Sew not happening

So right as I am going to bed last night I realized what I did wrong on my skirt. I stayed up for an hour stressing over it and then thought about it all day...and today was a long day. Let's start there.

This morning I had to wake up at 8:30 after going to bed after 3 am and sleeping terribly because my house is ghastly cold. I had a laser hair removal appointment this morning which is so horrible in the winter because they turn on these Zimmer fans so the machines don't overheat and it helps cool the skin so it doesn't hurt as bad, I was frozen. 

After my appointment I came home and was able to call ology and BYU and get into the math class I need and since I had a bit before class and had done the no heat curls last night I tried to take a nap. Alan and the dogs were not letting that happen...

I felt nauseous and tried putting some food down but had no appetite so I headed off to Suncrest elementary for my first class. So fun! I love the UVU elementary education program. Being in classes for my major and getting to work with kids makes things sooo fun and gets me really excited to have a class of my own. 

When I got on campus I met with my advisor to see what my options were if Alan and I decided to move out of state or take a break and just the timing of my degrees and he gave me the same news I kind of already knew. If I take my last 2 classes this summer I get my pre elementary degree. 

The rest of the day and in the rest of my classes I was really dragging my feet. After getting out of school at 515 and getting home for dinner I did NOT want to go to math. I am glad I did cause I need to pass that class.

So back to my sequin skirt...so it kept me up all night and distracted me all day so I got home after class (@930 UGH!) and checked to make sure I had enough fabric to fix it! I ripped the seam and cut off the pleats and redid my pinning and got the machine ready and I swear I did something seriously wrong. I went over and over each step making sure I had the bobbin in right and it was threaded properly. I checked the tension I did it all and every time I would go to stitch it would snag and tangle and screw everything up. So after numerous failed attempts and start overs I finally decided that my brain must not be functioning properly. 

Alan was watching Bachelor while I was attempting so I joined him at the end and now it's time for some Pitch Perfect and bedtime. Pray for me that I can sew this skirt! I have no class tomorrow so I am hoping to get the skirt and tv trays done! Yay! 

So here's to today...to holding back toots for the sake of my master esthetician, to early rising, to getting things done, to knowing when to stop when you can't, and to my bed...oh how I've missed you. Thankful for today.

Bachelor babes

I love hobby lobby. I seriously need to stay out of that store its so addicting. Everytime I walk in I want nearly everything on the shelf. I got to go with my mother in law today and show her what she has been missing and she got 2 gift bags for $1.18. BIG SPENDER! I think she will go back after that trip. I was able to finally buy some things I needed to start some of my projects and got some primer on the tv tray tables I have been meaning to do. Its way too cold outside but hopefully I will be able to finish that tomorrow.

Another successful Bachelor evening full of beautiful women (tonight we had Kayli, Kari and my mother-DeeAnn you were sorely missed. We messed up a few times on my skirt and had to rip the seam it wasnt as easy as some of the DIY blogs were claiming it to be or I just picked a really difficult fabric so I still have to add the top elastic belt and hem the bottom but the pleats are done and the back hem finished. It puckers more than I thought it would but I still think it is going to turn out darling and worth the $10 (maybe not the 10 hours haha). I will post the pretty skirt as soon as it is finished. I dont want to jinx it and I want to make sure it turns out before I do. 

I need to get to sleep have to be up at 8am and have a looooooong day. 

So heres to today...to hanging with momma Kathy, to hanging out with the girls, to crafting adventures, and to staying up too late. Thankful for today.

Crumbly chocolate waffles

Neither Alan or I wanted to get out of bed this morning. We kept hitting the snooze until our alarms didnt buzz anymore and woke up late for church. We hurry and got ready and got Bryson ready and sped off to church. What a surprise when we pulled into the parking lot to find vacant. Ooops...forgot it was stake conference. 

So we came home and make some orange danishes and cuddled up by the fire. For family dinner we were asked to do dessert and we had been wanting to try chocolate waffles for a while. We failed epicly. The batter was sooooo good it tasted like a dang good brownie batter but it would not hold and the waffles were crumbly and flaky. We even tried to make them into pancakes and that was even worse. So my apologies to the fam...next time we will stick to sugar sweets we know. 

Tomorrow I am going to hobby lobby finally with my mother in law and I am so excited to grab some great fabric to make a sequin maxi. Pray that it turns out something like this:

 Its bachelor craft night tomorrow and I am hoping I can pull off this beauty. I keep putting off painting cause its been too dang cold to paint in my garage. Come on UTAH! 

So heres to today...to orange danishes, to Sunday naps, to crumbly chocolate waffles, and to craft inspiration. Thankful for today.

Spence and Shannon

After a long afternoon of homework it was so nice to have Soencer and his new girlfriend Shannon over for dinner. We BBQ'd steaks and pineapple and had a salad and the most delicious mashed potatoes I have ever made. I ate way too much and drank more than my fair share of Brazilian lemonade.

After dinner we had mini cheesecakes and played Dane Central and fruit ninja on the kinect. Bryson was here for a sleepover to go to church tomorrow and that kid seriously rocked it. He owned all of us! 

Now we are snuggling up to a movie. So glad we got to spend some time with them they are so much. 

So heres to today...to finally finishing my homework, to a delicious hearty meal, to spending time with Spence and Shannon and to snuggling. Thankful for today.

Im late..Im late for a very important date

No..I am not pregnant I am just late posting for today. My hubby and I went out on a date tonight and it went later than we thought it would because Texas Roadhouse was packed as always. After dinner we went to pick up just this:

I have been dying to watch Country Strong again and its not on Netflix and we couldn't rent it on xbox so I decided we might as well buy it since we both love it so much. So instead of a quick trip to Target to buy a $7.80 movie we ended up spending almost $200 on all sorts of things like candy, picture frames, bed sheets and a few things for me!

So we didn't get out of there till 11 and then we had to stop by a neighbors house who was having a little party and wanted to use our Dance Central 3 game. We just walked through the doors and I realized the time. Outside of homework and shopping and fun date with my husband there isn't much else to report...

So here's to today...to sleeping in, to date night with my hubby, to cute clothes on clearance, to Country Strong and to fun with friends. Thankful for today.

Burned Bottoms

This morning I made some cinnamon rolls and don't you hate when you check on them and they aren't quite done but when you come back they are overdone and the bottoms are burnt? So irritating. So Bryson and I pulled our bottoms off and enjoyed the remainder of the rolls before I had to run off to school. Somehow I managed to throw something on although I was extremely tempted to wear sweats today.

I really hope that I have the ability to make it through the semester somewhat unscathed. I don't think I realized how nice the last year and half off was. I do not know how I worked full time and went to school full time for 2 years, YUCK! Just this week, the first week of school mind you, my online class has 6 assignments and we are talking big papers and video responses where I have to watch a lecture on a subject and then respond to it after I watch it for an hour in the form of a paper. Then pile on top my other 3 classes and the math class I am hoping to pick up next week and I just pray I can make it. 

I also feel like I am coming down with something and felt icky yesterday and today and then Kayli gave me some unsettling news that she definitely has the flu and the doctor ordered her to lock herself away till the 16th. I cannot get sick! I did get some good news today however! My cousin thought she may have ovarian cancer which unfortunately isn't common on that side of my family as our other cousin our age has already been diagnosed and overcome but luckily she got the results back and she is healthy as an ox! I cried tears of joy! That scare alongside my nutrition class really makes me want to take better care of myself and make me slightly paranoid to be honest. My nutrition professor was talking today about how teenagers and young adults who don't eat right end up suffering later with issues like osteoporosis and I felt like she was looking right at me. All I could think is "HOW DID SHE KNOW?". I really need to improve my eating habits. 

Well nothing much else to report. Now that I am back in school no one is going to want to read this as I am even boring myself to death but thats my life right now. Its back to homework for me!

So here's to today...to salvaging burned bottom cinnamon rolls, to furthering my education, to challenging myself and to awareness that hopefully forms better habits. Thankful for today.

Lunch Date and Dancing

I cannot even begin to tell you how good it felt to finally meet up with my friend DeeAnn today. It had been years since we had hung out or really even seen each other outside of a casual run in when we crossed paths at work. I felt like I was still a part of her life which perhaps is the downfall of a social network because it makes you lose sight of the tangibles of friendship. We sat inside Zupas and just got to chat and catch up for hours. I still love that girl just as much if not more. As much as it saddens me that I was not an active member of her recent milestones and some of the monumental moments in her life I really hope that we get to be heavy participants and supporters in each others immediate and distant futures. She is an amazing person and I have missed having her spirit around me. 

When I returned home from my lunch date with Dee I was greeted warmly by Bryson who had a "stage" (just throw pillows set up on the floor) set up and performed some more Oppa Gangham Stlye moves for me. I seriously love that kid so much. Somehow he roped me into playing dance central with him downstairs and just kept replaying OGS over and over again until my shins were on fire. Needless to say he beat me the last couple of times we played. He is so talented. I wish I had half of his energy. After dinner I got to go visit with my sister for a little bit which was long overdue and really nice to be able to chat. 

When I got home Bryson had fallen asleep to the tooth fairy episode I had on for him on Super Why and so I put together his tooth fairy stuff and grabbed his teeth and replaced it with his presents. When I went to change him into his PJs since he had fallen asleep with his clothes on I realized he had an accident in our bed. Poor thing felt horrible but we got it all cleaned up and now he got his presents from the tooth fairy early since she thought he was down for the night. 

As we were getting him put back down he said "Aunt Chelle, can we ask the tooth fairy to come back and bring me back my teeth I want them back again". Alan and I tried to explain to him how it worked but it sounds like Super Why may have mislead him just a little bit. So he asked if we could say a prayer to see if she would bring them back. So I guess I am off to slip the teeth back under his pillow and pray he doesnt wake up till morning. 

         

So heres to today...to restoring and building on old friendships, to much needed girl time, to dancing till your legs give out, and to teaching the first time tooth fairy a thing or two. Thankful for today.