Friday's Letters - Link Up

Dear Friday, 

I don't think you could move any slower.  It has been a long week already, I'm tired, I have to work 14 hours today, and I just want to get to Saturday.

Dear husband,

Every morning when you brush your teeth, you clear your throat with one big hocker that makes me think you're going to vomit in the sink while I'm doing my hair.  Did you know we have a second bathroom that you could use in the morning? 

Dear life,

I love you, but there are times when you are just too darn busy.

Dear wedding next week,

I'm scared of you, but I can't wait to take your pictures! I've never been to Pittsburgh or West Virigina, and I could NOT be more excited to experience that with my best friend.

Dear potential job,

You're mysterious.  I think we will get along.  Pick me?

Dear house,

I will clean you, I promise! Just cut me a little slack with these 60 hour work weeks, ok?

Dear husband again,

I love you.  Thank you for taking care of me when I was sick and for every time you knew I fake coughed and you rubbed my back anyway.  I am blessed by you.

Mile Marker 11: Wordless Wednesday

I'm excited to participate in another link up today! Say hello to Wordless Wednesday!  I am linking up with Project Alicia.  I LOVE her blog. She is such a talented photographer.  

Wordless Wednesday is something that I would like to start doing every Wednesday as a way to sort of get my photography juices pumping!

I found this amazing tree as I was scouting locations for an upcoming photo shoot.

At first glance, I would not say that this tree inspires spring very well, however, it makes me think of the song by Jon Forman that says, "For these seeds to give birth, first they must die."  For everything, there is a season

Thanks for joining me for this not-so-Wordless Wednesday!

I can't wait to see what the rest of Wordless Wednesday has photographed!

xoxo,
Linda

Mile Marker 8: My First Link Up

I really wanted to try my hand at doing a Link Up.

Being that I am a new blogger, I wasn't really sure where to look.  I used trusty ole Google Search to find this link up, and I'm really excited to share!

I am found this link up on Weekend Doings.  I'm already loving her blog, however, the link up I found via Weekend Doings, was already closed.  But Plum and June has another one going...so YAY! My excitement is continuing!

The Link Up: A recent sewing/quilt project.

Now, the quilt pictured below, was made several months ago, but I just love it so much, and I really haven't had a chance to show it off.  It was a gift for my mom and also...my first ever "real" quilt.  I did make some smaller rag quilts for my nieces, but this was my first full blown quilt.  I don't really know that much about sewing not to mention quilting, I just knew what I wanted it to look like.  I was going for a more modern look.  I didn't follow any tutorials.  I just basically pieced together and went for it.

I got SO frustrated SO many times, but I am in love with the end result.  When I first finished the quilt, I said I would NEVER make one again (just in case you haven't heard, I am seriously lacking in the patience department and quilts just take more patience than I have), but after looking at this quilt again, I really want to do another one.  This time, for keeps. :)

In hind sight, this was a SUPER simple quilt.  I just pieced together the front, did a layer of batting, pieced together the back (not totally perfect, but you can't tell from here),  did a wavy sewing pattern across, and then did a black edge.

These pictures were snapped really quickly on my iPhone before we packed up and left for an 8.5 hour road trip, so no judging allowed! ;) jk jk.

To finish up and in honor of the newest addition to the list of blogs I follow, I would like to share a photo from my "Weekend Doings".

I was asked to do a photo booth for a non-profit that one of my college friends works for.  I haven't done a photo booth before, but I am so excited to do it!  I, for the first time, was playing with EOS Utility to experiment with the monitor feed I could get on my macbook.

In the meantime, my husband and dogs were snuggling on the couch.

I took some test shots of them, and I just couldn't resist sharing this one. :)

Now, I know that I have posted pictures of our newest puppy, Molly.  For those of you who don't know, I also have another adorable dog named Grizzabella aka Grizzy.  She is about full grown already, and still smaller than our 10 week old Molly.

Now that you've ooed and awed, I can't wait to check out some of the other sewing/quilt projects from the link up!

Have a wonderful Monday!

xoxo,
Linda