A Special Mother’s Day Card Greeting, For My Awesome Mom Friends

Mother’s Day is coming up soon, May 12th, to be exact. Have you thought about what you are going to get your mom? Or what kind of gift that you want?

I can never think of the “perfect” gift for my mom, or what I even want. Because believe me, my husband has always asked and I’m stumped.

But I do know one thing for sure…I hate looking for Mother’s Day greeting cards. I feel like you always have to get some kind of card. I can never find the perfect card that captures our relationship. And usually, when I start looking for a card, the selection is sparse.

I was recently introduced to the online site, Cardstore. Cardstore allows users to create custom cards by adding personal photos, personalized messaging and your signature for a personal touch.  Cardstore can also print, stamp and send your card via US postal service for you.

CardStore.com Sample Card I created.

I went online to check out CardStore, and see what they offered. I decided to make a card to celebrate my “awesome mom friends”. I have some pretty awesome friends whom have children like me who work full-time, own their own business, run, do CrossFit, have handicapped children, sew, craft, volunteer, and pretty much seem to do it all!

I think this card pretty much describes many if not all of my friends who have children. I loved the selection of cards that you can choose from, plus the ability to personalize the cards. You can even add in your own pictures. And the best part, you can have the card mailed to you, or you can have it mailed directly to the recipient. I chose to have this particular card sent to a friend, and selected to have it delivered right before Mother’s Day. The entire process was super easy, and it only took me a few minutes to create a fantastic and personalized card.

CardStore has a special promo offer for Mother’s Day Cards at $1.99 each.(exclusive offer- not available onsite!) Just use Promo Code: CSF3199 to receive the discount.

DisclaimerCreate any Mother’s Day card for $1.99 when code CSF3199 is applied at checkout.  No minimum purchase necessary.  Offer valid through 5/6/13.  Coupon code CSF3199 must be entered during online checkout. Coupon does not apply to shipping & handling charges and cannot be combined with other offers.  Coupon code is not valid on previous purchases, and excludes all plush and greeting card bundles as well as non-card items.  Coupon code may be used to purchase more than one Mother’s Day greeting card but is not valid on orders of 150 cards or more.  Discount applied at checkout. To prevent abuse, we reserve the right to discontinue or modify this offer at any time without notice. Offer is subject to change and expires at 11:59 pm PST on 5/6/13. Offer intended for use in the United States, US territories, and Canada.

Disclosure: I was compensated for this post. All thoughts, opinions, and photographs are mine. CardStock is a rad site, and great for lazy, I mean super busy people like me, who hate to go to the store to look for greeting cards!

Wordless Wednesday: Indulging My Sweet Tooth

About a week-and-a-half ago or so, I drove to Vegas to serve as an alternate on a relay team {Baker To Vegas}, and help out during the race. I immediately drove past downtown Las Vegas to Retro Bakery. It was totally worth the extra 20-minute drive. Deliciousness!

Arrived in Las Vegas and drove straight to @RetroBakery.

 Welcome to “Angry Julie Monday’s Wordless Wednesday Linky”!

If this your first time here, HELLO! I do a link-up every Wednesday! Post a picture(s) and link back to it here. Wordless Wednesday is a great day to post an awesome picture that “speaks” for itself, no words needed.

Be sure to check out Wordless Wednesday Link-Ups at these other sites also:

Project AliciaBetter in BulkCrazy About My BaybahDear CrissyFive Minutes For MomLive and Love…Out LoudSarah HalsteadParenting By DummiesSeven Clown CircusThe Divine Miss Mommy

Also, Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy does “What I Wore Wednesday” every week with a great big link-up.



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Run for Boston

As a runner and member of the online running community, you can only imagine how I feel about what happened in Boston a week ago. I’m shaken and traumatized. I’ve ran many races, and I knew tons of people that were in Boston last week. Whether they were running the race, or there with their running-related company.

I had literally walked in my front door after driving home from Las Vegas post-relay race. I started unpacking and turned on my TV. I couldn’t quite figure out what was going on, based on the news reports. So I turned to social media. I went to one of my “running” Twitter lists, and was able to comprehend what was going on…”bombs”…”Boston Marathon”..”Finish Line Boston Marathon”… I started to panic. I had to make sure that everyone that I knew who was there was accounted for. It took about an hour, but I confirmed that all of my friends and acquaintances were safe.

But the news just got worse. Death, injuries….panic…It was awful.

Wore my Baker To Vegas Relay shirt from this past weekend to run 4.09 miles today in tribute to Boston. #runforboston #bakertovegas #b2v

I didn’t know what to do, or how I could help. I had to turn off the news, because I could not endure it anymore. So the next day, I ran. I ran 4.09 miles for Boston. And the many many many people in the running community also ran. We all wanted to do something, to support the runners. To let the bad guys knows, “that you cannot destroy the will of a runner.”

The official charity for Boston is The One Fund. You can go to their website to find out more information about donating, etc.

As for me, I’m going to keep on running…and maybe sometime I will find time to blog more.

Wordless Wednesday: Pierside

“The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea.” -Isak Dinesen

It's a beautiful day in Oceanside for the @IronmanTri today.

 Welcome to “Angry Julie Monday’s Wordless Wednesday Linky”!

If this your first time here, HELLO! I do a link-up every Wednesday! Post a picture(s) and link back to it here. Wordless Wednesday is a great day to post an awesome picture that “speaks” for itself, no words needed.

Be sure to check out Wordless Wednesday Link-Ups at these other sites also:

Project AliciaBetter in BulkCrazy About My BaybahDear CrissyFive Minutes For MomLive and Love…Out LoudSarah HalsteadParenting By DummiesSeven Clown CircusThe Divine Miss Mommy

Also, Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy does “What I Wore Wednesday” every week with a great big link-up.



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Re-Entry is Difficult

Last week I headed out to the desert for a work conference. I stayed at my parent’s vacation house in Palm Springs. This was my home for five days. I had three bedrooms, a swimming pool, and the rest of the house all to myself.

Hello Palm Springs! My home for the next five days.
You would have thought that I would have returned home with a tan. But I was too busy with the conference to even spend time at the pool. Although, I did stand on the steps in the pool one night, after a nine mile run.

Beautiful desert skyline tonight.
I was able to view gorgeous sunsets while I was out in the desert, with colorful cotton candy skies and palm trees swaying in the wind. It was in the mid-80’s the entire week, which was perfect weather for the desert. It wasn’t too hot, and it wasn’t too cold. I could live with mid-80 degree weather if I had my choice.

I got up one morning and got a 3-mile run in. It was difficult because I was unfamiliar with the neighborhood, and I hadn’t planned out my route beforehand. It was a bit humid when running though, which made me a hot sweaty mess.

My son showing off his third lost tooth
While I was gone, my son lost another tooth. This was his 3rd lost tooth. It is very noticeable since it is one of his top front teeth. I guess it was super loose all of the sudden, so my husband used some dental floss to help get it out. Apparently, my husband was following the 72-hour rule for the tooth fairy because the tooth fairy came when I got home on Friday night.

Attending a conference for work, means lots of “group dinners”. I was a total glutton and ate more than I usually do. We had some good times, but tons of rich food. I felt like I had a rock in my stomach, and I knew that I had to get a run in. It was rather warm and humid outside at night, so I waited a little too late one night. I decided to go on a totally unplanned and unmapped nine mile run through Palm Springs.

As seen on my run tonight: @RivieraPS. 9.17 miles done! #seenonmyrun
The Riviera Resort & Spa is right near my parent’s place and looks super pretty lit up at night. I almost felt like I was in Vegas. I could tell that it was super crowded there because the valet line was full, and it was Spring Break. When I got back to the house, I looked up the Riviera’s website. It looked super awesome. I might have to go check out their spa sometime.

As seen on my run last night, part 2. Marilyn Monroe, 26 foot statue. #seenonmyrun #palmsprings
Oh hai there, 26-foot tall Marilyn Monroe. The “Forever Marilyn” statue is visiting Palm Springs until June. I just happened to run past Marilyn along my nine-miler. There were a ton of people taking photographs of her.

I learned that if I want to do long runs like this again, I need to invest in some reflective gear and lights to wear on my run. It was DARK outside when I was running. I tripped on a high edge of a sidewalk also, and caught myself. That could have totally ended badly.

On Friday afternoon, I hit that outlet mall for some shopping. I got some great running stuff from Nike for dirt cheap prices, yay! And then bam, hit some really bad traffic which took me forever to get home. As soon as I got home, I changed my clothes and left to go to a friend’s house with the family, ate dinner, and then attended a friend’s hockey game. So much for relaxing!

With all my free time by myself last week, you would have thought that all my emails got answered etc., but they didn’t. I barely opened my computer. And now I have to work this week, plus it is my son’s Spring Break. Will I ever get caught up?

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