***Pretty in Pink***

So I learned how to quilt this past weekend. Today I started my own! It's pink, pretty and girly....just my style. Today I got the strips sewn and the squares cut. I have not started to sew the squares together yet. I wanted to spend some time with Ross and I'll continue tomorrow and this weekend. I laid it out so that I could look at it and see how big it would be....plus, I am waaaay to impatient to wait to see it!! Here's a peek.

Nothing much

Ross' mom and brother were here last week from Wed-Sun. We had a wonderful time and got lots of girl time in!! We shopped (a lot) and did crafts (a whole lot)! It doesn't get much better than that for me! Sunday night we went to the new Cowboys Stadium for a soccer game....Chelsea vs. Club America. Ross was super-pumped and I had a blast! The stadium is so amazing and we sat midfield 6 rows up! The game was so good! Chelsea won (probably b/c we were sportin our Chelsea blue!!) Then on Monday morning I had to get back into school mode. I've been at a workshop this week for science. So far we have played with snails, ice balloons, tops and lifesavers....interesting stuff....although I super miss sleeping in....

Sew Much Fun!!

The past few days have been pretty much devoted to my mother-in-law (re)teaching me how to sew. My mother taught me when I was little and I know how, but we have been learning how to use my new machine! She has been teaching me how to applique and to quilt! We have made super cute appliqued dish towels and started quilting some pillows. It's my first try ever with quilting, so I'm pretty happy about the results. My head is spinning with all that I have learned and now I have a mile-long list of projects to start!

This dish towel is not finished yet.


Dish towel #1


The first thing I ever quilted!! It is going to be the top for a pillow case, but it's not done yet.

New Toys!

Ross and I have both recently gotten new "toys" from his parents. He got a fancy schmanzy grill and I got a sewing machine!! It is no doubt his new pride and joy. His mom is here right now and we will be spending some time learning how to work my new sewing machine. It's much more advanced than the one I learned on, so we shall see!!


This is a pic of my Brother: Project Runway Sewing Machine


This is a pic of Ross' TEC Sterling G2000 FR 2-Burner Infared Gas Grill

Sweet little somethings

One of my favorite stores is Ann Taylor Loft. They have cute clothes that are very teacher friendly. This is my most recent purchase from ATL.

I also like these:
Beaded Rose Tee

Watercolor Tee

Other things I am obsessing over at the moment are all from etsy.com (of course)
--This sweet little necklace!
--And most things from this amazing Etsy shop: (especially the pebble necklace) kasiablue

Laundry Day USA- my made up sucky holiday

That's what I am calling today. I'm pretty sure I did at least 52 loads of laundry. Ok- maybe that's an exaggeration, but it sure felt like it. Laundry Day USA is definitely not one of my favorite fake holidays. I also went to the Keller ISD laptop pick up thing, went to the gym and cooked Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad for dinner. It's always a hit and easy to make! It has been a veeeeeeeeeery uneventful day.

Lazy Sunday

I woke up this morning at 9:33. I said to myself, "I'll go back to sleep for 10 minutes so that I can still make it to church on time at 11." I woke up at 1:00 in the afternoon. Well, crap.

Later on, Ross and I took Lexi (the puppy) to pick up some tacos and took them to the park. We sat by the pond, ate our tacos and watched the ducks. We then went for a walk around the pond and watched Lexi chase dragonflies and leaves. She's pretty cute. We came home just before it started pouring down rain. Lexi and I took a nap during the storm on the living room floor while Ross watched Harry Potter. She cuddled up next to me and I acted like I was protecting her from the lightening and thunder. <3


While Ross continued his Harry Potter marathon, I got the itch to cook...and cook I did! I baked Leslie's recipe for chocolate chip cookies and I added Heath Bar crumbles. Then I made spicy chicken and rice casserole and some fresh squash. It was fun!!


Now we are all cuddling on the couch....still watching Harry Potter.