I took a 1.2 mile walk today around the park near my house. This means two laps on the walking trail around it, I could have walked further but two laps was about all I wanted to see of the muddy, cloudy landscape. I think my last post on spring was a tad bit on the optimistic side, since we have had an ice storm since then and temps in the 30′s. Don’t disappoint me spring! I really would like some nice warm weather:)

This weekend I got to see my mom, my Aunt Florence (my mom’s best friend), and one of my other Aunt’s (who really is my mom’s sister). It was great to hang out with my mom and see my Aunt Florence (who I have not seen in a few years). My Aunt Florence brought with her the wedding gift that she made for Ben & me. It is probably one of my most cherished gifts, since she made it herself. It is absolutely amazing too….

A quilt made just for us from my Aunt Florence. She did some machine stitching, but she also hand quilted a lot of it too. It definitely inspires me to try quilting, although I don’t think I have the patience for hand quilting. Another picture…

Notice the blurry motion in the right hand bottom corner. What picture would be complete without a cat right:) That one is Axel jumping up to investigate the quilt, since I haven’t let him or Pounce near it since bringing it home.

Also part of the gift was some handmade placemats from the scraps leftover from the quilt. The placemats almost look too beautiful to use! I have to say it is definitely inspiring to get gifts like these, especially when you know how much love and hard work goes into such a gift. Thank you Aunt Florence!

Two more pictures just because I can;) Taken quite a bit ago, when we had one of the first snowfalls…. Ben brought in a little bit of the fresh snow so that Pounce & Axel could play with it.

Pounce had a blast for awhile with it, trying to pick it up and batting it around on the kitchen counter.
Axel just kind of looked at it while Pounce played:)

Last night I had horseback riding again and this week we actually rode. I loved it! We each have partners and so we take turns riding during class, I rode for the first half and then the other lady got to ride for the second half. We also get to groom the horse, saddle it, and everything so it is great experience.

My boots that took forever to find…