Happy Felix Day!!

It's the M's opening day: they're playing small baseball, Griffey went yard, Felix was a force with which to be reckoned, and Batista managed not to suck.

It just doesn't get any better than this.

(I'm so happy!)

A Mama Quilt for Kristi

As I mentioned previously, there are soon to be several new babies in my future. This weekend I again traveled north to shower my good friend Kristi with gifts for the anticipated bundle o' joy.

As with Diana, I endeavored to make a mama quilt for the occasion. This time though, I didn't need to employ the sneaky spy skills of my friends to discover Kristi's tastes as she had already told me she was gung-ho for pink and brown. Seeing as that color combination is very "in" at the moment, it was more than enough to go on for me. In no time I had chosen my fabrics and stumbled upon the perfect pattern. Like Kristi it was organized and well put together (but not at all boring), and when combined with the feminine, bright, and trendy fabrics, the overall result felt perfectly representative of Kristi to me.

I finished it with a bit of extra hand-quilting (I just couldn't resist all those big, blank spaces) and was quite happy with the final result. When I was finally able to give the quilt to Kristi this weekend (I've had it done forever) I was touched to see she was a little emotional. I guess I must've gotten it right!

Click to enlarge the image and check out the hand-quilting!

Birthday Weekend Extravaganza

A while ago a few of the girls got this fabulous idea: instead of individually celebrating each other's birthdays throughout the year, why don't we stock pile the moo-lah we'd spend on gifts and blow it all on one weekend of girly indulgence instead and call THAT our present to each other? I know - it's genius, right?

So that's exactly what we did.

Now, the original line of thinking had been "go big or go home." Thus visions of Hawaii and Palm Springs were quickly born. However many of the girls took this motto to heart and soon became so big they couldn't go far from home (read: pregnant). So while this changed the scope of our plan, it in no way dampered our spirits.

Thus we made our way out to my family's condo at Sandy Point for girl time, good food, even better desserts (thanks to Andi Vann and Pure Bliss Desserts) and relaxation. While Friday and Sunday were filled with laughing and chatting as only girls can do, Saturday we had a date with the Chrysalis (a super-nice spa in Bellingham). We got steamed, massaged, painted, waxed & exfoliated. It was a day of bliss - I highly recommend it for your next birthday!