Wknd

1. Green Apple Jones (it literally tastes like you are biting in to an apple) and homemade Pizza for girls night.

2. My gorgey new navy blues that my mommy bought me on Friday.

3.  Erin, my new little sister.  She is one heck of a sous chef in the kitchen.

4.  Two brother in laws and their fortress of a fire.

5.  Jumbomallow.  Most fantastic for s'more making.  They are the size of a full grown kiwi.  I'd like to see someone play "chubby bunny" with those suckers.  You get an automatic win if you can fit 2 in your mouth.

6.  My super Jones Soda bottle-cap fortune.  Thanks Jones, I needed that.

7.  Lindsay, my 2nd new little sis.  I'm obsessed with her straight across bangs.

8.  Mr. Murphy and I trying not to burn up from our bon-bon fire.

9.  My real little sister, Bek.  I love her and her tender heart to pieces.

Weekends are so heavenly.  And this one was full of:

singing

making music with Mr. Murphy

new shirts with bows

making friends

making pizza

making fart noises

and no laundry...because that would be offensive to weekends. 

pee.ess.

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The last part- grlz wknd 3

When I left my sweet husband last weekend for girls weekend at my parents home I clipped this little note to his pillow.  

When I was younger my cousin taught me not to forget your PJ'S before bed.

P- Prayer

J- Journal

S- Scriptures

That has stuck with me my whole life.  In our home John and I always say our prayers together at night.  Occasionally we miss our scripture study but we are trying so hard to make that a deep habit.  We know that studying the scriptures makes for a strong foundation in our lives and in our knowledge of the gospel. I'd like to think of this blog as the ultimate journal, so I think I've got that one down. (sorry for the tangent)

So, here is the rest of girls weekend.

(Breakfast on the porch the first day)

(that's supposed to say with. not qith...)

(making caramel apples the second night)

(beautiful sister)

(my skinny mother with our fruit skewers)

(grilled chicken the first night)

(candle craft)

(we made these pumpkins out of wired ribbon)

(santa claus looking pizza)

(our feet)

"I wonder if you sisters fully understand the greatness of your gifts and talents and how all of you can achieve the 'highest place of honor' in the Church and in the world. One of your unique, precious, and sublime gifts is your femininity, with its natural grace, goodness, and divinity. Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your capacity to love, your spirituality, delicacy, radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, gentleness, dignity, and quiet strength. It is manifest differently in each girl or woman, but each of you possesses it. Femininity is part of your inner beauty.

-James E. Faust

See Part one (here)

See part two (here)

Bottle Cap Magnets- Grlz Wknd part 2

I have been wanting to do this project ever since John and I got married.  At our reception we had Boylan's Vintage Soda.  We asked everyone to save the caps off of their sodas and deposit them in a big mason jar.  My original plan was to make these magnets with one of our wedding pictures in it and send those to everyone as thank yous.  Hmmm...I got too busy being a newly wed  and never did that.

BUT, I have finally done it.  This weekend at Girl's Weekend  I shared my bottle caps and everyone made some magnets.  They turned out perfect and I am so pleased and happy that I saved all of the bottle caps for 4 whole months!  These make for such a precious personalized gift too!

Here is what you need:

bottle caps

resin

hot glue gun

tiny magnets

patience

Here is how you do it.

1. Acquire several bottle caps (however you'd like to)

2. Rinse them out with cool water and let dry.

3.Print off tiny pictures to fit inside (windows has an option to print out a contact sheet with has 35 tiny photos on one page)

4. Hot glue gun tiny magnets on to the back of the bottle cap.

5. Cut out the pictures and hot glue gun them inside of the bottle caps.

6.  Mix resin according to directions and pour inside of bottle caps with pictures.  Be careful not to let spill over.

7.  Blow hot air on the resin to get the bubbles out.

8.  Let dry according to directions and you will have precious bottle cap personalized magnets!

And there you have it.  My dream has now been fulfilled.  Oh, crafting, the things you do to me to make me happy.

Happy perfect four months today to me and my hubs.

I left my husband...girls weekend part 1

I left my husband this weekend.  It is the longest that we have been apart since we got married. (it was almost 40 hours)  I know that it's pathetic and not to be a baby, but I missed him real real bad.  You are probably thinking that I'm a sissy, and that's ok because I am and I am kind of attached to him.

This weekend was so wonderful though.  I have always enjoyed the companionship of women.  There is something really fulfilling about being with all of the women I love.  We crafted, giggled, ate, and of course chatted and never ran out of things to say.  The love and peace that comes from being with family is unmatched.  Being a woman is simply (divine).

(all of us trying to calm Riley down with our kisses)

(all the women in attendance)

My Mother

My Nanny

My Sister

My Aunt Cat

My Cousin Britney

Cousin Brit's baby, Riley

My Cousin Mannah

(we missed our other cousins and aunties!!)

(yours truly)

(my beautiful mama, looking pretty hott for almost 60 huh?)

(sister- Bek)

(Brit and her girl Riley)

(Aunt Cat)

(Mannah)

(Nanny)

 

(one of my mother's beautiful flower arrangements in the mason jars from our wedding reception decorations)

(Me and my Birthday Cupcake from Nanny, I'll be 23 in a couple weeks)

(Mama and sister and moi) 

We did some seriously amazing crafts that I am going to share that hopefully will blow your mind.  We made some yummy food. My mother adorned our house in fall decor to perfection so, look out for part 2.