Layout: My Brother

As the school year is flying by, my family and I are trying to come to the realization that my brother is leaving for college in the fall.  He won't be there when we wake up in the morning, or when we have family movie nights.  We are all so very proud of him, and he will be missed greatly.

This layout captures the way I cherish the moments that I get to spend with him.

Basketball Album

A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to make an album for our school's varsity boy's basketball coach.  I was super excited to take on this project, and I completed it in only one week! The album is about 26 pages front to back, but the season is still in progress, so more pages might be added later on.  Here is a look inside of the album:
A picture needs to still be added in place of the sticky note.
The read more tab pulls out with the rest of the article. 
I left the journaling blocks empty so the coach's wife could fill them out.
I left quite a few pages like this for more articles to be added as the season progresses.
Another picture needs to be added in place of the sticky note.
The last page is just a page for the coach's wife to add pictures and journaling as she pleases.

handmade gift exchange.

A couple months ago, I signed up for the Craftaholics Anonymous Handmade Gift Exchange. I am so happy I did, because I got to meet my new friend Dori! I made her a hanging notepad/key hanger. It can be seen here on her blog.

In return, I got the most amazing gift ever. Dori made me a purse! It's cute. It's girly. And it's SO me!
It is perfect to store everything I need when I leave my house.
I would like to thank you again Dori, this purse is absolutely amazing and I love it so much!

Recipe: Cheesy Rolls

I have been feeling under the weather lately, which explains why I haven't posted in a while.  While I was sick, there was only one thing that still tasted good.  And it was these cheesy rolls.  They are super simple to make and can be made and put on the table to eat in about 15-20 minutes.
Here's what you need:
-One  8 oz. package of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
-A block of chunk cheese (you will use about 4 oz, or half of the block shown in the picture)

Directions:
1) Preheat the oven to 375°
2) Cut 8 chunks of cheese.  There is no exact measurement for this; the cheesier you want your rolls to be, the bigger you cut your chunks of cheese.
3) Lay your rolls out on your pan.  Put one chunk of cheese at the widest end of each roll. 
4) Starting at the end with the cheese, roll up the dough.  Pinch in the ends so the cheese doesn't ooze out when they are in the oven.  

5) After you have rolled up each one, put the pan in the oven.  Cook for 11 minutes or until golden-brown.  
And you're done!  These warm cheesy rolls are a great snack on a cold winter day.  Let me know what you think!

And most importantly.......

Enjoy (: