Happy New Year! (Belated)

Happy New Year! I can hardly believe it has already come! Time goes much too quickly. My hubby and I had a rough ending to the year which resulted in very little creativity from me and very few posts.

I think that I may have teased you with some exciting new mystery projects. Some have been abandoned and other finished and put out of sight for the time being. We decided to start a family last year and were very excited about it. I became pregnant and sometime in July/August but did not know until I miscarried. It did not bother me too much since I did not know that I was with-child. Then we ended up getting prego soon after the miscarriage. This one I did know about and was super excited. I began knitting and crafting away for the little one. My sister even sent me a vintage bassinet that I hope to get painted.

Things were going ok until about week 8. I started to bleed and have abdominal pains. I took it easy but not much seemed to help. I knew in the back of my mind that I had lost the baby but did not want to admit it. I finally went in to get an ultrasound which just confirmed our fears: the baby did not have a heart beat. Our little one had died about three weeks before. I have never felt such pain and grief in my life. It completely took the wind out of my sails and all I could accomplish was the bare minimum. I had had such vivid dreams about our little girl and even what her name is (Ava Colette). The only thing that has really been able to give me comfort through this hard time is knowing that she is safe in the arms of Jesus... the best parent of all.

With all this said... I did not do much creative work in the later part of the year. Just recently I have felt my creative juices flowing and finally cleaned up my art/craft room. I prioritized some of the projects I had started last year and am slowly starting to work my way through them. Finally!

I have also been re-inspired to cook more. I was given some money for Christmas and was so thrilled to get two Cousances (precursor to Le Creuset) off ebay for under $150! I also ordered the Julia Child Mastering the art of French Cooking boxed set. They both came last week and I have been having so much fun with them! I will try to get some photos of my culinary creations the next few days. Nevertheless here are a couple of photos of my fab new items!