I'm back with more SS Swap goodies and a Scholarship

Well, I'm back from a quick vacation down to Texas. We spent a couple of days in Austin and San Antonio (of course) and then a week at my parent's house in Abilene. While I was home, I worked for my brother in his restaurant/bar. I haven't waited tables since I was 18. I forgot just how hard that can be. My bones ached at night. But I made some really good tips! My mom, who also helps my brother out, said that the customers have been asking where I've gone. I guess I was a better waitress than I thought. My mom is the daytime bartender, and it's really funny that she has this cult following. Really. They come in to see her and only want her to make their drinks. They all hug her and call her Grandma. She loves it. Before my brother opened the restaurant, she was volunteering at the senior center ever since she retired. But she said those "old" people sucked the life out of her. She loves being behind the bar.

While I was on vacation, I got a call from my advisor at the university. She told me I was awarded a $2,500 scholarship for this fall! Yippee! That's 15 credit hours FREE! I was so thrilled, because I had given up on the idea of getting any type of scholarship. Yay for me!

I finished my Secret Sister Swap that I'm participating in for the SBS16 group I belong to.

I made a few more items, like this notebook and pencil holder. Inside the package I included 12 dollar stamp sets from Michaels. They had a series of monthy stamp sets, so I got each month. I also included two mini stamping blocks, some Stickles, colored staples, scrapper' floss, 4 spools of ribbon and a pencil/marker box. I had a lot of cards left over from various seminar swaps, so I put about 25 cards in the package too. You can see the entire package below and other items included in the package are in previous posts here.