Long time no post...

Wow, It has been over a month since my last post. Well... Juddson and I moved to Tyler, Texas a few weeks ago. The house is finally under control, but we still have a garage full of school stuff!!! This week I am applying to the Tyler and Whitehouse ISD for a teaching job for next year... we will see. Anywho, I will post pictures of the new house soon!

XO -SC

Love this story. it made me laugh out loud.

Dating in Provo:

My dear roommate has more than once had to politely reject the advances of our duplex neighbor. When we all returned home from Christmas vacation, we noticed that exactly half of the duplex's sidewalk was shoveled. And I do mean exactly half. To the inch. The half that the guys live in.

Guess which neighbor boy stayed in Provo through Christmas?

Sew News!

Mom and I spent all day Tuesday together dreaming up things to sew! It was so fun! We went and walked around Old Downtown Carrollton Square. There are a ton a cutsie things in all of the windows. I had been to the square several times, but never had the time to walk into all of the shops. We went in to an old vintage clothing store and tried on hats and coats, and we looked at all of the fun fashions from that last 50-60 years... After visiting a quilt shop with TONS of beautiful fabrics...we decided to sew. Well.... I dreamed up fun and trendy things for my mother to sew.
If you haven't heard yet, my mother is the greatest seamstress in the world. She used to sew for the general public... but then people got weird and you could no longer invite perfect strangers into your home. She spent most of her days helping newly engaged bridezillas create their dream wedding dress, and ladies who had an idea or pattern, but couldn't sew. I remember her making bridesmaid dresses, (which she later used the left over fabric to make drapes for the living room) personalized baby carriers, play yards, cool collars, fancy silk vests for a fashion designer and so many other cool and random things. When I look back, yeah it was kind of weird that we had people in and out of our home all the time, but to my brothers and me, it was normal. It was moms job. We were perfectly comfortable with it! Weird huh? Mom used to make me some pretty crazy things, but I loved them! She has always had an eye for design, and could make something up for you if you showed her a picture, or could draw a picture of what you wanted. I thought it was facinating how brides would come over wanting a specific dress, but there was no simple pattern for it. BUT mom could create it...just how you imagined!

I remember one time when I was younger, there was this dress at Dillards that I wanted, but mom said it was too expensive and that she could make it way cheaper. She examined the dress, (I am pretty sure she took a mental photograph of every detail) and we left. I was bummed that I didn't go home with the dress. The very next day when I cam home form school I had two dresses that looked exactly like the one in the store. All she did was change the fabric. I remember her telling me that no on else would have the exact same dress as me! I felt so lucky! The only time I would be annoyed about having a mother that was a seamstress was when I would want something in a store and my mother would inspect the item top to bottom. If it didn't pass her inspection, it didn't make it to my closet!

I used to tell my mom to get a little shop somewhere and make fun things to sell... WELL now, 15 years later here we are... Cheri's Creative Corner is back in town! Mom still doesn't have a store front...but she has something way better... THE INTERNET! Stay tuned to see what cute things she is just whipping up right now!

Happy New Year!

2009 was quite a challenge...and I am thankful I made it through! Here are a few things that went down in 2009:
*Went snowmobiling in Jackson, Wyoming with Judd and Ryan.
*Judd and I had our First Anniversary, March 15, 2009!
*Finished my first year of teaching at Winborn Elementary.
*Moved from Katy, to Fort Worth to live with Judd (finally)
*I am learning slowing how to be a successful stay at home wife.
*My brother Bill married his beautiful wife Amber in July
*My younger brother Michael married his best friend Jenni in August

I am excited for a New Year, a new beginning! I am excited for what 2010 has to bring! I have decided that this year is the "Year of the O"...Opportunity, Optimistic, Open-minded, Organized... and On-time. I hope everyone has a blessed new year! I know that this year will be an exciting year for Judd and I, with new experiences and life changes! Keep checking in to see where this new decade takes us!

xo-shells