Peacock Pen!

I found this genuine peacock feather at an art market this weekend and was so excited!  I thought it was stunning and decided to attempt to make a beautiful pen out of it, for my best friend Sarah's birthday present!  Key word here, being, ATTEMPTED!  It didn't turn out quite as lovely as my imagination had dreamt it would be, so I'm back to the drawing board for birthday gifts!

Any ideas?

I'm sorry Alexis...

I happened to catch, out of the corner of my eye, one of my 6th grade girls writing, "my monster says F$#& you" on a piece of paper with a monster on it.

I very calmly asked her to stand up, grab her bag, and go home.  She stood, staring at me, but not budging!  Then I said, "Go home, and I will call your mom and tell her why I sent you home," (which obviously I wasn't going to do, because her mom doesn't speak a lick of English!  haha!)  That totally freaked her out and she began to tear up.  So, then I asked her, "Do you want to go home?"  And she nodded no, so I said, "Okay then... Go sit over there and write I am sorry Alexis 50 times."

And would you believe it?!  She actually did!  haha 

 Hey sometimes I have to regulate a little!  All is well though, she likes me again and behaved like a princess the rest of the day! 

Lovely Truchen!

You know when you meet certain people and you just KNOW you were destined to be friends?!  I think this is how Truchen and I feel about each other!  We met about a month ago at the book club meeting!  She and I instantly hit it off and found that while she's only 25 and grew up her entire life in Cape Town, South Africa, we have a lot in common... Our beliefs in God, our pasts, our families, our obsession with travel, our love for girl time, our desire to be good girlfriends to our incredible men... etc!  

Today, Truchen came over for lunch and we had delicious tuna on french bread, with fresh watermelon to top it off!  We chatted, for hours, as if we'd known each other for years and realized how special our connection is!  Thank you God for another great girl to call "friend!"