Update

I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on what's been happening in our lives lately.

I've completed a couple of baby blankets last month -- one for my cousin, Jennifer, and another for my old chemistry buddy, Hilary.

I've also been working on the queen-sized quilt that I started several months ago. Here are the blocks I have completed so far:

I finished the large star for the middle of the quilt, six large blocks and four small blocks.

The problem is that I still have ten more large blocks and eight more small blocks to make! I'd really like to complete this quilt by the end of the year, so I've made a goal to make one large block or four small blocks each week until I've made all of them. Then, by mid-August I'll have all the blocks I need to make the quilt. I'm planning to post a picture of the newly completed block each week, so that every one can see my progress and I don't start slacking : ).

In other news, I've starting reading a lot of interior decorating blogs lately, and I've decided to make a few changes to our apartment to make it look nicer. I'll post some pictures once I get everything looking the way I like. One of the new purchases was this cool cedar chest that we bought off craigslist for $40. It'll be really nice for storing our extra sheets and blankets in our room.

We're still working on getting Pookie and Rico to bond with each other. It seems like it's been taking forever! But, we've had some progress, and hope to be having more of these adorable moments in the future: