courtney rebecca

 2014 Goals 1. Make 4 quilts 2. Get the rest of our house painted 3. Get to maintenance and maintain! 4. Read 30+ books 5. Be confident and don't second guess I was able to make quilts for other people this year. I would like to still make 4, but I want at least 2 of them to be quilts that stay here! I already have a quilt for my sister in mind, and I have a pattern that I want to use for one for me for a little throw. And my friends keep procreating, so I'm sure I will have more baby quilts to make. One is already due in April, so there's the first one! We have been here almost a year, so I hope in our second year of home ownership that we can get the rest painted. All we have left are: craft room, guest bath, our bath, laundry room, and closets. Blerg. Surely we can get all of that done in a year! I'm also fine with repainting in the future if we need to. I just want all the nasty yellow GONE. We have other house plans this year too, inc...

On Halloween this year (last year now, I guess haha), I flew down to Texas to spend some time with my best friend Cayce! She had her first baby in July, so I waited a few months, then went down to meet her little boy! My main agenda was hanging out with this adorable little guy! How can you resist that face?? It was amazing to get to spend time with my best friend. Two full days of just getting to be together and hang out like we used to when we were roommates. It's honestly hard to live far away, especially now that she has a baby. It hurts to be far away as he grows up! But of course, we love it here, so it's all a balance. While I was there, we went through some of his old clothes and got out new ones. If you watch HIMYM you'll understand why I took this picture... tiny sock! While I was in town, I also sneaked in a little time for my high school best friend Lauren. Unfortunately we didn't get a picture together, but I did grab one after our...

Before I post my goals for the next year, I always like to go back and update my goals that I established for last year! 1. Leave work at work (including stress) With my new job, I really think I accomplished this! My new job has been MUCH less stressful than my teaching job. Even when it was a little bit stressful, I was able to separate my work life from my home life. It was really refreshing. I went through a LOT of change at work this year, too. I got hired to basically do admin work as a Library Technician. Then I ended up getting my title changed to Public Services Librarian. And then our Library Director got a new job at the state library, and I took over some of his former duties in an interim role. A couple of months later, the leadership team at my job said they liked how I was doing, and so I became our project lead. It's been an absolute whirlwind of a year at work, and I'm thankful to have handled all the (very positive) change. I love my job so much, and I ho...