Let's start at the very beginning...

 well I guess the very end (of the list)

For those interested in making the 20 Minute Skirt 

- - - or even those who just need bonding and a little girl time

I've come up with a date and time for us to get together.

DATE: October 23rd

TIME: 11:00 am.... is that too early??

WHERE:  My place.... if you don't know where I live, let me know

Also, let me know if this does/doesn't work for you 

(especially those who have shown interest)

If you don't want to make the skirt, but just want to learn or just want to spend some time with some other women.... 
feel free to join in as well!

20 minute skirt

Crafting

I eventually plan on making all the items I listed in my last post, but after reading your comments and checking out the poll results, I decided I'm going to start with the last item and work my way up to the first.  It seemed like people were more interested in the ones at the bottom of the list.  

So I'll start with the 20 minute skirt.  

When I make it I'll post a how-to, but I was wondering if anyone was wanting to get together to make it?  

If you are interested, let me know your availability.

20 minute skirt

It's so together!! ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

mmmmmm....

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Ok, that picture has nothing to do with the post, but doesn't it look so yummy?!

I'm hungry.

Alright.... so the real reason for posting....

Remember how I have a million bookmarked pages of crafts in my TO DO folder?  

Well I felt like tackling something new.
I have lots of options, but what to start with?

If you had the choice of making something similar to one of these, 

which one would you start off with?

1.

stretchy lace bracelet

2.

 

ruffle necklace

3.

 

fabric bead necklace

4.

the perfect summer necklace

5.

lace trimmed tee

6.

even though it says "T-short"

7.

20 minute skirt

You can leave a comment or vote in the poll at the right.

Also, if you're interested in making one of these, let me know.  

We can work on it together or I can post how I did it.

FYI... I love hearing the comments you all have, but if I believe I don't know who you are, I'm probably going to delete it.   
But if I do know you and it's your first time commenting and (especially if) your profile is private... let me know who you are so I don't delete it. :)

Ok, with that out of the way... here are some random pictures taken on my phone.  I noticed my phone was pretty full of pics so I cleaned things up a bit.  Here are some of my favs. (I don't have the best camera phone)

10-2-09 neener neener neener

4-4-10 Easter

4-19-10 On a walk

5-19-10 Tyler called my name then turned around with chocolate all over his face

6-5-10 At my cousin's wedding

6-23-10 Waiting for daddy to come home

6-23-10 On the front lawn

7-28-10 lunchtime

7-29-10 She woke up from her nap with crazy hair

8-20-10 Dani put the headband on by herself and was really proud

8-2-10 Picnic at the park on her 1st b-day

 

10-2-09 Just being cute

11-27-09 After shopping on Black Friday.  She didn't fuss once... what a trooper

Trying to take pictures, but she wanted to eat me instead

She loved that monkey

Danica was falling asleep on my lap.  I tried pulling things away from her face, 

but she kept pulling them back.  She looked very cozy 

My Bday

My birthday was Monday, but we celebrated it on Saturday.  That morning we bought a jogging stroller (found on craigslist... it's super old-school, but I don't care).  We chilled the rest of the morning and then that afternoon we went to Pizza Pie Cafe (an all-you-can-eat pizza, pasta, and salad bar) with some family.  Then we came back to our apartment and had cake and ice cream.

Tyler made me this cake

I thought it was really yummy (even though Tyler didn't).  

It's a 4 layer chocolate cake with one layer of homemade butter cream frosting (it's the best frosting I've ever had) and two layers of strawberry filling.

As of yesterday I'm 25.  I don't feel any different, but I had a nice relaxing birthday.  Every time I talked to Tyler he wished me a happy birthday.
Danica was really good too.  She took two really good naps and was extra cuddly giving me dozens of hugs.  I loved it!  It was her birthday present for me.  :) I also went clothes/shoe shopping yesterday, which was nice.
Lately I've been super craving hamburgers, so last night Tyler went and got me Applebee's burger and fries while I put Dani to bed.  I have an awesome husband.  He'll do anything for me... any day of the year, but he always makes me feel extra special around my birthday!

She's had a birthday. Shout hurray!!

Our little Danica turned 1!

I can't believe how quickly time has flown by.

Think she's grown a little?

This is her when we brought her home from the hospital and then on her first bday

On the left is a onesie she wears now, and on the right is the onesie we took her home from the hospital in.  (And she was swimming in the onesie on the right)

We had two birthday parties for her (what a lucky duck!).  My parents were in town for one and Tyler's parents were in town for the other.
Here's (lots of) pictures from both.

I made Danica a skirt to wear at her birthday party 

(you can barely see it in the picture above)

I think it's cute :)

I also altered this shirt (that I got from the dollar store).  It was fun.

Anyway,

back to the parties....

Dani's personal monkey cake

The eyes were marshmallows, so she couldn't eat those... hence the missing eyes

But she dug into the rest

The cupcakes were for everyone else.

Miss Danica's stuffed monkey 

(she's loved this thing ever since she could hold it!)

That's where the theme started

...and we call her our "little monkey"

We also had banana splits, cookies, and cocoa rice krispie treats

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Danica's hair is long enough for pigtails!  

We thought they made her look so much older!

What a cutie!

You can kind of see her teeth in this one.  

She has 4, with 2 more coming in right now.

Dani's learned to walk!

These are pictures on Danica's actual birthday,

August 2

 

Such a sweetheart and ball of energy!!!

I have lots of videos that I will post in the near future... 

Dani's waking up from her nap now, so I gotsta go! :)