Weekend Ramblings...

•  You would think as a designer I should be able to thread a sewing machine, but to me, it seems like brain surgery.  Lucky for me, I have crafty friends who make me look good. My friend Erin and I spent Friday making bean bags. We didn’t get much accomplished, but good conversation is always a great way to get the weekend rolling.
• Buds are the best thing for the taste buds… not literally, but it seems recipes given to me from friends and family always seem to taste better.  Maybe because cooking their concoctions makes them seem closer.   Plus, lots of times we get to chat because I usually have to call with questions.
• We have a new workout regime that goes like this.   We spend our weekends watching  movies, cooking yummy food, and eating lots of chocolate ice-cream.  Then every few hours, we jump up and go on a bike ride, run, or walk.  I am banking on muscle confusion so we don’t turn into complete couch potatoes.   Ha ha.  Probably not happening, but hey, we are happy. 
• I sat James on the toilet for the first time today and he instantly went to the bathroom like a potty training pro.  It was probably a freak occurrence and won’t happen again until he is three.  But it gave me hope that I won’t be hauling dirty diapers till I die…( I know, I probably will any way, dang those Depends.)
• James calls me, Jess half the time. It makes my heart skip beat,  he says it so sweet.
• We spent the weekend watching Alaska’s Gold Rush on Netflicks-a Discovery reality show about guys down on their luck trying to strike it rich.  It made me glad we aren’t depending on digging through dirt to put dinner on the table. I loved the miner’s one line prayers they would say so sincerely “ God,  help us to get gold”  Amen.
• John got us both black rimmed glasses.   I haven’t decided if we can pull it off or if we just accentuate our nerdy-ness.  James felt left out, so we gave him John’s old safety glasses.  We are quite the stylin’ crew sitting here.
• I like the Houston swampy sycamore trees as much, if not more than my old mountain aspens.

Well that is our weekend in a wrap.  Happy Monday friends.

My sister, Heather's, yummy shrimp fettuccine recipe.  I heart her healthy cooking blog.