Doggie Birthday Party!

Heh, this weekend we went to a birthday party... okay, it was a joint birthday party for our friend, Staci, and a friend's dog! It wasn't the greatest weather (overcast and some drizzle) but that didn't stop all the pups from having a blast!!! I'm think there were about 8 dogs who came to party! It was our first time letting our pups off the leash, so we were a bit nervous. Brody did great, he ran around with all the dogs and had so much fun. Unfortunatley, my predicitons about Kella not being able to be trusted proved correct. After about a minute off the leash, Joe had to chase her down because she was trying to make a dash for it! Needless to say, she stayed on her leash the remainder of the party. Julie also made special doggie cupcakes and goodie bags for the pups, along with a homemade cake and icecream for people. It's always fun to get together with people from the squadron. It was a good time, despite the yucky weather!

Ryukyu Glass Factory

Joe and I ventured down south to check out the Ryukyu Glass Factory. We've seen a lot of the hand-made glass items in the local stores, so we were interested to see how they make it! The factory was small, but it was really neat to see the people in the different stations. They were each making different items (glasses, vases, etc.) and using different colors and techniques to make it! They also had several gift shops with TONS of hand-made items! It was so hard to choose just one thing, but I was able to get a birthday gift for my mom and a 2010 glass for us. Joe also played a game where you get 5 ping-pong balls and try to have it land in one of the items... if it lands in any item, you get to take it home! Joe was a big winner and we got to take home a really pretty wine glass!

January Pedi

This month my friend and I tried to book an appoitnment over the 3-day weekend, but Cocok's was all booked up! I was desperate need of a new pedi, so we went to a new place called Salon Feliz! It was a cute little salon that gave a great massage and had cute new designs to choose from! Here's the newest pedi design:

Stampin' Up!

I recently went to my friend Julie's house for a Stampin' Up party. I wasn't sure what it was going to entail, but we made the cutest little cards and projects! It's really neat how creative you can be with it. I just wish I had more time (& money to buy all the products) to do it!

One of the finished products!

PhotoShop Pictures

Well, I finally sat down and edited some pictures. I'm still not very good at navigating my way around the program... but that's why I signed up for a PhotoShop class at the Arts & Crafts Center! I'm excited to learn and master all the basics so I can hopefully do more editing and be able to follow the books on how to do some of the more advanced techniques. Anyway, I've been working on doing spot coloring, making photos black & white/sepia, & adding vignette effects (faded edges) all thanks to my friend, Susan! Anyway, here are some photos:

Sewing Project #1

Well, I googled "Easy beginner sewing project" and I came across a picture of baby booties. I figured, I'd give it a shot. I did some of it by hand, and some on the machine. I'm pretty proud of myself for finishing it, and they somewhat resemble what they're supposed to... :) Although, it did take me quite a bit of time to actually thread the machine... I had to watch a YouTube video so I could just see how it was done (I always learn faster watching it). I got the hang of it and finally figured it out. I'm ready for my next project... Brooke and I are going to make purses/handbags! Can't wait.

Baby Barrett!

Another friend here in Okinawa just had their baby boy! His name is Barrett and he is adorable!!! We brought Audrey and Erik over dinner and they were sweet enough to have us stay to eat with them so we could catch up and meet little Garrett! He is just precious! It's always neat to see newborns!

I just recently edited one of the pics... Susan taught me how to do the vignette effect to pics!