"It's Such a Perfect Day..."

(Lyrics from "Strawberry Swing" by Coldplay)

Have you ever had one of those days when all the traffic lights (and I literally mean all of them - and there were a lot) stay green just for you? When your favorite song comes on the radio as soon as you turn it on, or in my case, my car CD player spit out U2's "Beautiful Day," which so accurately described my feelings? Well, I had one of those days - knock on wood, it's not exactly over yet :) It's like the universe said, "Hey Jess, you know what? Here ya go, you get a free 24 hour pat on the back. No charge! Enjoy!"

First, around 2 am this morning, something told me I should just suck it up and write a blog post about "Lucky Charms," the crazy quilt I just finished. Usually I'm raring to write a post about an exciting finish but for some reason I haven't been feeling it the last two days. But I wrote the post, finished a little after 2:30 am, and went to get some serious sleep. This morning I woke up at 9:30 with three comments! Always so exciting! AND a comment about my skirt, telling me that I was being featured! It is my first feature EVER on a blog. That means I made something unique - and it's so cool to be talked about! You can see it here, at Sew Happy Geek.

Then, I got a really awesome hair cut that I LOVE, and two huge giveaway winnings came in the mail. Even though not everything went amazing when I was babysitting, I still had a job for the day and spent time with kids - always a good thing. And because it was my dad's birthday we had chocolate cake, and I even got some quilting in.

I also feel kind of like this video, although it has also been known for falling in love and getting laid... but I'm feeling the happy in a different way today, haha.

Cheers!

-Jess

Blog Book!

Last Christmas, Julie, my best friend since high school and soon-to-be maid of honor, said she had a present for me, but that she couldn't give it to me yet. Hmmm... interesting. 6 months passed and she appeared for our breakfast at Perkins with a "have a Merry Christmas bag!" Then, she said, "this is your present, but it's not."

After all the mystery, I thought, this better be good. ;)

She bought me a book of my blog - 365 Days of Unexpected Delights, which finished in May. It is pretty much the best gift I've ever received. It got here last week. Here's some pictures:

Picture of me in Prague at the end of the blog (second favorite city ever)

My nighttime picture of Berlin, my favorite city ever

(Sorry, I have the unfortunate habit of getting my finger in the picture on my Blackberry)

It's a BIG BOOK. I've barely read any of it, and it's hard to remember what I wrote an entire YEAR ago. My dad has actually been reading the book in order, and he'll laugh at things or comment, and I have to remind him that I don't remember sometimes. Or, he'll start reading it out loud. Maybe I'll get to read it someday... haha.

Anyway, Julie, I'm thrilled and I love having it all in a hard copy! My grandparents won't bug me anymore to print the entire thing out. Plus, I put in my Europe pictures, and they came out stunning.

Presents like these are so unique. THANK YOU! I can only hope that my upcoming present for you, Julie, is unique as well... stay tuned... :o)

Happy Fourth of July!