The Great Debate

Brad and I usually agree on most things. But time and again we have hit a snag in our agreeableness towards each other. I know I shouldn't air dirty laundry but I need some validation here.

What do we disagree about? One word: hatchbacks.

I think 90% (or more) of hatchback vehicles are the most hideous cars ever designed. Brad likes them. Who is wrong? Please cast your votes now. Poll is on my sidebar. Thank you.

thanks for playing!!

you are all great! thanks for humoring me. and congratulations catherine (gourdon is the perfect name for my friend). you win... something awesome... :)

i'm gourd out of my mind...

so i made a new friend to play with!

i'll give something (probably homemade) to the person who gives him the best name...

new love

The past 3-4 days I have been ecstatic. Why? Because we finally finished 2 of our kitchen chairs.


Aren't they purdy? You can read more about them here.

Grosgrain Giveaway

You've all heard of the amazing blog Grosgrain right? If not, it is about time you have. Well, there is a giveaway for this amazing dress and I totally want to win it. Wish me luck. Shabby Apple Dare to Design Lawn Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

I'm a Lumberjack...

Just a couple of lumberjacks, hanging out and being manly.

things that make me happy

Here are some things that are making me happy right now:

This curly beard I just made. It is ridiculously awesome. Think of the bearded costume possibilities: the bearded lady, Moses, lumberjack, dwarf, homeless guy, etc. Blogged about here.

Since I had some extra pillows that didn't sell at the craft fair, I added them into my etsy shop (yeah, I still have one even though I haven't used it in a realllly long time) and one already sold! Yay!

Chocolate chip cookies. So good.

Catching Fire. So far, soooo good.

1 lb skeins of yarn. They were on sale a few weekends ago and I got three of 'em. Red, black, and blue. I'm SO excited.Christmas. Especially this advent calendar (found here). Isn't it amazing?

These earrings. Aren't they beautiful? I made them from buttons that Brad's grandma gave me. I LOVE them. A lot.

My October has been... thrilling. First off, I got to meet President Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd. They look pretty good for being dead, right?
A few weekends ago I also got to participate in an awesome girls night out. It was tons of fun and I just love my sisters to pieces. We went to Buca di Beppo and Oh. My. Word. Their food is amazing (expensive but amazing)! I highly recommend going there, especially if someone else wants to foot the bill (thanks sis!).

I also get to enjoy the beautiful changing colors on a daily basis. I love Autumn. I just wish it would last longer.

I also got to hang out with my delightful sister-in-law Mandy over the weekend. She is adorable and is one of my favorites right now. Brad and I slept over at her place in Brigham Friday night and it was so fun to just hang out with her (her husband was deer hunting). She even put mints on our pillows. Love her.

The craft fair wasn't a huge success (mostly lookers and hardly any buyers) but it was still fun. Plus, now I have plenty of ready-made gifts. Hopefully people like button earrings... :)

Monster Giveaway

If you haven't noticed yet, Anne is doing a giveaway on Floralshowers. It is pretty much the cutest giveaway. Ever. If it weren't my craft blog I would totally enter. Isn't she amazing at crocheting? I'm basically jealous. Go. Enter now. You won't be disappointed.

September

I haven't felt like blogging much, so I haven't. But I am kinda somewhat almost in the mood so I thought I'd better go ahead and post.

September has been a pretty good month so far. I helped plan a surprise birthday party for my wonderful sister Jeanette. I was in charge of decorations and the cake (I made cake balls... so good). It turned out great and Jeanette was completely surprised. Here are a few of the decorations I made:

The bunting

The table center pieces (tutorial HERE).

Speaking of Jeanette's birthday, I made her a ruffle pillow out of a t-shirt, that inspired this tutorial on Floralshowers. The awesome part? It has been our biggest traffic booster. I'm pretty proud of it.

Brad's birthday was also this month. It was pretty low-key because he had class all day. But once he was done we headed to Carl's Jr (that's what he wanted for his birthday dinner... probably because I never want to go there normally) and then we went and saw Star Trek. It was a fun night. Plus, he also got some amazing cake balls (dark chocolate cake dipped in semi-sweet chocolate... mmmm) and some awesome presents.


This month we've also (finally) started working on our new kitchen chairs (that we got from the DI months ago or what seems like months ago). We haven't gotten very far but at least we've started. I'm pretty excited.

BYU football also started this month, which has kept me busy at work... but surprisingly enough I was able to attend my first ever full BYU football game with Brad (unfortunately we lost).

(I know this picture is blurry but it still makes me happy)

So September has been treating me good so far. Hopefully I'll feel like blogging more regularly soon. We'll see.