Written: January 3, 2013 - I'm trying to catch up on a few things I let slip by...
Big Day!! EVERYONE came back this weekend for our group's little baby shower for Adrienne and James!
I am SO excited for both of them - due date is January 25th!! It was great that we were all able to get together this weekend and be with them, too.
Being me, of course, I went with a mostly-homemade gift...
I am SO excited for both of them - due date is January 25th!! It was great that we were all able to get together this weekend and be with them, too.
Being me, of course, I went with a mostly-homemade gift...
Baby fish hat!!! I basically followed the tutorial I've used before by Thelma Egberts, found at Knitty.com. I scaled it down to make it baby sized and it actually worked great!!
And then I just rolled some onsies around different colored socks and held them with a piece of wide, black elastic to make sushi to go along with my little fish! :) LOVE how the whole thing turned out!
Congratulations Adrienne and James!!!! <3
And then I just rolled some onsies around different colored socks and held them with a piece of wide, black elastic to make sushi to go along with my little fish! :) LOVE how the whole thing turned out!
Congratulations Adrienne and James!!!! <3
Soon-to-be Mom and Dad!! :) (photo by Emily B.)
Since we already had everyone together this weekend for the baby shower, we decided to also try and pull of the annual Secret Santa! We matched everyone virtually (thank you Secretsanta.com!) just before Thanksgiving, and then had everyone over to my apartment later in the evening after the baby shower to open gifts!
Earlier that morning, we did a little decorating to get in the Christmas mood. Remember the Christmas Tree extravaganza from last year? Well this year I didn't want to just redo the same thing (laaaame!) but didn't really feel like buying anything new... so we improvised!
I had a vision... similar invisible-hang-from-the-ceiling kind of thing but this time using red beaded garland that I had hanging around. Brian came over early to help us decorate and volunteered to tackle the tree. I kind of briefly relayed this to him and told him to just go with it.
The end creation?
Essentially? It's perfect. EXACTLY what I was thinking!! (This photo is at a semi-odd angle.. it's actually super symmetric, etc.)
Added bonus? It's SUPER resilient! I can't even count the number of people who have walked through it, thrown pillows at it, put their jacket on into it, Just Danced at it, etc...
While Brian took care of this, Krista and I worked on the rest of the apartment. (Rob was busy making cookies...)
Added bonus? It's SUPER resilient! I can't even count the number of people who have walked through it, thrown pillows at it, put their jacket on into it, Just Danced at it, etc...
While Brian took care of this, Krista and I worked on the rest of the apartment. (Rob was busy making cookies...)
Stars above the TV
And here's the final group photo!
(I'm pretty sure this was the largest Secret Santa so far, as well?)
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