Craftivities

     So, I love crafting and unleashing my creative side. I've had some extra time this summer to work on a couple of projects. Some of these are inspired by pinterest :). 

This was an old dynamite box that I painted pink and transformed into a cabinet! :)

Very imperfect yet cute baby blanket for my friend's soon to be born baby boy!

Pineapple door hanger my dad cut out for me and I painted! 

How To Throw a "Surprise" 60th Birthday Party

Sneak home to surprise the recipient!

Have the perfect greeting committee!

And an accomplice to help you pull everything off......

Make a very crooked, lopsided cake......

Place tiara and sash on the party girl, even though she probably doesn't want to wear it!

Give the lady of the hour gifts! 

Take a selfie!

Smile for the Camera!

Attempt to light defective sparkler candles.....

But most of all, laugh, have FUN, and eat lots of cake!!!

Whirlwind Weekends

     The past two weekends have been so busy and like a whirlwind! The first one I randomly went home for fun with a couple of friends. One of my friends lives in town and the other one lives out of town. The latter asked me if I wanted to have a girl's night. I told her I wasn't going to be in town because I was going to be there the next weekend. She texted, "You never heard of driving two weeks in a row?" LOL. That's all it took. She really twisted my arm! I gave myself permission to do this simply because I am single and I have the freedom to do so. Everyone can't just drop what they're doing and visit friends so I'm going to seize these opportunities as they come my way!

      Once I decided to make this random trip home, I immediately made plans to have brunch with my friend who recently moved back to the area. I got to tour her new house and meet her pet bunny. She also showed me some of the schools where she works. Brunch was also delicious and we even fit in some shopping just like old times! We had such a fun time. I really enjoyed seeing her again and catching up!

     She has the cutest baby girl who I got to see for the second time in her life! We had such a fun time! I really enjoyed seeing her again and catching up.  Her mom and I had a fun little girl's night on the town. We went to a local pizza restaurant and then we went to see The Longest Ride. We had the biggest laugh at the movie theater because we felt old! She said she felt old because it was 10:00 and thought she couldn't stay awake for the whole movie. As she was saying this I looked up to see tons of teenagers. It was raining that night. Pretty heavily at times. We were the only ones carrying umbrellas! I said, "I can tell we are getting old because we are the only ones out here with umbrellas!" At this point, we both completely lost it. We stalled where we were because we were laughing soooo hard. She then said, "You can tell we are old because we have to stop and cross our legs while we are laughing so we don't wet our pants!!!" OH ME! So funny and so true!!!!!!! That's exactly what we were doing. The perils of being in your 30s LOL!!! Needless to say, we had a great time! :)

     Then the following weekend I went home to help co-host a baby shower for my sister-in-law! She is due soon and I am so excited to become an aunt to a baby girl!!! The shower turned out super cute! Her mother has several vintage-esque and shabby chic decorations and we built around that. Her sister made a cute pennant and I made a diaper cake that looked like a bassinet. It was darling! I can't take credit for the idea...I totally followed this tutorial I found on pinterest. :) My mom and I also transformed an old cabinet door from her kitchen to make a cute chalkboard sign. I was able to give her the baby blanket I had been making. I hope little baby loves it! :) It was a fun weekend! 

Diaper cake!

Me and Megan

Mama and Megan

Baby blanket

     Oh and I almost forgot! It was Effie's birthday the other day as well! I made her a little chalkboard sign to celebrate her 4 years! ;) I also attempted to make Effie cupcakes from a picture everyone had shared with me from facebook. Let's just say mine didn't exactly turn out great. :) Effie is still absolutely adorable though!

Happy Birthday, Effie!

Effie and I are road warriors! She helps me drive sometimes! ;)

Birthdays Are The Best

     The other day I turned 31 years old! Wow!!! :) I got lots of calls, texts, and facebook messages which is always fun! I have to say, I had a pretty legit birthday weekend. I went with a friend to see The Lion King which was amazing! The music, the actors, the costumes, all very creative! The actors were completely in character of the animal they were portraying. The giraffes were probably my favorite! The people were in the middle and there hands and feet were on stilt like legs. I seriously don't know how they walked! It was a fun night! My friend also gave me a baby name book, hahaha! Not because I'm having a baby but simple because I love all things name related :) She knows me well. The fun continued when I got back home. My parents came to visit me for the weekend. They brought my gift from my brother and sister-in-law. It was a set of really cool owl coasters handmade by women overseas saved from human trafficking and poverty. Their card also revealed my future niece's name!!! But, I won't say it here because I don't know if I have permission, lol. Our Saturday consisted of shopping and going out to eat at Chili's with my aunt and uncle. It was a fun time! Afterwards, my mom and I went back shopping for my birthday present, lol. She had the best idea...a new Bible! My Bible is very worn and starting to tear up. So, we scoured the Bibles at the bookstore and I finally found one I liked. It's an English Standard Version which I've never read before, but I like it and it is easy to understand. I also really wanted one with lots of references. I like to refer back to other verses in the Bible that relate to each other so this was a must have! I am so glad she thought of this for a gift! The next day, my friend brought me a present to church- butterfly earrings and a really pretty necklace/earring set. Her card was so very sweet! I'm thankful for her friendship. Last but not least, my friend from work gave me a present at work the next week. I had mentioned the other day how I really loved Ronaldo bracelets. I had no idea she would get me one for my birthday! \ I still can't believe she did that for me. I absolutely love it! It was very thoughtful and sweet of her and I am very appreciative! I'm very appreciative of all the gifts, cards, calls, texts, etc that I received on my birthday! It was a fun day! I am a very blessed lady!!!!!! :)

My dress is not black/blue or white/gold lol

I took this picture to capture the grandeur of the theatre and got seriously reprimanded because that background is copyright of Disney. So, all credit to those stick drawings belongs to Disney. Just look at how pretty the columns, chandeliers, and decorations are!

Sunday night, I got an unexpected gift for my birthday....severe stomach pain. I seriously came this close to going to the ER. I thought I was having an appendicitis or something. Thankfully, the pain subsided and didn't have to go. I went to the doctor the next day and found out what the culprit was. Thankfully, it's not anything serious like I thought it was! I thought I was going to die! I'm now on the road to recovery :)

Snow Day!!!

     Last Wednesday, we were out of school due to the possibility of wintry weather. All morning long, I was watching out my window, patiently waiting to see the first snowflakes to fall. Finally, around 11:30, I saw them! Then it turned to rain/sleet. I was kinda sad. But, it eventually turned to snow again and it was actually sticking! It was a blizzard! A Southern blizzard, lol!!! I've only seen snow like this a handful of times in my life. It was so beautiful! We got a near record of 7.3 inches! The previous record of snowfall in a 24 hour period of 8 inches was set in 1940. So, this was a record for me! I enjoyed walking in it and making a little snowman. Effie loved it as well! The snow clumped to her fur and made it difficult for her to walk in it. All in all it was a perfect snow day and I had a lot of fun! The best part is that it mostly melted the next day! That's the best kind! Today, we are actually out because it sleeted last night. The roads are very icy. Here in the South, we just aren't equipped to get the roads safe for travel. I suspect we will be going to school through the month of June to make up all the days! 

When I realized a blizzard was a'brewin ;)

It's sticking!

"Do you want to build a snowman?"

Mid-shake

Effie tracks

It looks like Christmas!

So pretty!

Winter Wonderland

What is this white stuff?

My Favorite! 

The Abominable Snow Effie

6.5 inches and still falling

  

Couldn't miss a chance to make Snow Cream, lol