I spoke too soon

So If you read my first post from today you'd have heard about how quickly the quilt I'm making is coming together. As I planned, I was preparing to baste it and actually start quilting it today. As I was ironing it, my iron spit nasty rust water on it and I freaked out. I sprayed it with spray and wash and immediately threw it in the washer. BIG MISTAKE. It's ruined. The seams split and it's just coming undone. What the heck?? I'm still so shocked I can't even be mad yet. Thankfully I have extra fabric because I get to redo the whole thing. Awesome.

What I've been up to

I was so excited about all my newfound free time that I just dropped off the blogging world. My bad! I'm actually trying to stay away from my computer as much as possible because it sucks me in and drastically reduces my productivity. As I'm sure you all know, Facebook is the worst so I'm really trying to stay away from it in particular. I deleted the app on my phone because I found myself on it first thing in the morning, right before bed and everything in the middle. Not good. So I'm trying a new thing where I avoid it all together and stick to the blogging world. Wish me luck!

Anyway, you may wonder what I've been doing with all my newfound freedom. Well...




I don't sleep in, but oftentimes I cannot drag myself out of bed.  (And by cannot drag myself out, I wake up at 7-7:30 and still get out of bed by 8ish).  I'm not THAT lazy.








On my very first day off, Ryan insisted we get to the Duke Surplus Sale by 8 a.m. and it's a good thing we did! We scored all sorts of good work out gear for cheap.  I now look legit running in my Duke Rowing, Fencing, and LaCrosse shirts.









We've been doing plenty of organizing and trying to pack.  But there is little in this house we're not using at the moment.








We keep finding things wrong with the vehicles.  At the moment, the motorcycle's in the shop and the car has been acting up so its turn is next.  Then, we get in the car the other day to find this.  Yep, it just fell down.  Thankfully a little superglue later, it is hopefully all better.  Ryan's driving it today, we'll see how it goes.











Of course I've been spending plenty of time with this cute face and his new little sister, Lucy. (Mitch and Maile's new tiny Schnauzer puppy).  He just loves her to pieces!










I've been doing plenty of cooking and taking the time to try new recipes.  This one isn't new, but definitely a favorite.  Homemade Green Enchilada sauce that we use for Honey Lime Enchiladas.  Or, that Ryan just uses as a chip dip and it's gone before I know it.





There has definitely been some pool time. My goal is to get so dark between my time here and in Arizona that I have a tan that lasts through the frigid Nebraska winter.

Lastly, I've been crafting, duh. I've been finding little projects here and there until the fabric came in for the quilt I'm making.  I made burp cloth and pacifier clip sets (Thanks Kristina for the clip tutorial!) to give as my new default baby gift.  They are CUTE if I may say so myself. Full pictures may follow, but it would also give it away to you friends who read this blog and are soonly popping out a little one.  I spent a whole day fixing the pile of clothes we have that needs repairs (buttons, split seams, etc).  I also decided to turn the dress I wore when I met Ryan into a maxi skirt because I never wear it as a dress.  Lastly, the fabric finally came in for a baby quilt I'm making which I anticipated would take me a month to make.  Well, I sewed the top and bottom together in one day. Yeah, that came together much quicker than I expected.  I decided to do some hand embroidery instead of the machine and goodness, that took me 3 days just for that!  Today I'm hoping to actually start quilting it (by machine, unlike my talented Mama who does it by hand).  Not enough patience here for that.  I really want to post pictures, but I want the new mommy to see the quilt in person, first!  It's adorable.  Really, truly, you will all love it. :)

    

Possible future posts - our anniversary and ziplining!

I know how you feel

This is exactly what I want to be doing all day, too. Yesterday I had a nagging sore throat all day (happy anniversary to me!) and despite my multiple glasses of airborne all I want to do is lay here today. I'm very grateful that I am done with work and nothing I have to do is a requirement so I can just be a lazy bum. I need to get better by this weekend though, because we're going to Dollywood!! Yep, you read that right. I had Ryan plan our getaway for our anniversary and that's what he picked. I'm actually super excited. :)

Where to begin?

I picked up a stack of boxes today for our move which is just over a month away. 

Now what? 

Where do I even start?

No privacy

If I don't tightly shut the bathroom door, this is what I get. 

He never actually comes in, just peeks his adorable little nose in and smiles.

It's maybe one of the cutest things he does.