audrey's bridal shower

this past sunday, we went to audrey's bridal shower. it was really nice to see everyone. cheyene, betty, angela, regina, naomi, liz and of course audrey. alan's sister, amy and audrey's friend, cindy organized the shower. thomas was yet again very coy with all the ladies. all smiles until he got sleepy - and then he fell asleep on audrey's lap. we played some of the usual bridal shower games, but we also got to make flower pens in little pots to keep them upright :) i am keeping mine in the car - a convenient thing to put in the cup holder! she had an arts and crafts theme, so she got a lot of really cool gifts around scrap booking, stamping, and knitting.

thinking about crafts...anyone that does any craft or hobby knows that it is very very easy to go overboard with the supplies that go along with crafts. they make it so easy when you walk into michael's or joanne's to scoop up every pretty thing you see, in all the colors you want and walk out. then you get home and realize that you have $100 worth of new crafts supplies and NO WHERE to store them. luckily i am not into scrapbooking - i was overwhelmed trying to buy audrey a scrap booking-related gift (which was my assignment). there is so much stuff it is mind boggling!! so i focused on wedding themes - so she could put together all of the photos she is sure to receive from friends & family on her wedding day.

i also love crafts, specifically knitting, sewing, painting and gift wrapping. i have 2 HUGE bags full of different yarns and 7 different size kitting needles. a sewing machine, 5 gallon rubbermaid filled with different thread colors, 3 different types of scissors, all sorts of tools to make alterations, and at least 70 yards of different fabrics (all slated for projects around the house of course). plus 2 - 18 gallon rubbermaids filled with ribbons/flowers/giftwrap. another 18 gallon toolbox full of paints and brushes, not to mention several large canvases. i won't even mention all of the other crafts i "just dabble" in. crazy! what i really need is a room, just for all of my arts and crafts.

for you guys out there, it is like the tool box. it starts out as one tool box. then you walk into the auto parts shop and admire all of the gleaming tool boxes and shiny rows and rows of wrenches and screwdrivers. soon you have a garage full of beautiful shiny tools and no where to put more except for on top of the other stuff you have. well hey at least you HAVE a room to put it in - the garage. crafts are trickier. your average house does not have spare bedrooms just lying around. if i could expand this house, it would be to make the kitchen bigger and add a large room just for all of my arts & crafts supplies!