yay for the weekend!

I was so ready for Friday to come this week! (ok, who am i kidding? i'm always excited for Fridays :) )
We have had some unbelieveable weather here lately! Fall is here! The air has been crisp but we've still had the sun every day along with 80 degree temps. i love it!
On Saturday we were able to go to lunch with some great friends of ours-the Epps. We took them to the Grilled Cheese Grill!

they have some really great specialty grilled cheese sandwiches and an awesome atmosphere. We really love hanging out with those guys and especially getting to love on little Titus.

(I took this from their blog) I always kick myself for not taking more pics.
after lunch, we went home to get ready for a wedding that we attending later in the evening. A girl that B goes to school with got married. again, i wish i had my camera. the wedding was outside and so pretty! picture them getting married with a backdrop of evergreens, the sun shining through, and her colors were maize, orange, pink, and chocolate brown. it was gorgeous.
And now we're doing laundry, writing lesson plans (B-not me), and watching some Sunday football. Life is good :)

Another Project

While I was visiting my friend, Joanna, in Pennsylvania a couple of weeks ago, she told me how she couldn't find any placemats to fit her table (a small, square, pub-style). Well, she was brave enough to let me practice my sewing skills on her! We went shopping for a little fabric while I was there and she later sent it to me along with some dimensions.
again, sorry for the crappy pictures! the placemats have a different fabric on each side. i loooooove the orange side :)

what it would look like on her table

and i had a little bit of leftover fabric so i made a little pouch. not sure what she's going to use this for...but who can't use another pouch?! :) jk i don't know what i'm saying.


thanks again, Jo, for letting me practice on you!!!! i love you. you're the coolest.

nap time

yup, it's nap time. the sun is shining and i am cherishing the last few minutes of silence. thought i'd share a fun little survey :)

Here’s how it works: USE ONLY ONE WORD!
It’s not as easy as you might think. Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s really hard to use only one-word answers.

1. Where is your cell phone? side
2. Your hair? layers!
3. Your mother? faithful
4. Your favorite food? Mexican
5. Your dream last night? sad
6. Your favorite drink? coffee
7. Your dream/goal? heaven
8. What room are you in? kitchen
9. Your hobby? crafting
10. Your fear? spiders
11. Where do you want to be in 6 years? mom
12. Where were you last night? church
13. Something that you aren’t? adventureous
14. Muffins? blueberry
15. Wish list item? secret
16. Where did you grow up? Texas
17. Last thing you did? ate
18. What are you wearing? sweats
19. Your TV? heavy
20. Your pets? none :(
21. Friends? everywhere
22. Your life? blessed
23. Your mood? peaceful
24. Missing someone? hubby
25. Vehicle? broken
26. Something you’re not wearing? shoes
27. Your favorite store? Target
28. Your favorite color? blue
29. When was the last time you laughed? today
30. Last time you cried? August
31. Your best friend? hubby
32. One place that I go to over and over? Starbucks
33. One person who emails me regularly? Jack
34. Favorite place to eat? couch


Happy Monday everyone :)

Baby Quilt

My dear friend, MaryBeth, is pregnant and due on Oct. 28th. I'm so so so happy for her and can't wait to meet her sweet baby girl!!! Well, since I've been wanting to practice my sewing skills, I embarked on making a baby quilt. It's a "rag quilt" and luckily, great for beginner sewers, such as myself. Here are a few pics. and please don't judge the quilt by my poor photography...it actually is really cute in person :)
a close up

the front

the back

little things

On Saturday B and I made homemade pizza and it was soooo good! and it was just so pretty that i had to take a picture of it :)

I also have been having so much fun sewing! I am really enjoying finding patterns, being creative, and seeing something useful come out of it! Joanna gave me a couple of little projects to work on, but I'll let her see those before I post pictures of them. So yesterday, I decided that since it felt like fall outside that I needed to make myself a new "fall-ish" tote :) my camera ran out of battery so this is the only picture I have so far. Enjoy!

Happy September!

(photo by www.portlandground.com)
Does this mean that fall is coming soon?? I dont' know if I'm ready for that yet. It feels like summer has only just begun and I'm definitely not ready for the sun to go away! Summer is definitely my favorite season...mostly because of being out in the sunshine, getting a tan, iced coffee, and the sunshine :)

However, Portland in the fall is such a beautiful time of year! I officially had my first pumpkin spice latte. it was delicious! makes me look forward to the start of Christmas music, apple/pumpkin picking, the holiday seasons, and taking a nap on sunday afternoons while B watches football. So, I guess there are great things to every season (in life as well).

Happy September Everyone!