Happy Happy Joy Joy

It is warm! sunny! on a Friday! I am having a hard hard time sitting in my office but thankful i have a window that looks out into the big office that has big windows that look out into the sky which is perfectly clear and blue today. My plans for lunch is Thai sitting outside on a picnic bench reading Ann of Green Gables {i know, it's a crime i've waited so long to read it but big fan of the movies}.

I had really ambitious plans last night and i completely gave them up for movies. I watched P.S. I Love You which was good, didn't make me cry and i laughed a little more than i expected. Then i watched Lars and the Real Girl really good story but it did make me teary. Here is the part i'm proud of, you know that new book i got, Doodle Stitches? Well, i actually pulled it out last night and used it! That's right, i practices stitches while watching my second movie. Months ago i had picked up these square swatches that are pre-cut for quilts or whatever. My original plan was to show M. "look these would make great curtains for our back door" - we went a different route that still isn't even up... anyway i digress... i took one of the pieces of fabric that has a large flower pattern and decided to follow the pattern to practice my stitches. It worked, it looks nice for my first try, I'll post proof as soon as I take a photo. Ta-da proof:




I'm also getting anxious about my sister delivering. Early this morning between my alarm going off and the snooze time i was dreaming that my dad had called to tell me my sister had gone into labor. When i woke fully and checked my phone, it wasn't true. Which really is good according to the calendar she has another week. The waiting is getting hard!

I hope the weather is amazing where you are!

25 Grateful Things

I read a lot of blogs, on one blog i read she had the same birthday as me, this blogger chose to write a list of things she's happy about according to her age, i'm borrowing her idea.

25 Grateful Things: {in no particular order}

1 - Saved by Jesus Christ
2 - My body works {i can walk, have all ten fingers, eyes, hears... the whole bit}
3 - A hairdresser that makes my hair look amazing {after years and years of it looking ok}
4 - Work {even though i might not love what i do at least it's related to my degree & i'm not digging ditches}
5 - Group of friends that enjoy art
6 - A husband that provides
7 - My in-laws like me {especially the m.i.l.}
8 - Taking a printmaking class in collage that allowed me to fall in love with the art
9 - People supported me to get me through college
10 - Moving to Portland {even if i really really miss my family in tx}
11 - Siblings who love me and include me in their lives
12 - Becoming an Aunt {i'm getting a little edgy when the phone rings at night}
13 - Knowledge of technology {really, it allows me to do so much!}
14 - A car that runs & gets good gas mileage
15 - Creativity {rockin' some good ideas on how to design a book to hold smashed pennies}
16 - A place to live that does hold everything just fine {even if my ego says it's too small}
17 - Good coffee {Starbucks fan and also a few really good local cafes}
18 - Group of friends that encourage me in my walk with Christ
19 - Dogs that are good most the time but love me all the time
20 - Audio CDs for a long commute
21 - Dishwashers {with out them i'd never clean a dish}
22 - Summer is coming {we're supposed to reach 90 on Fri!}
23 - My husband can cook {and do his own laundry & ironing}
24 - Corrective lenses {contacts & glasses to help me see}
25 - Airplanes {the best quick travel}

That was probably harder than it should have been.

Week Recap

Tuesday:
It was my 25th birthday! What did i do? I worked and then went to my monthly art meeting. I didn't tell anyone at the meeting it was my b-day because i feel awkward stating it out of the blue. I did tell 2 friends when it was all done and they burst out singing to me and then gave me gifts, lol. Well really i had already picked out 2 whole sand dollars from one friend's stash. The other friend gave me the knitted dish cloth she just happen to have finished that night. Then i staid until 12:30am eek! That didn't help my jet-lag, sleep deprived self. M. did have to work Tuesday night but he left me a dozen cream w/ red tip roses and a really meaningful card.

Wednesday:
I continued to treat my self with some birthday money from family. I purchased the sixth season of CSI Las Vegas which i couldn't find in video stores or online and i wanted to catch up. My husband had left that day to go to the coast to visit his grandmother. So, i watched five episodes because i could. I would have gone with hubby except i work wed & thurs and he doesn't.

Thursday:
This day was going along fine. My sister had reported in that her sonogram had gone well and that her doctor was pleased with everything even if her stomach was a little small but the baby was normal size if not on the small side (guessing around 5.5-6lbs). Praise there!

Then about 4:00pm pst i got a text message from my sister's husband to call her later that night because their dog had died. WHAT?! Totally surprised and sad. I was just there, they had just purchased more food and new treats. *sigh* Turns out that it was ruptured tumor in his stomach. My brother-in-law found him at home obviously something wrong and took him to the vet where Crockett didn't make it. He was an eight year old doberman, truly a sweety and will be missed!

Friday:
So far so good. Nothing exciting. Nothing tragic. Although i'm really tired - i don't think i've made it to bed before midnight all week. Tonight my borther-in-laws are throwing a party to celebrate the last night they're in their rental house. I don't know if i want to go. I have 3 things going on tomorrow and i'm really thinking of blowing them off to sleep in and watch more CSI. Really, only one thing has to do with people... i'll see how i feel when that time comes.

How was every ones week?