Saturday, January 31, 2009

A Few Things...


















I bought fern green yarn today. It's made from plastic bottles and, interestingly enough, is really soft.


I like being in the middle of a knitting project. There is a sense of accomplishment and hope. At the beginning I only feel excitement and anticipation. The chance of giving up weighs heavily on my mind. I imagine the final product as I pick out my colors. Thoughts about previous failed projects fleet through my mind. But even when I fail, I still end up picking out another project. There is a sense of industry achieved that I rarely feel except when I'm crafting. You crafters know what I'm talking about..

I'm about eight and a half inches into my latest project. So that leaves about twenty-eight inches left. This could be rather discouraging, but looking at those 8.5 inches is a reminder of how working slowly really does accomplish things.. I have made progress and I can now visualize what it is actually going to look like. It's pretty.

I've never attempted anything this massive before. It'll probably take me about a billion years to finish. Oh well.

But back to the eco-friendly yarn. I like the idea of making water bottles into yarn. Plastic water bottles are kind of ridiculous, so why not use the TONS we have laying in land-fills to make something soft and cuddly?

Monday, November 17, 2008

Cats Overdose on Catnip

Monday, November 10, 2008

I will own one someday...

Friday, October 10, 2008

It's like a train wreck!

I can't... Stop... Watching!!!

"They were like my firstborn..." hahahahaahahha...

Monday, October 06, 2008

Happy Birthday, Bella!

October 1999
She's half my age (well, in 12 days).

Happy Birthday, Bella!

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Life

(Yoga followers... They found a perch by the bridge at Deception Pass, when we were there. It was amazing.)


So everyone, (maybe two people.. Maybe) summer was crazy! It was crazy good.

The highlights are:

  • Having an amazing job, on which I took a nap.
  • Working the 4th of July (not joking...)
  • Getting my kittens!
  • Camping with Kristy and company.
  • Hanging out with Sasha.
  • Being honest with Mary about hating change.
  • Growing in my friendship with Mary.
  • Hanging out with Allie.
  • Getting contacts.
  • Having John home.
  • Jeff's goodbye party.
  • Getting more involved with the youth group.
So those all have stories behind them, some have many, many stories, so if you are curious, you can email me. However, I doubt any of you are. ;)

God has been so present this summer. I think the main thing I've learned is that when things aren't going my way, it's alright because they are going God's way. My plans have been relocated and shifted around. I've felt uncomfortable and angry... But I've learned that change has to happen. And those moments when I feel like my plans are being dashed to pieces? Those aren't bad moments. I think those are the moments when I realize that God knows.

Like when I said goodbye to Sasha. That was hard... I don't know if I will ever see her again. But God reminded me that she came to Kristy's family for a reason and He is present in the Ukraine as well. :)

When I was having a problem with my best friend's relationship with her boyfriend... Well, God showed me that things do not have to stay the same. In fact, because I was honest with her about how I hate change, I really feel like that made our friendship stronger. After so much time invested in our friendship, I did not want to lose it. But that was all worked out.

When I felt purposeless and afraid... God answered my doubts in a half hour. He encouraged me so fully that I was even excited for my classes!

After this summer I am throughly convinced that God loves me; His plan for me is most excellent, even when I can't understand why my contact is stuck behind my eyeball... He is doing it all for a purpose.

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Uhhh...



Hey! Her shirt looks like my hott sweatshirt! Apparently she likes cats...