Friday, June 25, 2010

back from the beach!

Well I'm back and I am packed with action!  We had a great time at the beach with Evan's family.   There was a a lot of beach playtime, sun, ice cream, laughter, and overall relaxation.  It was just what the doctor ordered!  Some favorite moments from our trip were:
    *Ryder wanted holders for her corn on the cob, so Evan made her some:

     *Evan and Ryder chillin' at the beach: 

                                      
      *All the cousins playing together:



All in all it was a fantastic trip.   I came back from this trip with a few things I am determined to do.  I want to continue being productive everyday with my goals, I want to get to a fabric store and really make some clothes, and I want to lose weight (because I ate reeeeeeeeeeeeally badly all week).  Yesterday I got up and for some reason didn't have a problem  getting my rear in gear.  By noon I had the house cleaned and all the laundry from our trip clean and put away.  I then decided that I wanted to experiment in the kitchen a little bit.  I made some plain hummus (which turned out great), salsa (which is edible, but I need to make a few changes next time), wheat crackers (which I need to roll out thinner next time because they didn't turn out so great this time), and I tweaked the whole wheat chocolate banana bread recipe.  I felt really great about these new recipes though, because even if they didn't turn out perfectly, I did a really great job trying and now I know what I need to do to fix them!  I also made turkey burgers for dinner that were really spicy and yummy!  

Sewing wise I have decided to make matching pillowcase dresses for Ryder and her cousin Taylor.  Yesterday I made Ryder's following an online tutorial I found.  It turned out great, but it sure looks wide on Ryder.  I may try and take in the sides a little bit to make it fit better.  Here's a pic of it just hanging on a chair (my model is currently napping):


Well, that's it for today.   I think now I'm gonna go figure out what is for dinner and make myself a late lunch at the same time.  I might take a book out into the sun for a little me time while Ryder is napping too!  

Happy Summer everybody!  Hope you're having a great one too!

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