Do you know the way to San Jose?

We flew to San Jose last weekend for a little get-out-of-town trip! First day we visited San Francisco. Saw lots and lots of views of the Golden Gate Bridge. Ate lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp company on Pier 39. Second day was touring San Jose and Santa Cruz. Checked out the Egyption Museum in San Jose. Had dinner on the pier and played games on the boardwalk in Santa Cruz. I had fun playing with my Hipstamatic iPhone app, too. :)

AMQG: Year Long Quilt-a-long - Block 7

Six blocks down, six to go! Block 7 of the Austin Modern Quilt Guild quilt-a-long is similar to Block 4... but its WONKY! Its a Wonky Log Cabin, to be exact. Directions are courtesy of Jacquelyn Gering, better known as Tallgrass Prairie Studio.

Be sure to check out her blog:! She's got some beautiful, modern quilts: Techno, American Red Cross, quilting bee blocks, Urban Garden, and Hot Spots. And some wonderful tutorials: Spiderweb Quilt (for selvages), Starry Forest Tree Skirt, and a Pocket Change Quilt.

Don't forget to bring your finished block to May's meeting!

Not cool, Mom & Dad

When I was four, I was a HUGE Sesame Street fan. Like, if I were a having a bad day at pre-school, I'd come home... chill out with my PBS peeps... and turn on Sesame Street. Who can tell you how to get, how to get to Sesame Street? That would have been me.

So when you are THAT big of a fan, and your mom & dad tell you that Big Bird and Cookie Monster were going to be in town... and you can MEET them?

I was pretty stoked.

Except, when we get there. Its a fake Big Bird. A total imposter. I was four and even I knew. And don't get me started on Cookie Monster.





Moral of the story, parents? Your four year old knows when you lie.