It's Fall Y'all!

Ribbon, buckeye, gourd, silk leaves, real pine cone and vase

 Fall is officially here. Now that we've had our last week of 70 degree weather it's time to break out the Autumn decor! Here are a few pics of decorations in my living room. I got the idea from Nate's mom and Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Materials consist of vases and candle holders I had around the house. Plastic pumpkins, gourds, silk fall leaves and ribbon from the dollar store. Real pine cones and buckeyes from the park near my apartment picked by Nate and his mom. I hope you enjoy!

On my coffee table

Dollar Store Pine cones

Leaf tea light holders from Party lite and plastic pumpkins

Crochet

Yes, I have taken up another hobby. I really should say I'm revisiting another hobby. My Nonna Italia taught me how to crochet when I was little and of course I didn't stick with it. However, I have felt the creative calling & am now re-teaching myself with You Tube videos, books, DVD's & my co-workers! The scarf featured in the picture is my second finished crotchet project. I have been wearing it to test the durability & I'm happy to say it's still in tact! One particular cashier & JoAnn Fabrics keeps asking me when i'm going to make her one, so sweet, I am working on one for her. I enjoy this craft so much it helps pass time when I am commuting to & from work on the Metra. I am determined to keep learning & perfecting the art of crochet.

-- Sent from my Palm Pixi

Handmade Wedding Accesorries

The Knot has been Tied

Mr. & Mrs. Riggs, June 8, 2012

Wedding plans

Nate & I have finally decided on a destination for our wedding. Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. We've found a hotel with lots of fabulous excursions available including snorkling at a coral reef, it's going to be like swimming in Nate's fish tank...only bigger!
All we have to now is contact the hotel or get a travel agent to get all the travel information organized for our guests. We are designing & making our own handmade invites & will be working on those this weekend. We hope to get the invites out by the end of October.
Thanks to Brenda & her eagerness to assist me in some planning of all this I've found a style for my wedding dress. I won't give away details just yet.
I will try to keep the blog updated with details as the planning progrsses.
Have a great weekend everyone!

-- Sent from my Palm Pixi

More thoughts on Happy Medium

Ok, so i've been doing some thinking after my last post. Yes, it's sad about my friends situation but at the same time it's just a part of life. As we get older our lives develop, change, & grow so it's only natural that everyone goes their separate ways eventually. We may grow apart from people because our interest in activities change, people move, or when people get married & have kids there just isn't that much free time anymore. I have come to accept that getting older means change...for the better. Better for who? Everyone! The upside to all this is that we can still be in touch with everyone by facebook, e-mail, webcams, & phone. The other upside for me is that since Nate & I have found friends within each other I didn't lose anyone to do all those fun things that I enjoy...i gained one! We like to do all the same things it's really awesome! We enjoy going to concerts, plays, museums, walking around the city, drawing, painting, sitting around watching tv...it's reshreshing :)  So no more mulling about with this whole situation. I have made certain choices in my life for a reason and I don't regret any of them.

-- Sent from my Palm Pixi

Happy Medium?

So I've been living in Chicago for two years now, took a class at Columbia (my dream) last year, work is finally great, & I'm engaged. I don't think that I could ask for anything better. Except one thing...friends. I've sacraficed seeing my close friends often for making dreams and goals come true. I asked myself this question tonight, why is there always one thing out of balance in my life at all times? Maybe the universe is trying to keep me grounded or I wasn't meant to have a balanced life? Before I moved my personal life was a wreck, my job wasn't going well, I wasn't sure about going to school for business anymore & I was just unhappy with my surroundings. So I thought making a change was just what I needed. But I realized I miss my friends. I am going to be getting together this week to see two of my friends & I'm giddy as a school girl. But living 50 miles away doesn't give me the opportunity to just call them up last minute & get dinner or grab a drink. Sometimes I miss that the most. 

-- Sent from my Palm Pixi

Samples

So, I made some new samples for the bride to be I am working with for her invites. She wanted to add fushcia to her colors. So here is one of the new ones I made for her. 

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