Wednesday, December 28, 2011

A lot can happen in eight months

 Like my whole body for instance.  Here is my pregnant 8mo picture for all those who were desiring to see.  I don't really like this picture but I figure I'm too lazy to try for another one.  It's like what you see is what you get and here I am, large and in-charge... well sorta.  It's a little crazy that I only have a month left.  I am also proud to say that I have packed our hospital bag and we are ready.  My hair has been changing color (which is weird).  Maybe I'll try for a more glamorous picture after I get a haircut.
Yesterday I went through some of our pictures on the computer I suddenly saw old me.  Whoa!  What a shocker!  I forgot what old me was like. This is just a random picture when I spent 3 hours and plenty of blood sweat and tears to do my hair fancy. I put a lot of loops and bobby pins in it with a cool weaving pattern but it just ended up looking like a 5 min side-pony. I was mildly frustrated but we took a picture to document the effort anyway.  It's crazy that this picture is less than a year old, I look so much different, and now I feel like I have one of those flesh eating beetles moving around in my abdomen from the Mummy (but a very cute flesh eating beetle fyi.)  
And speaking of The Cuteness, I found a little lump the other day that kept on poking and prodding me so I took my fingers and slid the lump over a few inches.  It moved it back, and i slid it over again.  This continued repeatedly until she completely hid from me.   It's probably not interesting to anyone else, but I think it's sooo coooool.  Anyway, I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

Friday, December 16, 2011

Zig zag quilt for the princess

My Grammy made us all baby quilts when we were born and it was something special that we all horde now.  I wanted to make something for the princess to horde when she arrives.  I decided a zig zag pattern would be just my speed esp, when it comes down to quilting it. 
 All of my pieces cut out and ready to go!  I love then when they are in a neat stack.  I don't know what it is.
 Binding quilts is one of my favorite parts of the whole process.  I love how with one quick flip it goes from "eh" to "Oooo!"  I binded the edges of this quilt with Minky dot.  I had zero problems with the Minky as a binding.  My only regret is maybe I should have done the binding a dark green or grey color.   Maybe she will love it so much she will wear out the binding and I will have to replace it later and then I will switch it.  
 So here she is all finished!
 Please take notice to the zig zag stitches on the back of the quilt.
 And whala! All done and ready for the princess.
Now I am ready to move on with projects.  Unfortunately there is an adorable fabric that I would love to make a car seat cover with but it is a ripoff... $15 dollars a yard?!  Who do you think I am Miss Quilt shop lady? That's alright, I have Christmas to worry about first and then I'll focus on that later.  Anyway, I will talk to everyone later, bye!

Oh and P.S.
And just a little bit of randomness but my favorite songs lately have been Good Feeling, Holly Jolly Christmas, 5 Oclock, Party Rock Anthem, and I'm Sexy and I know It.  But do not look up the official music video of the last song because it will disturb you for life.

McKay likes Kids and Electric Feel by MGMT, Young Blood by The Naked and Famous, and anything by Miike Snow

Ok, now for real bye

Fall drive in West Virginia

Fall is my favorite season of all time.  I forget how much I love it because I haven't been around for fall in a very long time.  I love Idaho but this is the one thing they are missing.  I always told McKay that I would love to live here, Jackson Hole, or Swan Valley.  I haven't really decided yet though.
 Here's an old hotel that you can stay at that is right across from this view.  Sharon, doesn't this hotel remind you of a building that could be in Mystic Falls?! oh yeah!
 We were about a week early for the peak colors but I had to work so it was now or never.  I regret not taking more pictures during fall (this is all I have), because i have become a lot more lazy (being pregnant) and I no longer have the desire to climb to the highest peak, or lie down in the lowest ditch to get the most interesting shot.  So this is it people.  I will make up for it next year!




Thanksgiving at grandmas

This Thanksgiving Aunt Lucinda, Uncle Doug, Amber and her family all joined us in Maryland.  This is the first Thanksgiving I have had with my family in six years, there was a ton of food and we had fun spending time with each other.  Heather even came out from Idaho too. My mom baked a million pies, like she does every year because everyone likes different pies. 

Pecan-my favorite
Strawberry- Adam
Apple- Mom
Pumpkin- Aaron, Grandma, and McKay
Cherry- Aaron
Chocolate silk- Amanda, Mom, Keith
I think that is it.  Although we may start having a blueberry as well some time in the future.