My 1st COMPLETE Sewing Project!

And it only took me two days to complete it!!  I'm so excited!!  Here's my new tote.  She's a lil bit shallow, so she'd be good to take to the market, and maybe the library.....  Don't think she'll be able to hold too many groceries.

This isn't the greatest picture of her, but it's insanely sunny out (despite the snow) and there's a funky shadow in pretty much every corner of our apartment.  But I have a "twin" to work on next.  'Cept she'll have a blue body with orange reinforcement on the bottom.  By the way, not a big fan of the straps.......like at all.  If I didn't have such a weird o.c.d. about me, I would try putting the straps on from the inside, but since I've already claimed the fact that there will be twins, they'll both have the straps on the outside.....  Guess I'll just keep that tid bit tucked away in back for the next time.  I don't think she turned out too shabby though, especially for a beginner, but lets not test if it's square, nor if my lines are straight :-o  oops!

I should be hopping the shower soon.  Adam and I are heading to Fort Wayne this evening to check out some art and jazz at a Ft. Wayne Downtown Improvement District event.  Should be fun.  It's just a real bummer that we have to travel an hour to get stuff like this.  Goodness, I can't wait 'til we're out of Warsaw.

Another relaxing Saturday

I think I'm becoming a home-body.  And getting spoiled by these weekends of not having any plans.  It's very relaxing.

Adam and I did do a little bit today, but nothing too "productive".  We stopped at this little consignment shop in town.  And of course, we found something neat.

This bowl we found is orange, purple, and like a transparent gold glass.  We have it on our table turned upside down with a string of Christmas lights tucked inside. Makes a nice lamp, with a very warm glow.

Then a stop to the library, a few things at the grocery store, and a trip to LOWERY'S!!!  After checking out quick a few sewing books from the library, I finally found a project that I liked, and was actually going out to get the materials to make it.  BUT, silly me, I got the wrong amount of material :(  So I just adjusted my pattern a little bit.

This is what I got done so far today. It's going to be a re-usable grocery tote!  I got enough two colors of fabric, and will be making two of these things.  They'll just be a squattier shape due to the previous mentioned error.  Oops!!  Oh well.  If I don't like them, I can give them as gifts ;)

So sad.....

So, this is what's left of the church I grew up in.  It's such a sad sight.  I want to share how much it meant to my family and myself, but I'm kind of at a loss of words to describe it.  Great-Great Grandparents Bernard & Katherine names were on the stained glass windows, Grandma Mary & Grandpa Walter were both highly regarded for their involvement in the church, Mom was a lectern along with an organist (since middle school, and the priest told her she was going to do it) and I was an mass server and occassionally "lecterned" as well.  St. Isadore (the farmer) Catholic Church was a small little sister parish to St. Michael's just down the road.  We shared a priest (sometimes two).  And were very much self sufficient due to the help of all the parishioners.  But alas, the Toledo Diocese decided that it must be closed.  What the true reasons are, we will probably never know.  It was definitely thought to be a "scandel".  After almost 5 years sitting vacant, the diocese decided that they had to finally demo it.  My mom got these pictures the first day of it, which was just after Christmas.  But there's so much more I could go on about with this, but I won't.  The picture itself probably speaks more words than I ever could.

You can kind of see my favorite part of the church peaking through.  On the back wall, up above the choir loft, was a huge, circular stained glass window, in shades of red, blue, pinks and yellows.

*sigh*

I love Chicago. I feel the need to go soon for retail therapy!! This is Adam and I visiting the "bean". It was rather cold that day.

Blogging from my cellular?!

Who knew!!
Got to sit down at the sewing machine last night. I now know how to spool the bobbin, thread the needle, and get 'er ready to sew. I even ran a prototype for a project I've got in line for next Christmas!
On a side note, ever heard of The Vitamin String Quartet??  I've recently began listening to them again.  Definitely check them out.  They're a string quartet (obviously) and they cover classic rock, new rock, punk, emo, pop and other classics.......  Talk about giving music you're already familiar with, a new twist!!

Hooray for Lazy Weekends!!

I'm making granola again today!  It was that tasty!  : )

Also going to bake cookies today.  The boys down in the shop at work helped me out with my car two weeks ago (you know, when all that prepping was happening for the weekend in Petoskey, and Adam was working late nights).  Any who, they pretty much changed out two radiator hoses for cost of parts.  Thought maybe I could repay them for their services with some sweets!!  I wanna make a different, sort of out there cookie if I'm baking, but the more I'm thinking about, I'm coming to a conclusion that with those boys, simpler is better.  So I guess Chocolate Chip it is.......  Bummer.  : /

Also on today's "pseudo" agenda:  researching how to make homemade candles, and sitting down at the sewing machine for a while!!!!!!  <-- Super excited about that one!!!!

After the extended weekend in Petoskey, I'm so relieved that we don't have to go anywhere this weekend. Who knew you could be more exhausted after a vacation?!