Oh yeah, we got married.

Wow. It has been a really long time. And the only reason I'm posting now is because I got feeling really guilty after reading the blog of a friend who, by all appearances, has even less time than I do for blogging and yet blog she does anyway. Every once in a while I get the impression that I lead a very different life than most people. And I don't mean that in a braggy sort of way. Actually I'm not sure it's even a good thing sometimes.

So this will be quick, because it's late and a Wednesday (not a Friday) and when I type I can hear Tony shuffling around in bed so I think it's bothering him. But I desire to blog almost daily, but I can never convince myself to when I actually do feel I have the time. Here's just a short recap on Us:

Tony
Tony is currently working at Solitude Ski Resort as a heavy machinery/diesel mechanic guy. He gets to use big tools and fix big things like snowcats, and be in the gorgeous Utah mountains all day, and even snowboard when there's snow. He loves it. Just ask him. Now that Summer is (SLOWLY) scooching in, we'll hopefully get to spend some saturdays hiking Solitude's trails and maybe playing a round of disc-golf or two, although probably not that last one cause it still sounds boring to me.
Tony is a mechanic for a reason. I think it's something physical in his blood, because what he does in his spare time is think of cool ways to fix things - and he's good at it. He fixed our car with a piece off of his mountain bike (allowing us to make it to the movie on time, which adds bonus points), and he also managed to fix a machine that was basically completely foreign to him: an antique typewriter. He used fishing line and a spring out of a pen to do it, so he's also a little MacGuyverish. I love him for it.

Kayla
I am still working at the Lolie Eccles Child Care Center at the YWCA downtown, as an assistant teacher in a classroom of 1.5 to 2 year-olds. Sometimes it's great and sometimes I come home in tears, but I haven't been able to find another job so maybe it's where I need to be. Work and spend time with Tony is basically all I do. All sewing and art-related things have been put off until we can sort through our extra room. I feel kinda lame about doing nothing but work and feeling so exhausted from it. Some people my age are doing school and work AND even families sometimes, and still even manage to have friends I think. I really miss being in school and kindof want to study art again even though I have no idea what to actually get a degree in, just to be back in a classroom and be back creating stuff. To be honest, mostly I just don't want to take any more time away from being with Tony than we already have to with work. It's a little pathetic, and that's what I mean about being different than most people. Other people seem to be okay with continuing to do their own thing after marriage or dating, secure in the knowledge that their Person will still be there at the end of the day. Me, I feel insatiably hungry for the presence of the one I love and dread any time I am forced away from him. Maybe that should be a goal to change, cause it's probably not healthy.

And really, that's about it. This ended up a little more personal than I intended it to be, but I am a rusty blogger at best right now. Other than the things I just complained about, life is truly fantastic. I love our home, I love our relationship, and I love the things we do together. We're having a yard sale on saturday and that's been our big deal for about two weeks. Oh our exciting life! But I really do love it. Now I'm going to turn this thing off and sink into bed, and not make any promises about writing more in the near future.

love,
kayla

new blog

i'm sorry i don't post much here anymore. that's because not a lot of new exciting things happen in my life. but little ones do, so i'll probably post more at my more crafty blog. no, not the new one i created a little bit ago. the new NEW one i created a couple days ago.

gah. just go here.

good morning

i've already spent more time online than intended, so i may as well write just a little. haven't yet written a letter to myself. i think i'm waiting to not have to think about it so hard, or waiting until i feel like thinking about it. i did make a list of quiet thrills the other day, and the notebook is sitting open-faced on my desk where the computer once lived.

it's been in my head lately that i need to read again. i used to be such a book lover. i still am, but my hands have been too preoccupied with movements and making things. yesterday i cross-stitched, after work and staying up late. cross-stitching is mindless enough to be relaxing and doesn't take much energy if it's a pattern you're following. the result is useless, but cute anyway.

if i'd shaved my legs i'd wear a dress today.

birthdays for tony

saturday was tony's birthday. we didn't have a huge party, but some family came over and the kids gave him presents and stuff and i made him a cake.

it's a 2-layer white cake with strawberry filling and vanilla cream cheese frosting. i didn't get a shot of the inside cause i forgot, and it all got eated.

mom made the frosting.

i don't know where miricakes was during all the picture taking, but i got a couple cute shots of the kids and family and boy.

happy 22, you little bugger.

#2. write a letter to yourself in the future

at first i didn't want to do this one from the list. it sounded kindof lame and boring and i've already done it before. but i kept thinking about it and decided maybe i would like a letter from myself about this weird time in my life. i do keep a journal, but a letter might have a little different flavor, and maybe i can write it to myself like 50 years in the future so i'll completely forget about it and have a nice little surprise when i'm ancient.

we'll see. in the meantime, i enjoyed yesterday's thingie. i went on a walk barefoot and with my sketchbook and it was kindof rejuvinating. i don't really like that word, but it is how i felt while walking through parts of the neighborhood i don't usually pay attention to.

it was nice. happy little tuesday, everyone.

"100 ideas" -- a list for kayla happiness

sorry for a lack of posting lately. my computer's still broken so i've been leeching off of mom's and tony's laptop and it's just not as easy to get comfy for a blog post sitting at the kitchen table as opposed to my room.

but in need to come home and do relaxing, inspiring, stressless things today, i surfed some really neat and uplifting creative blogs today and found a list of 100 (to be) ideas for - i'm assuming - jumpstarting creativity. or getting yourself out of a rut. or something like that. but reading through it made me happy, so i decided i'm going to check off an idea a day or so, and i'll chronicle it here. if anyone wants to follow along and do them with me, i think that would be fun. some example ideas are to spend a day drawing only red things, or to list the smells in your neighborhood, or to draw a map of your favorite sitting spots in your city and then photocopy it and give it to people. isn't that just lighthearted enough to be motivational?

okay, so today's idea is:
#1. go for a walk. draw or list things you find on the sidewalk.


adios.

pimping for the other blog

i finally got around to posting some sewing projects over at my other blog, treasurefulness. there's still a few more little things i haven't posted yet, but all in good time. go check 'er on out.