Take It on The Run, Baby....

Do you guys remember this tune? It's by REO Speedwagon, one of my favorite rock bands growing up (yes, I am a by-product of the early 80s!). Guess what? We're going to their concert tonight!!!! Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited! We're going with our friends Mike and Sue. It's an outdoor concert at the State Capitol in St. Paul, MN, part of the city's 4th of July celebration. I think it's going to be so much fun! I still love listening to REO, to this day, so we're gonna have a blast! Four middle-aged adults rockin' out at a concert. What a sight that's going to be.....

Do you wanna know what we did last night? I think I deserve a Mother of the Year award (tongue-in-cheek). We took the boys to Valleyfair, an big amusement park here. I can honestly say I haven't been on a roller coaster for about 20 years! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of myself that I didn't cry, soil myself, or upchuck on any of the 4 different roller coaster rides they forced me on! Criminy people, I'm seriously too old for that sort of stuff, but I wanted to be a nice mom, KWIM???? The first ride we went on was the very first roller coaster the park ever had....it's so old and rickity I had serious reservations about stepping one foot on it. But if it's still running, it must be safe, right? Well, I'm happy to say we got off of it alive, but I seriously thought my boys (Hubby included) were going to soil themselves laughing at my hysterical screaming throughout our ride! Never, on any ride, did I open my eye to see where I was going. I was terrified!!!! All the jerking, sharp turns and loud noises did me in and I think I was in bed by 9p (no, I don't think, I KNOW I was in bed by 9p!), and asleep by 915p! Some of the worst jarring my body took yesterday was when we rode the bumper (bummer) cars....oh my gosh, someone came crashing into me and I could hear my spine go crunch!!!!!!!!!! In the end, we all had a great time, I think the boys were really proud of their old mom!

Well, I'm sure you want to see today's eye candy, mmmm???? Enough banter, you've got places to go and people to see, I'm sure. Well, you all know by now that Verve is having a Starry Card Challenge over at SCS to celebrate them becoming a new member company, don't you? Well, I decided to do another project besides the patriotic card I showed you the other day. Instead of a card, I made a floral arrangement (a REAL one) and made a little tag to go on the arrangement! Isn't it cute? It was so much fun and so different than making a card. I'll let you in on a little secret....when I was first married, I wanted to be a floral designer, not a surprise, is it, knowing how much I love flowers. What finally scared me away was the thought of not having a Saturday to myself for the rest of my life and not ever having a holiday to myself for the rest of my life! So, this project was an act of love for me!

I think it's time to go now. I want to go get some stamping done. Remember to leave me a comment on THIS post to win some blog candy!

Hugs,
Amy