Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Customer Appreciation Weekend at ROOTS!!



Hey All My Blogger Friends...I just wanted to let you all know that starting Thursday April 24th- Sunday April 27th all the Roots stores in the city will be an extra 25% off!!! It's our customer appreciation weekend and you can get some great stuff at 25% off. It includes sale items so come on in if you've seen anything at Roots that has caught you eyes!!!!
Come visit me on Spring Garden!!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Baby shower FUN!









Well I thought I would do a quick update since I had some pictures to share! Tonight Kathy and I headed down the street to Melese's home for a joint Baby Shower for Julia and JoLynn...both due this summer!! It was a really fun night of hanging out with all the girls and watching the girls open some really cute gifts. Everyone out did themselves and these two babies will be two stylin' cuties from tonight's festivities!! The food tonight was delicious...I went right from work so it was greatly appreciated! Both mommies to be are looking adorable with there baby bumps...and there was an abundance of adorable babies there too. Everywhere you looked was cuteness! I cannot wait to meet Baby Taylor and Baby Blakeney!!

I was also super excited tonight because I was able to see miss Kailey Podeszwa and her awesome mommy Kristine!! I hadn't seen them since Kaileys arrival and boy has she changed...she is so long and tiny...soooo adorable!!! So that just made the night that much better.

I've decided that all of the girls need to have a craft night, because Melese made the cutest little scrapbooks for Jo and Julia out if paper bags...there were amazing! She is one talented lady!!

Just wanted to share one picture from my Saturday night. Kathy and Jeff dropped the kids off to hangout with auntie Karen for awhile and we had some fun and of course I took some pictures. This is one of my favorites because all the kids are looking...the only downfall is Jake's juice mustache...kid needed his face scrubbed to get rid of it!!!hahha!! Jessica's smile is much better now too...so glad that sideways tooth came out!!!


Anyway hope everyone is having a GREAT week... Mines been busy but good...I finished Volunteering this past Tuesday and it was kinda a sad day because my kids were all saying how much they'd miss me and I'll totally miss them. We're going to have a picnic towards the end of school and I told Wanda to make sure to let me know when it is! It's OFFICIAL...we are going to the mount...all results are in and the Mount is our BEST option and we couldn't be more excited!!! I'm glad we'll be staying in the city!! I'm excited we are going out to dinner with Brandon's parents tomorrow night...we haven't hung out with them in a little while so it should be a fun night!!!
Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!!! Love you all lots and keep those posts coming!!!

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

One Tree Hill Night...see blog update below


So I couldn't get my blog and my slide show to work together so please read below to see my update that goes along with this slide show!!! Enjoy!!

Fun Times in the Bing Home

This is the post that goes along with the above slide show...couldn't get them to work together!!!


So nothing too crazy has been going on in the Bing home as of late, but I have a few things to recap on our blog today. You guys are all probably wondering what my slide show is all about. Well a few years ago my friend Nicole introduced me to a show called One Tree Hill, they don't play it here so for year my sisters and I had been watching it online, which has been a bit of a pain. Finally living on my own, I was able to get the channel and One Tree Hill night was born. We get together every Tuesday night and watch our show which has been jammed pack with excitement this season. If there is anyone who watches or loves the show, Tuesday nights at 10pm it's on...all are welcome. Recently the show celebrated it's 100th episode and we felt it was a BIG night, so we had a delicious Potluck, with way too much food, but it was all so good! The 100th episode didn't disappoint. The only bad thing was that now the show is on a break until April 14th. Tuesday nights are not the same right now!!



HappyEaster
Everyone!!

I hope that everyone had a great Easter Season. Brandon and I didn't get to see each other too much since he was working, but the time we had together was great! We relaxed on good friday...we were planning on heading to the temple with his parents, but didn't end up making it since we heard it was crazy busy and that people were not able to get into sessions. Which is awesome for the temple and we were so excited about that...but bummed that we couldn't go. I was lucky enough to go on Thursday when Kristiane went through the temple for the first time. It was a really exciting night to have another friend there. Kristiane, Kristine, Davis, Jessica, Kelly, Rob, Dee were all there along with all sorts of other friends. It was a great night and I was so glad I was able to be with her on this great day! Back to Easter...Brandon and I had a delicious Easter dinner Friday night at the Bings, it was really wonderful to be together as a family...and Laureen never fails to produce an amazing dinner!! We're excited that on the next holiday the entire family will be back together as Jaccob returns from his misson on May 7th! We're all VERY excited about that!! On Easter, Brandon had to work, so I went to my parents for dinner and my mom delivered a super easter dinner too!! We had 15 people there... mom, dad, laura, cory, me, four missionaries and the Nelson 6. The dinner was full of laughter and fun times! Jessica, Sarah and I had a blast watching High School Musical 2 clips on the computer after dinner!! The picture is of the cards I made this Easter season...I think they turned out pretty dang cute!!





Jacob is FOUR years old now!!


So our Jacob turned four years old this past friday!!! It's really crazy how big Jake has gotten, because he was just born shortly after Brandon and I started dating....and now he's 4!!! I called him earlier on in the day to wish him a Happy birthday but he was getting a hair cut, so they called me back and I think I was more excited about his birthday then he was. TV and Baby donuts were too distracting. So on a snowy Friday night Brandon and I headed over to Kathy and Jeff's for Jake's Birthday party. We picked up our enlarged wedding pictures on the way and I'm excited to finally get the larger ones up...although I do need to pick up some new frames for them before they can go up. It was a really fun night filled with fun and family...everyone ventured out in the weather and it was well worth it. Jake really wanted to open presents first, so we all gathered around to watch the little guy in all his glory. He was too cute, he had to remove every piece of paper off the box or every piece of tissue from the bag before he could get to the gift. But then before he could get to the gift he needed to put all the garbage away in the bag, such a neat and tidy little guy!! He got some great gifts for his Birthday...lots of cars, clothes, books and even some money for his Bank from nanny and pops. Jake moved onto the cake next...it was a transformer cake!! We all sang to him and he went for the candles before we could get to taking the pictures. As soon as the singing and candles were done, Jake went right for the toy on the cake...it was pretty funny!! The cake was DELICIOUS... it was a super store cake and that is the way to go...the cake is great and the icing is amazing...just ask Laura and Sonja...they both enjoy eating just the icing...those crazy girls. There were chips, fruit, veggies and punch too...kathy never fails to deliver a great spread of food when we come over to her house!! Everyone left the party filled to the brim with yummy treats!!


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Brandon and I Love these family events because we get to see all our nieces and nephews...so I always take advantage off this time to get some new pictures of the kids and Brandon and I went the opportunity comes along. Brandon thinks I take way too many pictures, but I look at them more as memories. The kids have all gotten so big it's really fun to look back at all my pictures and see how much they've all grown! It's crazy to think that Georgia will be One in May...it feels like just yesterday that she was born and now she is crawling around like crazy and is just super funny and entertaining. To see more pictures from the party check out facebook because there are way more posted on there..well there will be soon after I finish my update!

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I want to send my Congratulations out to Julia and JoLynn on the
exciting announcements that they posted this week...it's a girl for the Blakeneys and a Boy for the Taylors...I'm super excited for you both, and can't wait your little babies!!! Also a Congratulations goes out to Phil and Sonja who are expecting baby number 2. It's funny at Jake's 2nd birthday we took a picture of us and Sonja was quite pregnant with Ethan and now at Jakes 4th birthday we take a picture of us and she's just pregnant with baby number two...ohh how time flies!!! I'm excited to see what Baby Nelson number two will be. I've totalled it up the other day and I know 19 people who are expecting Babies...how Crazy is that...and then on top of that there are like nine people who have recently had babies...WOW!!! That's all I can say to that!!
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Brandon Got Accepted to the MOUNT!

I don't know if I had mentioned this but I thought I would mention it again. Brandon and i have both been accepted to the mount here in Halifax and fingers crossed we will be staying here. Brandon is still waiting to hear from the school in Ontario, since it is a one year program but we'll see. I was also accepted to St.FX which is exciting to find out, I thought my interview went really well, so it's nice to find out that it did go well and I was accepted...it's not an option anymore but it felt good!!!






The last thing to post is just a funny picture for you all to enjoy.Kathy and I have a friend Becca in Utah and some nights we all get on MSN and have a three way conversation, which is always full of laughter. This past conversation we married off Georgia and Cameron...they'd be an adorable couple...hahha!! Anyway I finally experimented with my Scanner that night and got it to work!! So I sent them both some pictures and this is one of my favorites...Kathy and I one winter with our little snowy friend. Hopefully Spring is on it's way soon though and winter will be gone until next season!! Hope you all enjoyed this little blast from the past and my weekly update!! Can't wait to read all your posts!! Have a GREAT week!! Love you all!!



Tuesday, March 18, 2008

ATTENTION: Blogging update with lots of PICTURES!!

Okay So I have a few pictures on this post. This last week was a fun one with the kids. Brandon and I had promised the kids that they would get a sleepover at our new apartment. We had mentioned that forever ago and needless to say they did not forget...hahha not that I was hoping they would...but they were quite persist ant in mentioning it to their mom. So since Kathy and Jeff's anniversary was last week we took the kids monday night. I wanted to try to make it a fun and special night and I think they had a GREAT time. I hope they did. They picked me up from work since I was over at Micmac doing visual and we headed back to the apartment where we had a fancy dinner with candles and everything...I think the plastic cups and plates makes it the fanciest meal EVER! We had a blast trying to take this picture because uncle Brandon was not home yet so we had to take this one ourselves...We have a few where I wasn't quite quick enough to make the picture...hahaa. We watched Flushed Away and the Smurfs...I know smurfs...you guys are all jealous it was AMAZING. We had lots of treats and snack and facecloths that grew. The night was a long night, since the kids were not quite used to our apartment, Jake was scared of our front door for some reason and wouldn't go past it unless the lights were on. So after some rearranging, Jake and Brandon were on one couch, Jessica was on the love seat and Sarah and I were in my room. Brandon ended up in the room with us girls since he learned even though I warned him that Jake is a furnace when he sleeps...his think hair just traps the heat I think. So we had Sarah between us and we had arms flung across us all night...hahaha. I ended up on the love seat with Jess for some of the night, and then on the couch with Jake when we woke up too...so I didn't have the best sleep ever but we had fun and that's all that matters. Plus I got to give Kathy and Jeff a nice break and I feel so good about that!!! In the morning we had a healthy breakfast...well at least we tried... I wanted to clean all the kids up so they all got baths and then I had some fun with Sarah. As you can see she has some curl to her hair...and she doesn't always love it...actually she hates it and anyway wants it straightened. So I blow dried and straightened her hair and wow the difference. I wish I could go and be her hair dresser every day because she just seemed so much more confident which is good for Sarah because she is so so shy!!! But it did take some time so it's definitely something that won't happen too much until she can do it herself...but doesn't it make the girls look like twins even more...man they're adorable in their matching shirts compliments of Uncle Bran and me at Christmas!! So we spent the morning relaxing and waiting for nanny to come and pick them up with miss Georgia. We passed the time by watching an all time favorite movie of mine and the kids which is High School Musical. I recommend it if you have never seen it come over and we'll watch it!! It's super cute to watch the kids watch it and sing along. They are both quite good at singing along to the movie...Jessica's favorite song is my least favorite song in the movie, but I'm starting to love it since she belts it out so well!! We had a great time with the kids, but I think next time we will trade with nanny and take Georgia...hahhaha!!!!!



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Don't worry kids I love ya, and we'll have to have you over again once uncle Brandon has recovered from the last sleepover!!!hahhahha!!!!


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So we finally have a new manager at work, and it's been going really great. Laura really fits well into the team. She is super organized and that's a perfect fit for me because I love organization. We are working super hard to get a 95% on our store audit...if we do lunch will be bought for us. So we have been cleaning and organizing and doing the visual super good. So fingers crossed for us we'll score high...wish us luck!!!! Sonja might be the only one to truly appreciate this picture, other then Jeff and I....but this is when Ashley from Coronation Street was in the store. We were beyond excited that he came to the store even though I didn't get to meet him...oh well I still met Sunita!!
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I don't know of everyone knew but my sister-in-law Keah went to Disney. She had a blast and came back with a tan...I am way jealous...I didn't want to sit next to her because I would totally look like a ghost next to her. So she saw a lot of High School Musical in Disney, again way jealous. For anyone who doesn't know I LOVE high school musical...I know it seems like I should be 12 years old, but sadly I'm 24...hahhaa! I own the movie and the soundtrack and I'd like to buy High School Musical 2. So keah being the sweetie that she is brought me back some yummy mints and High School Musical Stickers!!!! She gave them to me at church and I could hardly contain my excitement! Then this morning I get an e-mail from my friend Becca and what does this exciting e-mail contain...Pictures of East High in Utah where the movie was filmed! Becca lives near it and drove by and took pictures to send along to me...she's a big fan too!!! Were too big Geeks when it comes to high school musical, but hey it's good clean fun!! So I posted a picture from the movie and the front of the school, too cool and then the picture that Becca took...it i sooo the same. I so wish I lived close by so that I could go and get my picture taken in front of it!!! Anyway I just had to share my joy of these pictures!! You can all call me a geek I really would understand...hahahha!!!
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I think that's it for right now. I'm excited for the One Tree Hill Party...it's the 100th episode and it looks sooooo good! We're having a potluck tonight and I cannot wait...there is going to such good food and an ice cream cake!! There will be pictures taken tonight so look forward to them in a future post!!
Hope you guys are having a Great Week!! Can't wait to read all your upcoming posts!!!

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Such Excitement...

A Big CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Kristine and Davis on the arrival of their beautiful baby girl Kailey!

I have never been more excited to get a phone call from my sister then then I was on Saturday afternoon when she called to tell me the baby had arrived and it was a GIRL!!! woohoo I could finally buy something gender specific...which I did when I arrived at work. Sunday evening Julia and I headed down to the hospital to meet little miss podeszwa and she is a beauty. I think we were both super excited to get to hold her...definitely hard to pass her on because she is such a cutie pie! Kristine and Davis were like old pros when it came to the baby...I was quite impressed for only being parents for a day, they were super stars! Kailey is such a lucky little girl to have such great parents! I think what was especially exciting for me was that Kristine was my first old school church friend to have a baby, that I've actually gotten to go see in the hospital. We've had many friends from our youth days have babies, but unfortunately, they all live far away, so this was really special for me. I think Kristine and I go back to ohhh nursery together, so this was really awesome to see her now with her own little girl. So congratulations guys, we love you so so much and are so excited for your newly expanded family!!!!

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My next excitement has to do with the upcoming school year... so we've applied to school and were playing the waiting game about interviews which was the next step in this process. We both had interviews at the mount, which went well...and then today Brandon and I had a fun 2 hours and a bit drive to St.FX for another interview for me. So I think that one also went really well...it was a group interview and I actually had a lot of fun at it. When I got home though I had the biggest surprise...Brandon was checking the message and he said that the mount had called for me...so I called Lynn back and she said that they would like to offer me a place in their Education program for this upcoming September!!!! It still doesn't quite feel real, but it's super exciting to know that we now have the potential to stay in the city. I really want to stay here and go to the mount...but we'll have to wait and see and weigh the options for our little family...but fingers crossed we get to stay here...I love my family O'Hearon and Bing side, and would miss them so much...I'll move if I have to but this offer to the program at the mount is definitely weighing the scales towards staying here. So wish us luck!!
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Coronation Street is the next level of excitement for me, even though i missed it today. Sonja got me hooked on the show way way back in the day and now I hate to miss it. I know many of you are just thinking it's another soap opera...but its so much better...it's way more real...with people in every social class...real life problems...not everyone is rich and beautiful with perfect teeth...and they hangout in the local pub...not fancy restaurants...I just love the show. So anyway I get out of my interview today and Jeff had text messaged me to tell me that Ashley Peacock ( he is a character from the show who was in town for this meet and greet thing) was IN THE STORE TODAY...I'm sooooo jealous. He got an autograph for me and he got his picture taken with Ashley...so I told him I want a copy for my roots scrapbook and to post on my blog...so send it along Jeff. I was hoping he'd come in tomorrow when I was in but no such luck. So now Jeff and I have both gotten to meet a Corrie person...I met Sunita and had my picture taken and Jeffs met Ashely...I wonder who will be next!!!

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The final thing I wanted to mention was that I've recently been reading the books by Stephanie Meyer....Twilight and New Moon and I'm HOOKED...Ashely I hope you don't mind I borrowed the second book from my mom...I borrowed it on Sunday night and finished this afternoon...I couldn't put it down...so she has the book to return to you...I hope it's okay...and I'm hoping you won't mind if I borrow the third book sometime...I think kathy has it right now...let me know. I'm not going to lie at first when everyone was posting about these books, I was like...hmmm Vampires...I don't know about that...but I LOVED THESE BOOKS SO FAR... I can't wait to see the movie. Kathy asked me tonight if I like Edward or Jacob more...and I think I'd have to say I'm an Edward Fan...he just loves Bella sooooo much and doesn't he sound super dreamy....I know it's just a book, but you have to use your imagination when you read. If you have not read these books get them or borrow them because you'll be hooked...thanks to everyone whose read them and passed on the suggestion, because they are sooooo good!!! Okay so after posting this the first time...I went on the web site that Stephanie Meyers has and there was some info about the movie and the cast...so this is a picture of the Cullen family...I was quite excited to see this. I believe Edward is being played by the actor who played Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter...and Carlisle is being played by Jennie Garth (kelly 90210) husband Peter Facinelli...the one thing I don't love about this picture is the woman playing Esme she's the woman who played Jane Doe on Greys anatomy...I didn't really love her...but maybe this will change my opinion on her. I'm super excited for this movie to come out....too bad it's not until December 12th...anyway read the books and for those who have hope you enjoy the picture!!!The Cullen Family... so excited!!

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Anyway I think that is all the excitement for now...sorry there were not more pictures...I'll do better next time. Check out my facebook for a few more pictures of cutie pie Kailey...oh and if you hadn't noticed my little sister laura joined our blogging family...check her out and add her to your friends list, her blog is a hoot so far even though she made it clear that her blog is not for mine and kathys amusement....hahha gotta love laura. Hope everyone is doing awesome!!!!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

It's been a crafty month...


So Valentines Day has come and gone and as I'd mentioned Brandon and I had spread out the celebration since we knew we wouldn't really get to see each other since I worked in the day and he worked in the night...which totally sucked...but what can ya do. We don't need a special day to tell each other how much we love each other...but maybe next year we'll get to spend it together because I do enjoy the day don't get me wrong. So on Valentines day I was at work and we had a fun day...I sported my pink polo layered with my heart printed shirt...I was feeling the love. I brought in Valentines for everyone and Jeff bought us lip shaped cookie. This is a picture of Maria and I with our new lips. The picture doesn't do it justice because they were sooooo sparkly and pretty it was awesome, I hated to eat it but it was delicious! Luckily Valentines was on a Thursday so I got to spend the evening with my girls watching survivor...Kerry and Natalie made us dinner and I brought some Valentines treats so it was a great night!

I've got to be a bit craftier this month too, which I'd been missing since the holidays were so busy at work. I haven't had the chance to scrapbook yet, but I've been making cards and loving it. I found a style of cards that I really liked so I re-created it for Brandon for Valentines Day and I think it turned out pretty dang good...I was way proud of it, and actually like it more then the one I saw in the store. Brandon didn't want me to buy him anything for Valentines day so the card included some coupons which I thought was perfect...things like a back rub, and a date night. I think he really liked it, and appreciate it, which is what I was going for...check out the pictures!! Oh and I think I am slightly crazy because it is stitched around each coupon, and i did it by hand, it took forever but was so worth it because it looked awesome in the end.

My sister Kathy has introduced me to this new magazine and I love it. It's called Scrapbooks etc. and it has some really awesome ideas for scrapbooks and cards, so I printed off the pattern for one of the cards and attempted to make it and it turned out super cute...well I think so. I think it will turn into one of those cards that you make to give people all the time, because it's easy and adorable. I made these first three for the sisters at church that Jessica and I visit teach. I wanted to be able to leave them with a little thought and a little Valentines wish. The card in the magazine used some patterned papers, which was really cool but I didn't have any that I thought would be suitable, so eventually I'll get some and make the card again using that idea but for now I love using the bring colors. I actually bought this paper for the cricut machines that they sell which I wish I owned but i don't...but the paper is really awesome and kinda textured. So it was really perfect for the card! I don't know what it is about card making and cards in general but I do love love love them. I love giving them i love receiving them i love the look on peoples faces when they open a card and appreciate the message in it. I just can't explain the extent that I love cards. I keep them too and it's such a great thing to look back on when you are feeling blue or just want to remember the fun day you were given the card. It's dangerous though when I get into a card store because I just can't contain myself...I have a three drawer plastic storage container which I store cards in...it used to be this little fan folded box but I out grew it, and now they're in the three drawers. It comes way in handy when I just need a card. My favorite card store is called Duly Noted and it's on Quinpool Road. The cards are a little pricey but they are so worth it because they are absolutely beautiful. I also got my wedding invitations from there too! I don't get there often which is probably good because I'd be BROKE...but it's a special treat when I do!!! I hope that you've all enjoyed this little rant about cards, but I just thought I would share my passion on them. Oh and I should mention as well that my husband gave me the cutest Valentines card this year, it has the cutest little money couple on it and it fan folds out a few times...I will treasure it always since it was our first married Valentines Day together. It was sitting out for me when I got home from girls night on Valentines Day and it brought tears to my eyes.


I also wanted to share a picture of my table from my first dinner party. We haven't had anyone over yet for dinner, since one I'm not the confident in my cooking yet, and it's hard to find time when Brandon and I are both home. So I had the girls over for Survivor night and we had dinner first, I made my sisters curry chicken, with rice, rolls and carrots and I think it turned out pretty well. I don't think anyone was sick the next day! It was super fun to hangout with the girls and have a delicious dinner. Plus I got to set my table super fun and use my turquoise and brown plates which I have yet to be able to use and I loved it so much that I had to take a picture...I am a GOOF! I guess next time I'll get a picture of us with the table but my batteries died..boo! But it was a fun night so the memory will last regardless of if I caught it on camera or not.

The last thing to mention is some exciting news in the Bing Home...as everyone knows we've been applying to school next year...and we've just been waiting now to hear if we were getting interviews or not. Well so far we both have interviews at the mount this week and next week we are driving up to St.FX for my interview there. Hopefully Brandon will hear from X soon, but he wants to do high school so the interviews would be at a different time. I'm way nervous about the interviews so keep us in your prayers, but I think we'll be okay. I'm hoping all my time in retail will pay off in this situation! I do have to brush up on my math skills this week since i do have a math test on Saturday at the mount...it's been awhile since I've done math...so i need the work.

Hope everyone is having a great week....I've been loving the updates from everyone...Kristi has some great pictures on hers...Kristine has a baby update, nothing yet but hopefully this week...kathy's family's been gaining and loosing teeth and my friend Meghan from high school has just started a blog and I'm super excited about that! So check out all the blogs because everyone has been updating and there super fun to read! Thanks everyone for the updates I love them and will try to comment more!!