Number one -Staying with Family

So over the summer I stayed with my Mom's sister and her family. My Aunt Nancy, Uncle Dan, and cousins Katie and Jacob had a crazy summer. For one thing, they played host to me. But more importantly, Jake left for Marine Bootcamp in early June.

This was a major change for everyone. I think I have mentioned before that Jake is like a brother to me, well I cried like a baby when he left. We all had a pretty hard time with it, but we were able to work through it together.

Jake got back from Bootcamp as a Private First Class (PFC) just last week for a ten day leave. The whole family got together for a great party on Saturday!

Staying with my family was such a blessing. We all became closer to each other and it was so fun. Katie and I would pretty much take over the living room after the dinner dishes were done and we would watch Bones or Supernatural while I made jewelry and got ready for my show...of course, I only did this when I was not doing homework and working on my thesis.

I'm back...and how!

Hello everyone! I know it has been ages and I have so much to tell you! All summer I was staying with family in Michigan while I worked at a quilt shop doing my internship and finishing up my MBA. The summer was long and crazy and wonderful!

So here is a list of my favorite summer memories:
1. Staying with family when they needs me most.
2. Working with amazing women in a fantastic quilt shop.
3. Church and my relationship with Jesus!
4. Watching others grow.
5. Discovering Downton Abbey.
6. My sister got a puppy!
7. Letters from friends.
8. The excitement of new product in the shop.
9. Finishing my MBA!
10. Getting a job!
11. Getting an iPad?!
12. Craft show failure.

I know! A ton of things, wonderful things happened in my life and I cannot wait to tell you about them all. I think for the next 12 days, I will write a post about each of the things on the list - one item per day!

Havertys

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Havertys Furniture for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
How do you make your house a home? I love putting little touches here and there, but furniture goes a long way toward making a place livable! Speaking of furniture have you ever been to a Havertys: Discover Something You
? We have one here in Indy in the Castelton area. Anyway! Havertys has a really cool program called Inspiration Sessions going on this fall. Once a month, through December they are having events where you can come in and learn how to create a new type of space in your home. And the events have cool names too! Like for September (the 15th) they are hosting "Now Showing." Can you guess what kind of even that is? It is about designing your entertainment space or your home theater. October 13th is Seasonal Scapes all about Holiday design. Then November 10th is Winter Colors which is about incorporating winter colors in to your interior designs. The last event is December 1st and is about putting the finishing touches on a room and finally completing it.
I love this idea! Don't you? You can change a room just by putting different accessories in it - you can totally change the feel of a place and make it into a comfortable happy space. Here are some of my favorite pieces from Havertys:


They also have great ideas about making your family room transformable so that you can have a home theater too!

If you are considering changing your living space, moving, or just want to change some things go to Havertys and see what they can do for you!