Forty....

Yep, it's the big one. 

The start of Mid-Life, Right? 

or is that 50?

Regardless, for some reason, this Birthday is kinda freaking me out!

The sound of being 40 just sounds old to me. 

I still feel 24. 

So I guess that's all that matters, right?

I went away this past weekend with my husband to Foxwoods Resort & Casino in CT to celebrate. We had a blast and it was so nice to get a kid-free weekend!

When I returned home, I had received some goodies in the mail from Crystal.

First up...a lovely mug rug

How awesome does my mug look on that mug rug?

 

Then....a mini quilt

Then block #1 of the Dresden king sized quilt we are making for my bed. She completed the first block and I'm so in love with it! It's pure perfection! Nothing like looking at this to motivate me to get my butt in gear and start making mine! We're making a total of 25 Dresden Plates with Crystal picking up most of the slack and making more than half! She's such an awesome girl! I can't believe this will be on my bed someday! Super excited!

The mug rug and mini quilt were all made with scraps from the Dresdens. 

I love everything! Thank you so much, Crystal!

Great Friends and Mini Quilts

I love the quilt blog community. 

I have gained some really great friends through these here blogs.

I even have a BBFF (Best Bloggy Friend Forever)!

Her name is Crystal.

And she is super special to me.

She has helped me and taught me so much about sewing and quilting. 

I think I communicate with her more than any other friend I have. 

And we've never met in person. 

And we are Pen Pals. 

And we write to each other at least once a week.

And she sends me some really great stuff.

This is just one of the awesome things she's given me. 

So perfect!

I finally got to hang my 2 mini quilts in my room. 

The top one is one that I received in the Modify Tradition Swap that was held some time ago.

Someday, I hope to have mini quilts covering every wall in my bedroom!