distracted

i am long overdue for an update, but i am sorry to disappoint, i just can't. i have replaced the emptiness left in my apt. now that my lovelies have gone back CA with these books and now i'm in too deep. in the last 3 days i have done very little but read. meg started me on this vampire series and now there's no turning back. i've just started the 3rd book, eclipse and at my rate i would say i could finish the series by mid next week but i do have a job, so you can expect to see me again by next weekend. promise. i wish i could say that haven't become obsessed with these books, because to be honest i'm not exactly comforable at how spellbound i have become. i like to come off as tough, but obsiously i'm a total softy! it does give me comfort that there are SIW's out there that i look up to that seem to be equally entranced by these books. i think you know who you are.

anyway, i'm back to it, but here's a little teaser...

sharing ice cream at multnomah falls

when i wasn't being asked for "mo mouse?" it was needing more dancing with the wiggles. yeah, did you notice the crossed feet too?

for krista

i finished my curtains this weekend and i'm on to the next project. a boutique near my work just went out of business and was looking to offload some of their display items so eric and i took advantage. super sweet. i'm replacing the panels in a large room divider with suede and using it as a headboard for our bed. stay tuned. for now, here's a picture of the completed curtains. i'm pretty happy with them, but my ocd comes out in full swing and i can see all the flaws. mer.

Progress

one side down, one to go!

Breakfast of Champions

a chocolate cookie (recently dipped in syrup from mom's nearby plate) in one hand and a strip of bacon in the other. does it get better?

this one doesn't think so.

the diaz trio spent a short, but very sweet weekend in portland. good times were had by all.

Sew, Sew, Suck yer toe

i've been overcome by a new project as of late. learning how to sew. not only because i just want to have that skill, i need to know how to sew for school. kristy let me tag along with her at her sewing lesson a couple weeks ago and ever since, i've been hooked!

so many projects, so little time.

thanks to this book krista got me for christmas (that has been sitting on my bookshelf for six months because i got so frustrated with my sewing machine last fall that it has been sitting dormant ever since) i've been able to practice my skills AND make cute stuff. win, win.

so, without further ado...

my first creation...i wanted it to look like a donut, don't worry about it.

this is the project i started today. curtains for my boudior...

i'm still in the still in the early stages.

one day, these curtains hope to look like this...

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/popups/popup_zoomviewer.jsp?productid=893020&color=aqu

i even dyed the fabric different shades of blue. super fun!

it has arrived

and not a day too soon. summer has decided to join us here in the greater seattle area and in a big way. today hit almost 90 and i did not even complain one time. i will love and embrace the hot weather with open arms as long as it will let me.

we didn't do much to brag about today, but it just had that summer feel, you know? it's been such a long time since we've felt that around here that i didn't let myself feel guilty for lounging the day away.

after sleeping in a bit and watching a couple episodes of LOST (that's a post all it's own) we took a long stroll down to bellevue's newest grocery store...

*new grocery stores and movie theaters are two of my favorite things, did you know that about me? i like to grocery shop and i could spend hours in a bright, clean organized beautiful grocery store. ok, maybe not hours, but i do enjoy it. also, a new, cushy, stadium style theater excites me just as much. i digress.

...we got some lunch and walked over to the big park in downtown bellevue and ate under some ginormous trees. we debated whether they were oak or elm but couldn't decide. they were lovely none the less.
we trekked home and quickly changed into our swimmin suits and camped out at the pool in our apartment complex for a bit. pj spent the evening at a friend's house so eric and i meandered outside a bit longer, did a little shopping and grabbed dinner at our favorite sushi joint.

after we picked pj up we cruised out to DQ because i've been craving a blizzard for many days now. it was one of those great evenings where you just want to crank up the music, roll the windows down and drive until your voice is hoarse from singing. we didn't drive very long, but it reminded me of when krista and i lived together in provo and used to do that. we also used to have ice cream dinner at least once a week. (39 cent mcdonalds ice cream cones) great memories.

anyway, we're back at home, pj's in bed and eric and i have made it to the 4th season of lost. it's not on dvd yet so he has set up the couch and cushions behind me in preparation for the marathon we'll be watching on the computer. wish us luck...if you don't hear from us in awhile, we didn't make it off the island.

happy summer!

This aint no reg-uh-luh day

it's jt's birfday!

happy birthday to the guy who:

:: bleeds diet coke

:: has the raddest hair of anyone i know

:: can always make you feel super special for no reason

:: laughs at the stupid stuff i say

:: is wicked smart but doesn't talk to down to anyone

:: i completely admire and look up to, not just because he's a giant.

***happy birthday, justin, i love you!***