Update in Picture Form

Chaynce threw me a surprise BBQ at the bar for my birthday

Chaynce being a zombie for halloween.  He spent several hours being a diva in front of the mirror even after his makeup was done

Chaynce being creepy with a swollen face and black eye (you don't want to know)

It's official... We have Interwebs!!!

Yep as of yesterday afternoon I talked the boo into just turning his phone into a mobile hot-spot.  We only have a few months left on the lease so to avoid all the fees for getting only a few months of internet here we're going with verizon on his phone.  But even better his plan is the old unlimited data plan that doesn't exist anymore so we don't have limits on how much data we use and we don't slow down after using a certain amount.  So of course we've been spending all our time updating the playstation and all Chaynce's games.  We can actually watch netflix on the tv instead of the phone!  I can shop online!! and I've been emailing updates to friends I've been neglecting for most of the last year.  So excited to have interwebs!!

4th of July

Here is what we did for the 4th:

 

Some of us partied a little too hard :)

It was way hot and exhausting.  Here's a hot sweaty pic of us.

 But we found some shade and got some life back into the little guy.

Speaking Chaynce

Turd-cutter:  this refers to your butt.  as in "Babe you have a nice turd-cutter" this is intended as a compliment

That'll push a turd:  this is what food does.  the sole purpose of food is to "push the turd" that your body is making.  If you cooked a good dinner you'll hear "wow that'll really push a turd" again this is intended as a compliment

Vallant:  Chaynce tries to use big words to sound more intellectual, however he often fails.  he makes a vallant effort, a mix between gallant and valiant.  like I tell him, words are hard!

Straight-up, right or wrong, yes or no, period: these are all interchangeable words used when getting worked up in a conversation.  He often uses many of these in the same sentence. 

Calling dinosaurs/speaking dinosaur: this means getting too drunk and throwing up.  The sound of vomiting is supposedly like roaring like a dinosaur

 

And here is a picture of the cool kid, he's like head of the cool kids club (*the sunglasses staying like that is a magic trick, probably something Chuck Norris taught him)

Birthday Card

I haven't posted in forever, I also haven't really made anything.  But for my sister's birthday I made this card and put together this gift.  I felt it was aesthetically pleasing enough to share.  Enjoy!

Quality Pillow Talk

Chaynce: "Arm wrestle for who gets a back rub??"

Lace Ruffle Tank: My love-hate relationship with sewing

 Presenting my newest creation.  Just a tank with added lace ruffle and then I made the plaid belt.  Cute right??

 

But then we hit problems like this.  The back is so plain.  Sometimes I think it's not so bad but mostly I think it looks so awkwardly plain and I'm stuck on the best way to fix it.  If I add ruffles the shirt will be huge.  Just too much volume. I've thought about just putting a lace overlay on the back but considering the stretchy quality of the tank and no elasticity in the lace, it's not gonna work.  I've exhausted my creativity in coming up with a solution.

 And one more sample of my prized work.  If only you could see the hair too.  I've had to come up with cute new ways to have my hair pulled back for work and this one turned out well.

And the moral of the story is: I hate when I put all this effort into making a top and it's not just perfect.  Someone just buy me a Hollister/Abercrombie gift card and we can all put this mess behind us.