SIStv sneak - Urban Prep

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This time in two weeks I will be escaping ...

It's less than two weeks until Creative Escape! I'm getting really excited. I have all my supplies, just need to gather them and pack them up.

Last week I got a cute little welcome box in the mail - WARNING: if you're going, didn't receive your box yet and don't want to see the contents, STOP READING NOW!





My friends and I had an art day at our clubhouse a couple weeks ago. We had our own little paint can swap and everyone did such an excellent job! Check them out:



This is the one I made Rachel:


My friend Chris got me and made me a can to match the contents (UNBELIEVABLE!):



It's every girl's favorite box to see. This was inside:


What a special friend. Thanks Chris!

WW update: I'm up to 23 pounds!! It's very exciting. My pants are all much looser now. I'm going to go jeans shopping tonight so I have at least one pair that fits for my big trip.

Speaking of the big trip, it has expanded to LA! Itinerary:
8/30 STL to LA
9/2 LA to Phoenix
9/8 Phoenix to Vegas
9/11 Vegas to STL

Crazy, huh?!? What am I going to pack?!? If anyone has any recommendations for shopping, sights and/or food in LA or Vegas, let me know.

And finally, my cousin Laura had a baby girl today! YAY! Her name is Julie and I CAN NOT wait to meet her. A trip to Pennsylvania is in my future ...

luv, em

The best yogurt ever.

Do you want to taste a perfect combination of sweet and tart and smooth and thick and ... fabulous deliciousness?

My favorite find this year:

Oh. My. Word. I love this stuff. It's 6 WW points, but so worth it. Although, I just discovered on their site they have a 2% version, but I've never seen it in the stores here. And I'm really dying to try the walnut one. Anyone know of a better St. Louis Fage selection than Whole Foods or Trader Joes?

Emily's Flickr Mosaic

Your turn! Please share your Flickr mosaic in the comments. Here's how: Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search, and using only the first page, choose your favorite image, copy and paste each of the URL’s into the mosaic maker (3 columns, 4 rows), and it generates the mosaic for you.

The questions & answers that generated my photos:
1. What is your first name? Emily
2. What is your favorite food? green beans
3. What high school did you attend? Eureka
4. What is your favorite color? apple green
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Jude Law
6. Favorite drink? mojito
7. Dream vacation? Italy
8. Favorite dessert? cupcake
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? mom
10.What do you love most in life? Jehovah
11. One word to describe you? generous
12. Your Flickr name? back porch poet


1. daffodil, 2. Quick overview, 3. Bee Gold Ranch - Lirio Aquatico, 4. Green Day, 5. Jude Law, 6. summer drink, 7. Positano, 8. puccho (japanese candy) cupcakes!!!, 9. بــحـط قــلـبـي بــيـن يــديـنـك هــديـه, 10. Psalm 42:8, Painting With Light Art*, 11. Cute..., 12. 28.366 | singing along with kyle