crafty lady

Recently I have become quite talented. I made a this at Ellen's Annual Quilting retreat.


and these curtains for our bedroom, in my spare time. pretty sweet, huh?
i'm ready for my next project...any ideas??

made by me

my dear sweet - and fellow unemployed- friend, Jennifer posted this to her blog and since i miss her acutely there was no way i could pass up a chance for a homeade gift from her.

so now i'm doing the same!
here's the deal:

The first three people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year (anytime).
4. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!

5. The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 3 people who do the same on your blog.The first 3 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did, win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!"

that is all. now write me some comments!
oh and it wouldn't hurt if the comments also included some form of flattery.
i'm jus sayin.' :)

the salt flats

a few weekends ago steve and i headed west to the salt flats. neither one of us had been there before and we were simply amazed at the natural beauty. the ground is just covered in salt... it looks like snow but...it's not.

no snow but still cold. after walking around out there we had salt caked on the bottoms of our shoes like 2 inches deep. we made little trails everywhere we went for the next 2 days. :)

isn't this picture sweet? i cannot get over it. remember, it's salt people!

and yes, once again steve is the photographic bomb.com.

{also present yet not pictured, steve's brother BD and his wife Savannah. we totally love them.}

a food network weekend

my current situation (new wife + lack of employment) has helped me develop a new hobby...watching the food network channel!

which translates into purchasing expensive ingredients and making yummy food.

which then translates into over-eating and wanting to puke.

but kind of in a good way. :)

this past weekend i made the following:

breakfast enchiladas

homeade mac n' cheese

made from scratch cherry pie

yay for domesticity!

seven things

i've been tagged. when someone as dear to me as emily calls me out by name how can i resist?

7 things i want to do before i die

• be a mom. but more than that. i want to be there to hold my daughter when her heart is broken for the first time, cheer for my son when he scores the winning goal for his soccer team, and see the look on my daughter's face on the day of her wedding. i want to be there for all of it.
• travel with steve. i want big, long, planned out trips. i want short, random weekend trips. i want family vacations and "just us" getaways. doesn't really matter where....italy, peru, downtown salt lake.
• have a garden. a flower garden that's just for looks and a vegetable garden with carrots and herbs and strawberries. so i guess really i want gardens.
• become more creative.
• write an autobiography.
• make a pie. from scratch. by myself. and have it taste oh-so good.
• help. other people. however i can.

7 things i cannot do

• make small portions when i cook
• use less then 800 "peak-time" minutes per month
• enjoy drinking a glass of water without ice
• think about my childhood without smiling
• watch a touching movie without crying
• stop thinking about how hot my husband is
• find a job

7 things that attracted me to my spouse

• his sense of humor
• his good looks
• his tender heart
• his stalker ways
• the way he looks at me
• his smartness
• he recycles

7 things i look forward to everyday

• when steve gets home from work
• making dinner. i kind of love cooking. weird.
• reading blogs
• using my new tivo
• seeing or talking to friends and family
• looking for jobs. not.
• steve.

7 books i love

• These is My Words
• Stargirl
• Life of Pi
• Ida B.
• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
• the ensign. last conference edition.
• anything by Dr. Laura

7 movies i could watch over and over

• monsters inc.
• dumb and dumber
• love actually
• seven brides for seven brothers
• emperor's new groove
• alias (any season)
• gilmore girls (any season)

7 sites i visit everyday

• gmail.com
• hotmail.com
• facebook.com
• indeed.com
• google reader
• google.com
• nieniedialogues.blogspot.com

now it's your turn. show me your 7!

honeymooners

location: oahu, hawaii



transportation: ford focus. in royal blue. how regal.
lodging: sweet one-bedroom condo on the north shore. with a beautiful view and a beach.

favorite food: local shrimp trucks. lemon pepper, lemon butter, butter garlic, garlic scampi...mmmmmmm..

and look, we found a noni fruit tree! we couldn't not take a picture...afterall, noni is was brought us together. :)

we visited the temple and steve took some awesomely nice pics. he so talented. we also visited the visitor's center at the temple and watched some pretty touching videos...i'm seriously considering joining that mormon church. for real though, how can people go in there and not come out convinced that it all makes so much sense?

we went on a very muddy, muddy hike. only to discover half-way through we had to turn around and go back because we were suppose to check out of our place earlier that morning. oops. we got back to the condo and the cleaning ladies were already there and all our stuff was just shoved into plastic bags. haha. that poor lady who had to go through all our ish. you can imagine, i'm sure, all the good stuff she found. :)

nevertheless the hike did have some nice views of the island. sorry for the glare from my white legs/short shorts combo.

unfortunately it rained a ton while we were there, but there were a few days that the sun came out and we got to play on the beach. i heart the ocean. look, a rainbow! purdy.

ah, hawaii is so beautiful. thank you steve for taking me to such a lovely place and for planning everything out. loved it. love you. i am truly grateful. and lucky. very, very lucky.

then we came home to this...wahh.

best day. ever.

seriously. i am in love with my wedding day. i wish i could rewind and play it back. again and again. it was perfect from start to finish. the early morning eggs benedict made by cass. driving to the temple with steve. seeing our friends and family. being sealed to my love. steve holding my sweaty hand all day. steve's face when he saw me in my wedding dress for the first time. walking out of the temple. hugging and loving everyone. my smokin' hot husband. the reception. the dancing. the iverson tribute. driving away...and then...stopping at mcdonalds... :)

but the best part...sharing it with steve. he is my one.

i love you, steve. ALOT.

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