Feet don't fail me now

Tuesday evening, my feet and ankles became really swollen. I thought this was really odd. I went to bed and they were still the same way when I woke up. Went through my day and didn't think too much of it. Come Thursday, I became concerned. I went to the doctor this morning. She ran a bunch of tests and based on the immediate results, she can't figure out what is causing the swelling. We will have to wait for blood results to come back in about a week or so. Now here I am with cankles and nothing I can do about them. Well, except elevate my feet. Hopefully, it isn't anything too serious. I just want my normal feet back. Here are my poor feet.

I am so embarassed that my toes are not polished. That is why they are not in the picture. I hope this swelling goes down soon. I would like to wear shorts sometime this weekend.

Mom's 50th Birthday

I think everyone had a good time at Mom's party. The cupcakes were amazing. (wink,wink) It was nice to get to see several friends and family all at the same time. Especially those I hadn't seen in a while. Here are some photos from the party. Warning...there are many.

My first apron

I found a really easy apron pattern at You Can Make This. So I decided to make my first apron for my mom for her birthday. The colors match her kitchen. She doesn't have a theme, so I found some cute cherry fabric that happened to have all of the colors. Here it is:























What do you think? Not bad for my first try. I can't wait to make another one for myself.

Too much to do....Too little time

My mom's 50th birthday party is 6 days away. Between now and then, I will be in San Diego for business. I feel like I don't have time to get anything done!!! I am printing out the photos for the centerpieces for the party while I type. Thank goodness the centerpieces are similar to those I did for my grandparents' anniversary party. If not, I would be pulling my hair out right now. It is times like this that it is frustrating to not live near my family. I don't have anyone to help me assemble stuff like my mom and my sister. Ugh, why is it so expensive to live in California?
I will be traveling up to my sister's from San Diego. I am excited because I will be taking the train. I am hoping the track is open for me to make it all the way to my sister's. A tragic train accident happened on Friday that may prevent this from happening. I have read that the accident was caused by human error, but now I am a bit nervous about traveling on the train. I am sure everything will be just fine. I need to focus on the fact that I will have about 3 hours to myself. I am treasuring me time lately.

Once these photos are done printing, I will start on my mom's present and a new purse for myself.

Oh! I did take some quiet time this morning and watch Enchanted. I was finally able to rent it. Now I know what everyone was talking about. It was a really great movie. One I will be adding to my collection soon.
I better get my butt in gear. Minutes are flying past me!!!

What's up

I had a hilarious conversation with my nephew the night before last. Everytime I talk to him he has something different for me. This time he got on the phone and said, "Hey... What's up..." I laughed so hard. He started laughing and I could hear my sister laughing in the background. Where do kids come up with this stuff? I had him do it to K, too.
After that, I asked him who loves him. He always says "Mommy". I replied, "and Auntie" and he came back with "and Uncle K". Of course, I laughed again.
I am so blown away at how kids grow up so fast. It seems like just yesterday I was waiting for him to be brought into my sister's hospital room so I could be the first to hold him.
I can only imagine the conversations we are going to have as he gets older. That kid is something else.