Hey hey! 2 weeks ago I got a new little kitten and named her Paisley. She seems to be about 8 weeks old or so. I went and picked her up the morning before I picked Ryan up from the airport. He fell in love with her instantly. Lol.
Cute and crafty Katja, is having an awesome giveaway over at her blog to celebrate the end of the Christmas season.
You should really join in! :)
Just so everyone knows...I'm now engaged! Ryan proposed to me at the airport on the 21st when I went go visit him. I am so excited! Our wedding is going to be October 16th, 2010.
1) Get the funds pulled together to buy my hunny his new helmet for Christmas. Changed what I am getting him for Christmas...lol.
2) Make the ornaments for the swap. Done and sent on their way!
3) Find a lovely ornament for my secret swap partner. Also sent on its way.
4) Organize my crafty supplies.
5) Post on this blog at least once a week.
6) Figure out all my school work deadlines and such. Got all the November ones done, just gotta finish out the semester now.
Lately I have been buying up yarn like it's going out of style! lol. Excuse the horrid webcam photos but I forgot to buy batteries for my camera. Oops!
Of course I had to make the newly popular pom pom wreath...! The colors in the pic look wonky but in real life they look better. I used brown, white, aqua, royal blue, pumpkin, and blue grey. I have no idea why I chose those...lol. Oh well, I like the way it turned out.
I also made hand warmers with this awesome super bulky yarn I found at Jo-Ann. I want every color!!! (the one I used is teal) I didn't use a pattern, obviously, and this was my first attempt at anything besides a crocheted scarf. No wonder they look a little off... :)
Going to pick up multiple, FREE trash bags FULL of yarn from a Freecycler tomm morn! Yay!
So since everyone else is doing this I feel inspired to set a list of goals for the month of November.
1) Get the funds pulled together to buy my hunny his new helmet for Christmas.
2) Make the ornaments for the swap.
3) Find a lovely ornament for my secret swap partner.
4) Organize my crafty supplies.
5) Post on this blog at least once a week.
6) Figure out all my school work deadlines and such.
7) Make a list of ideas for Christmas gifts.
Ikea is definitely one of my favorite stores on the planet. Their stuff is sooo cute and the prices are fab. On a recent trip there I bought some awesome new stuff. :)
Like these adorable pillows for my couch. They are covered in buttons! Gah, cutest graphics ever. :)
Oh, and this little lamp that has cherry blossoms all over it!
I also got new bedding, and dish towels, and fabric...love it all.
When I have my own house I want tons of stuff from IKEA.
One of my absolute fave crafty girls, Ashley, is a having a great giveaway on her blog in celebration of her blogging b-day. She is giving away a whole box load a crafty love. Gah! :)
Don't deny it! You know you wanna win...
Just so ya know, the Missouri Star Quilt Company Cutting Table is having a great giveaway! The prize is a gorgeous jelly roll and they are having post about them all week long. Enjoy!
I WILL BE UPDATING MY ETSY SHOP WITH MORE GOODIES TONIGHT (by 11PM EST)!
I am moving into an apartment so I need to destash a bit...lol.
Come check it out! :)
Ryan, James and I went to the most amazing place in North Carolina! Corolla on the Outer Banks was so wonderful. There were so many gigantic beach houses that cost a few thousand to rent just for a week!
For those of you who watch (or watched before all the drama, lol) Jon and Kate Plus 8; this is the beach where they climbed the lighthouse, bought hermit crabs, and drove all over the beach finding wild horses.
We didn't climb the lighthouse or buy hermit crabs, but we did search for horses! We figured it would be way more fun to do it ourselves rather than pay $47 per person...! This was my view most of the trip...lol.
So worth it because then I was rewarded with these:
While on our horse adventure we encountered some "water holes" that were pretty hard to determine the depth of. On our way out in one direction we had to stop and get out to judge the water before figuring out how to cross it. We went around the furthest right side possible so it would be safe. Well, on the way back the boys decided it would be more fun to just roll up the windows and go right through the middle of that same, mysterious water hole at 30 mph. Not the best idea...
The water was about 3 feet deep and the bottom was this thick, black, nasty mucky mud. We had to climb out the sunroof and jump to the land. Wasn't an easy feat for my short legs. Thankfully, James flagged down some silly couple from Tennessee that just happened to have a Jeep that could pull us out! Such fun times! I can't wait to go back because I had a really great day with these two crazy guys. :)
Oh and we also spent a few hours in the ocean since the water was 77 DEGREES. I have never been in water that warm, and let me tell you, it was so great. No more 40 degree New England ocean water for me! Lol.
Hello! I got back from my wonderful trip to see Ryan on Saturday. I was there for over a week and we did so much amazing stuff in that time.
We went to the Virginia Zoological Park in Norfolk. It was the greatest little zoo because it we so spread out over a ton of land that it didn't feel crowded at all. They had an awesome load of animals! :)
I fed this huge goat with big marble-like eyes! She was so gentle; she only used her tongue and lips to grab the food, never her teeth. :)
Loved this little prairie dog! The exhibit had those plastic domes where you could stand up in and looking into the prairie dog world. Pretty cool!
This elephant looked so perfect that it was hard to believe it was real!
We heard that there were baby lions born in May but we didn't get to see them. This must have been their dad; he was the only lion we saw.
Okay, this is kinda gross looking. It seemed like her legs were gonna snap at any second! Lol.
This little spider monkey was probably the best animal we saw all day! He was just chilling there and let us pose with him. He kept looking into our eyes like he was talking to us. Lol. So darling! Ryan wants one as a pet! Ummm, noooo....
More later today!
