still receiving gifts

So people are still sending me gifts for my birthday....I get a new webcam and a Harry and David fruit package. And I still waiting on two other gifts.

I am still enjoying the love I am receiving from you all.

Had a great birthday

Hello Ladies,
so if you are one of my facebook friends or we met in some other social media setting then you know that Thursday was my birthday. I had a on-going countdown that seemed to annoy most of friends. But as I stated in my status the next day it was about me and being grateful that I had been given the opportunity to see my 34th birthday because there were days when it was uncertain.

Let me tell you that I can not remember being happier than I was on Thursday everyone showed me so much love and I am still receiving gifts and let me tell you I NEVER get gifts for my birthday or Christmas wel maybe I should say rarely because my sister Angie is good for some bath and bodyworks  each year for Christmas.

Because of certain events in my life I had to do some restructuring and some friends were let go even though it was no easy. When I tell you that I do not do DRAMA I mean that, it is the quickest way to get you sent to the nearest exit no matter how much I love you.
Anyway my friend Katrenia took me to the restaurant of my choice and I chose Texas Land and Cattle, yes it is a steakhouse (sorry Adrienne I did not take a picture of my plate but I did take pictures of two out of the three drinks) I will post them later. Let me just say that I stopped drinking long ago.. And I am still recuperating.

Anyhow, ladybugs I am still getting rid of all these clothes that I can not wear anymore.. (too big, Whoo) and then purging other things that will not make it to Jersey with me.
A friend has requested my pink shirt so I am gonna finish removing the rehab and send it to her. .She has a wig that I want badly (crazy I know) so we are gonna trade. Enough for now the allergy meds are kicking in..

DIY project pink shirt

hi Ladies

While purging my clothes I found this shirt and decided to remove the sleeves and make it a little more me. The shirt is different shades of pink starting a light pink and ending in a dark shade the color of the sleeves. Not good at photos so bare with a sista.

front of the shirt

I love the embroidery around the collar which is what made e try to save the shirt. it has gathering underneath the bust. It is essentially a long sleeve tunic.

While in the process of purging I located this pink shirt that I used to wear all of the time.

this is the ribbon tie sleeve
not sure if you can but the ribbon on the sleeves is very worn which is another reason I decided to take the sleeves off. I must admit in the past I would have just thrown this away but what a difference a year of sewing blogs and having a machine makes..

This is the shirt after I removed one of the sleeves

so hopefully I can finish this by my birthday Thursday and will wear it with some dark blue denim leggings and my favorite Steve Madden open toe booties.. 

One of my birthday gifts

Kathy Van Zeeland French Kiss Shopper - eBags.com

Got this as a birthday present from Tony.. I love it.. This marks my 15th Kathy Bag.. I love them

Purging but no sewing

So as I told you all before I am getting married to a wonderful person that I almost overlooked due to my previous experiences. So glad that God made me see his heart and not where he comes from.  Anyhow, I currently live at home with parents and moving across town is way easier than moving across the country.

With that said I have started purging. As I stated in a previous post I lost 63 pounds and can no longer wear the size 16 and 18's I was wearing in pants so I am going to be sending these items to the salvation army along with brand new items that I bought previously and never wore (like a glittery red tube top).  I am already one garbage bag full and still not even close. I would do a garage sale except due to my  heart condition I can not tolerate the intense heat enveloping  Texas.

So I will be in Jersey in November just in time to get settled and be able to take the train into New York city for New Year's eve. I am too excited. And I will get the chance to meet Kashi when I go shopping for fabric in the greatest place on earth.

I did not think I of all people would actually be getting married and not be freaking out at this point. (i have been engaged several times) A Sister is very committment phobic. But I am calm, excited and ready to be with my honey. This is what happens when you finally see what has been in front of you for a long time but you try to put that man in a different category.
Almost lost him for good once but God had a greater plan.

Singer Pintuck Foot - 386022017 TheSewingCenter.com Singer -

Singer Pintuck Foot - 386022017 TheSewingCenter.com Singer -

I really need this foot.. I put out a request to my sister Angie to get it as a birthday gift..

sewing related

I really like this coat and since I desperately need a coat for the winter I think it will work. Need fabric.

I really need to make this dress with the long sleeves and the 3 quarter length ones. Believe it or not I love dresses but I don't wear them.. Partly because I busty and RTW dresses make me look bigger than I am.. But Patrice inspire me to press on when I saw all the dresses she has made lately.

I really like this jacket, minus the big flower.. I do not need to draw attention to the boobs. But I want to make this in a jewel tone.

I have cut out the pattern for the shorts I just need to sew them up. But it is hotter than hell's sauna here. This house has a lot of windows which brings in a lot of heat. Seriously it was 110 when I went to the store yesterday.

more changes

So I had my interview on Wednesday and it seemed to go well. However I failed to mentioned that I had received a email from a recruiter about a job in Raleigh, NC. I was talking to the future hubby who advised me to go ahead and send the information that was being requested. So I did. Yesterday the recruiter called and advised that I would go on to have a interview with the hiring manager over the phone on Monday afternoon.
So if I ace this interview I could be moving to Raleigh instead of New Jersey. I am scared but it is a nervous scared not out of fear. See I have done this before, when I moved to Atlanta, and then again when I moved to San Antonio, TX. I think a change of scenery is needed.

So please pray for me because I believe this to be a great opportunity for me.

LoL

Ya'll are so funny. Thanks for the well wishes on my upcoming nuptials.
I had the interview this morning at nine, it seems to have gone well but you never can tell. I got this interview through a head hunter so we will see what happens. She did not adequately describe the position at all. I normally work as a claims adjuster for various companies (I am a independent) and although she told me that this was the same type of position it is not. This job is for quality assurance, so I would be auditing the files of other adjusters.  Although I have no issue doing this job it definitely makes for a lot of drama. oh well off to harass the future Mr.Carla E. (haha)

Slowing down to smell the roses

Hey Ladies,

I have been crazy busy as I currently do not have anyone helping me with stuff around the house with the parents but I am gonna leave that with GOD and move on.

I have another interview tomorrow so I am hoping that works out. I also accepted a marriage proposal which I will explain later is much more explicit detail.

And no it is not the man I blogged about not to long ago. I know I am a something else but I follow my heart and pray a lot because I will take risks.
I mean I am number 5 out of 7. I was the first one to move away from my family (the gang) to a whole other state which none of them had ever been.. There was a lot of drama behind that move. Then when I moved again in 04 no one was surprised. But I have been in a rut since I moved back to Dallas and it is time to move on from here.

So my wedding date in 11/23/10 (Neecha we changed it)  then our honeymoon will be the drive back to New Jersey.