on the road and halfway there!

We left this morning around 7:00am and drove all the way to Macon, Georgia! Jordan and Paisley dropped me off and after plenty of hugs and kisses, I finally said goodbye and hopped in the van to start my spring break! I somehow managed to pack all of my stuff into one duffle bag and filled a tote bag with snacks, my Nook, and some yarn to make a few arm knitted scarves! Jess and I kept each other pretty entertained on the drive while everyone else was sleeping and we each made our own scarf then read some of the book “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” that’s required for our seminar course. Turns out talking to each other and snacking is a lot more entertaining than reading that book! We stopped somewhere along the way for lunch at Subway where I witnessed a lady get ice out of the ice machine with her hands then wash her hands with the ice….and then she walked away like it was completely normal. Must be something they do in Tennessee I guess but it was quite the sight! It was nice finally getting to Georgia and being able to lay down for the night before we make the rest of the drive to Florida tomorrow! I can’t wait to be in the nice warm weather and finally get to experience Give Kids The World for myself instead of just hearing stories about it and seeing pictures!

arm knitting at its finest!
our scarves turned out pretty cute!

Friday Funnies - 3.15.13

Whoo hoo, so happy it's Friday! And so excited to leave for Florida tomorrow! It's going to be a jam packed, incredible, emotional and all around amazing week! Tonight Jordan and I plan to take it easy and enjoy some homemade dinner and a movie together... I guess I better get packing and finish some laundry so I can spend the night relaxing and cuddling with the hubs and pup! I hope everyone has a great weekend and a fun spring break if you have next week off as well!

wish you were joining me on the trip!

How did you know I want this?! How? HOW?!!!

I am as emotional as Lily just watching her reacting to her birthday surprise!

what a realization...

Today I was looking at my closet as I was trying to pack and get ready for my trip and to leave on Saturday...when I realized something pretty strange but incredible. When I leave on Saturday, I will be gone until the following Saturday so for a full week... and in the past 3+ years that Jordan and I have been together, this will be the longest time that we have spent apart from each other. What?! That's just crazy talk! I can't wait for my trip and I know it is going to be an incredible experience but I'm definitely going to be missing him and Miss Paisley! Good thing we are having a date night tomorrow before I leave first thing on Saturday!

Braided-Crochet Scarf

Here is my latest (and finally!) completed crochet project!

I had seen a few similar scarves floating around on Pinterest (of course!) and decided to make myself one. None of them had any tutorials or instructions so I just made it up myself and it turned out pretty cute and similar to the ones I had looked at. The other ones were only one loop but I love being able to double it up so I made mine quite a bit longer. It was pretty time consuming since it is made entirely of double crochet stitches but here is how I made it:

You will need:

2 skeins of light weight yarn

G hook

How to make the scarf:

1. chain 220 (or however many to make it the desired length you prefer!)

2. double crochet stitch into each chain (that's why it took so long but has such a nice solid form to it and isn't "holey")

3. do four rows or until each strand is to your desired width

4. repeat three times to make three separate strands

5. once you are done with the three strands, loosely braid them and then whipstitch the ends together. and done!

I'm dreaming of Spring Break....

One short week from today and I will be leaving for Florida for my Spring Break trip to Kissimmee to spend the week volunteering at Give Kids The World Village!! Ahhh I am so sooo excited! I can't wait to enjoy a week in the sun and beautiful weather in Florida while spending time volunteering and getting to know some amazing kids and their families. And I'm lucky that I get to spend it with such an awesome group of girls while I'm there. The drive there (and back!) might be a long one but I know it will be so worth it! I can't wait! 

Friday Funnies - 3.8.13

Another week down and another weekend coming up...so thankful it is Friday! And the weather forecast doesn't have any snow for the next few days except maybe some late Sunday/early Monday so hopefully that doesn't actually happen. It's supposed to be mid-40s so I'm not even sure how snow would happen and I'm hoping it doesn't at all! I am just sooo ready for spring! I want to be wearing some ballet flats and my Sperry's, not my big Uggs and boots and knee length down-feather coat anymore! Tonight Jordan is going to Poker Night with the guys and I have a crochet project that I want to finish and also a paper I need to finish and submit for class! Friday night or not, I am just glad it is the weekend even if I do work on some school stuff! And daylight savings in this weekend, yes! I don't care about losing an hour of sleep considering I've been sleeping 10-13 hours A DAY the past three weeks anyway! I am more excited for there to be sunlight in the mornings when I wake up AND still sunlight when I come home from work/class late in the afternoon by 5pm! And who doesn't enjoy some sunlight?! It just makes everything better! I'll take some sunlight along with some funny and sneaky kids and that makes for a great day! Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy your weekend!

image via Pinterest
Well I'm sorry fridge magnets but it's a little hard to when I know there's Snickers Ice Cream bars in there!!
for those who are born to create drama...I don't know what's funnier between the girls comment or the cop's reaction! I need to make sure that our kids never see this video in the future... 

today is a good day.

It's Wednesday which means that I have the whole day free until my night class at 5:45 and since Jordan doesn't start his full-time teaching job until Monday, that means we get to spend the day at home together! And I just have to say that today has been a good day. Noo, actually, that doesn't do it justice. Today has been a great day and one that has been very exciting to say the least! I just love days like today! Now it's time to get some snuggles with Paisley before I have to get ready to leave for class! :)