Spring-

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-has tried to sprung! Last week the sun came out, the temperature picked up, and the snow melted away. The earth was mud covered but I could have cared less. It was so nice just to breathe warm air again and shed the winter coat. And best of all…flowers began to bloom. Nothing makes me happier than seeing the first Impatience start to poke their purple heads out of the ground. It almost makes all that snow and dreary winterness worth it…almost.

Impatience growing in my Poppop’s garden!

Just look at those happy little flowers! Trying their darndest to bloom and bring joy to the world! I love ’em. Sadly though, only days later, the snow returned to WNY and buried all the pretty flowers. Such is the bi-polar month of March. But it means that Spring is trying and will soon be here in full swing. I. Can’t. Wait!

leg warmers

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I made leg warmers!!!!!!!! I have a 70s/80s party that I’m attending this weekend and of course a costume is a must. I chose Flashdance as my inspiration and my outfit wouldn’t be complete without leg warmers! Now, can I just tell you all the beauty of free patterns??!! Lion Brand Yarn has a huge library of free patterns and all you have to do is register on their site. SO I did a search for leg warmers and got a few options to choose from! I was pretty excited. Now, me being who I am, I couldn’t just pick one to make, of course I had to mix and match patterns and needles to make something I liked even more. This caused a little confusion in the end product but for their purpose the leg warmers will serve nicely!
Yes…I do realize that one of my warmers is multi-colored. I had to buy another skein of yarn halfway through my second warmer and when I got to Joanns to buy the yarn, the color I needed was sold out. Since this was Monday and I didn’t have time to wait around I just bought the next closest color. Again, for their purpose the color thing doesn’t really concern me terribly.
After realizing how easy there were to make I might have to bring leg warmers into my life! They are so comfy and 80’s and wonderful.

Never will I ever…

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…go sky diving…

…wrestle an alligator…

…be 120lbs…

…pierce my bellybutton…

…play baseball and be good at it…

…be a super model…

…do a triathlon…

…stop choosing to be happy everyday…

…go streaking…

…have an affair…

…hate someone for no legitimate reason…

…be Miss America…

…give up on doing what I love to do…

…stop liking sports…

…dumb myself down to attract men…

…get a tattoo on my face…

…be someone’s doormat…

…say ‘I Love You’ and not mean it…

…and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
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It is upon us! The spring quilt retreat is this weekend!! yay! My sewing at home has been thwarted by trying to sell our house so I’m really looking forward to getting some serious quilting done. I’ve also heard from some of the other ladies and I’m excited about the group that will be there this time around. The weather probably won’t be very spring-like but I guess It’s a good thing we’ll be indoors. When I think back to the end of the Fall retreat I recall thinking to myself that I would have so much done between then and now. Looking at what still needs to be finished, it’s safe to say that not much has gotten accomplished, at least not in my quilting world. As much as I wish this weren’t the case…it is. I have done much knitting tho so I can’t be entirely defeated. I was also able to make another purse (for myself). This is has fabrics that I like much more so I decided I had to make it.   

I had seen the fluer-de-lis fabric in the clearance section at work for weeks so when it went on double sale I knew I had to have it!! It was clearly meant to be. The purple fabric I found in the clearance too so overall it was quite a steal! I can’t wait for this winter weather to go away so I can carry this around town! I was also able to finish another project but it’s a birthday present so I have to keep it on the dl for a little while longer. 
There are also some future projects that I can’t wait to start. I got my hands on some new patterns and fabric a couple weeks ago and I very excited to get back into clothes making. The patterns are a lot more modern that the patterns I inherited from my aunt and grandmother. So much of their stuff was from the 70’s and not very attractive haha, sorry ladies.

To: The father of my future unborn child

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I’ve seen this commercial lately, for cable or something, where this pregnant woman is going from room to room trying to sit down and get comfortable. Meanwhile her husband simply goes wherever she does and asks her if she’s comfortable. I like this very much. I know that whenever you do knock me up I won’t be totally immobile or dependent on you, I’m too stubborn. But at the same time I want you to be there for me 150% of the way, wanting to do anything you can to help me. Being pregnant isn’t my job alone. If you’re gonna go impregnating me then you better be prepared to support me for the next 9 months and beyond. I don’t think that’s too much to ask.

Love Forever and Always,
The mother of your future unborn child

so much love

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There’s nothing like a birthday to help you feel some serious love from the people around you. Over my 24 years I’ve have a variety of hits and misses when it came to my birthday. More hits luckily, but there were a few boring and lonely days mixed in there too. This year was so much better than I imagined it could be. I had planned on a pretty chill weekend. As far as I’m concerned it’s just another day really so I didn’t need a wild party or huge celebration. I just wanted to be with the people I care about and enjoy their company. And that’s exactly what I did. Looking back on the weekend, I can’t help but realize that the majority of the people I spent time with are people I’ve newly met since moving back home in May. {Coincidence, I think not} I’m so grateful for these people and I feel SO blessed to have met them and call them friends. I can honestly say it was one of the happiest birthdays I can recall. Thank you to everyone who made it so! I love you all!!!

24

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24 years ago a 24 year old woman went through 36 hours of labor to bring ME into the world. At the ripe age of 24 she was having her first child (crazy). I’m not the type to make a big deal out of my birthday. It’s just another day really. But something about the fact that I’m now the same age that my mom was when she had me, strikes a chord. Maybe it’s because the idea of being married, let alone having a child, right now is almost unfathomable. I can’t imagine what my mothers life was like at that time. She was probably scared, tired, nervous, and happy all at once. What would my life be like if I were expecting a child RIGHT NOW? Again, crazy. On the same note, I’m only turning 24 today so WHO KNOWS what the next year will bring. I look forward to looking back at this post and seeing how my life has changed. Let’s hope it’s nothing too drastic.
I have to give my mom serious credit for making it out alive and sane. She is certainly going to be my go-to whenever I do have children. So I guess this is really a Thank You to my mom. Thank you for helping shape the person I am and being there for me every step of the way. I hope I didn’t stress you out too much!  Here’s to the next 24 years!