Saturday Sentiments

Lately, I have been missing my mom. Now we all know how often I miss people, so this is a HUGE deal. So many things have been happening lately that have reminded me of how important family is, and how much they impact your daily lives.

As a graduation gift, I had asked my mom months prior to find me a Claddagh ring. They are beautiful, and have so much history and tradition behind them, that I thought it pertinent to have my mom find one for me. When graduation came, she surprised me by giving me my Grandmas, her mothers, ring. It was the best graduation present I could have received, meaning so much to me to receive it, and so much to my mom for passing it down.

Over the summer I found out that the jeweler that I typically go to for all of my jewelry needs was retiring. I needed the ring re-sized due to my abnormally small ring size. Having the work done on site was very important to me, as many companies send out their jewelry, and it becomes a very impersonal business. After months and months of waiting, I found a jeweler in Lawrence who does the work on site. I left it on Thursday, and picked it up on Friday.

Wearing the ring has made me think so much about things that my mom has taught me because her mother taught her. I spent my Friday night crocheting up a storm. This, Saturday morning I have spent both crocheting and sewing pillowcases with my new sewing machine. So many things have made this such a special Saturday, remembering the great women who have passed along their traditions, therefore making me the woman that I am today.

Look at that ring!!! (I may or may not be wearing it correctly, I can't remember.)
*It has now been correctly moved to the proper hand and placement. 

The whole reason I bought my sewing machine (a few weeks ago), was because I found a ginormous hole in the side of the quilt my mom made for me.

Let's take a look at that thing. I measured it out to be 16 INCHES LONG!!!!!! YES 16!!!!! The wonderful words of my other grandmother coming to mind "I am not fixing anymore holes in your blankie." Although the memory is of her referring to the blanket I had before this one, it still made me miss her. I am now a grown up who needs to sew the holes in her blanket herself....

....and so I did just that. :)

I sewed the entire perimeter as there was wear on all sides. I wound the bobbin to completion, and ran out of thread just before completing the entire perimeter.

I mean look how close I was....

With all of this crafting my Saturday was looking downright fabulous! And then.....I got a call from a strange number....announcing his presence outside my door. It was a flower delivery man, giving me flowers ordered by my wonderful boyfriend, just because.

If you can't read that note, it says: "I hope this makes you smiles as much as you make me smile." Yep, I think he is a keeper. He certainly does know how to make me smile. :) 

I hope you all have a wonderful Saturday!

M