I finally finished the curtains for our bedroom!  YEAH!!!!  I did them in a really pretty blue shimmery silk.  (I know they look green in the photos, but they’re not.)

I think they look great against the creamy chocolate brown of our walls.

Oh, and above the bed I framed the pretty crocheted name thingy that was a wedding present from a family friend.   I think it looks really good on the dark mat and framed with our standard black frame.

I did the curtains in a couple of hours yesterday.  They turned out the same length and everything!  I feel pretty good about them and I know my mom’s proud. 

This past weekend I went to Nashville with my little sister and some friends of hers for a night.  We went up there to celebrate my little sister’s 21st birthday.  I keep saying little sister because I absolutely cannot believe that she is getting this old! Despite the fact that she is aging at an extremely rapid rate, we had a great time this weekend!

We stayed at The Wyndham Union Station.  It is an old train station that has been turned into a gorgeous hotel.  The rooms we decorated in a cute pale blue, cream, and chocolate brown theme.  (PS I love this color combo!)

Check out the cushy robe on the corner of the bed!  Deliciously comfy I tell you!

We had a lovely dinner at this quirky little restaurant called Mambu.  The decor was so cute and fun.  The atmosphere was quiet, but not stuffy.  We all just had a great time talking and giggling.  The food was fantastic too.

The one drawback of the weekend was that we were only there for one night.  I could have stayed thre for at least a week, probably longer.  Don’t think the hubby would have appreciated it.  I’ll just have to bring him along next time.  Oh well, back to reality.

Yay for Mother Nature!

I totally fell in love with spring today.  I know I’m a little behind, but oh well.  It’s been raining so much lately, that I forgot how refreshing it is to be outside.  When I got home the dog had apparently noticed the sunshine as well and she got really excited.  So excited that she started biting at my toes while I was putting on my shoes.

Anyway, there is this road that leads up the mountain behind our neighborhood and I like to go and walk up there.  The entire road is lined with lush green grass and delicious smelling honeysuckle.  And then when you get to the top you can see just over the tree line down into the valley.  It’s beautiful, and was definitely the best part of my day today.

I finally hung something on our walls!

I wanted something simple and beautiful, but that had a meaning to us.  So, we decided to hang a series of pictures from our honeymoon on the accent wall above the couch.

I love the slightly distressed look of the wood frames and I think that the white mats make the colors in the pictures pop.   I bought the frames and mats on sale at WalMart.  For about $45 we got great inexpensive art!

It took forever and a day to actually get the pictures to hang level with one another, and there’s about 20 holes in the wall behind them.  I think they might be a little too high, but I can’t really put them any lower, or all the holes will show.  Oops!  But oh well, it was all worth it in the end.  I think they look good.

I have been so busy lately! With moving and work and life in general things have been really hectic. But, we are slowly, but surely, getting settled into our new house. It’s starting to feel more and more like home. I’m still rearranging lots of things and trying them out in different places. One room, the living room, is mostly done. The only thing it’s missing is the other panel of the curtains and some pictures of course.

Arranging the living room the way I wanted it was kind of difficult. I had a plan in my head, but we know how those turn out sometimes. Luckily though, we got it!

I absolutely love the rug that my parents bought us as a housewarming gift. I picked it out a long time ago, but when we went to go get it, it was on sale! WooHoo! Luckily we got it when we did, it was the last one.

I’m completely in love with the accent wall. I changed my mind on the color at the last minute, and it turned out great. I think the color goes with the rug perfectly. The wall is just screaming for something huge as the focal point. I just can’t decide yet.

Hopefully soon I will have more to share. Most of our things are unpacked and put away, but it’s far from done. We’ll get there though!

Well, we closed on the house this past Friday morning! It was such an overwhelming experience. At times I felt like some of the forms were redundant, and then other times I felt totally lost and like I was signing my soul away. Then at the end of it you can’t believe that you just bought a house. It’s a huge milestone and it almost seems like it’s too easy. The weight of it doesn’t really hit you until you walk into your very first home!

(For the record, selling my soul would totally be worth it. Just kidding!)

Since we closed we have been going non-stop. We ran twelve hundred errands that day and then we got straight to work. I had an I idea about what colors I wanted, so it wasn’t too difficult to pick them, just which shade I wanted was a bit harder. I did finally come to a conclusion. Then we bought all our paint and supplies and got straight to work. Can I tell you how grateful I am that my dad knows how to paint? Otherwise, it would be a hot mess if Jason and I had to do it on our own.

I’m really pleased with how things are coming along so far. We painted one wall in the living room the color of paprika. It’s so much prettier and vibrant than I had anticipated. The color also matches perfectly with our new rug. My parents bought us a beautiful rug as a house warming gift. I don’t think I could have found something more perfect if I tried.

Although we are having lots of fun making the house our home, I’m really hoping that tomorrow we’ll be done with all the painting. Then it’ll just be touch-ups and the fun part of decorating after that.

I will post pictures of the whole exciting process very soon.

We are eleven days away from closing on our very first house! I’m getting more and more excited with each passing day.

I think I’ve finally decided on the colors for each room and I can hardly wait to get in there and paint it. I just think it’s going to be such an amazing experience to have something like this and make it our own.

We’ve started buying little odds and ends for different corners of the house. The one room I’m most excited about is our master bed room. I found the prettiest bedding, on clearance by the way. And… we’ve picked out the bed room furniture that we want. It will be our first big purchase for the house. I can’t wait!

I’ll be so glad when we’re finally in there. I will post pictures first thing!

So this weekend Jason and I went out to dinner with my sister and Nicole. Well, he was very outnumbered. Naturally, when he began to discuss the surround sound system that he wants we all told him that it was ridiculous. However, I saw this situation as a fabulous opportunity. Why? Because I decided to make the deal of a lifetime! We agreed that he could get whatever sound system he wanted, as long as I could buy shoes that equal the amount he spends on it. BAHAHAHA!

I immediately went home and started to troll the internet for the perfect pair. I’m thinking something along the lines of these. I know that they’re quite ridiculous, but I don’t care. If for some reason this deal falls through, never fear! I found this!

I am totally obsessed with reality TV. Now, I do discriminate against certain shows. However, in general, I love them!

Last night I watched “The City” and was completely appalled at the way these girls acted. It’s totally highschool how they interact with eachother. They’re in their 20s and should be acting like grown adults.

I was completely thrilled when I found this post about the show and how it failed all women. I laughed out loud.

This is for the Shanster!

1. I will always pass over normal food in order to devour sugar.

2. I love cabbage.

3. I like the smell of old books and old basements.

4. I like the sound of nails on a chalkboard.

5. I think my feet smell like popcorn when I take off my shoes.

6. I love driving fast. So much so that I really don’t care if I get a ticket sometimes.

7. I want to go skydiving.

8. Sometimes I let myself become paralized by fear.

9. I worry about being a mother. I’m afraid that if I make one mistake by kid will turn out worse than I ever imagined.

10. I feel like I haven’t lived up to the expectations that were set up for me.

11. I never remember dreams.

12. I love my husband more than anything.

13. I like to clean.

14. I hate to wear shoes. Which is funny, because I have about 50 pairs of fabulous ones.

15. I feel like an old lady lately. I have really started to enjoy kniting and crocheting.

16. I always feel like I’m being judged.

17. I won’t tell Jason how much I weigh.

18. I like to wrap up in towels and sheets when they’re fresh out of the dryer. It’s so cozy and they smell so good!

19. I nap on a daily basis.

20. There are so many TV shows that I watch, that sometimes I feel like my life revolves around the boob tube.

21. I hate to pluck my eyebrows. I have to though, or I’d look like I was growing catepillars.

22. Sometimes I’m jealous of my sister and her fearlessness.

23. I know that I’m turning into my mother. And I think it’s fantastic.

24. I can’t tell people “no.”

25. I’m selfish and stingy.