Engagement Present

SoOo ... Yesterday Sean and I were going to have our engagement pix taken, but they got canceled at the last minute, so we went for a walk and ended up at the dealership to just take a look . . .

so what do you think of our new car? :)

*please excuse the cell phone pic*

Creative Bug will be put to good use

Well... there have been some emails flying around between my family. Apparently we are going to be doing christmas different this year:

Short story would be that we are going to be doing quasi-homemade gifts??

Hmm... I am not really sure of the details... no one has "finalized our gift giving plans" but I am thinking I'm in big trouble... Giving gifts is hard enough, but giving gifts that are handmade?? Looks like I'm screwed :) and so is everyone else that gets a gift from me :)

Just kidding.. well, not really:

For our first Christmas I made Sean a quilt, let me rephrase that, I made Sean most of a quilt.

Its all done except for the binding--I know I know, thats the easiest part..

Looking back on that experience and looking forward to this Christmas.. I think it has disaster written all over it!

Creative Bug

I have the creative bug.. there is only one problem... I am not a creative person.

You all have sweet projects of something sewn, glued, gelled, crafted, or cut... I am always in awe of your super-cool skills :)

I saw some cute fall decorations on Courtney's site

I constantly see baby outfits that are soooo sweet on Rachel's blog

Melissa has some decorated gourds and pumpkins

Shannon is doing amazing flower decor

the list goes on and on... (please don't feel bad if I didn't put your project up... I promise, I look at all of them and every one spires my creative thinking!)

Anyone want to help inspire my craftiness?? And when I say inspire, I really mean give me a project that has step by step directions with pop up pictures and be prepared to answer your phone every 5 minutes for my questions on how to "exactly put that glitter in the right spot" :)

I am more the type who just copies someone else's ideas... and doesn't even do that good of a job... ::sigh::

Aww, I thought I was hiding it!

My wedding photographer told me today that she thought that I needed cheering up. She said that when she last talked to me, I sounded so sad (Sean left for a fire on Sunday morning, after only being back from his last fire for 4 days).

I felt bad. I don't want people thinking I'm this weepy person as soon as Sean leaves! I actually fall to pieces as soon as he gets back. :)

I am sad of course when he is gone, but, as Sean reminds me every nighton the phone, this is only temporary, and I need to be strong. I pray every day and night for God to give me strenght and for my joy NOT to come from Sean being home, but from Jesus and all that he has done for me in my life and the life of the ones that I love.

If you ever see me in this sad state of emotional patheticness, please kick me in the teeth (well... kinda). People keep telling me that this is suppose to be the happiest of times. I am trying, I really am!