Nicci's New Job

I knew when Eddy took his job in CA that I would have some time off work.  What better time to get reacquainted with quilting!

I started quilting again when we were living in the hotel and I've made quite a few beauties so far!

This

became this!

and it's going to live on our bed. (You know, someday when we get around to decorating the bedroom...)

This

became this!

I've also just finished a very special quilt that mom bought for me and that Eddy and I worked together to refurbish.  The before:

It was gorgeous, but it had the most awful cartoon grasshopper + orange square sashing.

Awful cartoon grasshoper + orange square sashing that really did not match the 1930s awesomeness that was this quilt.

Also, it was just badly sewn together and in need of some TLC. So I started to rip the whole thing apart, but let's face it. I just don't have the patience for tasks that require meticulousness on an ongoing basis. Enter Eddy.

He worked and worked and worked on that quilt and took almost all of it apart by himself.

Then I pressed and squared and repieced the whole shebang.

You can bet when it came time to add our very own signature squares I embroidered one just for Eddy.

Many, many, many more quilt posts to come. After all, quilting is now basically my full-time job.

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Colorful Colorado

There are a few things from our Road Trip that I consider my favorite things about the trip.  Basically, everything about Colorado fits that bill. First, we got to hang out with my childhood bestie, Laura, which can be a rare occasion since we're always separated by geography one way or another.

While we were in Boulder I took Eddy and Norman on one of my favorite hikes just outside the city.

It was so hot that day that non-water-dog Norman even went for a little dip.

Eddy managed to do a little bouldering.

And we took in some local Boulder culture.

Next, our friends Damon and Linda were generous enough to let us experience their gorgeous Colorado cabin for a few days.

We did some hiking.

We did some relaxing.

And we took in the gorgeous views from the back deck.

Including these dudes.

Tune in next Tuesday for Wyoming and South Dakota!

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Project House Sunshine Fuzzy Bunny!

In addition to the amazing summer Road Trip, we also moved to California!

It was tough to pack up and leave our Houston friends.

It was also hard to leave our very first house (aka Dream House Sunshine Fuzzy Bunny).

Our neighbors came over to watch the big truck load up on our last day.

And on our last night there, we had to bunk on the living room floor!

We still felt a bit homeless when we got to CA. First, we lived in a hotel for a month with a huge dog and two cats.

Guess where Rupert loved to hang out...

Finally, after 6 weeks of road trip and 4 weeks of hotel living, we bought a house in San Jose!

It sort of needs a whole heck of a lot of work. It's one big Project House Sunshine Fuzzy Bunny!

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Remember This?!

Remember this blog?!  It totally still exists!  We've been super busy with some pretty big adventures lately, so in order to catch up there will be some blog time travel.

Dial your calendar back to August, when we were preparing for a cross-country road trip.  When the big day came we finally did get all that stuff packed on top of our trusty Subaru.

Then we hit the road with a car packed full of camping gear and a 65 pound pit bull!

We saw a few sights even before we even left Texas. For instance, giant Sam Houston!

Also, I did step foot for the first time on the campus of my MLIS alma mater, University of North Texas. Norman also stepped foots there.

When we got to Kansas we could not resist stopping to see the giant Van Gogh.

So many giant sights to see!

Tune in next week for time travel to Colorful Colorado!

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