A Brithday and A Celebrity Sighting

For the long Labor Day Weekend Scot and I were able to fly back to California (my most favoritist place in the world) for my dad's birthday. We had a great time hanging out with the fam! Although our trip did start out sort of rough having to keep our big old carry on suitcases at our feet on the plane and having to empty fuel from our plane in order to make weight it all ended up working out and went smoothly from there on out (Side Note: I do NOT like to fly, it scares me and it especially scares me when they want to empty an essential element such as fuel from the plane. HELLO!)

Anyway, while we were there I was able to work on a project with the help of my mom.
She made a cute little roll up similar to this for all of her knitting needles and crochet hooks so I decided that I needed one too! My mom is a great seamstress and was able to tell me what to do from memory! Here is how it turned out...So neat and organized!!

On Saturday we celebrated my dad's birthday by having a picnic in the Elk Grove Park with friends and family. It was a really fun afternoon. It wasn't too hot either which was really nice.

On Monday we flew back home :(. Sadness. When we got to L.A. for our 2 1/2 hour layover we started walking down the terminal to find something to eat. We stopped so Scot could use the facilities and when he came back out I said to him "let's just go back to California Pizza Kitchen over by where our gate is." Scot was like "Ya, that sounds good." So we walked back over and ordered our food. After ordering I walked over and filled up our cup and started scanning the restaurant for a place to sit and that's when I saw him. NOW, I know you all are going to be like YA RIGHT. You are way too obsessed! But this is true. OK back to my story, so I'm scanning and I see him. I of course did a double take and he looked up and I am pretty sure he saw the recognition in my face but I decided to be dignified and not say anything to him even though I wanted to run over and ask him for a picture. People were leaving him alone and I didn't want to cause him any problems. Well of course there happened to be seats right next to him so we sat there and now I am able to say that I ate lunch next to Emmett Cullen (Kellan Lutz) from Twilight. Booo ya!

For those of you who don't know who in the heck I'm talking about here he is:
I should have been more brave and gotten a picture I know, I know but I'm sure they get sick of the craziness so I thought it better not to embarass myself. Know what I mean?

Even though it was a super quick trip we were glad we were able to go. It's always nice to get away and spend some time with the fam. Love you guys!

Here are the happs...

{That's short for the happenings...}

So I can't believe how long it's been since we've posted anything! That's probably because we have been super BORING this summer! Oh well, what can you do? Anyway earlier last month we went on a bike ride...BAD idea. It was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done...OK maybe not but pretty dang close. I couldn't even walk the next day. We rode from a little town called Silverthorne up to another ski town called Breckenridge. We figure from the car to Breckenridge was around 10 - 12 miles UPHILL the entire way. When we got to the last hill I literally stopped my bike got off and started to cry. Scot was being very supportive and telling me I could do it. I told him to go on without me and that I would just live there next to little stream forever. After eating a cliff bar though and a few swigs of water I was rejuvinated enough and we DID IT! Woo hoo. Here is a before picture when we still thought we were going to have a fun day. Sexy, I know.

Anyway other than that not much else...I have been working on a few projects some of them are gifts though so no posty...
Seriously, this project was seirously sent straight from heaven. I have been looking for a place to keep all of my jewelry where I could see it all and not have it get all tangled up and low and behold I found the perfect solution. All you need is a frame, chicken wire and your husbands big old staple gun! Oh ya!

I've seen it done with really gorgeous, ornate frames but seriously where do those people find stuff like that? I don't know, so I just went with Michael's frames. Works great and I had a stinkin' coupon. HECK YA!

Here is another somethin' somethin' I FINALLY finished. I started this project way back when and finally decided it was time to finish it. I was a little off on my measurements but it will do the job.

Anyway that's about all from us for now. We hope everyone is doing well!!

Hiking Pikes Peak

Last Saturday Scot hiked this big white mountain...

...called Pikes Peak. I think he's crazy for even wanting to do it but I was impressed that he was able to accomplish this goal that he has always wanted to do...

Here are some pictures from their trip...

Starting out at Barr Trail in Manitou Springs at 5:00 in the morning! Yikes!

The sun is just starting to come up...

At timberline...here is where the air really starts to thin out...

Taking a break...not much more to go...

The trail...

I met them up at the top so that I could drive them back down. It takes an HOUR to drive to the top and some of it is dirt roads and really steep, kinda scary.

Great Job Scot! I'm very proud of you!...And no, I definitely will not be doing that with you anytime soon! I think my way of driving up is much more leisurely :)...

Pincussion Organizer

Another website I heart visiting is Sew Mama Sew. They have a ton of really cool tips and free tutorials. While my mom was in town we decided to make these really cute pincussion organizers from this free tutorial that I found on Sew Mama Sew.

Now I can have all of my little sewing supplies right next to me on the couch and throw all of my scraps away in the garbage bag. Pretty neato!
I heart free tutorials!

South Dakota!

A couple weeks ago we were able to go to South Dakota with my parents to see Mount Rushmore and other various parks and attractions in the area. We left after work on Friday and met them in Cheyenne, then drove up the rest of the way on Saturday. We had a great time and it's definitely one of those things that everyone should see at least once in their lifetime! Very cool.

Here we are at the South Dakota sign...I guess Scot couldn't decide if he was hot or cold...

One of the first things we did after eating the WORST lunch of all time was go to Custer State Park and see the beautiful scenery. The loop we were on had a bunch of one way tunnels which my mom was totally hating so we had to pull over so she could catch her breath. Ha ha ha. Funny lady.

We stayed in this really nice suite in Hill City but it was really funny because there was this huge hot tub right in the middle of the living room. We just thought it was hilarious so we had to take a few pictures.

The next day we went to Mount Rushmore which was the best part of the trip by far...

On our way back from a town called Deadwood where Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock are burried we ran in to these guys in Custer Park! Wild Donkeys and they surely were wild...and scary....

Scot's lovin' it...

The next day we went to Keystone, South Dakota and walked around the town and after that we went to Bear Country USA which was really awesome. Here is Scot in the car with his creeper face...

The baby bears were soooo cute climbing in the tree...

Later on that night we went back to Mount Rushmore for the lighting ceremony which was really cool. They do a little program and then light up the mountain while everyone sings the national anthem. Really neato.

The rest of the weekend was filled with swimming at the hotel, taking naps and enjoying each others company. Oh and eating CRAPY food. Small town eating...not for me. After that it was time to head back to Colorado Springs. My parentals were able to come back and spend the week with us which was really cool. We got to take them to the Flying W Ranch for dinner one night and they went and did some cool things while we had to work. It was a great couple of weeks and we were sad to see it end! Love you guys!

Water Bottle Sling

Here is the latest and greatest that's come from my all time favorite site Make it and Love it. I made the Water Bottle Sling a few weeks ago and was waiting for an opportunity to use it to see if I liked it and I was finally able to use it when we went camping recently and let me tell you, it worked like a charm. If I had it to do over again though I would probably make the strap longer. It was a little more...taught than I like across the chestisy region. Other than that it is a golden nugget of a water bottle carrier. Try it out, it seriously takes zero time at all! Make them for your kiddos too so you don't have to carry their water bottles either.

Greetings from Camp Granada...I mean Cascade...

Recently Scot and I decided it was time for the first camping trip of the summer. We wanted to go somewhere new so we pulled out our trusty Best Colorado Campgrounds book and picked an area with a few campgrounds that looked good and headed up. Honestly I'm not the best camper but Scot sticks it out with me and I stick it out with him because I know he loves it. If it wasn't for the bugs, the dirt, the bathroom situation and the pure dirtiness of it all I would probably really like it...I do love the relaxation, sleeping in, eating and reading that I get to do though. Anyway, 'nough bout that...bring on the pictures!

Getting ready to go on our .5 mile hike. That doesn't sound like much but going uphill in that altitude...Oh and as a side note...this is the one thing that I absolutely can't stand...Scot and I go on quite a few hikes during the summer and EVERYWHERE we go there are people there with dogs which is fine, great and dandy...except that it's NOT! Wanna know why? Because people in Colorado think it's a great idea to go on hikes with their dogs and not put them on a leash! That is my biggest pet peeve people! PUT YOUR DOG ON A FREAKING LEASH...just thought you all should know how I feel. Scot gets to hear about it EVERY time we go on a hike. He's probably going to quit asking me to go if I keep it up...

...sang as they walked and walked and walked and waaaaaaalked...

Dizzy...but totally worth it...Oh and I know that I look amazing...I will give you my camping beauty regimen in a bit...you'll probably want to get a note pad to write it down.

Scot in shape and feelin good...

Relaxing in the hammock...

We also drove up this beautiful pass. The road was pretty bumpy but we had a lot of fun.

We almost made it to the end but when we got out to see if we could get around this HUGE snow pile (yes folks, snow in June...only in Colorado) there was a creepy gun guy and we pretty much just decided to get the heck out of there and head back...I feel that this would be a good time to also tell you about how I get this sexy look even in the wilderness...it is a combination of wet ones, grease and funk. It's pretty tricky but you all can totally make it work too. Oh baby...

Stopping for a photo op by the river/creek/crick...whatever it was it was pretty!

Great weekend and I'm sure there will be plenty more where that came from!