Dear SLanta

Ok so I cannot believe this weekend is Christmas already. Can you? Where does time go? Well I was reminded by friend Alicia's blog post that I hadn't written this year to SLanta. How could I forget such a thing? Its been a busy year so that's my excuse lol Ok here I go...


*Photo taken by KelloTaganov GossipGirl*

Dear SLanta,

How's it going? I bet you & the elves are rushing to prepare last minute holiday stuff. As I'm sure you can see, I've been a really good girl this year in both worlds and should be on the nice list accordingly. In my real world I dealt with a lot. Both good stuff & bad/chaotic stuff. In my virtual world I have had some pretty good times with friends & family. I got to make new friends, helped those who were going through rough times, shopped a bit, had some friends get married, some had babies and overall its been great.

I don't like asking for presents but seeing as you, the elves and my silly friends are going to ask, then I thought I'd list a few things. I prefer giving than receiving because I feel bad but I'm getting better at it & it does make me smile when someone thinks of me or sends me something.

1. First & Most Important: No Pain or as little as possible during festivities
2. Gift Cards to What Next, Funky Junk, Atomic, Elikatira, LISP Bazaar, Boom
3. Tee*fy Callia's Soft Leather SImple Flats in Black, White, Pink, or any other color
4. The Loft - Castara Kitchen Sink Unit (Blue/White) I know you might ask why not the rest? I'm simple & don't need much. I just love this kitchen & the loft for that matter lol
5. Every day type Jewelry
6. this dress in any color (blame Katey)

I don't expect anything. I have a lot of awesome things & awesome people in my life. I want to feel great, I want my friends & family to feel great/happy/healthy, and for everyone to enjoy themselves this holiday season & in general. Merry Christmas SLanta I promise to leave you yummy cookies & milk.

Love,
Renee GG

SL Gifting Options

Hiya Lovelies!
The holidays are here and I know that some have asked where to get transfer items & gift cards. So I have decided to form a list of stores and what they offer in terms of gift options. Transfer items including gacha's, gift cards and vendor gift options. I will update it daily if possible. Please feel free to send a plurk response if you're on my timeline or a notecard in world to Renee244 GossipGirl with a store LM so I may add them to this list. Thank You :)

**Note: if you see EV2 or BSM vendor gift options or gift cards on the list then click here for directions on using them if you need to**

Store List & Gift Options
Funky Junk - Giftcards in 250L, 500L & 1000L denominations

Mudhoney - EV2 Vendor Gift Option & Giftcards in 50L, 100L, 250L, 500L, 1500L & 5000L

Glitterati Poses - EV2 Vendor Gift Options & Giftcards in 250L, 500L, 1000L, 2500L & 5000L

GOS - Giftcards in 300L, 600L, 1000L, 2000L, & 5000L

ATOMIC - EV2 Vendor Gift Options & Giftcards in 100L, 200L, 500L, 1000L, 2000L & 5000L

Olive Juice - EV2 Vendor Gift Option Only

Elikatira - EV2 Vendor Gift Options & Giftcards in 250L, 500L, 1000L, & 2000L

Adorkable - EV2 Vendor Gift Option Only

Ploom - EV2 Vendor Gift Option Only

What Next - EV2 Vendor Gift Options & Giftcards in 100L, 250L, 500L, 1000L, 2500L, 5000L

Laciecakes - Some Trans Items & Giftcards in 100L, 250L, 500L, 750L, & 1000L

Long Awkward Pose - EV2 Vendor Gift Options & Giftcards in 200L, 400L, 800L, & 1200L

Cheeky Pea - BSM Vendor Gift Options & Giftcards in 250L, 500L, & 1000L

Bax Coen - Gift Vendors & Giftcards in 700L, 900L, 1500L, & 2000L

Kyoot - EV2 Vendor Gift Option Only

Whippet & Buck - EV2 Vendor Gift Option Only

*more coming soon including gachas*

Beautiful Wedding

Hi Lovelies!

I wanted to write this the actual night of the wedding but things came up and here I am almost 4 days later but hey better late than never!

On Sunday September 18, 2011 my close friends Alicia & Aldwyn got married. In almost 4 years of being in this virtual world seeing everything from happiness to chaos I have never been teary eyed until I saw them at the altar and read their vows to each other. It was the most beautiful wedding I have ever been to. I'd rewind to that day over and over no joke lol I truly wish them nothing but happiness together! Thanks for letting me be a part of your special day. I truly enjoyed it. <3

Here are just a few pics I was able to take at the wedding. I took over 30 but sadly none of them are of the guests or the couple aside from one due to circumstances I couldn't control. The couple look amazing as well as my other close friend Ulaa who was the maid of honor. She also made all the builds, props, and some of the furniture/decor for the ceremony and reception. Visit her store funky junk.




*Pic of Wedding Party at the altar taken by my friend Aisuru. Pic links to her flickr*

A bit of History

Today is sort of a special day.

Three years ago and a half years ago I joined SL. I stayed a short while before having to take a break due to surgery and other commitments in the real world. I returned at the end of July and have been back ever since with only small breaks due to holidays, events etc...

Fast forward to today and so much has happened. I have worked, explored, made friends, owned land and much more in my SLife so far. I even got into family rp (not heavily though). It's just me, my bestie and her sl daughter. They live together, where as I live on my own land surrounded by great neighbors/friends. I have never adopted, just been an aunt a few times. But I will admit, I have had prim babies. Which brings me to the history/story for today...

I made a decision to have a prim baby on my own. I cannot remember now what brought the idea on or why I did it but I did. I saved the money from camping at this place that gave great camping deals for free money. At the time my options were slim so I purchased what I thought was a good baby, tummy talker/interactive hud, and pregnancy AO. My bestie made my birth certificate, hosted my baby shower etc...I didn't have a delivery package or anything, but I found at the last minute a midwife clinic that did last minute deliveries so on September 5th 2008 I had a baby. The doctor/midwife (she role played both) was very sweet.

Since then I had 2 other pregnancies. Only one didn't include a delivery process aside from myself being at my SL home at the time. I learned many things since that first pregnancy. Tummy talkers are annoying so if you want one don't use it in public. You should do your research before buying (there are greater options these days) and don't let people ruin your happiness. Most clinics don't do long pregnancies so if you'd like to choose months instead of weeks, discuss it with them first to see if they'll accommodate you.

I cannot have kids in real life due to my illness (not that I would at my age), so that's one of the reasons I did it. It's nice to sort of feel what it's like mind you this is way more fantasy like lol. If I ever did it again, I'd choose either a tatu baby (more realistic due to it having real needs, getting sick etc rather than most prim babies that are more 'doll like') or a zooby baby (lots of interactions, clothing, accessories, furniture etc). Both are not my fave in terms of appearance (the ones I have are my fave looks wise) but the interactive options on them are much better.

Anyways Happy Birthday to my baby Mandy who is now 3 years old technically.

The Picnic

Hiya Peeps!

Friday was supposed to be picnic day. But instead it turned into intermittent rain day. We had sandwiches made, salad, some fruit, big bottle of water, plastic cups and napkins all set! I was a bit sad because I was sort of looking forward to it. Luckily none of that goes bad and its easy to make if someone decides to eat what was already prepared. So we will probably do the picnic today or Sunday depending on weather, time etc

In SL I have 2 picnic type sets with blanket and props so I think sometime later today I shall set one out and take some pictures! Each one has cute poses/animations so I think it'll be fun to play and pose for pics :)

Right now I'm awake because my body decided to wake me up. I'm in pain too which sucks. I'm also having idea overload for when I re-open my shop. I have the blog ideas, the welcome/opening ideas as well as ideas for releases. I'm also going to be in a summer themed hunt so I need to figure out what to make. I gotta release what little I have so that the store doesn't look empty during the hunt but also to get some money to buy the things that I need for making the opening releases which costs about 2k give or take. Anyways I'm going to try to relax and hopefully fall asleep.

Stay tuned on plurk for the SL picnic pics!

Days of Summer

Hi Peeps!

Like many of my SL/Plurk friends, where I live has been ridiculously hot. We even beat our 2006 record of the hottest day of the year! (I don't remember the temp lol) So most of the time is spent in the doors where theres nice cool air from the A/C and then usually in the evenings at least 3 times a week we walk down to the beach for a stroll on the boardwalk. In world of course we don't feel the temperatures on the sims lol so it can rain, snow, be sunny, hot or cold & our Av's don't care lol

In RL I have had a bunch of things going on. From BBQ's to family gatherings that last until like midnight! It's fun though and I arrange the get togethers because some family members are going through rough times, so I figure let's all chill, dance, chat and have fun! Today we had a get together but unfortunately, when we decided to go to the festival down the road, it decides it's going to pour!! Everyone said oh it will pass & then we can go. Let's just say oh it stopped but then came back with a vengeance. Some of us took the bus home, especially for me so I'd not get sick. The bus situation was a pain unfortunately people can be rude & act like they cant see me in the wheelchair! Oh well at least most of the day was a blast :)

In SL I have gone exploring, shopped a tiny tiny bit at sale type events and still trying to figure out how I want my land since my original idea/plan involves things I don't have. I also finished the seasons hunt and got a few things from the Poupee hunt which I'll finish up in the next few days. My new house has space for a kitchen, the one I have is quite primmy (long story of regret why I have it) and I'm a bit picky about kitchens. Hopefully I will have the one I want once I can save some money. I'm also going to re-open a shop but for transaction purposes am thinking of using an alt. Also it will take forever for me to make all the releases I wanted for opening so I shall just start with what I have!

Anyways I hope you're all doing well, keeping cool, enjoying both RL and SL!
Till next time,
xoxox Renee

SL Camping Trip

Hello Lovelies,

It's been awhile since I last wrote an entry on this blog, but now that's going to change since I will be doing lots of fun things in both lives that I can report here for you to read.

On June 14th I got a notice in the group for my bestie's land. It read: Attention! and then the instructions were to pack up and bring some bug spray. That night, though technically it was now the 15th as it was after midnight we were teleported to the camping ground. My bestie had rezzed a skydome that made ya feel like you were outdoors, and it was decorated with tents, grass, trees, rocks, logs with pillows for sitting around the fire, there were smores, marshmallows to roast, hotdogs, hot cocoa, beer and soda. Options for everyone! We had such a blast telling stories, playing games, chatting etc ... The next day we had the kiddos do a scavenger hunt, what they thought were just decor rocks, were actually cleverly placed hunt prizes! That night after the hunt we ate some more, chatted, and read stories again. It has been such a blast being on this camping trip considering I hate camping in RL lol Tonight was our last night, we took some awesome pictures for memories, (I will post one here when my bestie puts them on flickr) and then cleaned up so we could go home. Now I'm sitting here waiting for my bestie to come back from being afk so we can finish decorating her land for SL summer!

Till next time, <3 Renee

Weekend of Fun!

Hello My Peeps!

Its been awhile since I wrote here. How are things with you? Hopefully good! This weekend for me was pretty fun. I played board games on Friday & Today (Sunday, altough its technically Monday since it's past midnight). My cousin won on Friday and then I won today's game. The only crappy part really was the snowstorm which caused me major pains as thats just how I get during crappy weather, but at least playing the game kept me a bit distracted!

I also loved a bunch of things that were released for the weekend type events/deals, and for Spruce up your Space in SL. I spent Saturday late night (went into Sunday) listening and laughing while my bestie was drunk on voice lol She was beyond hilarious thats for sure.

Then today (Sunday), my aunt, uncle and two cousins came over for the day to hang out. We talked, ate dinner, laughed our asses off because we're all a bunch of jokesters lol it was so much fun. I laughed soo much at times I couldn't breathe for a second lol My cousin also demonstrated some funny stuff that happened on the weekend at his tae kwon do tournament. What a blast!

Now I sit here in world, looking at my sleeping kitty and trying to decide on what to pick up before the good deals of the weekend are up. I'm also deciding on a house. There were a few from different stores released this weekend but I'm in love with others. Better yet I'll stick with my cute one called Hope from *Funky Junk*.
Hope your weekend was great! till next time,
Renee

Spring Is In the Air

Hiya Lovelies!

I sorta needed to just come and write stuff, because some major family dramas occured today that have left my stress level to an extremely high number.

In the real world it is still very cold and snowy because for many of us it is the awful season of winter lol can you tell its my fave season? *rolls eyes*... In SL however, the island where I live has turned into Spring. We have pretty green grass and some of my neighbors have already begun to redecorate. I haven't quite fully decided on my plan for my decor but I'm sure it'll be cute. I do however have my summer decorating ideas ready for when the time comes so that will be easier.

I may or may not get a new house/prefab for spring. My hope one is quite cute and will do the trick, it's from Funky Junk (great store). I'm also loving the latest house released there, but it won't work prim wise. I also have some giftcards for a few furniture stores so once I get those redeemed I will have pretty new furniture yay! I think decorating for spring will bring my mood/spirits higher.

Ok enough rambling for me, I'm going to go stare at my land! till next time...xoxox Renee

Get the Layered Look with Any Viewer

Hi Peeps!

Ok so we all love the layered look, or well a lot of us do lol Like a cute dress with a cardigan, or a sweater added to a top & jeans etc But not all of us like to use the viewer 2 series of SL, and many use third party viewers that don't include the add/multiple layers option.

So my brain being its usual over thinking self, saw that some of my jeans in my inventory come on the underpants layer and then I remembered that most shirts come on all layers. So I thought to myself, ok if I wear my jeans on the underpants layer & wear a tank top on the shirt and pants layers then I can add a hoodie on the jacket layer. It totally worked lol

I then tried with a dress. This time I used the shirt layer, underpants layer and the prim skirt. Then the cardigan was on the jacket layer with its prim parts.

So it might not always work with every item or outfit you have or want to wear, but for many outfits you can totally layer using the viewer of your choice! Thank goodness for designers that give us clothes on all layers!