crochet infinity scarf: broomstick lace

After starting one project and then giving up on it a few too many rows too late, I switched gears and found a different pattern that I wanted to follow. And turns out, while it looked a lot more difficult to do, it proved to be significantly easier! I worked on this over a three day span while lounging at home and watching some movies! It was a perfect side job to be working on between napping and relaxing! I found the pattern on All Free Crochet (thanks Mom for leading me to this website...I'm already looking for my next pattern!) and I followed the Broomstick Lace Collar pattern but I extended it to make a chunkier full scarf instead of just a collar! The pattern looked intimidating at first but if I can figure it out and successfully make an entire scarf for my first ever crochet project, I think it is pretty do-able for anyone else then too! Happy crafting and have a good week!

my first finished crochet project!
Broomstick Lace Infinity Scarf

Friday Funnies - 1.11.13

Ahh it's Friday, Friday! The first Friday Funny of 2013 I might add because last Friday doesn't count since it was our 5 month wedding anniversary! :) And I could NOT be happier to be home, in my sweats, and relaxing on the couch. I NEED some funnies and a pick me up after the week, especially this day, that I have had! It was a long week hammering out those 40 hours and a brutal day at work when I checked my email and got my first two rejections from hospitals saying they are going to pursue other candidates for their internship. Ouch. BIG ouch. So that sucks, not even getting considered for an interview and completely turned down. That leaves me with 10 options so I haven't lost hope yet but panic mode has definitely increased to say the least! Well, Jordan and I have NOTHING planned again this weekend which is always a plus. There's something about a weekend of nothingness but relaxing, napping, movie watching and snacking with Jordan and Paisley that I really love and enjoy! The only thing we have planned is to watch the movie Pitch Perfect tonight. And that is because it is so damn funny. If you haven't watched it yet, you are seriously missing out! Watch it tonight for a good laugh, great music and to watch a really cute dude! And on that note, it is time for some funnies and good laughs to start off this weekend! Back to some old school Disney revamped...

Image via Google
Uh oh...drama in the kingdom! Look out!

Mean (Disney) Girls

Oh Ariel, you would only be so lucky to fit in with Aurora, Belle and Cinderella!

a new project in the works

Over the weekend, I bought a new crochet hook and some yarn after looking up some patterns and of course, browsing Pinterest. I figured, "hey, this stuff isn't too expensive to invest in! And if I can't figure it out, I can just give it to my mom because she will be able to use it all!" So needless to say, it has been a bit of a struggle to get started and I think that is because my body and head just refuse to learn it right handed which means I have to fight it out and scour the web for left handed directions/tutorials/videos and figure it out from there! I found a realllllllly cute pattern and scarf so now I just hope mine comes out looking halfway like the picture does...once I have that done, I will be sure to post pictures and an update on the project! The one good thing I have learned about crocheting so far is that it is a nice, mindless project to work on. It doesn't require much thought or physical involvement which is good...with the combination of working this week and the stress of waiting to hear from hospitals, I need some mindless activity to help me unwind and relax! In other news, the week is half over at least and that is something to celebrate!

40 hours is for the birds.

Four weeks ago, I offered to fill in for several shifts this week and next week at work. Enough shifts in fact that they all added up to 40 hours this week and 40 hours next week. Today I have worked 8 of those hours which leaves me with 32 left on the week. And I am already exhausted. This working 40 hours a week thing is definitely for the birds and not for me! If I could at least sleep in until like 7:30 or 8:00am, that would make my whole day so much better. Waking up when it is still dark?! Not ok. Jordan even admitted that while he likes chocolate chip waffles, he never wants to eat them because he knows how much I like them and he doesn't want me to be even more mad in the morning! Haha! So I guess I'm not a friendly morning person... At least I have a loving husband who saves the waffles for me and does dog duty in the mornings so I have that much more time to mope around while getting ready and making my lunch! To all of you who work 40+ hours a week, I commend you because that is not easy to do! I NEED school to start again because I miss that routine and am not cut out to be working so much right now! At least I know I will have a pretty nice paycheck at the end of these two weeks and that's motivation enough for me to stick it out. Ready or not, Tuesday will be here before I know it and it will be time to hit the grind again! Happy work week everybody!

and may the odds be ever in my favor....

Well, here they are. All of my hard work and countless hours poured into my internship applications all sealed up and ready to go. The top picture is what my life has looked like for the past two weeks trying to get everything completely finalized and organized. I had a very systematic way of doing each application packet and I triple checked each envelope to make sure I had included everything. It was a great sigh of relief today as I mailed them off but now a whole other set of panic and anxiety has set in....there is SO much riding on the line for these internship applications. I have applied to 12 and all it takes is 1 offer. Just ONE! That is all I need and want! As of right now, this trumps any wedding stress and worries I ever went through because I knew the wedding was still going to happen no matter what. This is a whole other playing field! Well all I can do now is wait until I hear from each hospital and hope for the best and an interview to start with! I will be sleeping with all my fingers and toes crossed for the next four weeks and trying to keep my attitude positive about the next step of the internship process! Now it is definitely time for a drink and to relax for awhile...poor Jordan and Paisley have been getting the brunt of my stress and completely ignored for the past 48 hours as I was on edge and trying to finalize everything. Thankfully Jordan knew it wasn't anything personal and just the stress and nerves talking....I'm lucky he is so patient! Time to get a cold one and enjoy some snuggling to a movie as we enjoy this lazy weekend together!

this one gets a solid high 5....months.

Stuck Like Glue

By: Sugarland

Absolutely no one who knows me better

No one that can make me feel so good

How did we stay so long together?

Everybody, everybody said we never would

And just when I

Start to think they're right

The love has died

There you go making my heart beat again

Heart beat again, heart beat again

There you go making me feel like a kid

Won't you do it, do it one time?

There you go pulling me right back in

Right back in, right back in

And I know I'm never letting this go

I'm stuck on you

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue

You and me baby, we're stuck like glue

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue

You and me baby, we're stuck like glue
Some days I don't feel like trying

Some days you know I wanna just give up

When it doesn't matter who's right

Fight about it all night

Had enough, you give me that look

I'm sorry baby let's make up

You do that thing that makes me laugh

And just like that
There you go making my heart beat again

Heart beat again, heart beat again

There you go making me feel like a kid

Won't you do it, do it one time?

There you go pulling me right back in

Right back in, right back in

And I know I'm never letting this go

I'm stuck on you

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue

You and me baby, we're stuck like glue

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue

You and me baby, we're stuck like glue
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, you almost stay out

Two stuck together from the ATL out

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, feelin' kinda sick

Just a spoon full of sugar make it better real quick

I say, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whatcha gonna do with that?

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, come on over here with that

Sugar sticky sweet stuff, come and give me that stuff

Everybody want some

Melodies that get stuck up in your head

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, up in your head

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, up in your head

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, up in your head

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh

Stuck like glue

You and me together, say it's all I wanna do

I said there you go making my heart beat again

Heart beat again, heart beat again

There you go making me feel like a kid

Won't you do it, do it one time?

There you go pulling me right back in

Right back in, right back in

And I know I'm never letting this go

There you go making my heart beat again

Heart beat again, heart beat again

There you go making me feel like a kid

Won't you do it, do it one time?

There you go pulling me right back in

Right back in, right back in

And I know I'm never letting this go

I'm stuck on you

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue

You and me baby, we're stuck like glue

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue

You and me baby, we're stuck like glue

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue

You and me baby, we're stuck like glue

Happy 5 month wedding anniversary, Mr. E!

If I had to be stuck with someone for my life, I am happy it will be with you.

Here's to a full year of being Mr. & Mrs together!
I can't wait for what this year has in store for us!
All my love, KE

2013: Happy New Year's!

Happy New Year from The Easton's!

Wow, it is now officially 2013! Last year was quite the year for us with several highlights and in our Christmas letter this year, we picked our Top 5 moments from 2012 so here's a recap:

1. Our wedding! It was the perfect day and the best party ever! A great way to start off our marriage! 
2. Jordan’s bachelor party in Vegas and my bachelorette party in the Wisconsin Dells! Both were filled with partying and good times…and like they say, what happens there stays there! 
3. Honeymoon cruise! Beautiful ocean views, fun adventures and lots of laughs together! 
4. Donating $400 to the University of Iowa Dance Marathon! We dedicated the Dollar Dance at our wedding to raise money For The Kids and are thankful to those who helped us with this donation! 
5. Kicking off Iowa football season in Chicago with both our families! Katie’s parents flew from Texas and Jordan’s family made the drive from Iowa. Hopefully the Hawks have a better season next year!

I am so excited to be starting this year off with Jordan by my side as my husband. We watched our wedding video earlier with happy tears in my eyes and lots of laughs as we reminisced about our past year that we had. We are incredibly lucky with the many opportunities each of us have received and for the wonderful family and friends we have in our lives. This year will prove to be one full of the unknowns, challenges and hopefully a lot of triumph and I'm excited to tackle it with my best friend. Happy New Year everyone and here's to a year for of love and laughter for all of you!

it wouldn't be a party without a hat for Paisley!

Paisley, the partied out pup!
and that's a wrap!