplace (just an electic one) for our front living room. It's pretty cold in there compared to other rooms. We search and searched and this was the nicest one in our price range. It is from Sears. It was a snap to assemble too. It only took about 15 minutes. We were a little concerned about the wallpaper being too much, but for now I think it's okay. I've had the wallpaper up for 2 years, well before this room ever became our living room. I love it, but my husband doesn't share my enthusiasm. I might take it down at a later date. Sorry the picture is so bad... the sunshine was beaming in (YEAH!!!!) and I was in a bit of a hurry. My husband's grand plan is to buy a flat screen to put above it. I've dragged my heels, but I think he's going to win this battle.

I also love this little stool that I got just after Christmas. It was $15 from Winners. I don't know where I want to use it, but I love distressed look it has. I'm also really loving this green colour with all the black and white in my house. My husband, once again doesn't share my enthusiasm for the stool.

Happy mail also arrived for me from Sara aka mzsarajane. She sent me the greatest earrings in the world. They are handcrafted out of leather. They are from cotton candy cupcake. I absolutely love them. They are so me. The artists etsy store has many more colours and styles.

That's all for now. Must go and work on some school work. It never seems to end.

xoxo
Elisa