Check out The Vintage Pearl for contest details. 
Shealynn is giving away one of her beautiful camera straps.
You get to choose which one you’d like! I just love these. 

Today I received my very first blog award/meme! How sweet is that! Thanks Tina! Check out her blog. I just love watching the journey she is on learning how to screen print. She makes some wonderful designs!

Six things I am happy about: 

1. I’m am really more than excited that I’ve finally managed to get my Etsy shop up, and have had my first customer! (Now it’s time to update the shop with more Sew Trashy goodies!)

2. I’m absolutely THRILLED to be an Aunt! My nephew Max was born in February and he is just such a little bundle of joy! I am thankful to be back close to home so I can squeeze his little cheeks! 

3. I am happy all the cardboard boxes and packing paper are no longer in our new place! Now it’s time to set up house. 

4. I am happy to have my little buddy, Bonsai. He is my short leg Jack Russell who keeps me company during the day. He’s a spunky little guy, but he always makes me laugh. He also listens pretty well. 

5. Dustin, my husband. I’m so incredibly happy to be married to him. He is an AMAZING husband, more than I could ever have imagined. Such a loving, Godly man. I love him.  

6. Above all, I am beyond happy that I have the ability to choose to love my God. It’s a gift, and I am so thankful to cherish every moment. 

** What are you happy about? **

Hm. I feel some “spring cleaning” coming on… although, isn’t it still summer? Oh, well. It’s a beautiful day. Hug someone. :) 

…Kua ‘Aina Burger on the North Shore of Oahu. They have the best Mahi Mahi Burger on the planet, and I miss it today more than ever! What is it about food that brings such joy to my life!?

FYI: If you order the Mahi Burger, get it with avocado and on wheat toast… AMAZING!

What are you craving?

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…all my new goodies I picked up this past Saturday at the Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair. I am already saving for the next Crafty Bastards in September! YAY! My cousin and I had so much fun drooling over all the crafty goodness. It was so hard to choose how to blow my cash… I wanted everything! I am so amazed at all the talented artists and crafters out there.

While checking out all the yummy eye candy, I made a new goal for myself.***Next year, I am applying for the Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair*** I don’t know if it’s just me, but it’s very intimidating to take that step. To open myself up to face head on the reality of all my countless days of dreaming. I’m ready to stop dreaming and start doing. But, I’m really am quite nervous! 

Alright, enough about my silly nerves, want to see what I bought?! Of course you do. So here goes (in no particular order):

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Rad new blouse from Loyalty & Blood.
Sorry you don’t get to see the whole thing, can’t photograph it while I’m wearing it!

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Fun buttons from Fishcakes.
Not quite sure where these will live, but I couldn’t pass them up.

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Typewriter key necklace by The Weekend Store. 

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Coolest guitar strap ever, for my brother, if he likes it.
If not, I guess I need to learn to play! By Bright Lights, Little City.

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Birdie Zipper Pouch by Art School Dropout. 
This was far too cute to pass up! And, I need a place for all the change I never seem to have on me.

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I also purchased a really cool leather wrist cuff from Jon Wye for the Hubs, but he is gone for the week and took it with him… maybe I’ll show you next week! It’s this design.

Did I mention I am already saving for the September Fair! I really cannot wait! And, hey, get out and support your local artists and crafters! We need creativity and originality to survive… or at least to make life more interesting!! 

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Better late than never, right? Last Saturday, my cousin and I headed out to the local Vegetarian Festival. We went with very empty stomachs ready to try some veggie goodness! It was a lot of fun and running into old friends is always a good thing. It did however start pouring rain about half an hour after we got there, but it was a beautiful, temperature-cooling afternoon rainstorm. Needless to say, we left completely soaked and very full of indian food!

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Indian food, I forget what it’s called, but it was so yummy!
I know it had chickpeas!

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Amanda, my cousin, enjoying some jerk veggies!

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It was so good, I have to show you a close up!
Jerk veggies and fried plantains.

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Did I mention it rained?

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We did have a great sunny end to the day!

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I would definitely encourage anyone who loves food to check out your local vegetarian festival, even if you are a meat eater. It was a lot of fun! Who needs meat to have a good time!?

My cousin and I at Kings Dominion. 1988

I was flipping through some old photos yesterday with my little sister (she is 9.) and we came across this photo of my cousin, Amanda and myself from 1988. My sister says, “Who is that?” I answer, “That’s me and Amanda.” She says, “No, who is that person dressed up as?” My jaw dropped! I can’t believe she didn’t know what a SMURF was! That’s like… her not knowing who Spongebob is! Suddenly, I realized… I’m getting old!

Alright, alight… I know I’m not THAT old yet… I turned 26 today, but I will say it was quite an eye opener to know that my childhood is fading away… faster than I want it to! I know that the future holds some wonderful things, but it is always a little sad to finally realize you are an adult. However, who says I have to act like one!! 

Happy Birthday to me!!

The biggest thing I am thankful for on this birthday day… my wonderful, adoring husband who loves me enough to buy me my very first Gocco!! Now, if I can just figure out how to use it.