It's been a very busy week for me, but it's been great to be so busy and to get to see friends. On Wednesday, I went out with two friends for dinner for a very late Christmas get together. One of the friends is moving on Monday down to Hollister, about an hour south of San Francisco, for work. She runs an organic produce service that has exploded in popularity the past couple of years and needs to move closer to the farms where she gets her produce from. It's sad to see her go, but she'll still be close by and it's better for her because she won't have to commute really far every week like she's been doing for years. And because it's cheaper there, she and her husband can afford to rent a house, so I'm jealous!
She made me some homemade strawberry blueberry jam and also gave me a really nice sweet pea and vanilla candle and a set of nice bird correspondence cards.
And last night, my friend called me out of the blue and said she'd come over with her little girl, Lorelei, whom I haven't seen since her baptism in October. She's getting so big and is walking and starting to talk already, so it's so cute to see her growing. She'll be 1 next month so they are starting to plan the birthday party.
She's so happy, just always smiling and laughing, at least when I see her! But my friend says she's a pretty good baby and doesn't cry and stuff too much so that's good. I can't wait til her birthday party.
I am also super excited because I just signed up for my first ever art workshop weekend - La Petite Maison Blanc, hosted by Kim Caldwell.
I am really looking forward to finally attending one of these awesome weekends and meeting some great, artistic ladies. There will be three projects, taught by the inspirational Pam Garrison, Amy Hanna and Teresa McFayden, and all the projects are related to the home. I'll be going down on a Friday and have the classes on Sunday, so I'll have to find something to do on Saturday but that shouldn't be a problem. Yay!
I also just completed a swap with Jenna. I sent her some of my soaps and she sent me this cute custom made pinnie
Jenna gave me my choices of fabrics and I think this color combo came out really cute. Now I need to get crafting and use it!
She also sent some nice papers and ribbons for crafting along with it
The weather has also been beautiful and very un-winterlike. It's been about 70 or so every day for the last week and should last a few more days, so I will be enjoying it. It's so strange that other people are experiencing Arctic freezes right now when I'm about to head for the beach, though. Climate change. What can you say.
Okay, going to clean up a bit and take a nice walk on the beach!