rare bird

free batteries

2011-02-01T06:38:00.000-08:00

target has ever ready brand batteries in their dollar section.
aa 4 pack
aaa 4pack
c 2pack
d 2 pack

each pack only $1.00

ever ready is made by energizer

buy these coupons
http://cgi.ebay.com/20-coupons-1-1-Energizer-batteries-flashlight-/250766173220?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a62d42424

$1.00 of a pack of energizer brand batteries and get the ever ready batteries for FREE

i just went to target yesterday with these exact coupons and it worked, i used 10 coupons, got 10 packs and they were all free.

let me know if you do this deal
-Laura

how to start couponing

2011-01-31T15:54:00.000-08:00

i have always used coupons, working at longs/cvs for 11 years i have learned from customers how to get good deals on stuff. but the past month, i have really focused on learning more about saving more. as you may know i have been on medical disability from work for 6 months already, and i will continue to be on disability for another 2 months. this means not a lot of money is coming in, which means i have to try and save anyway i can.

where to find coupons:

-Sunday newspaper- ( buy one out of a machine or get a subscription and have it delivered.)
-target- go to target.com scroll down to bottom of main page, click coupons, and print the coupons you need.
-grocery stores- also have coupons on their websites, print them before you go.
-drug stores- also have printable coupons on their websites
-coupons.com- (i use this site weekly)
-couponsuzy.com- (has most of the same coupons as coupons.com, but some different ones too)
-ebay.com- (yes people sell coupons on ebay and for cheap! perfect for when you want x10 of something)

the key to couponing is only buy something when its on sale & you have a coupon.
you get twice the savings this way.

if you have coupons & its on sale buy several, you may not need them all right then, but you will sooner or later and if you buy it with a coupon & sale now, you will avoid paying full price later.

to find out what is on sale before its actually on sale will help you plan for the weeks ahead, so you know what coupons you need and when its best to use them.
the three sites i read daily to find out the best deals are:

- iheartriteaid.com
- iheartcvs.com
- iheartwalgreens.com

the sale ads are posted weeks in advance, i write a list of items i need/want and put it in an envelope with the matching coupons. then when i go to the store, i only buy what is on my list. if you stray from the list and impulse buy you will spend money you shouldn't.

if you have an iphone get the free app "a full cup" it is a discussion board where people talk about sales, coupons and how to get the most merchandise for the least amount of money.
you don't have to be a member, you can just lurk like i do ;)

if you have any questions, leave a comment or email me @ vanityexposed1@hotmail.com
i am happy to help you anyway i can.

coupons for you

2011-01-30T17:17:00.000-08:00

i have a ton of coupons probably hundreds. i dont need them all.
so below is a list of coupons i do not need/want
i will mail them to who ever wants them for free.
i am just listing brands not specific items. if you use a brand and request it,
i will mail all of the coupons for that brand to you. use what you wish, pass the
rest along to a friend.

just email me @ vanityexposed1@hotmail.com
with which coupons you would like. and your address.

dog food

* pruina
* beneful

shampoo, deoderandt, cold, cleaning

*dove (shampoo, deoderant, lotion)
* vaseline (lotion)
*lever (soap)
*degree (deoderandt men & women)
* zest (soap)
*caress (soap)
*suave (shampoo,deoderandt,lotion)
*eucerin (lotion)
* olay (lotion, soap)
*neutrogena (lotion)
*breathe right (nose strips)
*tums
*gillette (soap, razors)
*old spice (deodorant)
*crest
*oral b
*colgate
*advil
*bayer
*irish spring
*pepto
*prilosec
*loreal (hair color)
*everlast
*thermacare
*robitussin
*q-tips
*nyquill, dayquill, vicks
*head & shoulders
*covergirl (lip)
*venus (razor)
*bounce
*tide
*swiffer
*charmin, bounty
*refresh (eye drops)
*ky
*airwick

food

* foster farms
*activia
*kraft
*everybodys nuts
*steam fresh
*tyson
*ortega (taco)
*kikkoman, eggs
*miniute rice
* quacker
*newmans own
*pringles

email me with your coupon list
vanityexposed1@hotmail.com

free toilet paper & kleenex

2011-01-13T21:14:00.000-08:00

Rite Aid has a great sale on toilet paper and Kleenex

Jan 16th - Jan 22 2011

first you need a rite aid wellness card. you can get it on riteaid.com and print it out. then you will get an actual card in the mail in a couple weeks.

go to rite aid, grab as many toilet paper and Kleenex as you would like (limit 26 per transaction)

you will pay $1 for each, and at the bottom of your receipt you will get $1 coupon for each item you bought. then you can use the coupons toward your next purchase. so its like getting the toilet paper and Kleenex for FREE.

GAP SALE two days only!

2011-01-13T12:35:00.000-08:00

Jan 14th & Jan 15th get 40% off your entire purchase

just print this coupon below and bring it in.

i heart coupons

2011-01-12T22:19:00.000-08:00

i havent posted in a couple months..... been super busy with ryan and baby jacob.

since i am still on disibility leave, and not getting paid as much from the state as i was while working.... i have had to find ways to stretch my dollars.

i am a COUPONER! and i'm getting pretty good at it if i do say so myself.......

my plan is to share a couple of my bargin deals with my readers each week, so you to can take advantage of great deals on things we all use/need daily.

Today: Jan 12 2011

i made two separate trips to two different rite aids today.

trip one:
4x care free 16 count packs of panty liners
2x stay free 14 count panty liners
x3 secret deodorants

had $21.00 in coupons
saved $32.47 total
total was $9.75 after tax
and got $8.00 in coupons at bottom of my receipt for next time

so i actually only paid $1.75 for all that

trip two:
x4 boxes special k cereal
x2 packs of plastic container things for leftovers

had $10.98 in coupons
saved $20.56 total
and got $4.00 in coupons at the bottom of my receipt for next time

so i only paid the cashier .85 cents and got $4.00 for next time

now all this may be confusing to some, it was super confusing to me 3 weeks ago, and i have worked at longs/cvs for 11 years. i am just learning how to really use coupons to get the best price and to get stuff for next to no cost & even free. but you too can learn, and i will be happy to help.

freebie of the week:

special k cereal 12 oz. box

first: sign up on riteaid.com for their wellness card

second: click this link http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=yaemcru6201985&bt=vi&o=81160&c=SK&p=tMHjYwsz
print out the coupon, hit the back button to print it again
limit 2 prints per computer
third: go to rite aid before Saturday night (1/15/2011) grab 2 boxes of special k for every coupon you have.
1 coupon = 2 boxes
2 coupons = 4 boxes
fourth: give cashier your printed wellness card from riteaid.com , hand them cereal, and then coupons.
you will get them for FREE! and at the bottom of your receipt you will have a $1 coupon for each box toward your next purchase.

that's free cereal and more coupons for next time!! SCORE!

let me know if you do this deal.... or if you have your own post it as a comment.
check back for more deals weekly.

xoxo Laura

baby jacob birth story (long)

2010-11-28T12:23:00.000-08:00

on Nov 17th @ 10am we got to the hospital cause i was having regular contractions, they had the monitor on my stomach for 2 hours and i didn't progress so they sent me home @ 3cm. through out the day my contractions got worse and worse, i laid on the couch and finally around 10pm we decided to go back to the hospital. they admitted me because at this point i was 5cm. at about 12am they gave me the epidural, and then i felt no pain, a couple hours later they gave me pitocin to speed up the process. at 6:50am the nurse told me to start pushing, and her and john could see Jacob's head. so they called in the doctor, and i pushed for 20 mins. he was born Nov 18th 2010 @ 7:11am. 8lbs 7oz. 20"long.

Jacob was not breathing when he was born, he was all blue. the second he came out 20 doctors, nurses and kaiser officials rushed in our room. the doctor cut the umbilical cord (john couldn't) they rushed him to the baby table and all began working on him to get him to start breathing. i couldn't see anything, i was still in the birthing position (legs up in the air) i had to still deliver the placenta, but i couldn't because my uterus closed on the end of the placenta preventing it from being able to come out. so my doctor had 7 other doctors and nurses come in to help me with the 20 doctors and nurses were helping Jacob. the room was total craziness.
they put a breathing tube down Jacob's throat, a nurse yelled "we need a crash cart in here" the doctor rolled Jacob over to me and said he may be having a seizure. asked me if i wanted to touch him, before they took him away. i was so scared. i couldn't do anything, i couldn't move, i am being worked on myself.
john went to the nicu with Jacob and i had a doctor scraping my placenta out with a metal horse shoe shaped tool. an hour later my placenta was out, they put it in a red bucket to be examined.
they wheeled me into the nicu to meet baby Jacob, the doctors had done a bunch of blood tests on him to see if he was OK. we were in there forever and finally john and i were able to go to our new room, where we would stay till we left the hospital. Jacob was in nicu for 4 hours and all his tests came back clear. so they brought him to us in our room, and i got to hold him, feed him and lay with him. we were still scared and unsure if he would be OK. the reason he wasn't breathing when he was born was because when he took his first breath he swallowed maconium (baby poop). when that happens it causes the baby to stop breathing, and could kill the baby. we were so lucky to have such a great team of nurses and doctors, their fast response and knowledge saved my Jacob.
that night my parents brought Ryan to meet Jacob, they left, john's friend Ryan came, then john's parents, then my aunt Terri, then Emily, Kristina & Sarah came. Jacob had so many visitors his first day. I'm so happy he is loved by all our family & friends.

baby shower

2010-10-05T19:28:00.000-07:00

my lovely cousin Emily and dearest friend Kristina put together a little baby shower, for my soon to be born baby Jacob.
it was a friends only get together, which was nice. i love hanging out with our friends!

they made my favorite foods

grilled cheese

and butter & cheese pasta

they also made these super cute little owls out of felt.
and i loved everyone of them!!
my son's theme in his room is woodland creatures, mainly owls.

the party was so much fun! and i'm so thankful to have such great friends.

thank you to everyone who helped make my baby shower amazing!!

more pictures:
http://s587.photobucket.com/albums/ss317/BrizioReunion/oct%202010/

go Sharks!!!

2010-10-05T19:01:00.000-07:00

we have already gone to 2 Sharks games and the season hasnt even started yet.

we will go to one more game next week, and then no more till baby is born.

more pictures:
http://s587.photobucket.com/albums/ss317/BrizioReunion/Sept%202010/

Natasha's 3rd birthday

2010-10-05T18:58:00.000-07:00

Ryan has the sweetest little girlfriend Natasha, she just turned 3 and we went to her bday party @ pump it up. Ryan had so much fun jumping and sliding. And i loved the pizza and cupcakes ;)

more pictures from the party:

http://s587.photobucket.com/albums/ss317/BrizioReunion/Sept%202010/

baby Jacob's room

2010-10-05T18:50:00.000-07:00

baby Jacob is due in less than 6 weeks. and i am so ready to meet him, and show him his new room, and introduce him to his rad big brother Ryan.

he won't actaully have his own room, i have decided to set up his crib, and dresser in my room for the first year. we did that with Ryan and it worked really well.

here are pictures of Jacob's area.

Jacob's dresser & frame (ikea)

the little things we have collected so far

(bird house: made by Stephanie, donkey: Ryan got for brother, Dino: made by Krust, Owl: i bought, Goofy: Ryan bought for baby @ Disneyland, nesting zoo animals: i bought)

Crib: was Ryan's

Sheet set from Target

Diaper Organizer made by Krust.

christmas 2005

2010-10-05T18:40:00.000-07:00

i just found this picture on john's computer......

taken christmas eve 2005. ryan was only 12 days old.
it seems forever ago.
and now this year we will have a new nugget to take christmas downs with.
i can only hope to look as skinny this year as i did back then.

poor bubba

2010-09-29T20:30:00.000-07:00

today i was getting Ryan reading for school, and he kept saying his tummy hurt. he said he still wanted to go to school, so right as we were about to leave the house, he puked in the garbage can in the kitchen.
yuck! i felt so bad for him, he said he still wanted to go so we get in the car, drive for about 5 mins and i had to pull over so he could puke again (in the bushes) i got him out of the car in time.
then i decided no school today, i didn't want him getting other kids sick, and i didn't want him puking in class. so we stayed home, and he ended up being better.

as all this was going down, my aunts were coming over to visit. i haven't seen my one aunt in 3 years, and she has only met Ryan twice. so it was better he was home so he could meet her again.
after they left, Ryan and I went to Kohl's, and bought a couple Tony Hawk long sleeve shirts for him and a cute Christmas outfit for baby Jacob.

then Ryan and I went on a dinner date to Red Robin (Ryan's favorite restaurant).

this morning was chaotic, but by the end of the day, Ryan was feeling way better so I'm happy.
tomorrow...... Karate & Swim Lessons

busy like a bee

2010-09-20T17:33:00.000-07:00

i haven't posted a new blog in a month, why??? because i have been so busy the past four weeks, and i figure no one really reads my blog, so it didn't matter much.

went to Sarah's birthday BBQ, which was a lot of fun!! ryan & john went swimming, and i got to play a rad card game with the crew.

went to pine crest for 3 days, i rented a cabin and john, ryan & i enjoyed being outdoors in the woods, at the lake, eating ice cream, and fishing.

labor day weekend, we had a few friends over for a BBQ and then went to the local hockey rink to play hockey.

the next day i mentioned to my mom i was dragging john furniture shopping cause i wanted a recliner couch. she insited on buying it. we went to Macy's furniture and found a perfect love seat and both sides recline!!! with cup holders, so i basically can sit in it all day and watch t.v. and movies with Ryan. i have only done it one day, but my dream is once baby is here i can sit in it everyday and relax with my boyz.

went to Ryan's girlfriends birthday party Natasha. it was at pump it up. the kids all had a blast! and the pizza was yummy!!

Friday went to the Harvest Festival with Ryan, did some Xmas shopping. while we were there, john called me and said he got 4 FREE tickets to the Giants game that night. we get to the Giants game, not knowing where our seats were, and a lady told us we had CLUB SEATS!! woo hoo! we sat super close, and the club level has its own bar, and restaurants, and no line in the bathroom (bonus for me).

Saturday & Sunday we went to Billetproof car show. we had a vendor booth and made $700.00.
i got to see a lot of models i know, and saw some vendors we know, also met new vendors that were really nice. it was a lot of work, but worth it, cause now i have Christmas shopping money.

today i went to toys r us, while Ryan was at school. toys r us is a having a huge sale buy 2 get one free on most toys through out the store. i filled my cart, with Ryan's birthday & Christmas presents, and Christmas presents for Nora, Natasha, Jasmine & Iris. I'm all done with toy shopping for the holidays and i can now cross that off my to do list.

tomorrow we go to the Sharks fan appreciation day. we get in for FREE, get FREE dinner and get to meet all the Sharks players and take pictures with them, then we get to watch them practice. and after the practice, we can ice skate with them. how amazing is all that. i feel so lucky we were chosen.

sat we go to the sharks pre season game with john's friend big Ryan.

the past 5 weeks have been amazing and this week is going to be just as fun!!

I have been doing ALL this AND....... I have been taking Ryan to......

School= Monday Wed Fri
Swimming= Tue & Thurs
Karate= Thurs

he has activities Monday-Friday
which means i have activities Monday-Friday

i have busy like a bee, and i love every second of it!
yes the doctor has me on bed rest, and yes i should be resting. but how can i rest with a 4 1/2 year old
that is so active, wild, and crazy. there is no time for rest and laziness. otherwise i will miss out on
him growing up.

pictures to be posted on my photo bucket in the week or so.

xoxo Laura

jamba juice ~ i love you ~

2010-08-27T10:42:00.000-07:00

i am a big fan of jamba juice. i love that my safeway has one, i get one every time i am grocery shopping.
its approx $3.50 for the small one. my favorite flavor is Strawberries Wild with a daily vitamin boost.

Jamba Juice is genius, they have come up with a frozen bag for $2.50.
all you do is buy the frozen bag, and a bottle of apple juice.

poor the contents of the bag into your blender @ home and add 8oz. of apple juice.
blend for 60 seconds, and ta da. you have got your very own 16oz glass of jamba juice.

for less than the cost of buying it at the actual jamba juice counter, and you can make it when ever you want. i often find myself wanting one at 8pm, and they are closed. now that doesn't matter. i can make my own in one minute. anytime of the day!!!

i'm drinking mine right now. and it tastes just like the real thing.
you should go to your local grocery store and buy a bag, try it, and let me know what you think.

xoxo

i make jewlery.....

2010-08-06T08:26:00.001-07:00

baby update

2010-08-05T16:08:00.000-07:00

i haven't posted a new blog in a month or so. we have been so busy this summer, and we will be even more busy in the coming weeks. i love keeping busy, and taking Ryan to fun exciting places weekly. I'm spoiling him this summer, since this summer is the last summer he will be an only child. i love spending every day with him, he brings such joy to my life. everyday he learns new things, and teaches me new things.

now update about baby in my belly:
as you probably know by now baby b. is a BOY!
and John, Ryan & I are so excited!
baby boy still has no for sure name.... we are pretty sure on a first name, but no middle name yet.
baby b. is healthy and happy and growing and kicking me all the time. he is very active, and i think he wants to break out. but he has to wait till Nov 15th (i wouldn't mind if he came out a week or two sooner)

as for me, i went to doctor yesterday, i still haven't gained weight, which makes me happy. i have plenty of fat to share with baby, no need to gain more. i have been eating better and exercising more. i plan to keep this routine once baby is here.
as of yesterday i am on bed rest/ disability leave. my cysts are causing more pain each day, as baby gets bigger and puts more pressure on my ovaries. so i will not return to work until well after baby is born.
this is a huge weight off my shoulders, i am always worried at work that just by working i will harm myself more. i act like I'm fine, i work just the same as i would when I'm healthy, i don't want sympathy, or to be treated like I'm disabled. so by working my butt off i cause myself more pain.

i talked to doctor about having a c-section so she can remove the cysts while baby is born, but she said no. having a c-section may be more harmful to baby and me, there are possibilities of bacterias harming us, and if there are complications with the cysts it could also hurt baby.
so i will have the baby naturally, and 6 weeks after baby is born, i will have surgery to remove cysts.
not what i wanted (but its what's best) . this means i will spend several weeks fully healing from baby being born, then right after several weeks of recovering from surgery. all during thanksgiving & Ryan's birthday & Christmas. this holiday season will be exciting since i will have a new baby to love, but at the same time its going to be the hardest holiday season i will probably ever have.
but I'm strong, and stubborn, and i have John and Ryan loving me and supporting me every step of the way. I'm lucky to have them, and I'm so grateful.

great america with Nora

2010-06-28T10:01:00.000-07:00

a couple days after we got home from our la vacation we went to Great America with
Nora & Thad. And i had a blast!! i think i went on 2 rides, but it was still fun watching Nora and
Ryan having so much fun together.

look at how beautiful Nora is.... hopefully one day Ryan marries her. She makes me so happy, i love her so much!

Ryan, Nora, Thad, and John spent 4 hours in the water park, while i sat and relaxed on a beach chair.

then they went on rides for 3 hours. it was a long day for me and my big belly, but everyone had fun!

check out all the pictures from Great America

http://s587.photobucket.com/albums/ss317/BrizioReunion/June%202010/?start=0

disneyland & l.a. roadster show

2010-06-28T09:53:00.000-07:00

for fathers day weekend we went to Disneyland for one day (we had free passes from the give a day get a day program) it was A TON of fun! Terri & Darryl went with us, and Ryan loved hanging out with them and sitting next to Darryl on all the rides. i only went on a couple rides, thanks to being pregnant. but i had fun sitting on benches and people watching while everyone else went on the rides. we watched Fantasmic and i haven't seen it in probably 10 yrs, since i never liked it. but it was totally worth me saving us a seat for 2 hrs while Ryan & John went on rides.
I'm excited to go again next year for fathers day AND we are already planning a 5 day Disneyland trip for Nov 2011 (baby boy's 1st b-day).

The next day after Disneyland we went to the Disneyland hotel and had breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen and ate an amazing breakfast with all the Disney characters. then off to the LA Fairgrounds in Pomona to set up for the Fathers Day weekend car show. I sold my clothing and we sold the event shirts. tons of people were there, probably the biggest car show i have been to. The best part of the car show was being there with almost my entire family. my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and long time family friends. when i was a kid, Emily, my brother and i would travel all over going from car show to car show selling shirts with our family. this trip brought back old memories and made me so happy and thankful for the amazing family i have.
I'm excited Ryan and soon baby boy with be growing up like i did, selling shirts and traveling from show to show. its always a great time!!

we all went to dinner at the hotels restaurant and it was super good!!

i love the hotel too, I'm excited to stay there again next year.

we are use to crappy motels, and this hotel was the nicest i have stayed in!

overall our 5 day trip was so much fun!

and I'm counting the days till next year when we

get to do it all over again.

to check out all the pictures from our trip go to my photobucket
http://s587.photobucket.com/albums/ss317/BrizioReunion/June%202010/?start=0

its gonna be a BOY

2010-06-25T09:09:00.000-07:00

I'm excited baby boy is healthy! and yes we still have to agree on a name. but i have 4 more months to decide.

I'm online looking at all cute boy things i want/need/wish i could buy!

http://www.trumpette.com/ is such a fun website!

i would enjoy these for baby boy

and the website just froze on me.

but you get the point, i love the site and i love their cute little socks for babies

also i found these on

amazon.com

super cute!!!

countdown

2010-06-16T08:20:00.000-07:00

today ryan & i will be packing for disneyland / car show la trip, while john is at work.
and when he gets home tonite, we drive down to southern california.
woo hoo!!!

i bought the hidden mickey book, off amazon and im stoked to find all the hidden mickey's in disneyland

friday, sat and sun

we will be @

we will be selling my clothing and im super excited

http://www.vanityexposedclothing.com/

disneyland here we come!!!!

hockey practice

2010-06-13T20:03:00.000-07:00

yesterday we woke up at 4:30am to get ready for Ryan's first hockey practice. we had to be in San Jose at 7am. that's how it will be every Saturday morning. 7am practice and 7 am games. uuuggggg.
this "~~soccer mom"~~ "hockey mom" thing is going to be tough for me to handle. i can wake up that early, i just struggle to get out of the house that early.
he had alot of fun at his first practice and he was a wayyy better skater than most of the kids there. about 40 kids ages 2-12. Ryan skated backwards, on one foot, and he only fell once. my little man is a born hockey player.

after practice we went to my favorite mall in San Jose (Oakridge). its not just a normal mall, its huge! with a 2 story target and a movie theatre. we saw Karate Kid. and that movie was rad!!! then we hung out at the mall for 4 more hours. i haven't hung out at the mall that long since high school. it was a good time! Olive Garden for dinner, was the best way to end the day! we were out and about for 12 hours. what a long day.

today (Sunday) we went to Safeway and bought all our food for DISNEYLAND and the car show in L.A.
Ryan and I hung out in the front yard for a few hours, he played in his little walmart plastic pool, and i sat in the shade. for dinner john bbqed, and now Ryan & John are at the hockey park while i watch t.v.
yay for a relaxing day, and an awesome weekend!!

the best part of today...... i felt baby kick twice for the first time! a few mins after i had some nutter butter cookies, so i'm thinking the baby likes nutter butter. it was pretty exciting! now im laying around waiting for it to happen again.

countdown to Disneyland ...... 4 days!!

camping

2010-06-11T13:45:00.000-07:00

last weekend John & I worked at the goodguys car show, my parents were camping so we took Ryan to their camp site while we worked.

he had fun exploring and walking around in his swim shorts.

we made smores, and i LOVEEEE smores!!

click the link to see more pictures.

http://s587.photobucket.com/albums/ss317/BrizioReunion/June%202010/

baby update

2010-06-08T18:47:00.000-07:00

today i went to my doctor appointment, thinking i was having an ultra sound to check on the cysts and tear in the placenta wall. and then my plan was to ask the doctor if the baby was a boy or girl.

well, my doctor didn't plan on doing an ultra sound AT ALL. her plan was to make me drive 30 mins each way, to see her, just so she can ask me how i have been feeling. uuuummmm are you kidding me? i don't pay hundreds of dollars each time i come just for you to ask me how I'm feeling.
she wanted to discuss my feelings on having surgery to remove the cysts. and i told her i do not want surgery, i will deal with the daily pain, until baby is born. then i will have surgery.

so after we talked about surgery, i said " if your nice you would give me the ultra sound"
i think she got a little offended. but she did it, and I'm glad.
john & i both took today off work to see the baby. and i wasn't leaving there until i got to see.

ultra sound, found no tear in placenta wall. SCORE! that means it healed, which means i am less likely to have a miscarriage. woo hoo to that!
ultra sound didn't find any cysts, but i know they are still there, because i feel the horrid stabbing pain in my gut several times a day. so i have to wait to go to radiology ultra sound in two weeks, then i will know for sure if the cysts are there or not.

as far as baby.... we still don't know if its a boy or girl. we couldn't see the area :(
but we did see the heart beat, and it was going strong.
we saw a close up of the face, and its so cute!! i cant wait to meet he or she.
baby was looking right at us, big eye sockets (kinds creepy) and opening and closing the mouth, like he/she was talking to us.

doctor still wont let me go on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy, she said wait 6 weeks, and if I'm still having horrible pains, then i can stop working.

i wont find out if its a boy or girl till i go back in 2 weeks. i hope the next 2 weeks go by super fast.

online shopping for baby

2010-06-07T17:22:00.000-07:00

i am online finding super cute things for babies. and wanting to buy buy buy.
but i cant since we dont know if its a boy or girl yet.

these shoes are so cute!!! if i dont have a girl, i'm buying these for baby Sawyer for her 1st bday.

these onesies are rad!!!

Day of the Dead Skeleton Moblie.... love it!!

Baby Brass Knuckles Rattle

Baby Crib Organizer

KRISTINA: i would love you forever if you could make me one of these crib organziers.

i will find a fabric i like and buy it.

i found all these items and more on

http://stores.wildchildpdx.com/

boys names

2010-06-03T16:05:00.000-07:00

so i have my girl name on lock down. it was my girl name when i was pregnant with ryan before i knew ryan was ryan.

next tues we will hopefully find out if im having a boy or a girl.

john and i are stuck on boys names.
john likes: eric
i like: jake

i would like the boy name to be 4 letters just like ryan

so i just googled boy names with 4 letters, here are some that came up that i kinda like

-Boyd
-Brad
- Jett
-Mark
-Dean

none of them are so awesome, i can stop looking.
so now what..... im still on the hunt for a perfect boy name.

middle name i like Dylan

i just need a first name with 4 letters that sounds good with Dylan.

any suggestions???

Plain Jane featured in the UK

2010-06-02T07:58:00.000-07:00

Get Go Retro .com has been selling my clothing for a few years now.
And yesterday she emailed me with a link to an add she placed in the UK.

this is very exciting for me!! Hopefully people in the UK see my shirts
and buy them :)

click the links to see the add with my Plain Jane shirts

http://www.mookychick.co.uk/competitions/rockabilly-clothing.php

http://www.getgoretro.com/PlainJane/PlainJane.htm

our three day weekend

2010-05-31T18:16:00.000-07:00

Saturday: i thought the antique fair was downtown, so Ryan and i decided to take a walk and check it out
on our way we picked up Clayton's friends dog Penny. Ryan & I love Penny!! she is the best dog ever!
we took penny downtown and realized the antique fair wasn't Saturday it was Sunday. so we were a day early.
Ryan and i took penny to the park, and then we walked to cold stone, and then we took penny to her favorite doggy store. she picked out some treats and i bought them for her. we walked for 2 hours. it was a perfect day.

Sunday: Ryan, John and I walked downtown to the antique fair. I was on hunt to find a birdcage. After walking around for 2 hours i found one i loved. it was only $30. John is going to make me a stand to put it on, and i will have it in our bird themed dinning room. After the antique fair we ran a bunch of errands

and then had my parents and john's parents over for a bbq. it was a perfect day for a bbq. and i love having people over. if we could have a bbq with friends or family every weekend i would be a happy mama.

after the family left i took out the garbage, and the dumpster is a couple min walk from our house, we have train tracks right next to our house, and i heard a kid screaming at the top of his lungs over and over, "i want to fucking die" "i want the train to kill me now" i went in the house, told john, got my cell phone and called the cops. it took the cops 10 mins to get to the train tracks, the whole time the kid was freaking out. he saw the cops coming and he took off running, they went chasing after him, with machine guns. and well that's it, we don't know what happened, hopefully he is ok.

Monday: john was suppose to work, but i convinced him to stay home. we went to ikea to buy a dresser for baby. i haven't bought anything yet for baby, because i don't want to get to excited or attached since i don't know for sure if the baby will make it. i know that doesn't sound very nice, but its the truth.
so we bought a dresser, and a rack to hang on the wall to hold diapers and butt wipes. i also got a rad frame i have been wanting forever, and its huge and wonderful. i just have to figure out what room its going in, and if I'm going to put fabric in the frame or a picture, or both.

sorry for this long blog, we had a very eventful weekend.

and another fun weekend planed for next week.

i heart disneyland

2010-05-27T09:09:00.000-07:00

as you probably know John, Ryan and I are super Disneyland fans. we love all things things Disneyland
and if i lived in southern California i would go to Disneyland everyday.
but since we live 6 hrs away sadly we can only go to Disneyland once a year.

our next trip to Disneyland is 22 days away.... 3 weeks. I'm so excited i just cant hide it!!!!

when we go there will be 2 new stores that will have just opened. i cant wait to be one of the first to check them out......

"Have you heard the news? This week we are opening two new shops at the Disneyland Resort. Whether you’re looking for delectable treats to satisfy your sweet tooth or you have an eye for the perfect wardrobe accessory, one of our new destinations is surely going to appeal to you. Plans for the two new shops are well under way and the talented teams at the Disneyland Resort are fully immersed in the hustle and bustle of last minute touches to these exciting new shops.

On May 26, the place to be is…Geppetto’s Sweet Shoppe in Fantasyland, especially if you’re craving something particularly sweet. Some of the most delectable treats you’ll ever taste, including peanut brittle, toffee and more will be at your fingertips."

pictures of Geppetto's Sweet Shoppe have not been released yet, but when we go in 3 weeks i will not only be taking pictures of it, i plan on buying tons of candy from the sweet shoppe.

this is the one picture that has been released of the new jewelry store that's opening

"But if it’s jewelry, handbags and trendy ‘must have’s’ that you crave, then the crown jewel in your fashion collection will definitely be found at Jewel of Orleans. Set to open May 28, this new shopping destination will offer stylish accessories from designers like Tarina Tarantino, Classic Hardware as well as handbags by such notable fashion houses such as Steve Madden and Dooney & Bourke, among other designers as well."

to read the entire blog about this topic click the link

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/05/sweet-treats-and-sparkling-jewels/

also to know what new things are happening at Disneyland

on a daily basics, click this link

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/

i like

2010-05-26T08:44:00.000-07:00

some things i like and wish i could buy if i wasn't so damn broke.

i have been in love with vintage bird cages for over a year now. our dining room is decorated with birds and bird cage artwork. since i cant buy the rad antique ones i want cause they are over $100. i came up with the rare bird tank top. http://www.vanityexposedclothing.com/

i love this cage that hangs on the wall

its $70 at resteration hardware

bird cages are rad

i also enjoy chandeliers

the kind that hang in the dinning room

but most of all chandeliers that are printed on things

such as pillows.

if i had a farm house style kitchen i would have this

egg wire basket on my counter

buttons are always cute

i wish i knew what to do with them

so i could buy all these

thats all the things i like so far

more to come another day

name

2010-05-24T19:12:00.000-07:00

yesterday Stephanie taught Ryan how to write his name in like 10 mins. i have been trying for months on and off, and she did it like that. i think he was more into learning from Stephanie than he is from me. he always gets frustrated when i try to teach him stuff, but he enjoyed learning how to write his name yesterday all thanks to Stephanie. im so thankful!! now its up to John and I to keep practicing with Ryan.

random

2010-05-22T08:56:00.000-07:00

i have been taking wayyyy to many pictures with my iphone. i need to stop and use my real camera.

first picture: a bird cage plug i saw in a tattoo magazine on our weekley trip to the book store.
i want this plug!!! im obssesed with bird cages!

second picture: ryan caught a worm in his bug cage. he named the worm Shew Fly.

third picture: we took ryan to Kohls and got him the new toy story stuffed toys they sell for only $5 each.

fourth picture: my parents dragged me & ryan to the rv show at the fairgrounds, and i went in every single Airstream trailor. i have been wanting one of my own forever, too bad they start at $80,000.00 YIKES!

bed rest

2010-05-17T09:01:00.000-07:00

as you probably know i have 8 cysts on my right ovary and a tear in the placenta, both of these issues cause me horrible pain. so much pain i am often on the floor in a ball and can not stand up. i told my doctor 2 weeks ago and she put me on bed rest for 2 weeks last week and this week. i have to return to work next week. being on bed rest is borning, but i need this time to relax so my body can hopefull heal itself.
if i am not better by next week my doctor wants to do surgery to remove the cysts. this is not what i want at all, having surgery can cause me to miscarry. so hopefully i get better, and if i dont, hopefully i can deal with all the pain for the remainder of my pregnancy.

on a happier note, i had an amazing mothers day! ryan got me a handheld fan that sprays water. and john got me a hot pink lawn chair. im excited for summer when ryan is swimming in his blue plastic pool from walmart, and im laying on my lawnchair with my spray fan all big a pregnant. we will be looking super white trash!

we went to great america on sat. i didnt go on any rides, i just sat on every bench i saw while ryan and john went on roller coasters. it was still fun for me, i love seeing ryan having a good time, he is such a big boy he can go on some roller coasters by himself now. ryan was telling me how he cant wait to take the baby on all the rides, it makes me happy that he is so excited about being a big brother.

new shirts = new pictures

2010-05-03T08:48:00.000-07:00

model: Lauren Luck
photography: Wenzdai

this shoot was a blast, we went to 3 different locations at golden gate park. and im so stoked on these pictures!!

if you would like to purchace these amazing shirts go to

http://www.vanityexposedclothing.com/

April Pictures

2010-04-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

Great America

Ryan & Snoopy @ Great America

Ryan & Charlie Brown @ Great America

Nora, Ryan & Natasha @ my b-day bbq

Nora & Ryan

True Love

Ryan just before his pool broke in half

Ryan @ Golden Gate Park

Lauren modeling one of my new shirts

Lauren modeling another new shirt from my clothing company

Ryan @ the Giants game

pregnant week 11

2010-04-27T19:47:00.000-07:00

today was my 3rd ultra sound in 12 days. which is not normall procedure. but lucky me im high risk pregnancy. so i will be at the doctors wayyyyy more than i want to. the reason i'm high risk is i have EIGHT cysts on my right ovary. when i was pregnant with Ryan i had a cyst, which the doctor told me went away. the doctor was an idiot and it never did go away, when Ryan was 2 yrs old, i woke up in the middle of the night in the worst pain i have ever felt, John rushed me to the emergancy room where they discovered a cyst the size of an orange, that was twisting my ovary over and over. OUCH! so now with this pregnancy i made them check cause i was feeling the same pain as before and in the same spot. sure enough i have not 1 buy 8 cysts making my life hell. i met my doctor today (she was the one that saved my life with the cyst surgery when Ryan was 2) i asked her back then to be my baby doctor if i ever got pregnant again, that way i have a doc that knows what i have been through. so i met up with her today, and she told me what we will need to do with the cyst situation.

A: if the cysts' stay the same size and cause me pain i can manage
i will have surgery after the baby is born to remove them

B: if the cysts get larger and cause me unbearable pain i will need emergancy surgery which most likely means i will loose the baby.

lets cross our fingers for option A

another thing wrong with me is i have a tear between my placenta and uterus. if i start to bleed because of it, i can miscarry.

basically this pregnancy is not going very well and im just in the first trimester.
i will give more updates as they come along.

i'm back

2010-04-24T18:23:00.000-07:00

i deleted my blog and now I'm bringing it back.
i have so much going on in my life, that i want to share it with whoever wishes to know whats happening.

the past 3 weeks have been crazy!

i had my 28th birthday YIKES!
and it was rad! we had a bbq with a few friends at our house.
then we went to the sharks game with 22 other people.
we took up a huge section of seating, and they put my name on the jumbo-tron
and since we know the camera guy, he put all 25 of us on the jumbo-tron (AWESOME)

john, Ryan and i went to great America (we have season passes)
i cant go on many rides, but i love to watch Ryan on all the roller coasters.

i have been to the doctors 3 times in the past 2 weeks. :(
i am "high risk" pregnancy. which is no fun.
but i will survive and try not to complain too much about my many pregnant issues.

we went to Milo's first birthday party. which was SUPER fun! i LOVE Milo.
then after Milo's party we went to my cousin Mikey's 16th surprise birthday party. which was also a really good time!

we went to visit my aunt sandy in Santa Cruz (she has cancer) and shes not doing well :(
after Sandy's we went by F-U Tattoo and hung out for a while, just to catch up, gossip, the usual.

yesterday we went to Annie's 30th birthday party (Annie is Thad's girlfriend) and her bday dinner was so rad! it was at a fancy hotel in Los Gatos. i was totally not dressed right. but oh well. john got wasted, cause it was open bar. it was a five course meal (which i didn't eat ... i just had the cake) john ate my and Ryan's ribs, salmon, beat salad and these weird sheep cheese things.
Annie is awesome and i love her, i also love her daughter Nora and Thad is pretty cool too.
Annie's sister is dating the c.e.o. of Volcom (my favorite clothing company of all time!) ANDDD Thad got to draw a design for a shirt and Volcom printed it on their shirts, just for Annie's party. Ryan, John & I each have our own custom Annie bday volcom shirts. how cool is that!

today Ryan and i went for a walk at 10am, we walked to Clayton's friends house, picked up their dog Penny and took Penny to the park, then we came back home, Ryan went swimming in our front yard for 20 mins till the plastic walmart pool decided to crack down the center and all the water leaked out. we went back over to walk Penny again when john got home from work, and now we are making pizza with all the ingredients we got from trader joes.
today was a good day!

and tomorrow, will be just as awesome.... going to s.f. at 8am for a photo shoot @ golden gate park. and then the Giants game. woo hoo!

i love when the sun is out and I'm not feeling like i want to puke every ten seconds.

more bloggage to come... along with pictures.