So this one time...

(Remember the little old guy who would ride around on this bus in the commercials? Loved that guy...)

...a long time ago...during the summer of 2004 before Scot and I got married we went to my parents house in Sacramento for a little visit. One of the days we were there we went to Six Flags Marine World which is basically a miniature Sea World combined with a miniature Six Flags Theme park. We had spent a nice summer day seeing some shows and walking around the park. Toward the end of the day Scot and I decided to venture over to the area of the park where the rides are. There really aren't that many rides (at least at the time there wasn't, it might be different now) but there is this one really HUGE roller coaster ride called The Medusa. I had been on it about 13 trillion times from going as a kid so I wasn't worried or scared...like I sometimes am. It was a particularly busy day at the park so we had been waiting in line for a quite while. After a few minutes I noticed that we hadn't moved at all since getting in line and so we started looking around tryng to figure out what was going on. Come to find out from some of the other kids in line...someone had had the barfies all over the ride and they were trying to get it cleaned up. That was when it all changed for me. I was done! Gross, Gross, Gross. I instantly felt sick and we jumped out of the line. Scot could not understand why I didn't want to get on that ride. Seriously? What if? Just what if you got put in the seat with the barfies (which I would have) and then what if they hadn't gotten it all and then what if it made you have the barfies and then...then you would be known as the OTHER person who had the barfies on the Medusa ride and made the line stop while they cleaned it up. So to this day Scot has never ridden the Medusa ride and maybe he never will because it will forever be known and remembered as the barfy ride and I don't think I will ever be able to look at it the same again.

Snuggies!

Scot and I recently got Snuggies and we think they are awesome!
...I mean, at first I was like "a Snuggie? Seriously? Who came up with that?!!" But now...I would say not a night goes by where I don't put that bad boy on and think "wow, this was a great decision."

New Car!

So long PT Cruiser...

Butterfly Pavillion

When Scot and I were first married I was new to the area so we would always try to go out and see something new every weekend. I think we soon realized that we weren't going to be able to afford that...but it was fun while it lasted! One of the first weekends after we got married we drove to Denver and walked around the Butterfly Pavillion in Westminster. We had a blast spending the day exploring!

Scot with a tarantula! I wouldn't get near that thing! Yikes!

Sea Life!

A little butterfly in the bushes!

One landed on Scot's finger! I don't know why but that FREAKS me out. I did not want any of them landing on me! Most people would love it but for some reason...not me!

I think some of my fear of butterfly habitats comes from when I was a kid. There was this place called Marine World in Vallejo, California and we would go there when I was a kid and I just remember that one time we had gone in to the Butterfly Pavillion that they have. When you go to walk out they have these big plastic flaps in front of the doors, I am guessing to keep the butterflies inside when people leave and I was happily skipping along and ran through those flaps and was pretty happy about it until I realized that some nasty little kid had BARFED all over the flaps! Sooooo gross! So now every time I am in a butterfly place I think of that...and now you will too.

So Basically...

I like this guy right here...

ALOT!

...And that is all I have to say today...just thought you all should know.

Tracing Wheel AND Tracing Paper

I would have to say that this is the best thing that I have discovered all week! I know that as a person who loves to sew I probably should have already known about this stuff but normally I just eye ball any markings that I have to make while I am sewing, which isn't the best way to go about things but this little discovery has made my life so much easier! I can just put these nice little tracing papers right under my pattern and trace the markings directly on to the fabric with 100% accuracy. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

Denver Overnighter!

Over the summer Scot and I randomly decided to go and spend a weekend in Downtown Denver. When we can't always get away it's sometimes fun to just take a quick trip even if we just drive down the road an hour or so!

The view from our room and a really cute little park that we were able walk around...

We stayed near our State Capital!...
Here is our hotel...
Here is a random, gigantic, red chair with a horse on it??...

We ate dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe on the 16th Street mall.

After dinner we walked down 16th street and listened to a band and then stopped to get gelato before heading in.

Ahhhh, I miss summer!! Happy Monday!

Crochet Baskets

I have loved making these little crocheted baskets for the last few months! I don't even really need them or have any real purpose for them I just think it's theraputic to make them! I can come home from a long day at work and whip out one of these cute little baskets and I just think it's relaxing I guess...or something...and stuff...

You can get the tutorial HERE at the Design Sponge DIY blog.

THIS yarn works great and is super affordable. You can find it at JoAnns, Michaels, Hobby Lobby and probably Wal Mart if yours hasn't taken out the craft section like ours! So disappointing...

A New Blog to Love!

I recently discovered a blog that I really really like. It features a ton of different fashion blogs of those seeking modesty while still being fashionable and staying within a budget! I have gotten so many cute ideas and it's just fun to see where other people are shopping and getting great deals!

I'm Clothed Much

A couple of my favorites...

Fashion Diary of a Mormon Girl

Melody's Voice

La Vie Petite

Check it out!

Catalina Island

I love going on vacation! I love visiting new places and seeing things that I have never seen before especially with my hubby! Sometimes I day dream about where we could go next and sometimes (most of the time) I go so far as to plan an entire trip through Expedia just to see how much it would cost even though I know it isn't very realistic to think that we can go on an exotic and exciting trip EVERY week! But it's fun to dream right?

This picture was taken on Catalina Island during our last Cruise in November 2009. What a beautiful place! We were able to explore the Island with a golf cart and a map and enjoy everything it had to offer! I would love to go back and stay for a couple of nights just to take in more of the laid back atmosphere of the Island! This would be the perfect place for a three day weekend!!

Happy Thursday! Only one more day til' the weekend!