Confession #1 - I Miss Las Vegas

Ah, Sunny Spectacular Las Vegas.
Here lies a confession.

I miss Las Vegas.
Don't get me wrong! I mean, I'm glad I left, for moral reasons and avenues unexplored...
But I do miss a few things about it.

(By the way, if I WAS going to be a showgirl I would totally have gone the Esther Williams path instead. At least some of her outfits are borderline modest. Also colorful and shimmery.)

How about having having one wardrobe? - Summer. And that meant that your main dress piece was usually:

A swimsuit.

No worries, you can layer it if you have to go to the grocery store. Shorts, and a wispy American Eagle tee will have you covered. Don't forget your flip flops.

Although after two kids, I'm kindof glad I live somewhere with layering as a requirement. Thank you, winter sweaters, for hiding that Christmas cake.

I miss my high school years. I feel old. SO old. And I never knew I would look back and miss knowing everyone, who they were and what they liked, and where we would go, and the memories we shared - and look where we were now and have none of that for most of them!

I miss the randomness that comes with living in a warm place. I don't know what it is about Las Vegas, but there was always some discovery around the corner - a giant mud pit at a construction site, a hill to go iceblocking on, buildings to explore.

Here, I am playing guitar in a refrigerator box after swim practice, wearing a Metallica tshirt.

Don't forget your perma-tan you get when you move to Las Vegas.

Ah, teenage years.


Las Vegas.

Freedom, memories, one wardrobe.

Spice Things Up

Let's face it.
I hardly ever blog, and this blog is here for my randomness, so I'm doing a fun post so my friends can learn a little more about me.

And so, my 30 Confessions of an Average Mom idea was born.

Let's shake it up.

Re-furb Dress

The Re-Furb Dress

I made this dress with no pattern, from another dress. I have a box/cube that I bought at Target a while back, and it's covered in this pattern. I just LOVE it.
So when my eye caught this pattern on fabric, I had to have it. Alas.... it was in the Junior's section. But only $6??? It was mine.

After thinking about how I could use it, for two or three weeks, I finally decided to make my daughter a dress out of it.
Voila! With some scissors, and my sewing machine, this is what came of my adventure.

It's by no means fancy - ANYONE could make this dress.

Just in time for her 2 year photos. :o)



Happy Picture Frames

HAPPY PICTURE FRAMES

This craft cost me $3.50, thanks to the dollar bins at Target! It was a 3-pack of picture frames, $2.50, and a roll of six different complimenting ribbon styles, $1.00. The only thing I used was a little ribbon and some scrapbook embellishments that I had sitting around in bins.

Combined with my hot glue gun, this just goes to show anything is possible!

It took no time at all, and the little embellishments on the corner gave it a personal touch.

EASY!

I think if not for yourself, a fun craft like this would be perfect for a child to have hang in their room.