Spring Break

First of all, yay for Kendall being so smart and realizing that the charger for his blackberry can also fit into my camera! Now I can put pictures on this borrowed laptop for blogging instead of having to wait the weekend out until I get back to work (my sister's) to do it!

Anyways, this weekend started off rocky... I was disappointed that my spring break didn't include any trips or fun things to do. But I talked to my sister Liz on the phone and she told me what I already knew and then some. She also told me to throw myself into a project and maybe that will help me feel better. I heeded her advice and decided to use the giftcard to Joann's that my parents-in-law got me for my birthday (which is on Tuesday).

Before I get into this, can I just say how much my mood changes when I get out of the house??!! I veg and sit on the computer and do nothing (other than minor cleaning) at home all morning and it makes me crazy and tired. Yet, when I can finally get my lazy butt out of the shower and into the fresh air, I feel so much better it is ridiculous! Even just walking to the gas station for a soda (soooo bad) or just going to mail a letter, the simple act of being out changes how I feel about everything. I am more ambitious and optimistic. I really encourage everyone to take a break from your house or job or whatever is norm for you and go outside for a bit. It is so hard with our world becoming so technological, but none of the outside activities have gone away- they have just been pushed aside for video games and facebook. Kendall and I have both decided to be more active and go outside more- we went rollerblading last night :) and we are both determined to raise our future children to be active and to enjoy the outdoors.

Anyways, I spent almost my entire giftcard in one go but I got some acryllic paints that I have been needing and some brushes too. I'll save the rest of what I got for another post... :) Anyways, I got home, cleaned up, and set to work on my new magazine/craft holder :) I picked it up at Goodwill for $4 with Julia along with a candle holder for $3 and a potential necklace holder for $4. And just so you know, this really wasn't a big project by any means... just one that I wanted to do.

So here is the before picture:

and the messy space of craft stuff between the couch and love sac:

And here is the after!

And the new organized and not messy craft stuff:

Unfortunately I didn't get a before picture of my candle holder and necklace holder:

But here it is all finished with a candle on it:

I took some sandpaper to everything to distress it:

And for the final touch, my brother Tim and his wife Clarisa and their kids got me a beautiful bouquet of lavendar roses!

They are so beautiful and look amazing on my coffee table in my vases that I bought and used for my wedding reception.

So all in all, my spring break was not too shabby. I'm definately dreading going back to class this week....especially since I get to take an exam on my birthday- hooray.