yes, I'm still alive

And in San Diego!  My husband's new job is now officially official and he started today.  We are buying a house (yay!) that will have a sewing room (yay again!) but until we can close on the house, we are spending some quality family time together in a 400-ish square foot hotel room.  We will close on the house (hopefully) next week.
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For now we are just spending some time exploring the city.  I really love San Diego and it is so nice to not constantly have to worry about traffic and parking.  We miss LA though.  Especially our friends.

I also miss my sewing machine which is currently being serviced.  I figured that it might as well get a checkup since I can't use it right now.
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Instead I am working on some hand quilting, catching up on Netflix, and making my kids pose for photos (sorry for the non-quilting related photos, but aren't they cute?).  I have fallen hopelessly behind on blog reading and comment replying.  Hopefully I will be back soon!

Comments

  1. LisaSeptember 16, 2013 at 4:33 PM

    Glad to hear you found a house - and YAY for the sewing room!!! Here's to settling in to your new home and city...best wishes!!!!

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  2. Angela GreenwaldSeptember 16, 2013 at 5:49 PM

    Welcome to San Diego. So many great things to do with the kids. You and your family will never be bored :)

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  3. Heather D.September 16, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    Yes, they are certainly cute! Enjoy San Diego.

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  4. l carolyn GhearingSeptember 16, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    YAY and YAY and YAY!!! E joy life!

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  5. AdrianneSeptember 16, 2013 at 7:24 PM

    Yay Erica - so glad to hear things are working out for you and your family. Your kids sure are cute - hope you get settled into your new house with your sewing machine soon :-)

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  6. ReneeSeptember 16, 2013 at 9:32 PM

    It took me about a month and a half after moving into the new house to catch up! I spent so much time and energy unpacking and redoing the sewing room that doing blog stuff just didn't happen. The photos of your kids are beautiful! We are in Oceanside this week, and will make a couple of trips to San Diego, yay!

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  7. Little Island QuiltingSeptember 16, 2013 at 11:09 PM

    You need to be hanging out at Rosie's Calico Cupboard. I did!

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  8. ChristineSeptember 17, 2013 at 3:03 AM

    I love San Diego. How exciting! Your kids are so cute!

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  9. moiraSeptember 17, 2013 at 3:59 AM

    great to hear that it's all working out. fingers crossed for the house. a sewing room too - yay!

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  10. The Cozy PumpkinSeptember 17, 2013 at 5:34 AM

    Definitely super cute kids! And congrats on the house! Hope closing goes well and you're able to settle in quickly. :)

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  11. JeanaSeptember 17, 2013 at 6:38 AM

    Congrats on the move and hope the house works out! I'm also catching up on my blog reading and am loving your maple leaf rag quilt - that is soooooo beautiful. Are you following a specific pattern? Or did you make one yourself? I'd love to find it!

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  12. SvetlanaSeptember 17, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    yay, I'm so excited for you and this new stage in your life. Hope you close on the house soon and be able to get some routine back asap :)

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  13. mleSeptember 17, 2013 at 9:13 AM

    Congrats on the move (even though it's just phase 1)! It's great to be focused on family while all your stuff is packed up, you'll be full of inspiration and ready to sew when you finally get settled into the new house!

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  14. HilarySeptember 18, 2013 at 10:12 PM

    Congrats on the new house!

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  15. Heidi StaplesSeptember 19, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    So happy for you guys!! Yes, I've been falling behind lately myself, so I know what you mean!

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  16. Linda BOctober 9, 2013 at 6:35 PM

    I miss you blogs about quilting, and hope you get back up and running soon. I love your style so much, that I shamelessly copies one of your plusses quilt. It came out so nicely, and I can't wait to hang it. Thanks for all the inspiration!

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