'tis the season to be merry.

so there's only 49 more sleeps until christmas!!!

*insert a fat jolly guy here*

wait.

did i just hear you groan???

let me guess:

you didn't realize it was THAT close did you???

hahaha.

christmas is my all time favorite time of year.

don't get me wrong i ♥ fall.

but i shine at christmas.

*look...i'm glimmering*

i'm one of those weird folks that hate spring & summer.

i know i know.

but it's the truth.

did i mention that i decorate the day after thanksgiving???
yeah i SO do.

AND we already started buying christmas gifts.

with that being said:

i'm SUPER excited for christmas this year.

why???

well i'll tell yall.

top five reasons i am excited for this christmas:

#1 BOTH my babies are old enough to really get into it this year!!!

#2 jackson is seriously getting a gift that i wanted for myself!!!

#3 i have a little 'something-something' up my sleeve for the hubby!!!

#4 i'm dying for my oreo buckeye candy!!!

and lastly

#5 another twilight book comes out december 30th!!!

{it's only a reader's guide...but still.}

i have other reasons of course!!!

the normal ones we all have:

family time. baking. gifts. eggnog.

watching christmas vacation a million times!!!

hahaha.

are yall excited too???

let us know.

p.s. pat sloan is doing a LIVE interview tomorrow night.

{8pm eastern time}

you can listen via phone OR web!!!

and you, yes YOU, can ask pat a question!!!

go here to sign up.

and let us know if you ask pat a question.

inquiring minds will want to know.

my momma.

so this is me & my momma.

aren't we dead sexy???

tehehe.

with all seriousness:

i ♥ my momma.

o' lot.

please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

she went to the doctor today...and long story short:

a few medical procedures need to be ran on the 20th.

nothing too serious.

but it's my momma.

♥

thanks yall.

oh snap...she's back.

and i'm back.

*insert the miss america parade wave here*

man i have missed yall.

seriously.

so what have i been doing???

well spending alot of time with the fam.

♥ these pics...don't you???

aren't i lucky???

*tooting my own horn here*

sorry.

well in my absence i mailed my cottage blocks to nanette.

{for the christmas cottage block exchange.}

you can see a glimpse of them here.

i'm SO excited to get my 11 blocks!!!

i can't wait to make a SUPER cute christmas cottage wall quilt.

yayyy.

i've also been working on the 'dr. nolan' quilt.

i'm having alot of fun working on it.

i mean of course i am...it's an irish chain quilt.

pics coming soon. promise.

{i have about 30ish ladies in charleston waiting to see pics too.}

oh oh oh

granddaddy's 'endless love' quilt will be completed THIS week.

seriously.

i CAN'T wait to share it with yall.

especially the ladies that have been my cheerleaders since day one of this quilt.

those gals make up my quilting family on allpeoplequilt.com

and along with that...

i'm been working on my secret santa christmas swap project.

i'm not aloud to share much on that.

it's all hushidy hush on the down low.

tehehe.

i do NEED to remind yall that...

twilight the movie comes out in 17 days!!!

and i'm seriously on the edge of my seat...dying to see it.

go here for your viewing pleasure...lol.

AND the movie soundtrack comes out tomorrow!!!

yayyy.

so that's about it then.

off to blog hop now.

lol.

p.s. in my absence i also designed a quilt.

seriously. and i think it's good.

good enough that maybe it could be published.

yes you read that right.

a design i wanna try to submit to a magazine.

anyone have experience in this department???

advice will be greatly appreciated.

good news.

okay yall.

new internet connection will be hooked up on halloween.

sorry i have been away.

{stupid time warner.}

i DO miss yall.

:O)

so until halloween...

a little more fall on my wall.

so i didn't really have any plans today.

i mean i have a few projects going on, but i needed a break.

so i crossed my fingers and hoped that time warner was done being stupid.

i really wanted to do some blog surfing.

{see this post if you are lost.}

well i always start with the roll o' blogs listed on the right.

and there it was...my 'today' project.

miss vanessa at v & co. just so happened to have posted a tutorial today.

and she inspired me to make one of my own.

{go here to check her's out.}

i made mine to fit a 13x13 black picture frame.

{weird frame size isn't it???}

i had a large berry wreath hanging there between those rotiron sconces.

{which are HUGE by the way.}

and the hubby and i have been trying to figure out what i could make for that spot.

we knew that we wanted it to change with the seasons.

and until today...nothing jumped out at us.

i'm going to be the sneaky wife and see how long it takes the hubby to spot it.

{work all day. football tonight.}

i know i know...devil woman.

but it'll be fun.

still not the best picture quality on above pics.

i'm really thinking that i'm gonna have to get a new digital camera.

i have an hp now, but i want a canon.

want in one hand...wish in another right???

lol.

and to the owner of the blog http://bethethread.blogspot.com/:

i have alot of people that come to my blog by way of your blog...

and i wanted to check your blog out...because i ♥ blog surfing!!!

...but it told me i had to be invited.

:O(

out of curiosity...is anyone out there watching trueblood on hbo???

it's SO not anywhere near as good as twilight to me, but i like it.

i was just curious if anyone else was a fellow fan.

{you can find out more about it here.}

p.s. twilight the movie comes out in 38 days!!!