Homemaker

It is a tradition for Addie and I to make spring skirts during April Conference. Ok, so we have only done it two year out of the past four, but that's enough for a tradition. Saturday we went to Walmart to pick out a pattern and material. We were hoping for some cute $1 fabric, but they were lacking in that area. So we did have to spend a little more, but that's ok. Saturday during morning conference we cut out the fabric. Then between conferences we started on the skirts but ran into some trouble with Addie's sewing machine. We left to go watch the afternoon session and then returned to working on our skirts. We fixed the problem with the sewing machine and were off. I ran into some problems when I got to the zipper. I have never put a zipper into a skirt before. We then decided to go out to dinner with Erika and Samantha. We went to The Old Spaghetti Factory. I had never been there and it was quite good. We then went shopping (window shopping) and then returned to the skirts once more. I also came to a problem when trying to sew a ribbon around the bottom. I didn't want to pin it on because the pins snagged the ribbon but it was hard to get it in the right spot without pinning it. I decided to just hold it and have at it. It worked out quite well. The skirts weren't done until around 1:30am. But they were quite cute! I was proud of my work! The next day we were just going to go to Samantha's to watch conference, but we wanted to wear and show off our skits. So we decided to go up to Salt Lake and do standby. We headed up and met up with Jessi and her boyfriend Cameron. We stood in standby, got through security and were lined up on one of the outside balconies in the conference center. The sun came out and it was absolutely beautiful! I didn't even need to wear my jacket. We got some compliments on our skirts. We also got to see some friends we hadn't seen in a while. We did end up getting in and it was great! Addie and I then went to her grandma's house and enjoyed dinner. I decided to wear my skirt to school today as well and have gotten compliments on it once again. Man I'm good! I'm going to be a great wife! If only guys understood that! Haha. Well...here are the skirts and some pictures from conference.

Ignore the cheesy grins


The skirts poof out cool when you spin


I just pulled out my camera to take a picture and this is what they were all doing


All of us waiting to get in

The Northwest vs. Utah and My Life Ambition

I love the northwest! I love trees, I love green, I love mountains. Being in Utah is a little hard for me considering it is a desert. I long for the tree covered mountains of the northwest. However, the mountains here have their own beauty. For one thing, they are huge and very close! They are mostly rock and pretty cool rock at that. The big mountains are to the east here in Provo, so during the wintertime at sunset the sun lights up the snow-covered mountains and makes them pink! It really only lasts a few minutes, but it is one of the most beautiful sights ever! I have caught those few minutes a few times on the way home from work (not lately because the sun is setting later). Every time I just can't help and stare. I am probably a danger to the drivers around me. I just love nature! I love God's creations. It really is amazing. Nature is one thing that I'm always in awe about. I could probably spend my whole life outside admiring God's creations. From the tiny bugs and leaves to the huge mountains and trees. Here are a couple of pictures I captured of the mountains at sunset.

Along the same lines. One of my life ambitions is photography. I think there are a few things that contribute to this interest of mine. For one, as I was saying, I love nature and I think there are so many beautiful images out their that should be captured. Another is that I'm a very sentimental person. I'll save a piece of string if it has sentimental meaning. Hopefully I'll soon be able to not be too crazy about it otherwise I'll have a house full of junk! Anyway...I love to capture the moment and be able to have those pictures that have sentimental meaning. And in general, I think photography is fun. I just wish I had a nice camera and then I would try to pursue it more. About a year ago I was able to take my friends' engagement pictures. I have never done such a thing, but she was nice enough to allow me to experiment and I was pretty proud of most of the results. There are a lot of things that I would still love to learn about the art of photography and much more practicing I need to do. But one day when I have the money and time I think that that is something I would really love to do. Here are a few pictures of my friends I took. That's all for now.