Big Love

I have a few tv shows that I like to watch: Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Dexter, and Big Love. Dan and I have this unspoken agreement that we watch each others shows. So, I watch episodes of Star Trek Next Gen and Stargate Atlantis, and he watches Big Love with me (we had been watching Glee but then Dan started pointing out that none of the characters have any redeeming qualities and I ended up not liking it anymore, ha!). Dan actually likes Big Love, his biggest issue with it is all the Bill Pullman butt, which, I believe after the first season, dies down a bit. 

I have quite a few mormon friends and I know that polygamy is not practiced, encouraged or condoned by the mainstream Latter Day Saints (LDS) church. In every religion there seems to be extremists or fundamentalists, and polygamists are like the cousin nobody likes talking about because it just makes everyone upset. There are a number of reasons why polygamy is outlawed in the United States (and let's be honest it's polygyny -- "many wives," how many cases have you seen where multiple men cater to and serve a female "head of household?"), the major reason this lifestyle is outlawed is that it preys on little girls and young women. There have been cases of trafficking female minors into other states so that grown, adult men can marry them -- some of these men are 40+ years older! 

Back to my point, I like Big Love. It's interesting, funny, and the character development is awesome. I also know that it is fiction, it's not real. Bill Pullman is not a polygamist. But there is this new reality show, maybe you've heard of it: Sister Wives. I haven't seen more than a few clips but when I heard about it my first question was, "How are they doing this?" Are there not laws? How are they not getting in trouble? This guy, Kody Brown, is married to four adult women who apparently chose this lifestyle so I guess as far as government priorities go, he is low on the list. But then I started to do some research on fundamentalists and polygamy and I stumbled upon an article with a polygamist woman who starred in an independent film called Sister Wife. When she spoke about the polygamist lifestyle she referred to "the law of Sarah." Having grown up in the church I was pretty sure she was talking about Sarah of Abraham and Sarah. Further research showed that among other ideas, the law of Sarah is considered positive teaching for the ordinance of plural marriage in this fundamentalist culture. But, like so many religious assertions, this example of Abraham and Sarah is taken out of context and cropped short  in order to justify polygyny. 

Here is the basic story: God promised Abraham (Abram) that a great nation would come from him (essentially that his offspring would be numerous, as numerous as the stars). Abraham meets and marries Sarah (Sarai) and they are unable to conceive. Sarah gets antsy because, let's face it, women were regarded for bearing children, especially sons, which she had thus far been unable to do. She has this slave girl, Hagar, and tells Abraham to sleep with her so that Sarah could have a child through her, basically the original surrogate mom. It says in the bible that Abraham took Hagar as his wife, they slept together, she conceived, and bore a son, Ishmael. ONE CHAPTER LATER God tells Abraham that Ishmael is not the son of promise, the son of promise will come through Sarah. Essentially, all of that stuff with Hagar: unnecessary -- you took the issue into your own hands and you were wrong. Sarah, in her old age, eventually becomes pregnant and Isaac is the son of promise, from whom a great nation will arise. After Isaac is born, Sarah wants Hagar and Ishmael sent away, which makes Abraham sad but God condoned it -- so off they went. 

But the fundamental polygamists don't talk about the fact that Hagar and Ishmael were outcast. They don't talk about the fact that Sarah and Hagar had some huge jealousy issues. According to them, Sarah gave Hagar to Abraham and that proves that the bible says polygamy is alright. If you are still with me, this entry probably seems random. But to be honest, I've been thinking about this subject for the past week. It's one of many ways that the bible is taken out of context and used to treat women poorly. This isn't just the problem of fundamental mormonism. I have seen it in my own Christian religion: women are not as valuable, equal, or capable as men. In fundamental Islam women have no rights, they are property. Historically religion has been used as a force to invalidate women -- to strip them of their worth. That is not the God that I know, believe in, and serve. Women have value, women are able, and women are important -- and not just for having babies and cleaning a house. You may think, "Rachel, the feminist movement already happened, women are equal to men." And while there is some truth to that statement I think that women still struggle with their value in and out of the church. It's an ongoing thought process for me and my ideas and opinions will evolve as I grow, but what I do know is that women have inherent value and that value should be protected.

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Day Twenty-Eight:
A Photo of What You Ate Today

We had a sleepover in the living room because a) Dan didn't have work this morning, and b) I love our lit up tree so much I wanted to enjoy it all night. And what is the perfect breakfast food at a sleepover? Pancakes. I love pancakes. I love them enough that I would run to the store at 7:30 am to pick up the eggs needed to make the pancakes. Moral of the story: sleepover + pancakes = childhood flashback. Perfection. 

Christmas Time

Christmas is so soon!!!  Today we went to check out the Mayfaire Polar Express Train in Wilmington's Winter Wonderland and when the train turned out to be kid-sized, Dan proposed that we get a Christmas Tree (which involved a few stops because we didn't previously own a stand, lights, or ornaments), and then he proceeded to set it all up (because I don't really know how), and I even convinced Dan to sit through a minor photo session to commemorate out first Christmas together. I'm flying out to Livermore in two weeks and he follows a few days after that so this tree was more for my benefit than for a traditional Christmas morning. I love the smell of Christmas trees; I love the small, golden lights that glow in the living room when all the main lights are turned off. It's just a small tree but it's so sweet and it serves it's Christmas purpose -- anyone else think of the Friends episode where Phoebe finds out that the unsold Christmas trees end up in the chipper? "Why do I have a feeling that's not as happy as it sounds?" Anyway, we're spending Christmas in California so there probably won't be any presents under this tree but just the sight of it makes me happy. It also brings back a few Christmas memories that I'd be all too happy to share.*

Memory One:

Julia and I used to get American Girl Doll Magazines once a month. We would pour over each page, oohing and ahhing over the pretty clothes and accessories that would go with the doll that we dreamed of getting each Christmas. I'm sure we got great presents every year but we never got our American Girl Dolls, I think I wanted Samantha and she wanted Felicity. A few Christmas' later, when we are too old to want or play with these dolls, we wake up with our two little sisters and open our presents. Jennie and Annie opened up American Girl Dolls and among our various gifts, Julia and I received American Girl Doll figurines. Jennie and Annie played with their dolls for maybe a day -- Jules and I were appalled, they barely even knew what an American Girl Doll was, and what the heck were we going to do with figurines? 

Parents: 1, Jules and Rach: 0

Memory Two:

Last year Jules moved back home shortly before Christmas and she needed a dresser and a bookshelf for all the clothes and books she brought home. My mom was in between checks so I fronted Jules the money for her Ikea furniture. I was planning a trip to see Dan in January so I told my mom to just put the money towards my flight and we'll call it even. Christmas morning arrives and Jules and I are in the bathroom before present opening time and my mom comes in and say, "Okay, so we're good on Christmas right? Jules, you got the furniture, and Rach, you got the flight." Jules nodded and I said, "Oh... yeah, okay," slightly confused. "What's wrong?" mom asked. "Well, didn't I give you the money for Julia's furniture? So, I'm getting reimbursed for my Christmas present?" My mom was mortified, "Oh my gosh, I am so sorry. I had it worked out in my head... and..." My mom felt so bad, but I thought it was funny. She quickly decided she would just give me money to use as I wanted, which was fine with me! Then we get downstairs for everyone to look through their stockings and the rest of the family to open their presents. I sort through my stocking and realize, the wallet I was given as a stocking stuffer was the same wallet I already owned. Then Annie passed out her hand-drawn Christmas cards, while everyone read their cards I opened mine to see that Annie had forgotten to write in my card. If I had been 12 years old, this might have had a severe impact on my emotional growth. 

*Disclaimer: I sincerely tell these stories with a humorous heart, don't worry, I'm not bitter. 

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Day Twenty-Seven
A Photo of Last Summer

San Jose. Amanda's Birthday. I had never been in downtown San Jose and it was so much fun. We bar crawled and spent the night in a beautiful hotel. I miss those girls so much. If you haven't seen San Jose you should, it's changed a lot in 10 years. 

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Day Twenty-Six:
A Photo of Your Favorite Weekend

I don't even know what it means to have a "favorite weekend." There are plenty of awesome recent ones: the wedding, the honeymoon, or my parents trip to NY. Alas, I have used all of those at least once in this little challenge so I did some photo research to remember a weekend I loved. Voila! Yosemite trip. I had such a blast with these people, and what better place can you visit than Yosemite? We rock climbed (you read that right: we climbed rocks) and we hiked, if I remember correctly, the Panorama trail. I love being outdoors and I love camping. It'll take a while for me to convince Dan to go camping since the last time he went he was 2 1/2 feet deep in snow! We'll get there though, I'm sure of it. I love good memories and this one I am quite fond of.

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Day Twenty-Five
A Photo of A Night You Loved

I'm a newlywed, can you tell? This is the night Daniel proposed to me. We had just eaten at this amazing steak house, Fogo De Chao, and we were walking towards the White House in Washington, D.C. It was freezing and intermittently raining. I don't even remember all of what he said when he knelt down and asked me to marry him, but I started crying and accepted and jumped into his arms. I was floating that night.

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Day Twenty-Four:

A Photo of You That Your Hair Looks Nice In

This is Halloween 2009 -- my friend Amanda, who is also my amazing hairdresser, did my hair for my flapper costume. I loved it and jokingly said, "When I get married this is how you're doing my hair!" We laughed and she agreed. Neither of us even thought for a second that that appointment would arrive just 8 months later. 
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm going to bed now because I have to get up at 4 am tomorrow for work -- who invented Black Friday? They should die.

Thanksgiving Break

I love Thanksgiving. This is the first year ever that I will not be spending the holiday with my family, it's just too darn expensive to fly out twice in as many months. Thanksgiving is great for so many reasons: 
1. Turkey
2. Family
3. Leftover Turkey for sandwiches
4. Family Tradition: going to see a movie
5. Pie
This year Thanksgiving is great for a new reason: 
6. The military gave Dan a 6 day vacation!
He'll get bored by day 4 but I'm sure glad to have him around! Tomorrow we're going to spend thanksgiving with our new friends Pete and Lindsey + their cute little son, William. Remember that double chocolate strawberry goodness cake I made? I think I have that cake to thank for our invite to Thanksgiving dinner with their family ;) She's pretty much making all the big stuff but I wanted to help so I made cranberry sauce, apple pie and rolls:

I also am really excited for Christmas but we're not getting a tree for another week so instead I decided to make stockings. I found this super cute idea at MarthaStewart.com but my stupid hole punch wasn't working with me so instead they are just super plain, but they have bells! They're Christmas cheery, right?

On a side note, Dan played Scrabble with me today. This may seem like no big deal but Dan doesn't like playing Scrabble -- or maybe he just doesn't like playing Scrabble with me... Whatever, he won and I didn't even let him! He just won, all on his own. 

All in all, a very productive but very relaxing day. I can't wait for Turkey tomorrow. I may have even talked Dan into continuing the tradition of going to the movies tomorrow, we'll see. What are some of your Thanksgiving traditions?

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Day Twenty-Three:

A Photo of Your Friend as a Baby

Woah, cute kids huh? Sisters are adorable. From left to right: Jennie, Jessica, Annie. Some of our families best memories are from trips to Disneyland. I love Disneyland. I chose this picture because today, Annie and Jessica (who are a week apart) both got their driving permits! I cannot believe they are old enough to drive -- I remember holding them when they were babies and now they are 15 1/2 and old enough to start driving. Congratulations girls! Is it just me or does 15 1/2 seem younger every year?

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While cooking dinner last night I burnt my right pinky finger in the oven so I ended up icing it all evening which led to me not putting up day twenty-one on time. So, here is yesterday and today:

Day Twenty-One:

A Photo of you Standing Up

How cute is this drawing? I had it done by an Etsy artist Nan Lawson (http://www.etsy.com/people/NanLawson). I love it. She draws little cartoon portraits. I had her draw Dan in his green uniform (that's my favorite uniform) and me in my orange, anthropologie dress, with a suitcase in between us obviously signifying the big move ahead of us. I had an 8x10 on our "guest book" table at our wedding. Oh yeah, and I'm standing up in it.

Day Twenty-Two:

A Photo of Your Town

I stole this picture off the internet but it'll be sufficient. Our downtown is pretty sweet. It reminds us of Portland, I think that's largely in part to the copious amounts of flannel and facial hair. There are some pretty sweet boutiques and restaurants. The only bummer is the metered street parking, lame. 

Baking and Sewing

The next project in my sewing class was round bunting, essentially a fabric banner. I'm not really a fan of knick-knack type things. I decided a couple years ago that if I ever became a mom I would not be the mom who keeps every drawing, every craft, every school project that her child makes, it just seems like clutter. I'm not saying I'll throw everything away, but a couple drawings for a memory/scrapbook is sufficient. Likewise, I probably won't keep every little craft I make throughout this sewing process, but I'm learning different techniques with each project so do them I will. This project took me 4 hours, luckily there was a House marathon on USA last week so at least I was entertained, plus I have a thing for Gregory House. I was really focused when I sewed the letters on so those look decent, but once it came to attaching the front circle to the back circle I just wanted to finish so it looks pretty sloppy. Also, I wasn't supposed to use felt fabric for both sides, only on the back -- which I realized too late, so it was pretty hard to keep it all aligned. But hey, New Years Decorations? I think, yes. 

As for baking, Dan really likes peanut butter so when I found a chocolate peanut butter cookie recipe I was really excited to make it. I'm usually not a fan of peanut butter flavored things but these taste pretty good. I got the recipe from cooking light magazine. 

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup canola oil

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 large egg whites

1 large egg

2 2/3 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2/3 semisweet chocolate minichips 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl; mix until smooth

3. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, stir until combined. Stir in miniships (I just used one cup regular semisweet chocolate chips). Drop tablespoonfuls on baking sheets and bake for 12 minutes. Cool on wire rack. 

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Day Twenty:

A Photo of Something You Enjoy Doing

I don't play well, and I haven't played for long, but I enjoy playing the guitar. This guitar is precious to me, I learned/taught myself how to play guitar in India. I carried this heavy thing up and down that country. Someday I hope I'll play as well as my mom. 

The South

Here are a few things I've learned so far while living in The South.


1.) Foods that were healthy at one point, lose all nutritional value once added to a southern dish, for example, Broccoli au Gratin (which is really just a fancy way of saying broccoli with lots cheese on it).
2.) Shoppers at work answer any question I ask them with "ma'am," I'm 22, when did I become a ma'am?
3.) When listening to a sermon at church you may experience a rousing, three minute long round of applause when the pastor makes a point that everyone is apparently really excited about (it was a really great point but I was just getting used to the "Amens!" that normally are associated with southern churches).
4.) It is completely normal for businesses to be closed on Sundays all over town, leading to Dan and I driving all over town trying to find a gas station that has no theological affiliation.


So far the south is yummy, polite, and encouraging, and closed when you just want them to be open (well you can't win them all.)

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Day Nineteen:

A Photo of You on a School Trip

I haven't been on a school trip since about the 6th grade. Here is a church trip though, which is almost the same. We went to Prague, Czech Republic to help at a conference for missionaries from all over Europe -- we did the kids program. This picture is from the last few days in Praha (that's what real Praguelians call it). It's a beautiful city. I love Europe. So far I've been to Prague, Vienna, Rome, and Florence. Any ideas on where to go next?

I Need a Change

I have found myself in a fashion slump. At one point in my life, not even that long ago, I liked my clothes. There were other people who liked my clothes, one of my friends even gave the great compliment of saying "I want to dress like you." Lately, nothing in my closet peaks my interest. I have way too many articles of clothing of which I probably wear 20 pieces regularly. The worst part is, I keep buying cheap clothes that I like for a second and then proceed to add them to the monstrosity that is my closet where they will remain on their hangers until I randomly decide to try one of them on, dislike it, take it off, and toss it to the floor. I haven't yet reached the title of hoarder but it's not outside of the realm of possibility. My dislike for the contents of my closet seems to have come overnight. I realized that about 2/3 of what i have in my closet I've had for 3-4 years, well 4 years ago I was 18. My taste in clothing has vastly changed since  my teenage years as has my body. Someone once told me that one day I wouldn't be able to shop in the Juniors department and I think that day has come. Which is a bummer because Juniors clothing is way cheaper than Women's clothing. So I've made a decision: I'm getting rid of clothes I don't wear anymore. Yesterday I purged my closet of things that a) don't fit, b) I haven't worn in 6 months - 1 Year, and c) things I just don't like anymore. I'm pretty sure this is about half of my closet, about 30+ pieces. A few were well loved, some worn only once or twice, others never used. I'll be taking them back to California to see if I can sell any at Buffalo Exchange otherwise I'll just give them away. I wish this coincided with a influx of funds to revamp my wardrobe but for right now I think that getting rid of things I don't use is therapeutic. Plus side, my closet looks way more organized!

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Day Eighteen:

A Photo of One of Your Classes

I am not in school currently (I start in January!) so I'm getting a little creative. While I was in India I taught English to children ages 6-13 at an orphanage. I love those kids so much and I miss them terribly. They have made such an impact on my life. This is one of the kids I tutored, his name is Deepak. He is so smart, he tested into the private school that teaches English as part of the curriculum. Education is important for all countries, underdeveloped, developing, and developed -- but it is especially important to encourage education in underdeveloped and developing countries. India is an exciting country to watch as it comes into it's own in the world community.

Here are some facts and news on India:

1. Their current President is Pratibha Patil, the first female President in India, she was elected in 2007. 

2. They have approximately 1.2 billion people in their country, that's almost a 6th of the world's population!

3. Twelve members of the Indian Air Force were killed in a helicopter crash yesterday -- pray for their families. 

4. India and Pakistan have been involved in three major wars with the Kashmir Region being the major root of the problems. 

5. Hinduism, the main religion in India, has three main gods: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, but there are over 300,000 other deities in the religion. 


Interesting that India, a country whose track record of respecting women and their rights is unremarkable at best, has a female president; I think that is awesome. Why do you think America, where women are so empowered, has yet to elect a female Commander-in-Chief?

domesticity at it's finest

 I've been on this baking spree. I love to bake, but since baked goods tend to have a bajillion calories and there are only two of us to eat them I always give some away. Since I don't really have any friends yet I send half of whatever I bake into Dan's office with him. I've made chocolate chip cookies, brownies, and banana nut bread (I found this awesome moist banana nut bread recipe that does not require butter and tastes amazing) but I've been wanting to try a cake. I am a master at opening a box, mixing three ingredients, pouring it into a pan, and letting it bake for 25-28 minutes. And there is nothing wrong with that, it's quick, easy, and it tastes good, but I want to have a cake recipe from scratch. For one thing, it's cheaper (I'm sure not by much, but still!), and for another thing it just sounds cooler. So I was looking on the web for yellow cake recipes -- yellow cake is the best -- and I found one that was entitled: Basic Yellow Cake Recipe. I like basic things so I thought I would try it. So I gathered up all my ingredients. I don't know if the south just doesn't believe in certain things or if I am just not looking hard enough, but I couldn't find "cake flour" so I just used all-purpose flour, which apparently you can do if you remove 2 tablespoons from every cup used. Anyway, I mixed everything up, baked it, waited until it cooled completely and then frosted it. It looked good, and then I tasted it. It wasn't bad per se, it just tasted egg-y. So, when Dan came home I told him to try it before he took it into work -- I had a growing reputation and feared this would ruin it. He took it with him this morning so I guess it couldn't be too bad, but I'll be looking elsewhere for a yellow cake recipe. 
Have any recipes for me?

It looks alright, right?

Also, I am in LOVE with sewing. I love making things with my own hands. Here is my latest sewing product: a bag! The lesson calls it "a reusable grocery bag" but I'm pretty sure you could use it for anything you wanted. I am on a sewing rampage!

Fun colors, eh?

I sewed an X! 


In other news, the sister blog is posting our first pictures tomorrow, come check it out!
 

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Day Seventeen:

A Picture of You Drunk

Sorry to disappoint but I am not drunk in this photo but I do have a drink in this photo so it kinda counts, right? I have been drunk once in my life, it was on accident and it was a terrible experience -- I didn't plan to get drunk then and I don't intend on getting drunk in the future. I don't mind a few drinks, but there is just something about being out of control that scares me. Also, I HATE hard alcohol. I think it tastes really gross. Sometimes when we go to Chili's I get the Strawberry Presidente Margarita with EXTRA strawberry and sugar on the rim -- I doubt they actually put any alcohol in my drink but it sure tastes good! I do like beer though. 

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Day Sixteen:

A Photo of You at the Last Party You Went To

Man, I have pretty friends!

So, I'm not a big party person, I'm more of a homebody. I like hanging out in comfortable places and being with close friends and family. The occasional bar hopping, crazy night out is fun but it's just not who I am. With that said, the last party I went to was my bachelorette party back in June. My sister Julia planned it and made all my favorite foods, including THREE different types of macaroni and cheese (my favorite was the one with broccoli in it). We had lots of girls at my aunts house and then we headed over to our local theater, The Vine -- which they had rented out -- and watched Father of the Bride. It was the perfect bachelorette party for me. 

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Day Fifteen :

A Photo of You and Someone You Love

This one was easy. I love Dan! He's an amazing man. He is smart, funny, creative, handy, attentive, and he cares about me so much. I am so lucky to have him in my life.

Also, I make stuff! I finally got my machine to work yesterday and pumped out the first two projects for my class. I made napkins (that are really big enough and thick enough to be place settings) and a drawstring gift bag!  

I showed him who was boss. 

Perfect Thanksgiving motif, right?  

This guy is big enough to fit a bottle of wine.

Anyway, I'm pretty proud to have started my sewing career. The lines are a bit janky on the napkins, but it was my first time! I got a lot better on my second creation and I intend to improve more. SO much fun!

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Day Fourteen:

A Photo of One of Your Favorite Family Members

As you probably know by now, I am a big fan of my family -- I love them all, but for this entry I chose my Grandma Inez (Grandma nellie). She's a pretty awesome lady. I don't even know her whole story but I know that she raised two amazing daughters on her own, she had a very successful career, and she's just smart (she even texts!). Some of my favorite memories with Gram are our trips in San Francisco. We would walk around, shop, and have lunch at our favorite restaurant, Scomas. She was the one who took me shopping for dresses for homecoming and prom. I have so many great memories with her. I love you, Gram. 

ready, set, sew!

I've been wanting to learn how to sew for a while now. My friend Brandilyn hooked me up with some info on an online sewing class so I signed up for it and waited until I could purchase a sewing machine. I did a little research on some machines and decided I would get a Brother, the Project Runway Limited Edition (because I'm a sucker), for a few reasons: first, it got good reviews from a lot of people, and second, it was cheaper than a Singer.

I was kinda hoping I'd be a natural and just start pumping out awesome clothes like Gretchen, yeah, I liked Gretchen. 

 Some might ask, "Wouldn't you want to put a little more money into such an investment?" The simple answer is, I don't know if this is going to be a phase. I really want to sew. The class has some awesome projects that are totally relevant to life and who doesn't want to casually answer, "I made it" when someone asks "Where did you get that skirt?!" So, I procured my sewing machine yesterday and oohed and aahed over all the buttons and gadgets but decided I would wait until the next day to begin my first attempts at sewing. It is officially the next day and I am an hour and a half in and cannot for the life of me get the bobbin to work correctly and I'm not sure if that is somehow related to the fact that the fabric won't move forward. And before you ask, yes I've read the manual (multiple times) AND I've been watching a video on how to feed the bobbin but for whatever reason it's not working. If you're reading this and from what I just said you know what I'm doing wrong, please diagnose. Luckily for me I have another project of painting this big piece of plywood so I may take a break from feeling powerless in front of my machine. Help?

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Day Thirteen:

A Photo of Your Best Friends

Brandilyn, Jennie, Katie, Jessica, Julia, Annie, Mikaela, Brittany
(I know, HUGE wedding party, very mexican of me)

Wendy

Kelly, Jenna, Amanda

Audrey

I'm super blessed. I have lots of wonderful friends. They've all been there for me in one way or another. Some have been there since I was born others have been around for a couple of years -- they've all had a huge impact on my life and I love them for it. Thanks ladies. 

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Day Twelve:

A Photo Of You

We went to the 235th Marine Corps Birthday Ball tonight. And this is my pretty dress, I love it. I got it from Modcloth.com. It just reminds me a little of Jackie O and I so wish I could be Jackie O. 

And these are my shoes from Shiekh shoes and you can't really tell but they are covered in black sequins and are so sparkly. I love getting dressed up! Dan wore his Dress Blues (I'll put up our picture tomorrow, I have to scan it and I'm just too tired) and he looked smashing. We had a wonderful evening. 

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Day Eleven: 

A Photo of Your Favorite Film(s)

I am my father's daughter. Galaxy Quest is one of the most quotable movies in the world. It's hilarious and the casting was fantastic. What About Bob? is by far one of my favorite Bill Murray films. His timing is incredible.  

That Thing You Do! is every band's movie and I love how any band you meet can quote this movie backwards and forwards, also Tom Hanks is super talented - wrote, directed, and acted in. The Darjeeling Limited is a lesser known film but is so dry and witty plus I love all three of the leads, I have a crush on Adrian Brody. 

What are your favorite movies? 

As for the news, I am super excited about this. My sister Julia had an awesome idea for all of us sisters. We're going to start a co-blog with all five of us using mainly photos. Essentially, we'll choose one word for a week and take pictures during the week that reflect that word, we'll then each pick one picture and post them to see the different interpretations of that word. Reminiscent of BBC's "Week in Pictures" only it'll be "Word in Pictures." Fun, huh? I'll let you know when we launch it. 

Any suggestions for a word of the week?