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Been a pleasant week so far.  The weather in Texas has been beautiful lately!  We've had the pleasure of enjoying our annual 2 weeks of Fall before Winter sets in.  I've enjoyed being at the house with the windows open. This week I was able to finish a fleece blanket I've been working on.  I wrote a previous post about making a fleece like this and you can read about that HERE .  The blanket I finished this time is just for Jordan and I (previous blankets have been gifts).  I made this one pretty large so Jordan can comfortably use it and kept to a neutral pattern and color so that it can be used year round (I'm cold all the time).  It does fit in well with the Christmas colors though which is just around the corner.  ;) If you're new to crocheting, I recommend starting with a project of this nature.  Fleece blankets can be done fairly quickly, can be made in any size and color, and keep you warm while making them!   Last year around this time Jordan

This past weekend Jordan and I had an amazing date to learn how to blow glass!  It was totally cool and we learned so much!  It all started from a Groupon we found online for a place called Marrs Glass Studio .  The event was advertised as a BYOB glass blowing class that included a quick informal instruction, hands on crafting, and the opportunity to create your own piece of glass to take home!  Uh, yes please! We decide to make it a double date with our friends, Mallory and Nathan.  That helped to spread around the cost and it was WAY more fun with a small group of people.   Mallory and I  I was a procrastinator and kept forgetting to get our session on the calendar.  Luckily for us, my procrastination turned out to be a blessing because the weather was nice and cool to counter the heat of the glass shop.  Ya'll, the kiln was 2000 degrees in that place.  Yes, the 3 zeros after that 2 is NOT a typo. So we arrived at the shop a little uneasy about what to expect but all fel

Hi everyone!  It's been more than a week since I've posted anything but it seems like just a few days! Jordan and I have enjoyed October a lot so far so I wanted to share some pictures from the 2nd Annual Oktoberfest at my parent's lake house!  Last year they hosted the very first Oktoberfest at the lake and we all had such a blast!  At the time, the pavilion had not yet been built, but the party was still a huge success.  This year, if it's possible, the party was even better! We got a little rain the day of the event, but the sun came up right before the guests arrived and the temperature was perfect! Oktoberfest started with food prep (lots of food prep).  That morning, we did all the choppin' of onions and peppers.  Those are some staple ingredients in most Oktoberfest foods so we sliced a LOT.  20 lbs of onions to be specific. Left: Onions and peppers ready to be sliced! Top: The finished product - full box of sliced onions and peppers! Bottom: