Just Some Thoughts

I know it's been a while since my last post.  I keep telling myself I'm going to get on top of it! No pictures this time, just some thoughts.  My wonderful husband means everything to me.  Last night after my last chem class this semester he surprised me with some beautiful flowers.  I seriously think I'm the luckiest girl in the world.  But despite all this my heart is aching with the thought of losing him for 6 weeks this summer.  We have been given the incredible opportunity of pursuing a career in the United States Marine Corps where Casey hopes to someday become an Officer.  This is a wonderful blessing in our lives but also a source of sadness for me as I prepare to live independently for the first time...ever.  I simply don't know what I will do with out Casey.  He jokes that being married to me is like being married to a 5 year old and I have to admit that there may be some truth to that.  In our home I can't seem to find anything...Casey, on the other hand, seems to have the incredible ability to know where EVERYTHING is.  I think I may spend a good portion of the 6 weeks just wandering through our tiny apartment trying to locate various things.  Yikes.  But the thing that scares me the most is not being able to talk with my husband and have his companionship.  I don't know how I will overcome that trial.  I will be a day to day experiment.  The only consolation I can think of is that I have our amazing puppy, Lulu, to care for and to keep me company.  I hope it will be enough.  I hope and pray that at the end of the 6 weeks I will be able to look back at it knowing that I am a stronger individual and that Casey and I have a stronger relationship because of our time apart.

Conference Weekend Babblings

I've been up to so much since the last time I posted! This is going to be another long one :) But first, I think I've failed to mention the adorable little addition that Casey and I made to our life.  This is Lulu and we love her so much! She is simply precious.  She's been with us for a little over a month and it's been a lot of fun.  The poor girl got shots just this morning and so she's not feeling so hot but she was such a great little puppy at the vet! She amazes us all the time! She is a long-haired mini dachshund and NOT YAPPY AT ALL!!! That is such an amazing thing to find in this breed since they are known to be loud little dogs.  We are so greatful that our little girl isn't a huge barker!

The other thing about Lulu is that she is a total Daddy's girl :) She does everything with Casey! It's so cute to watch them be buddies.  She even tries to steal my spot when it's time for bed! I'm not jealous at all...ok maybe just a little bit :)

This is one of Lulu's favorite things and how Casey lifts her up onto the couch.  Her feet are not touching anything!  They are so goofy!

This is the fabric for my next project.  I'm super excited about it! It's going to be the second apron that I've made and is for my mom.  I'm stoked because I'm going to be able to fix a few things from the first apron and make it look even better! Also I just love this flower pattern! I think it's super cute!

This is the bottom half finished.  It worked out so great and is already looking better than the first one did! Had a couple of hiccups with the top part of it but I'm getting everything ironed out slowly but surely.

This is the most recent thing that I've actually finished.  It's the second skirt that I've made.  It's really cute and, again, much better than the first skirt as far as craftmanship goes.

And finally, here are some things that I simply just love.  I'm kinda, sorta...ok definatately a hot chocolate addict.  I love the stuff and since we got a super cool Cocoa-Latte for our wedding I make it all the time! It's the perfect drink for late night homework sessions.  It's made complete by a heaping pile of whipped cream.  YUM! But I was getting kinda bugged because I had to get up and down from homework to keep filling my cup.  My solution? This gigantic cup/bowl :) It's seriously huge.  Gave up on it though and went back to regular cup size because with the big one the hot chocolate seems to become cold chocolate very quickly. Oh well :)

Finally, I think my adorable husband knows me better than I know myself.  I was having a stressful week from all the school work/studying that was being done.  Thursday night I went to my Chem Lab just a bit exhausted and really not feeling so hot.  When I got done I was very confussed to find something in my drivers side seat of my car.  Upon closer inspection I discovered that it was the movie Tangled.  I love this movie and Casey knew that I was looking forward to watching it again once it was released on DVD.  Apparently, he and Lulu had taken and walk, found my car, and left it for me to find.  It was exactly what I needed right when I needed it.

 Basically...

 My life is pretty great.  My husband is pretty great.  My dog is pretty great.

I could not ask for anything more :)