thanksgiving re-coop

hope everyone had a fantastic and full-tummy thanksgiving! i know i did...it was to great to see all the relatives that i only get to see a few times a year. my aunt and uncle helped me spruce up my resume so i can start sending it out in insane mass quantities.

onto other fun things...this weekend i finished my quilt top for my baby pinwheel quilt, and i am really loving it.

today is scott and my 4 month anniversary and he treated me to the movie august rush because i've been begging to see it since the first preview. everyone MUST GO SEE THIS MOVIE. it was incredible! i loved every minute of it and the music & story gave me the chills.

this movie just makes my wanting to learn the cello even stronger...i've wanted to play since the 4th grade, but focused on piano and voice instead. today was a pretty lazy day...after the movie i came home and had dinner with my family, took a little nap-per-roo and worked on my quilt while watching elf with will ferrell...its hard to sew and laugh at the same time!

yum.

thats all. i had been drooling over these and now they are finally in my hands :) i can't wait to make new pretties with these fabrics...i wish i didnt have to start preparing thanksgiving food on wednesday and could sew instead lol! but i promised mom the extra hands and help since i took an interest in cooking. i'm in charge of desserts, so nothing too complicated here. but i am *very* excited that more of my relatives will get to meet scott on thanksgiving.

if you're looking for cute, inexpensive gift ideas...

go check out your nearest michael's art & crafts! i stopped in there on saturday to pick up a frame for one of scott's memorabilia posters, and found this *perfect* scrap tote to fit all my stuff and its easy to move with me wherever i decide to scrapbook!and then i found these *adorable* notebooks/journals for only $1....they are fantastic and fashionable-i am in LOVE with houndstooth and scroll print right now-i just ordered some fabric like these prints too, can't wait to create with it!i also thought you could use this as a scrapbook and just alter the pages for a different page size to challenge your creativity....i think that will be one of my holiday projects perhaps :)

moving day is fast approaching!

so i have these little rituals. and sometimes i get behind on them because i am too overwhelmed with school, my internship, job hunting, visits to my parents and scott and naps (lol-those really aren't overwhelming but are much needed after everything i do all week). so i JUST sat down and created my calendar for the rest of november/beginning of december and wow. i will be moved out of my apartment in 16 days. SIXTEEN DAYS! omigod...i need to seriously start packing because i have tons of stuff hoarded into my little apartment. i did make my first attempt at taking things back home and have gotten all my dishes (minus my cocktail/wine glasses) back home, along with some picture frames and my quilting/crafting library. i think it's the stuff in my bedroom that is making my cringe at the idea of packing. especially because i know it just leads to unpacking....my next UNFAVORITE thing to do. now add onto that six papers that have to be written in that short time frame, plus a massive edit/refining of my final senior advertising/public relations campaign, and trying to find a job and you've got one tired gal. so i'll leave you with some pictures from my apartment that will no longer be mine in a mere 16 days.

pretty new things.

beautiful modern midnight & lime colored baby rag quilt made from amy butler's gorgeous fabrics-just added to my etsy shop!

and this too....love, elsie accordian style mini-book! perfect gift for that someone you care about!