Toasty Pin Club

Wanna know one of the freakin' cutest things I've seen this week?

Yes. I know what you're thinking. They're TOAST!

What a genius idea that my sister, themagicalbean, came up with.

If you want to see them & purchase them (eh? eh? eh?) on her etsy shop click here.

I already bought two of them!!

Tell me what you think of their toasty awesomeness.

Diamond in the Rough + Callie

HOLY GUACAMOLE! My sister Callie aka the Magical Bean got featured on the Diamond in the Rough blog! *sniff sniff* She's all grown up and getting featured on blogs...so proud.. *tear*

STOP BY AND CHECK OUT HER AMAZING GUEST FEATURE OUT!

You won't be disappointed! :)

PS: I bet she'd love it if you'd stop by and tell her how you liked her feature! hint hint, nudge nudge :P

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALLIE!

It's January 26, 2010... you know what that means... *drumroll*

Joyeux Anniversaire Callie!

In case you haven't already guessed it's Callie's birthday!!

So in honor of my amazingly awesome sister I bring you all the things I LOVE about ma soeur!

--She's hilarious! She never fails to make me chuckle--

--She has lovely red hair--

which I am quite jealous of! hehe
--She's extremely creative,

and amazes me which her artsy skills

each time she makes something new

...I'm simply in awe--

--We have the same wacky sense of humor...

and use strange voices then laugh hysterically!--

--We can spend hours talking about nothing

and still be entertained.--

--I love her earrings,

she has lightning bolts, owls, stars, flowers, toast, etc!--

--She's extremely bright

and has knowledge about things I didn't even know about.--

--Her middle name is Jean which rhymes with Bean! haha--

--She makes gorgeous collages.--
--Her decorating skills are impeccable!

If only you could see her room, it's beautiful!--

And most of all she's my friend

and sister! And I'll always love her!

I LOVE YOU CALLIE! :)

I don't think I tell you enough...

xoxo, Jessica

PS: The photo is of us when we were little!

Weren't we cute?? hehe.

PSS: I bet she'd love it if you'd stop by her blog and wish her happy birthday yourself!

Click here if you'd like. :D

The Magical Bean Giveaway and Jen Rem's Reaction

Hello everybody! My sister Callie aka the Magical Bean is having a giveaway on her blog! Here's the cute little mushrooms that she's giving away:

Along with this adorable container with Santa on it! :)



So go enter!! HURRRRYYY! It ends TODAY!


In other news! Jen Rem's "Absent Minded" blog had a post about the gift that I sent for the Holiday Gift Swap which Carly had hosted! It was such fun and here are some of the photos she provided about my gifts. Be sure to stop by her blog and check out the post she wrote about me and all the other wonderful things she has on there as well! I'm so glad that she liked the gift I gave her. *tear* heehee.

Lots of love, xoxo

-Jessica

You're a Gem Award

Hello everyone! My lovely sister The Magical Bean gifted me this "You're a Gem Award"!! I'm so excited! Thank you so much! I'm basically supposed to make a post about 7 random things that I love. So here we go...

I love...

hot chocolate on a chilly day

spending a weekend at the beach...

sparkly things! hehe.

Domo Kun! :)

Snowy days in all their beauty...

Doing silly things (note the bananas) with my siblings

Collecting buttons and pins

These are just a few out of the many that I enjoy! :D As for the people I tag in the "You're a Gem Award"--drum roll please--

TA DA!
And the nominations are:

the biscuit

Misako Mimoko

A Star of Love

Little Miss Tiara

Jen Rem

A Daisy Chain Dream

You are real gems!

Have a WONDERFUL week you guys! Enjoy it!

PS: there's only 12 more days

'til Christmas!! eeee!

Rose Red + The Magical Bean Giveaway

Eeeeee!! There's a giveaway happening on Rose Red's marvelous blog! I want to win so badly... I really love all of the bows especially the very first one. Make sure you enter here! Also the Magical Bean is still having her giveaway so make sure you get your entry in there as well! Have a great weekend! And Happy Friday! :)

The Magical Bean Ornament Give Away!!

My sister Callie the Magical Bean is having a giveaway on her blog! I have actually seen the adorable little gingerbread men being made and have held one in my hand! That's right be jealous...haha. Anyways! It's super easy to enter and it's something fun and new to add to your tree this year. So make sure you stop by her blog and enter or see them on her Etsy shop. GOOD LUCK!

PS: This is one of many giveaways to come...she's so generous!! hehe.

Thanksgiving Thanks

Hello everyone! I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and in the spirit of the holiday, I thought it would be fun to make a list of things I'm thankful for.

I'm thankful for...

my family

my crazy fun friends

my life in Germany for 7 1/2 years

and touring Europe all the while

all our wonderful pets:

Sheila, Leonardo, Rosie, Maximo, Schatzi, and Werner

the invention of cool whip

and cereal of course

all the trips I've taken to the movie theater

my wonderful followers :)

Melt Away cookies

good food...

all my lovely things

The list goes on and on...

Also here's a video my sister Callie and I made in the spirit of Thanksgiving and all the festivities that went on last night...like baking pies...writing on sticky notes...working on pre-Christmas presents...ahhh good times!

And also I made this fun quiz:

Which do you prefer... Pie or Cake?

• Pie
• Cake

View Results

HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!

Busy As a Bee

Things that have gone on in my life in the last week or so...

I was in a debate tournament! My partner and I won two out of four rounds. Whoo whoo!!

Yesterday I worked on project for Macbeth. We had to make 3 commercials that went with the movie...I had to dress up as a witch and Lady Macbeth among others. :)

My sister Callie has this lovely post about my "sock" monkey Jeb! He was such a wonderful gift... I love him so much! Ain't he just adorable?

Red Boots gifted me this blog award! Thank you, thank you! That was incredibly sweet.

Another funny video by Mitchell Davis. hehe.

I tag you: In A Yellow Wood

Rose Red

Camp Smartypants

The Absent Minded (JenRem)

PS: I'm sorry I haven't posted in such a long time! There's been too much stuff going on... is there anything fun you plan to do this week?

-Jessica Leigh La Lou

Anyone for Magical Beans?

I really enjoy featuring new artists on my blog! I also love finding things on Etsy... some of life's little wonders. :) And this Etsian is very dear to my heart, since she is actually one of my sisters. Callie's a truly wonderful person and a talented artist. Here's some of the lovelies from her shop. Have a look! She's just recently updated it!

To see any of these featured items click here or to view her blog click here!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Time Flys

I got this as a birthday present from my sister, Callie, (themagicalbean). It has to be one of my favorite birthday presents that I've ever gotten. The scratches you see came from our last move... but it's still a wonderful clock. Don't you agree?

Ponyo

I can't wait until August 14th when Ponyo comes out in theaters! My sister, Callie (aka themagicalbean), and I are going to go see it together and hope that it'll be good like some of the other Hayao Miyazaki movies. Look at the pictures above of some scenes from the movie!

Pictures found on photobucket.com to see where, click here.