Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year and a belated Merry Christmas!

Unfortunately today has been my first real day off since 2 weeks before Christmas. Huzzah for the World of Retail!

I had a family party on Christmas Eve and my Aunt gave my dog enough wine to make her drunk. Poor Baby. I have my soon to be in-laws over for dinner on Christmas. While I was cooking dinner my Fiance lead a NERF war in the backyard with his brother, our friend, his cousin and my siblings. With the sound of battle outside my window I watched laughing but I was stuck inside =(

On Christmas Eve I got my first gift. I got the Tatting Press from Nifty Needle. I put it to use almost immediately. She gave me a sample samples of some different Lizbeth thread and a sample of her Lupins to help me with my Lupin work. Thank you so much it is beautiful! I wish I had a digital camera to show it.

My Fiance bought me a Luckenboothe Brooch and a Tartan Scarf. His father and step-mother bought me 5 cookbooks all of Scottish recipes. His mother bought us some beautiful yard art and clothing. My sister bought me my first tatting book ever. Tatting Jewellery by Lyn Morton.

School's about to start back up. non erit requies fessis.

I WON!!

I can't believe it; I won a beautiful tatting press from Nifty Needle! O bona fortuna! I don't have long be for the sunsets and my dog wants to go for her walk. I'm so ecstatic, what a wonderful thing to win.

Mira vita est! Vivamus atque amamus, vitam est quoque brevis nam maestitiam.

(Practice makes perfect and I know I'm far from it. I just have to keep up with my Latin.)

Wishing for More Time

I had a great dinner with my father and one of my siblings tonight. It was nice talking to my dad I haven't seen him in a while.
I've slowly been working on small projects. I made a tatted pendent for Thanksgiving and I'm working on small Christmas ornaments. Exams are over but the world of retail is in full swing. I wish Joann's and Micheal's had a better thread collection. It is very heard tatting with sewing thread instead of tatting thread. I want to learn more but I need to finish a few other pieces first. I also have stockings to make.
It is way to cold to be Florida right now. Time to curl up with my puppy in a nice warm bed.

obsem ad mei laborem sum
(I think that's right, I want to teach it I need to practice. I think I did well on my Latin exam)