Auld Lang Syne

Happy new year! 2009 is sure to bring great things. I wish all of you the best in this new year!

For me, personally, this new year brings much joy and excitement as 2009 is the year Bryan & I will be getting married. That will surely provide me with some sewing projects! I already know that I'll need to make a veil and a rehearsal dinner dress. We'll also need to make a flower girl dress, although my mom may help out with that one (thanks mom!) We'll see which one of us has more free time when the wedding comes closer. We already have a general idea of what we want to do. I need to hit up the craft stores and see if I can find some silk rose petals for the flower girl dress that don't look too fake. If I can't find nice petals then we may have to reconsider our plans! This weekend I'm dragging Bryan to a bridal event in hopes that we can get a lot of work done for the wedding. Hopefully we can get in & out, find a minister, photographer & price flowers all in the same day. That would be great.

I downloaded a beautiful version of Auld Lang Syne from Amazon.com's fab mp3 download feature. Many of the songs are less than a dollar and they're high quality in mp3 format. I'm a mac fan but I don't like the proprietary audio format and protection that the iTunes store uses. So check this beautiful song out at Amazon.

We spent NYE with our friends, Jen & George at Jen's cousin's house. George's brother/sister-in-law Adam & Stephanie also came into town. So that's why the picture of us includes Jen and a guy who sort of looks like George but isn't George. :) George was behind the camera for this particular shot!

We were a little late for the party because I was trying to finish up my new brown jacket, that I am SO in love with. It is my favorite thing right now. I had to make some adjustments to make it fit right but it worked out. I did not, however, finish it in time for the party! That's OK, though, at this point I just need to sew on buttons and snaps. Then I really need to start sewing some more practical items, warm pants & tops to wear around the house. That's where my wardrobe is really lacking right now.

Part of the reason I didn't finish the jacket in time is because I sewed the lining sleeve in upside down! It's a novel idea if you're going to a concert or something where you would need your arm in the air for several hours. :)

It's hard to tell exactly what this jacket is because of the brown quilted facing in the front and the off-white lining. And the fact that only one sleeve is sewn in and it's upside down :) Eventually this will be a funnel-neck brown quilted jacket. I will definitely finish it today and then maybe I can get some pix taken & posted.

Wishing all of you the best for this new year.