~Why I've been M.I.A. . . and a WINNER!!!~

First off . . .
 thank you all who have left sweet comments about Abba Dabba Bags
and those who have entered her lovely giveaway.

Monica, your bags are fabulous!
(I'ma have to get a baby bag made for my sister soon:-)

Soooo . . .

And . . .
Drum Roll Please . . .
The random winner is . . .


***Lauren @ Dreams Take Flight***

Congrats on your new Delux Clutch!

Go ahead and email me @ memorybeandesigns@yahoo.com
with your favorite "Delux Clutch" from Abba Dabba Bags AND your address so we can get your new bag to ya:-)

~Now . . . why I've been super M.I.A~

I am soooo sorry to all of my bloggy blog friends!
I promise to be more attentive:-)

But to explain why I've been gone, here's a photo montage of my past few weeks:

*Work Retreat at Lake Cushman*
Me, Candace and Bekah chillin in the rain
Bekah with her cute umbrella and wellies:-)
Love this cabin on the Lake!
A few of us even went swimming in the puring rain, gotta live life, right?!
We had leg wrestling, arm wrestling, bonding time and lots of games.  Here's Candace killin' my boss!

*Installing my Craft Room floor*
Then later that week we got ready to install my new Asian Bamboo wood floor in my craft room
Kinda rough looking, BUT it will be fab I promise!!!
Soooo tired and happy:-)

*Dog Park trip to Magnussen Park*
Then we took our lil kiddos to the dog park for some social time, and ICE CREAM!!!
What a good daddy he is:-)
My baby and me at the dog park:-)

Me and my boy Toy

Cheesin it big time, that's how I do!

*Dan's Graduation*

Held at the Key Arena in Seattle. 
Congrats bro-in-law!!!
He was the Senior of the year in the Business School at Seattle U, smarty pants!

So afterwards we had a Grad BBQ at our place for Dan full of lots of yummy food:-)

Mmmm and yummy cake from Hoffman's!

The Anderson family

I think Dan was super tired with all the graduation festivities, here he is chillin' on our hammock:-)

Dan looks sweet, but looks can be deceiving!!!
He decided to tie the balloons to Toby and let him run outside . . .

See those red dots?! Yup!
And they flew off him into the sky . . . sorry Earth!
(I promise to recycle and be really good to amke up for this littering)

*Happy Hours*

We've been hitting up lots of HH.
We love discounted food and drinks, who doesn't right?!

Purple, McCormicks . . . mmm good stuff:-)

*Chillin with our pups*

Aren't they stinkin adorable?!

*Hanging with my girly Bethany at P.F. Changs*

Ok this is like my BFF for serious.
My fellow crafty friend, love you!!!
We have a new joint Etsy shop in the works together, stay tuned!!!

Anywho this is what I've been up to, sorry to throw it all at you at once but I need to catch up so we can move forward, right?!

Also been busy busy busy with Memory Bean Designs!!!

Lotsa custom jobs lately, will post pics soon:-)

I miss you all and can't wait to catch up on your fab blogs

~Tamara Nicole~

P.S. whatcha think about my new layout?!