Okay, so I'm going in a new direction with this blog. I finally got a laptop to aide me in the gaining of education at the University of Utah, so there will be more time/comfortable places/fewer distractions for me to write! Yippee!!! So, I'm going to stop trying to post under sections and just post random things. We'll see how it goes. I am up to a lot more crafting projects these days, so I have so many fun things I want to show off!

Also, my sisters-in-law, a few friends and I have begun a little bi-monthly DIY club, where we each take a turn teaching each other how to do something. So far it's been really fun! We got together for the first time a few weeks ago and Abi (my brother's girlfriend) taught us how to make some meaty empanadas, fried plantanos, and delicious, nutritious salad-o. Having seven brothers, it was good for me to just hang out with some girls for once! I get to teach the next club how-to in a few weeks. I think we'll have a "where the wild things are" party and I'll teach them how to make stuffed monsters and animals out of socks, amongst other things. I have a million ideas that I absolutely look forward to following through with. I'll soon post some pics of our club meetings and pics of what I did over the summer break :) For now, I just have a picture of the first felt doll I ever made:

Since she looks so much like my little cousin, I named her "Natalie". So far, I have 3 other dolls I've made (each a little less shabby than the last), 3 more more in the works, and a variety of clothes and accessories for each doll. I had a lot of fun learning how to embroider with these and I think they turned out cute. I just have to take pictures of the others now!