Tennis anyone?

I used to play tennis all the time when I was little, but have not had the opportunity for the last few years. I'm not interested in getting involved in competitive tennis, just something fun and active to do on a Saturday morning. Since I have been out of the tennis loop I have no clue about racquets. I dont want anything fancy or too expensive, just a good basic one that will allow me to play every once in a while. So all you tennis buffs out there please advise! And anyone interested in playing with me let me know!

Embroidery!

We had our monthly sewing circle on Saturday and it was super fun! Even as I wrote that last sentence I could feel myself morphing more and more in to a little 80 year old woman who loves to talk about needle point and her azaleas...back to the post at hand! I came fully prepared to create something with the new fabric I got from Ikea, but once I got there I wasn't really in the sewing mood, I just wanted to talk to everyone. I didn't, however, want to walk away from my dedicated sewing day with nothing to show for it, so I decided to expand my crafting and learn how to embroider. It totally opened my eyes to a whole new side of sewing! Now I can add fun little details to all the things I construct! For my first attempt I did a simple cross stitch of my initial "C" in a pretty blue turquoise color. I was searching online for some more embroidery ideas and came across sublime stitching. This site has everything you need to start embroidering, and the patterns don't look like something my great-grand mother would choose!

I love new experiences

The past few days have been filled with new experiences and I have loved every one of them!

+ New fabric from Ikea...there fabric is amazing!
+ Letter press class with Casey...read her blog for more details and pics!
+ 10K run with Julie and Christy...we beat our pace time from the half marathon we did in Jan!
+ Ft. Bend Cares Gala...I've been to gala's before but never a casual "denim and diamonds" one!
+ Trip to Enchanted Forest...we are updating our garden and I have been researching different nurseries. Enchanted Forest was like stepping into a fairytale!
+ Watching The Three Amigos...I've always heard references to this movie but never seen it for myself and it was hilarious!
+Boiled chicken tacos for dinner...last night we boiled chicken for the first time and it was delicious and so healthy!

Try something new a different this week. It will surely brighten your day!

New arrivals!

I love at the beginning of every month getting a little email from JCrew announcing their new arrivals. This particular batch of new arrivals looks amazing! Here are a few favorites that are getting me excited about Spring!

Pictures taken from JCrew.com