Widow Weekend

I was officially a (temporary) widow this weekend.

Instead of losing my husband to death, however, I lost him to UVU baseball. This will happen about four more times until Orem's horrid weather shapes up and the team starts having games at home. I won't lie- I hate having him gone so much. But I'm trying to look for the positives. Brock's spot on the team is evidence of his athletic genes, which will surely aid in my quest to create a posse of genetically superior children. It's also exciting to watch him pitch out there (even if it's just via UVU's animated game tracker), knowing that my husband is numbered among a very small percentage of grown men who can actually throw a baseball over 90 mph. And of course, there's no way I would have been able to enjoy tonight's slightly pornographic, yet tasteful documentary on natural childbirth with Brock present. He'd have been throwing up five minutes into it, when it showed Ricki Lake birth a live baby in a swimming pool.

In order to keep myself busy, I decided to undertake a little craft project yesterday. And, if I do say so myself, I'm quite pleased with the results.

Presenting... my placemat pillows.
Yes, this craft project was probably at about a 3rd grade skill level. It literally requires purchasing a placemat, splitting one side open, stuffing it and sewing up the side. I think the windsock I made in 7th grade was probably more challenging. But hey, I can't help it- I am proud of how they turned out. I tend to be one of those people who gets all gung ho about a project, dives in without putting much thought into it, and then loses interest about ten minutes in. This makes for a lot of half done, sloppy finished products. I guess I am just happy that for some reason or another, my normally 7 year old attention span held out a little longer this time.

This is a close up. See? I even sewed in straight lines! My mom is so proud.

Once my house is all decorated and cute, I'm going to force a virtual picture tour on everyone.

I won't lie and say I am excited for next widow weekend, but at least it will be a good chance to get in some more quality craft time. Gosh, I really am such a typical wife. Blogging, crafting... soon I'll probably be posting pictures of my outfits before I leave the house each day. NOT.