Mardi Gras, Momma & Making Memories

Hi everyone!

It is the end of a very busy and eventful day.  My first grand baby is due on March 22nd and today we celebrated the occasion in true Louisiana style with a Baby Gras shower theme.

 
During times like this I miss my mom terrible because two of the things she loved the most were my Sarah Katharine & Mardi Gras.

So the fact that we used a Mardi Gras theme would have thrilled her to no end.  To honor her memory we even used her Mardi Gras masks as part of our decorations.

What is funny is that I missed out on this when I was pregnant with Sarah.  We lived in Geibelstadt, Germany at the time so family was no where in site.  That didn't stop them though - the families had a baby shower, videoed the entire event, including unwrapping the gifts to show us, then they boxed the gifts up and mailed them to Germany.

I would not have traded my time of living abroad for anything, but it is so nice to have Sarah & Jacob close to home. :)

Sarah is surrounded by the love of not only me, but of her stepmom & her mother-in-law too.  Where her Memaw left off when she left this earth so soon, she has been blessed double with her stepmom and mother-in-law.

So while it was a bitter sweet time with my mom not being here, we are now making new memories and bringing our families even closer together as we get ready to welcome this precious baby boy into the world.

I have no doubt that she is looking down on us tonight with a smile on her face and a gleam in her eyes saying, "Good Girl!"

This tired Meme will close for tonight.  See you tomorrow.

From Baseball to Brides!!

Hi everyone,

As this very busy month comes to a close I could not help but look back and reflect on the wide scope of things that I create.  While I make shirts for the baseball moms, I am also making ring-bearer pillows and guest books for one of my special bride clients.  These two items I created using pictures that my client brought to me.  After asking a few questions and finding out we both love texture, off I went with this project.

It is the variety of different things I make and embroider that makes me love what I do so much!!  What is even more exciting is that it looks like only a couple more months before my arm will be back to normal.  This will mean a lot of therapy, but that is okay.  I have so many things I want to create and will be so happy to be back to normal, I will endure whatever is required!!

So I wanted to share these two items I made so that you could catch a glimpse of the exciting bridal items I will be adding to my bridal registry page in the coming months!!  Since I can finally see the light at the end of the recovery tunnel, I am more excited than ever!! 

Of course, since I have focused on baseball and brides, it seems only natural that I make something for baby next!!  :D

Enjoy your evening!