Life

Alright...So when I created this blog I told myself that I would post atleast once a week. Ok lets get realy here people. It seems to have been a month or more since I signed my little butt (ok big butt lol) in and gave you some details of the awesomeness I have been crafting up!

Some wedding crafts. Some to keep my sanity. Even some baking! I could tell you all the lovely details of what I learn in class on a day to day basis...but seriously. I WANT you to read my blog! Not scare you off with all the craziness the Psychology world has to offer!

Alright. Lets start with an awesome craft I did before I got engaged...yes back in April-ish... I made my aunt these awesome magnets!! Pictures and How-to...

DIY Wine Bottle Sleeve...

...from a sweater sleeve!

          I promise this is an easy craft! If you don't have a sewing machine you could probably 

use liquid stitch (found at any local craft store). For the sake of this post I used a sewing 

machine, really because I LOVE my sewing machine and can't get enough of it! :)

A Change of Scenery

I think that the biggest lesson Calvin and I have learned since we have gotten married is that "your plan" in life is not always the actual plan. God's plans may be tricky, but He does know best! We figured the move to San Fran would be permanent (at least somewhat) but that was not His plan for us. 

We found out the hard way that the only way to move pass the amazing opportunities in San Francisco was to go there, figure out that it is impossibly expensive there for a newly wed couple and move on to next plan that the Lord had for us! We were so blessed to have such a great friend to stay with there. Natalie was absolutely amazing, understanding and patient with our crazy situation. She was such a doll and we are so so blessed to have her in our life! 

Moral of the story is sometimes you just have to give things a shot. We do not regret our decision to give Cali a try, and I think if the opportunity presents itself in the future we would definitely consider going back, but next time we will be fully ready for the crazy cost of living there and the unique environment :) 

We are happy and slowly getting settled in Charlotte, NC. We are buying cheap furniture to refinish and getting our crazy separation anxiety dog settled. Who is currently barking at thunder (boy do our neighbors love us right now) but in time I am sure that we will be very happy here. Minus the bugs. The bugs have to go. But that story is for another day :) 

Cookin' Queen

As we were on our way home from the beach Saturday Calvin spotted what looked to be a local favorite. A cute little BBQ joint in an old train car. It looked and smelled delicious!! Of course he looked at me with the eyes that said, "Lets get some BBQ!" my look back to him obviously reminded him of our tight budget. So I just promised to make him some good BBQ for dinner :) We decided instead to stop and get him some dark beer (which is def. on his favorite things list) and I devised a plan...

BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

Exploring- San Fran Style

Today we found ourselves venturing to Moss Beach California. Just a short drive from where we are staying you can find some of the best tide pools ever! We had such a fun day of searching for little creatures. This would be such a fun place to travel to on a family vacation. So many little chitlins (aka children) were having the time of their life :) There is so much to learn here that the kiddos had no idea the wonderful things their minds were taking in. It is quite awesome to see little ones learning :) Read more and see all the great creatures we found!

San Fran Farmers Market!

What an awesome day at the farmers market! Not just any farmers market either, the top rated farmers market in the Bay Area. I had been doing a little research and this seemed to be the place to go. A large market of produce, cheese, hummas, pita, goat cheese, fruit, the list could go on and on! They also have a great little area across the street in a park where local crafters show off their talent. A place I plan to get gifts in the future :)

Life

A Deep Breath...

I have completely neglected this blog for much too long. Moral of the story is planning a wedding where you want ever single thing to not only be affordable, but most of all memorable takes ALOT out of you. Lets just say there were mental breakdowns in that line of work. Oh moving across the country in a U-haul takes a little bit of time too lol.