Project 1

So, I have some cool news.  I now have my very own sewing machine!  I'm more excited than I should be, seeing that I'm only 22, but it is what it is.  

It's a 1987 Bernina and it runs like a champ.  My great aunt Mary was a master seamstress and she passed away in December.  My mom went with my Granny to help clean out all of her things and they brought me the sewing machine.  I'm one lucky girl.  I feel so honored to be able to have her machine.  My first project was just a quick alteration.  Because of my body type I tend to have a hard time with button down shirts.  I have to buy them big enough to button through the chest without gaping, but then they're huge through the torso.  So, after one of these purchases, I get to whip out the sewing machine and tailor it.  I'm going to start being in the classrooms more so I've been looking for some more professionaly clothes, which often entails button downs.  The other day I found an adorable shirt, brought it home and fixed it right up.  Pretty happy about my first project on the ol' Bernina.  

(Forgive the "proof I attended the Book Fair for my class" photo, but it's the only one I have in the finished product...)

While the machine was out we cut up a bunch of hearts real quick and sewed them together for some valentinesy decoration for our wall.  I like how they turned out too :)

(Isn't Tessa just the best?)

So, thanks Aunt Mary.  Your machine will continue to be put to good use.  

Creepy Easter Everybody :)

Carrots go perfectly with Roast Baby.

I know where two more eggs are, girls.

I laughed my head off when I read these, and got kinda creeped out.  I saw them on buzzfeed.com, which always has SUPER hilarious stuff.  Check it out sometime.  I hope you all had a Happy Easter :)

Baby, It's So Cold Outside

This is what our thermometer read this morning. 

 It's pretty stinkin' cold here.  It's not that it's never been this cold here before, I actually remember it being quite a bit colder, like uh, -40!  -26 still hurts though.  I don't think my body will ever like below zero temps.  Wish me luck, I have to go out in it in about an hour.

Decorating the White House

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas inside the White House.  There is still no snow here, but we're doing the best we can to spread some Christmas cheer. My mom let me bring down a bunch of decorations she wasn't using, and we had fun putting them up the other night. Here are some of my favorite parts of the house...

The Staircase

 The front of our house, complete with the tree in the window :)

We even put up some lights in our kitchen!

I love having our house decorated.  I has so much character, and having decorations makes it feels so much more like a home! It was so much fun listening to Christmas music and decorating with my roomies!  Merry start of the Christmas season everybody!!

Top 11

Thanksgiving Break was AWESOME!  Here's some of my favorite parts :) 

 (In no particular order)

     1. Being in Cokeville :)

     2. Playing get-after-it basketball 

     3. Thanksgiving dinner with TONS of family

     4. Bridal shower for Madi

     5. Lord of the Rings Risk with Sulli and Tessa (to be continued at Christmas)

     6. Putting up Christmas lights with Mom

     7. BIG Bonfire

     8. Duck Dynasty

     9. Dipping lots of pretzels in chocolate - Yum

     10. Setting up the Christmas tree

     11. Just being with my family :)

Hope your Thanksgiving was as awesome as mine :)

Happy Halloween!!

I know most of you have probably seen this video, but it's one that I could watch a bunch of times and never get sick of it.  So, have a Happy Halloween and enjoy a good laugh :)