See that up there? That’d be a quilt up there. Check that off the thirty before thirty list!
Actually, while we’re at it, let’s go ahead and double check it off. Because if you’re making one quilt, why not make two? Continue Reading…
Pi day was Friday. So, obviously, pie was consumed.
And luckily, my camera finally came back from the shop (it really wasn’t gone for that long, it just took me a while to actually get it fixed) so I could take pictures of these lovely oatmeal cream pies I made from Sally’s Baking Addiction. They are fantastic; incredibly sweet, but really good. The only thing I did differently was make the cookies half the size than she called for so I would have more sandwiches to share and less cookie to eat at one time. I baked them for 8 minutes instead of 10 since they were smaller. Otherwise, the recipe is definitely a keeper!
That’s all for today! Happy Wednesday!
image via DesignLoveFest
Man oh man. Has it seriously been almost 2 months since I’ve been around these parts? I can’t believe it. Is it seriously MARCH this weekend?? Gah.
People have been asking where I’ve been or why I haven’t been blogging lately, and when I saw that pretty little quote up there it totally hit home. I know I can do almost anything I set my mind to, I just can’t do everything all at once, and unfortunately this little piece cyber space has been set on the back burner while I’ve been working on other things.
So what have I been doing? I’ve been studying. And studying. And studying. I’ve made it a goal this year to take all of my registration exams to become a licensed architect and that means I have 7 tests to take this year. Well, hopefully I’m down to five now; I took test #2 today…fingers crossed its a pass! But all this studying has meant not so much making and blogging. (Unless you want me to blog about trusses and Seismic loads, because that’s all I’ve thought about for the past month, but I’ll spare you the excitement)
But that’s really what I’ve been up to for the past couple months. I hope to give the blog a little more love and take some time to share some fun stuff on here soon because I really do love tending to this little space. But until then, I’ll be studying.
How has 2014 been for you all so far? Is it moving as fast for you?
And just like that, the holidays (and 2013!) are over and it’s time for normal life again. From wooden trainsets to a spa day to exploring in caves, I have to say B and I had a great time these past two weeks and are so lucky to have such wonderful family and friends.
There’s so much to look forward to in 2014. I can’t dive into all our plans for this year, but I really see this year bringing some big (but awesome!) changes and I couldn’t be more excited. My deadline for my 30 before 30 list is coming up this year, which means I better get busy working on checking off some more items! Aaand we’re getting married this year, so that’s pretty awesome, too!
Cheers to 2014!
What are you most looking forward to this year?
Stories of misfortune and their happy endings this week in chronological order:
Misfortune: A bad man chose my house to sneak into and try and get who knows what.
Fortune: Lucy is the best guard dog EVER and started barking really aggressively as soon as she saw him jump the fence which made me see him before he got to the house and I was able to yell at him to leave. Called the cops, and they found him.
Misfortune: While I was home during lunch to photograph my presents and to “check on things” Lucy barked at something and it startled me because of the former incident and I knocked my camera off the desk, jamming the door to the SD card and battery shut.
Fortune: The camera still works and I was still able to transfer my photos with a USB cord. BONUS: Brandon has accidental coverage on the camera through 2014, so I’ll be able to get it fixed.
Misfortune: A Christmas present that was supposedly delivered to my office last Friday was nowhere to be found. I called FedEx multiple days in a row with no help.
Fortune: Turns out it was delivered in the apartment lobby across the alley from my office. Found it just in time for wrapping!
Misfortune: I left my hard drive with all my photos at work which I had been taking there because of the aforementioned bad man. And my camera battery is completely dead so I couldn’t get the photos off again, leaving me with no photos for today’s post.
Fortune: The listed songs make a fun alternative digital Christmas tree, which I’m obviously totally into this year (proof and proof)
Would you like some of this lemonade I’ve been making with all these lemons? Cheers to this week being almost over and let’s celebrate with some fun Christmas Tunes! Listen to the playlist here and if you want some more, check out 2012’s mix!
I’m signing off for the next week to spend time with family. Have a wonderful holiday, Merry Christmas and happy, happy friday. 🙂