Welcome to the Jungle...

So, I'm planning a baby shower.... a jungle themed shower.... for 150+ people.

Ideas.....

Diaper cake.... So cute!


Small cake option 1

Small cake option 2
(I'd use better animals, those look like a 1st grader colored them)

A basic over-all of the colors/theme I'm goin for.

I'm not very good at this whole kind of thing, so tonight I'm going to take my sister & mom shopping to buy supplies for the invitations, and price the decorations and whatnot.

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Last night was alright...
The talking portion went well, he got me my favorite Ben & Jerry's (Red Velvet Cake), but I forgot it... so I ended up running back over to grab that and my Kindle, and we hung out some more. Things are becoming a lot less awkward and overall I think I'm doing better with myself when I'm alone.
Headed back to my mom's house, where I spent the rest of the night watching Pretty Little Liars, eating ice cream, and cuddling up in a big warm blanket. Went to bed pretty early, which ended up being a good thing, because around 2 I woke up and got sick, then again around 3, and again every hour until I woke up for the day at 7. I think I either ate something bad or am just getting sick. Had toast for breakfast, and so far, so good, so I'm hoping I'm okay. J has told me I need to go buy a pregnancy test. Reminder ~ I have a Mirena, but I have been having some weird stuff going on lately, so I'll be doing that tonight... It would be my luck to be in the small percentage of people it fails on, so cross your fingers lol.

Thanks to all you lovelies who have commented and given me your support. It truly has helped, in a time when most of my friends are apparently just non-existant in the real world, at least I know I have a group of people somewhere who are there for me.

<3

Brains...

The very beginning....
Approximately 5 years and 10 months ago,
our first date.

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Last night after work, I went "home" and started packing up my clothing and other necessities. I didn't anticipate how much it was going to suck. I folded clothes (and cried), I packed up hoop making supplies (and cried), I folded his clothes and stacked them up (and cried). I packed up the dog's food, dish, toys & then got her on her leash (and cried). He carried my stuff out to the car, then put his arms around me, kissed my forehead, kissed me (and I cried). I spent the night on my mom's couch, reading, while my sister & mom were both sick (they went out for tacos -- apparently bad tacos), we watched Secret Life & The Lying Game. Then it was time for bed, and my mom let me have hers (she prefers the couch, since she has been sleeping alone for almost 3 years now). My brain wouldn't shut off... I texted him goodnight, he texted me goodnight... And off to sleep I went.

....Until 2:40 AM when our dog-ter woke me up... She kept going to the door. She was looking for him. Then she would nudge me and bark. I texted him, she misses you, she keeps whining and barking. And he told me he had just gotten home from a concert with his friends, he didn't really have fun, but that he misses us too. Then another goodnight text. Goodnight texts do not compare to goodnight hugs or goodnight kisses. I am not really a fan. Then I wake up this morning and realize my work shoes are at "our house", and I cannot work in flip flops. So I go to the house, let myself in and find him sleeping on the couch.... I tell him, hey I just needed my shoes, I'm going to work, bye... He says, bye, I love you, and motions for a kiss. My heart cannot keep breaking like this. However, I am not one to turn down an offered kiss, so I give him one, and walk out the door.

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Tonight, we have to meet and discuss bills. Bills are all in my name, bills are all paid by me (with both our money)... He doesn't know what to do with bills. So tonight I get to go over, show him the budget, and the new adjusted budget (which includes a lot less of, or none of my money -- 2 scenarios). My thoughts are this -- if we're really going to try to make this work, then I shouldn't withdraw all of my money from the situation, I shouldn't make him go broke trying to make ends meet, right? I am going to cancel "my" cable channels -- HBO, Showtime & Starz (I can watch Weeds, The Big C, and True Blood at my mom's). My thoughts are that since this is temporary, I plan to be back in that house by the beginning of November (as much as I want to meet my nephew, I refuse to live in a house with a squealing newborn). That gives us 2 months to work through issues and if 2 months isn't enough then maybe we shouldn't stay together.

*Sorry for anyone who doesn't want to read this. I have no one/nowhere else to vent. Everyone in my life has absolutely no understanding on where I'm coming from. My friends are all the queens of shit relationships, so their advice is to find someone new (as if that works for them all the hundreds of times they try!) and to do it as soon as possible. If I lose a follower or two, sorry, but this is my blog, and right now my life is completely consumed no matter how much I don't want it to be.

What's been goin on???
.....

• 
  
  I'm 24 now, as of yesterday.
  


• 
  
  Had a pretty sweet weekend, despite a lot of storms in my life.



• 
  
  Friday, I stayed home with J and we watched TV and snuggled and talked.



• 
  
  Saturday, we laid in bed all morning like old days, and talked more.



• 
  
  Saturday evening my good friend had a little get together for me (all girls, woo!) and that was nice. Drank a little but didn't catch a buzz at all (boo!)



• 
  
  Yesterday, slept in with J til ONE!!!!!! Woo hoo! Mind you, I woke up early and did some laundry, but then went back to bed :)



• 
  
  We went to see Planet of the Apes, and I about balled my eyes out. I knew there was going to be animal testing, and had prepared myself, but wasn't prepared for the extent of the cruelty shown in the movie. (I was under the impression that the testing portion would be a small part at the beginning, not all the way through.)



• 
  
  In the evening, I headed to my mom's house, where we grilled out, and celebrated myself, my best friend & another good family friend's birthdays. Sooooo much good food, and then to top things off, my sister made each of us our own cakes, PLUS, bff's mom made us a cheesecake. So basically we were spoiled.
  
  All three of us, notice, those 2 are both pregnant right now, I'm the only one left.
  Oh and my little bro in the background being a silly kid as usual ;)
  


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  We stopped at Borders after the movie (I know, I'm outta order here), and I bought myself 4 books. Two random chick-lit books, Nic Sheff's "We All Fall Down", and "My Booky Wook 2" (only bought 2 because it was 60% off, and I knew I wouldn't find it cheaper) So today I got on Amazon and bought My Booky Wook so that I can read both!
  


• 
  
  Ended the weekend at home, in our bed, watching Jersey Shore, things couldn't be any better than that ;)

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So while this post may make it seem like things are figured out, we're still just trying to figure everything out. Tonight after work, I'm going to go home and pack up the stuff I need/use the most to take to my mom's house with me, where I'll be staying for the next month or so. After the past few days, I have 150% faith that we will make things work. So we are just going to take a break, take things slow, turn it down a notch... Spend time getting to know each other again, go on dates, hang out, but not live together. We've been living together for 2.5 years at this point, but J was only 18 when he moved in, so I understand needing some time. We're renewing our lease, I'm keeping most of my stuff there, because I can't afford storage and have nowhere to put it at my mom's house. The cruise can't be cancelled, or else we'd lose about $500... and we can't justify that at this point, so my fingers are just crossed that we do work things out, and that we will be able to go. So if you'd all do me a favor and cross your fingers for me too, that'd be amazing!

Have a great Monday & a great week! :)

Favorite Colors*

Heyyyy alll....

I just signed up for another amazing Mamarazzi swap!
She is one of the best hosts out there (maybe the best),
and I'm always happy to be able to join in .

The last time I joined, I met super amazing Miss Angie,
who has since become one of my favorites in the world (blogging & real life included)!

Anyways, click the picture, check her out & follow her blog!
She's the perfect mix of meme's, giveaways, personal posts, funny & mom blogger!
Can't wait to find out who my partner is this time
& go shopping!!!

PS ~ my favorite color is GREEN...
What's yours?!

XoXo

Emotional Blank.

I think it's time for me to take a little break...
I don't know if it'll be a few days, a week, a month...
I don't think I could go longer than a week though.

I will still read, I just can't weigh down the world with my sadness by putting it into words.
I've never been so full with sadness.
After spending 3 days thinking things were going to work out,
I was rudely awakened this morning when I found out that it wasn't...
At least not right now.

We both need to go out on our own paths and figure out if we're really what we want for each other.
I believe in my heart that we are perfect for one another and if he tries to date other people, I think he will see that too.

My time is going to be spent focusing on me.
My business, my life, my problems.
I need to get right with myself and then I'll see what happens.
I refuse to fall apart...
I have to hold it together.

Hope Floats...

"Love is fragile, and we're not always the best caretakers.
We just muddle through and do the best we can.
And hope this fragile thing survives against all odds."
~Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

Dropped.

I feel like someone just took my world, picked it up & shook it, then dropped it. And I was left there, wondering what I was supposed to do next...

I think J and I are done... I don't know, even typing that out I don't believe it. I've spent the last 6 years of my life with him and I'm supposed to just feel like it's over with one sentence?

Then to make matters worse, I asked him for one last hug... and then he ended up sleeping together with me all night, holding me.... And then this morning I told him I wanted to talk before work, so I'm not sitting here wondering all day.. And he told me he felt like I didn't love him anymore, and that if I did, I wasn't good at showing it. I was floored. He said the way I am acting now he believes I love him... and he loves me. And I asked what if he missed me, and he said he will always miss me, and always love me.

Then I go to leave for work, after crying for another hour, and he says goodbye, I love you, and kisses me. I asked if he wanted me to get groceries after work, since we had no food. He didn't know. We have 1 month left in our lease, which I was planning to renew, but we need to talk tonight and decide what the best course of action is. If he doesn't want to be with me, I don't want him to be with me. But he acts like he does.... so just cross your fingers for me.

[ps] the blog is on invite only for now.
a few ladies i couldn't figure their email out, so if anyone asks you, please tell them to email me [haleyrenaexx@yahoo.com]

& wish me luck....

So We Meet Again...

Monday, oh Monday.... Back to work... Blech!

My weekend was probably one of the best "at home" weekends I've had in quite a long time!

Friday, got home, got cute and headed to a local club to catch a bunch of my friends & my cousins bands playing. It was a greaaaat night, I drank a little bit (which isn't normal for me) and had a really ADD buzz goin on! We headed home around 2 and all passed out around my house together lol.

Saturday, was lazy all morning, and then picked up my sister & headed to my friend's son's birthday party :) We got him a mixed bag full of stuff, and he opened it first, fell immediately in love with his Toy Story dinosaur flashlight that roared, and didn't want to open anything else! His parents even got him a guitar, but it didn't rate over the flashlight ;) Same thing happened last year, when we got him a Big Wheels motorcycle. What can I say? My presents rock! Afterwards, I made some dinner for J and I, and we spent the evening relaxing around the house!

Sunday, I woke up and went to see my middle sister before she left for college (sad!). After that, I went home and cleaned my heart out alllll day! Also did about 8 loads of laundry. I'd been slacking, with the weekends out of town our house was getting pretty neglected. All that's left to finish now is organizing my craft room, which basically looks like tulle, beads, hemp, hoop tape & random clothes have exploded in there... Ugh. Took my Papa shopping, then made a nice steak dinner for when J got home from work :) After that I finished reading Baby Proof by Emily Giffin, and then started Secret Society by Tom Dolby. I have recently been in love with Giffin's work, and I could NOT put down Secret Society. I read 300 pages of it last night, only a few more chapters to go! I passed out while J was showering, with the book on my chest. (Oh I reverted back to reading all the paperback books I had bought before the Kindle, about 8 to go before I can use my Kindle again!)

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I'm working on building my inventory back up in the Etsy shop, I'm down to 2 items. I debuted some stuff on my Facebook but it has already been being bought! Can't complain! :) I am looking to really expand over the fall & winter seasons, hopefully get some new customers & keep my regulars coming back for more!

=]

Picture Vomit.

Life has been nothing to write about the past few days,
I'M BORED!!!!
Have a show to check out tonight, was supposed to vend but blah,
everything that could've went wrong yesterday did...
And now I'm just going to go & have fun!

Here are some of my favorite pictures...

Have a great weekend!

My Papa and I.
I take him shopping once a week and he's the best grandparent I have! :)

A few years ago...
I love windblown pictures :)

RW2011...
Artists making art.

RW2011
The.woods.

I am getting this for my sister's baby...
How can one resist things like this?!
I can't!

Rootwire, Part 1

Alright, I've borrowed some pictures from friends on FB, as well as B.Hockensmith Photography to show a bit of what I experienced at RW2011. BHP's photos are watermarked as such. So far he only has Thursday day/night and Friday day pictures up, so more will be coming! PLEASE check out his photography! He is amazing, and I am always in awe of the festival pictures he posts.

Vendors row ~ my hoops were for sale somewhere in the middle :)

Beautiful signs reminding people to respect our environment.

This was the man-made nest that I wanted to hang out in,
Never got my chance :(

More handmade bits of goodness
"every inhale is a fresh beginning...
every exhale is letting go"

RAGE! Dance tent during Papadosio Thursday night

This was the view towards the main stage/vending/food,
from near the dance tent.
BEAUTY.

I was in love with this painting all weekend.
You can check out her work here.

Installation art on the hill ~
lots of beautiful paintings on cubes, awesome during the day, lit up at night.

Saturday night, during Dosio ~
Lifting of the sky lanterns...

This is just a small portion of what went up,
I've been trying to find a better picture of them in the sky,
since my camera SUCKS!

I will hopefully continue with part 2 tomorrow or the next day,
I've been spending my time outside of work creating more beautiful jewelry to sell!
Tonight, I'm cooking some dinner for my mom, sister, brother, J and I. :)

Love.

Big, Fat FAIL!

Well.... at least in blogging! I still haven't had a chance to upload or resize my pictures from Country Concert, Big Up, Rootwire, and a few other things. So maybe sometime in the next few weeks I'll just do a photo dump! Life has been crazy & chaotic, but in a GOOD way!

Friday I spent the evening with my good friend who was in a motorcycle accident a couple weeks ago! She was kid free, and we just spent the evening talking and watching chick flicks. J had went to a concert with his friend, and I didn't want to stay home being lonely! It was nice to catch up!

Saturday was the perfect day! I slept in til a whopping 8AM, then I got started on laundry & dishes. I took my grandpa grocery shopping and we took a little car ride out in the country ~ it was a beautiful day! Then spent the afternoon hanging out with J and a few of the guys, until I had to head out and have lunch with my grandma at a family reunion on her husband's side! Then I picked my sister up from work, and we headed to my BFF's house to have girl time! Her husband even kept their son, so it truly was girl time, for the first time in a looong time! We went to the mall, then BDs Mongolian BBQ, which is a pretty cool place to eat ~ basically a buffet with raw meat, noodles & veggies, you mix up what you want, then they grill it for you :) I loveee it because I get to eat lots of shrimp, my favorite! :)

After girl time, we headed home, and I waited for J to get off work, with one of my drunk friends :) After he got home at 11, we headed over to my little brother's 22nd birthday party, which was pretty interesting. lol. Beer pong & loud music & silly drunk girls. How could anyone think that was fun. My favorite part of the night was when he told me "I really don't like parties like this anymore, I just want the music turned down and the girls to shut up. I must be growing up"... Awww. I walked home around 2, and ended up getting stuck by a train (we are surrounded in my town), then it started raining. Luckily one of my bro's friends drove up and gave me a ride! I let J stay and party with the boys, I just wasn't drinking so I couldn't handle much more. lol.

Sunday was pretty fun too! I slept in til 10:45 ~ HALLELUJAH! Mind you, I didn't go to bed until after 3, but sleeping in is a success period! I got some more household chores done, and then picked up my sister from work so we could shop for tie dye supplies. Spent the rest of the afternoon tie dying onesies for her baby & some friends. I made some dinner and then spent the rest of the evening on the couch, with cramps! BOO!

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My week is going to consist of work, hemp work (I have a gig Friday, and I have like zero inventory right now), family dinner at MY house tomorrow (means I need to clean off the table tonight so we can have dinner & then smoke a hookah), then Friday's gig. Saturday if I have enough inventory, I'll be doing the market and possibly a double date with one of my close friends & her new guy! I hope my week goes as quick as my day so far has been going. Halfway over & I feel like I just got here!

Woot~Woot!

Slacker.

Yes, I am a major slacker. One post this week (two if you count this pointlessness).

I promise ~ pictures are coming, of the entire summer. I have heartburn like sooo bad, it hasn't happened for months and now I feel like I may throw up my heart onto my desk. I hope it goes away... if not, I'll take a magic pill before dinner. I'm making steak stir fry. Be still my heart!

This weekend I'm gonna take things easy, fill my life with cleaning my house, building my inventory, and Saturday my sisterrr and I are going to have lunch & talk time with my best best best friend, haven't seen her since the day after she lost the baby in June, and I miss her too much. Whenever we do lunch we just talk and talk and talk, they keep bringing us more drinks patiently, or else impatiently ~ wanting us to leave. But we tip well. lol.

So until tomorrow, goodbye, and sorry for being a slacker. I'm just trying to transition back to the real world, where everyone doesn't smile & say hi... where there isn't 24/7 music... where people don't know what dub step or hooping or quiet peacefulness means... and it sucks.

EPIC.

Okay, so I basically had the most amazing weekend everrrr... like I knew I would :)

The bad part ~ my camera apparently has some sort of malfunction going on, so 75% of my pictures disappeared from the memory card. No idea how I can fix it, or why it happened. So I guess maybe it's time for a new camera. Urgh. I am going to work on borrowing other people's pictures the next few days so I can show you guys how amazing it was.

Thursday
I tried to sleep in, which I shoulda known wasn't happening!
We got all packed and ready to go, and hit the road a little behind schedule, with plans to stop and get food & anything else we needed on the way. Once we got there, we stopped to get searched, and then my car wouldn't start back up. Yep, the battery was dead-dead, like I needed a new one. So we just pushed my car to a parking spot & decided to worry about it later! They told us the back woods had already filled, so we got to camp closer to our car, in a little clearing, which was actually perfect! We got all set up, and then caught some shows at the main stage & dance tent. Also took a quick stroll through the art section and saw the NEST!!!! :) I hit bed early, like 2, and slept like a rock!

Friday

Friday morning, the sun was HOT!!!!
We got breakfast, and hung out in the shade for a few hours... then we sat on a trail selling treats with our friend who came with us. Friday was just a hothothot day, but we dealt with it. As soon as the sun went down, we got ready for night, and ended up at the stage for most of the night. Got to see quite a few great bands, and then headed to the dance tent, and spent the rest of the night dancing... dancing, dancing, dancing. My legs hurt. lol. For once in a lifetime, J was ready for bed before me, at 4, but I went with him anyways cuz I knew I needed some sleep!

Saturday
Slept in!!!! Ahhh... until the sun shined in and woke us up! Spent another day dodging the sunlight, and as soon as evening hit, danced alllllll night! Went to bed around 4 again, and then had a funny/shocking rude awakening shortly after... J had dropped me off to bed, then later I wake up to him saying "hey dude, you can't fucking sleep in here. get the fuck out"... I'm like "HUH?!" ... WELL, one of our friends had brought a kid to the fest with him, and we showed him a really good time, and then let him pass out on our lawn chair. At some point in his stupor, he got into tent & into the bed with me (different blanket, like 2 feet away, but still!). I wasn't worried or anything, but J was like "all I knew was that if you woke up with some random dude in the bed you woulda freaked!" And he was definitely right. It was hilarious the next morning he apologized like 100 times and was so red. He was just a kid, well like 18-19, and was outta his head, so I was fine with it. But I was glad I didn't wake up to him in bed with me! lol.

Sunday

The last day (for us! the music didn't end til Sunday at midnight). I woke up at 10:30, and J was just going to bed. So I sat around with our friends/neighbors and just talked all morning. Then they hitched me a ride to Wal*Mart to buy a new battery (over $100, seriously?!). I got back & changed the battery, with an hour of headaches because I forgot there is a "hold down" bolt... basically wanted to kill someone. Then woke J up to start packing... AS SOON as we headed to vending to pick up eveyrthing that hadn't sold, it started torrentially downpouring. I mean bad wind & rain ~ people's tents were blowing away with all their stuff inside! So we hid out under my friend's canopy until it slowed down a bit, then started packing the car. We hit the road 4 hours behind schedule (thanks to the battery snafu, the rain, and J being a sleepy pants because he partied all night), so we didn't get home til close to midnight, he had to get up for work in 4 hours, and I had to get up in 6. Luckily for me, my boss is my dad, so I texted him and said I'd be an hour late, therefore I got an extra hour of snooze time! Mwa ha ha!

THAT ladies & gents, was my weekend :)
I hope all of yours was just as beautiful!

Nothin Wrong With...

a little shameless self-promotion!

By now, you all know that I live, breathe, and make hoops!
What I sometimes forget to mention is that I do a lot of other crafty stuff as well.
I actually started doing just jewelry,
but added hoops when my BFF/hoop maker moved across the country last June.

*This is not a ploy to get any of you guys to buy from me, or to drum up more business.
More of a showcase of what I do, what I make & my overall style.

So for those of you who may be interested,
here's a small taste of what I do/who I am :)

Custom gemstone cluster
*hippie bling* rings
made with a wide variety of stones

Hemp & charm earrings

Fully custom, collapsible
travel hoops.
They fold down into this size, and expand into a normal hoop!


Fully custom,
decorative hoops
(this one is actually a glow hoop too!)

Pre-Made
Hemp necklace, with UV green pendant
& gobstopper accent beads,
one of my personal favorites

Pre-Made
*amber is the color of your energy*
necklace, featuring
amber agate slice w/music note,
wooden accents

Pre-Made
Black Galaxy Swirls necklace
with wooden accents

If you're interested in my work,
Please "heart" me on etsy &
"Like" me on facebook!

*Facebook fans get sneak peeks, first offers for sale, & I just started doing a "sale of the day" to get rid of some of the stuff I have had in inventory for awhile!

August Goals*

Welcome, August!
My favorite month!
My birthday month!
A month of celebrations, summer & FUN!

Oh and of course, I'll tell ya my goals for the month,
which I forgot to do in July!

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  Start doing Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, again.


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  Read at least 5 books, I'm back on the bandwagon, with 5 finished in July.


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  Spend more time with my best friend & a few other friends.


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  USE MY SEWING MACHINE!!!!


• 
  
  Start scouring the web for great wholesale deals, so that I can build up inventory for next summer!


• 
  
  Start searching for the perfect venue for hopefully the first of many Knotty Fests to come!


• 
  
  Sell at least 10 hoops


• 
  
  And perfect the 4 piece travel hoop, as well as the infinity hoop/minis.


• 
  
  Turn 24 and live like I'm dyin!
  

Short list, but August is my birthday month,
I usually just celebrate and have as much fun as I can..
Starting NOW* I'll be at my favorite festie of the year til Sunday at midnight, then heading home :)

What I'm Lovin Wednesdayyyyy

One last post before I leave you all until Tuesday :)

I am basically just spending my time these past few days broiling in anticipation of this weekend.
I DIE OF HAPPY, I DIE!
I promise I will take a copious amount of pictures,
I always say I will & don't, but this festival deserves to be shown to the world!

Fire arts. I am so excited to check things out this weekend,
A girl I know online may posssibly be letting me try her fire hoop
(if I can work up the balls)
If I do, I will make J take photographic evidence for me!

THIS IS A NEST!!!!!!!!
A nest that will be set up this weekend, with a fire & lovely surroundings,
open to everyone.
I am a bird stuck in a human's body, what's not to love about a human sized nest!?

THIS DRESS ^^^^^
I would rock the shit out of this dress!

LED HOOOOOPS!
I'm hoping to sell my LED and buy a new one,
checking out a few this weekend from a troupe of local hoopers :)

Never Have I Ever, book #2 in "The Lying Game" series,
I got it yesterday when it came out, and am 57% done with it!
(Thanks to Kindle, I know that for a fact ;)) LOL

This guy makes amazing art with JUST HIS HANDS & paint!
He has all sorts of animals, and then a few other random things.
Of course, I love this peacock the mostest! =]

I hope y'all have a great rest of the week,
I have posts scheduled, so hopefully they work.

Love(xo)Love(xo)Love

Fall In LOVE With The Hoop*

TODAY,
I guest post!

You can find me over at Miss Angie's,
posting about falling in love with the hoop & all things HOOPING!

If you see me, Angie, Camille, Jamie, Beth & others posting about hoops & hooping and scratch your head like *wtf*, this is a post you need to read!

*I'm still having a collapsible hoop sale in my etsy shop ~ $28 shipped, which is a STEAL, save money on the hoop & you also recieve free shipping!

& we all float on...

I thiiiink that I'm gonna try to work on some scheduled posts while I'm gone Thurs-Mon again!

My weekend was fabulously mind blowing.

First off, if any of you are into dancing/electronic music, check out EOTO.
We've seen them in the past, but Saturday they blew my mind.
We danced for their entire 2 hour set, when they said "thanks have a good night"
I was pretty much in shock ~ how does 2 hours pass that quickly?!

Oh & to my hoopin girls ~ they're amazing to hoop to!
2 old dudes, makin some amazing music!

I didnt take many pictures, I plan to steal some from their Facebook as they go up :)

Thursday ~ left for NY around 5:30, got to festival at 4:30 AM yep, long drive!
Friday ~ slept til 10:30, then hung out around the place all morning/early afternoon. Lots of cool people, missed the hoop workshop I was planning on hitting, but still had fun! Ended the night in my tent because I cannot stand in the rain for music, I'm just too pissy in the rain to enjoy it. J hit the show by himself, while I slept! lol
Saturday ~ the sun woke us up super early, so we grabbed our blanket and hit the shade. J slept for about 6 hours while I read an entire book (Blood Red Road - good read!) Got to see a guy flip out entirely, be restrained by security and then flip out some more. Headed back to the tent & got ready for the evening to check out a few more bands. EOTO headlined the main stage, then we headed to the late night barn for Tipper (a DJ). I danced my balls off! Realized I was extremely exhausted after that and found out it wasn't even 3 yet. J walked me back to the tent and I promptly passed the eff out, while he went back to see the other 3 DJs.
Sunday - I woke up at 8:30 and immediately started packing, we had 10 hours on the road in front of us, so I wanted to hit the road as early as possible. We headed out at 9:30, and got home at 8:30. We hit a HUGE traffic jam, had to re-route along a different highway (lower speed limit) so it slowed us quite a bit. Got the car all unpacked, showered (ahhhh relief after 3 days without one), and then hung out with our puppy the rest of the night :)

Now I have today, tomorrow, and Wednesday to get my house in somewhat of an organized fashion (we returned to our entire kitchen smelling of rotten milk because of something in the garbage cooking in the 90* kitchen that has no A/C), clothes washed & re-packed, and then I have to make about 4 custom orders to ship out, and then some more customs to take with me this weekend... and pack all my inventory, as a friend is allowing me to set up at her booth since this festival is just fun for me!

Oh and don't forget ~ the sale is still on over on my etsy.

www.etsy.com/shop/knottycraftkreations
(or)
www.facebook.com/KCKreations
*if you don't use etsy, get at me via email or facebook, and I can send you a Paypal invoice!!!

Jamie & Beth ~ your hoops will be in the mail first thing tomorrow morning, thanks for your patience!!!!