yoga retreat

saturday, sunday, and monday

bethany and i went on a yoga retreat.

mainly for relaxation

and girl time

(congrats to B for getting in to Med School,

booooo that's it's in Alabama and she has to move).

we definately we excited for the yoga, but

were pumped for being in the mtns, having

good vege food, and quietness.

this is where we slept and did yoga.

it seems warehousey... but it wasn't bad at all.

it definately felt like camp.

we stayed in a room with 6 bunk beds

and side tables in between each bed.

and we had a community bathroom, which was super nice

and had natural (jason brand) shampoo and soaps and lotions to share.

there were towels for us too.

the weather was actually GORGEOUS sunday

and we went for a hike!

this is the lake at the start of the hike...

still frozen

a dog friend we made with B




the top of the 2 hour hike...


won't get into it, but the hike part sucked.


but the view... oh the view was worth it.

we named this mountain

"lady bug rock"

b/c there were squillions of lady bugs

not a gross amount, but A LOT!!!

me being all coloradoy

me and bethany

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so a list of things:

1. we met a girl named "red turtle"

2. we had some amazing warmed milk (chai like) for dessert

3. i had a sugar scrub and B had a facial and they were amazing

4. bethany opened her hips and i improved my breathing

5. we did yoga one time in the "yoga cabin"

and there was a fire going in the fireplace

6. there was a guy there that looked like chris kramer with brown hair.

7. lots of gals didn't shave.

8. one of the girls in our room was so weird, and was studying cell division for the fun of it

9. we got to do Om's (which i had never done)

10. we did lion's breath (or something like that) and it was fun

11. we learned a lot about the yogi lifestyle.

12. there was a woman monk there.

13. it was beautiful and serene

14. we were starving to death most days

and thought we wouldnt even make it to the meals, and during yoga you could ALWAYS hear my belly growling :)

bethany's bday

bethany's bday & easter all in one.

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so we ate dinner at their house and it was a blast!

cam made her a homemade cheesecake

and i made her dark choc. cupcakes without icing

(*she doesnt like icing)

me and cameron

b cooking

the lamb

jill, shellie, rose

rose, cam, jill, shellie

the salad... so amazing!

lamb

mashed sweet potatoes

was so excited about dessert, i forgot to take a pic

until it was almost gone.

caramel, hot fudge, and strawberries

with homemade whipped cream!
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happy birthday bethany!

curtains for office

so, i needed to figure out what to do for curtains in the office...

on a budget.

i was gonna use sheets from the thrift store, but i wasnt finding

ANYTHING that i liked at all.

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so i started looking online...

target, overstock, amazon...

but everything was bland and plain and boring.

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so i started thinking unconventional..

lots of fabric for cheap...

i loved Dwell designs for target...

what about a shower curtain?

so i went to target.

but the shower curtains weren't cutting it for me.

then.i.saw.it

THIS

dude... a table cloth!!!
perfect!

lots of fabric, for $21.99!!!!!

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has the yellow/mustard i wanted, and i love the birds.

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so i cut the table cloth (60x104") in half length wise

and then hemmed it.

then i sewed a pocket panel thing at the top.

i am using 2 48" dowel rods, painting them brown

then using the gold things to hang them from the wall

then the awesome hooks from anthro (on sale for $2.95)

for the tie backs :)

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pic to be posted soon in office.

chair redo #2

chair redo #2

bought it at the thrift store for $10

ugly color wood

and ghetto velvet seat

sanded and painted

now on for the seat

it had 3 fabrics on it

wowsers

put new seating stuff (dont know what its called)

the other was falling apart

batting still good

so i used that

put my fabric on

TADA!!!!

i love love love it!!!!

now it's my new sewing chair :)

love at first site!

chair redo #1

before

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weird shiny pinkish fabric

old scuffed up wood

after sanding and painting
THE AFTER!!!
(it's not perfect by any means, but i did it, and i love it!)

schnooze modeling

the cushion wasn't that hard, but when i had to make it snug

that's when i ran into problems...

so it looks kinda janky... but i didn't want to redo it 20 times.

the back part, i added new foam and padding

the old stuff was literally disentigrating when i touched it...

and it was this weird rotten orange color.

now it's soft and cushy!

pefection in the back :)

made my own piping

(not that hard)

without the cushion

with cushion

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this chair replaced the red one...

anyway, the red one didn't really go with the living room

it was just comfy.

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yippee!!!

how does my garden grow?

planted my seeds last monday-

sunday (almost a week of growing) this is how big they were!!

then today (8 days after planting)

here they are

the ones going crazy are:

lettuce, spinach, sugar snap peas, and broccoli

i love them so :)