Run Like a Girl

Today I ran the Salt Lake City half marathon and it's definitely got me pumped up to run another one! That is, as soon as I can walk again. The course was awesome and I LOVED how it wound through neighborhoods. I wasn't too sure I'd like this because I was afraid I'd get bored, but there were SO many people just sitting out on their lawns with bells and music playing loud and cheering all the runners on. There was even one house that had a sign that said "get bacon here!" There were little kids handing out bacon to the runners. This made me smile. I passed this older man that was pushing what looked like his handicapped son in something that looked like a jogger stroller and honestly I started to cry. Maybe it was a little because my legs were in pain too. :) Overall, I was happy with my time considering I had to stop to wait in line for the porta potties twice (which took a while!) since there wasn't anywhere else to go. And I did make one stupid mistake. I always buy running shoes and then put extra inserts in them to make the cushion last longer. Me, thinking I was being smart, got another pair of inserts to put on top of the ones I already had in my shoes thinking I'd make them 'extra' cushy. Boy was I wrong! After about two miles me heel kept rubbing against my shoe. I stopped to take a look and I had already rubbed a hole in my sock and my heel was all bloody. I took out those extra inserts and tossed 'em! After that I was fine. Ryan, my sister Brooke, and my Dad were all there to greet me at the finish line. Seeing them there felt so great! The best part of the race is at the finish line where they have all the great food! I stuffed my face with Creamies and bread and cookies from Great Harvest. I needed to make up for my calorie deficit.

I got a good date of this thing too! The night before Ryan and I went up and stayed in a hotel. We checked in and then walked around down town, around Temple Square and then we went to PF Changs for dinner. YUM! Probably not the BEST choice the night before a race, but it was dang good.

Me and my awesome sister, Brooke.

My dad and me.

My cute husband. :)

Me crossing the finish line...Ryan didn't realize it was on video.

Zipper Necklace

I know, I know... all I ever blog about are my stupid crafts. But until I have children, and who knows when that'll be?!, y'all have to deal with it. So here's another...a zipper rosette necklace.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hate that Valentine's Day falls on a Sunday this year...you can't really go out and do anything on Sundays. And Ryan didn't really say what day we were celebrating it on, so this whole week Ryan's been doing random acts of kindness for me. On Friday when I came home from work this is what I came home to...


Ryan's so funny...I got a craving for Sour Patch Kids about a month ago, so he bought me this big A bag.

This is the card I made for Ryan. Of course I'm not creative enough to come up with this idea on my own, I have to steal people's. :) I copied this from a site on Etsy.

And then here is my latest project. I saw this shirt refashion tutorial on Ruffles and Rosettes (there's a link on the right side of my page about half way down). Hers is FREAKIN cute and I would pay for that shirt. Mine....eh. I don't know if I'll really ever wear it more than once. Even if I don't, I bought the shirts at Forever21 and they were only 3.50 a piece, so I'm only out 7 bucks.

I don't really like the ruffle around the top. I wish I just would have done the rosettes on the bottom. Those, I like.

Burlap Bag!

I saw this on Etsy a week or two and ago and thought I'd make this my next project. Burlap is everywhere right now and I just happened to have some in my fabric stash. The etsy site I saw this on was selling it for 40 bucks...total cost of mine...including the $9 stencil I bought off etsy...$13. :) I'm feeling pretty frugal.

Before I added the handles....I realize the stencil isn't perfectly centered. :)

The finished project...my mom made the flower pin a while ago. Thanks mom!

Rosettes outofa zipper?!

I've been trying to find new things to make lately and I've been seeing these things all over Etsy...so what do I do?! Figure out how to make some myself. I've put a few of these in my shop and I will definitely be making these for our spring boutique sale.

Rosette Bling

I have seen these frayed rosette bibs/necklaces all over the place! I found a tutorial and decided to try and make one. Here's the result. I'm kinda happy with it...it looks much better than the pictures show! I honestly have a horrible camera... So you just might see me sporting this thing around. I also think I might be making these for our next barn boutique this spring.

Resolutions

Yes, I am going to publicly post my New Years resolutions so that I will actually try and follow through with them. Last year I didn't even make any! Maybe that was because then I wouldn't have to actually follow through with them. Anywho...here they are (and in random order):

1. Make more meals rather than eating out.
2. Work on my being a nicer driver. (For those of you who know me...I am somewhat of an aggressive driver. For those of you who know me very well....well, you know).
3. Run two half marathons. (I've already signed up for one! Yea! Go me! I will be running the SLC half marathon April 17th...next year I'll do a full).

For now, that's all I've got. I know, most of you think my resolutions are lame and typical. Well, that's me...lame and typical! Hope everyone had a great new year!