new mini adventures

One thing you may or may not know about me is that I am the kind of girl who looks for the gift shop.  I enjoy going to malls, browsing the gift shops and strolling through art fairs.  While I usually never spend much, one treat I do look forward to at malls is an Aunt Annie's Pretzel...yum.  Which leads me to another thing you may not know about me is that for as long as I can remember pretzels have been my comfort food.

So I found this recipe in a Penzey's magazine for soft pretzels and knew it would be a great new adventure for Rebecca and I to try!  I must say they were super easy, did not take long at all and taste wonderful.  I am excited to try different renditions with this new recipe up my sleeves! 

 Another adventure I had today I think will be the next big thing.  Craft dates on Skype!  My sister gave me a mini-bird nest kit for my birthday and said I could skype with her for the directions.  So this afternoon we each got out our supplies and crafted our own pendent bird nest!  Tara was also there to help support Amy with her teaching ability :)  It was quite enjoyable to spend some time with my sister crafting and then spend time with my "sisters" chatting!  

my creation via skype with Amy

we all were concentrating hard on making our nests- pics on the right are ones Amy made before

It has been a great day of new adventures and quality conversations.  It has been an encouragement to have many chats with Rebecca about each of our lives.  I value older women in my life so much and am grateful for all the women who have poured into and spoken into my life.  I look forward to the day when I can return the blessing to many other young ladies :)