4 Years

Keith and I have been married for 4 years today. This means:

-We've been married twice as long as we dated.

-I've been gluten-free for half of our marriage.

-We've successfully made it to 4/5th of our original goal of not having kids for 5 years.

-We should buy each other linen or silk (Traditional US), flowers or fruit (Traditional UK), or appliances (Modern US). (Thanks, Wikipedia.)

-We've made it 4 years without buying any anniversary gifts.

-We still love each other. And that's awesome.

Quilting!

I'd really like to post pictures of the three quilts I'm working on, but then I would give away the surprises. Instead, I will post about the three lovely ladies that are receiving the quilts.

Here are 4 girls with me, including the 3 recipients.

(Morgan, Kelly, Amanda, me, Stephanie)

Quilt No. 1:

Who: Amanda

Why: Wedding on July 9

What: Queen size in red, black, and white

Amanda and I met in 2004 in the dorms at OSU. We became great friends and ended up being roommates for two years. She is fantastic and I really look forward to her and Robbie being married in 4.5 weeks!

This means I really need to get to quilting. I have it together, with about 1/4 of the quilting done. I expect another 6-7 hours of quilting and eons of binding.

Quilt No. 2:

Who: Morgan

Why: Wedding on August 21

What: Queen size in brown, green, orange, and purple

Morgan and I were roommates during my senior year of college (with Amanda, too!). We didn't really know each other when we moved in together, but it turned out to be an amazing friendship! I will be a bridesmaid in her wedding and I'm having bad dreams about getting to the wedding and forgetting my dress/shoes... I'm not stressed out at all!

I have about 1/4 of the quilt top put together for Morgan. Her quilt is a little simpler in some ways, so I expect 3 hours to get the top finished and 5-6 hours quilting, with the normal eons of binding.

Quilt No. 3:

Who: Stephanie

Why: Baby boy in August!

What: Little boy awesomeness

Stephanie and I were in a Bible study together during college and she became good friends with our house of girls (with Morgan and Amanda). She ran away to California after college where she met and married her lovely husband and eventually made a baby. I can't wait to see her belly at Amanda's wedding!

I have bought and washed the fabric for this quilt, but haven't even ironed it yet. I expect 1 hour to cut, 2-3 hours to piece, 2-3 hours to quilt, and shorter eons to bind.

I'll post pictures of them as they are each revealed to the girls! So excited :)

Around the House

We've been doing a lot of little things lately, along with the big ones.

First, we finally finished putting up our mantle and giving ourselves a pretty fireplace:

Fuzzy, but you get the point.

There is a giraffe on the far right, with a saddle and an EYE into his soul!

He can see right into your deepest desires.

Then we finished our bathroom remodel:

Former bathroom with coved flooring, large vanity, and mirror that overhung the counter and made it dark.

The vanity was so large you could barely fit on the toilet.

It's a good thing we did this... Look at our sink drain!

And the new bathroom. New light, flooring, vanity, mirror, floorboards.

That's all for now!