more sewing things

jenny made me do it :)

My friend Jen tagged me. I havent blogged forever sooo might as well:
4 shows I like to watch:

• Real World
• Make it or Break it
• Secret Life of the American Teenager
• The first 48

4 Things I'm passionate about:

• Family
• My new sewing hobby
• Swimming, water, love it!
• Vacations, I love love love traveling! I want to see the world

4 Phrases I say alot

• Huh?
• Whatever
• Ow ow ow (when dru pretends to UFC fight me-even if it doesnt hurt...i just start saying ow and sit down haha)
• Whats up

4 Things I have learned from the past

• Once a cheater, Always a cheater
• Hobbies are a great way to ease your stress
• Noone is perfect except me...hahaha jk.
• Who cares what people think, be who you want to be and do what you want to do...say what you want to say...the people who love you wont care either way :)

4 Places I would like to go

• Jamaica (if i ever get married, this is our honeymoon lol)
• A Caribbean cruise
• Greece, Italy
• Dubai!

4 things I did yesterday

• Worked
• Ordered Pizza in
• Sewed a few things
• facebooked and watched it snow outside

4 things I am looking forward to

• My brother coming home from Asia!
• Getting married and starting a family.
• Traveling out west to AZ,NV,CA.
• Winning the lottery and never working again :)

4 Things I love about winter

• hot carmel apple cider
• hot tub
• sweatshirts
• lazy days

4 things on my wish list

* A new kitchen counter

* New flooring

* An embroidery machine

* flat screen tv upstairs

Sewing update!

My new Hobby!!!

So, I have decided to learn how to use my sewing machine. I started with something very simple. I am going to keeping practicing on simple projects until I am comfortable working on something more complex. So...I will share what I have done so far:

Project one was new Couch pillows :) I love them...simple, but work well with my couch...they have a velvity feel.

Next, I started making dresses...the chili pepper one was first because I had that fabric leftover and so I practiced on it. Tonight I made the lady bug shirt/dress...depending on the size of the child, it could be either. I have some real cute fabrics to sew with, but I wanted to get it down first.

Emerald Isle 2009

The guys fished the first day

We enjoyed relaxing on the deck on the rocking chairs

Me being a crab at the aquarium

Dru and I on the dock, it was chilly the first few days

One day we went to shakleford Island and searched for shells...it was beautiful..and there are wild horses there

We got ourself a Bob Marley towel/blanket, it was huge

i love flip flops!!!

The last half of the week the weather was perfect!

This was our beach house the Lou Sea Ann

Almost home, the skies were so clear that day!

STL Cardinals 2009

Pre drinking at Hooter's

View from our seats (cards vs brewers)

Ozzie Smith threw out the first pitch!

We made friends with the people sitting next to us at teh game nad joined them at Kilroy's afterwards for drinks and dancing

Way too much dancing....haha my legs are still sore today, but it was fun :)

Summer 2009 Remodeling!!!

I had glass tiles inserted between the wall tiles for a more decorative touch...got the idea from our neighbors who did this to their floor. Pretty cool.

I will upload a before pic, i am just waiting because it is on my friend's camera...but I basically gutted it and started over.

BACKYARD REMODEL!!!!

I wish I had a few pictures from before, but I only have a few in the progress of fixing it up. But if you cant imagine...it was all weeds and a beautifully chipped fence with a green deck :)


Sage wanted to check out my new rose plant

I bought these trellis's but I am still deciding where to     put them.

I made a pathway around the hot tub

Brightened up our table and then made a pathway to the gate which our neighbor phil helped us repair!!!!

I planed some grass which will grow taller and bigger each summer and then filled in the spaces with 1100 lbs of rock with my fountain and decorative rocks :)