i know, i know...i've been a bit MIA lately.  as a result, i don't think i need to point out that i did not complete the 30 for 30 challenge.  between transitioning jobs and getting ready to list our house, i may have gotten more than a bit sidetracked.

allow me to show you a glimpse at what i've been up to the past two weeks, between cleaning, cleaning, and more cleaning of our house.

warning:  you are about to experience a slight picture dump.  i promise if you stick around, you will be rewarded at the end.


i made, and enjoyed, some good food.

i went home to see my family and helped them pick out a sweet little puppy named Riley.


i spent time with my own sweet, beautiful, snuggly pup.

i celebrated the love of my life's officially-closer-to-thirty-than-twenty birthday.



and today, i finally got to start my new job.  i held babies, i met great people that are part of an organization that encourages them to talk about their faith; oh, and my boss?  is the kind of person that leaves this for me on my desk as a welcome:

and finally, i made a scarf especially for EBEW.  turns out i don't really own anything with polka dots.


unfortunately, as it turns out, the pattern is so subtle and soft, it doesn't really read in a picture.


and now, as i promised, if you made it through my last two weeks in pictures, a reward:  I will be replicating this two-sided circle scarf for one of my readers.  this is my first official giveaway to make up for being gone for two weeks.  so do you forgive me?

here's how it will work.  sometime between now and 11:59 on Friday, March 11, leave a comment on this blog telling me how you would style this scarf.  the winner will be chosen by random.org on Saturday, March 12.  this giveaway will be open to those located in the continental US.  sorry, but give a girl between paychecks a break.