Snowy days and crocheting

Okay, so those of you who knew my mom, might remember that she was always working on some craft or another. She cross stitched, sewed, painted... etc... and crocheted. And of course, the one thing she never taught me was to crochet. I finally made time with a friend, that knows how, to teach me. I've been working mainly on the different stitches and yesterday when it snowed, I took it as a good day to stay inside and try my hand at a project. I made my first ever dishcloth. And, by the time I went to bed last night, my fingers were definitely cramping! :) I went outside ONLY long enough to take a few pictures. Being a sun bunny myself... I think the snow is pretty to look at (From the WARM comforts of my house!). It also gave my an opportunity to play around with my new camera! Here are the pictures from Wednesday's snow and yesterday...

SNOW! Jan. 2008

Christmas

Chris and I had a wonderful Christmas. We went to visit his family in south Georgia on Saturday. We stayed until Christmas day. We drove back to Atlanta shortly after lunch and celebrated Christmas at our house before heading to my dad's house. We were very blessed and got many wonderful presents.

Chris says his favorite present is a print from his first Triathlon that was signed by Ed. Ed was his Team's hero. Ed is an amazing man and is currently cancer free.

My favorite present was a new camera. I've been wanting a Nikon D40 for a while now and Chris (the most wonderful husband in the world) surprised me with one!

We hope that everyone's Christmas was as wonderful!!!

Lindsay and I should become architects

So, my friend Lindsay brought a gingerbread house kit over yesterday and we decorated it! We had a lot of fun and of course, laughed a lot. Here's a few pictures of our masterpiece!

The bathroom is FINISHED!!!

Chris finally finished the bathroom this past weekend. I'm so impressed with my wonderful and talented husband. I love our bathroom! It feels like I'm in a brand new house when I am in there. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Thanksgiving

We returned last night from a 7 day cruise with Chris's family. We had a wonderful time, but it sure didn't feel like Thanksgiving. We were on a Carnival cruise, which after about a day or so, we all decided that we prefer Royal Carribean. Our ports of call were Cozumel (it rained), Belize (it rained), Roatan Island (Honduras), and Freeport (Bahamas, it rained). Our two days at sea and our day in Honduras were beautiful. We had a lot of fun, in spite of the rain. Chris and I took a Mexican cuisine course in Cozumel and all of the Hartley's did the zip line in the jungle of Belize. I think that overall, everyone enjoyed themselves! Here are a few pics.

Prayer Request

A friend of my brother's and Lindsay's (his girlfriend) lost her 20 year old sister in a car wreck last night. I'm not going to post any more details, because I don't feel that it is my place to do so. But please keep "N,"and her family, in your prayers. God will know who you are praying for. It just hurts my heart.

Still coming along

The bathroom is still a work in progress... Here are a few more pictures. I can't WAIT until it's finished...

New floor

New door

New window

New granite countertop and sink