Bliss From Blessings #15

• Sleeping in until 8:45 and not even caring one bit. It was awesome.
• Remembering those that have gone before with a walk to support brain tumor research.
• Meeting an amazing woman named Dixie who is full of life and energy as a positive result of her loss
• A casual lunch with Tyler at our favorite sub sandwich place. It was really a great 'visit' with this man I will spend forever with.
• Finally buying some more weed killer. I LOVE killing weeds. It's probably an unhealthy obsession.

Bliss From Blessings #16

16.

• Waking up at our own pace in a quiet house with morning light pouring in the window above the bed. It was so wonderful and relaxing to just take a moment to enjoy our house and our weekend.
• Going to the NHRA drag races for the first time! Happy Birthday Tyler!
• Making my very first Texas Sheet Cake...all you Texans would have been so proud. The most delicious cake ever!
• Playing with little Kaydence as she ran around our kitchen... and away from the dogs.... and tried to tickle us all at the same time. It was so fun to hear baby giggles all night. I love her, thanks for letting her play Beth!
• Giving my puppies a bath so we had nice cozy little beasts to curl up with on Sunday afternoon.

Let's Just Play Nice

So, it is a late night for me; getting work done, eating leftover pizza, and

watching the opening ceremonies of the olympics!

Everytime I am able to catch the opening ceremonies I just feel so uplifted and wonderful. Tonight I nearly cried as I watched all the tribes of Canada dance and represent their people. I think there is something really endearing and human about the Olympics. For 16 days people from all over the world put everything else on hold and enjoy the talents and uniqueness of all the people around them.

It's like the whole world stops while we play a big game of hide and seek.

It's also amazing how music and dance connects all cultures. In every Olympic ceremony, the opening ceremony is an exhibition of music and movement from the host country. We all understand the feelings that come from a natural human expression of joy, gratitude, and celebration.

I really feel like just giving everyone a big hug.

Looking forward to the next several days of tears and cheers as I watch the 2010 Winter Olympics!

Cozy Up With This Little Gem

That's right folks!

The day has finally come when being lazy has no excuse: mailing pictures from my phone. It's amazing how one thing can make me feel so useless and so wonderful at the same time...blast you Droid...blast you.

SO, here is the quilt I made Tyler for Christmas:

• It is perfect for a queen size bed and has a diagnal pattern to it. The seams are sewn wrong side out to make it a little 'rough around the edges'.
• Every other square has a piece of cream fabric (from an old sheet) sewn under it to give the messy seams a little more body.
• I'm technically supposed to cut the seams into tiny strips and wash it to make the seams fuzzy...but that was too much work.
• The inside is a cozy and legit flannel, perfect for snuggling up in the cold.
• I spent 2.5 solid 10 hour days to get this thing done while Tyler was at work the few days before Christmas. My hands and neck were unbelievably sore. Needless to say, I haven't sewn a thing since :)

It was my first quilt EVER and I must say I am pretty proud of the result and I am even more happy with the fact that Tyler loves it as much as I hoped he would.

Want to make a quilt??? I know a few people that do....so give me a sizzle, we can work through it together :)

Bliss from Blessings #17

17.

• Soul Food for lunch! Complete with fried chicken & waffles, yams, and collard greens....mmmm.

• Hearing an inspiring message from co-workers around Black History Month. Beautiful stories of a life that I am not familiar with. It was awesome.


• Getting a little fire under my keester to do some extra work and hopefully in turn, make my life a little easier in the long term.


• A mid morning talk with my sweetie pie.


• Confidence that everything will work out...everything.