Christmas in March

... sort of. Last year for Christmas we gave my parents some tickets to Les Miserables. The company was going to be on tour here in Salt Lake and of course I wanted to go (it's one of my favorites). Mom wanted to go. It seemed like a good excuse for a Christmas gift! Sadly, I thought I had reserved seats in December - and hadn't. So when the announcement came that the tickets were on a pre-sale - I ignored it. I had my tickets. Well.... no. It was terrible, but by the time I figured it out I had missed the window of opportunity, they were sold out. Ugh. There goes my awesome gift and awesome evening with Mom. 

Luckily, Mom being Mom, she was willing to *settle* for Riverdance, lol. It just so happened they were detouring through and I was able to secure some seats for us. Dad wanted to go, too. Ok, so maybe he felt a little obligated (Brandon bowed out with the excuse he's seen it before - believe it or not, he has. LIVE.-but redeemed himself when he agreed to watch the kids).

My Mom used to work for Ballet West before I was born and always loves going to the theater - no matter what kind. We had so much fun telling tales about all the shenanigans behind the scenes at Capitol Theatre. We laughed about the artistic director's wife, Mrs. Christensen (Mrs. C, as she was known by the company), and how she always had to sit in the Orchestra section right under the spotlight in the center. That way when the lights went up for the curtain, she was perfectly highlighted.

All in all, no matter the venue, we had a great evening - even Dad! (You can see the text of the page by clicking on the image to enlarge it.) Date night with the parents. Who'd have thought?

Warm wishes,

PS- Don't forget you can get 10 layouts for the price of 5 all through February! See more about that here.

Tuscany with My Sweetie

You got to see the photos on my personal Facebook page in November, but now check out the finished pages. For Mom's birthday, the whole family met at the local upscale joint, lol, for a very nice dinner to celebrate all Mom does for us. With a large family, she never gets to see everyone together, so it was the best present! Thanks to my sister-in-law Holly and Dad for coming up with it. If you want to read the story behind the Bro-Staches, see it here.

This is another quick layout you can make using the Roxie kit in Studio J. The kit comes pre-loaded with the papers as they are and I added 2 copies of the My Stickease scroll along the left side picture to add some sophistication and ambiance to match the location. It didn't start out as a particularly romantic Date Night, but since we so rarely get to go on date nights, I'll take what I can get! This kit is retired in paper, but you can still create with all of the papers and My Stickease online in Studio J. As you can see, it doesn't have to be Valentine's Day to scrap the one you love!

Warm wishes,