Gilmore Girls

So I just finished watching "Gilmore Girls, Season 1". I laughed. I cried. I was confused. I was proud of myself when I wasn't confused. In summary, I throughly enjoyed myself. (I think the cheetos helped.)

The series has a lot of references. It has references to movies, famous people, music, history etc. I am not very up-to-date with these kinds of things, but even though I didn't always understand the references, I felt smart. I like feeling smart. Therefore I liked the series (thanks Aristotle!).

I like that the series felt real. I felt like I could just jump into the screen and have a snack at Luke's or take a class at Patty's or attend a town meeting. I'm not sure Lorelai and Rory would want me to be their friend, but I would definately belong to the town.

Heart Pillows

When I first got married (almost 2 1/2 years ago - has it really been that long?), I bought myself a sewing machine. One night in the middle of April I asked Steve to bring me some thread and he brought out the sewing machine instead. Not wanting to let an opportunity go to waste, I opened the box and set it up. The machine came with a book of easy projects. After browsing through it for awhile, I decided on the heart pillow project and away I went!

The first night was a little rough. It was only after a few hours and one one spool of thread that I finally won! I made two tan pillows for me and two red pillows for our mothers in celebration of Mother's Day.

I gave one of the tan pillows away to one of my visiting teachers as she did not want to let go of it! Normally when I show off the fruits of my monthly exploits to my visiting teachers, they give me back the item right away. Well this time, one of the girls hung onto the tan pillow I let her hold. I have sent that pillow to a good home!

My New Kitchen

So I am not moving for another year, but I like making plans and one thing I really want to do is re-paint my kitchen. It is kind of a light green right now and I don't think that light green is a color that goes very well in a kitchen. However, I don't know what color (s) to paint the cupboards. Any suggestions? I want something that matches the counter-tops a little bit better.

Anyway, I love my kitchen. I love all of the cupboards (and none of them stick!), I love the the counter-tops and I love the window above the sink. The kitchen is big and it has a lot of natural light. Oh, and the oven is up high so you don't have to bend into it. I've burned a lot of body parts trying to pull things up and out of an oven, so I am very excited for this new feature!