Crafty McCrafterson

Yesterday the madre and I took the long awaited Target trip! We also stopped at Ulta, Step n' Strech (a dance supply store), the jeweler, and Bob's shoe repair. Now my black boots and family heirloom ring should be like new by next week! We also got the watch that my sister gave me for my birthday sized (finally), so now I can wear it all day erry day. Allie came over after work and we watched The Shining- it was the first time I had ever seen it and boy, was it a stressful experience. I also came out of it just very confused, and so spent another hour researching while we watched The Dead Files and then fell asleep on the couch.

Slept in this morning and discovered an ANTM marathon on Style network. HoCho for breakfast and fighting through some strength training because squat jumps yesterday killed my thighs. Then I got all cleaned up to go out in public and ran some very exciting errands to Plato's Closet to try and sell some clothes, Target to pick up photos, Michael's to get some craft supplies, then back to Plato's Closet where I got a whopping $7. Wowee!!

I found this outfit to be pretty versatile, with different ways to wear the denim shirt. I chose today to wear it buttoned like in the right photo. The off-white crochet bustier is one of three tops I ordered from Brandy Melville in Cali- they finally arrived yesterday! So SoCal.

Now I've been really into crafting, because what else is there to do when everyone else is at school? Today I picked up materials for a necklace/jewelry holder, and some paper and modpodge to cover these plastic storage boxes I have and to make a charging station.

Picture frame, sticks, nails, and hot glue was all it took! I'm excited to get this to school and actually have something to put mah jewelry on other than Command hooks.

This collage I made last week to hang on my wall at school. I have some leftover pictures that I cut out from magazines, so I'm thinking of making one for my future pledge daughter. Or someone else who wanted one. Any takers? Employ me!

2370 Miles

LA Livin'

We made it to LA! Got in at about 4:30 yesterday afternoon to Eagle Rock. The past few days have been hectic and exhausting, hence my lack of posts. I will then return to Saturday to talk about Zion.

We got up early on Saturday (like 7am early) and drove the 4 or 5 hours to Zion after an awesome breakfast at the Pancake Haus of Moab because the hotel we were staying at didn't have free breakfast. Once we got to Springfield, the town outside of Zion, we figured out how to park and ride the shuttle in. We got on the waiting list for the 3:30 hour long trail ride, took the shuttle up to the Zion lodge, for some ice cream, and then were able to get on the ride. It was a blast- I forgot how much fun horseback riding is. I was on Bridget and Natalie was on Maynard the mule. They were in love and it was adorable. After the ride we took an hour long or so hike around the lower emerald pools, and left. It was cooler by the time we were hiking which was very nice and necessary. Got Jimmy's for dinner and passed out early.

The next day we slept in and got breakfast at the Black Bear Diner where I was able to get the exact omelette I had been craving for days! It was perfection and hit the spot. Then we drove the 2 hours to VEGAS and pulled in to the Venetian around 1 pacific time. We had 2 hours to kill before check in, so we got lost for a while in the grand canal shops before hitting the strip to find the half price ticket booth. We ended up getting tickets for V- the ultimate variety show and heading back to check in/ wander around. Our suite was amazing. Those beds were so much more comfy than my one at home. We went to the pool for about an hour before gettin ready for dinner and the show. We went I a restaurant in the hotel called Zine, that was an Asian noodle restaurant. After some delicious pan fried noodles with pork, we walked the mile down to Planet Hollywood for our show! We ended up getting good general admission seats because we were there early enough. The show was fun, and actually had a lot of variety. We saw a balancing act, a comedy duo, a hula hooper, a magician, aerialists, another comedian, and a roller skating act. So much better than I thought it would be. We meandered back to the hotel, stopping in Caesars Palace along the way, and got a ton of "you ladies coming out tonight? Come to our clubs!" Alas, we are not 21 and cannot get into your clubs. Womp. I took a shower and watched tv at the same time (!!) and we passed out.

Yesterday was pretty chill. We drove straight to LA only stopping once for gas, toured Oxy a little, unpacked a little, grabbed dinner with one of Natalie's friends, and watched tv. Solid.

Today Natalie has her orientation for tour guiding, so I've been watching Gilmore and unpacking/organizing. Sups exciting. Also being back on a college campus is weird.