Moving day

Was July 9th!  Although We officially became home owners on July 8th, our closing day.  We cleaned the new house and got it ready for all of our stuff the next day with my parents help!  

It is still feeling a little surreal weeks after, can't believe this place is really ours!!  Moving day was lots of hard work but we had so many helping hands - thanks to our amazing friends and family!!

It was easy for me not to get too sentimental about leaving, you know how much I grew to love severance!  But the fact we were moving to our own (awesome) house made me very happy to be leaving.  

Here are some shots of the new house! The butler abode as I call it is now located 5 minutes away from both Jared's and my work and dangerously close to target and other city shopping! It has been very easy to adjust ;)

We feel incredibly blessed and thankful to be in our new house.  The nesting and set up continues as we are working on the studio and yard - from what I hear home ownership means there is always work in progress ;) 

XOXO

Busy busy

There has been lots going on for jared and I in the last month, we found a home in Greeley and put an offer on it!  We will be moving in less than 2 weeks and we couldn't be more excited!!!  It is crazy to think we are adult enough to be buying a house, I have to pinch myself to tell if its real haha

This was the day we signed the loan papers! And we've been on cloud 9 since - as for our place right now.... It is a bit of a tornado zone, it's turned upside down as we try to downsize and clean house for the move.  Amazing what 2 people can accumulate in just 3 years, aye yie yie! On top of that I am trying to prepare for being without a proper operating studio until we can get it up and running in the new place.  There have been lots of late nights and hours into fulfilling orders and getting inventory for our first craft show at the end of July - arts picnic! And you know me, I usually work up to the last minute so this is a strange feeling to be preparing over a month in advance lol.  Jared has been making lots of new work as well and we are both ready for the craft show season to begin.  Here's a peak at some of the latest:

And between work, packing, cleaning, and creating we've been fitting in some summer fun and relaxing... I really am lucky to have a husband that gets to spend summers at home! He keeps it real :)

It will be fun to share the new place once we are all moved in, July 9th people!!! Can't wait :)

XOXO

Boulder Boulder 13'

Jared and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Arvada visiting Lynn with Grandma and Grandpa Almond who were in town from SD.  This was the 2nd consecutive year of power walking the BB for me, and I couldn't have done it with better company!!  

Lynn and Ann kept the pace fast and we were thoroughly entertained along the way.  

It was fun to see my Sis and Payton (who did the BB for her first time this year with her Grandma - SO proud of her doing all 10k that little go getter!) before the race - which is pretty awesome considering there are over 55,000 people there.  

Even kept the chik-fil-a cow tradition alive and snapped some photos with my fav. fast food mascots!  

Yea!  

I had such a great time, and fell even more in love with the BB - even though I got a little sick from the heat after the race, boo.  It was a (hot) beautiful day and we got to watch the memorial day skydivers jump in the Buff stadium.  Pretty Sweet!  

It was such a fun weekend to kick off our official SUMMER!  

Moms

are the best.  

and I have TWO!

I am one lucky girl :)  

I just wanted to give a shout-out to these wonderful women who constantly support me, encourage me, and care for me.  I am truly blessed to be able to call them mine!!  

Mom's Rule

XOXO

A Trip to Idaho

At the end of March I was really lucky to be able to take a trip to Idaho.  I drove out with my dad to pick up my mom who flew out a week earlier.  It was so great to visit family I hadn't seen in years and to spend time with my sweet grandparents.  It meant so much to be abel to see them and enjoy some time together, as short as the trip was.  

Also got to catch up with my cousins, uncles, and aunts and made me wish I lived closer to them all!  I have the best family :) 

Love this pic of mom & dad eating little america ice cream cones, you could say it's roatrip tradition!  remember the good old days when they were just 35 cents?! 

XOXO

Lately...

I have been a babysitter. 

This has been my little muffin for past week and a half!  baby Oliver and I have been spending lots of quality time together, and I have been learning just how hard taking care of a baby is.  Lucky for me he is really calm and even tempered... and I am only watching him until his mom and dad are on their spring breaks next week :)  I don't know how full time parents do it!!! I have still been working nights @ Kenny's and I am just about pooped by the time 8 o'clock rolls around hah

He is just cute as can be!  

and tomorrow we will have some company... Jared starts Spring Break! 

yey :)  

Studio peek

Just wanted to share a little studio peek, since I haven't in a while. It's looking a bit messy these days but that's a sign of getting lots accomplished, right? Hah I have been playing with a new slip trailing tool that has inspired some surface experiments on vases! I have been having fun branching out and practicing a new technique 😋

I also created some miniature mr. And mrs. Owl pairs for keepsake wedding gifts! Very excited to see the finished glazed sets - they will be getting fired in the next couple of days, Yey!!