Hey y'all! It's Friday! So you know what that means? Time for some Friday LOVE! I am wearing flip flops today!! At work! With little palm trees on them!! How much does my work rock? Yeah, THAT much. And I get here a good 40 minutes before anyone esle so i can take pictures like THIS:



(Yes, I know how weird I am, my older sister pointed that out after reading my last post. I still say she is just jealous of my rocker love.)



And my night is going to be even MORE fun! I get to paint tonite!! Woohoo! I am working on 5 mini pet portrait commissions right now. I just realized that I changed the homepage of my site to show my book and never put my minis back anywhere. With the economy SUCKING and gas prices RIDICULOUS and have you SEEN the price of milk and chicken? Thank god my kids like cheap processed food!(kidding!) Let's just say the ol' pet portrait market is suffering. I mean, I have to understand that food and gas must be bought before lil' Fido and Fifi can be immortalized forever in a super dupery cute painting style.

But. BUT! My mini paintings are only $25 each. That's right folks! For just the price of a gallon of milk or one third a tank of gas, you too can have a pet portrait! Complete with easel and everything! And when I am rich and famous just THINK how much it will be worth! $25 today could send your kid to college in a few short years! it could buy you that beach house you have always been wanting. It could send you on the year long trip around the world! What? Did you just snicker?? Hey! I see you rolling your eyes! What was that??? Oh, yes I HAVE taken my meds today! Fine, I am just trying to help you make an investment in your future. When you see my name on the New York Times bestseller list and you are smacking your head like you forgot to drink your vegetable juice, don't say I didn't try to help you out. For reals. Just take a look. Cuteness abounds. Your kid's future could depend on it. So if you really love your kids or want to ensure your retirement, you should contact me (michelle@abeytacreative.com) for more info. I'm really just looking out for YOU. Just sayin'...

As if PARIS isn't enough, in just 15 days my boyfriend is coming to visit me!!!! Woohoo!! And get this, he rented out the entire Phillips Arena in downtown Atlanta and invited thousands of people just to come see him sing to me! That's right folks, my Jon Jon is coming to serenade me. And I have been practicing in the car non-stop to make sure I can sing right along with him as he croons his sweet songs into my ears. That crazy guy, he wants to keep us on the down low so he formulated this crazy scheme of having a wife and kids to keep everyone from knowing. And just to keep up the charade, I got myself a Best Boyfriend Ever, some kids, a pack of dogs and a fish. Ya know, just so it LOOKS like we have these other lives. But really? He loves ME. Just listen to his lyrics some time, "I want to lay you down in a bed of roses," "I've got nothing to prove for it's you I'd die to defend" "Is there anybody out there looking for a party!?" Clearly, he is writing just to me. The whole touring thing? Yup, all those other dates are just to get to me. This is what is REALLY going on in his head when he is on stage... Yuh, huh!