It has been quite awhile since I posted anything…. I keep meaning too, but with school and all it is a little busy around here. This week has slowed down a little, but the last few weeks were pretty crazy.

Two weekends ago, Ben and I took a little road trip to see Ben’s brother get married. Of course I took this opportunity to wear the new dress that I had made quite awhile back. My mom keeps asking me for pics, so here is a picture of me wearing it on the day of the wedding.

Look at how long my hair is getting! I hardly ever wear it down right now because of school, so sometimes I forget how long it has gotten. (Although getting it up in anything besides a ponytail is becoming a challenge because of how thick it is.)

I wish I had taken more pictures of things like the pretty fall leaves when we were visiting for the wedding, but I don’t seem to ever think about taking pictures except later. So instead of a picture of pretty fall leaves, how about a picture of some pretty blue & white dishes?

When we were visiting, my mom-in-law gave me the two blue & white dishes on the left. Which was so nice of her, because both dishes are beautiful! The plate on the right was a birthday present from my mom this year and I just had to get it out when I took the picture:) I actually am starting (or started years ago) a collection of blue & white dishes. My goal is to someday have complete place settings of all mismatched blue & white dishes. The color makes them all go together, while the patterns keep each dish unique. Plus, I know when most people break a dish it ruins their whole set, but this way one dish won’t make a difference since you can go replace it with any other blue & white dish (although I definitely won’t be breaking any dishes on purpose!).

This weekend I managed a little time in for some sewing. I am working on making a purse for a friend (hey, Jes!), but the going was a little slow as I tried to figure out how in the world to design her purse. It clicked finally though so hopefully I will get some time in to work away at it. The other little project I worked on was a scarf for me. Since I can’t have the way too expensive L.A.M.B. coat, I decided on the next best thing… making a scarf out of a similar material & print. (Okay probably the next best thing would have been making a coat, but that would just take way too much time….) So here is my new scarf being modeled by Pounce:)

I think he likes it! After all it is pretty snuggly and warm, and no real leopards were harmed in the making so what isn’t there to like about it, right:)

Speaking of animals…. okay huge jump here. I milked a cow today! Yep, little city girl me milked a cow:) Okay I did jump when she moved her leg a little, but still who would have imagined me someday working with cows. It is pretty cool, even if they are a tad bit on the dirty side at times (oh and that smell….). Oh and not so great story, but while we were all doing physical exams on the cows some of the barn workers came in to get two of the cows. So everyone was like, hmm wonder where they are going when one of the guys abruptly said something like “yeah she has a one way ticket to the market.” Anotherwords she was going to market to be sold as food. Hmm, I didn’t eat beef before but I think that if you weren’t a vegetarian before working with cows it may convince you to become one after working with them. So next time you eat that hamburger ;) okay just kidding… I won’t say anymore about that.

On a better note, here is a picture of the pretty roses Ben brought me the other day. (Ignore the odd placement right next to the wall. This is the only place that is high enough to put them where I can enjoy them and Axel can’t get to them.) Thank you Ben!

Well I suppose that is the last two or so weeks of my life in a really short version. Maybe I should try writing more often:) It seems like I am always thinking of things but not having enough time to write. This little cold that I have had hanging on isn’t helping much either… go away cold :) I have a lot of school stuff coming up next week, but I also have a lot of creative ideas floating around in my head so I am sure that I will probably post again soon. Hope everyone is having a great week!