(Oh, and *ahem* who do you think made that sa-weet blinkie?)

In honor of the challenge at The Digi Dares this week…I made some new word art! You can click the image to be taken to the store! If you subscribe to my newsletter (there’s a form over there <—– on the sidebar), you will get an exclusive 25% off coupon for this new pack in addition to the usual thank-you gift subscribers get! This extra coupon is only going to be valid from now until 2.12.09, so hurry! 

I also made a FREEBIE word art piece that you can get by clicking here and scrolling down…the link to download is right there!  Even though it is in my store, since it is a freebie you can just download from the listing page!  This freebie is an add-on to the On Holiday Word Art Pack shown above! It is also the word art I used on my Guest Artist layout at The Digi Dares! Please, if you love the freebie…send your friends here to get the link!

I put my Beach, Travel, and Road Trip Word Art on sale, too….check them out! They will be perfect for getting your Digi Dare layout scrapped!

I’m also going to be giving away a gift certificate to buy the February Songbird Avenue Kit…so make SURE you are signed up for my newsletter by February 12th! One lucky subscriber will win an $8 GC to Songbird Avenue! Sign up now!!!!! 

Wow…that was a lot of info! Now, go sign up for my newsletter….hurry!!! Have a great weekend!

I have dabbled with MySpace and Facebook in the past, but they never really held my interest for long.  I usually only log in to my pages when I get a “so-and-so has added you” email.  That has all changed….I have recently reunited with several old friends that I haven’t spoken to or seen in years (some as long as 10 years!) and it is just stinkin’ amazing to me.  I love how Facebook does this “People You Might Know” thing and helps you see who matches up with several of your friends.  I know I’m not explaining it well…just go check it out yourself if you’re at all interested.  \

Ok, I know I had a reason for telling you this.  Ahhh, yes…Shauna Sever.  She also has a really cool recipe/food blog thingy called Piece of Cake.  At the risk of getting too nostaligic, let me fill you in on the story of how I know Shauna Sever.

As a college freshman, I lived in a co-ed dorm that divided the boys and girls by alternating floors.  At least I think it was alternating…hahaha! I know Joey, Doug & Duran, and Don lived on the basement floor.  I’m pretty sure a few other girls who were fellow special education majors lived on 1st floor.  Not sure about 2nd, and I know boys lived on the 4th floor.  So, that leaves 3rd floor.  3rd floor U-Hall was the scene…the friggin’ place to be, dudes.  Seriously.  We had such an odd mix of girls…preppy, grungy, studious, flunky, straight-laced, party animal, boy-crazy, rich, poor, athletic, lazy….you name it, U-Hall 3rd floor had it.  We even had a former Miss Illinois living on our floor (I think – maybe she lived on a different floor and just had friends on 3, but I’m pretty sure she lived down the hall around the corner). I will admit (with mixed emotions) that I probably fit in to almost every single one of those categories at some point during my freshman year.  Well, I fit into all of the categories except beauty pageant winner, rich, straight-laced, and flunky (that came later in junior year…ack!).  Shauna also fit into a lot of those categories. 

At first glance I never would have guessed that Shauna and her roomie, Linda, would have been people that I would have enjoyed hanging out with….and I’m pretty sure they probably thought the same thing about me.  Hahaha! But, that’s the cool thing about freshman year, I guess…you take chances and get to know people that you normally wouldn’t have had the chance to know.  Shauna and I weren’t those friends that did everything together or shared clothes….but she was one of those friends that I knew I could always hunt down for a late-night heart to heart or just a little silly goofing off if need be.  Linda and Shauna called me Jodeci – one nickname that has actually stayed with me in some of my college circles. 

So, see? Facebook isn’t just a silly way to send cupcake hugs and cyber-poking your friends in the chest….it’s a great way to reconnect with those friends that you might never have crossed paths with again.   So, Shauna, my homegirl…if you read this, congrats on the pregnancy and all of your MANY successes.  I always knew you’d be famous….ever since that big audition you left for and made me swear to GAWD that I wouldn’t tell anyone what it was for.  Peace out, homies….go check out her blog! She has some great recipes and is a great writer….you’ll be entertained even if you don’t like to cook.

I’ve been meaning to blog about new recipe ventures for a few weeks now…I even have pics saved and recipes ready to type out.  So, thanks for the inspiration, Shauna.

Oh, and mad props to 3rd Floor U-Hall.