Mom's Afghan

I crocheted my mom an afghan for a Mother's Day/Birthday present. I have been slowly working on it since November. When I wasn't working I figured I had plenty of time on my hands to start a big project and I hadn't been crocheting in a few years. I wanted to learn some new crochet stitches and how to make a some new things. Awhile ago, I posted the handbag and wristlet I crocheted for my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Those were something new I learned to crochet.

So for my mom's afghan I used a basket weave stitch, which was very easy to learn and crochet. I loved the outcome. The basket weave stitching made it very easy to keep the edges straight which is something I have a hard time doing using other stitches. I used a green yarn to match the living room that my mom had recently finished decorating, painting and updating.

I love you MOM!

May Goal and Memorial Day Weekend

I enjoyed accomplishing my goal for May to send an encouraging note to someone each day. It's been great to reconnect with friends this year. I've always enjoyed sending cards, writing cards, making cards...and so May was a joy in many ways.

Memorial Day weekend was a great and relaxing weekend for Josh and I. We enjoyed the outdoors and captured moments of the wildlife living around us. We walked through the seminary property that is next to our place. It is beautiful and the home of many neighboring deer. Actually on the way out the door to start our walk over to the seminary a deer walked out in front of us on our road and was going up to other apartment buildings eating the bushes by their windows. Then we followed him over to the seminary property where he probably calls home. We saw more deer in the woods in their typical location and Josh was able to get pretty close for a good photo of one of them. We crossed the creek (Josh across a big log, me across the bridge at the road:) We love the woodsy area that we live in!

We went to a BBQ on Sunday with our young marrieds small group. What a blessing it is to be connected with so many new friends. It was nice that so many couples and families could make it. On Monday we went to the Thiensville Memorial Day Parade (that took up about 10 minutes of our day, lol!) But, it was beautiful outside, finally, and it was nice to take a walk down main street.

What a great weekend to spend with Josh enjoying our home and small town:)