Our little adventure

I'm back from my awesome trip to Massachussetts AND New York! Pattie and I got to Mass. on Saturday morning and it was FREEZING! We went to Plimoth to see "the rock" and check out the sites. It was so beautiful but so super cold! We checked into our awesome hotel(that looks like a castle) and did our make n' takes. The next day we sold and were with a ton of companies such as Fiskars, Ranger, Autumn Leaves, Daisy Bucket, and more. (we were there for a rep show, representing My Little Shoebox) We left around 6pm and headed to my friend Amy Goldsteins in the country of upstate New York. She lives in this amazing 200 year old house! She is this AWESOME designer who has done books with Memory Makers and was the owner of Pink Martini. Also staying with us was Carolyn Peeler, designer for Melissa Frances. We went to a ton of places and stood in front of the awesome Hudson River. It was just breath taking. This is where it gets crazy. We left (plenty of time) to to the airport and all of a sudden...blizard! OMG it was the craziest car ride and started to freak out because we weren't sure if we could make our flight or not. I was driving 80 miles an hour super close to the steering wheel! So we missed our flight by less than 10 minutes!! wah! We made new flight plans and stayed across the street at a beautiful hotel. Got on our flight and then had to transfer...well we barely made that flight too because we had landed so close to the other flight. We BOOKED it to the gate! We got here around 2pm today. So that's my crazy but fun story! LOL

Here are some fun photos of our trip. Unfortunately, in no order. LOL

Pattie and I at Plimoth.

I was FREEZING!!!

Pattie on the road in front of Amy's house.

Pattie in front of Amy's house.

Amy and I in front of the Hudson River

LOVE this shot of Pattie and I

Another Pattie and I pic

THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!! The trip was a huge success for My Little Shoebox. I am really excited for the company. Our next trip for them is FLORIDA in October.

Hugs

Suzy West

Love these pictures!!

My niece Ashleigh is so stinkin' beautiful! I love these pictures of her that I took last week.

I love that she is so silly! I tell her I want to take a picture of her and she starts being super silly.

Sierra West Photography

Sierra is becoming quite the photographer. She has decided that this is what she wants to be when she grows up and truthfully, she could be. She has a great eye, centers everyone, and zooms in perfectly. These are a few pictures that she took of Paul and I on Easter.

To book your photo session call Sierra directly. LOL

Have a great day! Suzy

The younger ones...

Last week I brought the kids to work with me. It was fun hanging out with them, because I don't see them very much during the day. I get to hang out with Angel since she works with me but the two younger ones go to my parents house. Jeremy and Sierra said they wanted to take pictures with my camera. We got these really cute and funny shots.

My kiddos being slightly silly!

She's so stinkin' cute!

My little man who is a lot taller than me now. He's such a great kid!!

I love this shot! I love my kiddos so much!! I'm a lucky mom!

OHIO...My little Shoebox...Scrapbook Memories...24 hours....

So I just had one of the most fun experiences with my good friend Helen. Helen is the owner of My Little Shoebox. Her products are FABULOUS and we can't keep them in stock.

She was asked to do a filming for the show, Scrapbook Memories in Ohio, so we practiced filming and getting her prepared for this awesome show for about two weeks prior to going. I asked some of my design team members to create projects for them to be seen on tv and they did an amazing job!

We will be putting together a design team, so if you are interested please link me to your gallery, We would love to see your work. The official call will go out in the next month but we would like to see some of your work now. (hope that makes sense,LOL)

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our 24 hour trip....took off at 2pm here Sunday and arrived at 1am at our hotel. It was funny telling him we were checking out in less than 7 hours. We got up and started filming at noon. We were out of there by 2pm and got home at 11pm last night. CRAZY!!! LOL

This is me in front of the set of Scrapbook Memories.

Helen, Julie McGuffie, and I in front of the set.

It was so blazing cold in Ohio but a lot of fun!

I took pictures of Helen on the screen . I got to watch her film live. She did such a great job!

Stacy from Paper Crafts Magazine was there.

My good friend Wendy from Simple Scrapbooks was there too. It was so much fun hanging out with her. We had been meaning to pow wow but both of us have been so busy we didn't get to do any of that until we were in Ohio. It is so great to see where the magazine is going, they are working really hard to listen to their readers and put out a magazine that will inspire and teach. You will be seeing some amazing new ideas in their magazine so get your subscription!

Huge thanks to my girls Nichole King, Pattie Beltran, Michelle Tornay, Erin Yamabe, Krista Lund, and Rocio Duran for creating such beautifuly projects in such a short period of time!

Hugs, Suzy West

***sorry about the posting problem. Just fixed it and tested it myself, so it's working. Thanks for the scoop!***

Happy 60th birthday daddy!

SURPRISE!!!! We told my dad we were going to take him out to dinner for his birthday...yeah so not! We planned a surprise party for him. He was so thrilled...and surprised!LOL

We had ordered a ton of food.

We bought a pinata!!

We sang and got just a little excited over him blowing out the candles. LOL
A picture of my daddy and I.
I love you daddy!

I've been tagged...by ERIN!!

So I was tagged by my partner in crime...ERIN YAMABE

here’s the info:

Here are the rules…

Link to your tagger and post these 3 rules on your blog.

Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

random pieces of me-

1. Everytime I order a burger I always ask for NO Pickles because I don't like them and yet I'm allergic to tomatos and take them off MYSELF when I get it.

2. When I sleep I put a blanket over my body but must have one leg out. WIERD!

3. I get nausious for EVERTHING! My friends laugh at me because it's for stupid things!

4. I hardly where make-up (use to be a make up artist), but when I do I use everything including liners, bases, eyelash curlers, etc.

5. I can't go to bed with out watching re-runs of Will and Grace every night. I have a ton recorded for the weekends.

6. I've been on TV many times!! Including...talk show, reality show, news, shopping shows, etc.

7. I'm going to Alicia Keys and Jordin Sparks with Erin and Kristin!! Yippee!

Okay so I'm going to tag the following people....
Nikki,
Diane,
Sasha,
Celine,
Shell,
Dayami,
and Allison.

Hugs
Suzy West

Loving American Idol!!

OMG I am so loving American Idol this year!!! Normally I like the girls the most but this year, it's all about the guys!! I especially love David Archuleta!

He's is AMAZING!! If you haven't heard him sing, check him out here!!

First Week-Shop Around

Second week--Imagine

So lucky to have parents like you

I was uploading some photos to the computer and stopped when I saw these three pictures. I couldn't help but stare at them for quite some time, and honestly I was filled with such love for my parents that I began to get teary eyed.

You can see the love that my parents have for my grandson. They are like this with all the kids! These two have so much love in them that it literally bursts when we are all together.

My mom is so beautiful!! She's extremely humble and shy(I so didn't get that from her. LOL). She has spent the last forty years being an amazing mom to me and my two brothers!

My dad is literally the nicest person I know! He spews niceness and it's all real! He's totally funny too!! If he thinks there is a problem he's famous for calling family meetings!LOL
I love them so much and am blessed to call them my parents!!

Hugs, Suzy West

You know you're losing it when...

you start looking for a set of keys...
have everyone helping you find them....
hours have passed...
you sit down...
something is bugging you in your pant pocket...
and realize...
it's your keys!!! LOL
Yeah, I'm so losing it!! LOL

Here are a couple of layouts I did today. I love playing with Love Elsie products!!!

Have a great day!
Suzy West

Turning 21 again! N-O-T!!

My birthday was yesterday and it was so much fun!!!!

Christiane and Pattie bought a fondue pot and had tons of yummy goodies!

I received a lot of fun gifts

Christiane and Erin doing the bump!LOL

I was cracking up with Erin!!

Erin was cracking all night long!!
Maria and I!!
Pattie, Christiane, and I! I love these girls!!
Rocio, Erin, and I--it took 5 times of trying to get this shot! LOL
Thank you to everyone that made my birthday so much fun!!! It was such a nice surprise!

Hugs, Suzy West

Lots of emotions...

CHA was an amazing experience!! I've been to many of these events and I gotta say this one was one of my most favorite!! It was filled with laughter, amazement, creativity, and more!
As much as I loved seeing everything and ordering tons for the store, it was the girls that I was with that made the experience so wonderful! Erin was so funny! She had us cracking up the entire time with some of the things that came out of her mouth...literally!LOL
OMG Kristin was ROCKING!! She did an amazing job at making sure we got everything for the store and marking all the books. It so came in handy last night when we started doing pre-orders.
Oh and then there was the one and only Jenny Deal!!! Dude, you had me at Hello!! I've never, EVER, EVER seen someone so organized in my freaking life!! We called her the FINISHER. She completed the orders. The girl made phone calls, had us on time frames, made sure we made our appointments, and more!!! Man, everyone needs a Jenny in their lives!!!
We got to hang out with "MAINE!!!" It was so much fun seeing my good friend Jenn from Maine. She's one of the funniest gals I have ever met. She had us cracking up the entire time.

So the bad thing...
Angel found out that she miscarried while I was away. We tried to get an earlier flight but couldn't. She's being a trooper about it. I have tried to be really strong for her but gotta admit when the words, "I'm really sad and I need to cry but I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for me" came out of her mouth it made my heart drop.
Thanks to everyone who has called and emailed me. I really appreciate it. We all do.

So what's new?
I came home to a list of things to do a mile long. We have classes, crops, events, and tons more coming up. I so enjoy seeing everyone everday!!! Next week is my birthday. I can't believe I'm going to be 27...Oh wait...37! EEEK!! I'm going to celebrate with my girls on Friday night and go out with the family on Saturday! I can't wait!

I'm going to try to post some CHA pictures next week.
Big hugs,
Suzy West

The family is growing...

Guess who is going to be a big brother?

Angel and Christian are so excited!! They are expecting their second little one, of whom I think will be a GIRL!!! She is about 7 weeks pregnant.

Hugs, Suzy West

This past weekend...this upcoming weekend...

This past weekend was so much fun but as busy as it could get!!!

Friday we cropped. Saturday I went shopping with Erin. We got our eyebrows waxed, ate sushi, and went clothes shopping. I think went to work.
Sunday we had our annual garage sale and it was so CRAZY!!! People everywhere. We then had a cookie lee party. I went home to spend time with the kiddos and then went to bed.

This week we have classes, crops, and a trip to Anaheim! It's the CHA show. We are so excited! Kristin, Jenn, Erin, and I our headed up there on Saturday. I'm going to work the store for a few hours and then I'm outie!

Have a fabulous week!
Hugs
Suzy

Garage Sale!! Check it out!!!

We got tons of stuff!! We just finished setting up!! People are already waiting outside!!! COme and see us!

Annual Mechanics Garage Sale!!

Picture Me Perfect

Annual Mechanics Garage Sale

Sunday, February 3rd

12pm-2pm

Located at the store.

39199 B Farwell Drive

Fremont, Ca 94538

Our garage sale is so much fun!! Every year our design team gathers up a lot of their scrap items that they no longer use or have too much of and sell them at really awesome prices!!

This year we have a lot of kits, embellishments, tools, totes, stamps, and a whole lot more!

Cookie Lee Jewelry party

Sunday, February 3rd

3pm-5pm

At the store

Come and join us. Angel is going to show you a ton of brand new jewelry from the new catalog.

Hope you can make it!
Hugs

Suzy West