25 years of awesome....

So, I turned 25 this last Thursday (September 15).  It was a great and relaxing day for Richard and I.  Richard took the day off of work so that we could hang out and relax together.  I got my birthday present from him the week before my birthday.  He gave me an Amazon Kindle, which I absolutely love! It's great to be able to read on there and not worry about remembering what page I was on or any of those things.  On the Wednesday, Michelle and Cody Mauldin had us over for a birthday dinner.  All the camp full time staff came over to enjoy steaks, corn, cheesy mashed potatoes, and a carrot cake.  It was a great way to celebrate my birthday with my family down here.  

On Thursday, I decided that I wanted to learn how to crochet.  I've been wanting to learn something like crochet or knitting for a while, but just had never had the time to pick up something like that.  So, I went into town and bought yarn and a needle, and with the help of YouTube, I learned how to do a basic stitch.  I practiced it multiple times by starting completely over until I was pretty sure I understood how to do it. Then, again with the help of YouTube I decided I wanted to make a toboggan.  I think that it turned out really well.  I also want to add a little flower to it, but I have yet to start that part of my project.  I'm really excited about the new hobby as it will be a great way to make presents for any of my nieces/nephews and any future nieces/nephews.  My next project is to start a head warmer and then figure out a more "manly" toboggan for Richard.  Richard also wants me to make "hobo" gloves (open finger gloves).  So I have a few projects to get going but I have really enjoyed it thus far.  Here are 2 pictures from my last few days of crocheting.

This first one is a wash cloth. I think that I'm going to use it as a pot holder instead, but I really think it turned out pretty decent for my first attempt.

This is the toboggan I made.  I will add a flower to it, and post a picture of that when it's a done project.  I will try to update as I begin more projects and ideas.

In Him,

Jessica Bombach

Moved in

We are finally moved into our home! It's been an amazing venture to get everything done and accomplished, and I still have more to do.  We moved in last sunday, September 4, but they couldn't turn the power on until September 7th, so we just moved in and I would come during the days and try to unpack things and try to get everything set.  That in itself was interesting.  Unpacking without a TV to watch gets a little boring after time.  I got the kitchen completely unpacked and the Guest Bedroom is unpacked, except for the clothes we need to add into that dresser because we simply have TOO much stuff! 

I am really enjoying the hard wood floors that are in the living room, dinning room, and kitchen, but I need to mop them and sweep them more frequently.  I haven't mopped since we moved in, hoping to get everything in its place before I try to start those chores up on a regular basis.  The hallway and bedrooms are all carpeted and it makes things a lot easier for those rooms.  We have 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms.  We have turned 1 room into our office and 1 room into our Guest room, and the other of course is the master bedroom.  The master bedroom has a different set up than what I am used to with the vanity and sink being outside of the bathroom and the bathroom itself just being the toilet and the shower/bathtub.  It is nice though to be able to get ready without all of the humidity left behind from the shower to mess up my hair (haha).  I have pictures on my phone but they just aren't very good in quality so I will do my best to get pictures taken of each of the rooms in the next week.  Of course, I won't take pictures until I have gotten everything unpacked and all of the decorations placed.  That is my goal for this next week to accomplish.

Other than getting the house settled we haven't been up to much of anything.  We finally got Dish Network yesterday, which is absolutely amazing to have TV again and connection to the world after around 2 months without knowing what in the world was going on.  I will get better at updating this as I have easy access to internet now.  Hope all is well with each of you!

In Him,

Jessica Bombach