Awesome belated birthday present

Look what my Mommy bought me for my birthday! Isn't it awesome, I feel all growed up now!

It is a Brother CS-6000i and I am in love, it is so cool! I have already threaded a bobbin, set up the various stitches, and replaced the presser foot.
The cats think this new machine is as strange as the printer!
I wish I had thought ahead and bought little squares of fabric to practice with.
I wish I had bought better spools of thread.
This is my work station... note glass of beer, tiny cactus, open manual, and huge tray of threads (on craptastic spools I might add!)

I cut up a pair of Jeans (I know mother... worst fabric ever but it was the only piece of clothing that was already torn up!) and tried out a few stitches and even worked on turning corners, making arcs and doing a little embroidery... i still have yet to figure out the funky button-holer-thingy but hey, I can't get it all in the first night :)

Things I love about this sewing machine that I have not noticed on other sewing machines:
1) No threading the needle! There is a funky little gizmo that threads it for you!
2) While there are manual controls for everything, there are a few nice little buttons that do the everyday things for you (e.g. raising, inserting needle, winding the bobbin, and an auto needle up/down function.
3) There is a secret little compartment! (OK probably every machine has this but I think it's freekin' sweet!)
4) It goes through denim pretty easily.
5) the button holder (which does many different types of buttons actually holds the button you want to make the button hole for to make sure it is the right size :D

Thank you bunches mum, I love it, I can't wait for the long weekend to play with it more!

Everyone, expect mini pillows for Christmas!