We would like to thank our instructions interpreter: Mom. :)
As you can see, I finished before Midnight. :)
One Year Later
13 years ago
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Sewing Party
This Saturday Teresa, Rikki, and I got together in the evening to sew. We had a pattern to make a tote bag out of a 'charm' packet of fabric squares. We set to work after dinner at around 6ish. The project was fun, but took a little longer than anticipated. :) We got done around Midnight! It was both stressful and fun. The evening was filled with the excitement of getting the project complete, and the annoyance that comes with sewing delays. Nothing like a needle breaking or the bobbin running out of thread at 11:30 at night to keep things interesting. lol. However, we persevered and all came out with a nice new tote bag to show off at church the next day. :) Not bad fore a mere 6.5 hours of work. Enjoy the pics below!
We would like to thank our instructions interpreter: Mom. :)
As you can see, I finished before Midnight. :)
We would like to thank our instructions interpreter: Mom. :)
As you can see, I finished before Midnight. :)
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Memorial Day weekend
Since no one else has blogged I get to be the first. :)
The fun began Friday evening with a game night at Aunt Linda/Tom's. We played "Rage," which is a fun card game our family has recently learned. We are still getting used to it. Aunt Linda won (mostly by luck...lol). JonTon met us at Linda's and we visited for a bit before heading back to mom/dad's. I finished up my laundry there and then headed home.
Saturday was our annual trip to Dallas/Fall City, Oregon to put flowers on the graves. This year we had two new additions to our family tradition with Gabby and Reuben. It was fun to have "new blood" to introduce all of our quirky traditions to. :) heh. Always fun to share the "Turtle Bridge" with more people.
After we put flowers on the graves we went out to lunch at Murphy's Grill. We have been there before, it is a pretty cool restaurant. Then it was off to visit Teresa's college campus and see her new house for next year. It was good to see her campus with the family and her house for next year is pretty sweet! :)
After the tour we headed back to Longview. We all split up and made our way back. Once back at Mom/Dad's we watched a few episodes of the Food Network's show "Ace of Cakes" about a cake shop. It was one of Tonia's birthday gifts.
On Sunday I got to meet more of Reuben's family. His Dad's side has a bbq at Moses Lake every year. We arrived there at around 11:30 and spent a lovely day enjoying the good weather. We played a bit of badminton and celebrated his grandparent's birthdays. It was nice to meet more of his extended family. We left at about 6ish. Once back in town Reuben had to go do homework so I headed back to mom/dad's. The family played Teresa's new game "Munchkin Impossible"...which is like "Munchkin," but spy oriented. It was fun...mostly because I won. :)
Monday Teresa, Tonia, and I had a sewing party. Teresa worked on her shop hop table runner, Tonia was making an apron from the fabric she got from Susie's shop, and I was making a baby blanket. It was nice to sew again, I haven't been able to do it in a while. :) I was able to complete my whole baby quilt before 5:30! It is Raggedy Ann and Andy themed.
I left mom/dad's at around 5:30ish and headed off to dinner with Andrea, Tyler, Diane, Jacob, and Reuben at Azteca. We had a nice dinner outside and the decided to go watch Star Trek since the theatre is right across the parking lot. :) Diane and Andrea hadn't seen it yet. I enjoyed it just as much the 2nd time as I did the first. lol.
Anyway, that was my weekend. Packed full of family events, but it was all good stuff. :) I wish that all weekends were three day weekends....
The fun began Friday evening with a game night at Aunt Linda/Tom's. We played "Rage," which is a fun card game our family has recently learned. We are still getting used to it. Aunt Linda won (mostly by luck...lol). JonTon met us at Linda's and we visited for a bit before heading back to mom/dad's. I finished up my laundry there and then headed home.
Saturday was our annual trip to Dallas/Fall City, Oregon to put flowers on the graves. This year we had two new additions to our family tradition with Gabby and Reuben. It was fun to have "new blood" to introduce all of our quirky traditions to. :) heh. Always fun to share the "Turtle Bridge" with more people.
After we put flowers on the graves we went out to lunch at Murphy's Grill. We have been there before, it is a pretty cool restaurant. Then it was off to visit Teresa's college campus and see her new house for next year. It was good to see her campus with the family and her house for next year is pretty sweet! :)
After the tour we headed back to Longview. We all split up and made our way back. Once back at Mom/Dad's we watched a few episodes of the Food Network's show "Ace of Cakes" about a cake shop. It was one of Tonia's birthday gifts.
On Sunday I got to meet more of Reuben's family. His Dad's side has a bbq at Moses Lake every year. We arrived there at around 11:30 and spent a lovely day enjoying the good weather. We played a bit of badminton and celebrated his grandparent's birthdays. It was nice to meet more of his extended family. We left at about 6ish. Once back in town Reuben had to go do homework so I headed back to mom/dad's. The family played Teresa's new game "Munchkin Impossible"...which is like "Munchkin," but spy oriented. It was fun...mostly because I won. :)
Monday Teresa, Tonia, and I had a sewing party. Teresa worked on her shop hop table runner, Tonia was making an apron from the fabric she got from Susie's shop, and I was making a baby blanket. It was nice to sew again, I haven't been able to do it in a while. :) I was able to complete my whole baby quilt before 5:30! It is Raggedy Ann and Andy themed.
I left mom/dad's at around 5:30ish and headed off to dinner with Andrea, Tyler, Diane, Jacob, and Reuben at Azteca. We had a nice dinner outside and the decided to go watch Star Trek since the theatre is right across the parking lot. :) Diane and Andrea hadn't seen it yet. I enjoyed it just as much the 2nd time as I did the first. lol.
Anyway, that was my weekend. Packed full of family events, but it was all good stuff. :) I wish that all weekends were three day weekends....
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Catch up
Okay, so I have been horrible about blogging lately. Sad I know. It is such pressure to start the blogging fad and then end up being the slacker of the family. lol
Let's see, here is a little of what I have done since I left off:
-Cousin Day-
On March 21st JonTon, Teresa, Gloria, myself, and Reuben headed down to the DaVinci exhibit at OMSI. We had a couple of free passes, which made it really cheap and totally worth it! It was a very good exhibit and showcased DaVinci's work well. After the exhibit we went out to a late lunch at Macaroni Grill at Clackamas mall. Then we came back to my apt and played 'Rage' and 'Munchkin.' It was loads of fun. We need to schedule our next cousin day....and make sure Deborah can make this one. lol.
-Seattle-
Early April Reuben and I took a day trip up to Seattle to see some of my Moyer friends. It was nice to see them again and hang out. It was the first time I had seen everyone since Bonnie's wedding I think. We got lunch at Chipotle which is always fun. Reuben had listened to me rave about it all the way up....I think it lived up to my hype. lol. We had a game night in Redmond that evening and then headed home. We got back to Longview kinda late, but it was worth it. I really like Seattle, but am always glad to get back to my little town. :)
-Easter/B-days-
For Easter and birthdays we went up to Port Orchard on April 11th. We had a wonderful ham lunch and celebrated Deborah and Mom's b-days. It was nice to get together with the extended family. We talked, played games, and took pictures of David at Deborah's studio. :) Good times.
Then on Sunday Reuben and I celebrated Easter out at his parents. We had another wonderful dinner. Reuben's cousin Brade and his wife Lorraine were there too. They have two cute kids, one of which is a few months old. She is super cute. :) Even though it was pretty wet outside the kids went out hunting Easter eggs...They hunt real eggs, which to me seems less fun as there is no hidden candy inside. lol.
-Visiting Teresa-
The next weekend Kristen and I went down to visit Teresa in Salem. It was great fun. I drove down Friday night and Teresa and I hung out watching netflix on my computer. Then on Saturday Kristen joined us. :) We went to the movies, and ate at olive garden, and got a slushy from In-N-Out Burger. We then watched movies and played scrabble on facebook until the wee hours of the morning (I think we completed 3 scrabble games online that weekend). On Sunday Kristen and I drove home before lunch.
Once I got home I hooked up with Reuben and his cousin Brad/Lorraine at Izzy's for lunch.
-Etc-
Since then it has been basically just work, family, friends, Reuben, and sleeping. That is pretty much all I do in life in general though. Teresa moved back from college. It is nice to have her back around. We have hung out quite a bit already. :) We went and saw a movie last night - "Ghost of Girlfriends Past" - it was cute. Susie's shop opened so Teresa and I went to visit. It is super cute, I could spend hours roaming it. lol. Teresa starts work there next week, so maybe I will get a chance to bug her. :)
Reuben and I celebrated 7 months on April 29th. Hard to believe that much time has passed. Although writing this blog about the last month and a half has proven to me how quickly time passes.
Anyway, I guess that is the update for now. Sorry I have been so bad at keeping you all up to date on my life. I will attempt to be better at it, but I make no promises. :)
Let's see, here is a little of what I have done since I left off:
-Cousin Day-
On March 21st JonTon, Teresa, Gloria, myself, and Reuben headed down to the DaVinci exhibit at OMSI. We had a couple of free passes, which made it really cheap and totally worth it! It was a very good exhibit and showcased DaVinci's work well. After the exhibit we went out to a late lunch at Macaroni Grill at Clackamas mall. Then we came back to my apt and played 'Rage' and 'Munchkin.' It was loads of fun. We need to schedule our next cousin day....and make sure Deborah can make this one. lol.
-Seattle-
Early April Reuben and I took a day trip up to Seattle to see some of my Moyer friends. It was nice to see them again and hang out. It was the first time I had seen everyone since Bonnie's wedding I think. We got lunch at Chipotle which is always fun. Reuben had listened to me rave about it all the way up....I think it lived up to my hype. lol. We had a game night in Redmond that evening and then headed home. We got back to Longview kinda late, but it was worth it. I really like Seattle, but am always glad to get back to my little town. :)
-Easter/B-days-
For Easter and birthdays we went up to Port Orchard on April 11th. We had a wonderful ham lunch and celebrated Deborah and Mom's b-days. It was nice to get together with the extended family. We talked, played games, and took pictures of David at Deborah's studio. :) Good times.
Then on Sunday Reuben and I celebrated Easter out at his parents. We had another wonderful dinner. Reuben's cousin Brade and his wife Lorraine were there too. They have two cute kids, one of which is a few months old. She is super cute. :) Even though it was pretty wet outside the kids went out hunting Easter eggs...They hunt real eggs, which to me seems less fun as there is no hidden candy inside. lol.
-Visiting Teresa-
The next weekend Kristen and I went down to visit Teresa in Salem. It was great fun. I drove down Friday night and Teresa and I hung out watching netflix on my computer. Then on Saturday Kristen joined us. :) We went to the movies, and ate at olive garden, and got a slushy from In-N-Out Burger. We then watched movies and played scrabble on facebook until the wee hours of the morning (I think we completed 3 scrabble games online that weekend). On Sunday Kristen and I drove home before lunch.
Once I got home I hooked up with Reuben and his cousin Brad/Lorraine at Izzy's for lunch.
-Etc-
Since then it has been basically just work, family, friends, Reuben, and sleeping. That is pretty much all I do in life in general though. Teresa moved back from college. It is nice to have her back around. We have hung out quite a bit already. :) We went and saw a movie last night - "Ghost of Girlfriends Past" - it was cute. Susie's shop opened so Teresa and I went to visit. It is super cute, I could spend hours roaming it. lol. Teresa starts work there next week, so maybe I will get a chance to bug her. :)
Reuben and I celebrated 7 months on April 29th. Hard to believe that much time has passed. Although writing this blog about the last month and a half has proven to me how quickly time passes.
Anyway, I guess that is the update for now. Sorry I have been so bad at keeping you all up to date on my life. I will attempt to be better at it, but I make no promises. :)
