So excited!

i have received lots of fabric coupons recently. i haven't purchased fabric in almost a year! (HUGE shocker, since i have quite the fabric obsession). i really haven't sewn too many things in this past year either, but now that i'm back in the groove, i have quite the project list. soooo...i decided to treat myself to a few fun new prints. first, fabric.com (one of my most favorite fabric sites for reasonably priced designer fabric) sent me a 15% off my purchase coupon. then they put christmas fabric and patterns on sale. i have been pining over this grinch flannel christmas fabric becasue i want to make my girlies nightgowns. sooo...i ordered the grinch fabric, a shirt pattern and two bag patterns. then, the very next day, quilthome.com (home of some of my most favorite girly fabric designers) sent me a coupon code for 25% off of all amy butler fabric. sooo, i purchased fabric to make the bags i bought the patterns for. i can't wait to get everything in the mail!!!!

i started cutting the fabric for my sorority quilt. i have actually gone back and forth on what quilt pattern i wanted to use for two years now. i finally decided to kind of create my own. that way, i can accomodate the different sizes of t-shirt cut outs i have and still have a super cute quilt. i would really like to have it finished by this weekend, but i'm thinking that might not happen.

i'm also super excited for the weekend. the girls and i are going to watch fireworks, picnic, see a concert and go swimming. we have a three day weekend, so lots of time to spend together. we are also going to make some fun treats for both our fireworks picnic and our "quiet" evening at home. yay!

all moved in

I'm all moved into my new office. Its almost situated just the way I want it. I just need to get a few more pictures hung on my walls. I have a very nice out of my window. My office is a bit smaller than my old one, but the furniture seems newer and is matchy. In my old office, I had a mish-mash of a number of different things. Its also nice to be completely organized. I went through a massive purge before the move.

In other news, I'm apartment/cat sitting. The girls spent the night with me on Thursday night, but have been with their dad all weekend. I'm excited to get them back so that we can enjoy just the three of us time. This past weekend, I headed out to Target to get them some new clothing and a few fun things. I organized it all in a little crate with a thank you for being so wonderful note. I can't wait to suprise them when they get home. We don't have many things planned for this week (although we are doing make your own pizza on Friday night), but I can't wait to take them to a concert/picnic/fireworks to celebrate the fourth of July.

I did enjoy my weekend without the girls...enjoying two dinners out and a wonderful homemade meal last night. I have definitely been enjoying Brian and Chrissy's balcony logging lots of lazy reading and talking hours out there already.

the big move

I am in the midst of a big move. My department is relocating to a different building on campus. Somehow, this is the second time I have packed up my office in two and a half years. This time, its permanent.

Initially, as most moves are, it seemed so exciting. A new office. New to me furniture. A nicer space. Better parking. Closer to food. All sounds great!!! But then, nostalgia got the better of me, as it generally does. This job has been my first long term (7+ years) job. I have made so many memories in this building, it seems almost like the end of an era.

The hardest part right now is packing my office. Its physically hard...I have so many files and so much stuff to get into the blue packing boxes. I have been trying to downsize, recycling lots of paper that I don't need anymore. Even that is a walk down memory lane as I see the names of counselors who no longer work here. My walls are bare and I feel like I'm in college again, moving out of my dorm room at the end of the year.

I need to have everything packed by tomorrow at noon. Hopefully i can pull that off.

i think i need...

i think i need a hammock for the backyard. i'm in a reading place. i didn't intend to be in a reading place, but i ended up placing a ton of books on hold at the library all at once. in my defense, they all had seemingly high numbers so i assumed that i would not receive them anytime soon. much to my suprise, two of them were available within a few days of reserving them! so, i'm reading away (not that i'm not always a bit of a bookworm). i think a hammock would compliment this relaxing activity. we live in the woods. i think a hammock would just work perfectly.

i am also the proud mom of two prek grads. my girlies participated in the first graduation ceremony (other than their nicu graduation) last friday. onto kindergarten in the fall.