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Here is one of my favorite pics. I am not a photographer, but I must say, I was proud of this one. :-) I took in Cambria, CA this summer.

Anniversary Memory

Back in the day when Dave and I were first married with very little income, we used to do creative projects together. We have always enjoyed being creative together, we just don't do that as often anymore... work, kids, busy life. This year for our anniversary (#16!) we decided to spend it creating together. Back in February (during a snow day from school) we painted one wall in our bedroom. We left a space for a special piece of artwork, which we didn't own, nor did we have one in mind to purchase. An idea came to us on Thursday to go get a blank canvas a create a special piece of art.
We painted and we were so proud of what we came up with. It is fun to be able to work together to craft not only projects, but memories as well. We are a great team!

Reunion

I had a reunion of sorts with some of my college buds. I flew to CA all by myself and met up with six of my close college friends. It is great to see these friends and know that it doesn't matter how much time has passed... we can pick up where we left off and it feels so natural to be with them. These are all wonderful people and I am blessed to have them in my life.
We spent the weekend in Cambria at a great house near the ocean. Our time was spent talking, walking, shopping, eating and laughing. It was a relaxing time away and a great 40th birthday celebration for all of us. :-)


Here I am getting ready to get on the plane...

The "Gang" (minus Rachel)
Robyn, Marcia, Wendy, Heather, Jen, Melissa and me

Our ocean view. :-)

On the way back to Orange County, we stopped at Westmont to tour around, take a few picutres and shop at the bookstore.

We just had to get a shot by the fountain.

The Crafty Bug...

I have a bug. A crafty bug. I am totally living in my right brain these days. I have been sewing a ton of things. Let's see, I have made 2 sleeping bags and pillows for the girls' American Girl dolls, shirts for the three of us girls, skirts for us as well, and an apron for Anna. I even chopped up a dress of mine and refashioned it into a skirt and shirt (thought I am not sure how it looks). A serger machine would have been very useful for the dress refashioning. :-/
I have so many ideas rattling around in my head. I need more supplies though... like fabric, elastic, spray paint, wood... not all for the same project, mind you. :-)
Any fabric donations you want to make? Old sheets with some interesting designs? Tablecloths? Curtains?