Weekend Update

James and I have actually had lots of excitement the past few weeks which is probably why I haven't posted in awhile. It really has been a lot of random events and the order of those events is kind of jumbled in my head so I apologize if this post doesn't make any sense. I am trying to put most of it in list format so there is some order. Here we go:

1. Rachel (James' sister) and her husband Ryan had their baby Trevor Arthur Stephens. He is adorable and James and I have had a lot of fun going over to visit him. They even let us hold him...ha ha...I think we are both scared of holding newborns so we are trying to get over that.
2. I got a job as a graphic designer at a scrapbook company (the interview I talked about in the last post). I start on Tuesday and I am a little nervous because I know nothing about scrapbooking. But mostly I am excited to have something to do. Hopefully it won't be too rough of an adjustment after my several lazy months.
3. We went to the Draper Temple open house James' mom and his sister Christine. It is a beautiful temple and it was so fun to take a tour through it. I can't believe how windy it is in Draper though!
4. James' dad and brother Blake came to town for Trevor's baby blessing (his mom was already here helping Rachel with the baby) and we had a good time going bike shopping for James' Dad at all the local bike shops. Sunday was the blessing. It was a really nice blessing and it was fun to get together with everyone. Plus Ryan's mom gave me a quick lesson on how to crochet!!!
5. I entitled this last week as "freedom week" because it was my last week of very little obligations. I was able to work on some letterpress projects, go to the gym/yoga class, work on my sock monkeys, work on house drawings with James, practice my bread making skills (which still need of lot of work...I place most of the blame on our crappy oven though), meet up with some old friends, visit the BYU printmaking wing, and get involved in some art projects. It's amazing how knowing something is going to be gone soon makes you much more appreciative and productive.
6. James and I were able to go to a couple friends' art shows in the HFAC and to the gallery stroll. I was so happy James was able to leave work a little early on Friday and go with me. Definitely go the HFAC and check out Whitney Johnson's show and Laura Reynold's show.
7. James and I escaped to my parents house in Midway this Sat and Sun. We spent a lot of time driving around looking at houses. We have been doing far to much of that lately but James loves to look at houses and draw house plans and now he's got me hooked. Mostly we just dream about the day when we will own a house. We also ate a lot, watched Flash of Genius (okay movie), and played a lot of Mario Kart. Sometimes it's just nice to get out of Provo.

Here are a few pics from our activities...sorry I didn't get any pics of cute Trevor with my camera:


Me at the letterpress in my lovely apron.


My sister-in-law Andrea commissioned me to do a letterpess print for a friend's baby shower. She told me that her friend liked vintage robots so this is what I came up with. I have lots of extras so if you're interested...


A house James and I liked in Midway


Out of all the houses we drove by this weekend we liked this one the best. The picture below is the same house just farther away.