Making Photo Books

Don't you just hate it when someone goes and messes up a good thing. 

Before the wedding, I created our guest book using Sam's Club's Photo Center online. 

It was so easy. The book turned out great, and it was rather inexpensive. 

Fast forward a few months later and I am ready to make a few similar books with our wedding photos. 

I would really like to have a getting ready book, a ceremony book and a reception book. 

I know that's overkill but it sure would be nice! 

However, my beloved Sam's Club has since "update" their photo centers online photo book making situation.  I am less that thrilled. Sure, it was more high-tech... I guess in some people's point of view that is a good thing, but y'all, I just like to keep it simple! 

Does anyone have any simple/inexpensive ideas/sources for photo book making? 

What have you used before? 

Although my mother would be devastated for me to use anyone other than Sam's Club I am on the prowl for what is easiest.  

Here is what I am looking for:

-no backgrounds

-no picking from 8 million layout options

-no butterflies

-no bubble font 

-a full-photo cover option 

Rawr, why do people have to mess up a good thing?

Thanks in advance for help! 

xo, 

Mrs. H 

The Time C's Truck Got Stolen

Yes, you read that title correctly. 

I have been meaning to post about this for weeks now, 

but I have been a little busy with life. 

It is so unfair that no one ever really told me that being a grown-up isn't all that easy. 

Mrs. Charlotte had a nice little chat about this little fact the other day. 

I am so glad someone else can relate. 

Back to the title...

The Thursday morning after Mother's Day.. I believe May 8th or 9th..

C walked out of our front door to head to work and found that his precious truck was not where he had left it the night before (our driveway)! It simply was just NOT there. 

The strangest thing that has ever happened to us. 

The night prior, I arrived at home around 10pm from sorting through wedding photos with my mother. When I got to our house C's truck was in the driveway so I parked in the yard beside him knowing that he would need to leave for work a tad earlier that I would the next morning. Hindsight sure is 20/20.. maybe if I had parked behind him it would not have been stolen.. OR maybe my car would have been instead! 

Regardless, I called the police. They came. We filed a report. C called the insurance company and got the ball rolling on filing the claim. Hopefully it will not be much longer before we receive a check for the missing automobile. It seems that the insurance company likes to give the local authorities an entire MONTH to find the thing before they will count it as a total loss. In the meantime, C has been driving a lovely rental car, a Chevy Impalla, and car shopping online every 15 minutes. But, boy, is it hard to shop when you have no idea how much money you will be getting from insurance/ when that check will arrive! 

I know, it is some crazy shit. Life sure is never boring being married to this one. 

Hide yo cars, hide yo trucks, you never know when there are gangstas on the loose in your hood. 

xo, 

Mrs. H