WHAT A DAY: December 6, 2014

My 1st BAT MITZVAH Experience!!

For the sweetheart,

 Miss Jaclyn.

The Carmel Country Club was the venue and beautifully decorated for the winter season including the colors of the night pink/brown.

I found my little crush, Ben, whom opted not to be my date for the night :(,

but still looked adorable in his bow tie :)

 

CANDY BAR!

The party had already started as I was a bit late, so the kids were enjoying the DJ and music while the adults indulged in a fun "Happy Hour."  The sangria was tasty!

Decorations and set-up were gorgeous.

Kids received fun hoodies with their names airbrushed on each.

Jaclyn did a spectacular job reading her candle lighting speech thanking everyone involved in her life.  It was such a sweet moment to be amongst the names with Ms. Holly.

 

After the DELICIOUS meal, the dancing re-commenced with everyone.

And then DESSERT....my weakness.

And we all got to go home with some specially marked M&M's.

MAZEL TOV! jaclyn! 13!

P.S. So glad I got to grab a minute with the guest of honor for a silly pic.

Love this girl!!

 

Great celebration Feit's!

WHAT A WEEK+2: November 23-December 2, 2014

My vacation began with a trip to drop off Barkley at the dog sitter's.

Then it was back to Charlotte to catch the late night flight. Direct, of course. 

The lady in the shuttle asked me if I played college basketball. I said "no that it was just a sweatshirt from the college I went to." She said "Oh I thought that was your name." So I'm officially renamed to Kearney Nebraska. 

The next day, mom and I went shopping for gifts and looking at cute boutiques. 

And I had a little too much fun playing with hats and displays. 

Lunch was at Baby Blue Sushi which I love!!  Mom, not so much when she heard "eel sauce."

On to the next day of food and fun. First stop...El Bee's. 

Yes, please!

And after a few errands, we met up with Dad for the Tuesday $5 movie deal "Nightcrawler". Let's just rate the movie a bit of a snore. 

Wednesday was our Thanksgiving celebration. And I was tasked with making the "turkeys."

It also included the daily Facetiming with Brax and Angie. 

Thanksgiving Day was a 5 mile run/walk and lots of crafting time. 

The rest of the week was spent lounging, shopping, venturing around Valley. And of course eating yummy food. 

Even Barkley and Brutus wanted to say hello during the week. Such little buddies. Love 'em both. 

And after a brunch at Egg & I, it was time to reverse the trip. Flight then pickup Barkley.
I missed that lil guy. 

He was so happy to see his mama. And to go home. 

DIY: Fabric Holiday Trees

Heading home for the holidays = crafts for me to do for the family. 

My mom had this one set aside to do...

So I began, and boy did it take a while to pin on each little triangle.

The basic philosophy is:

Cover the bottom of cone with a large piece of fabric.

 Cut several 2.5" squares...SEVERAL.

  Then double fold the triangles and place around the tree 2 times,  pinning each corner and overlaping the row below. 

Place decorative button or bow on top.

 

This is the video used for the creation:

Quilted Christmas Tree Tutorial (No Sew) | Fabric Tree

In the end,  it was worth it as I decided to make 3 more SMALLER one to complete the Tree Family.

 

I grabbed some funky zebra patterned fabric in bright colors and plan to make some for myself ...I would love to see what fun designs everyone creates.