For a long time, my mom has been bugging me about getting a BBQ grill. I've been putting it off for a long time because I didn't want to deal with buying one and assembling it. Andy and I finally took the leap and got one.
The one we got is from Weber. It is a medium sized one. We got a cart that the grill sits on which is pretty nice. It has sturdy side tables.
Our first meal on it was steak and corn. It smelled soo good as we were cooking it. It was done really quickly too. It took less than an hour for everything. I think I may have found my new best friend. :)
Here's Andy cooking our first meal with the grill. I think he really likes this purchase we made. :) Isn't the background beautiful??
It's been a while since I've updated, but there's a very good reason for it. I have been a very very busy woman!! First and foremost is my quilting class, my very first one. I was very scared to take these classes, but they have been super fun and very helpful. The first class I took was to create a stained glass lap quilt. This is the stained glass portion of my quilt: This is the completed top of my quilt:
The back of the quilt is blue. The only thing I have left is the edging. The back of the quilt doesn't look so great, as I've never done such a large project before, but I like the way this looks. :D
The other thing I worked on are the cupcake bites. I found them from bakerella: http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2008/04/make-your-cupcakes-pop.html . Mine don't look as good, but I'm proud of them. :) I don't know if I'll make these again as they were pretty difficult and very sweet. It was worth the try tho. :D
I've got three swaps left to complete in Craftster. I've already sent out for the Crocheter vs. Knitters Swap. I received wonderful things shown here:
A cute crochet top
Two Star Pillows
I still have the chocolate swap and the star trek swap to go. I'm almost done with the chocolate swap. I've started on the star trek swap, but I just need to find inspiration.
After I'm done with these swaps, I hope to stop for a little bit. I want to focus a little on quilting and starting a Etsy of my own. Here's hope to 2nd time attempt at a swap slow down!!
So this weekend I decided that I would try something new. I found these wonderful instructions from Bakerella on how to make cupcake bites.
You can follow her blog here: http://bakerella.blogspot.com/ She has great recipes and instructions on other edible cuteness.
I've got all the ingredients I need except the cookie cutter. I thought I'd have it, but amazingly, I never got it during my cookie phase. I already have the balls rolled and in the fridge. I will start taking pics once they look a bit better than chocolate balls. I hope that my end products will look like Bakerella's:
Aside from being a pastry chef (J/K), I finished my big knitting project this weekend. Although I did mess up a little bit, I love the overall look of it. I forgot to take a picture of the finished projects, but hopefully the recipient of it in my swap will take a good. one.
I think that the most fun weekends I have with Andy are those where we spend the whole 3 days at home. We have no plans to go anywhere. We have no plans to see anyone. It's super great. :D
Andy and I have bought tickets tonight to go see Harry Potter! I'm pretty excited to go see the movie because it's definitely been a while since the last one came out. I don't remember quite what happened in the book, but I think it will overall be good. We're seeing the midnight screening and I really hope that I don't fall asleep. The last time I went to a midnight movie, I stayed awake, but will that work again with me being at work all day today?
So..I said I would not do twitter. I didn't think much of it, I still don't, but I have an account. It's linked to everything that I deal with, blogspot and facebook. I've updated it with a picture and picked a background I like. I am being such a hypocrite. LOL!
July 4th weekend was great! It was nice that Andy and I were able to stay at home and enjoy the 3 day weekend. The weekends always feel like nothing and I never feel better on Monday. I know Mondays always suck, but today was not too bad. Granted, I am a bit tired, but it's not too bad today. I don't know if it has to do with the work that I must get done or lack of sleep, but I am feeling OK today. :)
I was able to get a bunch of crafting done. I was able to do knitting, quilting, and a bit of doll making/sewing. :) Everything is turning out pretty good. I'm hoping that I don't get behind in my swaps like I did last time. Things seem to be moving at a pretty good pace right now.
So TV has been a bit sucky lately. Most of the tv shows I watch have ended their season finale. Currently, there's only a couple that I really keep up with. Some of the shows I watch, I just do cuz I have nothing else going on that certain night. It will definitely change this week! :)
Big Brother 11 is starting this week!! I am super excited as the characters and theme looks really interesting. It will also be nice if the rumor is true that one (or a few) old house guest will be back this season. I definitely agree that the players look interesting and not all the females are dumb one with big boobs.
