chances.

i heard jill barber a while ago... but just one song. trystan put her on a mix cd. and i think it was a free single somewhere? but recently i downloaded her two albums for whatever reason... and this morning a song came up in shuffle... and i started listening to them. i love the old time sound. if you haven't heard her... check it out.




i lurked her videos for a cool one to share, and i liked that one... but then i found this one...




enough with the music videos...

i finished (well almost finished) my first bridesmaid dress. it still needs buttons and a hem. no biggie.




i don't know if anyone heard about the drama surrounding this dress. probably not. my mom came over to help me, and she was finishing the seams with the serger. and... well... part of the bodice got caught in the serger, resulting in a big hole. i had to take it all apart and redo that part (its the part between the halter and the skirt). but... all fixed now. and i think that it actually looks better the second time around. i also gathered the skirt better, because i figured out how to do it with my machine instead of by hand (quicker and neater).

today i will start on the second dress. it is all cut out and ready to go! that is my task for this afternoon. i'm excited. after these two dresses... i have to wait for the measurements of my other two bridesmaids. i'm hoping i can take megan's myself. and i am waiting for jasmine to stay the same weight for a while. i told her she is fired as maid of honour if she changes weight and the dress doesn't fit. haha.

i'm almost done the 'greatest loser' 8 week challenge. but i am going to continue going after it's over. i LOVE bootcamp. i wish you all lived here and you could try it. its amazing. i didn't think i was capable of doing a lot of the things i have accomplished. and it feels so good when you can tell that you have gotten stronger and you can do things that were so hard before. i love it.

anyway... i'll post some pictures of my progress on dress number two later tonight perhaps.

and oh yah... if you haven't already 'like' Lovely Bettie on facebook - i put up all the latest photos of earrings i have made! i'm really excited about it.