'member that time?

'member that time when i was a senior in high school and it was homecoming week? and remember how a bunch of people were all like, "hey, i voted for you to be on homecoming court." and remember how my friend sara took me home from work late at night and we saw that my house was toilet-papered and it was totally like a sure sign that i was on homecoming court? and she was all like, "omg, you're totally on homecoming court!" and i was like, "i don't know...but ok."

and then remember the next at school i realized that the night that they tp-ed peoples houses and told them they were on the court was that night, not last night and that i was for sure not going to be the next miss united states of america homecoming queen?

and plus, it was actually my sophomore brother who got tp-ed, not even me.

having siblings is confusing.

[it's 'member that time monday at the van voorst's blog!]

last day at hyvee!

today was my very last day working at hyvee. it's the shortest period of time i've ever worked at one job-only six months. it was a little weird leaving after such a short time, but i'm moving on. : )

in some ways i'm sad. i'll miss all the fun people i got to work with. i'll miss seeing my friends come through my check out line. all those produce look-up numbers i have in my brain are useless to me. i won't be as "up on the deals" at hyvee because i'll probably never really go there except for late night junk food runs. and i won't get the gas discount without having to purchase something.

whoa. i probably look a little too happy in this picture. but, yes, in more ways than i am sad, i am happy to not be working at hyvee anymore. my favorite realization was when i was menu planning for next week and i realized: i can actually make dinner every night! no more working nights! no more working until 11pm on a friday night, and working at 7am the next morning to be specific...because that been the norm for me the last couple months!

gosh, i'm really excited to have a new schedule. i start at capanna at 7am on monday, wish me luck.

slouch hat

i have been looking for a cute slouchy hat pattern all winter long and i finally found it! just in time for the apparent snowpocalypse we just had, i might add. i found the pattern here. i love that you can see the cables so well on her green hat. i don't think black would be my first choice for a color in the future. but at least my hat goes with everything!

i would also like to point out that this is the first thing i've knitted for myself. it's only a little fun to show it off and feel cute at the same time.

i have cute craft ideas other than knitting, but i need to get the crafternoon girls together to accomplish some of them! maybe there will be some variety next week. : )

in other crafting news...my mind has been going crazy with business ideas. i'm so interested and quickly becoming passionate about starting a craft business. i have so many ideas, so many projects...i just don't know where to start! if you have any ideas about what you'd love to see in the craft business, please, let me know!

ps: i need a new head model.