This or That.

Today, I was on the hunt for light blue buttons.
Yes I did get buttons.
However, any crafter knows the danger in entering Michael's, Hobby Lobby, or Jo-Ann Fabrics when you are "on the hunt".
After some therapeutic bargin hunting this is what I found:



$16.04 bought me a plethora of items (most not needed).
-4 white pull knobs with yellow flower decor
-1 spool light blue thread
-pack of 20 needles (to sew the 4 buttons of course)
-1 "A" magnet
-1 pack of sparkly gems for scrapbooking
-2 bunches of fabric for headbands
-1 pack cut magnets
-1 vintage recipe box
-3 packs of recipe cards

Now, since I was unsuccessful at Michaels (ha!), I forged on to Jo-Ann fabric to see if they had the much needed buttons.
Alas! Buttons.



$16.04 can also buy you:
-4 large, shiny, dark blue buttons
-1 spool navy thread

Ahhhhh. . . now, if only I had gotten the light blue buttons that I had set out to purchase. . . oh well.
There's always next time :-)

My first.

I am ashamed to admit it, but tonight was my first opera.
No, ladies and gentlemen, I, a music major, have never seen an opera (live).
It was incredible!
So much drama, so much romance, so much deception.
Oh, and so many funny unplanned mishaps; such as a character who was to be blindfolded but ended up being gagged instead. Or a costume on backward.
All in all, The Magic Flute was a delight.
I laughed, [I laughed so hard] I cried, I clapped.

I cannot wait for yet another operatic experience.
Here is a youtube clip of my favorite scene...

You get the idea....not quite the same as butler lyric theater, but "spell-binding" none-the-less :-)
Enjoy!
And for gosh sakes, go see an opera!!!!

2 weeks, 2 days.

In 2 weeks and 2 days I will be finished with my undergrad work.
That is just CRAZY!
2 weeks and 2 days....I just simply cannot wrap my head around those numbers.
I keep pinching myself to make sure I am not in a dream.
I also keep thinking there has to be a catch.
But, I am SO EXCITED.
After 5 years of school observations, papers, and choir concerts, it is time to move on.

Once a Bulldog...Always a Bulldog :-)