if you’ve been reading my blog from the beginning you, may remember this blog and my beautiful handmade home decor for our tiny little one bedroom apartment.
for those of you that are too lazy to click on the link or you didn’t even notice there was a link there, here is a picture of the craft i re-crafted this week:
and here’s the craft of the week: stretched fabric, bleached and painted:
i thought i’d take some time on this coined day of romance to share with you one of my all-time favorite movies. i seriously could watch this once a week for the rest of my life without getting tired of it.
and i can, because Bryan got it for me for Valentine’s day!
it makes me laugh really hard, and cry really hard, and feel immeasurably gooshie inside every single time i’ve watched it.
sure, maybe it has only furthered my slight obsession with david duchovny, but who cares? he’s an amazing man.
i can almost guarantee you’ll love it and for those of you that don’t, you may not have a soul, just sayin.’
if you were looking for a movie to curl up and watch with your valentine date tonight, this one is on netflix instant watch and in movie stores near you.
‘member that time i found a bunch of pictures of myself in my “file?” they were the sheets of pictures you get from the picture place, with like a million pictures on one page.
‘member how i looked at those pictures and realized that best thing to do with them was to give them to my friends. because, really, wouldn’t YOU want a series of 10 or so pictures of lisagrace through the ages? especially when you were 9?
so i cut the pictures out, put them in chronological order, made little envelopes for them and gave them out like candy. ‘member how everyone was so excited to see mex10?
yeah. i was the most thoughtful kid ever.
[it’s ‘member that time monday at the van voorst‘s blog!]
well, not to pat myself on the back or anything, but this girl lost 15 lbs. last year. what, what?!?!
heck yeah. 10 more pounds and i’d be back to my high school weight. so how did i celebrate? i bought myself some skinny pants, of course! these were on sale for $15 at gap the other day and i had a $10 off gift certificate. so i paid $4.65 for a new pair of pants. nbd.
that’s pretty much all i wanted to tell you guys, you can proceed with your comments such as: “girl, you lookin’ gooood today!” “girl, you rock those pants!” and “girl, you so skinny i could break you in half like a toothpick.”
oh yeah, that is not me in the picture. i would never be so immodest as to show my belly button. in fact, i’m sorry you had to see this girl’s belly button. what a travesty. although, i do have pretty much the best belly button ever. it’s the perfect combination of an “innie” and an “outie.” so maybe i will show you my belly button. but not on this blog. that would be sinful or something.
sorry, rabbit trail. this blog is over.
‘member that time when i was a senior in high school and it was homecoming week? and remember how a bunch of people were all like, “hey, i voted for you to be on homecoming court.” and remember how my friend sara took me home from work late at night and we saw that my house was toilet-papered and it was totally like a sure sign that i was on homecoming court? and she was all like, “omg, you’re totally on homecoming court!” and i was like, “i don’t know…but ok.”
and then remember the next at school i realized that the night that they tp-ed peoples houses and told them they were on the court was that night, not last night and that i was for sure not going to be the next miss united states of america homecoming queen?
and plus, it was actually my sophomore brother who got tp-ed, not even me.
having siblings is confusing.
[it’s ‘member that time monday at the van voorst‘s blog!]
today was my very last day working at hyvee. it’s the shortest period of time i’ve ever worked at one job-only six months. it was a little weird leaving after such a short time, but i’m moving on. : )
whoa. i probably look a little too happy in this picture. but, yes, in more ways than i am sad, i am happy to not be working at hyvee anymore. my favorite realization was when i was menu planning for next week and i realized: i can actually make dinner every night! no more working nights! no more working until 11pm on a friday night, and working at 7am the next morning to be specific…because that been the norm for me the last couple months!
gosh, i’m really excited to have a new schedule. i start at capanna at 7am on monday, wish me luck.
i would also like to point out that this is the first thing i’ve knitted for myself. it’s only a little fun to show it off and feel cute at the same time.
i have cute craft ideas other than knitting, but i need to get the crafternoon girls together to accomplish some of them! maybe there will be some variety next week. : )
in other crafting news…my mind has been going crazy with business ideas. i’m so interested and quickly becoming passionate about starting a craft business. i have so many ideas, so many projects…i just don’t know where to start! if you have any ideas about what you’d love to see in the craft business, please, let me know!
ps: i need a new head model.
‘member that time when i was in eight grade? and remember how i was kind-of cool in the eighth grade hallway and lunchroom, but the seventh graders that rode my bus still generally hated me?
and remember how i was sitting by myself on the bus and the seventh grade girls behind me were all like, “hey, your hair looks really cute today.” and i was like, “thank you, i did these pigtails myself.” and they giggled?
and then, remember how i got home after walking home from my bus stop i found an eaten sucker stick stuck in my hair? and how it took me like three hours to figure out that they had probably put the sucker stick in my hair. because really, who would even be that mean?
yeah, that probably never happened.
[it’s ‘member that time monday at the van voorst‘s blog!]
ps: just so you know, i totally have a good sense of humor about this kind-of stuff. i actually do think this is funny! so, consider this my permission to laugh at my own misfortunes! : )
contrary to popular belief, we are not trying to get pregnant in order to fill these shoes. i swear, everyone wants a little dimpled redheaded alsbury baby these days. okay, so maybe i want one too…but, no! we’re content right now. : )
anyway…i made the booties and this teeny tiny hat for veritas‘ first and favorite newborn, hudson michael! doesn’t the duck make a cute hat model?
mike and alicia are in our connection group and i thought it would be just adorable if their sweet baby boy had a some hand-knit winter gear! although, when i dropped off dinner and the gift last night, i looked at hudson’s head and i think he’s already a little too big for the hat. whoops! alicia, you’ll have to let me know how/if it fit! : )
pictured below is the matching set:
hello [super] early mornings!
remember this post? well, on january 15th i had my second interview with the owner of capanna coffee company. guess what? i have a new job!
no, no, no, contrary to popular belief, i would not kill myself by working four jobs. do you think i’m crazy? my two weeks notice is officially in at hyvee as of monday. i’m kind-of sad about it, but mostly not.
i think capanna is going to be a great fit for me because…
thanks to those of who prayed for me, i felt so confident about taking the job that day. i’m excited to start in the coffee business!
alsberries 