Friday Fun Day

Good Morning and Happy Friday the 13th!!! There are actually three Friday the 13th’s this year!?!? Yikes for all you superstitious people!

We all know I love Fridays!! Free time is so close I can taste it! I have a few things I am hoping to sew this weekend. I am releasing some BIG NEWS this weekend as well, (check back later this weekend for that post!) along with hosting a baby shower (pics of course to follow) and taking care of every day life somewhere in all of that ;) Oh yes, and I desperately need to make a pineapple upside down cake that I have been craving for about 2 weeks...thanks Nic for getting me going on that one!

I am always (obviously) adding something new to my craft wanna do list. I went to Canton a few weekends ago and saw a fabulous wall canvas that I ADORED!!! I simply didn’t adore the $100 price tag on it! I NEED TO MAKE ONE!!! I wish I had a picture of it to show you, but I promise if…I should say WHEN I make it I will post pictures. I was super tempted to buy the stuff to make it last night but one must practice some financial self control…or one must start making more money to supplement ones craft fund.

One of my favorite creative blogs to stalk is UCreate, she is always highlighting some fabulous plan. Today I get to work, have my morning coffee (mmmm) and escape to blog land only to find my next craft project (wink, wink…I know they are all my NEXT project! It’s just so hard to only have 2 hands). Go check this out…I love it! I am thinking a big huge family one for above my couch, friends and family ones for gifts….oooohhhh….Hobby Lobby here I come! Did I mention canvas was on sale when I was there yesterday?!?! I wonder if I worked there what the discount would be ;)

Go off my dear friends and CREATE something beautiful! It feels good…I promise!

Lovin Creativity

I love finding fabulous new and creative ideas online. Sometimes I will make the same thing, sometimes I will tweak it, I am always inspired to create though!

A few posts back I posted an idea for a desk I as going to do. I found a desk for $30 on Craigslist…got it and I don’t love it. I mean it will work but wasn’t what I had in mind. NOOOWWW, this morning I ran across THIS ONE (click on those words :) )! Randomly enough the lady across the street from me that had a yard sale last weekend had a free (my favorite price) desk that I think will fit this project perfectly! Are we in love?!?! Ummm yes! Now what to do with the desk I actually paid money for...or the husband who is probably ready to strangle me with all these "great ideas" I am coming up with :)

Also stumbled across this and thought it was too cute and festive to not pass along. Click here.

Hard days work

I am not sure if I have shared with you all how nice my boss is...I mean, he has his moments for sure (who doesn’t), but overall he is great. Karly is on spring break this week and bored out of her mind. I asked him if she could spend the afternoon at work with me yesterday. His answer, give her a hood and send her out back to learn to weld. Obviously that didn’t happen, but she was quite helpful! She sorted, filed, copied, even scanned and emailed pdf files. Her conclusion; college is a definite for her. She has decided that my job isn’t very exciting. In between her working she took plenty of breaks to play her Nintendo DS (thanks Nini) and draw pictures….and then send them via blackberry to her aunt Erica. Lovely day of work.

After her hard day of work we headed out for a haircut. Her hair was WAY too long (as is mine)! We are both meant to have short hair. We unfortunately are both scared of new hair people so we go far too long in between these days. Karly wanted hers cut that second and I couldn't get her in with a hair lady so she had to brave Supercuts...she survived! Her cut isn't anything that I asked for, but I guess when you have zero patience and pick a shop on the side of the road you get the $10 cut you pay for :) She still is beautiful...just not as trendy as she wanted!

Spring has Sprung!

For those of you not living in Texas...or actually for everyone that doesn't live in Arizona time change happened this weekend. Growing up in a state that doesn't ever change times I find time change the weirdest and most annoying thing ever! "Spring Forward" (move clocks up an hour) doesn't bother me as much as "Fall Back" (move clocks back an hour)...fall back makes it pitch black at 530 which is just depressing! Chris wasn't so thrilled at losing his hour of sleep this morning especially since he had to work. ANYWAYS.....it is starting to look like Spring around here. Now that I have lived here for a full year I think I can say that Spring is my favorite season! I love everything turning green again and starting to bloom! Now it just needs to warm up enough to swim and kayak in the lake! Snapped a few pics of the peach tree in the backyard and thought I would share. I adore how this tree just explodes with little pink blossoms overnight....the bees also enjoy it!

Weekend Recap

Why do the weekends fly by so quickly?!?! I swear I am off work Friday and before I know it I am making sure we have clean clothes to wear to work on Monday! I need a vacation!

Saturday Chris was off so we had a half day of errands planned in the afternoon. That morning Aunt Gay had invited me to a tile class. We essentially stamped tiles. I tried this a few months ago and made coasters. It's quite fun once you get an idea in your head! This is one that I made...cute right?!? Can't decide if I want to put it in a little plate holder thing or hang it with some ribbon.

Did I mention the lady that lives across the street was having a yard sale?!? I got a killer stash of fabric and all sorts of crafty odds and ends for 10 bucks! I ran across a very cute project for Karly the other day and went to Michaels to buy the wood beads for it, the line was forever long so I decided I would come back another time...well in my amazing find there were about 200 wood beads!!! It's like I was meant to have it :)

After class it was off to get Chris fitted for a tux for his friend TC's wedding next month and to REGISTER!! YAY...fun for everyone...or so one would think :) Aside from Chris and Karly bickering over who got to hold the gun thing it was good. The Babies R Us here is pretty small, between in store and online we managed to do some damage :) It was actually a little overwhelming to see just how much stuff babies need.

Saturday night and Sunday were filled with crafting! Pics to follow soon! Aside from a dead car battery...which in turn was something else as well (thank goodness for Chris & Uncle Danny) the weekend was pretty darn good!

25 weeks and 5 days

That is how far along I am...or considered anyways...I think the whole due date game is a little shady within a week or two time frame.

Soooo, some of you know that last summer I hit my all time fattiest weight ever! I knew I had gained fairly steadily over the previous few years but when I went to the doctor's office and stood on the scale I literally broke down in tears. How did I let myself get so fat?!?! Sadly the year or so leading up to that point I had felt fat, frumpy and insecure but never really did much about it. I talked and planned about it a lot though! After that doctors appointment I found some inner drive and motivation to actually take control from July to September I lost about 15 pounds....I just ate right and started exercising, nothing extreme but slowly my body was coming around. Even better than watching that scale go down was how much better I physically and emotionally felt.

NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE BACKGROUND....

I got on the scale this am and BAM I was exactly that horrific weight I was last June. I knew it was inevitable considering it was only 15 pounds and I knew I would gain more than that. It still sucked. I will admit I have put zero effort into eating healthy and exercising. I just can't seem to remember that even though the scale won't go down it's still the healthy and responsible thing to do for myself and Sawyer. I now remember what it felt like to weigh this much (not pregnant) and how gross and icky I felt. I truly don't feel too badly now probably because I am pregnant. I never, ever want to be this weight again though.
As of today I am back to making healthier choices.

Healthy weight gain and exercise will only make for an easier pregnancy and delivery!
Not to mention hopefully bouncing back a little easier!

Progress not perfection right?!?


and what pregnancy post would be complete without my quality photo skill filled self pics :)

could I carry a little higher?!?! seriously I have a baby growing in my ribs.

view from the top, no more feet :(

Tutu much fun :)

Almost Monday...boo for back to the real world! Karly and I were crafting queens this weekend. First up...a new tutu for Karly! The store bought ones are never fluffy enough or the colors she wants so we set out to make one ourselves! It is perfect! She is a happy girl! Wanted to share a few pics of my little princess in her new rock star tutu! Gotta love her sporting the black all stars with it...this child truly has her own funky little style. I love that she does her own thing, what an amazing little lady!

She is hoping to wear this to school...

guessing I will be getting a call to change her clothes that day!

Enjoy!