For Mom

So this post is for my mom. Who I am sitting on the phone with at this moment. I just love cell phones. My mom and I can sit on the phone for hours, not even talking and it doesnt cost any more than my regular monthly bill! Thank goodness for cell phones, goodbye long distance fees! Well anyway, I have started a new quilt. It is a nine patch. I did it once with her when I was at home, well actually I can't remember I think we may have done it at my house on one of her many trips out here. Anyway I have started a quilt with that pattern and I'm posting up some pictures of the first square I did and the first row. I tried calling my mom a few times and after being frustrated that I couldnt get a hold of her I went and acutally figured it out on my own! So here they are:

As you can kind of tell by the picture, the row, on the left side is slightly larger than it ends up on the right side. Oh well, no ones perfect. And neither are any of the quilts I've ever made! Well there is the beginning of one of my current projects. I also just recently finished a scarf I'd been working on here is a picture of it hanging from my door.

Since the beginning of this new year I have decided to be more productive. I think I'm doing a pretty good job at it. I even have a journal that I write in everyday to help myself see what I have accomplished during that day and other things that I want to get done in the future. Some short term and some long term that will happen over time! It has been going great for the last two weeks so for me that is a good sign! And you all get to reap the benefits of that becuase then I post up a new blog and show you my progress! Yay for progress! Well I hope to get this quilt finished soon becuase I have quite a few I want to do this year! I think I have figured there is always something that can be done and that is why I have multiple projects going at one time. Yes I have my new quilt project but I have also started a new scarf. That will be number three when it is finished. Well anyway I think I have started blabbering on about non-important things! Enjoy the pictures!

Before and After

No this is not my weight loss pictures. I wish! New Years Day was my day off this week and so I figured since I had the time that I'd rearrange the furniture in my bedroom to get by bed out from under both of the windows that are in my room. For some crazy reason the switch has made my room feel bigger, like it has more room. It's all the same furniture! Any ideas? Well anyway I thought I'd post up before pictures:

And before video:

And (Drum roll please...) After pictures.

And after video:

I know the video is a little dark but you get the point. So for all those interested parties. There are the pictures of my fabulous new set up. I like that it makes me feel like I have more room but my pillows can fall of my bed. Not such a huge fan of that and my computer is now right by the window so its kinda cold. I didn't notice it so much when it was my bed because I was under covers but now, my right hand feels like it could freeze off! But I like it okay. I am not going to move it so I guess I'm stuck with it! Oh well!

Christmas/New Years

I wish that I would have had a blog a long time ago because then it would have helped me to bring my camera to take pictures of things, cause I would want to post them. So anyway. My parents decided to come for Christmas this year. Its the first time in 22 years they have been back to Utah since our family moved away. So anyway, we were supposed to have Christmas Eve dinner at my house. I wasn't going to get a Christmas tree or any decorations because I thought what was the point. Well since my parents were coming and were were supposed to have Christmas Eve dinner at my house I thought I should get a Christmas Tree. I think I got the tree the weekend before and it honestly didn't get finished until Christmas Eve after we got home from dinner. Of course I decorated it with pink and silver balls and used a piece of pink fabric from my small fabric store as my mom likes to call it. Christmas Eve dinner was delicious! We had salmon! And some other good sides. I'm not going to lie, I can't remember what they were but it was a really good dinner!

Here is the Christmas tree with presents under it. Those presents aren't actually for me they are just the ones I wrapped for my family and put under there for the picture. Here is a picture of it in the dark. Pretty cool I think!

So there is my beautiful Christmas tree. It actually looked cuter in real life but I guess pictures will have to do!

Christmas morning was really awesome! Santa brought me AWESOME presents and great fun! I must have been really good this year because Santa brought me a gift certificate to get 4 brand new tires on my car! A fabulous Beach Boys CD set to listen to in my car! I have a special place in my heart for the Beach Boys! Daddy took my T-bird away but I do have a Little Honda ;) Curtis also sent me some great new scents from Bath and Body Works that I haven't tried yet! I definitely look forward to trying them though. Santa also brought everyone in my family a new 2009 family calendar. I think he brings those for Mom. I enjoy them too and get some great use out of them! Overall it was an enjoyable day! I don't think some members of my family would appreciate pictures from Christmas morning put up from them so I'll just put in the cutest one I have.

This is Aaron's first Christmas. He was such a great sport and even helped open his presents a little too!

Yup isn't he so cute! Cutest EVER! We even went to Tempanyaki for dinner that night to because everyone at my aunts house was sick and Mom didn't want to get it. That was fun and really good. Tried some great sushi, it was a bit spicy but good! I think that is becoming a new tradition. That's two years in a row! But its a really good one!

New Years Eve was fun! My roommate and I got all dolled up to go to this singles dance at the stake center across from the Timpanogos Temple but we weren't there very long. The people that were there were not really my age group. Well at least they looked like they were 18 or maybe I'm just a pansy! So then we just ended up going over to my one of my best friends house and singing Karaoke and hanging out. It was fun! I wish I had pictures but I once again forgot my camera. New Years Resolution: Remember Camera and take more pictures for blog and Facebook!

And the BEST part of this whole holiday season. New Years Day I decided since the holidays were over it was time to put it all away. And so I set out to war with putting my Christmas tree back in the box. And I WON! And the Christmas lights got in on the war and they lost too! The christmas tree gave me a battle wound but it still lost! I got both the christmas tree and the lights back into their original boxes! Heck Yeah! Here are some pictures for your enjoyment.