Spiders

Okay. I. HATE. Spiders. HATE them. So, this afternoon when I was weeding my mom's flower garden, I was ready with shovel in hand to kill any who dared to show their faces. I had a few run ins, but considering the fact that I was dealing with spiders, I was doing quite well. Then.....out of no where came a MAMA spider!!!! You know, the kind that are carrying the eggs with them. Ugh, I shudder just thinking about it.

Needless to say, after getting rid of mama spider, I didn't stay working in the flower bed much longer.

Summer and pillowcases

Well, summer is at last here. I was hoping to be fully busy at work all the day long, making endless amounts of money with my hard work. Alas, this is not the case. I have yet to find a job. Oh, I've had interviews, just no offers. However, I'm trying my best to just stay busy with other things, which includes making lots and lots of pillowcases!!!!!

This summer the quilting community is doing a service project. The goal is to get 1 million pillowcases by the end of the year. I believe that the pillowcases will be going to kids in foster care, since that's what they

put all of their belongings in when they change houses. This thought just breaks my heart, but if I can help in any way then I am going to!

So, if anyone wants instructions on how to make pillowcases (they are SUPER easy), just let me know and I'll be more than happy to help you. And if you do make pillowcases, you can get them to me and I will make sure they get to the right people. I'd love it if anyone could help!!!

The end of things...of this year anyway

Well, my freshman year is over and all (okay, most) of my stuff is packed away in the car. Everyone has left, and I'm at a loss of where my life is going to go over the next 4 months. Living place? Check. Awesome roommate at said living place? Check. Job? NO check....which I am quite worried about.

As my wonderful roommate Mel was leaving this morning, it hit me how different things are going to be. Most of the people who I spent many hours of everyday with, I'm never going to see again. The great boys just down the hall, who can make me so angry and so happy, I'm pretty sure that I'll only see one of them next year, and that makes me really sad. I guess it's just because these people have been such a big part of my life, shaping how I changed this year (which is a lot, I think), and now they won't be there any more.

So, here's a shoutout to all of those great people who influenced my life this year. Thanks. I'll miss you. Good luck in every aspect of your life.