Catching up

Due to today's snow, I feel like I've really been able to catch up on alot of things. I cleaned out my DVR queue, which had some pretty old shows in there. I fixed the hem on two of my work pants that had been sitting, balled up, in the bottom of my closet. I finally made some Christmas cookies. I love the Nestle swirled milk and white chocolate chips. They.are.amazing!!!! And always a hit at parties. I also hung up some clothes that had been laying around as well as some stray Christmas cards that needed to go up on our front door.

Some updates on life in general:
-I passed my class for the semester...thank god!
-Mr. B and I are planning on putting our house on the market in the spring (as long as everything else goes as planned)
-I recently got a bonus, which had great timing (Merry Christmas!)
-And the BIG news....I got a raise!!!!!! Believe me, we are definitely counting our blessings. I know that alot of people are struggling and losing their jobs; we are so lucky to work at a place where they are still promoting and hiring people.

Tonight was supposed to be Mr. B's family Christmas dinner, but due to the beautiful and plentiful snow, it was postponed until next Sunday. I was totally bummed because I was going to make some pumpkin cheesecake, but I'm kind of glad after seeing how bad the roads were today. We made it to the gym before they closed at 1pm and coming home was treacherous and slow.

Since the snow is supposed to continue tomorrow, I'll most likely give the house a good cleaning and work on a baby blanket I've been messing with since October. I made a super cute skinny, striped scarf for a friend's birthday present, but of course, I didn't get to take any pictures before I wrapped it up. I liked it so much, I might just make one for myself :)

Cute Baby Hat

I started this about an hour ago and had no clue what I was doing. It ended up being really cute and I'll be giving it to little Miss Lauren Rose to match the blanket I gave her.

New Baby Blanket

I absolutely love the way this blanket turned out. The yarn is really pretty and I love the pattern, especially the edging :)

Finished 2nd Baby Blanket

I just finished my second baby blanket and I love it! I still have to weave in the ends, but that shouldn't take long. I'll post pics when I'm done.

Mr. B had a good idea last night. He said that I should have a mix and match baby blanket website where you pick your pattern, color combo, length and edging. I think that's a great idea, but the only thing is time--it took me 2 weeks to get this one done and different patterns take different amounts of time. We'll see. I'm going to keep making blankets to stockpile.

My grandmom showed me a new patter that's really easy and comes out super cute. I'll experiment with that one after I make my granny square blanket.

Lauren Rose Blanket

Here's a new blanket that I just made for our friends that are having a little girl in July. The shower is this weekend and I can't wait for them to see it :) I'll post a picture with Lauren Rose after she's born. I'm also working on some matching booties and a hat.