so today was my dads birthday. we had a tiki themed party and barbeque from this awesome restaurant run out of a trailer. i love those kinds of restaurants! i would love to run a little bakery out of one of those! anyways, had a cheesecake made with splenda.it was actualy quite delicious! my moms on a low carb diet and uses splenda instead of sugar for everything including baking. i will try to post pics and the recipe soon. its especially delicious and pretty with strawberry preserves on top!

so just another quick update.this time from my cell phone.how neat! i just figured out how to do this lol. anywho... just started an awesome new job doing in home d evelopmental therapy for children with special needs and im so excited! im getting over mono and feeling a lot better. also looking for a new place to live! so lots going on and hopefully lots of fun to come soon to my blog.stay tuned!

Surrounding myself with beauty...

Lately, surrounding myself with beautiful colors and pictures has been very therapeutic. Ive been working in my art journal more, even though its hard to motivate myself to start, I feel so good after! Reading books with great pictures and learning new techniques has been nice. I think I like blogs so much because of the awesome photography and yummy recipes . I wish that life was as organized as blogging-happy stories, pretty pictures, and great food(without the mess). I m working on making my life what I want it to be and fill it with amazing things, instead of sadness.

just an update...

Sorry I havent been posting for a few months! So much has been going on that other things just took priority. More deaths in the family, new job, the end and beginning of relationships, another move, the list goes on and on. I have missed all my blog friends and hope to be able to post more now! How is everyone doing?

Hoppin' Holiday Etsy Party Finds!

I know I've been away for a bit!

But I'm back with some awesome Etsy finds that will make your next holiday party awesome! (and ill be back soon with lots of updates on my crazy life and pics of how the new place is coming along!)

Now I'm off to catch up on my blog reading! Happy Holiday Season everybody :)

SOOO....where have I been?

I worked on my grandparent's old place for about two days before I got sick AGAIN. This time I lost my voice :( but it is back now. I am so tired of being sick! I get my bloodwork done again soon, but they never find anything. It's frustrating but I'm trying to be positive. I just keep getting sick over and over! And it zaps my energy :( (Which is one reason I've been so absent!)but...
Tomorrow is my birthday! So hopefully it will be a nice day..

I have pictures to share of how the work is going on the house, but I just haven't uploaded them yet. I'm really excited about how it's going to look. It is really dreary and gross right now, but I cantell it's going to look awesome!
Hopefully I'll get some pretty birthday pics to share tomorrow! I can't decide what kind of cake I want..any ideas?

And the winner is....

Sonya Zombie!

Congrats girlie!

I will contact you for your mailing address, or if you see this first, email it to cherryredstudio@yahoo.com and I will get your goodies out soon.
And the extra surprise-you get to pick out 20$ worth of jewelry from my Etsy shop! I will send it with the giveaway goodies :) Just put your selections in the e-mail with your address.

*Night night* everyone. More of an update and pics tomorrow!