I heart Thankful Thursdays...

Here I am again to celebrate this past week and highlight some moments that made me take notice!!!

Thursday 3/27 To do list #domination...nothing more to say about that!!  Yes I saved Hobby Lobby for last...the FUN stuff!!

Friday 3/28 After an awesome month of birthday celebration the day has arrived...MY BIRTHDAY!!!  Celebrated with a little interstate driving(my.biggest.fear...in the process of conquering) and a little gymnastics action!!

Saturday 3/29 #projects AND due to a late-ish evening at the gymnastics meet...we had to wait to have #birthdaysushi...#worththewait!!

Sunday 3/30 Since the hubby worked all weekend we did something completely out of the ordinary when he got home from work...went to eat at a restaurant...all 5 of us?!?!? We had a blast!  Check out this leather work my hubby did...my Etsy shop logo...COMING SOON!!!(the Etsy shop that is)

Monday 3/31 10 mile run...I am now mentally ready for the SLC half marathon April 19!!!  #gotime

Tuesday 4/1 Working on some product for jennd. DESIGN...#whistlewhileyouwork...wait I don't know how to whistle...Pandora radio it is!! (and Brews on 7th coffee...#yum)

Wednesday 4/2 Fabric in the mail...yes please!!!  Loving fabric.com and Girl Charlee fabrics!!! Thanks again...Katie, Carly, Mia and Kristal...this lifts me up each week!!!

NEW LooK..

I am so excited to be sharing the new look of my blog...the reason I decided to update my blog and give it a fresh, clean, professional, "Jenn" look is because I will be launching an Etsy site very soon...I want this to be a place where I share ALL of my life but also market my new love for sewing all things for all ages!!! So here are a couple of HUGE thank you's that I need to make...#1 thank you Jana Tolman for taking my worksheet/questionnaire and turning it into this masterpiece I call my blog...it is PERFECT!!!  I started off with a few words(vintage, whimsical) and a color scheme...if you are ever in the market for a blog update I HIGHLY recommend her...no matter your location...we did all of this work via email!!   (Thanks Laura Kennan for the referral!!)

My #2 thank you goes to my bro Lance Husman...he has been working with me on my business logo!!!  With the help of his amazing skillz we turned my "stick" drawing into a piece of art...it is PERFECTION!!!  If you need anything created logo-wise...business cards...t-shirts...you must check out Innovative Designs website.  I am so proud of him and of course blessed to be on the receiving end of his amazing talent.  I will continue to work with him in order to roll out any other business tools I may need!  Thank You so much!!

I of course will continue to share all of the Dawes Family adventures...I just have more to share now...my love for running and how that correlates with my everyday life...and my new found passion for creating handmade gifts turned into a little business endeavor!!  I have been busy prototyping many of the products that I will be offering so I can't wait to share more...I will have sneak peeks VERY soon!!!  You will see there are more places to visit on the blog now...be patient as I update them all...because first and foremost I am a mother and wife!!! Then blogger, runner, crafter...LOL!!!

A new YEAR...prepping FoR the BEST ever!!!

Once again way over due for an update...but I need to sneak one in REALLY quick as my blog will be under construction very soon!!  I have lots of exciting things in the works for the new year...got to keep myself SUPER busy.

I have been really getting into crocheting and knitting...but for some reason I really dig crocheting.  I happened upon an Instagram hashtag, #crochetmoodblanket2014, and thought to myself...hmmmm...what does that mean??  So I checked it out; the quick gist is that you crochet a granny square a day or week depending on what works for you and at the end of the year you will have a blanket that reflects on 2014!!!  I thought this would be a VERY cool project and decided to do the one square a week challenge...as I have other projects on my mind to complete in 2014 as well!!  If you are on Instagram you should totally check out #crochetmoodblanket2014 the talent of a simple granny square is over the top.  Or check out the blog authored by the gal who started it all FroFunky.

Another thing that I am super proud of right now is that I can, with 100% confidence, say that I am out of retirement and back to running!!!  It truly is a feel good medication for my mind, body and soul!!!  I have to give lots of credit to a few of my biggest fans, running partners and supporters...Ang, Mom, Anna, Brandon, Jacey and Victoria!!! (and Pitbull radio on Pandora helps too!!)  I am also hooked up on Facebook with a great group called, Fellow Flowers, they are so motivational and totally get the highs and lows of being a runner.  They are having a Declare It Day, Saturday February 1, where you can put your goals out there and have a great group cheering you on the whole way!!!  I have my goals all ready to go as I have also begun training for the Salt Lake City Half Marathon in April...hoping for my best race yet!!

As always the girls keep my busy and loving my job as a stay at home mom, which by the way my tween informs me is not a job because I don't get paid, yes she looked it up in the dictionary on her iTouch!?!?!?  Competitive season for gymnastics and dance starts very soon...which means my weekends will be filled with lots of fun events!!!  These are my favorite moments...watching my girls shine at what they love...fills my heart with pure joy and unconditional LOVE!!!

As I stated above my blog will be UNDER CONSTRUCTION very soon by the very talented Jana Tolman and I have lots of other fun, EXCITING news/surprises to come this year!!!