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still 2 years late, but better late than never ALWAYS. The bad thing about doing it this way is I never remember details etc so far back... oh well, maybe I'll actually get caught up one day! I'm going to now fill you in on the first half of 2011! Applause! Unfortunately, I could hardly find any photos from that period. I know there were more, but who knows which land of cyberspace they living at this point. The beginning of 2011 really wasn't that good... I continued my PartyLite business... in January I went to Charlotte for a Consultant retreat, I did several large vendor fairs, and even went as a Future Leader to Leavenworth, WA for a retreat. We call it Leaderschnitzel, since Leavenworth is a German-themed town! It was awesome. Life wasn't great at work those days, I was stressed out all the time because for some reason my boss decided he hated me... so in March of 2011 when they accused me of stealing, I quit the porn business. The end of an era, I know. I...

August 2010 was a resting month after the whirlwind July! I'm sure something spectacular happened, but I don't remember now... September there were a couple of small trips- first, Jim and I went to DC to go to the Air & Space museum at Dulles (awesome!) and the Smithsonian... I also went to the beach with my knitting group, Girls With Purls... October was pretty exciting. Not only was there Halloween (don't think I did anything special...) but we went to NYC and then I went to Asheville for SAFF again. In NYC, we stayed with Caroline in the South Bronx, went to a broadway show and played tourist. I got to show Jim "my New York"... sometimes I miss it! I also made my OWN Muppet who looks like Barbara Streisand and I named Lady Contessa McSchtikal hee hee SAFF was fun, we hosted the friday night party again, and I got a fun purple wig at the wig shop! LOL We got to stop at the now defunct Pisgah Yarn Mill and I got my llama kiss! November- Jim proved his...

So I know some people will think this stuff is way old news, but some may never have heard of these things- or seen the pics- before... I don't want to just mysteriously jump across time 2 years, so I want to cram in 2010 to present in an overview at least... so enjoy catching up with me. Maybe one day you will actually know when something happens WHEN it happens!! So here is a rundown of the last half of 2010 with pics in no particular order... I will let you try to figure out what pic goes with what event! July 2010- July of 2010 was buuuuuuusssssyyyy! I remember clearly. I had 4 trips! It started with a week at the beach with the "Natureboys" and families over July 4th week. Super fun, but it was cursed with what we called the "Nature Plague" cause almost every single one of us (about 20 in total) got sick one by one for about 24 hrs or so, kids and adults alike. It was one of those short but hellish stomach things, where body contents were being dropped ou...

stay tuned... Will sum up the last half of 2010 soon!! It's only a year and a half late!

Here I am to tell you all about the excitement of my life back 6 months ago now, in June of two thousand and ten! The main focus for me then was my 3rd Annual Stitch N Pitch with the Durham Bulls. To the outsider/attendees, it may have seemed to go off well, but to me... well, I lost some respect for the Durham Bulls organization, and I was exhausted and glad when it was over! It was fun though, though FREAKING HOT! I couldn't knit cause I couldn't seem to cool down. I overheat pretty easily. The Bulls pissed me off because this is the 3rd year I have done this with them and yet they suddenly had a problem with me putting an Adam & Eve logo item (just a little coin purse this year!) in MY EVENT'S goody bags!! It wasn't a Bulls sponsored event and there was nothing explicit AND I had put something from A&E in the bags both of the previous years with no problems! This was a private event, so I felt like I was being unfairly censored! When it comes to issues of Pri...

Elle got her cataract removed finally, and was flying up and down steps immediately (unfortunately, she now seems to be going legitimately blind...)... Alice had her NC wedding reception, and me and Jim went and took this cute pic! Then Jim and I went to West Virginia for Memorial Day weekend to see the boys, Leigh, Chuck, and the animals, etc... one of the cats Cletus has since died, poor thing.

Hey to anyone who actually reads my usually abandoned blog. There is a bunch happening right now with PartyLite! First of all, there is an online instant win game and sweepstakes going on right now that you can enter once a day thru Nov 30th!!! Use my code 4K3PDK at www.partylite.com/sweepstakes TODAY! Once you register the first time, you just put in your email the days after that to play. I get your info, don't worry. You could win gift certificates or even a $10K room makeover from PartyLite and MarthaStewart.com! Good luck and thanks for your support! No purchase necessary! Secondly- I am having a PartyLite show online as a fundraiser for breast cancer since it is breast cancer awareness month! We have a special product on sale that supports breast cancer and I am adding my commission for it too for the whole month! Go to www.partylite.biz/leslielimerick and put me as host to order!

In April, it was my bday and all, no biggie- 34. Me and Jim also attempted a 5K walk... I figured 3miles, simple right? NO. I broke out in hives all over my legs or something. Note these pics... one is me before. one is me after (we quit halfway thru.) and one is one of my swollen itchy legs! Early in the month, I went to Semora with Jim for Easter. The Easter bunny still found me!!!

In March, I went to see Staci and the Wilsons in Granite Falls while Jim stayed home and did Fantasy Baseball draft or something... and then we went to Vegas for Alice's wedding!!! We stayed at the Encore and had a great time. The suite was awesome, and the wedding was beautiful!

Basically, the only highlight of February was Valentine's Weekend, which we actually spent at Jim's parents in Semora, cause I had to take Elle there to get her teeth cleaned. So a romantic v-day dinner at Rock-ola in Danville it was!! Yay! That's all I have to say about that. Sorry it's boring. LL

January was filled with crazyness as always with my job. It started off with Jim's Bday, then my first PartyLite show as a consultant! Then, off to Vegas for the annual adult convention... even the armadillo came for the fun! AND I got to unveil my new knee-hi converse! Dennis and Jim explored Vegas, CES, and the AEE show, with all it's excitement. It was old news to Jim, but Dennis was amused by the whole experience. My company won most of the big AVN awards for our big movie, The 8th Day!!! I even went on stage with all my peeps. Good times. enjoy the pics while I see if I can remember February...

This is only, ummm, about 4 months late! Don't get your panties in a wad. December, as always, was full of excitement! Leigh was on Jeopardy and WON! There were Holiday Parties galore! (Including a drama-filled work party.) Xmas in Charlotte and then Semora, where I introduced Jim's family to my famous mac n cheese! Yum. I also started my own PartyLite business! You can view the catalog or shop online anytime at www.partylite.biz/leslielimerick That's about all I have to say about that. I will try to do better so I can actually remember what I'm writing about. LL

November kicked off the holiday season with a busy month. First was Mom's 60th bday, so me and Jim went to CLT and went to a nice dinner with Mom and her friend johnny. The next weekend was Jim's early Xmas present. I took him to DC to go see his favorite football team for the first time, the Redskins! And they won after several losses in a row. It was beautiful weather too! The next weekend I was back in CLT to dogsit and I took Meemaw to Drag Bingo cause Johnny was one of the helpers, dressed as Joan Crawford! Then Thanksgiving was nice. I spent it in Semora with Jim's family. They were introduced to my must-have famous Mac N Cheese. LL

Oh yeah. Halloween. I won 2nd place at work costume contest. Rad.

October was filled with trip after trip after trip. First, I went to Myrtle Beach with Staci and friends for a girls crafty weekend. (Staci and Amy look really enthused in the pic!) My biggest trip was to Nashville, where I was able to see one of my favorite dogs, Barnaby, and meet Baby Lady Yvie. Also got to go to Nathan's amazing haunted house. Very cool. Lady time is always cool. I was also introduced to Partylite products, and am now addicted, and have opened my own business as a Partylite Independent Consultant. Support me by making an order thru my website (www.partylite.biz/leslielimerick) or booking a show! Finally, I went to SAFF in Asheville, my first yarn show. It was awesome. And LOTS of adorable yarn producing animals, including a very special baby llama (pictured) and a sheep named Clara. I even learned to spin my own yarn! Hopefully Nov won't be far behind...