Sewing part II

So feeling confident in my abilities to sew I tried to make some pajama shorts out of my extra fabric. Well, the pattern was several sizes too big (I didn't realize this when I bought it). I was able to make it work well when I made my skirt so I figured no problem I can do it. WRONG. They are rediculous. I am going to cut them up and make a bag out of the fabric.

Look Ma

I got a sewing machine for Christmas so I attempted to make a skirt. My favorite store, Hobby Lobby, was having a sale on their Simplicity patterns. Each pattern was $0.99 so I snagged a few and pretended like I knew what I was doing. Don't look too close or you'll notice all the imperfections. I love the fabric, but think I might trim the ribbon a little and add some ribbon to the bottom. Here's to trying.

Basketball Injury

Cole has been playing basketball at the church. He took an investigator with him last week. They were about to finish playing when...they decided to play one more game. Cole wanted to leave but needed to stay to take the investigator home... so Cole played. Their team was three points away from winning. Cole went up for the re-bound when...boom he rolled his ankle. When he came home he was limping but okay. It wasn't swollen. The next morning I could hear him limpling A LOT. I got up and asked him how he was and he was swollen and worse. We took him to the Doctor and it turns out he sprained his ankle. He stayed home from work and elevated it. We got him some crutches to get around. The next day he went to work on crutches. I drove him so he wouldn't have to walk as far (mind you his building is 1/4 a mile long and he walks it multiple times a day). Amazingly enough when I went to pick him up he was walking without crutches and looked like a new man. Now he is pretty much back to normal. I am so glad it wasn't any worse than it was.

Christmas Video

We made a video of our Christmas adventures. We had a lot of fun. I got strep throat and spent Christmas eve at an urgent care facility, but once I got started on an antibiotic I got better quickly. We really enjoyed getting to see our nephews and niece. They are sooo funny. We really appreciate our parents patience in having all 10+ of us in their home. They are great hostesses. While we were there we went to a castle with neat tiles. I really enjoyed the ride there because we saw the neatest houses. We also went to Hershey to see Eden's house. It is so nice. I was really impressed with how tidy it is because she has twins. She is amazing. We went to Hershey park, but it was a little too cold for us so we didn't stay too long. We also went to NYC. I loved it. We ate in little Italy, saw the Statue of Liberty, and went to a famous cup cake shop. Basically, we had a great time and loved seeing everyone. We wish we could see everyone more often. We are blessed to have such a great family (both sides)!

Merry Christmas

I just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. We will be spending it in Pennsylvania with Cole's family. We miss all of you and wish we could be with you too.
Love you,
Cole and Michelle

Vacation in Maui video

Cole threw together this video of our trip to Maui. Check it out! My favorite parts are the waterslide clips. I was quite proud that my Mom went down the slides. We had so much fun.

Lottery?

I now posess my first Lottery ticket. No, I haven't gone off the deep end. One of the Physicians Assistants I work with gave them as part of his Christmas cards. I thought it was kind of funny. I didn't tell anyone that I don't believe in gambling. I don't even know what to do with it. So, if you hear on the news that some Illinois resident has won big but hasn't claimed their prize money it is probably me.