Wonderland

If I personally could have my own little wonderland. It would look exactly/or mostly like this wonderful backyard:

It's my dream backyard. Could you just imagine cuddling with me while we watch a movie/tvshow? I can and I would invite you over I promise. I wouldn't keep this wonderland to myself.

Count down to surgery? 8days.. (mainly so I can remember how close it really it is.)


I've also been spending my entire day so far watching this nice chap Charlie. He is super adorable. I probably shouldn't but I do have a crush on him.

Time just goes by so fast.. and even faster sense finding Clayton poo. I hope it slows down a little so I can enjoy life sliightly more :] love you all! follow me on Twitter if you have one! let me know what your site is called I'm giving twitter a chance! www.twitter.com/kedgerton11 


Love youuu all.


Claiming Mrs. Edgerton

Me.Me.and..Me

This song is the story of my life. xoxoxo

Today was good. I met Lora's twin but not in looks exactly. But made my day I'm happy to have a second lora in my life Lora already has helped me so much i love her.
Happy sabbath as my dad would say.

Claiming. Mrs. Edgerton

For My Dad

Good evening everyone,

So today has been pretty great! Clayton doesn't have school or work so we got to wake up late and spend time together! Then his grandpa came over to bring the tool to make the ditches for the garden!!! He also brought us some tomato plants. We bought seeds the other day because he knew he'd be coming sometime this week. It was so much fun I love taking care of things around our house. It looks so much better than last year because we were working on the inside yesterday for Clayton to move in. Now we can make the outside look better.  Not amazing but better.

By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before. ~Edwin Elliot

isn't he hot? :]

Our tomato plants

I approve of our hard work

These last few days have been really great. I've just really have been trying to work on myself and figuring out what makes me happy. Honestly, I haven't changed that much in my daily activity I just have been spending less time watch TV shows and Movies. I made some amazing cookies that were waaaay better than expected! If you ask i'll cook them for you they were similar to thin mints but chewy sooo great! yum. Also just getting up and cleaning during the day and going outside and drawing. Just the fact that I've been doing things and trying to be more active in my dad has been amazing change. I also prayed to know what I can do to feel better and to know what to do for other things going on and I know it's been answered and it's so much better now. 

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection. ~Buddha

So I have like a week and a half now until my foot surgery... It's going to be on June 8th for any of you who don't know that. From what I've read online from people who have gotten the same surgeries say that the first week is really rough and painful. I'm not looking forward to that but luckily I know that I react strongly to medication so the pain medication will knock me out! I haven't been afraid though this last month. I've just accepted it and have hardly worried about it! Which is greaaaat. So I want you all to know I'm always thinking about you and I'm only a text away. I keep you in my heart and am always here. 

hope your day was a good one.

Claiming Mrs Edgerton

Wife Duties?

Good afternoon,

So I don't really think that there are "wife duties" but as of right now I'm the one that is home and he is the one slaving away at work and school. So I am the one responsible for the cleaning and keeping the house in order. I'm okay with it though. I'm better at cleaning ;). I also Love cleaning and Organizing so I need to spend more time doing it because it makes me happy!

I've been really good at keeping the dishes out of the sink! You know putting the dirty ones in the dishwasher and then taking the clean ones out so you can continue to do so. Well.. here is me and claytons conversation last night when he got home:

Kristy: "so I see you forgot to put your breakfast bowl in the dishwasher this morning."
Clayton: "No I didn't those are clean in the dishwasher thats where I got the bowl and the spoon from."
Kristy: concerened look "Ummm... clayton those weren't clean"
CLayton: "but they looked clean...."

hahahahahahahahaha. Poor thing... I love him even if he used dirty dishes. I do rinse them off really well because I'm OCD about how clean they ACTUALLY get in the dishwasher.

This leads me to my fun little drawing project I did today. I have challenged myself to draw at least ONE thing each day so here is what I did today:

A dirty clean magnet for the dishwasher :D it's cute huh? I had fun making it. I enjoy drawing simple things like this. I need to remember what I enjoy and what I don't. I also want to start knitting again. I'm going to have a ridiculous amount of time that I wont be very mobile and Knitting is something you can do very easily while not moving. haha. I hope that made sense. 

Well I love you all and Feel free to text me and leave me little comments. 

Claiming Mrs. Edgerton

:)

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." — Thomas A. Edison

That is my favorite quote as of right now. I need to focus on just being myself instead of trying bet other people. Other people have great talents. Mine just aren't as clear as others but they are there...

• Hardworking
• Organized
• Caring

Those are all I'm sure of but I shouldn't be ashamed of who I am. Maybe I'm not meant to be some amazing artist or the most creative craftsman.. But I have talents and I need to focus on the good in my life. I love Clayton and I"m not sad really. I'm just really struggling with not being able to have a long time goal right now.. 

Before my foot surgery I was going to work this summer off and pay off some of the things we need to pay off so I can start saving for nail school. But now it looks like I wont be able to work until next year.. which is hard for me because ever sense High School work is all I've known.. Maybe this is a good time for me to get to know myself. I've never really done that I've always distracted myself with friends and work. I want to focus on Clayton and I and get used to having a family of my own. It's a really weird transition. Lets just say having to get foot surgery isn't something I wanted to have to deal with during that transition.. 

Hope everyone is having a good day. Let me know what your hobbies and talents are and any advice. It would be more then welcome.

Claiming Mrs. Edgerton

The Lady of the house.

Some of you are probably wondering "did Kristy make a Cat Collar with a bow  on it for Scratch?"

Well the answer for that is. YES. haha and she looks sooo cute! i don't have a picture with the color part because I didn't have the heart to take it off her to get one. but you can see it on her!

She handles it reallly well hahaa. doesn't even bother her! soo cute she looks like such a priss with it on! I love her very much. 

Today has been a pretty swell day. I went to Zach Huffmans homecomings and that's always nice to see friends come home! I love his and Bonnies family they are so awesome! :] it was a small group of people today which was nice and fun. 

Then i spent the time making the color and adding the bow. And clayton and I watch Get Low and I loved it! I love being able to watch things with clayton whenever :D. You all have a great day/night.

Claiming Mrs. Edgerton

Wedding Photos

Hello out there,

Today I received my wedding photos in the Mail! I'm way stoked about them and yes I will post some. I am still waiting on a few and hoping to get those soon (they are from the reception). I have black and white versions of them but I really want the color copies also. 

so here are a few of my top fav:

I really love the photo of me and my siblings we don't have many family photos that are done professionally so I think that's why I love it so much.

On other topics from today:

I'm glad the world didn't end today. However, I had no worries what-so-ever that today would be rapture day. I still am glad that it wasn't the end. Today was a pretty good day for me.

I've been trying to watch less TV shows and movies within a day. Thanks to Hollywood Video I'm addicted to watching movies and TV shows.. But with netflix there is no limit to how many I can watch.. Unlike hollywood video where I only had a certain amount of Disc out at a time. haha. Today though I spent a good time cleaning up the house and spending time with my hubby whom I love very much! We went to the Rocky Mountain Wingshak because I was craving some wings. yum. would have been a good way to end the world ( that was before 6 pm). 

I've also have been reading some "how to" books about making your crafts into a business. They seem very helpful. However, it has made me realize that I'd rather help Ausia with the Business side of things such as paper work, customer care, and possibly logo and web design then the actual designing of crafts. Haha. If I were to make a business I need to spend some time Finding out my own style in craft making and I think that's what I"m really missing right now. I don't feel confident enough and that's because I haven't built up what I feel is a good portfolio or product base line. So we'll see how things are going to be run.

So on the Artistic side of things I have finally decided that even though my computer is a piece of sh*& that I really want to devote all this free time I have to Learning Photoshop and Illustrater (for those of you who aren't in the artistic field these are both programs that artiest use.). I've spent a good amount of my days doing just that. I've always always always have LOVED those sides of art. I taught myself a good amount of HTML back in the day to creat my Xanga and Myspace layouts by myself.. and sense I've had this crap a** computer I gave up on learning the programs because of the information I tend to lose on it... Don't ever by a Dell it's a gate way to hell.. no joke. So I'm just super stoked to actually be devoting my time to this again! I've always been told I have a great sense of Composition and I want to put that to good use some how.

The last thing about today I want to mention is that I've been talking to one of my BFF's Jake Andes and he was doing this online palm reading thing so I did it also. Here is something from it:

"You are a quiet, reserved person, leaning towards timid and bashful. Your challenge may be overcoming your lack of self esteem and self confidence"

soooo true! I know in past years I've been less shy and bashful but when I was younger i was very shy and now I have become more this way again. I've never actually been the outspoken friend or person I'd want to be even if I am social doesn't mean that I'm loud and unreserved. But anyway I am working so hard at overcoming my Lack of Self Esteem and Self Confidence and I hope that everyone I know and love can respect that. I still have extreme problems with this.. Even the other day I was just crying for hours because I didn't feel talented and I didn't feel like I could accomplish my dreams.. but I'm doing my best not to give up and not to Stress out or worry at the same time. 

Even though this isn't one of my favorite songs I think it applies:

Great Message. Just great.

Goodbye for now I love you all. 

Claiming Mrs Edgeteron

QOUTE FROM CLAY CLAY (AKA CLAYTON): "You have a quality blog"  do you agree? :D leave some comments pooolease!

Making Pretty Things.

Hello out there.

My last post was kind of a drag but it was really good to get that out of my system.

Today is Two Months from when me and Clayton got Married! I received an email from my Photographer Molly Hunter, that I should be getting my pictures sooon!! I'm very excited for that! I love my handsome Husband so very much. He is my best friend and he helps me threw so much!

So yesterday I spent all day with Ausia we went over some details together trying to figure out how to get this thing up and running before my foot surgery so we have some business and I can help work on things.

Okay so here is what we have so far:

Our Blog: http://makingprettythingsutah.blogspot.com/
Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Making-Pretty-Things/209202472453668?sk=info

We were brain storming yesterday trying to come up with how to split the responsibilities. Nothing is set in stone and I REALLY would like some feedback and suggestions. so here is a slight outline of what we are thinking:

Making Pretty Things- Can be the name of the "wedding" Portion of our business and Ausia can Be in charge     of the customers with that but we help out each other with making the products

Crafts - I haven't exactly come up with a name for this portion of the business but we were thinking that there could be a Crafts portion Not exactly Crafts but Things that I can make outside of the Wedding part.

 Maybe things to help organize your new home with your loved one. I'm really not positive this is where

 I can use your help! So please give me some feedback I know people read this! Which I'm glad you

 guys enjoy coming by! So the things I'm thinking are: Mail Organizers, Cute Key holders and

 Coat hangers, Kitchen organizers, party favors etc. Home stuff.

So let me know if even having a seperate part would be worth it? Maybe something trageted for girl the ages 18+ girls who could be married?  I don't want to be so broad at first I'm trying to come up with a focas so I can pick a name. so please please please help me out a bit :D and check out our pages :D they have a lot of great stuff on them so far!

And here are some things I've made and wondering if I should post them:

Of course get Ausia to take better pictures of everything. :] leave me some advice. i'm counting on your help :D


Claiming Mrs. Edgerton

Stuck in a rut.

I know I haven't posted in a little while.

Ever sense I had to change the date for the foot surgery things feel slightly rocky. I know everything happens for a reason and I strongly believe in that. However, quiting my job for the other surgery date has made my hopes slightly dampened.

As some of you know Me and Ausia Hamlin have been talking about starting a business. I've been really hopeful for it but lately I feel like I wouldn't be able to do it. Ausia's great she always does great work. I guess I just have never been very good at believing in myself when it comes to things like this. Art,Crafts etc. I'm still trying really hard to figure out what I'm supposed to do with my life. I know having my new family with clayton is a life. Who knows how everything will turn out but I'm still going to work with Ausia and see where this goes.

I'm probably just getting stir crazy.. and it's just going to get worse when I have my foot surgery. and Yes I know "maybe I can get a sit down job" but no I can't really do that... it's just better for me not to put any stress on my body while i'm healing.. so we'll see how the first foot goes... and we'll see how it goes. It's just hard.

On a more positive note. My friend Caitlin Boyace and her wedding this last weekend. She's a friend from PA. It is always really nice to see two people so happy. what a great day. Congrats to her and good luck on everything. It was really nice to see a lot of my old friends. They seemed pretty happy to see me too which is really nice. I miss those times. they are all such great people.

Leave me some encouraging words and feel free to ask me anything as long as it's not rude on my Formspring :D


Claiming Mrs. Edgerton.

Updated.

Sooo... I decided that i'm done with this challenge thing.. I'm just kind of bored with it and I don't think others really are to read it either..

HERE is the Update on my foot Surgery for those who knew or read about the other one.

On Wednesday (my supposed to be last day at work) Clayton brought me some pills I forgot to take. The night before I told him my dad said something about possibly getting this job he has been applying for. So when Clayton came to bring me the Pills He had just realized that my dad will probably have to switch insurance... Which would really screw up all the surgeries I needed for this year. We had a plan that We'd get this surgery and then by that time we'd hit the Max Out of Pocket for the insurance which is 2500 and then everything else we'd do (the left foot) would be free as long as we got it the same year. So as you can see we had all this planned so I got really stressed out and Knew that i needed to get out of work so we could call my dad and figure all of this out sense I had Pretty much one day before surgery.

So I called a few people and had someone come in for the rest of my shift. As I was about to leave I had gotten a phone call from my dad. When I called him back he said he had just thought about how he was worrying about switching insurances in a Month.. So I just got super stressed.. and pretty much this is how the information came:

New insurance wont cover one of the surgeries (implant [bullet])

So we decided to go threw with the surgery

Then they said they'd cover a differen't surgery that does the same thing as the bullet (this was around 5ish)

By this time we've spent the whole day crying and frustrated and just mad... Mostly because I knew I'd probably have to wait for a whole month to get the surgery and I just quit my job...

Then we made an appointment for today to go over the other surgery.. so that we can decide what the best option is... and we also found out that it will be twice as long of a recovery to get this other surgery... so that's something that really upset clayton more than me.. He just really hates that I"ll have to be home for a month and a Half (at least) just sitting around with my foot propped up for both surgeries plus the two months to walk in a boot.. Which is obviously stressful sense he is going to school in the summer and in the fall so the money issue...

Well Now it's DECIDED.. we are waiting Until June 8th to get the right foot done.. because my dad will be on the insurance by the 30th and that gives us a week to go threw the stress of calling insurances and hospitals all over again. But it is decided.. The max out of pocket is also 2500 on the new insurance.

So new surgery?

So as I showed before. I will still be getting the two surgeries on the Right. Neither of those will be different.

The one on the left though... is not going to be that little bullet they put in with the wire. now they will be cutting a bone on the side there and Grafting in a bone between them to make it longer. Pretty much 10 times more painful and as I said before the recover is twice as long if everything goes smoothly. 

The dark spot is where the cut will be and as you can see they put something in. That moves my foot the way the arrow is pointing. I also will have a pretty large scar from this one.. but I'm dealing with the choice now. We've also looked online for reviews on the surgery and clayton has a friend who's mom had the same surgery and Luckily the results seem to be really good and people seem really happy with it. 

Oh and best part about today: The doctor had me stand up and looked at my feet for a good two minutes then said "Where did you get these feet?" and started laughing... I think it's because it's really rare to have High arches and my foot acts like it's a flat foot. Either way he was laughing pretty hard.. good times. 

Leave me some love. 

Claiming Mrs. Edgerton

U-b-Challenge. Day 11

Day 11

Write a letter to: A deceased person you wish you could talk to.

Dear Daniel,

I've just always wondered what was true.. what really happened and why. I feel awful for you little brother.. They told him that the cat did it.. at least that's what I heard. I hope so bad that it wasn't true. You were the first death I could remember. I know I wasn't extremely close to you but your death will always stick with me. I experienced so much from it. Made me think of some really important questions and most of my friends had known you for a long time. I knew we had singing class together and I do remember being your friend. The one thing I remember most was the song that your singing teacher sang during your funeral. It's the one you were practicing to sing in you church. It touch me so much but it also made me realize something about my own beliefs. I hope that the other side is treating you well. You were so loved.

Always,
   Kristy


Tell me a: Song from your favorite band

I've already had a song by them but they are one of my favorites!



I want to know a story: From your child hood


hmmmmm this is a tough one. I don't have a whole lot of memories mostly pictures..

But I know this is one of my sisters and a few of my old friends favorites back when I was 13-14

We were in a circle talking about gullible jokes... and well the conversation went like this:

Friend: Did you know that if you say Banana slowly three times it sounds like gullible..

Everyone was laughing.. But I tilted my head downwards and well.. whispered

Kristy: Baaannnaaanna, Baaa-nnnna-na...

Friend: Kristy ware you saying it??

Kristy...... NO way.. shut up! hahah

everyone laughed. not my proudest moment but makes for a good story!





Tell me what's in your make up bag?


welll if you know me then you know I haven't worn a ton of make up sense  I was about 16. I never wore very much hahaha I still have foundation from when I was 16 that is pretty well used and an Unopen foundation too from the same time period.. hahaha! And all the other make up I have I bought for the wedding. And my sister helped me! Yeahhh pretty boring I know!


Today was a stressful day... I'm happy it's over and Now I"m just living on faith. Please everyone keep me in your mind and heart. I could use your love right now.  Today was really tough. I love you all so much!

Claiming Mrs. Edgerton

ULTIMATEBC Day TEN

Day 10 ( in the double digits baby)

Write a letter to: someone you don't talk to as much as you'd Like

This one goes out to my Cousin Justin who is my cousin on my moms side that I haven't seen sense I was 12 and just decided to look for him on facebook and found him!

Dear Justin,

It's been a really long time and I've always had you at the back of my mind! You were always so much fun back when we were kids and I know your situation growing up has never been a very good one. So i've always hoped you were doing okay. We talked today and you sound  much better than you did 4 years ago when my sister ran into you in Lancaster back when Grandpa died. I can't believe it's been 4 years. I miss grandpa... and I miss you! I've always missed you. I know that you had some dark years and that's around when my family moved out to PA which kind of stinks because the one time we could have been close it just didn't work out! but Now I found you again and I hope to become closing with you. I want to know you and I know by the things you said, You want to know me as well. I love you cousin. always will!

Love,
Kristy Bear

Tell me: a song that makes you fall asleep

One that is not the singer that's just some girl making a dumb music video that made me laugh so a picked it! haha I like Brighter than sunshine by aqualung but the other songs are so boring.. liek this one!

I want to know: about a regret you have

My biggest regret is probably not standing up for myself more growing up. I've always be the friend that you can go to... but I don't think i've always been the honest and truest friend I could have been. I look at a best friend as someone who can tell you when you are making a bad choice or when you are making them unhappy. I don't believe i've ever been that good of a friend. i Know i've always been loyal and there for my friends... but I've never stood up for myself and said what I really thought about situations.. I just let them make their own choices... and then I kind of turned into a door mat that... whenever I say something " out of character" i'm a terrible friend...

That would be my biggest mistake.. If I could take it back I would... Now I'm being a bigger person and helping myself. Which brings me a lot more happiness I still love my friends but I can't hurt myself in the process anymore.

Show me a photo of your favorite place to eat

I could eat their tortillas all day every day!