tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91482100040790018962024-02-07T22:23:03.074-08:00heatherxdawnheather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-3992414338053055392011-09-18T21:24:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.334-07:00Such A Wonderful Week!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/6161089809/" title="My Week Sept. 15 by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="My Week Sept. 15" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6161089809_57a135c88a_z.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><br />
This week has been such a blast! I've been crocheting up a storm working on Judah's ripple blanket & making granny squares for the Blogger Blanket Project! I FINALLY found my favorite crochet hook! It's a blue H hook with a bamboo handle! It's been missing for quite some time! When I took the couch cushions off to wash them, the hook was tucked away in the couch!<br />
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My doctors appointment was cancelled Tuesday, as the OB had to go in to deliver a baby! Not a problem, but it was kinda annoying that we had to drive an hour & 30 minutes to get to his office. We were about 3 miles away from his office when we got the call. We took advantage of the day and went to Old Navy for some maternity blue jeans & then we headed to Lenox Mall for some shopping! We went in LUSH, the apple store & Anthro. It was Robin's first time ever going in Anthropologie and he was actually in love! I have to admit, my hubby has good taste! He loved the natural wood & stone floor and a lot of the home decorations! He even pointed out a few bedspreads that he liked.. I might just have to make a wish list for Christmas or something! I was so surprised he loved it.. It made me love him a wee bit more on top of the muchness that I love him. It was like a cherry on top of whipped cream ;) Two things that really caught my eye were these::::<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/6161120405/" title="Crochet bird house @ anthropologie! I gave to make one of these!! by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="Crochet bird house @ anthropologie! I gave to make one of these!!" height="612" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6062/6161120405_6a2a9fd0fb_z.jpg" width="612" /></a><br />
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Um, I DIE!!! A crochet bird house?!?! Have mercy! I don't know if I would put it outside, but it would be such a cute place for a little feathery family to brood! AND that blanket. OH.. my eyes and heart just swell looking at it! I can hardly stand it!<br />
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I also had my baby shower this weekend too! Which means my BFF Natalie was down for the weekend! We stayed up till 3:30am Friday night! We made cake pops & chocolate covered marshmellow & oreos for the shower! She decorated it in a "Rain Shower" theme! Everything was so cute & light blue! It was so beautiful! My friend Jessica said everything looked like a Pinterest board! We made blue punch & had cups with paper umbrellas & straws! The cake pops were almost a disaster but after putting them in the freezer & swapping candy melts for Almond bark made everything work out perfectly! We got a little stressed out Friday night and decided to forget all the baby shower hoopla & get in the hot tub! We laughed so much and so hard! It was like we were teenagers again.. minus the weird hair and obvious lack of fashion sense. Needless to say, it was a blast! Saturday loads of my family & friends came over and showered me with love & gifts! Such WONDERful gifts! Some of which I will cherish for a lifetime!! Tons of stuff to get us started with out little man! I still can't get over how SOON he will be here... 5 more weeks.<br />
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Hopefully this week we can get around to moving our rooms around to make room for little Judah & give me an area to "nest" and decorate!<br />
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What did you ladies/gents do this weekend?! <br />
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<img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border: 0pt none;" />heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-73967817954898653502011-09-16T10:48:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.350-07:00Baby Blanket Progress<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/6153440676/" title="Untitled by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6153440676_c34fde1690.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
If you follow me on instagram or flickr, these pictures aren't new to you! This past week I set asdie my granny squares to work on Judah's Ripple Blanket. The clock is ticking & he'll be here REALLY soon.. like within the next MONTH! Crazy. So I've been working on this every spare moment I get and I don't get those alot. I really need to put in some serious hours on this to get it finished! I've got about 6 more weeks until my due date ;) Hopefully I can get it finished before then!(And YES, we finally decided on a baby name: Judah River :D I'm sure I'm going to call him River & his daddy will call him Judah. :P)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/6144153895/" title="Belly & me crocheting in the car with Jessica! by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="Belly & me crocheting in the car with Jessica!" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6144153895_9b74610f8b.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you see that belly?! Lol. (Mini update from my post a few days ago about Judah being breech, he's head down now :) which makes my heart skippy and my eyes tear up a bit. This whole Vbac thing is really going to happen! I feel so happy & blessed!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5835047186/" title="Baby Boy Blanket by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="Baby Boy Blanket" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/5835047186_6a5ace847e.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took this picture the day I started the blanket. A ripple blanket works up so quickly! And doing just two rows of colors each, you're constantly changing out yarn! Which, to me, breaks it up and it's easy to finish two rows in one sitting ;)<br />
I'm using<a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/neat-ripple-pattern.html"> Attic24's pattern</a> from memory :). It's seriously the easiest thing to remember once you get your "foundation" chain & first row finished. Lucy does a fantastic job of making things really easy to understand too! You might remember this blanket that I made for my nephew:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/6153517056/" title="Joshua's Ripple Blanket by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="Joshua's Ripple Blanket" height="375" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6190/6153517056_751ba870c8.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
I used that same pattern for it! It's awesome cause you can make it as big or as small as you want it, just by the number of chains you make in the beginning!<br />
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Here are some other really awesome ideas:<br />
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You could make a sweet ripple cowl!!! This one looks so soft & yummy!<br />
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OR a granny ripple! How pretty is this? It would be interesting to de-stash with this pattern. I just imagine the mix-matchy-ness of a hundred differnt colors would look neat!<br />
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There are so many project I want to be working on right now and it's getting that time of year to snuggle up with a little hooky business & a cup of hot tea and just swing outside or let the cool breeze in through the windows. *sigh* Did I ever mention that I love fall? ;) <br />
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</div>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-39220748847075765382011-09-12T17:47:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.332-07:00My Week!<div style="text-align: center;">
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This week has been pretty fun & interesting! I FINALLY got an iPhone. I'm sure you all remember the posts where I post a hundred pictures of cute iphones.. my digital wish list! Well, my dreams came true and I'm so stinking happy about it! I'm really surprised by how much I love having a smartphone! I ADORE Instagram & I'm sure everyone following me will get tired of my many, many updates! Does the "new" ever wear off?! lol!<br />
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I'm trying to get caught up on some crochet projects! I've been making granny squares & I have two sets ready for the Blogger Blanket project! I gotta get busy and get all these made up, so when the baby gets here I won't get behind! I've only got FIVE weeks until I'm "full term"!! It's craziness! So, I gotta get SUPER busy on Judah's ripple blanket too! It shouldn't take me too long if I can just FOCUS!<br />
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What projects are you trying to keep up with & how excited are you for OCTOBER!? I can't wait!!<br />
(Do you guys see that eyeball wreath!! i love it! it was in Country Living Magazine, along with some AWESOME decopouged pumpkins)<br />
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heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-59823275133409690642011-09-02T23:10:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.342-07:00The Baby Things<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/135003682/" target="_blank"><img 551'="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/135003682_zXMkmmb3_c.jpg" width="496 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=9148210004079001896" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">None</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">heather</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello friends! It's in the wee hours of the morning & I'm sitting here pondering. I'm thinking about how little I've talked about LIFE on here lately. Or rather, how little I've talked at all. Life is all about fluctuation. I guess I've just been out of the flux of things lately.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Forewarning: This is long. And a bit emotional. And maybe even a tad bit graphic, but most importantly, my soul bearing out on-line, venting and coping.) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">LOADS of things have changed in the last few months. Robin got a new job! (THANK YOU GOD!!!), Autumn is potty trained (Again, thank you GOD!) lol. And I'm almost to my due date! Ha, did you forget I was pregnant? I'm due October 27th!!! A Halloween baby is what I'm hoping for!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I'm 32 weeks now and showing reallllllly good. It's kind of sad that I hate taking pictures of myself while pregnant. I've only got a few pictures of me while I was pregnant with Autumn & so far I've only taken one picture this pregnancy. My face is all sorts of puffy & my nose gets really big from pregnancy hormones.. it just looks all messed up! BUT, I am pregnant. I can promise I have a little mr. pumpkin growing inside me & moving around. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This pregnancy has been a little different than my first. Not too much, but a little bit. Being pregnant a second time isn't such a big deal. Just getting past all the morning sickness is the hardest part! Now, I'm just blissfully breezing through my weeks of being pregnant wondering exactly where did the time go?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It seems like just a few days ago I took the pregnancy test, because I KNEW just KNEW I was pregnant! And I was. I ran outside to Robin & jumped up & down, so excited. Then a few hours later I cried. And a few days later I thought to myself "What in the world were we thinking!" If you've been preggers, you know what I'm talking about. The excitement of knowing you are having a baby verus the psycological mind field as you begin to think of how you are going to afford & raise another youngin. It's tough stuff facing that reality.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
But here I am. 32 weeks pregnant, seeing a doctor half way across the state so I can have a VBAC (natural birth after a c-section). Praying and believing God that I can and will birth this little boy myself & not have to have another doctor EVER cut me open again. And I'm struggling with it all. I know I CAN do it. I know I WANT to do it, but I'm worried that I'm just dysfunctional. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had a c-section with Autumn because she was a breech baby. She never turned head down to be born. She sat in utero like a tiny little baby Indian & refused to leaver her comfy little nest. I didn't know anything about how babies were supposed to be born. My doctor wouldn't "turn" the baby because it was an old practice that no-one did anymore & it wasn't safe. (What a load of CRAP!) And they never suggested anything to help turn the baby either. So, at 39 weeks Autumn came into the world through an incision. I was out of it and I didn't get to hold her till later after the surgery. All things considered it was an okay experience. But just becuase something is okay, doesn't mean you ever want to do it again or that you enjoyed the process. Or that the process was meaningful to you. Honestly, I think birth is supposed to be meaningful to you. It's not supposed to be something you feel detached from.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This past week at my doctors appointment my doctor told me that this baby had also turned breech. Just 3 weeks earlier he was head down (and EVERY ultrasound before then he was head down.) I was so disappointed and upset with myself. Thankfully, because I chose a doctor who was KNOWN for being a huge VBAC supporter & practicing evidence based medicine, he turned the baby right then! An ultrasound confirmed that the baby was perfect & head down! YAY!!! Then I get home. My mind is playing tricks on me. Every little movement & kick is analyzed and I'm trying to figure out where he is. I layed down to take a nap and sure enough, my little pumpkin just flopped RIGHT back to a head up position. It was like he was doing sommersaults in there! Quite uncomfortable & very, very disheartening.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Now, it's two weeks before I have another doctor's appointment and I am so worried that this baby just won't stay down & that I'll have to have another c-section. I'm trying so hard to avoid another one. And maybe there is just something wrong that I can't gestate a baby in the right position. I've been reading and studying baby positioning, trying to understand what I need to do so that he has room to go south. Everyone keeps saying "Oh, it's so early, that baby has plenty of time to turn." And all I hear is, "Autumn never turned and this one never will either." It's a serious concern that I'm having. One that effects a lot of things. It's so easy to shrug it off, but to me it's like the pottery on the shelf is slowly cracking. Bits and bit falling off. Am I broken? Is there just something wrong with me that I can't birth my own baby? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know those are just crazy thoughts and are things I shouldn't think about. Let's be honest though, when something doesn't work right with our bodies we blame ourself. I know I have NO control over what my uterus does. I have no control over what position the baby decides to fall into. The only thing I have control over is my thoughts and actions. And I'm trying so hard to keep my thoughts tied up tight & to stay positive. Doubt lingers like a cruel friend though.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To battle all that doubt I'm trying everything to turn this baby. I'm seeing a Chiropractor who practices the webster technique (a spine adjustment known to help relax the muscels around the uterus to give the baby more space to move head down.). I've got a birth ball to sit on to help let gravity take effect. I'm doing pelvic tilts & squatting around everywhere. And I'm praying. Praying God will grant me this desire. Praying that he will turn & stay down. And that he'll be there when I go into labor & make me strong.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please pray with me.. send baby turn head down thoughts my way. And know that in a couple of weeks I will have a tiny newborn little boy and I would much rather birth him myself than have to have him surgically removed. Because it means a lot to me. It will mean a lot to this baby too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-19844415950333317942011-09-01T18:20:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.326-07:00The crochet is BANANAS!<div style="text-align: center;">My latest crochet creations are FINISHED! YAY! They didn't take long, in fact I made all of them over the course of 3 days. That includes a trip to the yarn store for some supplies! :D </div><div style="text-align: center;">My friend Victoria's daughter is turning ONE! And for her birthday, her mama might have told me that she would like some play food! I'd been wanting to make some for Autumn & it seemed like a great idea to test out patterns and see how it would go! Well.. here it is!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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The fruit was so simple to make and a couple of searches on Ravelry & google images hooked me up with the perfect free patterns! I was able to use a lot of my stash yarn up for these too, a HUGE plus in my opinion!<br />
I also made a cute little bunny! Autumn doesn't want to part with the bunny & I'm sure I will have to make another one verrrrry soon. Victoria's little girl's birthday party is this weekend & I hope they love the pressies!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been working hard on granny squares too. I'm trying to get as many made as I possibly can before the baby gets here and all my time is taking up snuggling a newborn!<br />
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What have ya'll been working on!?<br />
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I hope everyone has a FUN labor day!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-77460975929148195142011-08-07T19:29:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.352-07:00How Do You Crochet?<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/6019963973/" title="hdycrochet by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="hdycrochet" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/6019963973_a482cdfa8c.jpg" width="489" /></a></div>I guess being a hands/eyes on learner I like to learn from other people's ideas too. Crocheting is something that I've completely learned by myself. There was no dialogue about the process or someone showing me what was their prefered method or how they liked to crochet.<br />
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I am totally a lazy bum, a procrastionater, a do it when you feel like it type person. Not all the time, but 85% of the time. ;) So, I rarely set a time aside for crocheting. I'll take a project along in the car, if I feel like it. I'll work on it while I'm sitting around watching t.v. and playing with Autumn, if I feel like it. But I don't have a "schedule". I'm wondering if that's the reason I've never finished a blanket. Or finished anything other than small projects like hats, scarves, baby blankets, toys, accessories. Things that can be finished in a few hours or a couple of days.<br />
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So, how do you crochet?<br />
Do you plan it out or do you simply just crochet when the mood hits? Do you crochet on the couch/in the car/ on the bus/ train? Do you crochet in a certain chair with a certain hook? What do you use as inspiration?<br />
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I'm so curious and I hope all you awesome crochet people out there will answer! And hopefully I can learn something from your routine!<br />
<img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border: 0;" />heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-72577610805454076382011-07-26T10:33:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.349-07:00Blogger Blanket ProjectAfter successfully procrastinating crocheting granny squares last night, I woke up this morning with great purpose. I ate breakfast and afterwards got busy! I put on a movie for Autumn & I got comfy in the living room with Burlesque (which was pretty good.) and went to work! So far I've made 2 grannies. 6 rounds takes awhile! Not to mention I have to take breaks to help Autumn use the potty, get juice, check on her because she's gotten really quiet. That sort of thing. I've been neglecting to take pictures of the previous squares, so here are my two so far! :)<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5978033309/" title="granny squares 018 by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="granny squares 018" height="375" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5978033309_bcc9a13e38.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5978040097/" title="granny squares 028 by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="granny squares 028" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6023/5978040097_75a16f78aa.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5978041447/" title="granny squares 030 by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="granny squares 030" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6132/5978041447_03ecbbd615.jpg" width="375" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm down to my last little bit of that Olive green yarn. It's a discontinued color from Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn. It was my favorite color & you can't find it any more. I've been to countless hobby lobby's looking for it. It makes me sad! So, I've just been using it up as the first round in all my squares cause it uses the least amount of yarn! Hobby Lobby should really re-think making this yarn again. There are some HIDEOUS colors they have that never sell at hobby lobby & they should bring this yarn back!! Please?! lol. I'll be buying it all the time! Anyhoot....</div><br />
Luckily, my swap partners have taken pictures of the squares I've sent them! YAY! So here they are! I hope you guys don't mind me sharing the pictures!! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dBdoX3kPk-2gI2DsMkuSaAQ1ec6AnSvX_nZOHPtF5Aq-sTybBatEddFxwIGx9wv-6ov_4ouDF9fNHF2R4ln4DTTR8isYGbu01cjtIAu1UH8QUBbpX-9whK2ia69seJPR_gKQvHOcZgo/s1600/BBP+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dBdoX3kPk-2gI2DsMkuSaAQ1ec6AnSvX_nZOHPtF5Aq-sTybBatEddFxwIGx9wv-6ov_4ouDF9fNHF2R4ln4DTTR8isYGbu01cjtIAu1UH8QUBbpX-9whK2ia69seJPR_gKQvHOcZgo/s320/BBP+001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I did some stash busting on <a href="http://craftyawesomeness.blogspot.com/">Jamie's</a> squares, and I feel like they are so hodge podge and mismatched! She loved them, but I still feel like I should have made a more uniformed look now! The botton left square is my FAVORITE! I think breaking the colors up with the cream rows really does something special to the look of it! Jamie I'm so glad you snapped this shot! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.instagram.com/media/2011/07/25/7e99cdea117d4289b2f0f404072f01bf_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://images.instagram.com/media/2011/07/25/7e99cdea117d4289b2f0f404072f01bf_7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>These are the squares I made for<a href="http://strumpetscrumpets.blogspot.com/"> Becky</a>! I love the way these colors turned out together! I wish I had a whole blanket of them, but let's just be honest, when it comes to big crochet projects I sadly don't have the motivation/determination to finish them! Doesn't <a href="http://instagr.am/p/IiT6u/">instagram</a> make everything look so much cuter! Thanks Becky for tweeting about them!! <br />
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Here are the squares I've received already! Every time I check the mailbox I am crossing my fingers for a package from my swap partner!!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5978592652/" title="granny squares 023 by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="granny squares 023" height="375" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/5978592652_ecf826280e.jpg" width="500" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Squares from Courtney <a href="http://youwillwontyou.blogspot.com/">@you will. won't you?</a>, our swap host! They make me think of St. Patrick's Day and four leaf clovers! :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5978594044/" title="granny squares 025 by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="granny squares 025" height="375" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/5978594044_4cbc64b81f.jpg" width="500" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Squares from Christine <a href="http://ckscribbles.blogspot.com/">@ckscribbles </a>She wrote me a cute little note and explained her "color story!" So, cute! She was inspired by the multi-colored yarn & based all her color choices off it! I've never thought of crocheting from a color story! Such a clever idea!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5978595530/" title="granny squares 026 by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="granny squares 026" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/5978595530_4c987ddc97.jpg" width="375" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just had to single this square out! I LOVE IT! I'm a sucker for gradient.. I can't help it. Not to mention that the blues are PERFECT! This square makes me so happy!<br />
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Well I'm going to go crochet some more while Autumn takes her nap!<br />
I hope you all are having a wonderful day! </div><br />
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<img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border: 0;" />heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-50719348363835777122011-07-25T19:31:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.336-07:00ObsessedI've got a new obsession. And what better way to share it with you than show you a ZILLON pictures?! I know, it's totally what you want to see. So, grab a cuppa tea/coffe/whatever and enjoy the show!<br />
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<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/79788144/" target="_blank"><img 431'="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/79788144_Wt32S9KK_c.jpg" width="554 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73959457/big-anchor-pendant-necklace-vintage" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">etsy.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">heather</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
Oh yea, I'm totally obsessing over anchors. I have been for a couple of months or so. I've been trying to keep it cool, you know. But I've been thinking more and more about them. First of all I'm pretty sure it will be my next tattoo somewhere along my right collarbone/front shoulder area. I'll have to talk to Fawne about where it would look the best. I seriously want to start working on a shoulder plate tattoo. I've already got the bird tattoo on my right shoulder blade and to keep adding to that would be awesome. I think it makes more sense to add to it, rather than having a few randomly placed tattoos. Any thoughts on that?<br />
Onward with more anchor photos! One is not NEARLY enough!<br />
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and just because we all deserve a good laugh now & then<br />
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And I have successfully procrastinated crocheting granny squares. DARN IT!<br />
Time for bed. Good night.<br />
(ps, I have no idea what to attribute my snarkyness to tonight. hope you enjoyed it though.)<br />
<img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></div>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-87098319445003477982011-07-11T07:26:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.354-07:00Summer Projects {Pic Heavy}<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5926406868/" title="summerprojects by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="summerprojects" height="291" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6142/5926406868_2bb212878d.jpg" width="500" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hey Pals! There are so many cool things that I've found this summer, thanks to Pinterest, and I just want to share some of the really cool projects I'm working on! Janel from <a href="http://www.iheartrunwithscissors.com/">Run With Scissors</a> did a post just like this yesterday and I loved it so much! It's so cool too see what people are working on and what they want to get accomplished soon! So, have a browse & enjoy!!! :D </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Friendship Bracelets!!! They are so elementary, but I love them! Especially adding washers, nut bolts or rhinestones to them for a modern touch! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/61449725/" target="_blank"><img 400'="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/61449725_NrJMZRku_c.jpg" width="554 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://the-budgetista.com/2011/06/16/diy-fab-feature-friendship-bracelets-with-rhinestones-a-la-honestly-wtf/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">the-budgetista.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">heather</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/61529539/" target="_blank"><img 384'="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/61529539_frNv6mUs_c.jpg" width="554 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://urbansocialite.com/2011/04/06/a-diy-look-for-less-love/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">urbansocialite.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">heather</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
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2.This necklace! It falls under the same category as friendship bracelets, but oh well. I HAVE to make this for myself and everyone else I know! lol!! I just love it!<br />
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3. This bracelet! (Are you guys sensing a theme here?! lol! I think wearing handmade jewelery is the coolest! Think of all the possibilities with dying the rope?! <br />
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4. Homemade Laundry Soap! I've been looking at lots of different recipes and I'm planning on making this one this week wish some Castle lavender bar soap! :)<br />
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5. A quilted key chain wristlet!<br />
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6. God's Eye. I've been wanting to make these for a long time now! I think they would be cool hanging over the baby's bed!<br />
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There are so many other projects that I"m actively working on too! Like the Blogger Blanket project! I'm ahead of schedule, which makes me super happy! I've got to get to work on more granny squares so I stay ahead of schedule! And I'm also working on a ripple baby blanket for our little boy!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5835047186/" title="Baby Boy Blanket by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="Baby Boy Blanket" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/5835047186_6a5ace847e.jpg" width="500" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This isn't the most recent picture, so it's come a long way! I'll update soon on it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5843922524/" title="Its a Boy by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="Its a Boy" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5105/5843922524_b0af0164e6.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We also FINALLY decided on a name! I tried REALLY HARD to convince Robin for us to name the baby River Evan and he never agreed. :( But we did agree on Judah Owen. Owens was my moms maiden name & I think it's so cool that we are going to pass that along to him! What do ya'll think?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">AND what projects are you working on?! Summer has been so much fun & since I have to keep cooped up inside to stay cool crafts have been keeping me very busy! :) </div><br />
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<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border: 0pt none;" /></a>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-57428672149209018002011-07-02T14:27:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.340-07:00I MADE A SKIRT<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5894655399/" title="sewing 003 by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="sewing 003" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/5894655399_2c7e065016.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found an amazing <a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-simple-skirt.html">tutorial</a> for making skirts! I had no idea it was so easy! If I had known, I would started sewing ages and ages ago! If my machine would have been nice to me I would have been done with this in about 10 minutes. I really think my sewing machine is in protest. She thinks that because she's been in storage for God knows how long that she can simply not work right. Needless to say, I'm asking Mr. Santa for a new sewing machine for Christmas. Yes, I realize it's only July. Who cares. Be proactive, know what you want, right? Right! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've really been enjoying finding new blogs that are sewing related and re-style centered! It's so much fun to see what everyone can do with old shirts and things! Here are a few of my new favorites!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/">MADE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cottonandcurls.blogspot.com/">C&C</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://candacetodd.blogspot.com/">sparkle power</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also found this cute crafty blog/magazine, check it out http://versusmag.blogspot.com/</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And too, you can look at <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/">my pinterest</a> and see everything that I'm falling in love with! I seriously want to share everything that I'm finding on pinterest on my blog, but I'm sure it would be like picture overload! ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope all of you have a wonderful Fourth Of July! Happy Independence Day! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border: 0;" />heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-52743136112886142502011-06-24T19:40:00.000-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.338-07:00Inspiration Station<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/48071119/" target="_blank"><img 354'="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/48071119_JF6qiaCJ_c.jpg" width="504 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2011/03/create-strip-quilt.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+u-createcrafts%2FOlHW+%28Ucreate%29" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">u-createcrafts.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">heather</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div><br />
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<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/41636028/" target="_blank"><img 302'="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/41636028_oiEdwclO_c.jpg" width="302 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.redvelvetart.com/accessories/clutch-quilt-purples-1" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">redvelvetart.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">heather</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/40095570/" target="_blank"><img 686'="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/40095570_ucuseLHW_c.jpg" width="500 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2010/02/nesting.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CluckCluckSew+%28Cluck+Cluck+Sew%29&utm_content=Bloglines" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">cluckclucksew.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">heather</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
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<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/36125896/" target="_blank"><img 443'="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/36125896_NksCMunc_c.jpg" width="554 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://homesweethideaway.blogspot.com/2011/04/finished-springy-vintage-sheet-quilt.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">homesweethideaway.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">heather</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a><br />
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</div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">So. In my absense I have taken up quilting! I'm quite excited about it and when I finish my first quilt I'll do a big reveal! But these photos have been my inspiration and motivation in teaching myself to sew! It's taken ALOT of tutorials and youtube videos, but by golly I've done it! If you really want to quilt and want to learn here are some of the things that I've follwed/watched/read! Enjoy!!! All you quilters out there... What sites/blogs do you LOVE!? Please share!! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><a href="http://anyonecanquilt.typepad.com/my_weblog/machine-quilting-tutorial/">This webiste about machine quilting & how to put your quilt together</a>! </span><br />
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</div>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-20661288199455195002011-06-24T19:06:00.001-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.328-07:00Learning to Quilt<div style="text-align: justify;">I have always loved quilts! I can remember my mom and dad and various friends all hanging out around a wooden saw horse that had a huge quilt streched out across it. They would sit around and laugh and chit chat all while hand sewing the quilt together! Granted I don't have the patience, or the man power to do such a thing, but I do have a sewing machine and an aching in my heart to use it! So... you can guess what I did! I taught myself to QUILT! Yeppa. Thanks to blogs, youtube and various other things, it was WAY more simple than I th</div><br />
<img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border: 0;" />heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-7131286321660168322011-06-13T09:52:00.001-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.346-07:0030 Day Journal Challenge {2011} days 1-12<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5785213846/" title="6.1.11 Day One by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="6.1.11 Day One" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5785213846_a3e5466f5f.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I've been working on my 30 Day Journal Challenge! I'm really slacking about blogging them, but I've been uploading them to flickr in a somewhat regular manner. ;)<br />
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From the last challenge, the last picture, I've learned what Zentangles are! I've been making zentangles for YEARS and never knew thats what they were called, look at these amazing pictures I found on pinterest:<br />
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<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/39937406/" target="_blank"><img 333="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/39937406_P18qBwTy_c.jpg" width="500 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://drawingisawesome.blogspot.com/2010/10/raging-success.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">drawingisawesome.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">heather</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/39938091/" target="_blank"><img 302="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/39938091_XmEwbQ55_c.jpg" width="400 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://ingriddijkers.blogspot.com/2009/01/zentangle-octopus.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">ingriddijkers.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">heather</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
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You get the idea! It's so relaxing to just sit there and absent mindedly draw. It doesn't take skill, or even great drawing talent, which I really don't have any of. I'm a doodler. Not a drawer. I can draw, but I have to focus way too much and everything is always wonky and never proportionate. *shrugs* These zentangles are just satisfying bits of doodles that you really should get out a pen and do some right now! ;)<br />
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Also, I'm obsessed with pinterest. :) I spend ALOT, way more than I should, of my time there recently. I just love looking at all the cool things! If you're on pinterest <a href="http://pinterest.com/heatherxdawn/">add me</a>!! I'd love to follow you too! :)<br />
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I hope you are all well and you're enjoying your summer! </div>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-15641463845682302652011-06-03T11:47:00.001-07:002014-03-15T19:11:49.322-07:00Little Wishlist<div style="text-align: center;">I've been looking up things for my little bean in the oven. (which after the dream I had last night I'm 85% sure its a boy. With blonde hair.) And I'm just going to post a few (read alot) of things I want for this little'en.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="justify">Janel from <a href="http://www.iheartrunwithscissors.com/">Run With Scissors</a> is having another 30 Day Journal Challenge! Last year I stumbled upon Janel's blog just a few days after she had started the 30 Day Journal Challenge version 1.0! It's a totally free class of great prompts & sharing your pages with the Flikr group. Last year was so much fun for me! It really got me out of this crazy uncreative rut I had been in for a very long time. It helped me overcome some serious issues with myself and honestly, it brought back a lot of joy and fun to my life. You probably think I'm exaggerating, but I promise you I'm not. </div><div align="justify"></div><br />
Here's todays page:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Simple. :) I used my sharpie pen for the writing then used Autumn's fat crayons for the design! I have to say that the idea of the background wasn't completely original! A couple of days ago Janel posted an aritst feature and I was really inspired by all the graphic designs the artist used and she used a lovely,way more even, zig-zag pattern and I just did my own interpretation of that. But, why is it SO theraputic to color with crayons? Seriously. It is so relaxing!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can't wait to show you more of my journal pages! :D I hope you all are having a GREAT summer so far! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love Memorial Day! I think my entire life it has been spent by the pool while grilling out with family & friends! It's such a laid back holiday, but so important! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've never known anyone directly involved in the military until I met Robin. When we started dating his uncle was actively deployed in Iraq. The first time I ever met Robin's Uncle Buddy was on 4th of July, when he was home for a few days. I remember he was tall and very strong & intimadating looking! He was a member of the National Guard. The next time I met Buddy wasn't so exciting. When he went back to Iraq after his trip home, the unexpected happened. The humvee he was patrolling in with his unit hit a IED, which is an explosive under the pavement of the road. When the humvee hit the IED Buddy was flown from the vehicle several hundred feet. The details of the story are very vague from there, because Buddy was in and out of consiousness. When he finally got stateside, his family was given some very tough news. Buddy had survived the explosion, but would be paralized from the waist down. That was nearly 5 or 6 years ago. Since then, Buddy has managed to get some use of his legs, but he can't walk without the help of crutches. It was hard to see their family go through this, and not just dealing with his injuries, but dealing with the deaths of some of his unit... thier best friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">War is not a choice that we have to make, it's up to our leaders, but when it comes time for people to fight, it's people like Buddy who pay the price. Whether it's the National Guard, the Army, the Marines, the Navy or the Air Force, these men and women have dedicated thier lives for our freedom. Countless soliders have paid the ultimate sacrifice and that is exactly what Memorial Day is for... to Remember those who have given their life in the name of America. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-74516017111989603962011-05-18T14:13:00.000-07:002011-05-18T14:14:28.336-07:00Heather's ABC'sThis seemed so fun and reminded me of all the crazy little quizes I used to do in highschool then post on xanga & livejournal! (did any of you have a xanga or livejournal/deadjournal?!) So.. here goes...<br />
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A. Age: 24<br />
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B. Bed size: Newly downsized to a Queen. I. Regrett. It.<br />
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C. Chore that you hate: everysingle one.<br />
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D. Dogs: one. Clover, a black lab.<br />
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E. Essential start to your day: Bathroom!!! haha!!<br />
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F. Favorite color: purple<br />
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G. Gold or Silver: silver (rarely ever gold.)<br />
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H. Height: 5'10<br />
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I. Instruments you play: Piano, i know a little o guitar & bass, but not enough be impress anyone. <br />
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J. Job title: Breastfeeding Peer Counselor. I get paid to talk about boobs all day. :D<br />
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K. Kids: 2! Autumn & one on the way!<br />
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L. Live: Georgia<br />
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M. Mother's name: Maryann<br />
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N. Nicknames: Heav, Heavster, Header, Heazer<br />
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O. Overnight hospital stays: When I had Autumn. <br />
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P. Pet peeve: constant movement/noise. like tapping pencil or bouncing your leg. (I even do these things sometimes then I annoy my self.) <br />
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Q. Quote from a movie: "Oh! Happy Day Mama! A Gentleman Caller?! And I thought I was going to have to spend my dowry on booze & pills to the lonelyness!" -Easy A. Gosh I love that movie.<br />
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R. Right or left handed: Right / i can do stuff with my left hand too. Like crochet ;)<br />
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S. Siblings: Chris who is 28<br />
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T. Time you wake up: 7:30-8:00 <br />
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U. Underwear: underthere!<br />
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V. Vegetable you hate: Tomatoes, Olives & mushrooms. those are the only things I hate.<br />
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W. What makes you run late: waking up late.. really late.<br />
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X. X-Rays you've had: My arm, when it was broken. My teeth for braces & dentist trips.<br />
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Y. Yummy food that you make: Montery Chicken, Greek Style Gyros, Chili and my speciality Red Velvet Cake. <br />
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Z. Zoo animal: SEALS!! I used to watch them for hours! They are so fuuny!<br />
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Well I hope you learned some interesting things about me! :) Have a lovely day friends!<br />
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<img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" />heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-41334090307595126302011-05-16T19:26:00.001-07:002011-05-16T19:26:19.602-07:00Blog Blanket Project<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/courtneybrueschphotography/5728166365/" title="Blog Blanket Project"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/5728166365_df5ed59ef5.jpg" alt="Blog Blanket Project by Courtney Bruesch Photography" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/courtneybrueschphotography/5728166365/">Blog Blanket Project</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/courtneybrueschphotography/">Courtney Bruesch Photography</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Calling all Crochet lovers!! Join Courtney @ www.youwillwontyou.blogspot.com and us make a blogger blanket! We'll be croheting 6 inch granny squares to share with bloggers near and far! How awesome will it be to have a blanket made from the friends that you've connected with over the interwebz? I think it would be the coolest thing! Hopefully, making the 6 inch squares will help with the sizing & everyone's squares will fit into a perfect blanket! If you want to join head over to Courtney's blog & let her know OR send her an email!! You can get that from her blog! I Hope you guys will join! The more people that join the fewer squares you will have to make! YAY! <3</p>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-13952754083398802382011-05-10T08:03:00.000-07:002011-05-10T08:03:48.095-07:00Devastaed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/tornado.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" j8="true" src="http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/tornado.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'm not sure if you guys knew about all the CRAZY weather that came through Alabama & Georgia about 2 weeks ago. I'm sure you've seen the images of the Tornado that completely wiped away Tuscaloosa or have heard about it. That storm system was nasty and violent and just in Georgia in that one day over a 100 tornados touched down. I was glued to the t.v. all afternoon and night. I was watching the weather channel as the Alabama tornado went through Birmingham! It was so crazy! So as the night progressed I was glued o the local channels that were tracking a few storm cells headed our way. As it turned out, at about 12:45 a.m. on Thursday morning a tornado touched down in our town about 3 miles from our house. We had no idea, until a friend called me to see if we were okay. Thankfully, we were.We were in the pantry of our house with pillows, couch cousions and everything. <br />
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Knowing that a tornado touched down so close to us was terrifying. The next morning I woke up early to check everything out. I left for work about an hour early to ride around. Nothing I could have ever thought could have prepared me for that drive. We live in central Georgia. Tornadoes are RARE and very unusual. So I was not expecting what saw. Houses completely gone and in the middle of the road. Trees flattned like grass. Cars tossed around like toys. Trees completely snapped in half or completly uprooted. The saddest part was seeing the people who lived in those houses that were devastated. Early in the morning they were walking through the rubble picking up what little they could save. You could see people crying and friends trying to console them. It was a disaster area and it is in my hometown. I feel so blessed and lucky that we were okay, but I do not feel satisfaction that we were spared, because so many people lost so much. <br />
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So, I've been processing this these past few weeks. Passing the area that was destroyed everyday on m way to town. Now the houses are gone & just bare dirt is left. Trees are still everywhere. Everyday people are working to clean everything up. It's hard to wrap your mind around something like this. To see it with your eyes and feel it in your gut. It's different when its on the t.v. screen or web page. To see it with your own two eyes gives you this sickening feeling that we are so small and so weak that we can't even protect ourself against the weather. We have to hide in closets, basements or pantrys and pray to God that we make it out alive. Then when we do make it out alive we are so relieved. What's the relief for? Because we were spared? How can you feel relieved when people down the street from you have nothing. You can't. It's overwhelming and heartbreaking.<br />
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So please pray for my town, Lamar County, Georgia & Spalding County, Georgia. There were lives lost and homes completly gone. These aren't the only places affeted, but these are the cloeset to us.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you all so much for the comments on the last post! It makes me happy to see ya'll excited too!:)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know I haven't been around much lately, and I wish I had a really good excuse, but I don't. Honestly, I've been feeling really BLAH for about a month. I don't know if it's just pregnancy blues or just the hormones or... what it is. But I'm not the best person mentally right now. I'm fighting it. I'm trying to find the sunshine and roses, but it's really hard. Don't get me wrong, I am so happy to BE pregnant so happy that when the test was positive I jumped up and down and cried tears of joy! THAT kind of happy. So, whatever IS going on, hopefully is just a phase. But pray for me. Think of me. I really need it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Love you!</div></span> <img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border: 0;" />heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-38519602086951843072011-04-09T07:24:00.000-07:002011-04-09T07:24:35.467-07:00The Big News<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I have <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">HUGE</span> </span><span style="font-size: small;">news... I hinted at it before we left to go to Tybee Island and I'm so excited to share this with you all!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We're Pregnant!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5603261880/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="First Ultrasound by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="First Ultrasound" height="400" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5603261880_c91c94901d.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">It's nothing but a wee little peanut right now but I am so excited. I've known since February and it's been interesting so far. It's nothing like when I was pregnant with Autumn! So far, I'm 11 weeks & my due date is October 29! I want a Halloween baby so baddd!! The birthday parties would be AMAZING! lol! </div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I'm so happy Autumn won't be an only child! I can't even begin to tell you! She'll have a little play partner and someone to fight with! HA! Robin already thinks it is a boy, and he was right last time! </div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">So, I'll keep you updated on all that. Especially when I'm not so nasuated anymore! Because when that happens it will be a MIRACLE!</div>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-58017615420426777892011-04-04T11:25:00.000-07:002011-04-04T11:25:52.016-07:00Snow Balls, Bicycles & Childhood Memories<div style="text-align: center;">Initially I came over to post woah is me & i feel so blah. But after looking at my flickr account I realized there is a story to tell and a moment to reflect on. So, pardon me while I wax nostalgic. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Growing up was silly, serious business in my family. I came from a good sized family who were cut from the same mold and reveled in time spent together in all seasons. Summers by the pool and the white waffle lawn furniture sticky from all the watermelon and red kool-aid. Falls spent picking the garden together till dusk. Winters spent cutting wood for fireplaces in which we snuggled around. Spring was for planting and running through the fresh cut grass. For making crowns from monkey grass and dandelions and making mud pies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But when I was small a calling led my family from my red Georgia mud roots to a sweepy, moss covered, soulish New Orleans. Where it was hot and humid when it was hot. Where it was wet and cold when it was cold. Where it could flood in the morning and make you swelter in the heat by lunch. It's in this beautiful town where I climed oak trees like jungle gyms, learned to drive a boat and eat shrimp and crawfish the right way. New Orleans is where I really had my childhood. Summers were still spent weeks at a time with my family in Georgia. I always called Georgia home, but now reflecting back, New Orleans holds such a sweet spot in my spirit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">When you're a kid you tend think everyone has money and there is nothing but time to stop you from doing something spectacular. My parents were so creative to keep us busy without spending much money! We fed bread to seagulls at the docks on Lake Ponchartrain and had picnics of Rally's hamburgers and french fries. We would park on stormy days on a concrete island type parking lot and let the waves crash over our anceint Ford van. We went to City park and played on the mossy oak trees and watched the ducks paddle through the lilly pads. We rode the fairy across the mighty Mississippi and I cried because my dad told me that fairies weren't real. I was so confused that we were going to ride a fairy, when they weren't real. We rode our bikes to school every morning. In fact, we rode our bikes everywhere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5579882177/" title="tybeeisland6 by heatherxdawn, on Flickr"><img alt="tybeeisland6" height="328" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5579882177_136a4cecd6.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
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<div></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's strange how you don't realize until you're older the things that were really special to you as a child. Those bike rides were my childhood. We would ride to the Winn-Dixie and get necessities. We would ride the leeve to the Kenner Peir. We would ride through the ancient oaks in Harahan. We even rode our bikes to downtown New Orleans, well almost. We got a few miles away and decided to turn around.. it was a long bike ride from home!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">One of the best places we would ride bikes to was Droopy's Snow Ball Stand or Ro-bears Snow Ball Stand. Both of which were right next to and across the street from my beautiful elementary school. I can't begin to tell you the combinations of flavors you can try on a snow ball, and if you've never had one, then you are truly missing out on a cup of Heaven. Anything from Orange Dream stuffed with Ice Cream in the middle or my brother's favorite Chocolate with Condensed milk on top! Or Wedding Cake, Spearamint, Tiger Lilly, Cotton Candy, Fuzzy Navel, or Pina Colada! There are so many different flavors, but one thing I know for a fact is this: If you ever have a sno-ball, you will love them for the rest of your life.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week on our anniversary trip we rode bikes and got a snow ball. Honestly, it was the best vacation I've had... and that's because it touched a part of my soul that still believes in fairys and that my daddy is superman. Something that reminds you of who you are and where you come from. Something that eases the woahs of this life and brings joy back to tired eyes. I wish I had a bike and a sno ball machine, life would be so much more grand. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">(Reading<a href="http://blog.nola.com/dining/2008/07/in_new_orleans_snowballs_are_a.html"> this</a> article while searching for pictures of Droopy's & Ro-bears made me cry a little. Sno-balls must be a part of growing up in New Orleans, as even the author of this article gets a bit poetic.)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What parts of your childhood make you wax poetic?</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"></div><img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" />heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-70592207402365969282011-04-01T13:15:00.001-07:002011-04-01T13:20:30.932-07:00Tybee Island 2011<div style="height: 490px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 405px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5579878377/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="tybeeeee"><img alt="tybeeeee" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/5579878377_afde981477_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5579878825/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="4"><img alt="4" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5579878825_56e1136786_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5579879191/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="tybeeisland 023"><img alt="tybeeisland 023" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5579879191_3551ae8f10_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5580467466/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="tybeeisland1"><img alt="tybeeisland1" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5580467466_d95375a6d1_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5579880001/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="tybeeisland2"><img alt="tybeeisland2" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5302/5579880001_91bc884e49_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5580468336/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="tybeeisland3"><img alt="tybeeisland3" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5580468336_c9d4e20716_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5580472794/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="tybeeisland11"><img alt="tybeeisland11" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5580472794_3d54e08402_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5579885715/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="tybeeisland12"><img alt="tybeeisland12" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5579885715_d764f53c59_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5580474168/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="tybeeisland13"><img alt="tybeeisland13" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/5580474168_6911bf1094_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5579886729/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="tybeeisland14"><img alt="tybeeisland14" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/5579886729_7cfa1e390a_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/5580474904/in/set-72157626407349550/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="tybeeisland15"><img alt="tybeeisland15" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5026/5580474904_ce5c81c4a5_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" width="640" /></a><br />
<div style="float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></div><br clear="all" /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherxdawn/sets/72157626407349550/">Tybee Island 2011</a>, a set on Flickr.<br />
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Last weekend was so much fun in Tybee Island. It was way too cold to get in the water and to windy to stay on the beach too long, but it was beautiful! Sunday the sun was out and we rode bikes all over the island. We were hunting for the house that The Last Song was filmed in and I'm 90% positive I found it. We were on the beach where they filmed a lot of the movie I know. So, it was pretty cool to be somewhere where a movie was filmed. <br />
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This weekend we don't have much planned. Robin has to work tomorrow and I have no idea what I'm going to do. It will just be me and Autumn hanging out, I guess. :)<br />
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Hope y'all are well!! Love ya!</div>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148210004079001896.post-31950011452239543822011-03-26T05:49:00.000-07:002011-03-26T05:49:26.757-07:00Getaway Weekend<img align="right" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/heatherxdawn/100_0986.jpg" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="http://data.whicdn.com/images/8214220/5475893954_331fb76df1_z_large.jpg?1301072191" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sweet husband, of four years this week, and I are headed out this morning to Tybee Island. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully we will soak up some sun & have a really lovely time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to believe I've been married for 4 years... time really flies!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I will miss the rain thats coming in today and I will be beachside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I get back... I've got some amazing news to share with you guys!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!</div>heather dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213389028929707948noreply@blogger.com2