life. isnt it bizarre?? even more then that, its crazy that although you and i may not have met in really life, i miss you. i appreciate you and i think of you. honest. i miss my blog too, and well, to be completely honest, at this moment, im drowning in life. i cant seem to catch my breath and the surface seems so far away. im not sad, im just behind. on life. and i cant catch up. i hate this feeling. for example, this blog make over i was finally able to apply to my blog, ive been holding on to it for almost two months now. i was so stoked and excited to share my new grab button and my new spring and summer re-vamp,,, i just havent had time. i havent scrapped but one layout in over a month. i want to, i just.dont.have.time. i hate this feeling. to top it all off,,, my darling girl baby thought itd be cool to mis-place my adapter thing-a-ma-jig to upload photos to my mac, so, until i find that,,, *sigh*,,, so this is whats new with me. its kinda fun to share, because i dont get too personal here. so here we go,,,

*i love my bestie more then ever. we.are.perfect.together.

*i got a new bike,,, so stoked and i cant wait to break her in and get her a woven basket, streamers and a bell. cant wait.

*i cant believe it. i havent introduced you to my new man. hes perfect and adorable,,, his name is logan and im in love.

{my mom was lucky enough to puppy-sit a few weekends back and, well, they had a great time. i think my mom wants them back} :-)

*school is out for summer. t-ball is over, and so is dance. {thank God}. im D.O.N.E.

*my girlfriends and i from my little mans school put together a competition for *the biggest loser* i won. :-) i was, $120. richer,, but its all gone now,,, {it went quick} i love 28 pounds in two months.

*im leaving for hawaii in less then a week, {which is why i took the biggest loser so seriously} ;-)

*we got two new kitties, and one is perfect. the other, not so much, but theyre both cute. one is sitting right next to me right now,,, {dont tell my hubby, he doesnt want them in the house}, but he is so sweet and purrrrrrsssss & puurrrrrrrsssss,,, i love him. i just caught the kids putting him in a plastic toys r us shopping bag. they said they were pretending they were going to take him home. needless to say, they got a major talking to, sent to their room and im guarding this baby with my life now. they are young and dont understand the seriousness of plastic bags yet,,, well, they should now, after today. please no mean comments,,, i think i made my point clear. i did my mom duty. poor baby kitty, but hes fine. like i said, hes a rad kitty.

*the beautiful miss lynnette named a kit after me. im so honored. and the best part?? well, its rad. totally perfect. its fun being a lollipop shop girl.

today is the first day of summer break. i helped out in my sons classroom all three days this week. when i was in school, the last few days were my favorite, so i couldnt resist. i figured today would be a perfect day to share my blog make over. even though i have so many goodies that i have put together for my personal etsy shop, {as well as an adorable make over for that baby}, well, i just cant get em both done right now. and of course, my make over was done, once again, by the ever so talented and patient D. i adore her and her work. shes awesome.

thanks for reading my blog. lemme know what you think of the make over. and have a magical day,,, love you.

the newest collage is up at nvs, and as perfect as they always are!!! i love it, when we got our collage assignments, i went nuts whipping these babies out back to back,,, i used an anthropologie catalog cover that i have been hoarding forever, waiting for the perfect moment to use it. this collage, was that moment. here is the collage,,,

followed by my layout *she lives and dreams*,,,

lots of love, ally cakes

june first baby!!! bring another kit your way,,, dreamy spring and summer colors. pure perfection,,, we give you,,,, *sing for the moment* and *fireflies*

check the addicts blog for more on description,,,

love, ally

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY errrr,,, i mean,,, HAPPY PINK NINJA MONDAY!!! yip-peeee!!! we are having a special for today only, FREE SHIPPING on all kits,,, yep. and you might notice a new kit or two in the shop. i suggest you check it out,,, {open to us and canada only}. we also added a overdose for the embellishment add on kits,,, so check that out as well,,,

have a great day!!!

love, ally

another *just for the hey of it* layout,,, my perfect bestie surprised me with all the new sassafras new papers,,, seriously, they dont make friends better then that eh?? ive been hoarding it. yeah, i know, i need to use,,, so i busted out this layout, and i likes,,, you?? here is *dream* just for fun,,,

love, ally

five years ago today, this little man came into my world and changed me forever. he began by melting the heart of each and everyone he comes into contact with with his soft voice, sweet heart, hilarious sense of movie re-in-act-ment,,,, {its amazing}. this little boy has no idea how much he means to me, and everybody else that knows him. he truly is, something special. im blessed beyond my wildest dreams to have him. he.is.perfect.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE

i love you more than life itself,,,,

these pictures are from october 2008, but still my family favs

love, mama

happy pink ninja monday!!! instead of sharing a project i wanted to share some photos of this past friday when ninja nely and i headed out to la to shop for you addicts,,, by the way, have you noticed that all that addicts, {ninja stars and ninja masters} post every monday,, we call it pink ninja monday,,, notice a pattern?? ;-) we have the best day each and every time we head out there for our treasures and trinkets,,, i even got a ton of ideas and inspiration for my personal etsy shop,,, so far i have ten goodies to add to the shop, but i wont open that vault back up till i have a few more,, but im really excited to share my creations with you as well,,, back to the day, pink ninja monday,,, here are some fun pictures of us in la,,, alright, yeah, three look pretty much the same, but hey, whatevs,,,,

i finally got the shirt ive been dying for,,,,, i neeeeeeeed a *soccer mom* shirt. so right there, i had this nice lady whip it up for me. easy peasy. i cant wait for soccer season even more now!! yip-peeeeeee!!! i also go a fuchsia shirt with big wings on the back, you know, because im an angel {duh} ;-)

here is us, our roof top parking,,, obvious nothing fancy, but we loves!!!

speaking of fancy, check out our personal elevator,, fancy, schmancy,,,

what im trying to make very clear, is that we put our lives on the line for you addicts!!!! ;-)

check out all that lace,,, you honestly wouldnt even believe how many trims this new treasure had for us, waiting for us,,, it was dreamy,,, like dreamy cotton candy.

and thats pretty much it,,, our previous la trip was better recorded,,, but i never shared those pictures,,, i should. i hope your week is perfect!!!

love, ally

oh my!!! how lame am i?? i totally forgot to post my layout for the candy shoppe designs domino effect prompt. {sorry cherry lolita ~ forgive me??},,, i loved this prompt,,, and here is ever so clever titled layout *daniel & papa*,,, i know, i know, wicked smart eh?? this kit is also a collaboration of several pink ninja addicts kits,,, past, present and future,,, {just so you know} ;-)

the good news is that there will be another prompt very soon on candy shoppe designs,,, and there is also the *cotton candy* prompt running right now,,,

love, ally