happy new years!

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Hope everyone has a safe and happy new year! T and I will be celebrating new years by toasting some yummy sparking peach juice, just the two of us.

I'm so thankful for this past year. and even though T has been unemployed for a year, we have high hopes for 2010. I can't believe we're 4 months from the arrival of Baby S. Time sure does fly by...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

i'm back!

I hope everyone had a great holiday! T and I spent the last 5 days in NC with his family. Miss Abby Normal got to see snow for the first time and his family was excited about my growing belly. We didn't have any new snow on Christmas, but there was snow on the ground the entire time we were there. So I kind of had a white Christmas.

This week I'm taking off to try and finish unpacking the house and getting things together and organized. Also, we'll be having some mini Christmases with my dad & Jane, and my mom & Charlie. So another busy week before new years. I can't believe it's almost 2010!

Happiest of Holidays!

happy weekend!

1 week until Christmas!! I hope everyone enjoys the weekend and gets everything done they need to before the big holiday.

This weekend:

-make these for my co-workers to take in on Monday

-visit with E

-wrap Christmas gifts

-some good friends from FL are coming in Sat night (so playing Mario Bros Wii is on the agenda)

-apply for the commission corps

-make another Chocolate Eclair cake for our Branch party Monday

Stay warm! and Happy Weekend!!

happy weekend!!!

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I can't believe Christmas is two weeks from today! Where did the time go? I still have some Christmas shopping to do...I've never been a timely shopper. I still haven't gotten my Christmas cards out yet! The past two years, I've always done "second Christmas" with T's family (usually sometime in January or February), which buys me a couple more weeks after Christmas to finish my shopping. But this year, we're leaving on the 23rd to go the NC and all our shopping must be done by then. So we're getting to chrunch time! Luckily I don't have too much more to do - T's parents, Grannies, and a friend or two.

So this weekend:

-unpack kitchen

-make Christmas cards

-go to Bed Bath & Beyond and Barnes & Noble
-go to Paper-Source

-make a Chocolate Eclair Cake

-Christmas Party

-Thanksgiving/Christmas gathering with Dad and Jane on Sunday
-hopefully sneaking in an IKEA visit
-decorate Christmas tree

I hope all of you have a fun-filled productive weekend!!
Happy Friday!!

i won something! i actually won!

Today we had our company's annual Christmas lunch. They had a camp chair or duffel bag for everyone, but then they gave away 5 bigger gifts - visa gift card, nikon cool pix camera and an xbox 360.

and I won the xbox 360! Needless to say, T was happy to hear the news. and I say it was all because of Baby S. He was my good luck!

[[via here]]

ready, set, go!

The past couple of nights I've been trying to get a handle on Christmas shopping via the world wide web. Scouting out the best prices and trying to keep it under $20 per person is a challenge!

Amazon and Etsy have been my friends. and speaking of Etsy, everyone should go check out this store. Free U.S. shipping until Christmas and great great great jewelry. Some pieces that I'm crushing on at the moment include:

1. this wishbone necklace

2. these lotus flower and freshwater pearl earrings

3. and this bangle bracelet with a lotus flower charm

[[all via over the moon jewel]]

Still much more shopping to do, but a girl's allowed to find things for herself right?

so tired...

Oh man am I tired! After the Turkey Day festivities, T and I have been super busy packing and moving. Luckily our dads helped us with the move, but next time I think we're going to hire people. and I am very ready for it to be over. We have a lot of unpacking to do, organizing, and coming up with some crafty ways to create a little more space in the kitchen.

happy thanksgiving!

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Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving filled with family, friends, good food, and great times.

fabric flower garland

[[photo by our labor of love]]

Remember these beautiful fabric flower garlands from the FREE wedding? Well Ashley of Dolci Odille was kind enough to share a tutorial on Once Wed. So now you can make your very own miniature version. I'm so excited!! I've been eager to learn how to make these beauties for a long time.

**MINIATURE FABRIC FLOWER GARLAND TUTORIAL**

[[via ashley of dolci odille]]

Now get to crafting!

paper lanterns

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I'd love to make a bunch of these to string around our house for the holidays. I think it would be fun to string them on a strand of christmas tree lights, or have garlands of them strung around the room. It's a perfect accessory to spruce up any party.

Instructions found here.

hot chocolate on a stick!

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This holiday season, I'm going to try and make these. Homemade hot chocolate just sounds so delicious. and such a cute idea for a holiday party, or gifts, or for just because occasions.

.The how-to.
Happy melting!

happy weekend!

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Tonight is the first Friday in a long long time that T hasn't had to work. So we're going to have a date night! Yay! The question is, where to go to eat?

and we signed the lease on the new house to rent, so we'll be moving December 1st! We have A LOT of packing to do, but I can't wait to move. I really feel like the nesting phase has hit me, hard. The little room is just calling my name to decorate for our little bud. and by the time we move, I'll only have 7 days until we find out the sex of baby!

This weekend:
-watch Away We Go
-pack pack pack

Enjoy the weekend! I can't believe next week is Thanksgiving!

if you like nine west footwear...

then go to 6pm.com. NOW.

ALL (ALL!!!) nine west footwear is $14.95. Not sure for how long, but it's crazy good deals. There are shoes that are normally marked at $79 dollars for $14.95!

Happy Shopping!!!

moving?

Yesterday the hubs and I went to view a house we're interested in renting. It's soo cute! and the backyard is huge! with a fence and stone patio. It has 3 fairly small bedrooms and 2 baths. There is one room that I can totally envision as our baby room. It has an adorable built in wardrobe. I can imagine all the cute little baby cloths hanging inside. I've been a good little girl and haven't bought anything baby yet, but this new house has me itching to buy things. I'm trying to hold out until we find out the sex of our baby. Not because we want gender specific items, but because I feel like it will be more of a personal purchase once I know the sex of our wee one (maybe I'm just crazy).

The kitchen still doesn't have as much cabinet space as I'd like, so we need to come up with something creative. T has been browsing the ikea hack website, so hopefully we can build something that will provide extra cabinet space and counter space.

We'll be deciding in the next week, so send us good vibes!

happy veteran's day!

Thank you to all the men and women who serve our country (or have served our country). We're so thankful for your services!

and of course the day off from work is a nice added bonus :)

miss abby normal

We had our little pup spayed this past Friday so she's has had to wear the 'cone of shame'. and she has not liked it one bit! Even worse, she was scared of the velcro noise even more so taking it off was more torturous to her than wearing it. Well today her little incision site looks all better, so I have freed her of the cone. and she's one happy puppy!

happy halloween!!!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy halloween weekend!

Sadly we don't get many trick-or-treaters at our house, so I won't be passing out too much candy this year.

This weekend:
-watch some of the world series
-take care of Miss Abby (she got spayed)
-go mattress shopping!!!

happy weekend!

[[via this branded youth]]

I love weekends! I hope you guys enjoy the weekend and find time to relax, love, and laugh!

This weekend:
-hem my blue jeans
-clean kitchen
-watch some of How I Met Your Mother
-hopefully go see Where the Wild Things Are
-start planning Christmas shopping
-watch game 6 of the ALCS
-visit Dad's on Sunday

happy happy friday!

[[via design crush]]

I can't believe tomorrow's high is only supposed to be 55. I love the colder months, but it seems to be coming awfully fast!

Any plans for the weekend? I plan to hang low this weekend. Not too exciting.

This weekend:
-buy Season 4 of How I Met Your Mother
-watch baseball
-write two thank you notes
-clean kitchen

oh how i ♥ north carolina

and I triple ♥ long weekends. I took Friday off so that T and I could make a trip to NC to visit family. Every time we go, it makes me miss North Carolina even more. I miss the beautiful seasons, the crisp mountain air, and the relaxed atmosphere.

It happened to be homecoming weekend too. So Saturday we went to Boone and watched the parade. Then did a little shopping. I bought a new nalgene - BPA free! I've always been a little skeptical about using my lexan nalgene, but now they've started to make them BPA free. So I had to buy one!

We drove home Monday only to wake up to another work week. I'm gradually feeling better, but I still have some sick moments. As my 1st trimester comes to a close, I hope to feel better soon.

happy weekend + exciting news!

[[via design crush]]

I hope you guys have a fabulous weekend!! Right now I'm just living for the weekends, since this morning sickness nonsense has gotten the best of me. Yep, that's right! T and I are expecting our first little kiddo in April!

Since I wish I could be out and about enjoying these last few summer weekends, here are a few FREE things to do around Atlanta this weekend.

Yellow Daisy Festival {Stone Mountain Park}

Atlanta Arts Festival {Piedmont Park}

Atlanta BBQ Festival {Turner Field}

Happy weekend!

luxe + lace

One of my greatest friends has finally started her own blog. Be sure to check it out for great inspiration, ideas, and design. She's also planning an October 2010 wedding, so I'm sure there will be lots of fun & pretty things to awe over.

happy labor day weekend!!!

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I wish everyone a safe and fun holiday weekend. T and I will just be hanging around Atlanta this weekend. I haven't really been feeling my best this last week, so I plan to rest and relax this weekend. Any cool labor day plans?

This weekend:
-watch some tennis u.s. open
-decatur book festival
-watch Appstate vs. ECU (if televised in GA)
-clean house
-maybe scrapbook some

reuseable lunchbag

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I'm just loving this bag - it's so irresistibly cute! Learn how to make your own here!

happy weekend!!

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I've secretly been enjoying all of this rain! The soft thunder and flashing lighting just makes for a nice relaxing summer night, perfect for popping in a movie and just chillin' with your sweetie.

So grab a movie and enjoy the rainy weekend!!!

T and I will be heading up to NC to visit his family and to celebrate his dad's birthday.

ELLIPSE

Imogen Heap's new album is out today!!

birthday necklace

[[via damselle]]

I didn't bite quick enough because that black flower necklace was already sold.

So here are two more flower ones. One is a smoky quartz color and the other is black too, but different beads.

Which one do you like better? I kind of like the smoky one...

happy weekend!

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I'm so excited to have a Saturday day with my husband - where we can sleep in and lay in bed together. It seems like the past few Saturdays he's had to work long shifts during the day.

This weekend:
--eat dinner with Dad
--hang out with E
--watch Transformers
--scrapbook
--hang out with the husband
--buy mom's birthday gift

Hope you all have an awesome, relaxing weekend!
Cheers!

birthday gift

My Mom's birthday is coming up this Sunday (and of course I'll be late with a gift), but I can't decide between these two necklaces.

What do you guys think?? The dogwood flower? or the bee?

[[images via damselle]]

congratulations nie

I've been reading this blog for a while now and I just have to say...

this woman inspires me every.single.day.
She has an amazing heart.

animal stamps

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I just think these animal stamps are so cute!

happy weekend!

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Wow! am I glad it's Friday!! Any plans for the weekend? I'm dying to see a few movies {Julie & Julia, (500) days of summer, and The Time Traveler's Wife}. Sadly I don't think it will happen this weekend, but I'm keeping a list...

and I picked up my new glasses today! Hooray! No more broken glasses.

This weekend:
--paint?
--scrapbook
--organize my life

dreamin'

[[via here]]

In another life of mine, I wish I was a dancer. (however I'm the farthest person away from having any kind of rhythm or dancing skills). The beautiful lines, the graceful movements, and of course the tutus. Dancing is beautiful.

to buy or not to buy...

this dress

this skirt

or this skirt

They're all on sale! but I still have a hard time forking over money...

post wedding chop

What do you think?? It's shorter in the back, but you can't tell in this picture. and I get to donate my hair!! 10 inches!!

happy weekend!

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Yay for the weekend! Anyone up to anything cool? T has to work all weekend, so I'll be keeping busy (hopefully).

This weekend:
-scrapbook
-hopefully my glasses will come in!
-wipe down trim in dining room
-paint trim in dining room
-read
-find something to make for Tuesday's Potluck at work

friday's five

1. friends at work
2. grilled chicken kabobs
3. sex and the city, the movie
4. scrapbooking with S
5. my sweet babe

theFIVE

1. bought this book to read before the movie release date
2. charles schwab security envelopes
3. quesadillas
4. anticipation of friday
5. scrapbooking

loving this

[[via martha stewart]]

abby normal

This great clip was the inspiration to name our sweet pup Abby Normal. and Gene Wilder is hilarious!

the happy 5

1. switched to a joint account
2. braves won!
3. my wedding and honeymoon photos came in the mail!
4. the exterior of the house is painted.
5. miss abby normal didn't pee in her bed last night!

THEfive

1. got my new driver's license today with my new name!
2. hung out with E and S. I love these ladies! xoxo.
3. pay day!
4. made a list of all the places I need to make a name change
5. returned two items, bought two new items, and got $1.16 back. I like this kind of shopping!

happy weekend!

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What are you up to this weekend? T and I will be going to a Braves game Saturday, and then hopefully do a little tax free shopping.

I hope you all have a great weekend!!

This weekend:
-change name at bank/make joint account
-get new glasses
-do some shopping
-Braves vs. Dodgers
-scrapbook (hopefully my pictures will come!)

for sale!!

So I'm trying to get rid of a few things. I just hate to throw stuff away if it could possibly be used again. If you're interested just send me an email with the item as the subject line. Spread the word if you know of anyone that might be interested. Thanks!!

paper lantern garland (30 all white/3 multi-color with beaded tassels -- includes our hemp strings with 1.25" buttons) -- $15

napkin rings (roughly 70 napkin rings in red and orange with black grosgrain ribbon) -- $20

yarn pom poms (2 - gallon sized ziplocs of small ~1.5" pom poms for tossing in various shades of red, orange, and light blue) - $10

sample jars (~70 1.5 oz. sample jars with white lids, never been used) -- $25
Please contact me if interested in purchasing any of these items. Thanks!