I just saw Eclipse

Me waiting infront of the theater until they seat us. Yep- I'm wearing an Eclipse t-shirt! Patty surprised me with it today! I love it!

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET YOUR HOPES UP OR DOWN OR WHATEVER ABOUT THE MOVIE DON'T READ CAUSE I GIVE SPOILERS ABOUT THE MOVIE. K?

This movie was the bomb. I'm not joking. I loved it. I want to see it again. Right. Now.

Acting was better, music was better, action was better, romance was better, kissing was better, EVERYTHING was better. I told Clay today, that it was like....Robert Pattinson finally BECAME Edward. I actually believed he was Edward. Whereas, before- he was just an actor doing a kinda sucky job at playing the most gentlemanly of gentlemen ever. But now? He's Edward. And Bella is Bella. We decided acting awards go to Bella, Edward, and then Jacob. In New Moon I thought Jacob outshined all when it came to acting...but no way. This movie- Bella and Edward SHINED! I love this movie.

The action was way cool. And I really loved how EVERY vampire looked so much prettier. I mean, they're supposed to be the prettiest things ever right? I never thought that until this movie. And the newborns? Riley? K...Clay knew it, I knew it...everyone knew it. By the time I left that theater, I was wishing Riley's face was on my shirt...if only he was a good vampire!

I haven't read the book in ages, so maybe that factored...but I just really loved it all and didn't feel awkward ONCE! The other movies left me feeling awkward in multiple scenes...not this one.

The only thing I think they could've improved on were the vampires eyebrows. Couldn't they dye them? Or something? They were always mismatched. Not very cool.

There was one scene....in Edward's bedroom....where I just........melted. This was the moment I thought, "He. Is. Edward." and I was like- inlove. Keep in mind I kept nudging my husband throughout and giving him a huge cheesy grin:) Hearing Edward say things like, "I would court you....steal a kiss or two..." oh man. This is the old fashioned Edward we know and love. I'm SO glad that came out in this movie.

Overall...i want to see it again tomorrow. But I can't. I'm gonna try and convince Clay to go see it with me again in theaters. We'll see how that goes.

Tomorrow morning I'm eating a brownie. Yippee!

I Create It

Just so you know I added a link on the side here ---------->

it shows when my new craft blog is updated, so if you don't have it on your list or whatever, you can see it's updated there! :)

Anthro Apron

So do any of you love anthropologie.com? I'm pretty much inlove with it. I drool over their aprons, kitchen gadgets, bowls, shower curtains, clothes, home decor, pretty much ALL of it. They are OUTRAGEOUSLY priced though. I have been eying this apron for quite some time....

....and finally gained the confidence to just create it myself!
I was surprised at how AWESOME it turned out! Yeah, it's much more simple and totally different style as far as fabric goes...but I think this is MUCH MORE me, and I really just love it.

See? Look how happy I am in it!

I might have to make some more. Here's the awesome part about it- the lime green top part I used from a button-up shirt Clay didn't like, and all the cotton fabric was leftover fabric from old projects! Holy smokes- I LOVE WHEN I DO THAT!

And if you're wondering if I completely made up the pattern, I did! So I'm kinda thinking the next time I make one I'll probably just make pattern pieces or something so that it's easier, and maybe I can share with you!

PS. Do you guys love my blog layout/buttons/everything? Totally the doing of my sweet genius of a husband! I had very specific things I wanted and was pretty much VERY demanding...he took my lame drawing and put it all together! I love it.

Hot Dog Roastin'

Last night we drove on up to Rexburg to have a hot dog roast with our friends! It was way fun. We basically just go about 5 minutes from town and all of a sudden there's forest and campground and fire pits and rivers and streams. Once you're in it you'd never think that just five minutes away is BYU-Idaho.

Here's the gang.
From left to right: Heather, Kyle, Tyler, Brit, and Clay. Oops- forgot Kacen- he's the wee babe in between Heather and Kyle:)

We introduced them to a little trick we learned from some other friends a long time ago. You take crescent rolls from the tube, and wrap them around the dog, then cook it over the fire! I pretty much like it lots.

Then Clay introduced us to a fire roasted BREADSTICK! Yeah...you basically take the crescent roll out of the tube, wrap it around the stick, roast it, then roll it in butter and sprinkle garlic salt on it. Pretty tasty if you ask me!
Some lucky ones ate smores...as you can see the mallows. Only 3 more days and I am eating a brownie!

Brittany had a pretty ingenious idea to rest her fire stick in between her toes:) I adopted that method myself.
It took an arm and a leg for me to get this picture. Clay "hates" these pictures. Where you hold the camera out yourself. Whatev.
This is Calvin and Tyler. Good ol' daddy-son time.

Kacen was just chillaxin in the camp chair...
Or being held by mommy, or myself later:)

We decided to go "exploring" but soon realized there were really just pathways inbetween camp sites. teehehe. But the bridge was pretty neato:)

Lightning...among other things

Oh man. The BIGGEST lightning storm I've EVER seen is outside right now. I may be exaggerating though...I'm really not sure. All I know is the sky is lighting up every 15 seconds or so- and it is the brightness of looking straight at a camera flash- but brighter really, and seems to be coming STRAIGHT for my house. Did I ever tell anyone that I'm pretty scared of lightning and thunder storms? I always get really scared. I have NO IDEA why. Have I ever known or even heard of someone dying of a thunder/lightning storm? Nope! But they scare the heck out of me! I heard once that you're not supposed to have electronics plugged in during lightning storms...but I chose to ignore that cause I need SOMEthing to distract me.

So, our friend Lance and his brother (Lance we knew from Rexburg, and he has since moved to Utah to go to BYU) had to come to Rexburg for some appointment or other, and asked if they could stay with us for the night. We were thrilled! Clay especially- cause Lance was always a pretty solid gaming buddy. So Clay, all week...has said things like "Now hun, you are fine with us gaming for a long time right?" I say, "Of course. That's what I expected." I decided that while he is gaming, I'd make a date with my sewing room! Oh man. I'm so excited for tomorrow cause I'll take a picture of my favorite apron I've EVER made before. I made it from all extra fabrics I had laying around, along with a shirt Clay didn't wear anymore. Truly wonderful. I just love it so much.

So I'm getting more and more excited for Eclipse. June 30...next wednesday...I am SO EXCITED! I've started looking up all these clips and interviews of the cast...I just can't help it. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be great.

I love summer. I'm surrounded by crazy people who say, "I would rather be too cold than too hot". I always say, "I'd definitely rather be too hot" They always look at me like I'm crazy, and say something stupid like, "You can always put more clothes on, but you can only take so many clothes off..............." or, "Then you'd be all sweaty" My response? "I prefer sweat over pain" Cause that's what you feel when it's too cold- PAIN! Sweat...who freaking cares. I love the sun. And the heat. You know how people hate it when they get in a car and it is SO HOT that you feel like you stepped in an oven? I love it. It's one of my favorite things. Sometimes, I just sit there cause I love it so much. I love the feeling of my skin being baked. That sounds weird, but it's true. However I HATE the feeling of FEAR that my ear will CHIP OFF because it's frozen. I'm not joking. I've feared that....how it goes is- you're so cold that you get delusional and lose all common sense...and you start fearing the worst. Happens every winter. But, this is all just to say- Summer has come, and I'm happy. It's so much easier to get up in the morning.

I stepped on a pin today. As in...the pin STUCK IN my foot. It hurt pretty bad. But since no one was around to listen to me whine, I just shook it off and went back to my sewing.

It's really funny to listen to Clay play games with friends. I hear shouts all the time like, "DUDE- THAT WAS AWESOME!" or "Oh Man....that was beautiful" or "SON of a" (really that's all they say...like they don't cuss at the end of that or anything...they just say "son of a") or really anything like that. They are pretty involved. I went down there to tell them about the lightning storm and I'm pretty sure they didn't hear me.

I hate going to the fabric store. But I love it too. I love it because everything is so pretty and I get all these marvelous ideas. I hate it because everything is beautiful and I can never buy it all. Ugh. Now I'm just daydreaming about all these fabrics that I could make totes with. I think I need to have a talk with Clay about it.

Well...I'm tired, hungry, and thirsty. But I'm thinkin I'm just gonna go to bed. I'm TUCKERED OUT! But I'm so happy tomorrow is only Saturday. YAY! Peace OUT.

Tote Bags

Check out I Create It to see some o' THIS!

Tote Bags

Do you guys love tote bags? Cause I pretty much do. They have SO many uses. And for those of us that like to carry around our life in a bag, much like Marry Poppins, these things come in handy! So...you know. I just took some leftover fabric from some furniture redo's, along with some old clothes (my dress that was too short, clay's shirt that was too small-both in great condish) and WALA! Tote bags!

I incorporated a "Cell Phone Pocket". It pretty much fits my htc DROID perfectly. Or it could fit a pack of gum perfectly...or Altoids...or a tape measure. Yeah...I tend to carry around tape measures in my purse!

They are also the PERFECT size for books. So...take this little tote on to school, church, work- it fits notebooks, documents, most anything you'd need!

Can you tell I'm addicted to polka-dots? I blame my mother:) (She too, is addicted to polka-dots)

They have ZERO exposed seams, are sewn sturdy so the handles hang on tight, and the straps are totally comfy and heavy duty. They're pretty much legit.

I love them! I'm pretty sure I am addicted to making TOTES now. Probably within a week here I'm planning on setting up SHOP! Yep, I'm gonna start sellin stuff:) So...keep an eye out for these handy totes available for sale!