15 days later....

so. i haven't been in hiding... just been busy enjoying life. 

here is a rundown of the basics from the last couple weeks...

first off--- i finished off another semester of grad school. and may i mention- i made a 4.0 for the SECOND semester in a row?!?! crazy. i think ive gotten smarter with age. this is a 3.0 kid from high school...  who is now a 4.0 kid in grad school at duke... how does that happen?!?!

sorry. im really proud of my hard work!

my LAST semester starts january 18--- crazy!

ok. moving on.

i finished harry potter book 7...

perhaps one of the best books ever.

 

 really. it was that good.

 this little guy has become even more awesome. and im even more crazy about him.

 

 i met captain america. 

it was pretty sweet. 

this was right after spiderman almost tackled me.... really.

i drank butterbeer. 

never heard of that?!? its from harry potter. 

and well they have it in harry potter world. 

no. its not real beer. but

holy moly so good. like crazy delicious. 

mix of cream soda taste with perhaps root beer splash. and then crazy awesome caramel froth. 

oh my. if only you could buy it in cases....

oh yeah. i went to africa. 

sorta. 

african safari---

at animal kindom. 

it was pretty amazinggggg

and before all that madness--- 

i was a quilting queen. sewing up a storm. 

thus the reason i have been away. 

seriously. i sewed and crocheted like a madwoman. 

here are a few things i made...

this is part of my mom's quilt. 

the fabric was found in her grandmother's attic. 

the whole quilt is made from her grandmother's fabric.

 

it was really fun to make--- this is it in the making. i wish i had a picture of my mom's face when she opened it up. it was a big surprise! 

here are two other gifts i made... fun little bags for jewelry on the road, lippies in the purse, or even credit card & ID for a night out--- super easy and great gifts!

 

 well. thats really about all for now. 

we had an amazing christmas... first with our family and then at the sniders. 

then of course our week in florida with the sniders. 

im so blessed with such a great family on both sides!

well. this is probably the last picture of me in shorts for a long longggg time. 

snow coming monday!

back to our country life in the mountains! 

love and peace