lots and lots of crafting

crafting: what one does when one's bank account doesn't supply funds for Christmas gifts.
that's the definition... check websters... scouts honor! haha.

so i've been feeling pretty crafty lately. and not in the sneaky sense. jennifer and i went to starbucks recently (a rarity when living in dahlonega), and we saw the world's cutest wreath.
we thought it was so cute that we decided to make our own interpretation. so, after 4 trips to walmart for styrofoam balls, a wreath base, green yarn, and red sparkly ornaments we created this.somehow, ours ended up more substantial. probably because we were working from a base and not attaching them to eachother. also, we only had one size of ornament, which didn't help. needless to say, we love it... but now we have to figure out who gets to keep it...

last week, i also did erin's hair for a wedding she was in. she was just going to hot roll it, but at the last minute, the other brides maids said they were having theirs put up.. so she frantically called me and asked me to do it the next morning. she came over that night, i played around, and ended up with this. these are pics from the practice round, but it looked pretty similar... just more polished. oh, and the funny thing was.. when she got to the wedding, everyone's hair was down. haha. atleast her's looked the best. ;)i was pretty happy with the end result. :)
other things i've been making... several scarves. i'm on number 4, and i've decided it's for myself, because i've never made on just for me. plus i'm also in love with this particular yarn. i've also been painting and making some top secret christmas presents for my roommate's christmas exchange... it's tomorrow... i'm not going to finish in time. oops. haha. here's the painting i did for jennifer.
she was in the room while i was doing it, but i saw the one she made for me the night before, so we're even. we were watching mona lisa smile and feeling very inspired. :) also, it's supposed to be crooked. haha.

let see, what else. i'm making something for erin. and right now i'm actually working on hand made christmas cards for friends and family. they're a tad time consuming, so i won't be able to give them to everyone, but every little bit saved helps right?

well, that's about it for my craft update right now. i'm going to try and get some sleep. much to accomplish tomorrow... too much.

the little things

I'm missing the little things. well, and the big things, like my family and friends... but every day, something little hits me. Like the fact that it's weird for me to see pictures of the new kids in Concert Choir, VSB, barbershop and beauty shop, etc. It's weird to see MY friends in pictures with people I havn't met... and they look happy, which makes me sad. It shouldn't, but somewhere deep down, it does. I think it's because everyone's moving on but me. I came back to the same old people, but everyone else is moving forward, and now not everyone in choir knows my name, or at least my face. And it's not just choir. I think I'm having a harder time than I realized with the fact that I wasn't in school this semester. I accomplished nothing while everyone else around me was busy working towards graduation. All my friends will be second semester Juniors, but with the semester I missed, and the classes that didn't transfer, I'll be a second semester sophomore.... a whole year behind. I'll graduate in 2011 instead of 2010. I thought that didn't bother me anymore, but I guess it still does. I miss the comfort of passing a exorbitant amount of Starbucks in 5 miles down the same road. I miss the ocean and newport church. I miss living on campus. I miss driving through 3 cities in 10 minutes. I miss funky places to hang out like the Gypsy Den. I miss silly photo shoots at the park and stealing bread from the caf to feed the ducks. I miss Office parties in Carly's room. I miss seeing a krochet kids shirt or hat on every other person. I miss trendy slouch boots, skinny jeans, v-necks, scarves, and slouchy beanies... even if I didn't wear them. I miss my digital camera. I miss singing. I miss worshiping. I miss seeing my friends lead worship. I feel like I'm floating, and like everyone else is moving along in a straight line. I'm so proud of all my friends who are RA's, worship leaders, members of VSB, members of dboys and entourage, frontline leaders, etc. They're all accomplishing their goals and achieving their dreams. But what am I doing? Staying up till 5am writing this sad blog? I'm sorry this is so cumbersome and depressing. I'm not depressed... I'm happy I'm here, I'm just in a slump. I feel kind of unmotivated, and I guess I'm second guessing myself. I worry so much about the future and how my actions affect the outcome of my life. I really just need to put it all in God's hands and trust that he's taking care of me. It's just so hard to do when you have no idea what lies ahead...
I can't go back for Christmas...
time to grow up Kristen.
until next time...

SNOW day

ok, ok. so it wasn't a snow day, but it did snow today... all day! nothing stuck to the ground, but they were predicting that it would ice over tonight, and i think it's a sign that the first snow of the season happened on december 1st. i'm so excited for christmas. actually, i think i'm just excited to be here for christmas. the square is so beautiful this time of year. i would put a picture up, but i still don't have a digital camera here. i've taken pictures on my phone, but i don't know how to get them onto my computer. if anyone wants to help me out there... i don't have a memory card in my phone or a iphone nor do i pay for the internet on my phone. any great ideas? although, i do miss my family and my friends in california and west virginia a lot. i'm starting to get prepared for next semester, and i'm hoping all my loans will go through in time.. and for that matter i'm praying that i'll have enough loans to make it through the semester! another thing i REALLY have to get done is get my georgia license. i don't know WHY it's taken me this long, but i really need to take care of that pronto. somethings i have been doing instead of getting my license are working, babysitting, staying up all night crafting, and watching movies with my roommates. i think i've officially seen almost every movie in our house. which is sad... we have a large collection. one craft in particular that i'm very proud of is my christmas stocking. i made it my hand from scratch, and didn't use a single stencil or template. it took about 4 hrs... because i'm an ocd perfectionist.. but none the less, it was quite enjoyable. i've also been crocheting a lot again, which i always thoroughly enjoy. christmas presents and such. oh christmas. my half birthday... sort of. it's actually jan. 25th, but my birthday's christmas in july, so i like to claim christmas as my 1/2 bday. shout out to the 25 club... me, molly, drew, josh, and jesus.
wishing for snow until next time...