etsy update

i have finally updated my etsy with some new items and a new look. it's been on my to-do list for months now! these are some new pieces i've created.

i'm really trying to get some orders placed, so spread the word!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/KaylaQueen

sewmuchlove.

krq.

solitary&togetherness

on wednesday, the weather was pretty near perfect. not too hot, not too cold, sunny. after spending most of the morning inside, i finally made my way out into the beautiful weather for a short walk and a long read. kyle was at school, so i packed some snacks, a book, a blanket and a pillow, and put my headphones in for some mumford and sons. there's a park literally across the street from our apartment, so i walked over until i found the perfect tree to sit under. i stayed for a couple of hours, reading, snacking and people watching. it was just what i needed, i think. sometimes, you just need to spend some time alone...

...and then sometimes, you need to be with the ones you love.

kyle and i miss a lot of people lately (all the time, really). we're both praying for a time we can be with all of you, always.

love.

krq.

more visitors, more growing up

leaving home was especially hard because of my dad -- i knew how upset he was that i was moving out of my childhood home, but even more devastated that i'd grown up. this was something he's dreaded since the day i was born, he said, and i knew going into this whole "being an adult" nonsense was going to be really tough for him, which in turn, made it tough(er) for me. however, i knew that if he could come see savannah for himself, he would feel a little better. everything is beautiful in savannah, so that's a start. plus i live right across the street from a catholic church and school, for pete's sake, and across the other street is daffin park. there are children constantly playing outside, lots of nice neighbors and pets -- seriously, how bad could it be, right? so after a month of me being down south, my dad and sister/best friend came for a visit. yay! we had a really good time, and it was so great to see family again. here's a look at their visit.

tybee island -- it was such a beautiful day. perfect weather. i wish we had planned better so we could have stayed longer!

on their last day here, we went to river street in the evening to walk around before we ate dinner at rocks on the river. it was nice out again, so walking up and down the street looking at little shops was a lot of fun with my sister. my dad usually just hangs back and does his own thing. :)

here are some purchases i made at a hippie store my sister and i found on river street. :) we also bought some really cool vintage posters, but i'll post pictures of those when i hang them up!

we ate at mellow mushroom, uncle bubba's oyster house and rocks on the river -- three great places! there is a new gelato place downtown so my sister definitely wanted to hit it up -- greatest. idea. ever. we miss having real gelato like in italy, and this place was really close to what we had there. can't wait to go again! we did some shopping and sight-seeing, too. just a relaxed, fun weekend. :)

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i know it was hard for my dad to have to say goodbye to me again, but i think he feels better having seen what a beautiful city i live in, and that we really are safe. it may sounds silly or overly dramatic to some people that it's so hard to say goodbye to my family and for them to say goodbye to me -- because i will see them again (and probably soon) and i probably won't live far away forever -- but it's not about that. it's not about the distance or the days without seeing each other. it's about growing up and becoming your own person with your own life and knowing you have to do that for yourself even if it sucks in the meantime. it's about my parents having to face the fact that their oldest child won't be coming home every night to sleep in her bed -- she's sleeping in a different bed. with a BOY. seriously though -- it's just about growing up. and it's hard for both parties. and it sucks. period. but it's all just a part of it, right? one day i won't go to sleep missing my own bed because kyle's mattress is just a liiittle bit too firm for me, and everything that seems so different right now will become normal. it feels a little more normal each day. and one day it won't be hard at all. one day.

love&family.

krq.

video chat junkie

since i've moved away, video chats have become essential. it's easier than talking on the phone (especially with our crappy service in the apartment) and you get to see each other. no, it's not as good as physically being there, but it's the next best thing when you're far from home.

it's always fun talking to my family. my sister usually is making weird faces so i'll laugh, or maybe just because she can see herself and she can't resist. but one of my favorites so far has been talking to my little cousins, luke and jake. they're so much fun as it is, but seeing them fascinated by the computer and me being inside it was hilarious. makes me want to talk to all my little cousins on video chat -- but since i have somewhere around 18 of them under the age of 9 -- i don't know about that. my triplet cousins, addison, brooke and cooper, would be fun i think. (kara! set it up! lol)

anyway, i know pretty much everyone has video chat or skype now, but this is me highly recommending it.

love&technology.

krq.

baking&family

my dad and sister are here visiting this weekend. so far we've had lots of fun, and to welcome them (and sort of just because i wanted to) i made some super yummy cupcakes!

i used this recipe for the yellow cupcakes, and this one for the chocolate cupcakes.

for the chocolate cupcakes, i made this frosting, which was really easy. then for the yellow ones, i added 2 drops of red food coloring to make it pink, and also just some more powdered sugar and milk to make it more of a glaze.

see the difference in the frostings?? both are equally delicious. then, of course i added a few red sprinkles to each one.

i ended up with 30 cupcakes in all -- hello, sugar coma. ;) the yellow ones were really good with the pink glaze, and the chocolate ones turned out almost like brownies -- so thick and chocolaty. perfect for breakfast with coffee. (sorry, diet)

even though i don't get to very often, i love baking. it's actually quite relaxing -- except then you have to clean up. bummer...

so far, the weekend's been a lot of fun. i'm not sure what we're going to do tomorrow, but the weather is wonderfullll down here right now, so anything would be good. beach? the park? who knows?!

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kyle and i worked on some more decorating yesterday before my family arrived, so i'll try to post some more pictures of that -- plus i bought some more fun hooks at urban outfitters today, so when i find somewhere for those, i'll show them off. :)

lovelovelove.

krq.