Life With Almonds: July 2012

So...earlier last week was a bit tough. Our wonderful little Wendy car (that's what we call our Ford escort wagon) got one of her back windows completely shattered. Oh boy! But luckily, with the help of some painter's tape, talking to family (including a brother-in-law who works for Safelite glass), and a call to set up an appointment...we were able to get our Wendy car patched up.

Not quite sure WHAT caused this...besides driving on the freeway....but Matthew and I kept joking that it
looked very much like a bullet hole. No worries, though...we couldn't find a bullet shell in the trunk, so
we're pretty sure that's not what it was. ;-)

Luckily, within 2 days, Safelite auto glass came to Lehi (where Matthew works) and replaced the glass for us right there...and within a descent amount of time (and not too expensive too!).

So....within all the craziness with the car, I've REALLY enjoyed spending some more time with my hobbies....sewing and photography!

I bought a yard of canvas from IKEA a while back (under $5) and decided to turn it into a pillow case and use the excess for some adorable baby shoes. I got the pattern for the shoes off of the following site (found via pinterest!) and the shoes are SO super cute:

http://www.fleetingthing.com/handmade/baby-gifts/the-mila-baby-shoe-tutorial/&2_10_12

Mila baby shoes

Then, here's the cute pillow cover I made. I like it a lot!

Me being silly with my comfy cozy pillow.

And, last but not least, my grandmother sent me this shirt (I should have taken a BEFORE picture, but I didn't) with sleeves down to the wrist. It was also a size 12 which was a bit big for me. So...I decided to up-do the shirt. I took in the side seams by about an inch, creating a better, more slim fit. Also, I chopped off the long sleeves and remade the sleeve cuffs (and button holes). Unbeknownst to me, I absolutely LOVED sewing button holes. It's like my new favorite thing to sew. :)

I was able to second-shoot a dance poster shoot with my sister, Jessie. It was super fun! The dancer/model, Rachel, is absolutely gorgeous and so athletic! Here's a few of my favorites...

WCDC - a pre-professional dance company based in Provo, UT. Get excited for their debut show at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo this October!!!

What a great last two weeks. And, it gets better! Through my BYU Independent Study class (English 313: Teaching English to Elementary Students), I've run into a great website called HappyRambles. Basically, it's an online journal progam and is SUPER easy to use. You set up an email reminder every day at a specified time and you simply reply to the email to "write" in your journal! Plus, it's name (HappyRambles) definitely does do it justice--my life has truly been happier since I've spent a few moments every day to write down what I am grateful for and how much God has blessed me.