Project Runaway

Want to runaway in style? Well then, I have the solution for you! Forget the old stick and handkerchief, why not just tie your kerchief onto fashion handles? Or, for a more time consuming activity why not cut out matching sized squares of fabric in two colors, sew them together, add a completely useless flap and a few pleats then tie them to the handles and call it a reversible hobo bag? It doesn't close and is vast enough to double as a rain poncho, if only it were water proof! Well, I did have fun spending time with my mom ( who also made an identical bag) and maybe I can use it to carry produce at a farmers market...if the handles don't fall off!

A Game of Culture

Thursday evening Jessie and Sam had Beth and I over for a game night. It was great to hang out and see Beth. She brought the game, and it was totally fun! I had never heard of it before, it is called Passport to Culture. You roll the die to move around the board and you earn CQ (Culture Intelligence, which are the points in this game) by correctly answering questions about cultures from around the globe. I recommend this game. So we played that game, played with Tristan and ate pizza. All around it was a great evening. Thank you for the good times friends!

A Clean Home

So I have some of the best friends ever! When I cam home from work on Wednesday, I had quite a surprise. Someone had been in my apartment. I was concerned and confused, until I noticed what was missing...the mess. It was gone! So I grabbed my purse and began searching for my spare key. That also turned up missing! Like a good detective, I put the facts together and called Jessie. She had stolen my house key without me noticing, then she and Sam came to my house while I was at work, and cleaned it for me! What a blessing!

I feel happy! I feel happy!

Mom and Kent gave me two tickets to go see Monty Python and the Holy Grail at Film on the Rocks for this past Monday. For those of you who don't know, Film on the Rocks is an annual event held at the Red Rocks amphitheater. Every week for about 10 weeks each summer they show a different movie. There is also a band and a comedian before the film shows. It is a lot of fun. So, Jessie and I went to see the Holy Grail this week, and we had a blast! Seeing the movie was fun, and the band was decent, but the comedian was not comedic by any stretch of the imagination. Oh well, at least the movie was still hilarious!

The Last Day

Today was my last day of work at YG Acoustics. I think I will miss working there, we had a good time. Tonight we are going out do dinner as a sort of good luck/thank you/farewell to my leaving the company. We are going to try Las Delicias, a mexican restaurant that is apparently very tasty. Now on to a different kind of work...packing!

Sewing Bee

On Saturday Mom, Aunt Kathy and I got together and sewed some clothes for me. We all had fun and worked hard.





Mom and I went shopping on Thursday and got a few patterns I liked and material to make three skirts and two tunic style tops.








Here is the material for one outfit. The green on the bottom is for the tunic, the pink and top green for the skirt. I love the trim on the green for the tunic!







The brown here is for another skirt, and the coral for a tunic.
And more fun trim!







This is a denim look-alike for another skirt.









Yay! I finished the 'denim' skirt!!











Mom made the green tunic, and Aunt Kathy made the brown skirt, and they are both wonderful!





We ended the evening with some more homemade Italian ice, orange this time! Yum!

The Night Before...

Friday night mom and I went up to Aunt Kathy's to spend the night so we could all wake up early to get started on a sewing bee. It was about 90 degrees, so mom did the ironing out on the deck in the evening.


Aunt Kathy was wearing a really pretty dress, we all thought she looked great in it!


Even Val was there...in spirit and voice!


And Aunt Kathy made us a special treat. Home made Lemon Italian Ice!! Here Perla is enjoying a bowl.

Very Cool Rainbow!!

I saw one of the neatest rainbows I have ever seen this Thursday. Not only was it a double rainbow, the first one was holographic! This photo does not do it justice, but here it is anyway.

Wacky Wednesday

Tristan was so silly on Wednesday! He found all kinds of goofy things to do. Everything from coming up behind his mom and licking her, to modeling my sun hat, and much, much more. He is such a fun boy! He kept very busy, right up until he passed out face first on the floor in between the sofa and coffee table!

Hanging Out

I have been trying to spend lots of time with family and friends before I move. This Tuesday Josh, Jessie and Tristan were at my house. We made orange chicken and egg rolls, and visited. It was a really great time!

Two Weeks

Well, I gave my two weeks notice at work. It went well. Yoav was understanding and gracious, and everyone is sad to see me go. Roger keeps trying to come up with ways to make me stay...like disabling my jeep, or buying me out. Hehe, I will miss working there. We always have a good time.

More fun with Tristan

I have been spending a lot of time with Tristan, and his parents, trying to soak up as much of them as I can before I move. I am just amazed at how much Tristan grows. All the time. Earlier this week he was at my house, and we were having lots o fun! He is walking almost all of the time now, and running too! He would start over by my front door, and run over to me and give me a hug, then go back and start over. He was very precious!

Thai Tuesday with Tristan

I went out to eat at a little Chinese/Thai food place with Jessie and Tristan. The food was delicious, Thai Basil, and we all had a great time. Tristan was being a real cutie!


Jessie and I were also very excited and proud of him. We have been trying to teach him some sign language, so he can communicate more easily. For the first time, right there in the restaurant, he signed 'eat'!! He was very proud of himself too!!


I am going to miss him a lot!!

Spending a day off with Mom

I had the day off today, so Mom and I had a slumber party last night and spent the day together today! We had a good time relaxing and sewing.


Everyone enjoys spending time at Grandma's house! Grandma loves to see her grand-dogger, Laela!


We also made some new head coverings!



And the 'on' view



Well, it was a great day! I am going to miss my mom so much when I move! I am glad that she is also one of my best friends.

The Start of a Beginning

I decided to start a blog. It seems to be a growing trend, and I figured if I wanted to continue to be included in the family, I had better get going. Actually, I figured this would be a good way to update family and friends of goings on during and after the moving process. I hope this turns out to be enjoyable for all!