CathysUniqueCreations

I'm a fun loving creative girl. I graduated from the College of Architecture at the University of Arizona in May 2012. A week after graduation my boyfriend proposed and we're getting married this August. I love playing video games, I'm addicted to Wii Animal Crossing and all music playing video games. We have two adorable cats, Lily and Dr. Zaius, they're brother and sister and cause lots of trouble. We also have two Bassett Hounds, Moe and Poe and a desert tortoise Cornelius. I work in construction with my dad who is a general contractor since no architecture firms in Tucson are hiring right now. I love to travel, I think all vacations should last at least two weeks so that you can really get the hang of wherever you are. I really love traveling internationally, the most amazing part of my life was when I studied abroad in Italy for 5 weeks, that changed my whole perspective.

I have always loved making things and doing good deeds and I now think I've found a place where I can do both.

I love Friends, I've watched every season multiple times and it's the only thing that can keep me awake through an all nighter. I also love Family Guy, Drawn Together, Sparticus and Burn Notice. I love going to and watching Football Games, I've always been a Cardinals Fan and one day plan on falling madly in love with Larry Fitzgerald. My boyfriend is a Green Bay fan and we both love the Arizona Diamond backs. Soccer is fun to watch but we don't really have a team since it's only on t.v. once in a blue moon. I hate basketball. We play fantasy sports online together as a form of "bonding," nothing like a friendly dose of competition to bring us closer.

Nelly Furtado amazes me, I love how each of her c.d.s has a different theme and feel. Other favorites are Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Coco and Matchbox Twenty. That said my ipod is my own personal radio station in that it has 6,000 + songs on it that I've collected from friends, my sister and boyfriend and I know the lyrics to maybe 1/4 of them. Basically I love all sorts of music and I'll give any band a shot, as long as their version of musical talent isn't screaming at me.

Beauty and the Beast is my all time favorite movie, I've always loved how Belle does whatever the heck she wants and Gaston can go to hell, who cares if he's handsome, he's got peas for brains. I love everything Julia Roberts does, she's awesome, America's Sweethearts is my favorite from her. I love Shrek, 10 Things I hate About You, Love Actually, 500 Days of Summer, Anna and the King and Zoolander. I hate scary movies, Zombieland scared me, although it was funny enough that I could suffer through it with my man, but I did have zombie nightmares.

I enjoy making all sorts of jewelry, greeting cards and home decorating projects. Going through Architecture and having a contractor for a dad has always given me the confidence to make whatever I want. Last semester I took a furniture class and made myself a kick ass custom table just for making jewelry. It has built in shelves, plenty of arm room, a groove to catch rolling beads before they hit the floor and it doesn't get used for anything else so I can always leave a project sit if I need to do something else, it's amazing. I love unique rubber stamps, I have a awesome collection and full intentions of using them more once I finish school. I like making handmade cards with pretty paper as well as unique note pads.

My favorite book of all time is Candide by Voltaire, it's a wonderful Satire and I love the pace, the silliness and the language of the whole thing. I also love Jane Austin, her stories are delicious, Meg Cabot, short stories, chick literature and classics.

• If you're sending a postcard, please fill it out and send it naked, I want messages, not more blank postcards.

• I will always send out everything pretty quickly and I'll send you a note if I can't. If a package goes missing I will do my best to resend or make it up to you in some other way.

• Flat things I love: unique post-it notes, cute band-aids (my boyfriend especially loves Batman ones), fun pens, magnets, coupons, puzzles (word, sudoku, etc.), coloring pages, stickers & rubber stamps.

• I'm allergic to yellow gold, but my mom and sister aren't so worst case scenario I pass it on to them.

• I hate anything pineapple, raspberry or coconut.

• I love Cereal, coffee, snack bars, fruits and veggies, all Italian and Mexican foods and quick meals, school doesn't leave me a lot of time for cooking. The crock pot is my new best friend, I can cook at whatever time I have and it's just magically ready at dinner time.

• I love making jewelry, I love working with bright colors, metal, especially copper and large bold gems. I would also really like to learn more about making polymer clay beads so if you could send me some you've made or easy instructions on how to get started, that would be amazing!

I'm a grocery shopping queen and am helped by coupons on the things I use most. My boyfriend and I are 27 and 24 so no old people things please, as well as no baby items. We can use internet printed coupons as long as your getting them from a legitimate site like coupons.com or redplum. Below is a list of the coupons I can always use.

I shop at Albertson's, Trader Joe's and Costco. also regularly shop at Joann's and Micheal's in case you have a good coupon for those stores you're not going to use.

FYI Albertson's gives 10% off your entire purchase to college students on certain days, just show your college ID

CEREAL is our favorite food, so please send any coupons you have for that no matter when it expires.

Dairy * Soy Milk * Cheese, we love cheese! * Cream Cheese * Yoplait Yogurt * String Cheese * Coffee Mate

Bread * Any Bread, we're not picky * English muffins * Hamburger Buns * Bagels

Meat & Produce * Any produce * Dole or Delmonte Fruit Cups * Fresh Express bagged salad * any meat * Johnsonville sausage * any seafood * any tuna * Bumblebee tuna salad, seafood salad, and chicken salad kits *Lunchables

Baking * Betty Crocker muffin mixes or warm delights * Refrigerated Cookie Dough * Pizza Dough (other than Pillsbury, I can't get that one to cook correctly)

Condiments, Sauces, and Seasonings * Manwich * any ketchup * Classico or Prego spaghetti sauce * Tabasco * any brand meal mix ins (like for enchiladas or tacos)

Frozen * Eggos * Lean Cuisines or any frozen meals * Healthy Choice * any frozen veggies * Green Giant Just for One * Lean Pockets * California Pizza Kitchen * Corn Dogs

Canned/Dry Mixes/Pastas * any spaghetti or pasta * Crystal Light 2 qt mixes * any Campbell's soups * any Progresso soups * any brand canned vegetables * any brand canned fruit * any cereal

Snacks * Quaker Chewy bars * Quaker rice cakes * Nature Valley Granola Bars * Trident or Stride Gum * Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats * Graham crackers * Oreos * Reese's or M&M's

Health & Beauty * any toothpaste or toothbrushes * contact solution * mouthwash * Dove Deodorant for Women * Red Spice Deodorant or Body wash for Men * Herbal Essences Shampoo or Conditioner * Pepto Bismo * DayQuil or NyQuil * Halls Cough Drops * Clean and Clear Face Products * Biore Face Products * Any Floss coupons * Any Bath & Body Works Coupon

Paper Products & Cleaning Supplies * Trash bags * Bounce Dyer Bars * Any Detergent * Tide Color Catchers * Finish Action pacs * Sponges

Drinks * Arizona Green Tea * Any Soda * Any tea bags * Any Apple Juice * Any Orange Juice * Any Juice Packs * Any Sunny D * Any Brita Water Filter Coupons * Any Alcohol

Pets * Any litter * Any cat treats * Purina dry cat food * Any Wet cat food * Any Dry or Wet Dog Food

Other * Any restaurant coupons * Any FREE items (If I can't use it I'll donate it)

What I don't want, don't use, or can't use... * Baby products * Ice cream * Tobacco * Paper towels or napkins * Makeup (Sensitive Skin, have to use Clinique) * Any cleaning supplies that aren't listed above * Paper plates * Any lotions or body care products not the brands above (again sensitive skin)