Welcome to the Sixties

I didn't think it was possible, smiling for three hours straight, but last night I did!

It started with meeting with some of my favorite ladies for dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, Joya. We laughed, joked, talked about celebrities, and fashion, while eating our favorite Thai dishes. Lots of smiling.

We then followed dinner up with this.

Another two hours of pure enjoyment, and smiles.

And I think I might even have a little crush on Link.

On a lighter note

Here is the dress I finished for Sunday. I am hoping it complimented my musical number.

**sorry the pic is a little blurry, you get the idea.

A Sunday post

Am I a changed girl?

I ask myself this, because it seems I might have made some priority changes in my life, at least for now. 

Last Sunday I had an awakening to my spirituality, mainly due to Katie's lesson. I have since, been moved to take time for myself each day to draw myself closer to the spirit.

Prior to Sunday, my day usually went as follows, wake up, check my email, go for a run, feed Luke breakfast, check my email again,  put Luke down for a nap, check my email once more, do some blogging, and the day goes on, mainly filled with as much useless nonsense as I could possibly fit in.

Why can't we fit in 15 to 20 minutes for a morning prayer, for scripture study?  Katie asked us last Sunday. Well, for me, simply put, there are many other things I would rather do, and not to mention I'm lazy. But Monday morning, after I put Luke down from his nap, I did it. I prayed on my knees, and read a few articles out of the Ensign. I started small, 15 minutes is all I committed to, but I followed through, every day last week.

I can't say that I cut out all of the nonsense, or I am now a better person, but the few minutes I spend on me, are now filled with feelings of gratitude, humility, comfort, and hope. And those, I can't find on any of my bookmarks.

Blue Blue Electric Blue

As I looked at the cover page of my Lucky magazine for April, I knew cobalt blue would be my color choice for the season. I have since followed this trend by sewing myself a blue plaid dress, a blue shirt, and purchased blue ballet flats. Obsessive? maybe.

Over the last 2 weeks, I managed to squeeze a few more blue projects out. Lucky for me, the predictions for fall are bright jewel tones, which bright blue clearly exemplifies.

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This skirt is a rip off I saw in a boutique while I was in Chicago. The price was well over $300, and I knew if I found a simple skirt pattern I could adjust it and maybe pull it off. I couldn't find a decent picture of the skirt anywhere online, so I emailed the company, and asked for it. It couldn't have been better, I was able to copy every last detail.

Although this dress isn't all blue, it captures it in the details. I made it as an unbirthday present for my sister Tara, who is a very dedicated Brooklyn Bean reader and commenter. Hope you like it Tara, you should get it today!

And of course, I couldn't resist making another turban in blue, and I also didn't feel so great about how the first one turned out. I made some adjustments and this one seems to be a bit closer to the real thing.

A letter (email)

Yesterday I wrote an email that went something like this.

Do I have high hopes, yes. But we all dream right?