You Won't Even Believe It

You won't even believe where I am writing this post from and more importantly you won't even believe why. I am currently in a Marriott just down the street from my house. I live here for the moment. Why, you ask. Oh, that would be because my house flooded! Belee' dat! :D

On Wednesday night I got home from what seemed like the longest day of work in the history of work. I was so excited to be done with work because the next day we were heading to California for a wonderful Christmas time. I wanted a night full of relaxation (with a little bit of laundry and packing thrown in). I was so happy when I got home and then Ryan said, "You won't be too happy when you go see what is in the kitchen." So I look past him into the kitchen and see water all over the floor and towels laid over it to try to sop it up. Ry said the dishwasher had broken. Bummer. I decided to do more investigation and found there were big puddles in the bathroom too! We did some more investigation and found that the owner's side of the basement was more flooded than our side. I think I would rather have the dishwasher break because the next 5 hours was trying to shop-vac the water up and getting all our stuff off the ground (which meant up to their garage!). We were up till about 1 am tearing carpet up and eventually just letting the water win because we could not keep up. It was rough packing from the garage and finding clean clothes to bring because I had no time or the place to do laundry. It was nice to simply leave to sunny CA and "forget about it" for a couple of days. However, then we came back and not much had changed. Yes, there was no more water but everything is still torn up and fans are drying out the place. So here we are in the Marriott. I think we'll have to go swimming tonight just because we can. Complimentary breakfast is the best too. But my favorite thing about staying in a hotel are the great curtains that keep the sunlight out forever so I can sleep in as long as I want! It's a great thing!!! So we are hoping that our house is fixed soon, but in the meantime, it isn't too bad taking a mini-vacation!

Aspirations

Today I was driving home from work and saw a billboard that said this:

Turn your ASPIRATIONS into REALITY

If you're a nurse, aspiration means something totally different to you than it does here in this billboard. So since I had just spent the last 13 and 1/2 hours thinking about nursing related subjects, I thought to myself, "Why are they talking about aspiration on a billboard? Like a person who could drive a car could actually aspirate!!!" Ya, I've been at work too much lately!!

Quilt Camp

I saw this really cute pattern at the quilt shop the other day and I just knew I had to make it. It was just too cute! I bought the pattern and only then did I realize it was not a blanket... It was actually a table-topper. Oh well, I still wanted to try to make it. I used some of the same fabrics I used in Olivia's quilt (found here) and picked up some new ones too and made this little beauty. All in a day's work too. (Yes, by the end my back and hands were definitely hurting, but I only bled once!) It is a nice little addition to our table, although every time we eat it has to be moved, but it is still fun nonetheless. It is so far from perfect but I kinda like it that way, it gives it character. Maybe I'll make it a seasonal thing and make some for each season. We'll see!