What's on my mind

I feel the need to just write. I feel like I’m nearing a turning point in my life and I’m just too excited to sleep. You know that feeling you get the week before you go to Disneyland or Christmas and you’re so excited that you can’t do anything but think about it? Ya, that’s how I feel. And to top it off I am going to Disneyland in a week and I haven’t had a break or vacation in such a long time that I’m counting down every minute of every hour! I feel like I’ve taken crazy pills….the good kind of course. Haha. That’s what I’m feeling right now. This summer my work cut my hours. I was sad about it at first because I was hoping to earn some extra money for cushion, just in case something happens and Will doesn’t get the job he’s been working for. We might need to move to wherever teacher’s are being hired and I’m excited about that. Change is coming and I’m so ready for a change. I just want to get away and do something new. So, what will be will be. I’m going to use all my extra time to do fun projects that I’ve been dying to do. It’s been so long since I’ve been able to be creative and create my own art. This will be a summer of new beginnings. I will not start projects and then never finish them. Homemade things don’t need to be perfect. In fact, homemade things are made even better for their imperfections. I think back to an American flag quilt that I made about 6 years ago and it was PERFECT….except for one star that was backwards. I didn’t notice it until I had completely finished it. There was no turning back to fix it. It made me laugh how much work I had put into that quilt and how much I wanted to make it perfect. It took me about a year and a half to finish it. I kept starting it and then stopping it. I went over it again and again to make sure nothing was out of place and now that it was finished after a year and a half of work and a single star was backwards. Since there was no turning back I had to accept it. It was a learning lesson for me because it was PERFECTLY IMPERFECT! I loved it and I’m so glad I had made that mistake. It was beautiful in every way. I’ve already finished 2 projects and have started on the 3rd which will be done by Friday hopefully. Most of it is sewing. I hope to show you all pictures of projects galore!

Happy Anniversary Will!

Will and I have been married for 3 years today April 6th! Isn't it crazy how time flies?












I love you sugar!

I wish I could relive this day. I had so much fun!

Will and I met in Nutrition class at Dixie College while I was in my senior year of high school. Will was of course the class clown and the only person who would actually talk in class so I knew of him. After we were married he confessed to me that he would purposely drop his pen while in class so that he could turn and sneak a peek at me. I had NO IDEA! He asked me for my phone number while I was walking out to my car and when I told him sure he got so excited and he was so nervous that he said "GREAT!" and then walked away without my phone number. Haha!



I Love You Will! I'm glad your my adventure buddy!


This is our fairytale picture.

This is how I wish I fealt...

I want to barf at the thought of school...Here's to studying till 4 in the morning and living off of soda to stay awake. I'm going to have a terrible weekend.

Ghosts of Halloween's Past

So here's my sad sob story. I had these huge plans for my costume and I was so busy with school that I didn't have time to finish it :( And on top of that, our plans for Halloween fun kinda fell through. Next year will be better, at least it better be! Will and I have decided to throw our own Halloween Party so everyone reading this better be coming!!!! We've already started brain storming for next years fun. So, since you weren't able to see my sweet-awesome costume this year, you'll have to settle for my old costumes. Enjoy!



Me as an evil Witch! Karen and Kelly as Swedish people, and Katie as an angry clown!

This one isn't halloween, but I lovvved dressing up as a kid. That day I decided to dress up as a Russian doll. You know one of those dolls that open up and theres a smaller version of itself inside. I loved playing with those dolls. I'm totally gonna dress up as a Russian Doll next year!

Ah, the hideous teens. I was a bananna that year. That was a fun costume but really hard to walk in, especially if your racing for candy!

The trying to be cute faze of teens. I remember being soo excited for this costume. I had glitter in my hair and everything!

Oh! Who is the adorable bunny? It's me! Kelly was little red ridinghood and Karen was a granny. Haha! Maybe I'll be a granny next year. What makes Karen's costume even better is that she is missing a tooth in front, like a little old lady missing teeth! Haha!

This clown costume was the BEST! It had these huge pockets on the sides to stuff candy in. No need for a candy bag!

I still love cupcakes!

Me as Ragety Ann and Karen as a Cheerleader.

My latest projects

Over Summer break I did a whole bunch of projects that I never got a chance to post, so here they are! Of course there is a pile still in my corner of unfinished projects and projects that I just gave up on but, those will have to wait till next summer :( Ugg... I miss my project fun! If anyone else has some fun project ideas let me know! I'm getting bored of school.



I made this mug for my dad for Father's Day. He can never find a mug that has a wide enough lip to dip toast in his Hot Chocolate so this was perfect! And I painted this cool argile print on one side that I am most proud of! He loves it and uses it often.

Anyone recognize this table? Yes, its the ghetto lip gloss table from B&BW! I am so glad April saved this table from being dumpsterd. I love it and it makes the perfect craft and homework table. It was pretty nastified so I scraped off the old gum on the bottom and sanded down the whole thing.

The finished look! I painted it black and I love it!

For Aprils baby shower I made her this cute picture frame. Her colors were pink and brown and her theme was elephants so I quilted this little felt elephant. Then I added little pink knobs so that she could hang stuff from them. I turned out just how I had imagined it! Yay for sucessful ideas!

The Tricksters of Halloween!

Ahhh!!! I love halloween. When I'm 80 years old I'll still be dressing up for Halloween. It's one of my favorite holidays. I have some of the best memories dressing up a kid and going out and getting pillow cases full of candy and then at the end of the night, dumping at all out and sorting it, counting it, and putting each candy in its own catagory...wierd, but who hasn't done that! My Trick-or-Treat record is 1 3/4 pillow cases. I'm pretty proud of that. So what better way to celebrate Halloween than hangin out with some new Tricksters of this generation!




My nephew Jackson was Peter Pan. He loveeed his costume and he was so proud of it. My sister Kelly made his cute little costume. She did an awesome job.

My sister Kelly (as a mean hideously beautiful witch), Little Sam (as a puppy), and me (as nothing :(. I know! I'm still a little depressed that I didn't get dressed up. That's a later story)

Jake as his own twin.

This house was soooo cool! The picture is not very good, but there was a house set up down the street from my sisters that was all decked out like a haunted house. The kids had to go through in order to get their candy. So fun. Yep, I'm totally going to do that once I have my own house. I want to be the coolest house on the block that all the kids run to!

Craft Night!

Ok, so this is way late, along with all of my other latest posts. I've been crazy busy with stupid tests and homework. I just got to keep telling myself that it will all be worth it someday. You know, the killing of my brains after math tests have been pelting at it for more than 15 years strait in exchange for a good job and good money.... *sigh*... someday. So my brain needed a little vacation from all the analytical crap and Halleluya!! My friends Staci and Steph came to rescue and invited me to a fun craft night! I haven't had a craft night in about a year so it was fun getting my creative juices flowing.



The girls were both planning on going to WITCHAPALOOZA. From what I've heard it's a little village that gets all decked out in halloween decorations and everyone dresses like witches and there are prizes and contests and fun stuff like that! And you have to make your own witch hat...It's pretty much a requirement if you want to be cool :) I didn't get to go, but I will be going next year! So I made a witch hat anyways and I wore it to work on Friday the 30th.

I added lace to the brim of my hat. It's my favorite!