Budafest

Here are some quick pics I took of my booth at Budafest this past weekend.  It was my first craft fair to participate in and boy was it tiring.  I did a lot of sitting in the cold and spent a bit of time making some new flowers on the 2nd day.  I didn't sell a lot but I made my booth rental money back and then doubled it, so not too bad!  Everything will be up on my etsy shop soon and on my facebook page.  So, stay tuned!

my side of the booth

flowers

button bobbies

felty covers

paintchip notepads

key fobs

mr bear

wine charms

white, silver & magenta yumminess

so shiny!

day 30: my God

Finally, today I am thankful for God.  I'm so thankful for His grace, mercy and forgiveness in my life.  He is the core of everything I am and everything I choose to do.

Thank You!

day 29: clementines

cuties

Today I am thankful for clementines.  They are juicy, delicious, healthy, and just plain yummy.  I only wish they were available all year long and not just in the winter.  This time of year they are my favorite snack.  yum yum yum!

day 28: the in-laws

the Waldon fam

Today I'm thankful for my in-laws.  David has a huge family and I love them all.  He has step-siblings, wonderful parents, and Aunts and Uncles, and cousins whom are all great.

I love that his mom's whole family are in Austin, so we get to see them all the time.  They do dinners for every birthday, holiday, anniversary, and just because sometimes.

His family, well my family now, is full of love and they know how to have fun.  I'm so thankful to have 2 families so close.  I know David and I will be taken care of if anything happens.

day 27: Christmas lights

our balcony

I love and am thankful for Christmas lights.  The day my dad starts putting up his Christmas lights has always been exciting for me.  The twinkly ones are my favorite and I prefer multicolor over all white.

Luckily, though David isn't into decorating all that much, he does like lights so he was excited about buying our first lights for our home.  He picked out the blue LED lights in the picture.  I love the glow they give off outside and in our dining area.

When I was younger we would always drive around looking at lights.  I haven't done this in years but David and I plan to some night soon, probably closer to Christmas.

day 26: my dear friends

some of our dearest friends

Today I am thankful for my dear friends.  It would take too long to write about each one individually so I'll give a general blanket thanks for all of them.

David and I have been blessed with some amazing people throughout our lives.  We were lucky enough to have all of them in our wedding earlier this year.  They are a fun bunch as you can see in the picture.  They are all so special to me in different ways.  Some are childhood friends of David, who I am thankful to for making sure he didn't blow himself up before I could meet him :)  Some are my high school choir girls who helped me survive high school and college.  Some are more recent friends who I love just as much.  One up there is a sister, and well, I already told you about her :)

Our friends are all silly and amazing all at the same times, which is probably why we keep them around...or maybe they keep us around?  I am so thankful that, for whatever reason, our bonds have stayed strong and we have them to go to whenever we need them or just want to hang out, and we can be there for them if they ever need it.

day 25: Christmas

Christmas tree @ Fiesta Texas 2009

Today I am thankful for Christmas.  It's one month away and I'm so excited!  I absolutely love this time of the year (minus the mall and crazy drivers).  The lights, music, colors, weather, cheer, jingle bells, pretty wrapping paper, sparkly everything, family, and of course the reason for it all...God's son.

I know this holiday has become commercialized but to me it's a great time to remember what God sent us so many years ago and I'm so very thankful that He did.  I know theologians have decided Jesus was most likely born in the summer, and I'm thankful during the summer as well, but I love to have a special day just to celebrate Christ.  I also love that everyone knows that's what that day is for, whether they believe or not.

For me there is just nothing like Christmas, I love it!

day 24: holidays

Today I am thankful for holidays.  I love a chance to get together and just enjoy family and friends.  They usually involve yummy food as well, which is always a plus in my book.

Short post, it's Thanksgiving :)

day 23: days off

Today I am thankful for days off.  Since I work at a college ministry, I get school vacations, it's pretty awesome.  Today I got to sleep in a little, take Chuy to get his bear claws trimmed (he did so well!) and then just chill around the apartment with Miriah, watching movies and waiting for David to get home.  Once he's home it's off to Mason for Thanksgiving.

I love that I still get a few days to myself to just relax, play with Chuy, and enjoy being out of a building or our apartment in the sunshine.  It's a good time for me to take life slow and appreciate God and everything He's done for me and in my life.

day 22: pinterest

my inspiration board

Today I am thankful for Pinterest!  My friend Sophie told me I had to get it a few months ago and it is just awesome.  I'm a big craft blog reader and I used to bookmark tutorials a lot but I never went back to them.  Being a visual person I hated looking at my bookmark list and seeing those ugly long links.  Pinterest is just my cup of tea.

I also like that I can see what craft projects my friends are pinning.  I've even started a board made of just meals I want to cook which I'm sure David appreciates :)  I love that I can organize as much as I want.  For example, I have a board just for felt.  I've found it especially helpful in keeping everything I want to make organized and easy to go look back and remember.

Thanks for being you, pinterest :)