On Days Like Today

On days like today - when I need a little something to make me smile during the day -

I wear shoes like these...

Pure joy.

This is Love ..

This is love.

Well this rearranging the mattresses which =s love. Lately my back has been killing me. Dan's mattress is too soft for me. My mattress set is too firm for him. So we moved some things around. In this pic we have all of them stacked up. We ended up taking my mattress out - but left the box spring. So our bed isn't this tall anymore. But it was fun while it lasted and will hopefully bring some relief. 

CRAFTY PEOPLE I NEED YOUR HELP!

Attention: All crafty people. Please help me!

I found this fabric and it was love at first sight. I wanted to make a cute jumper/dress for my niece on the way. It obviously isn't finished because as soon as I got to this point the next image won't leave my mind ....

It looks like one of the outfits from The Sound of Music. For those of you who haven't seen it, Maria (Julie Andrews) makes the children matching outfits out of old drapes. 

Now I am stuck. I don't know what do to. I refuse to let my niece wear a "Sound of Music" outfit. But, I love the fabric too much to throw it away. I need advice on how to alter/change/add to this to make it adorable. I think I'll ditch this collar - but still not sure if I should just finish the edge or add a different one? I also think it needs an accent color. Maybe purple?

HELP!!!

June 24th 2009

June 24th 2009. I remember that day more vividly than almost any other day in my life. I remember exactly what I wore, and how my hair was curled and pulled up into a bun. I remember the problem we had at work with a certain web service failing. I can remember the gut wrenching feeling I had while I worried if my mom would answer the door - my very first iPhone was scheduled to be delivered. Murphy's Law stepped in - she didn't answer the door and my glorious phone sat in Provo. It was 5:00. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal and I wouldn't think twice about driving down and picking it up, but I was supposed to be somewhere. This was the day that I had my first date with Dan. 

Of course, I was over an hour late because not only did I go to Provo to get my phone, I had to go home and activate it. The initial plan was to meet at Beans n Brew for coffee at 6:30. Because I was so late they were closed. We met at the Harmon's parking lot off I-15 and Bangerter Highway. Dan was smart, and drove his Harley. How can a girl not love a good looking man on a Harley? I never had a chance. Dan was wearing a tee-shirt that had a robot and money fighting on it (still isn't my favorite shirt), True Religion jeans, and his high-top Converse shoes. 

I felt horrible that he had waited so long for me, but I couldn't help feeling proud of my new "iPhone user" status. Dan suggested that we go and have coffee at Harmon's, but the proposal came with a hesitant warning, "My brother works here, so you'll have to meet him." I've never been the shy one, so we marched on in to Harmon's. 

I did the horrible, “I’ll have what you’re having.” cop out. Dylan whipped us up some amazing frozen mocha-coco something and we sat down at the barstools. At first I thought Dan was doing a weird voice to throw me off. He voice is so low in person, and didn’t sound like that on the phone. After a half hour I realized that he probably wasn’t pulling a fast one on me – and he was legit. 

We sat there and talked for two hours. I was amazed at how easy it was to talk to him, and I was shocked that I was able find someone who was intelligent, logical and witty who felt the exact same way as I did when it came to important things like religion, politics and family.

I’m not going to lie and say it was love at first sight because it wasn’t, what our relationship bloomed into is so much more than can be conveyed in one look. But, I was intrigued at first sight and overwhelmingly pleased to know that there were still a few decent human beings out there. I still remember the intense sense of relief that came from our first date, and how refreshing it was to have an intellectual conversation.

When I left I knew that I’d see him again. The second date is when he really won me heart, but I’ll save that story for another post. 

Its been exactly two years to the day. Tonight’s plan? Coffee and conversation…

Only in Idaho

Only in Idaho!!!

I have no more words.

The Hardest Question in the World

What do you want? That is the hardest question in the world.

I don't know what I want, and I don't want you to expect me to know what I want. mmmmk?

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about the future and where I want to be, what I want to be doing. As soon as I think I've decided, I change my mind. Again. And Again. And Again.

On better news, the new job is going well. I really really like my new boss, he is amazing. 

And I'm official. :D

Dan and I finally invested in a little Weber charcoal grill - AND WE LOVE IT! If any wife out there is trying to get help from her husband in cooking and making food, but him a grill. Dan burns a quesadilla on the stove, but give him a fire and that man makes a mean steak! We've had some amazing steaks, hamburgers and grilled pineapple. Mmmm

Summer is made for grilling.

The only problem is that summer hasn't arrived here yet. It hasn't hit the 70's yet but they say that should change this week. Fingers crossed.

I haven't done much sewing lately. I usually would work on my projects while Dan studied, but he has the summer off. So I've been spending more time with him than my sewing machine. But once I start again, I'll post some pictures. 

This week

This week has been a blast! I've started my new job

 - and its been amazing. My boss is great and I think I'm really going to like it.

Its been pretty slow so far, and I'm still learning a lot, but it 

is amazing to be back in an IT environment.

I also found some time to make another pair of shoes...

They have a lot of "toe business" in the words of Dan ...

and I agree but I love the green and pink together.