It’s been a while since I’ve updated you guys. I’ve been hard at work the last few months. First, I graduated from UT Arlington!!! Woo Hoo! Second, I’ve been working on a quilt for my mom. I machine Embroidered “Merry Christmas Love Jennifer” on one of the squares on the back. She loved it. It … Continue reading
Bunnies!!
I absolutely love bunnies! I like that they are quite and so sweet. So naturally when my Mom told me that they had some bunnies I had to rush over to go play with them. My parents were given these two handsome boys by a friend who couldn’t take care of them anymore. This was … Continue reading
Lazy Night Beef Enchiladas
Last night when I got home from school I was super tired and hungry. I looked through the fridge and cabinets and promptly declared there was nothing to cook. The truth was there was nothing I wanted to cook because I really just wanted to veg out on the couch. After pleading with the also … Continue reading
Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos
This week is getting very busy, but when I came upon a recipe for Cilantro Lime Chicken Taco filling cooked in the Slow Cooker I knew that I had enough time for this. I came home on my lunch break and put everything in the slow cooker and set it on low (8 Hours). Since … Continue reading
The Settlers of Catan: My New Addiction
I’ve been watching the you tube series table top hosted by Will Wheaton and I have found a new favorite game, The Settlers of Catan. It is s a board game where you build roads and cities by earning resources such as wood, wheat, or ore. I really want to play this game so we went off on a … Continue reading
Sewing Day Out
Last Saturday I went over to my boyfriend’s Dad’s house and had a sewing day with his sister and step-mom. It was pretty fun. We all had our sewing machines out and a table for cutting and ironing. We didn’t get a whole lot done (we like to gibber-gabber too much) but his step-mom got her … Continue reading
Getting the Garden Ready for Fall
Well the Texas heat has fried all my plants except the bell peppers which are still hanging on. The red bell pepper plant may even give me a little pepper here in the next few weeks. However, the squash and the tomato plants have kicked the bucket and I’m trying desperately to baby my rosemary … Continue reading
I Finally Finished My Quilt
A few days ago I decided I needed a break from all the hustle and bustle of work and school so I plopped myself down in front of the TV, turned on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and worked on finishing hand stitching of the binding on my quilt. It was actually quite nice to … Continue reading
My First Finished Project With My New Machine
In April I fell in love with a wonderful embroidery/sewing combo machine at the sewing machine store where I took my sewing lessons. They gave me a really good deal on a Brother 950D Embroidery Sewing Machine. Basically he said that this was the machine for me. I was convinced and put it on layaway. … Continue reading
Project Finish Projects
Now that tests are over for a while I have decided that this weekend I will work on finishing some projects that have been left undone. Finish Quilt – I was more than half way through the quilting when I ran out of thread so I must buy more thread, finish the quilting, and bind … Continue reading