SNAP snippets

I went to a fun blogging conference for creative bloggers. It is called SNAP, and in addition to the classes that were about blogging and social media, there were also a lot of more “hands on” classes and events. I loved making this fun terrarium necklace at one of the classes.

Terrarium necklace

It was also a lot of fun to see all the great power tools at a class taught by Ana White. There were a lot of handy add-ons to make certain tools even more useable. I added tons of tools to my “wish list”!

In addition to classes there were parties and dinners. We were given some fun seed bombs from Lowes, and they also had a fun challenge where teams had to build something.

Seed Bombs

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IMG_4137And of course, what would a conference be without a lot of socializing and meeting fellow bloggers? That is always the best part.

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A quick catch up in photos.

It’s been busy around here!

SNAP conference was a lot of fun. I even got some inspiration for the garden from a succulents class I went to, some fun seed bombs to plant (already planted and ready to see what comes up), and of course, there was a lot of fun time meeting new people.

Our second toilet had problems last summer (right when my in laws were evacuated due to fire danger too) and we had fixed it, but it recently started leaking from a few different places. Long story short, we went toilet shopping this past weekend.

There was a fun bazaar with local art and goodies. The fairy garden blew my mind! I had to buy some goodies for my fairy garden, which I hope can one day look as neat as the one on display.

I also won some amazing Coldstone Chocolate bars. We got a preview of them at SNAP and they are so tasty. The mint is by far a favorite, but they are all so good. My pants aren’t too pleased with me right now, but my tastebuds sure are!

And, it’s finally been warm weather which means it’s my favorite time of year! Time to be out in the garden. I have planted a few things already, and am working on a larger project that I will reveal later. Everything is in bloom!

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Animal Crossing: A New Leaf

Finally, an Animal Crossing game for the Nintendo 3DS! I can’t wait to play, and luckily, with the release date just around the corner, it won’t be long now. I actually pre-ordered the game last year, and was sad when months and months went by without any indication of when the game would be coming. I was so excited when the email arrived letting me know that it would be coming in June!

In the new version characters will be able to swim (anyone else frustrated that you couldn’t do that before?). And surprisingly, the player gets to be Mayor this time around! I wonder what that will be like, will we still get the cute collectibles on holidays? Or do we get to give them out? It should be interesting. And of course, fun!

Do you play Animal Crossing? Are you looking forward to this new installment in the series?

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Long time no blog!

It’s been awhile.

So, what’s been going on around here? Not much. We have been watching Star Trek Next Generation, from the beginning. I had never seen it, and my husband had only seen some of it when it was on the first time around. It’s been quiet entertaining. Downright funny at times when it wasn’t meant to be, but also funny when it was meant to be. The show actually has a lot more humor in it than I expected. There are 177 episodes. That’s a lot.

Tabernacle

I wanted to share the photos above with you though. Isn’t that crazy? The building burned and all that was left was the outer shell. It is being turned into an LDS temple now, and will be made to look like the original when it is done (the roof had some nice turrets and such). They have dug out beneath it, and put those stilts under the building! I think a parking garage will be built under the building, but they wanted to preserve it’s original placement. It’s really interesting to see.

Oh, and we seem to have developed a frozen yogurt addiction. What’s new in your world?

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