12/28/07
Convention Sign-Ups
To all my scrapbooking friends...I don't know if you noticed, but the sign ups for April convention in Mesa are January 9th. This year I reserved 2 hotel rooms. Classes are already posted if you want to see what's available go here. Let me know if you want to stay at the hotel so I have a head count as I always have something up my sleeve! Can't wait to see what everyone is going to take! Email me with any questions nayskers@hotmail.com.
12/21/07
Back Home
We made it! We're finally home! We pulled in late Wednesday night and have wasted no time taking care of our ever growing list of to-do's while we are here for a few days. Of course I got the after finals stress cold/sore throat and am trying to not let it slow me down. We've had a few set backs as far as our time schedule goes, but we're just gonna roll with it and accomplish what we can. It is VERY cold here! We're loving the 12 inches or so of snow that we got last night. It truly is a winter wonderland! We have the dreaded Christmas shopping to do down in Ogden tomorrow, but we're excited to just be in Utah where the snow makes it feel like it's really Christmas!
12/17/07
12/12/07
Mac Anyone?!
This is a really random, shameless plug to sell my mac. I just wanted to start with friends and family before I post this on ebay or craigslist. Back on May 18th I purchased a mac mini and I fell in LOVE! I could pretty much bare my testimony about how awesome macs are (especially for scrapbookers and kids). I didn't even turn it on until the end of August when the semester was about to start. The mac mini rocks because it is SO tiny (see pictures). The best part is, you can use all your old PC components like the monitor of your choice, or keyboard, or mouse. Here's MY problem. I need something a little more portable. I need to make an upgrade before next semester so I thought with Christmas coming around, I'd do a quick post. A few things. It isn't the brand new Leopard program (although I was told it's about $150 to upgrade). If I sell it to a family member or a friend I will leave my Photoshop Elements ($80 - which rocks because it is SO user friendly and I can do everything and anything I need to with pictures), and Office ($150), and Quicken ($60) on since it's already been downloaded. So on to the asking price...dun dun dun! Just kidding. I am asking $599. It's awesome though and I'm not getting rid of it because I want to. Again, I need something more portable. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me! nayskers@hotmail.com
12/10/07
FINALS
Lots of Dr. Pepper, take-out, snacks, pajamas, no sleep, stress...we'll emerge in a few days!
12/9/07
Christmas Photo Shoot
It was a success! I wasn't able to book an appointment with Sarah because she is one busy chicka, but my aunty Pam did awesome! Here is a sneak peak at the photos that will be included in our Christmas card this year!
12/6/07
Sinterklaas!!!
So as some of you may know Phillip's biological father is from the Netherlands. We have loved sharing the Dutch traditions, especially Sinterklaas. On December 5th we leave our wooden shoes out and Sinterklaas leaves little presents and treats. Since we were down here in Arizona and weren't really prepared, I figured we weren't doing it. Little did I know that my darling husband had a plan up his sleeve.
When I woke up I found a new pair of shoes stuffed with M&M's and the new Taylor Swift c.d. But they weren't just any shoes...they were bowling shoes! And of course there was a card to accompany this surprise. It said:
"You are invited to a royal 'ball' on the eighth of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand and seven at eight o'clock. As my princess and invited guest, you must wear your magical princess slippers in order to attend this ball. Remember that unlike fairytales, your magic does not end at midnight, but lasts as long as you believe."
Okay, can I say that I just love this man!
When I woke up I found a new pair of shoes stuffed with M&M's and the new Taylor Swift c.d. But they weren't just any shoes...they were bowling shoes! And of course there was a card to accompany this surprise. It said:"You are invited to a royal 'ball' on the eighth of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand and seven at eight o'clock. As my princess and invited guest, you must wear your magical princess slippers in order to attend this ball. Remember that unlike fairytales, your magic does not end at midnight, but lasts as long as you believe."
Okay, can I say that I just love this man!
12/4/07
Fresh & Easy
I've gotten a few emails from friends and family asking why in the world we are here in Arizona still and what is Phillip doing exactly. Here's the short version! He is working for the company he used to work for before we got married. They needed someone down here in Arizona to sort of "be in charge" of all the new "Fresh & Easy" stores going up in the state. We happened to be down here for my scrapbook convention and Time Out For Women. What we thought would be a few days of helping out, turned out to be 27 stores later! Since we've been here (September 12) he has done 6 stores. That kind of gives you an idea of how much more work he has to do. What about school you ask?! No need to fear! We've been able to do our last semester online, along with our next one.
On to the stores. They are so cool! Here is their website: www.freshandeasy.com. Four of them open up tomorrow morning (12-5-07)! I'm telling you, their prices are totally comparable, with a much healthier approach. I could go on and on about how rad their philosophies are and how much I heart their packaging (clean and simple), but I will let the press release do the talking! Go check them out!
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
Brendan Wonnacott
Office: (916) 554-3466
Cell: (310) 384-3833
FRESH & EASY NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET ANNOUNCES DATE FOR FIRST STORE OPENINGS IN ARIZONA
GROCER SET TO OPEN FOUR STORES IN MESA AND CHANDLER
PHOENIX, Arizona – Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market announced today the grand opening date and locations for its first Fresh & Easy stores in Arizona. The first four grocery stores are scheduled to open on Wednesday, December 5.
• Main Street & Ellsworth, Mesa
• Brown Road & Recker Road, Mesa
• Alma School Road & University Drive, Mesa
• Alma School Road & Elliot Road, Chandler
At roughly 10,000 square feet, these neighborhood markets are smaller than the typical supermarket to give customers a faster, easier shopping experience. In addition to offering a range of fresh&easyTM private label and national brand name products at low prices, Fresh & Easy also offers customers a selection of fresh, prepared meals.
“We are thrilled to bring our neighbors in Arizona fresh, wholesome food at affordable prices,” said Tim Mason, Fresh & Easy CEO. “Our stores in Southern California and Las Vegas have been very well received, and we look forward to serving our new neighbors here in Arizona.”
Fresh & Easy has gone to great lengths to ensure all its private label products contain no added trans fats, artificial colors or flavors, and use preservatives only when absolutely necessary. Deliveries will be made daily to each store to ensure all products are as fresh as possible.
Each Fresh & Easy store will employ approximately 20 to 30 people. The company interviews on-site at each store location, aiming to hire from the local neighborhood. Fresh & Easy intends all store employees will work 20 hours a week or more, and be eligible for comprehensive healthcare and other benefits. Entry-level positions will pay well over the minimum wage, starting at $9 an hour in Arizona, and offer a potential bonus of up to 10%.
As part of the company’s promise to be a good neighbor and steward of the environment, Fresh & Easy has committed to build LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified buildings, recycle or reuse all shipping and display materials and use environmentally friendly trailers to transport food. The company also invested in California’s largest solar roof installation on its distribution center in Riverside.
About Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is a local, neighborhood store committed to providing customers with fresh, wholesome food at affordable prices.
Fresh & Easy is a company of Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer and one of the world’s leading international retailers. Tesco operates over 3,200 stores across 12 countries and employing more than 400,000 people.
Tesco’s success is due in part to delivering a consistently strong customer offering on every visit and every transaction, and by focusing on the company’s core purpose: to create value for customers to earn their lifetime loyalty.
On to the stores. They are so cool! Here is their website: www.freshandeasy.com. Four of them open up tomorrow morning (12-5-07)! I'm telling you, their prices are totally comparable, with a much healthier approach. I could go on and on about how rad their philosophies are and how much I heart their packaging (clean and simple), but I will let the press release do the talking! Go check them out!
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
Brendan Wonnacott
Office: (916) 554-3466
Cell: (310) 384-3833
FRESH & EASY NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET ANNOUNCES DATE FOR FIRST STORE OPENINGS IN ARIZONA
GROCER SET TO OPEN FOUR STORES IN MESA AND CHANDLER
PHOENIX, Arizona – Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market announced today the grand opening date and locations for its first Fresh & Easy stores in Arizona. The first four grocery stores are scheduled to open on Wednesday, December 5.
• Main Street & Ellsworth, Mesa
• Brown Road & Recker Road, Mesa
• Alma School Road & University Drive, Mesa
• Alma School Road & Elliot Road, Chandler
At roughly 10,000 square feet, these neighborhood markets are smaller than the typical supermarket to give customers a faster, easier shopping experience. In addition to offering a range of fresh&easyTM private label and national brand name products at low prices, Fresh & Easy also offers customers a selection of fresh, prepared meals.
“We are thrilled to bring our neighbors in Arizona fresh, wholesome food at affordable prices,” said Tim Mason, Fresh & Easy CEO. “Our stores in Southern California and Las Vegas have been very well received, and we look forward to serving our new neighbors here in Arizona.”
Fresh & Easy has gone to great lengths to ensure all its private label products contain no added trans fats, artificial colors or flavors, and use preservatives only when absolutely necessary. Deliveries will be made daily to each store to ensure all products are as fresh as possible.
Each Fresh & Easy store will employ approximately 20 to 30 people. The company interviews on-site at each store location, aiming to hire from the local neighborhood. Fresh & Easy intends all store employees will work 20 hours a week or more, and be eligible for comprehensive healthcare and other benefits. Entry-level positions will pay well over the minimum wage, starting at $9 an hour in Arizona, and offer a potential bonus of up to 10%.
As part of the company’s promise to be a good neighbor and steward of the environment, Fresh & Easy has committed to build LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified buildings, recycle or reuse all shipping and display materials and use environmentally friendly trailers to transport food. The company also invested in California’s largest solar roof installation on its distribution center in Riverside.
About Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is a local, neighborhood store committed to providing customers with fresh, wholesome food at affordable prices.
Fresh & Easy is a company of Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer and one of the world’s leading international retailers. Tesco operates over 3,200 stores across 12 countries and employing more than 400,000 people.
Tesco’s success is due in part to delivering a consistently strong customer offering on every visit and every transaction, and by focusing on the company’s core purpose: to create value for customers to earn their lifetime loyalty.
12/1/07
No Hubby {Sigh}
So my hubby went back to Utah for the weekend to do some painting and install some shelving in our office. I am so incredibly grateful that his company was willing to fly him home so that he can utilize a free weekend before finals. I tried to make the best of my Friday night by hanging out with this crazy chick I like to call my best friend Sarah!
I tagged along with her to her wards Scrapbook Enrichment Activity where I busted out all 106 of these bad boys!
I have to say it feels great to get them done, but I'm a little disappointed in myself. I always have them 100% done (addressed, stamped, and stuffed) so they are ready to mail December 1st. I haven't even scheduled our photo shoot with Sarah yet and today IS December 1st. Oh well.
Today I spent the ENTIRE day packing up our belongings here at my moms and cleaning, organizing, and labeling her house (she has been begging me and with my obsession/OCD it was about time)! Phillip's company is putting us up in a hotel for the next few weeks and we will FINALLY being going home (can we call it home since we've lived there maybe 2 weeks and we've been here for 3 months?!) the 15th! Now for an update. There are 27 of his Fresh & Easy stores going up and he's only completed 6...which means we're coming back. We are so blessed to be able to take another semester online through Utah State so that we can live here. For all our friends and family, we will be back the 2nd of January and we're still working out the kinks for a place to live (they may just get us an apartment for 6 months or so). I promise to keep everyone posted.
Tomorrow I plan on chillin' with my dad and his family. Then I'll probably scoot on over to my grandparents house where I will stay the night and hang out with my aunt Sherlene and watch chick flicks! Then Monday morning my hubby will be back in town! Is it just me, or do the weekends fly by all too quickly?!
I tagged along with her to her wards Scrapbook Enrichment Activity where I busted out all 106 of these bad boys!
I have to say it feels great to get them done, but I'm a little disappointed in myself. I always have them 100% done (addressed, stamped, and stuffed) so they are ready to mail December 1st. I haven't even scheduled our photo shoot with Sarah yet and today IS December 1st. Oh well.
Today I spent the ENTIRE day packing up our belongings here at my moms and cleaning, organizing, and labeling her house (she has been begging me and with my obsession/OCD it was about time)! Phillip's company is putting us up in a hotel for the next few weeks and we will FINALLY being going home (can we call it home since we've lived there maybe 2 weeks and we've been here for 3 months?!) the 15th! Now for an update. There are 27 of his Fresh & Easy stores going up and he's only completed 6...which means we're coming back. We are so blessed to be able to take another semester online through Utah State so that we can live here. For all our friends and family, we will be back the 2nd of January and we're still working out the kinks for a place to live (they may just get us an apartment for 6 months or so). I promise to keep everyone posted.
Tomorrow I plan on chillin' with my dad and his family. Then I'll probably scoot on over to my grandparents house where I will stay the night and hang out with my aunt Sherlene and watch chick flicks! Then Monday morning my hubby will be back in town! Is it just me, or do the weekends fly by all too quickly?!
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