Gary and I

I should probably say something about how we're doing. We're great! We live in Provo in a basement apartment right next to the MTC. Gary's going to school (3 more semesters) to finish up in Landscape Management. He works on the tree crew at BYU, but also does freelance works on the weekend. I'm working full time for the VNA Group (google it if you want to know what I do) in Highland. It's a stone's throw from my parents house, which is nice when we want to meet for lunch or I want to take a nap during my break.

When we're not at school and work, Gary and I watch a lot of movies and Animal Planet. Gary also just got certified to be a Level 1 coach for Track and Field. Our friend Jared Ray is starting a pole vaulting club in Utah County and wants Gary to help coach. (Check out their website!) We went to Sacramento a couple weeks ago so they could attend a conference. Tamara (Jared's wife) and I just hung out. Best weekend ever. We went to the Muirwoods, which is a giant redwood forest near San Francisco. Oh my goodness, it was so pretty! The pictures on my phone turned out pretty crappy, but I'll post them anyway.

I'm Back

I am ready to start blogging again. I say this about every 6 months, post once, and then go back into hibernation. But I figure I spend so much time looking at other peoples' blogs, I might as well contribute my two cents to the cyber world.

I have really gotten into crafting lately. Like crazy into crafting. I spend too much time looking at crafting blogs, I spend too much money at the craft store. Ever since I got married last April, cooking, crafting, and decorating all seem so much more fun. It's like the wife-switch got flipped on and suddenly it's fun. For my birthday last year, I got a sewing machine, which probably started this whole phase. My first project was to make a stuffed turtle, which was a huge success. Gary named him Speedicus (Swan Princess anyone?). He was the star on our Christmas tree this year...literally...we placed him on the very top branch. I need to take pictures of my creations, but here's a link to the pattern just so you get the idea.

Inspired by my turtle, I've now taken on a new animal...the elephant. I'm working on this pattern now.

So cute, right? My elephant will be light green with flowers. I went with the spring motif just in case I'm slow and don't get it done before then.

Those are the big projects, but I've had my eye on some smaller ones, like these: