Isn't She Lovely?

I have a fantastic group of friends.
Specifically, there is a group of us
"Trying A Little Harder To Be A Little Better" this year.
AGK got us all together and encouraged us.
I decided I would try a little harder to be a better homemaker
(cuz JBB says we should :)).
Here is my first effort realized.

Cute chair covers, eh?
Each month we get together and have dinner and a great time.
February's dinner was at ELJ's.
YUMMY!
Everyone brought soup, ELJ made salad and I brought dessert.
And Aprons!

Are we cute or what?
Oh Man I love that lemon fresh fabric!

The ladybug apron for Lori (who knows I LOVE Dolly and sent me this link to her interview on the Today show that I missed the other day - I mean that is friendship!).

The heart apron for AGK (who I completely adore).

I made two aprons from 3 fabrics.
We were missing a few of The Lovelies but we had a fabulous time!
I got the pattern for the aprons at A Feathered Nest.
Love that blog!
My mom had to super help me because it wasn't as easy as I thought it should've been. But it was my first "solo" sewing project and I think they turned out pretty dang cute!!! Once I got the hang of it (thanks only to my mom's super human patience) they took me about an hour to finish.

Homemaking and The Lovelies make me SO Happy!

Going Green

Oh. My. Favorite New Musical.

I got to see Wicked tonight. It was FANTASTIC!!!!! I loved every single second! The music. The sets. The costumes. The story. The singing. The script. The Wizard of Oz references.

A. Mazing.

Honestly, sometimes my life is just too perfect!

I got to go tonight with ELJ and her sis and 3 super incredible grandkids. So Fun.

Also, it was the first time I've ever used a men's restroom when it was not specially set apart as a woman's bathroom. The lines were SO long! Crazy long. Clear back into the theater long. So -- I went up to the third floor thinking only the super-needy would head up there -- but no. Super long line. But no one going into the men's! Well - ok like 3 guys. But we lined up and as soon as the coast was clear we were in! The mom and daughter ahead of me were having a whole, "No mom, I don't have to go." - "Look, if you don't go now, don't even think you're getting up during the show - just try and go" conversation and precious time was wasting! So I gave the mom a little push and said - "you go!" She was like - "well I really don't have to but I know she needs to go..." I couldn't hold back - I said, "Go, Go, Go!" Come on lady! One stall, intermission-over's-warning already rang and I've gotta go! So after I said - go go go - I said - alright, I'll go! So I jumped the line and I was in! And it made it back with one minute of intermission left! PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the theater. Love it - loaf it - lurve it.

There were definitely some Gospel parallels in the show - but I need to listen to the music some more to remember them all. Fantastic.

I can't wait to know all the music by heart and get to belt it out in the car all the way to Provo. :) (That's just the farthest place I could think of that I regularly go.)

Noah always calls Sister Rasband "the Rasband of Oz." I like that title. :)

Soooooo... If you get the chance - take it. Definitely. It will make you So Happy!