courtney rebecca

I took my first sewing class today. Please pardon the ridiculous pun used for the title of this post. I had so much fun! I learned SO much today, and I'm so happy that I got to take this class. It was a three hour class and we made a tote bag! We learned all about the sewing machine, so I'm hopeful that I will be able to learn how to use MY sewing machine too. It seems like it may be a bit of a pricey hobby, but I really enjoyed it today. I'm hoping when we move into our new place I can set up a little crafty type of station with my desk in the living room. Here is what I made today!

I have been obsessing over paint swatches, accessory colors, fabric, curtains, and anything else you could think about for a new home, because we will be moving to a new place in a month or two! We are so thrilled and excited to be moving into a townhome that Jason's parents bought to be an investment property. For the first year+ Jason and I will live in it. Which means we get to help fix it up! We've never had a place to really make our own before, so this is super fun. We will definitely post some pictures on here to update how we're settling in, but for now, here are a few pictures from the listing to get you started! So it has bedrooms too, but there aren't any pictures from the listing. There are three bedrooms that are all in major need of some help, but I will try to take some before pictures so that we'll know how far it came! And YES we will have a guestroom for only that purpose now, so please start planning your visits accordingly. We can't wait for ...

This morning, Jason and I had a little morning date! We got up early at went to Starbucks to use one of the giftcards my students gave me. (Sidenote: I NEVER got presents as a high school teachers. I don't even have my own class now, and I got 3 gifts this year. Awesome.) Then we drove up to the Flatirons Mall to see a movie! We saw X-Men First Class, and it was fantastic. I highly recommend it, even if you aren't a giant nerd like me. It was a really fun action movie. While we were waiting for the movie to start, we stopped into Crate & Barrel, one of our favourite home stores. Of course, we found a million things that we loved and had to have for our house... but we only bought one thing. Well, one set of things. Oh my word, is this not the cutest little dog bowl ever? Yeah, we only shopped for Kingsley. The amazing news about him is: He ate out of the bowl! That's right, our little prissy dog that only eats off a placemat ate out of a bowl today. Hallelujah. We got h...

If you don't already know, I love Texas hair . The bigger the better. Jason just thinks it's funny, but whatever! I am blessed with a ridiculous amount of naturally blond hair, so I figure I should just embrace it. My dear friend Celina posted the following video on Facebook last week with a link to a tutorial for no-heat vintage curls. Well, I had to try it. One of the worst things is when it's hot outside and you have to curl your hair. Especially with hot rollers. Ugh. So like she mentioned when she posted it, this would be a great option for summer months when it's just torture to flat iron, curl, or roll your hair. So I tried it last night. Oh man. I'm obviously not as good at it as her, so my curls weren't even and didn't continue all the way around the back. But it totally worked! And when she says vintage curls, she means it. Jason called me Farrah all morning at church. I kinda love it. What do you think?

Hooray! I had my interview today, and I got my job back for next year! I will be the teacher librarian at Green Gables Elementary and Red Rocks Elementary. Praise the Lord!

Hallelujah! The call finally came today. My interview for my job plus half time at Red Rocks is this Friday at 2:30 Mountain time. So for you Texas folks, that's 3:30 pm! Pray pray pray that it goes great and they want me to stay for next year! I am hopeful and confident, but I value your prayers so much. Thank you! I'll post again the minute I know something!

I officially re-applied for my job tonight. Interview should be next week! Prayers appreciated!