Sew Eclectic

Since the beginning of this year, I feel like I’ve fallen off this proverbial bike from being constantly stuck. Stuck by my surroundings, past trauma, emotions, consequences, actions. Never really moving forward, just sitting there trying to gather the strength to pedal. Over the last two months, I’ve settled and slowly coasted along preparing for the next big hit in a month when Devin leaves for basic training. I’m a big list maker and believe it’s a part of my sanity so I’ve started my second go of the major task of 101 Things in 1001 Days. I loved it the first time and I feel it’s going to be a great way to keep me focused when my husband is gone, or at least the little tasks (some are more aggressive than others). I started at the beginning of August and started knocking some things off my list..

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National Museum of the US Air Force

Valkyrie

If you love planes and are in the Cincinnati/Dayton area you should check out this museum.  The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the world’s largest and oldest military aviation museum!  Its galleries has more than 360 planes and missiles on display – many rare and one-of-a-kind — along with thousands of historical items that bring history to life.  There is everything from Wright 1909 Military Flyer to modern day, F-22A Raptor.

Wright 1909 Military Flyer

F-22A Raptor

My two favorite exhibits were the Research & Development and World War II.  The Research & Development was really neat because there were unique and exotically designed aircraft’s, such as the only remaining aircraft of its kind, the imposing XB-70 Valkyrie (picture posted above-top), which could fly three times the speed of sound. The WWII gallery was great!  This museum houses one of the world’s top collections of WWII aircraft’s, from Curtiss P-36A Hawk to Yokosuka MXY7-K1 Ohka Trainer.  My favorite plane from the WWII is the P-51 Mustang!

MXY7-K1 Ohka Trainer

P-36A

We spent all day here, we arrived at 9:00 AM and left when they closed, 5:00 PM.  If you are like my husband and like to read EVERYTHING, then you may need to plan for a second day there.  There is so much information to read and so much to look at, and its FREE!

After a hibernation of sorts, we’re stretching out our legs with new posts and hitting full speed with new topics (travel & fitness!) all with a new  webdesign! So be on the lookout for new updates from us soon (:

It’s been an interesting and unexpected start to the “New Year,” but we’re just trying to go with it and see where things take us. February and March were particularly hard for myself with personal issues and now with my husband thinking about joining the military, it’s left us feeling.. anxious about the future. I’ve been in a stalemate of sorts when it comes to crafting and cooking lately and all i want is a controller in my hand and Mass Effect 3(!) on the screen. There’s nothing wrong with that, but where did my drive go? My husband likes to eat food other than takeout or frozen meals so i figured it was time to try to motivate myself. Comforting foods sprang into mind, hence this sophisticated rendition of a the classic S’more. I also whipped up some guacamole for the first time and made chicken pot pie from scratch for dinner. Hopefully this will jumpstart me back into the kitchen with funky creations being churned out (:

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Where did my February go? I’ve taken an impromptu leave of absense for myself this last month and the rest of this month for personal reasons, but my husband keeps asking me when we’re going to make ice cream. My mind keeps churning away at all the past creations we’ve tried and recipes we’ve given a chance and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to blog since the weather has been just right here in Oklahoma. Poor Carmon has been seeing the whole menagerie of the weather spectrum in Kentucky, but it’s been fluctuating in the 70s here lately.

Devin, my hubster, could eat ice cream paired with every meal. I, on the other hand, am lactose intolerant so it’s not something that I crave very often. It’s got to be a special occasion for me to actively want to eat some ice cream. When Carmon and her husband come to town, we normally stop at il Dolce Gelato after some GoGo Sushi, for example, or the random Braum‘s craving. I don’t think anything beats making your own ice cream though. We both have a recipe we each favor; Sarah: toffee, Devin: mint. Now we’re on the search for something different this upcoming season… hmm! Coffee? Dark chocolate? Peanut butter? Hazelnut? Marshmellow? Shall I hit the books? Blogs? Magazines?

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