tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336603818242617392024-02-07T21:19:01.720-08:00This is my craftymathylyfe!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662289641730126699noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433660381824261739.post-45306623549710461892016-05-05T18:51:00.000-07:002016-05-05T18:51:41.375-07:00Faith and FearLet's set the stage.<br />
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2 years ago, I put my loving parents on a plane in Phoenix, Arizona and drove away. Drove 3 hours up a friggin' mountain to a creaky, old house I managed to rent via Craigslist that I had just moved into. Alone, frightened, and kinda excited about what was about to happen. Hopeful that my husband of a few months would have the opportunity to join me with a great job. Terrified of what the next 2 years would hold for me.<br />
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Then, the hardest 6 months of my life occurred. I entered the world of graduate school in a state, town, and school where I had never met a soul. I cried nightly, missing the person I had just pledged to spend my life with and had endured a long-distance relationship with during my undergraduate career, missing my family whom I had grown very close to, missing my dear friends who were forever away, and missing the amazing professors I had known for 4 years. Missing a church family who could shelter me and distract me from the people I loved most, miles and miles away. Enduring professors I had never met, classes that seemed impossible, and grades that were worse than I had ever gotten in my entire life. I was shy, afraid to reach out to anyone and ask the simple question for help. Me, the goofy, outgoing person that wasn't afraid to ask anyone for anything, especially when it came to school. Who made friends easily, and was the person in the room who wasn't afraid to say hello to a stranger.<br />
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I didn't even know who I was anymore.<br />
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I laid in my bed, sobbing for something. Anything. Everything. Hope. Friendship. Love. Laughter. Courage. I realized that I was praying. Praying for deliverance of what and who I had become. Praying not to be alone anymore.<br />
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Then I realized I never had been alone. At my lowest point, I cried out to the only person who could hear. He had been there always, making sure I was surviving, making sure I had a roof over my head, gas in my car, the bus always making it to school, getting me through classes, making sure I put something on paper to turn in to my instructors at the end of the week. I was just too blinded by fear and shame to realize that Jesus Christ had never left. When I was crying out of loneliness, He chuckled and smiled down at me. He opened my eyes to reality; I was lost in my fear of what I was going through to see Him clearly.<br />
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I started praying in every moment. Praying to get through the classes I was neglecting, thinking I could do this on my own, when I never in my life done that before. Praying for my husband to answer the phone when I called, praying for my family to be thinking of me, praying that I would survive this semester.<br />
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Thankfully, God answered my prayers and my wonderful, dear father spent 3 weeks with me, after realizing that things weren't going spectacular in AZ for me. I thanked God daily that my dad was able to be here for me.<br />
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Thanksgiving came, and my dear, dear husband was able to visit and see Flagstaff. We went to McDonald's for thanksgiving, and I will never forget that meal we shared. He never lost faith that I would be able to succeed in this new endeavor, and his unwavering support is another credit to the amazing man I get to spend my life with!<br />
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I managed to get through the semester, and go home and spend 3 weeks at home. I treasured every moment, and relished the time I spent with the people I loved most. I had a change of heart. That turning point with Jesus made me realize I had to change, reach out, and find support at NAU.<br />
He led me to some amazing people I am blessed to have known. He gave me all of the amazing classmates that didn't hesitate to help me when I asked a question, didn't understand a concept, and needed guidance on a homework problem. That I was too afraid that would judge me, ridicule me, laugh at my stupidity, if I approached them for help. He led me to a weekly bible study that helped me continue to foster my relationship with God. He helped me lead two classrooms of incredible students to know and enjoy mathematics as I did. (Well.... a few:) ) My grades improved drastically. I was participating in class, doing well on homework and exams. I became engrossed in learning more about teaching mathematics, and enjoying learning from my students, as well as helping them be successful.<br />
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I wasn't alone anymore.<br />
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And really, I had never been alone. I hadn't witnessed the greetings in the hallways. The questions from people in the office I shared about doing homework together. Asking me to go out to eat with them. Inviting me to movies, even just inviting me to have a conversation with them. My <u>fear</u> of rejection and judgement clouded my vision of the kind, helpful classmates and professors around me.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Psalm 121 7-8: <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">The</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 24px;">Lord</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">will keep you from all harm</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-16089F" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-16089F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">—</span></span><br />
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<span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="text Ps-121-8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Lord was always watching over me. Leading me through what has seemed like the most empty, sad days of my life. He led me to friendships I'll treasure for the rest of my life, to a relationship with my husband I treasure each and every day we have been apart, to the career I want to pursue as long as I am able as a math educator, to a faith I've never had before in Him. To a confidence in who I am.</span></span></span></div>
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My professors at NAU: Dr. Burch, Dr. Hagood, Dr. Ernst, Dr. Degraw, Dr. Swift, Dr. Falk, Dr. Beaudrie, and Dr. Neuberger</div>
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The 2nd year GTA's my first year at NAU: Zowie, Eric, Tiffany, Jose, Erin, Mickey, Amy, Andrew, Selina, Woody, Avi, David, Matt, Andy, Thomas</div>
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The current 1st year GTA's: Allie, Marlene, Tyler, Faustina, Mavis, Jake, Philip, Nellie, Bri, Scott, Julie, Krista, Zach, Sarah, Daniel</div>
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Those who have been with me since day 1: Patrick, Kevin, Kayla, Jesse, Taryn, Zack, Janessa, Samantha, Roger, Dane, Esther, Teresa, Bonnie, Justin, Matthew</div>
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To the last group, my classmates for these past 4 semesters, y'all will always hold a special place in my heart and in my memories. It has been a pleasure to know y'all, grow with y'all, and learn from each other. Thank you for putting up with me, getting to know me, and helping me with anything I needed. Thank you for allowing me to be who I am without fear of judgement or rejection. Thank you for the friendships I have gained with y'all. I wouldn't have made it through this program without any of you. </div>
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To Samantha, Tiffany, Janessa, and Allie: Thank you four ladies for everything. I absolutely treasure how y'all have changed my life and the dear friendships we share. For the times spent venting about students, life, classes, relationships, the future (and sometimes doing homework ;)). Thank you for opening your hearts to me and allowing me to be a part of your life. </div>
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To my family: Thank you for your enduring support. For knowing when to send a surprise in the mail. For my mother putting up with a phone call every single day, lasting at least for an hour. For my father spending 3 weeks both semesters with me. For my sister's love and encouragement. Thank you for helping me through this process, crying with me when I cried, rejoicing in my successes, helping me realize I could do this.</div>
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To Aaron: Thank you for always being there. Always believing in me at my lowest points, and when I had no faith in myself. For allowing and encouraging me to go on this journey. For loving me miles and miles away. For being as okay as possible with 2 more years apart. For pushing me to do my best. For sending me good morning text messages every single day. For traveling to visit me, using vacation days. For having faith in me, this program, and this decision that this was the right plan for our future together. </div>
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To those readers who have managed to read this entire novel, I urge you to cast away your fear. I urge you to reach for something you've been to afraid to go for. I urge you to have faith in yourself. I urge you to pray to God, for his help, for his love, and for his guidance. I urge you to learn from my mistakes, my fear, and my journey. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662289641730126699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433660381824261739.post-69651747317327470102016-01-22T07:19:00.000-08:002016-01-22T07:19:02.302-08:00Don't quote me on this but....My husband is always right. ALWAYS right. Easy to admit actually. First, (hopefully he doesn't mind....) here's a picture of us on our wedding day:<br />
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So clearly he is just the most handsome thing ever. He looks exactly the same and I have gone through hair cuts, hair colors, weight gain, climate change so no tan, so I look nothing like that anymore. But that's not the point of this post. We got married a year and a half ago, and are looking forward to our 2nd anniversary in June. He amazes me each and every day. His love, his kindness, his unwavering support and confidence in who I am and our marriage blows my mind. This is leading to why he is always right...... In opposition, I am somewhat insecure in most aspects of my life. Every doubt I have in who I am and whatever circumstances are going on, Aaron always seems to have the faith that I don't in myself and in God to provide for us. I seriously can't believe it most of the time when Aaron tells me something is going to happen, and what do you know, in time it comes to fruition. This began even when we started dating, he knew right away that we were going to get married, while I took a smidgen more convincing. Whatever he sets his mind to, it just happens. He works hard for what he wants in life, and it amazes me to see what he can do. </div>
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As I think back on our wedding day, and look through all the pictures, I remember all of the hopes that were in that chapel during the ceremony. Hope for the present, and hope for the future. Hope for Aaron and I's future, that it may be filled with faith, hope, and love. I remember all the love that was in that chapel, not only between Aaron and I, but everyone who so graciously chose to be there for us. I enjoyed looking through the pictures and remembering all that were there for the 2 of us, and how blessed we were and still are for those relationships honored between Aaron or myself and the community around us. I see the thoughtfulness of his mother in him, and the strength of his father, and even the humor from his brother in him. I see how my own family has rubbed off on him (sorry dear), with the curiousness of my own father shining in him, the kindness of my mom, and the friendship always given by my sister. </div>
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So, my wonderful husband, you are always right. Right to marry me of course! ;) And now I am right to brag and show the world how fantastic you are. I love you!</div>
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Our first photo taken in 2010</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662289641730126699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433660381824261739.post-10282234465125933062016-01-18T09:48:00.000-08:002016-01-18T09:48:26.250-08:00My 2015 sewing yearFINALLY! A post about sewing :) This post is dedicated to everything I managed to create this year. I am excited to go through all of my starts, middles, and finishes made in 2015. Hopefully this won't be too short! (I'm not worried about long..... graduate school gets in the way of creativity!)<br />
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My dive into zippered pouch making... a <span style="text-align: center;">A wedding gift for a beloved friend, Ruth</span></div>
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pencil bag I love and use daily</div>
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Graduation present for my wonderful friend Tiffany. The first quilt I quilted by myself on my little Pfaff machine. It was a great experience!</div>
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Graduation quilt made for one of my closest friends, Cina</div>
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Pencil pouch and first endeavor of embroidery</div>
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Farm Girl Vintage potholder for my mother-in-law, Susan</div>
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Some FGV blocks :)</div>
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My first bedrunner and first free-motion quilting project. I love it!</div>
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First baby quilt made, just the top. It finally got quilted though and will be finished soon :)</div>
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FGV quilt for another best friend, Meagan, as a wedding present</div>
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Christmas tabletopper</div>
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First mini quilt! </div>
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FGV Pillow.... Also for Meagan. </div>
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Fun foundation paper-pieced block. </div>
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First dive into paper piecing and first pillow made! I love it. So fall festive.</div>
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First endeavor into English paper-piecing. (Still yet to be appliquéd down lol)</div>
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Halloween quilt using my favorite Spellbound fabrics</div>
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This was for a swap I did.... it was difficult to give away bc it turned out so precious, but worth it when my swap partner said she loved it! :)</div>
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Halloween hat wall hanging. This was a fun paper-piecing project! Took a while because of all the parts but now I am confident in all foundation paper piecing projects. :)</div>
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Fun mini quilt for my sister Jessica's birthday :)</div>
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Tom the Turkey thanksgiving block. Pieced on Thanksgiving actually!</div>
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Super cute and fun Christmas ornament made after finals were over!</div>
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Beginning of a 3 wise men paper piecing project. (still in the works)</div>
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My cutie patootie sister with the fun charm pack cherry quilt I pieced and Momma quilted. She loved it!</div>
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First dresden plate project, a pillow. It came out great!</div>
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Finally, one of my favorite projects, a paper pieced R2D2 wall hanging for Dad at christmas. He was pleasantly surprised and is going to hang it in his office at home!</div>
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MichelleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662289641730126699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433660381824261739.post-27156315771581115852015-06-30T19:17:00.001-07:002015-06-30T19:17:52.142-07:00Quick tidbit :)Hey y'all! I apologize for getting everybody sooooo excited about my awesome blog and then taking a nice long break haha. I will do a long post tomorrow when I don't go into work early and have plenty of time to update y'all on my life. And my husband works so I need to do something to occupy my time while he is working. :) Most recently, I finished a bed runner for my Camp Loopy Project, and I quilted it myself! Well, to be more specific, I free-motion quilted it. Instead of normally just "stitching in the ditch", I, Michelle Burt, took a class my awesome husband got me for my birthday to learn how to do this cool stuff, and learned how to stitch super cute designs myself into the quilting. It was super fun and I met some sweet ladies in the process. Anyways, so I used my budding knowledge and used it on my CL project. I am attaching a few pics for everyone to enjoy and I will go into more details tomorrow... possibly Thursday :)<br />
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Just after I had finished the top. Minus some additional sashing I decided to put in there :)</div>
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All quilted and bound! </div>
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Close up of one of the blocks so yall can kind of see the quilting I put in there.</div>
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My favorite flower :)</div>
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This is part of the back I pieced to use up my fabric for the project requirement. I am loving how it turned out!</div>
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1. Using my love of sewing to design 2 bags to sell to those in my area. I called them Woohoo Bags, bc I say "Woohoo" all the time. (And I'd definitely say "woohoo!" if I bought one of these bags... Just sayin ;))<br />
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I am just having so much fun creating these for a few friends who have been so kind enough to purchase some from me. :)</div>
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2. I hate money and freak out about it all the time. Seriously. It leaves me a ball of stress whenever I think about it. (Thankfully my dear hubby is so good with saving and not spending money that he always calms me down when I freak out.) BUT I recently got a call from the job I was going back to this summer with an amazing company and even more amazing coworkers. God totally provides, yall.</div>
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3. Just before I got home for the summer from AZ, my awesome husband moved into a new apartment, that has a ton more space, 2 bathrooms!!, and near shopping and restaurants and great friends. We are loving it!!!</div>
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4. As I am sitting drinking my peach Fresca, I realize how lucky I am to have a job and a husband who so greatly provides the food and drinks in the fridge and pantry and to have access to clean drinking water right from the tap. So thankful for these amenities we deem nominal, but many around the world are struggling to have every single day.</div>
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5. On saturday, I was reminded that God so truly provides amazing people in our lives to show us His love. My loving husband and I celebrated our very first wedding anniversary. Poor Aaron wasn't feeling super well with a sore throat and runny nose, but it was just wonderful to spend the day together and exchange gifts and remembrance of the day we spent one year ago with our most beloved friends and family. </div>
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our yummy cake and beautiful cake topper (etsy has everything yall)</div>
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one of my favorite pictures of me, ever!</div>
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5 of my dearest, most beloved friends</div>
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Momma and Daddy :)</div>
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Srsly. Love the ladies so much.</div>
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Omg I would've died this day with Marbear. AND this sweet lady is getting married herself!</div>
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Us and our amazing pianist, my own piano teacher of 6 years. I love her.</div>
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Our minister, Pastor Craig from my home church. He is the best!</div>
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Putting together the Unity Cross :)</div>
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Srsly. How CUTE is he?!</div>
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I felt so bad for the groomsmen. And I was slightly terrified for my life.</div>
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Some of my family and my's oldest friends. I love you Carroll family!</div>
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My favorite favorite favorite picture. It has been my phone's background for a year and I can't even imagine changing it.</div>
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The two lucky wedding goers who caught the bouquet and garter! And it just so happens that Madeline got married herself May 15th! How cool is that :)</div>
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6. God provided a true bonding craft for my mom, sister, and I. We all (the surprising one was my sister) have gotten super into sewing and quilting. My mom has been doing this since high school really, and I really got into it about a year ago, and then recently my sister has as well. This is truly a God moment because I totally love how we all have gotten closer because of it. I love receiving texts and phone calls with pictures of blocks and talks for hours about ideas, fabric, and what we are planning on doing next! It warms my heart, truly, to see this new facet in all of our's relationships blossom. I love my family so so much.</div>
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Cool Threads and a simple Churn Dash block for my FGV Sampler :)</div>
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One block of a bedrunner I am making :)</div>
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And y'all, keep praying for me. I am totally feeling them because obviously things have been looking up, but I could use them for a smidgen longer. :) I know God has the power to provide, because he has, and will keep on providing. :)<br /><br />Michelle</div>
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A tweet of my life one year ago. This happened in real life. #iloveoreos</div>
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This made me laugh because if you have ever been at my parents house with my sisters dog.... this statement is only too true. </div>
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Anyways, first I will explain my blogspot URL. Mainly, the "lyfe". So a little over a year ago, 3 wonderful friends of mine:</div>
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Basically became inseparable. We went on an AMAZING Easter vacation to Memphis, and coined our standard phrase "Sistaz4lyfe". Obviously because the four of us are super gangster. And thus, the "lyfe" had begun. Standard hashtags #thelyfe #mylyfe also became frequent in our long-lasting group text. T-shirts were almost made. (Still in the works in my mind.) These ladies are so amazing and I am very thankful for them in my lyfe. ;) </div>
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So the title of this post is "roller coaster", due to the ups and major down I have had since my last post. First, the UPS!</div>
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1. I got to go to Tyler to visit my super BFF Jennifer, and go to her bridal fitting. It was a glorious day. We went shopping with her sister-in-law Brynn, had dinner with Jen's awesome parents, and just caught up on our busy lives. It was so great to see her and I can't wait to see her and her fiance tomorrow as well. :) </div>
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2. I got to spend the a lot of quality time with my sister! :) Well, we were babysitting, so the UP is that we got paid lol, and I got to see Jess for a lot of the day. Not living in the same house, sometimes state, and us having drastically different schedules doesn't leave a lot of time for sister time. So it was great to spend time with her. The kiddos we babysat were good 90% of the time so it was nice and fun. They are hilarious and so sweet. </div>
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So cute. Mesmerized by the TV. This happens to me as well.... minus the sippy cups. :)</div>
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3. I got to reconnect with an old friend, Paulina. We have known each other since 6th grade, and have been friends ever since. She is hilarious and tells it how it is. It was great to see her, and I wasn't surprised that we picked up right where we left off. </div>
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4. Today I got to spend with my awesome sister and mom! We went to Mckinney and went to a few quilt stores and had lunch. They are hilarious and it was just a great day with two of my favorite people! :)</div>
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The haul!! :) A few FQ's and a panel. Plus a cute mini charm pack. </div>
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Kettle's On Block! So cute. The 6 inch blocks are cute, but tiny and difficult. I like how it turned out though. (Don't look too closely y'all.)</div>
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For some reason this block stayed on the table for 2 days because I got super frustrated with it. So I quit and left it. Came back and it was fun again. This happens to me sometimes... But it all works out in the end. :)</div>
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And last but not least, the finished Churn Dash Love Block. Lori posted it on her blog yesterday and I just love it. The heart fits so well in there, it was a great idea. And my heart even turned out ok! This was a 12 inch block so it was a lot larger than the tiny one on the Baby Chick block that I had made previously, only 6 inches. </div>
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I am not going to give many details, just that things might not be working out for the future as planned, thus hyperventilating occurred, lots of tears, and a peach daiquiri with Aaron happened later in the evening. (So thankful for my wonderful husband y'all.) But I am optimistic and would greatly appreciate prayers at this time. When it works itself out, I will give all the information. :) </div>
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I believe I had just gotten my hair cut when this pic was taken. :) I guess I was tired... hence the squinty eyes. (I probably had only one cup of coffee that day.....) I am a born and raised Texan, who loves a whole lot of things: Jesus, my husband, my family, my dear dear friends, laughing, COFFEE, shopping, sewing, crafting, math, teaching, learning, eating, sleeping, and making others laugh. I am currently going to school to get my master's degree in mathematics. Sounds cuckoo I know. (I hear it a lot.) BUT I totally love it and I also have the opportunity to teach undergraduates math as well. It is so awesome and I am so blessed to be able to do so. Lastly, (too much about me... boring) I have been married for almost a year to the most amazing, hilarious, and wonderful man. He puts up with my goofiness and still loves me! </div>
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onto.... THE CRAFTS! So my mother and I, and now my sister, recently have been slightly (aka extremely) obsessed with Lori Holt's Farm Girl Vintage book. It is amazing and quite possibly the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life. <a href="http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/">#farmgirlfridays</a> have actually turned into #farmgirllyfe. Errday allday. Here are the ones I've completed for my Farm Girl Sampler:</div>
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The Canning Season and Chicken Foot blocks</div>
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My special FGV basket :) </div>
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Butter Churn and Baking Day blocks</div>
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Baby Chick and Apron Strings blocks</div>
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I mean, I already LOVE vintage fabrics, really all things vintage, so this book is my Mecca. It is amazing. My mom, dad, and I recently went on a trip to Michigan and my mom commented, "I wish we had brought FGV with just to look at the pictures." The pictures are amazing and so vivid. (And cute. Obv.) Lori (because we are obviously on a first name basis.. #besties) does a great job with the instructions and spelling everything out for dummies like me. I struggle. </div>
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I also managed today to do a few new blocks for a special super secret project I am working on. Here's a few pics, hopefully it wont give it away!</div>
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My DELICIOUS Mooyah sweet potato fries my dear husband got me :) (gone in about .342 seconds)</div>
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Cuttings for my Pie Cherries block Zoey the Zebra showing off the block :)</div>
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The finished Pie Cherries block up close!</div>
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Pieces for the Egg Basket block</div>
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Close up so y'all can see how cute the fabric is</div>
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All complete! Seriously my favorite block so far. (Although I say that after practically every block...)</div>
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The trio plus the book :)</div>
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So all in all, today was a successful sewing day besides the scary tornado warning in the middle!!! I huddled in the tub for 45 minutes under the quilt I grabbed from the hall closet, because if something was going to happen to me, you better believe it would be with my favorite quilt!</div>
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A Texas Tumbler quilt done in 1930's reproduction fabrics.</div>
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And, of course, my husband had decided to leave about 20 minutes earlier to go work out. So here's some math: </div>
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1 tornado warning + freaked out Michelle -strong, level-headed husband = a terrible 45 minutes of my life. </div>
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Needless to say, I had Aaron call me ASAP when I got the warning, shivered in the cold and uncomfortable tub, prayed, and distracted myself with Etsy until it was over. Afterwards, treated myself to some ice cream. (Really what else would anyone do??) It was an exciting day in our household. </div>
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Well now I'm off to end my evening with some fun cross-stitching on a little book mark: </div>
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And lastly, I hope everyone had a great Memorial day!</div>
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A special shout-out to my favorite veteran, my cousin Andrew. Love you!</div>
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Happy sewing and thanks for listening to my crafty, mathy lyfe!</div>
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