As you may or may not be aware, Thursday was my birthday. I turned a very important age...30! I thought I would finally feel like an adult, but alas, I don't. I suppose that's a good thing, that whole "you're only as old as you feel" thing.
On Wednesday, I finished my first sewing project (with much assistance from my mums). At Joann, they sell this awesome fabric that is shirred along one selvedge, and is wide enough to be a long, mid-length, or child's dress. All you have to do is seam up the back. Unfortunately, I'm pretty short, so I did have to hem my dress, but I used the extra eight inches I cut off to make straps. Now it just needs to warm up so I can wear it!
On Thursday I had to attend a meeting for work, but they got me a cake, and I brought vanilla cupcakes. I used Taste of Home's white cake recipe, and then made my own buttercream using 1/2 c unsalted butter, 1/2 c salted butter, 4 cups powdered sugar, 2 tsp vanilla, the seeds from one vanilla bean, and enough heavy cream to make it the right consistency. Minus the vanilla bean, this is my favorite way to make buttercream, and I can adjust it to any flavor (I added cherry preserves once...yum!). I'm a huge fan of vanilla-vanilla cupcakes, and when it's your birthday, you make whatever damn cupcakes you please! When I got home, my husband took me out to dinner to one of favorite restaurants, and he got us tickets to see Jim Gaffigan in April.
Friday I made a pincushion which revealed my still unrefined sewing skills, but I did head back to Joann to take advantage of 40% off rotary supplies, plus I snagged some clearance home dec fabric (I also had a 25% off coupon so I got some sweet deals). My husband and I headed to my best friend's house for dinner, but it turns out they had other plans: a surprise party! No one has ever thrown me a surprise party before, and I'll admit, I cried like a small child. So many people turned out to celebrate with me, and I felt so insanely loved. My bestie made my
favorite cake ever, coconut cake! Check out this beauty!
On Saturday, we stopped at Lowe's to get some supplies for making a sewing table for me. My husband has an old desk that his dad put together and slathered in a dark lacquer many years ago. We are stripping off the lacquer, priming it, and then painting it the color of my choice (I got a couple samples to try out). I headed to a derby bout in the evening to watch two of my friends skate to a solid win!
Today, my husband and I decided today to get the ball rolling on house hunting. We meet with a realtor tomorrow night to discuss what we're looking for and how to get started. Perhaps home ownership will finally make me feel like an adult?
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