Crocheting

The daycare I work at is located inside of a state building and I've gotten to know some of the employees inside the building. One of them comes down quite a bit because she is part of the board of our daycare. So anyway, she came down to show my boss and I how to crochet a granny square (she got the pattern from www.lionbrand.com). I already knew how to crochet but I've only done a single and double stitch pattern in a rectangle (scarf). I was excited to learn this pattern. I've now been working on making a blanket. I have only done around 12 squares but I am excited to see the final product.

Do you crochet or knit? What do you like to make? Any favorite websites for patterns?

Here is a picture of one of the squares. I'll be using this color, the purple color shown, and light blue color. I've also done one more round around each square with white and I'll stitch it together using white. I'm excited to make more progress!

Mani Monday

I love getting my nails done and it had been a while since I got mine since there was so much going on and then my car broke down but I finally made it this past weekend. I got gel colors and love them!

In the picture it looks more hot pink but it's actually closer to a coral color.

Bridal Shower!

So my best friend is getting married, which is the main reason I went down to SoCal this past weekend... it was her bridal shower! It was really fun. I've only been to one bridal shower before this and I was only 13 or 14 when I went so I barely remember it.

My best friend's sister, who is the maid of honor, was the one who put the whole thing together. It was Hawaiian themed but not luau. I'm so sad I didn't take any pictures of the set up because it was beautiful. The picture shown is kind of how it was set up but not exactly. The bowl was filled with water and had tea candles in it. It was gorgeous!

There were games of course! The first game was "how well do you know the bride & groom" and I won that one! The other two were making a cake out of candy and making a wedding dress out of toilet paper (which my group won). Overall, I had a great time and it was nice seeing everyone! After the shower, my best friend, her family, and myself all went out to dinner. It was nice spending time with her!

The actual wedding is on April 14 so I'll be heading down again around that time. I still need to get my dress fitted. I'm going to do that this weekend. The dress is at the shop but I haven't been able to go over there to get it sized. This will be only the second wedding I've ever been to and first one I'm in! I'm definitely excited and can't wait to see my best friend get married!

Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway for Blog, Inc. (which ends this Friday!)

Mini Vacation

So this weekend I'm heading down to southern California for my best friend's bridal shower. I'm leaving tomorrow morning and I'll be back on Tuesday afternoon. Just a quick vacation! I'm excited to see my friends and family though. I haven't seen them since last summer. I'm actually getting ready to head to the airport now!

I am finally feeling better after the flu hit me. I still have a little runny nose and a cough but I'm at least able to go to work and move around. I was so weak and tired before that it was a chore just to go to the bathroom. I passed the bug on to my mom and I felt so bad... especially since her birthday was on Monday and she was sick! We were all too sick to do anything for her birthday so next weekend we will be going out for dinner.  

Do you have any plans for the long weekend? Well, it's a long weekend here because of President's day! Hope you all have a great weekend!