An attempt to procrastinate...

I'm supposed to be packing.
Ug. I love going on trips but I sure hate packing.
But I have my lists, I have my bags, and I think everything is now in one room. That always helps.
So here I go.
Off to pack.
To pinch and shove and make it all fit.
And then hope I didn't forget some of the most important items. (Like I tend to do when I'm frantically packing the night before!)
Well...procrastination over. I want to go to bed soon.

Texas here we come!!!

Week 2 of the quilt along...

I don't know why looking at my stack of fabric strips makes me so happy...
but it does.
I just love that pretty soon it is going to be sewn.
And cut some more.
And then sewn again~
to make something beautiful
and cozy
and lasting.

An heirloom.

How exciting!!

100

Ooooh, this is my 100th post!! Wow. Thiscalls for some kind of celebrating.
Which means 100 things about me. Lucky you. ;)
Okay. I think I can do this. Here goes:

1. My name is Nicole.
2. My middle name is Marie.
3. I am married to my very best friend who I love so much. His name is Jeff.
4. We were married in the San Diego Temple.
5. We have two sweet, beautiful little boys.
6. My first girl's middle name will be Marie.
7. I have a twin sister.
8. I have 1 fabulous younger sister and 2 amazing younger brothers
9. I have 3 sisters in law, & 4 brothers in law. I love them all.
10. My 3 nieces and 3 nephews are some of my very favorite people. They are all so stinkin cute.
11. I love the color pink. and green. and turquoise right now.
12. My favorite holiday is Christmas.
13. I am 28 years old.
14. I took clogging classes when I was younger.
15. I graduated from Ricks College.
16. My first major at Ricks was Performing Arts.
17. I quickly switched that major to Interpersonal Communications.
18. But I have grown up always wanting to act and have been in a few plays.
19. I love to sing and often sing at the top of my lungs. Good thing my boys love music.
20. I love being married and being a mom.
21. I also love my life.
22. I have taken 2 voice lessons in my life but it is my goal to take a lot more of them eventually.
23. I took piano lessons for 1 year and wish wish wish I had taken them longer. So sometime in my life I will also take piano.
24. I want to learn the violin.
25. I was on the dance team in high school.
26. I am LDS
27. I have brown hair and brown eyes..and I like that.
28. I love to make things.
29. I am currently making my first quilt.
30. My favorite sport to play is volleyball. That doesn't mean I am good.
31. My favorite sport to watch is basketball...
32. However, I am learning to love football
33. since I am married to a Cowboys fan!
34. My favorite candy is skittles. And reeses pieces. and anything chocolate. but no nuts.
35. My favorite food is lasagna. However, I am really craving tacos right now.
36. I don't really love cooking.
37. But I do love feeding my family.
38. I love cereal. I think it could be eaten at any meal.
39. I also love ice cream. Hmmm... sweet tooth here.
40. But salad is my other favorite food.
41. I love eating salad with ranch dressing and sunflower seeds.
42. I make a fabulous banana bread. Well..we all like it.
43. I grew up in CA.
44. I love the beach more than just about any other place.
45. I have only been to 2 other countries: Mexico and Ecuador.
46. I have been to Mexico on family vacations and
47. on a cruise for my honeymoon.
48. I have worked in orphanages in Ecuador. I loved it and miss those beautiful, sweet babies.
49. I have worked with children with Autism. And I love them.
50. I love road trips. Errr.. I loved them as a child and as an adult. As a mom to toddlers they are a little crazy.
51. One of my favorite family vacations is camping.
52. I have been water skiing, wakeboarding, and kneeboarding.
53. I love wakeboarding the most.
54. My first car was a toyota corolla. Great little car.
55. I absolutely LOVE reading.
56. Fantasy and YA novels are my favorite.
57. Someday I will write a novel.
58. Someday I will also be organized....
59. Because if I'm honest with myself, I know I'm not (organized that is)
60. I want to take a photography class.
61. I would love to own a Canon Rebel. Somday!
62. I also want to take a photoshop class.
63. I have my own etsy shop.
64. I love my parents.
65. I love my in-laws too!
66. I just have the best family ever. Really, I do.
67. I wear chapstick.
68. I seldom wear lipstick.
69. I put on makeup every single day. Well, minus the days my husband asks me not to...for some reason he likes when I don't wear it?!
70. I like to jog.
71. I am afraid of losing my sight.
72. I took Sign Language classes in college. It is such a beautiful language.
73. I like the snow for about 2 days. Then I hate the snow.
74. I have snowboarded. I really liked it, but haven't gone much.
75. I graduated from BYU with a degree in Marriage, Family, Human Development.
76. I love learning.
77. I greatly dislike speaking in front of people.
78. I much prefer small groups
79. I LOVE to play games.
80. My current favorite game is Ticket to Ride.
81. I am terrified of heights.
82. I will try most anything once. And only once. (except really really really gross things)
83. My favorite restaurant is Cafe Rio. Oh and Fuddruckers.
84. I am also absolutely terrified of sharks. Even more than heights.
85. My favorite place to be is home.
86. I love a clean house.
87. Sometimes my clean laundry never gets folded and we wear everything out of the basket. But only sometimes.
88. I read to my boys every single day.
89. I want to live in a warm state.
90. but I am happy with my life. :)
91. I love giving gifts.
92. I daydream a lot. About places to go, things to see, people to visit. and then I wake up and know that I am in heaven right here.
93. I love sleeping in.
94. But I also love being up early and feeling productive.
95. Sea World is my favorite theme park.
96. Lost is my favorite TV show. And American Idol.
97. I have lived in 3 different states so far.
98. I want to visit every single state someday!!
99. I will accomplish everything on my dream list
100. With my sweet family right by my side!

That's it: 100 things about me that I am SURE you wanted to know!!

Happy 100!