Arizona

Earlier this month my grandma's sister passed away. I was able to go down to Arizona to her funeral and had a great time. I have not been to Arizona since I was 6 years old and it was wonderful to see my family. It was a fast trip, with lots of driving, but I am very glad I went.

Somewhere in Arizona. The landscape was beautiful.

Silly brothers

The cemetery which had a unique beauty to it.

My sister

I am hiding a 20 week baby inside there!

I loved the old charm of the city where the funeral was held.

Merry Christmas

I absolutely love Christmas. This is my favorite time of year! I love spending time with my family and I feel truly blessed to have such a great one! This year I received a Canon Rebel T3! I am so excited about this! I knew what I was going to get and many people in my family pitched in money to help pay for it, making it even more special. I only used auto mode and am already amazed at the difference in quality compared to my former camera.

My younger brother who loves WWII and donned his replica helmet all day

My other younger brother 

My husband. We still haven't found out if it is a boy or girl so I got one of each!

Me, my mom and my sister

18.5 weeks here. Kind of showing.

Playing headbandz

 

Surprises

That's correct. I have been pleasantly surprised to find out that I will be having a baby! This ultrasound was done at 9.5 weeks and I am now 13.5 weeks. I have been quite sick for the past two months. It seems to be getting a little bit better, though I am far from feeling like myself. I had been planning on getting better with the blog, but then with not feeling well I have not done much of anything lately. I am hoping to get this little blog going again and hopefully start having little baby things to make and share too!

My Grandma's Dress

When I was married, I used my paternal grandma's dress. She was married on May 19, 1952. That is exactly 60 years before me. I had not intended to pick the same day, that was just an accident! I loved my grandma's dress, but no one really knew where it was. One day I was in her garage and found a box that looked like it had wedding gown written on it. I climbed up on some not so sturdy makeshift ladder and opened the box to find the dress! It was in great condition, too. I had to get some alterations on it, but I was very lucky to have been able to find it and use it.

Things are going to be changing around here very soon.

The past few months have had their ups and downs and tornadoes, and I feel like this little blog of mine is going to be experiencing some changes.

I am excited to start thinking about what I am going to do now. Hopefully I will be on here a lot more than I have been as of late!

 



 

Absent

Sorry that I have been absent from here for over a month! I just really have not done a whole lot I felt like posting. But here are some things I have been up to.

A new little puppy. She's a schipperke and very cute, but also a whole bundle of work.

I presented a poster. I have been working on this project for a while now and am glad the presentation is all done with.

I have been using her meal plans this last week and a half and so far have made more dinners than I think I have the whole time being married!

 

Happy Independence Day

Happy July Fourth! Usually I just wear some kind of red, white or blue today, but this year with the influence of Sew Weekly I decided to make something! This dress was extremely simple and I did it all last night and this morning!

Pattern Used: Butterick 4443
Size Made: 12
Notions: 12 inch zipper, called for a 22" one and bias tape instead of a lining
Fabric: Cotton print~$8
Time to Complete: 4 hours
Total Cost: ~$10

Notes....I did not make a lining, instead I just used bias tape to cover the seams. I think it made the top a bit looser, but it is okay. I had gotten a shorter zipper, which works, but I have to squeeze into the dress over my head! The pattern was very simple and very fast to work up with not challenges at all. I don't know if I would make it again.