tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85566329394292751732024-03-19T08:42:38.733-04:00Home to youAmy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-10154206231484252772013-01-06T15:55:00.003-05:002013-01-06T15:55:24.635-05:002012Warning: Long post.<br />
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I appreciate my life, this life, even on the bad days. This year was a good year, a really good year. We did so much, and I'm going to recap some of it for you. :) We did some things around the house, we actually went places (haha). I'm so looking forward to what next year brings. I hope that this year was just as good for all of you, and that you have a lot to look forward to.<br />
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<li>We did a little craigslisting for the first time. I got this amazing dresser that we painted and stained to use as a tv stand in the living room....$50! I love it so much. That same day we also got an awesome bookshelf for $10 that we painted. I've since painted the back a navy blue. Love! I got a few new pieces of furniture this year, but nothing that makes me happier than these two!</li>
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<li>We put in new floors! I love them so much. I don't miss the carpet one bit (though I think the animals do). And while I would have loved to refinish the wood floor, they were a MESS so I'm glad we went this route.</li>
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<li>We took a road trip to Saratoga Springs, NY for Chance's cousin Ashley's wedding. I think this is the longest time we've been in the car together, we survived. It was a cold weekend. The wedding was beautiful and it was good to see some family that we haven't seen in awhile. We had a great weekend together!</li>
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<li>I met Cyndi Lauper. Yeah, that happened. It was for a work event. She also sang "True Colors", acoustic, and I was in the second row. It was pretty cool. I was also supposed to dress as Elmo for that same event. But that didn't end up happening. No hard feelings Elmo, I at least got to be cute for my picture with Cyndi Lauper. I also met Patrick Kennedy and the Surgeon General this year.</li>
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<li>We put in a deck! You have no idea how much I love this deck. It makes our backyard so much more complete, and adds extra space for us to spend time in. The dogs love it too, they spent a lot of days sunbathing out there. Can't wait until next spring/summer to plant new flowers and enjoy our deck again. I loved eating crabs out on the deck (instead of inside! Eating crabs inside is no fun), using our smoker, and fire pit... Maybe next year I'll actually get a potting bench like I wanted this year!</li>
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Getting ready!</div>
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The step Chance made at the end.</div>
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We finally removed the awful, random basketball pole.</div>
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Love it....can't wait until summer again.</div>
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<li>We spent our 3 year wedding anniversary in Virginia Beach! This trip was actually hilarious. We've never been to VA beach before, and figured it would be a good place to go, it wasn't too far. Well our hotel was terrible (almost checked out the second we got there) but we stuck it out. And it rained basically the entire time. One day it poured so hard, we bought ponchos...and basically spent most of the day in the car waiting for it to stop raining. Though I did have delicious coconut pancakes that day. On our anniversary there were supposed to be fireworks on the beach. So we sat out on the freezing beach until 10:30pm and they ended up cancelling because of the wind. Womp. So even though the trip was kind of a fail, we did have a good time. We went to a comedy club (Chance has never been before) and had SO much fun, went to this awesome buffet seafood place, climbed up a light house (ouch, that was rough. Also a first for us.), and spent some time at the beach when it wasn't raining (I actually got in the water all the way...which I NEVER do). I also bought a blanket (I'm trying to find things when we go on trips that we can actually keep and aren't so souvenir-y)...it's like a mexican throw blanket. I love it, but now Chance really loves it, he's kind of claimed it as his own. It was a good find. I hope I can find more house stuff on future trips. </li>
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<li>We got to see fireworks from our backyard! Since that freak storm in July delayed fireworks by a week or so...after we got back from VA beach they did fireworks that Friday night. We live pretty close to the fairgrounds so I was hoping we could see them and we could! Excited about spending lots of 4th's on the deck at home! No crowds!</li>
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Look at the KC library, it has giant books on the side.</div>
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<li>We spent the weekend in West Virginia with Chance's family. Such a good weekend. It was a lot of fun, so relaxing! It was so pretty up there and I look forward to many more weekends spent up there with family! Got some great pictures too (finally decided to explore a little with the manual settings on my camera).</li>
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<li>In addition to celebrating 3 years married this year, we also celebrated 9 years of being together the day after Christmas. 9 years! This is also techincally our 10th Christmas spent together....TENTH! Nine years ago we hung out Christmas Eve and exchanged presents but he didn't ask me out until the day after. :) Where does time go? </li>
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Here are the crazy ideas running through my head at the moment. I wish I knew how to make a mood board, but you'll just have to take it in this hodge podge way.<br />
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First up is the basement bathroom. I hate this bathroom. It's the most awkward, tight little bathroom and I would love to tear it out and restart. But it just doesn't seem worth the cost. The bathroom has become a storage, unusable mess. So our two bathroom house has been one bathroom for the longest time. Chance put in a new toilet a while back, that helped a little. But the tile and tub were just ugly and gross. A few weekends ago we (by we I mean I suggested the idea and my amazing husband did all the work, love that guy)...epoxy spray painted the tile/tub white. This won't be our main bathroom and we didn't want to waste the money replacing the tile and tub for a shower that will rarely be used. But the tub, as much as we scrubbed, was a mess. And the tile was this speckly blue with random floral tiles mixed in. Gross. The spray paint worked great and now I'm excited to do this bathroom. But first there are some dry wall patches to do in the ceiling and behind the toilet.<br />
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Bathroom awkwardness:<br />
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This is after we scrubbed it like crazy! Yuck.<br />
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Blue speckles and floral tile. No.<br />
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Ahhhh, it looks so pretty and clean now.<br />
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Paint the walls - thinking Hale Navy by Benjamin Moore (I've been looking for a good navy color after I pinned this on pinterest months ago).<br />
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We have to paint the ceiling, I'm thinking a light gray would work well.<br />
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New mirror....the little mirror that's there now might be the only storage in the bathroom, but it's ugly and it has to go. I really want to DIY a mirror with stained wood around it. Like this:<br />
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Decor. I'm thinking light green (like the curtain in the navy picture) would be a great accent color. I love the bathroom below, LOVE. I'm thinking a light like that would be awesome. We also need to add all new towel bars, toilet paper holders, shower rod (bathroom has nothing). I also wanted to spray paint some Bath letters like the picture below.<br />
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We also want to get this bathroom done because next year we want to tackle re-doing our upstairs main bath. The upstairs bathroom might appear ok but it's not. They didn't fully grout the floor tile, it's a mess. And they did a terrible job tiling the shower. The window has to be replaced in the bathroom, it's rotting and we need to figure out a way to keep it from getting that way again after we replace it. We also need an exhaust fan, the room gets way too much moisture and I worry about the drywall.<br />
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We won't change it much, I actually like it but it needs to be cleaned up!<br />
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Second up is my craft room. I have to get this room done. I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. I can't ever figure this room out. I've started by mostly painting the ceiling white (it was an off white/tan before). And I was in process of painting the trim before I ran out of paint.<br />
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Next thing I need is a new light, the little boob light in this room makes it really dark and that's probably why I've already painted it THREE times. The 2nd and 3rd times were at least oops cans so I didn't have to pay much! lol I know, it's crazy. 4th time will be the charm though.<br />
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Except I want to paint the room light grey.<br />
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I want to get a desk from a thrift store and paint it coral.<br />
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I'm going to get a new light. On a mission to replace all boob lights in this house! Except for maybe the hall ones.<br />
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I have this great dresser (I got for FREE, woo) that I'm either going to paint the yellow or teal. I'm not sure what yet.<br />
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Lots to do, lots. I still want to paint the kitchen and do about 1,000 other things around this house! But hopefully I'll get started on one of these rooms soon! :)<br />
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A few months ago (I'm trying to catch up on things I've done and post about them!) we went to Lowes to see if we could find shades instead of buying a whole new light. Unfortunately they only had one option, but I kind of liked them so we bought them. I think they were $7 a piece, so $21 for all three. Which is much cheaper than spending over $100 for a new light. I think this light originally cost something like $69...it was super cheap. I think it looks much better, I like it a lot. Though, it does contribute to the too much tan thing going on in this room. And the light is way off center. Recently I ended up moving the table to where I want it (so it's not so close to the door). The light is no where near the middle of the table. I'm thinking eventually we'll need to move it, or get a hook and hang it so it's more centered (but I don't really love that look).<br />
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I did the Color Run almost two months ago! But it still deserves a post! I've been trying to work out, and run...I'm still so slow and now that it's getting colder, it's getting harder. Can't wait for the spring! This was my first 5k and it was perfect. I didn't run the whole thing, and that was ok. No pressure, lots of crazy fun, I loved it!<br />
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I went with my friend Christina and ran into my friends Kristina & Russell. This was so crazy and silly and it made it much more fun to do with friends!<br />
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<li>Since this was my first 5k, I had no idea what I was going to do with my keys, cell phone, etc. When we went to get our race packets the day before, they were selling tshirts, etc. and I was able to buy a little swooshie bag (haha I have no idea what you call them) for $5. They also had fanny packs but I wanted the bag. It was comfortable, and it didn't bother me while running. And I brought plastic sandwich bags for my cell phone.</li>
<li>Close your mouth when you run through the color zones. I did it just because I didn't want gunk on my teeth, but I ended up getting hit right in the corner of my mouth with blue! Glad I had my mouth closed.</li>
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I'm determined to do this blog thing! Even if you don't believe me. :)<br />
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Awhile ago I had been thinking about DIY'ing a new key holder, ours was old and not cute.<br />
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This is the best picture I can find, I was also lol'ing as I went through old pictures of my living room....it looks much better than when we first moved in, but still a lot to do! And what an awful picture below, I still want a new shade for that lamp.<br />
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But before I could give much thought about what I wanted, my key thing broke! But luckily a trip to Hobby Lobby was already in the works. :) I only ended up spending a whopping $3 on this project, which is about what that original 'Keys' key holder cost me at walmart!<br />
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My MIL was nice enough to give me a scrap piece of wood that she had, it was perfect!<br />
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I decided to stain the wood with some stain we already had from the big dresser in the living room.<br />
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I went to Hobby Lobby and got two hooks ($3 a piece, 50% off, so $3 for both!). I wanted three but they only had two. I was so disappointed but then I realized that we only use two hooks anyway so I would just need to find something for the middle.<br />
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I wasn't sure about painting the hooks, they are heavy and cast iron but I wanted some color. I ended up just painting the tops a teal color (something I already had) and leaving the hook part unpainted (figured the paint would get scratched off by keys anyway).<br />
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I had this little decorative piece that was supposed to go behind a handle on our big dresser we got from craigslist. But it was missing the piece on the other side and it looked fine without it so I took it off and kept it. I ended up using that piece on the middle. Not too flashy, just right!<br />
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I love it, like really, really love it. I love it even more because I made it and it barely cost me a thing.<br />
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We got this table for $79 and the chairs for $19! </div>
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But we had to have a table big enough for 6 and patio sets are expensive! It was a good deal.</div>
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Don't you love the little solar caps on the railing?? I do! </div>
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They were less than $5 each at Home Depot.</div>
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My little veggie garden, which is much bigger now</div>
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We finally cut down this random basketball pole. We've spent almost two years trying to figure out what to do with it! Turns out it was filled top to bottom with concrete! Who does that??? We cut it from the bottom and got rid of it....now I think we'll have to use the jack hammer to break up some of the concrete in the ground and cover it with dirt and grass seed!</div>
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Love our backyard! We recently picked up an umbrella for our table, which was a gift from my mother in law for our upcoming 3rd anniversary!</div>
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My little garden in the back which is starting to fill with flowers that came back this year and will continue to come back!</div>
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<a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" /></a>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-36780875909706100632012-03-18T19:48:00.014-04:002012-03-18T20:54:05.044-04:00Some things we've been doing!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cUo6dsIdHas/T2aBN1bJKbI/AAAAAAAABl4/C9NMPhP-qBU/s1600/430854_10100319565400355_18416379_46442644_1200895107_n.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: left; "><span >I just can't get into posting anymore!! But lately I've been looking at my blog for random things (to see when things were blooming, when we planted, etc. last year) so I figure this blog has been useful and I need to start posting again!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; font-size: 16px; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; font-size: 16px; "><span >Here are some projects I (we) have been doing in the last few months:</span></div></div><span ><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1UtsqiVqUKU/T2Z-6WqHXdI/AAAAAAAABlk/MAqz1SYfRBk/s1600/428119_10100294529208085_18416379_46359078_1377655173_n.jpg"></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><span ><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ERwXc-caEr0/T2Z9Ea-a2-I/AAAAAAAABlY/ETArRwK0jN0/s1600/426879_10100321180398885_18416379_46449050_637688231_n.jpg"></a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span >We FINALLY did our front and back doors (still need to do the basement though)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span >Here's the old ugly door laying on the front yard:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tfqPNyFLoWo/T2Z1rEDeXeI/AAAAAAAABgs/9VNDHE1EaZE/s320/DSC_1023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721389759303933410" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /><span >And here's the nice new pretty door that I just loooooooooove! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qQ3OkP36Qto/T2Z4wxtdfOI/AAAAAAAABiU/A2CSOMAeaEA/s320/303810_10100141113075245_18416379_45560748_467562253_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721393155993861346" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span >Old ugly back door, and unfortunately I don't have a new picture, but it's basically the same door, just newer! Looks MUCH better, and we got a screen door so it's been nice to have the door open on a nice day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s-HfxOeUFAM/T2Z1rgNeDPI/AAAAAAAABg4/ktadHnMsnxc/s320/DSC02266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721389766862048498" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><span >I finally painted the hallway the same color as the living room! It's so much better</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ctcCbdFBdjo/T2Z6ts8t-5I/AAAAAAAABkY/qORqEykRuRQ/s320/photo%2B3%2B%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721395302199327634" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span >So of course the hallway needed accessories:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span >I keep adding to this wall...it now has a cute little 'P' on the upper right</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qkkxr2Dn5QQ/T2Z45jRa8gI/AAAAAAAABjs/LtGsHK9cg0U/s320/426036_10100321180838005_18416379_46449052_871710631_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721393306736980482" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span >Love this table. I saw it at TJ Maxx on a Saturday and couldn't stop thinking about how much I liked it. I went back Sunday and thank goodness they still had it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span ><br /></span></u></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ERwXc-caEr0/T2Z9Ea-a2-I/AAAAAAAABlY/ETArRwK0jN0/s320/426879_10100321180398885_18416379_46449050_637688231_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721397891534871522" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span >We finally did our floors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This makes me stupid happy. We decided not to refinish them now. It was cheaper to do laminate and more scratch resistant! Love it, LOOOOOOOVE it! It hasn't felt very cozy with those nasty old floors, it's so great now!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZO3xkGUE6Xg/T2Z6tHoO1AI/AAAAAAAABkE/u3rW3SFDGsQ/s320/photo%2B1%2B%25283%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721395292181287938" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_kqaPke4i4/T2Z45UjAbjI/AAAAAAAABjc/3PU94gGJ1KA/s320/425238_10100307023669085_18416379_46403798_1811856865_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721393302784208434" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><span >I got new knobs for my front closet door. Hobby lobby 2 for $5! They're so cute!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qBFcOs4YCCs/T2Z6uDA7DdI/AAAAAAAABkw/y8QrqRtT_xw/s320/photo%2B5%2B%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721395308122541522" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span >I got this amazing dresser from Craigslist for $50....such a good deal!!!!!!!! It makes me all sorts of happy! Here's what we did with it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span >Picture from craigslist:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0xz70_WmA_E/T2Z6zp6FHdI/AAAAAAAABlA/euTuaGG65xc/s320/5Ff5H95J93k63Ia3H4c1s9f92571fa8ff1a52.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721395404462169554" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px; " /><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1UtsqiVqUKU/T2Z-6WqHXdI/AAAAAAAABlk/MAqz1SYfRBk/s320/428119_10100294529208085_18416379_46359078_1377655173_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721399917600529874" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><span >The same day I picked up this dresser, I also got a $10 bookcase which was a steal and I love the cabinet at the bottom! Those handles are amazing!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GymNxPh73oE/T2Z45DOLYoI/AAAAAAAABjQ/EHm4dh5WH54/s320/422585_10100292808755885_18416379_46351778_1696220502_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721393298133443202" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h9fqhQFvhJ0/T2Z4xk1p9WI/AAAAAAAABis/v2qfyuGvFDE/s320/416923_10100292808456485_18416379_46351777_355006331_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721393169718441314" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span >I also got this light for $10 at a thrift store and painted it! I love it but it broke a little so unless we can weld it, I'm not going to be able to hang it! But it was so cheap and I'm sure I can find another like it! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VCwQcJScJHY/T2Z4x2BmplI/AAAAAAAABi4/AzOrIMcG8rQ/s320/417371_10100294527930645_18416379_46359066_1807890733_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721393174331958866" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KUtgDgPvxnQ/T2Z46I7LOKI/AAAAAAAABj4/GKyaB7HOsdE/s320/426849_10100294528394715_18416379_46359070_847227107_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721393316844222626" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br /></span></div><span ><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yb53T91hM5o/T2Z7dMiV1yI/AAAAAAAABlM/0athRh7CYhk/s1600/432150_10100307018973495_18416379_46403731_1978115532_n.jpg"></a></span><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span >Here's a few random things I've done or picked up:</span></b></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >This little...cup? I don't know what it's for but it was in the dollar section at Michaels a few months ago. It now houses my little remote for the stereo in the kitchen! Perfect!</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n9K480GZJR8/T2Z25w8XUII/AAAAAAAABhM/2kLu9gX7-2Q/s320/DSC_0951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721391111383502978" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /><span >Did some chocolate covered strawberries for a UF game! My hand is a little shaky so they're messy but you get the point, cuteness!</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-61Z6ND3T8aE/T2Z4w-r_rfI/AAAAAAAABiM/iL2W-5I_daY/s320/303181_10100122594282055_18416379_45396308_611236745_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721393159477374450" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px; " /><span >I painted my craft room AGAIN! This is 3 times and I'm still unsure about it. Since this picture hubby got me the big expedit bookcase and I've filled it with cute baskets and other randomness, can't believe I don't have a picture....</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eSsh7KLMWL8/T2Z1qfs0ncI/AAAAAAAABgQ/GSKcqnX7Grw/s320/DSC_1036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721389749545246146" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /><span >I decided to repaint this coffee table for the 5th time. Yes, even after my big old blog post about painting it white. It's back to black (for the 3rd time). I need to stop repainting things! I'm still in search of a new coffee table</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >Here it is during it's small stint as a white table:</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L6PfY7qj7cI/T2Z25uaq0hI/AAAAAAAABhE/4a2ZKgn4Fug/s320/DSC_0946.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721391110705304082" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /><span >I got this rug for $20 at kmart! Woo...it's nothing special but for now it works perfect and the animals are in love! They don't like sliding around on the floors</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cUo6dsIdHas/T2aBN1bJKbI/AAAAAAAABl4/C9NMPhP-qBU/s320/430854_10100319565400355_18416379_46442644_1200895107_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721402451300002226" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: medium; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " />I got a brand new, sticker still on, Anthropologie mug for 99 cents at a thrift store! woo</div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QMWf4BQmWmA/T2aBNmWjV_I/AAAAAAAABlw/zpMzTuflxSE/s320/430510_10100280770555535_18416379_46311744_124068885_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721402447254214642" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: medium; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span >Here's a few projects I did by finding a few ideas on Pinterest:</span></b></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >Outdoor candle holders...so easy, so cute</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9cUUGIazUvY/T2Z4xK6fMeI/AAAAAAAABik/8lPRf2dO8IA/s320/406500_10100321180688305_18416379_46449051_1859379687_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721393162759385570" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span >4x4 tile coasters...CHEAP, these only cost me 86 cents. I got the tiles at the restore and had everything else on hand.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_nfsXcyjnS0/T2Z6t0UxVyI/AAAAAAAABko/_49ahbuTGFA/s320/photo%2B4%2B%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721395304179259170" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span >Cinammon roll pancakes.....so much deliciousness</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yb53T91hM5o/T2Z7dMiV1yI/AAAAAAAABlM/0athRh7CYhk/s320/432150_10100307018973495_18416379_46403731_1978115532_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721396118132479778" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: medium; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><span ><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0xz70_WmA_E/T2Z6zp6FHdI/AAAAAAAABlA/euTuaGG65xc/s1600/5Ff5H95J93k63Ia3H4c1s9f92571fa8ff1a52.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span >Looking back! These rooms are coming along!</span></div><span ><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qBFcOs4YCCs/T2Z6uDA7DdI/AAAAAAAABkw/y8QrqRtT_xw/s1600/photo%2B5%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V5gv3n6A0ZU/T2Z26toaBAI/AAAAAAAABhw/a1zWYMD3hHI/s320/DSC_0299%2B%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721391127674356738" style="font-size: 16px; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pdTJ9FTOkEQ/T2Z1p-Tt7BI/AAAAAAAABgI/-FDPtqhP1bs/s320/DSC_0981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721389740581579794" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " >Ignore messy pink blanket and dog bed and throw blankets everywhere :)</span></div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dmv6eWYTxrs/T2Z6tZrYGkI/AAAAAAAABkM/04SUtwd1cm0/s320/photo%2B2%2B%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721395297026316866" /></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZO3xkGUE6Xg/T2Z6tHoO1AI/AAAAAAAABkE/u3rW3SFDGsQ/s1600/photo%2B1%2B%25283%2529.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Dining room:</span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GymNxPh73oE/T2Z45DOLYoI/AAAAAAAABjQ/EHm4dh5WH54/s1600/422585_10100292808755885_18416379_46351778_1696220502_n.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cGTz0DvU-YE/T2Z26azdj0I/AAAAAAAABho/-DFxEXm-oSs/s320/DSC_0298%2B%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721391122620452674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></a></div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U-ZXwSAmJm8/T2Z442sC0TI/AAAAAAAABjI/hAazCSvfrqg/s320/419124_10100321181017645_18416379_46449054_1390332617_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721393294769049906" /></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><span ><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VCwQcJScJHY/T2Z4x2BmplI/AAAAAAAABi4/AzOrIMcG8rQ/s1600/417371_10100294527930645_18416379_46359066_1807890733_n.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span >So we've been busy! I'm sure there's a million things I haven't taken pictures of! I've been collecting decorating/gardening, etc. books for my book shelves, big, hard cover, pretty book! I always take the paper cover off. Chance got rid of his bright green car! Sad to see it go a little but it was such an eye sore outside of the house, and his new car is great so it's a relief! My dad got us a fire pit and a smoker, so in a few weeks we are going to redo the backyard and get ready for some cookouts! We spent all today cleaning up the yard for the spring. It's been beautiful out! I'm starting a new position next week, so excited about it! Lots of good things going on!</span></div><span ><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h9fqhQFvhJ0/T2Z4xk1p9WI/AAAAAAAABis/v2qfyuGvFDE/s1600/416923_10100292808456485_18416379_46351777_355006331_n.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span >Let's hope I'll be back soon telling you about the backyard or other fun things!</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span><div><span ><br /></span></div><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><span ><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-18487803634363560102011-11-12T09:07:00.003-05:002011-11-12T17:04:11.401-05:00New obsession<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BNAPE9S0DEE/Tr5-nGeGfSI/AAAAAAAABfQ/1pFDjFD2acs/s1600/1001029_043000004890_A_400.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div>I do not like coffee. But I DO like foo-foo goodness from Starbucks that has a teeny coffee taste. Right now, I love the Salted Caramel Mocha from Starbucks....YUM!</div><div><br /></div><div>But it gets expensive, and it's a lot of calories.</div><div><br /></div><div>So now I make this! It's like a vanilla/caramel latte.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BNAPE9S0DEE/Tr5-nGeGfSI/AAAAAAAABfQ/1pFDjFD2acs/s1600/1001029_043000004890_A_400.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BNAPE9S0DEE/Tr5-nGeGfSI/AAAAAAAABfQ/1pFDjFD2acs/s320/1001029_043000004890_A_400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674111790750268706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_UaBzsp793w/Tr5-m_82s7I/AAAAAAAABfA/goHEbgIa0Xw/s1600/bottle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_UaBzsp793w/Tr5-m_82s7I/AAAAAAAABfA/goHEbgIa0Xw/s320/bottle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674111789000209330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>6oz hot water</div><div>4 teaspoons of vanilla caramel mix</div><div>2 tablespoons skinny caramel macchiato creamer</div><div>and sometimes a little bit of chocolate syrup!</div><div><br /></div><div>So good! And I'm saving so much money....and it's only 120 calories without the chocolate syrup!</div><div><br /></div><div>YES! I want to try other combinations asap!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-21887873607323237262011-11-01T21:43:00.001-04:002011-11-01T22:17:13.146-04:00Products I love right now!<div style="text-align: left;">I have lots of posts to share...I'm trying to spread them out over the next couple of weeks! But I've been obsessed with buying all sorts of random beauty products in the last couple months so I thought I'd share my favorites! Can't wait to get my birch box this month so I can find more stuff to love :) A little more on that <a href="http://chanceamypearce.blogspot.com/2011/10/birchbox.html">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>First....hair! I feel like I've been having a lot of good hair days lately. Here is the combination of things I use and I love, love them all!<br /><br /></div><div>Love this shampoo/conditioner...LOVE. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4mciVg23ODo/TrCkIxn6vCI/AAAAAAAABeM/T2Ldhz3tDoE/s320/shear-stylz-chino-valley-arizona-redken-color-extend-shampoo-conditioner.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670212401526127650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div> <div>As soon as I get out of the shower I put this coconut oil on the ends of my hair</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DiotTm_IgJI/TrCkBGKROBI/AAAAAAAABdY/8-NFl3-4E_E/s320/CoconutBreakSerum_91027.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670212269599963154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Then I spray in my "miracle leave in product"....I love this stuff! I think it's why my hair has been <b>extra</b> awesome lately.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aRmqxA6MlIU/TrCkBi82GLI/AAAAAAAABdk/5WQL9oT2PiQ/s320/leavein.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670212277328287922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Then I blowdry my hair always now. I rarely let my hair air dry. I know the heat probably isn't good but my hair always feels much better when I blow dry it. And I always use my awesome nylon/boar barrel brush.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ea5epe-TSZ8/TrCkAqE98uI/AAAAAAAABdM/HY9r2cv-UcM/s320/brush.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670212262061535970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Hmmm ...I have some face lotions/toners, etc. that I'm trying out right now but we'll see! Didn't want to share if I'm not even sure I like them yet. But for some reason my skin has been a little more oily than normal so I've been using these awesome things when needed!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DiotTm_IgJI/TrCkBGKROBI/AAAAAAAABdY/8-NFl3-4E_E/s1600/CoconutBreakSerum_91027.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></a></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tkWq6egcZbw/TrCkAD8FEOI/AAAAAAAABdA/JsF4QLjGD-o/s320/300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670212251823706338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px; " /></div><div>LOVE this face mask!! The only downside is that they don't have a Lush in the mall right next to me so it's annoying to go to the other mall every couple weeks to pick up a new one. I don't really like going to the mall all that much! Since it's a fresh face mask, it only has a shelf life of about two weeks. Worth the trip though! :) I may try the chocolate one next!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KPHlhpol-xo/TrClx6K8aII/AAAAAAAABeg/ZRUNkPS2STI/s320/lettuce.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670214207706785922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Anyone who is around me enough already knows about this obsession.....VITAMIN SCHTICK! (yes, SCHTICK...I love saying it too) Love these...they are cute, smell great and I just love them! I have the strawberry kiwi and fruit punch ones!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xYeVkVfdnDE/TrCj_3O5qnI/AAAAAAAABc0/2BR77joDY9Y/s320/0abcee305a233c06_vitamin_schtick_3-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670212248412990066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>Great lotion! Though I don't like the smell as much as I did at first....but it keeps my hands nice and soft!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZFNNapXabzc/TrCkIaMW8FI/AAAAAAAABdw/mzok2nlKWfM/s320/lotion.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670212395236520018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Best mascara!! The point at the end makes such a difference!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ipen8RfZWZM/TrCkIicx2XI/AAAAAAAABd8/MKIPEkUAXKo/s1600/Maybelline-Great-Lash-Lots-Of-Lashes-Mascara.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ipen8RfZWZM/TrCkIicx2XI/AAAAAAAABd8/MKIPEkUAXKo/s320/Maybelline-Great-Lash-Lots-Of-Lashes-Mascara.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670212397452876146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px; " /></a>Most favorite perfume ever! I love it soo much! Smells so yummy!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vEAph7hILq0/TrCkJqG83uI/AAAAAAAABeU/xy23W1IijCc/s1600/vera-wang-lovestruck.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vEAph7hILq0/TrCkJqG83uI/AAAAAAAABeU/xy23W1IijCc/s320/vera-wang-lovestruck.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670212416688676578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 280px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ipen8RfZWZM/TrCkIicx2XI/AAAAAAAABd8/MKIPEkUAXKo/s1600/Maybelline-Great-Lash-Lots-Of-Lashes-Mascara.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZFNNapXabzc/TrCkIaMW8FI/AAAAAAAABdw/mzok2nlKWfM/s1600/lotion.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aRmqxA6MlIU/TrCkBi82GLI/AAAAAAAABdk/5WQL9oT2PiQ/s1600/leavein.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-59598350862144794792011-10-15T09:57:00.003-04:002011-10-15T10:01:08.560-04:00Birchbox<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EwamA4-we88/TpmR3ClsEXI/AAAAAAAABbU/5ayee8DzA_A/s1600/c72bb8800a35d26c_birchbox.xlarge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EwamA4-we88/TpmR3ClsEXI/AAAAAAAABbU/5ayee8DzA_A/s320/c72bb8800a35d26c_birchbox.xlarge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663718381168890226" /></a><br />I KNOW! I've been avoiding the blog like the plague!! I just haven't had much to post and haven't done anything crafty! But don't worry, I'll have a few posts in the next few days. But in the meantime I just wanted to share that I started a monthly subscription to <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/">Birchbox</a>..... it's a cute box that comes in the mail the middle of every month with a few samples of makeup, hair care products, etc. SO excited! And at $10 a month, done! Can't wait to see what's in mine next month!!!!<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div></div></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-11312338715891737502011-08-14T16:33:00.003-04:002011-08-14T16:36:29.439-04:00I found heaven, in cupcake formI haven't been to Georgetown Cupcake since my sister was here but the August flavors sounded yum this month so I wanted to go. One is Blueberry Cheesecake the other is Banana split which I've had. But I didn't expect the Blueberry Cheesecake would be so amazing or else I would have got nothing but that flavor. I just had to spread the word about the best cupcake in the entire universe. SO GOOD!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--kHNBtPmJYk/Tkgxb5H0UvI/AAAAAAAABYQ/6j9hH_cpeqg/s1600/CC_blueberry_cheesecake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 277px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--kHNBtPmJYk/Tkgxb5H0UvI/AAAAAAAABYQ/6j9hH_cpeqg/s320/CC_blueberry_cheesecake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640812888541385458" /></a>
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<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E0EzNYi3uP8/TkgwtqAKMxI/AAAAAAAABYI/9qz9dJevBcw/s1600/DSC02149.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>We got tickets on Friday night to the Skins/Steelers game. We had a great time!!! Great seats too! We got there 40 minutes late which didn't turn out to be a big of a deal as I thought it would on the way there! And the skins won! woo<div>
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<br /></div><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-4922552974288314612011-08-14T16:21:00.003-04:002011-08-14T16:27:26.496-04:00Hardwood floors<div style="text-align: left;">I won't say this was the BEST decision....</div><div>
<br /></div><div>After we moved in we did realize there was hardwood floors underneath the NEW carpet. We wanted to know what they looked like and would peek at corners here and there but two weekends ago I begged Chance to help me pull it up. We only pulled up the living/dining room and the hallway. Not the bedrooms.</div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div>I'm still excited despite spending two weekends in a row pulling staples/nails out of the floor. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>They DEFINITELY need to be refinished, and repaired. Let me share the horror:</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For some reason just in front of the door, there was liquid nail all over the floor, they must have put tiles there or something at one time. Silly people. I'm just thankful this isn't everywhere.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_sIgRPK0Jo0/Tkgu24UC_uI/AAAAAAAABXg/xlB1ofttHIM/s1600/DSC_0991.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_sIgRPK0Jo0/Tkgu24UC_uI/AAAAAAAABXg/xlB1ofttHIM/s320/DSC_0991.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640810053645827810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Oh wait, cute Kallie! :)</div></div><div>
<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zIQTZXX_iDY/Tkgu28uYCnI/AAAAAAAABXY/cmImlQZWARY/s1600/DSC_0988.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zIQTZXX_iDY/Tkgu28uYCnI/AAAAAAAABXY/cmImlQZWARY/s320/DSC_0988.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640810054830000754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yep, rotted pieces. Not good.</div></div><div>
<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YB5EFS0yCow/Tkgu2hptbdI/AAAAAAAABXQ/aOU2ev5GfzU/s1600/DSC_0986.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YB5EFS0yCow/Tkgu2hptbdI/AAAAAAAABXQ/aOU2ev5GfzU/s320/DSC_0986.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640810047562673618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yep, there is two big cracks also.</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9yygTcHk0J8/Tkgu2jY-hII/AAAAAAAABXI/_5WCOCPM_FE/s1600/DSC_0985.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9yygTcHk0J8/Tkgu2jY-hII/AAAAAAAABXI/_5WCOCPM_FE/s320/DSC_0985.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640810048029361282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div>Any recommendations for floor people? :)</div><div>
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<br /></div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-51332964123809036422011-08-14T16:06:00.003-04:002011-08-14T16:18:45.974-04:00More ugly curtains<div style="text-align: left;">I've had this ugly "window covering" since the townhouse and it's so sloppy looking. I hate it!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>So when we were off for our anniversary we picked up a couple things and THIS was one of them.....Ahhh MUCH better :)</div><div>
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<br /></div><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-89091821863200295222011-08-14T15:51:00.006-04:002011-08-14T16:06:33.762-04:002nd Anniversary<div style="text-align: left;">Yeesh, this was a MONTH ago and I'm just posting about it now. Oops....we still don't have the pictures from the waterproof camera...soon!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>We took off the whole week of our anniversary and just did random things....we really only did something on the day of our anniversary, the next day was less successful and I went to the beach with my friends later that week.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>On the morning of our anniversary, we exchanged cards....no presents (we'd rather spend a little money on doing things & dinner than anything else).</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Then we went to cracker barrel and had a yummy breakfast. Next we headed to Harpers Ferry (only about an hour from us) to go river tubing. We were the only two in the group so it was awkward a little but it ended up being great! Afterwards we headed to old town harpers ferry but it was SO hot that we didn't stay long at all. Definitely going back in the fall...I bet it's amazing in the fall!</div><div>We did stop by this little produce stand to get peaches and cantaloupe... later I ended up making <a href="http://www.scissorsandspatulas.com/2011/06/peach-berry-pie.html">this pie</a> with the peaches...AMAZING - I used strawberries)</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">About to go tubing</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kJb7OzDCGaY/TkgolPQrjZI/AAAAAAAABVA/7HzRDMMDz6o/s320/DSC_0884.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640803153498312082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Downtown/Old Town Harpers Ferry:</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
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<br /></div><div>We went home and took showers and got ready for dinner and ended up going to the melting pot which is always yum! Chance even let me get the cheese with the spinach in it....very unlike him but SO GOOD.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-91410620050278598222011-08-14T15:44:00.003-04:002011-08-14T15:51:12.760-04:00Garden update<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W5EIeagF2PI/Tkgm-i33xEI/AAAAAAAABUw/vFeQzaBCE0w/s1600/DSC02105.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></a></div>SO I'm not the BEST gardener.....I should have been watering it MUCH more than I did. I got one good cucumber and let the rest stay on the vine too long. Now it's so hot, they are starting to die. None of my strawberries got big enough to pick. And I have one good pepper that I should probably go out and pick NOW. Otherwise that's kind of it! I'll do better next year!!!<div>
<br /></div><div>Two months ago:</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RH1Kc7oHb6w/TkgmWp-4HjI/AAAAAAAABUg/oJhG2ht2OQI/s1600/DSC02083.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RH1Kc7oHb6w/TkgmWp-4HjI/AAAAAAAABUg/oJhG2ht2OQI/s320/DSC02083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640800703950102066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>
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<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k4EE35egTSU/TkgmWaKcwaI/AAAAAAAABUQ/0iPCn48ZfTo/s1600/DSC_0957.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k4EE35egTSU/TkgmWaKcwaI/AAAAAAAABUQ/0iPCn48ZfTo/s320/DSC_0957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640800699703673250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a>Couple of weeks ago: Starting to look bad!
<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H8zO7aTq1Dg/TkgmWeC5OOI/AAAAAAAABUI/lCjgg5x2CRw/s1600/DSC_0956.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H8zO7aTq1Dg/TkgmWeC5OOI/AAAAAAAABUI/lCjgg5x2CRw/s320/DSC_0956.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640800700745726178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div>I also tried a little indoor kitchen garden! I went to Whole Foods and bought Basil, Dill and Lavender. Not such a great idea but tell me it doesn't look pretty? And the basil (even though I don't like fresh basil) smelled amazing.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Obviously, as probably most of the world would know (and my husband pointed out)...it didn't live. I tried to transfer it all outside and the lavender is the only thing that made it.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-86284112129254662142011-08-14T15:23:00.006-04:002011-08-14T15:44:24.663-04:00Evolution of a coffee table<div style="text-align: left;">This table started off with a pine finish. Then when we were in the apartment I painted it black and then brown. When we were in the townhouse I painted it back to black. And then a month or so ago I thought maybe it needed a chance to be white. I also cut off the little bars on the sides. So far so good but eventually I need a new coffee table!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Okay I couldn't find the original picture or when I first painted it black but here's what we got....</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Original color bought from Target (we knew we'd paint it right away, and we did)</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VDOeHxHciO8/Tkgi_bO4ONI/AAAAAAAABTw/nmiOUlpxFUk/s1600/51kiNqBQhfL._AA260_.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VDOeHxHciO8/Tkgi_bO4ONI/AAAAAAAABTw/nmiOUlpxFUk/s320/51kiNqBQhfL._AA260_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640797006318811346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 260px; " /></a>We got a new coffee table so I painted it brown to match the bedroom and put it in there....yeah once upon a time we had a coffee table in the bedroom....and space to PUT a coffee table in the bedroom...haha</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z6TQr3-TddQ/TkgjfdoHSAI/AAAAAAAABT4/wlyZbZZQbK0/s320/Picture%2B029.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640797556717340674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Then when we moved in the townhouse we had space for 2nd coffee table in the basement....so I was glad I didn't throw it away and painted it black again for the living room.....</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Until the day I got tired of it and decided it needed a new color! I sawed (actually Chance did) off the bars on the sides and then started painting away! I painted it bright white then decided it needed a little tint and then mixed some brown/tan paint in.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
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<br /></div><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-6477296338138725142011-08-14T15:13:00.004-04:002011-08-14T15:23:26.194-04:00Sister time!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><div>I know, I know....I hope that I can promise to blog more than every two months after the next few posts but I'm not sure that I can! I haven't been doing much of anything lately, especially not anything crafty! I really want to do more things. Though, I do have a few things to share....I guess lets start here......</div><div>
<br /></div><div>When I posted last it was the guest room I made over because my sister was on her way to visit! We had a fantastic weekend and it was SO great to spend time with her just doing whatever. (Sadly, this was two months ago! I know, I'm a hooligan)</div><div>
<br /></div><div>She got in on a Friday night and we just sat around and talked. At around 11pm it seemed like all of Montgomery County police showed up outside of our house!! It was insane, and embarrassing...we live in a pretty safe, good neighborhood. The next day we went to HonFest in Baltimore. I'd never been and it was super fun to see all the people dressed up. And we stopped by the Inner Harbor really quick because she's never been to Baltimore and the HonFest wasn't in downtown Baltimore. Later than night we went to Bertucci's for dinner (Which is my FAV place! Maybe because I used to work there....or maybe because I just love their food!) I also took her to get Georgetown Cupcakes because she's never been! And then she left on Sunday. I always have the best time with my sister and miss her so much all the time! Here are some pictures....</div><div>
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<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1FsHxBgRwd4/Tkgf7BtL6BI/AAAAAAAABSY/o6GdgvXLNMo/s1600/DSC020611.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1FsHxBgRwd4/Tkgf7BtL6BI/AAAAAAAABSY/o6GdgvXLNMo/s320/DSC020611.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640793632212248594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a>
<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lk7EQ2MTVig/Tkgf691NheI/AAAAAAAABSQ/eUqcy87_A2c/s1600/DSC02059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lk7EQ2MTVig/Tkgf691NheI/AAAAAAAABSQ/eUqcy87_A2c/s320/DSC02059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640793631172167138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Crabcake sandwiches of course!</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_ZgTZpNeKg/Tkgf6hO_GjI/AAAAAAAABSI/yLg96HwwxgA/s1600/DSC02055.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_ZgTZpNeKg/Tkgf6hO_GjI/AAAAAAAABSI/yLg96HwwxgA/s320/DSC02055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640793623495645746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>
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<br /></span></div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-7036219813253934872011-06-11T07:18:00.004-04:002011-06-11T07:26:01.180-04:00Guest Room<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X4Mju_wZVc8/TfNP-PgdS8I/AAAAAAAABRw/PJl3gL_cDK4/s1600/DSC02049.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I can decorate a room in one day. No big deal.<div><br /></div><div>We had wanted to put together the guest room but since my sister was coming this weekend it pushed us to go ahead and finally do it. I went out and got the paint and was all done painting by noon....then we went and bought the futon and accessories (curtains, pillows) and ....DONE!</div><div><br /></div><div>Obviously we'll eventually get nicer things in here....this definitely works for now....I love it but I guess it does look a little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dormish</span>? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">haha</span>. I want a nice old dresser in here that I can paint a funky color. :) I want an awesome light.....maybe a real bed? :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe more pictures later, I did forget to take a picture in sofa form.....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X4Mju_wZVc8/TfNP-PgdS8I/AAAAAAAABRw/PJl3gL_cDK4/s1600/DSC02049.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QoqKdafqRz8/TfNP9i4XLiI/AAAAAAAABRo/Qkg1H_3umvw/s1600/DSC02027.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QoqKdafqRz8/TfNP9i4XLiI/AAAAAAAABRo/Qkg1H_3umvw/s320/DSC02027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616921079014960674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X4Mju_wZVc8/TfNP-PgdS8I/AAAAAAAABRw/PJl3gL_cDK4/s320/DSC02049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616921090994293698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">p.s. I really love my throw blanket.....it's ruffly and big and teal....and $20 at home goods...yes!</span></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" />Photobucket"></a></div></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-79083672853586043882011-05-30T18:59:00.006-04:002011-05-30T19:16:23.170-04:00More yard stuff<div style="text-align: left;">Today was so great, I'm so sad to go back to work tomorrow. It was relaxing and productive!</div><div><br /></div><div>Nothing too exciting but I spent some time outside weeding and cleaning up the yard.</div><div><br /></div><div>I bought a hummingbird feeder, two actually. I hope they attract some hummingbirds, that would be so great!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hd_kRhvaXag/TeQiPWUpJkI/AAAAAAAABQk/BRsuPM0DpkY/s320/DSC01972.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612648682696025666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I put some more dirt (all the same kind this time) in my veggie garden so it didn't look quite so terrible (like my last post). My cucumbers/green peppers were wilting but they just needed some water! :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NqxeAaH-rKk/TeQiPaI--VI/AAAAAAAABQs/REqqanHqfdE/s320/DSC01981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612648683720866130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>I moved the grill over and put my hanging basket to the right of the veggie garden. I also moved the rose bush to right below the hanging basket. It wasn't doing well in the other spot. Not enough sun.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GE9m5xPkFeE/TeQiPq9trlI/AAAAAAAABQ0/y6KkY44-4PI/s320/DSC01983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612648688236998226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Then I moved the trash can/recycling to the side of the backyard and we had some space for some chairs. I bought something pretty similar (almost identical) to what we have up front.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yI064tRRavI/TeQiP3U6uEI/AAAAAAAABQ8/VkK8OEFw7Hw/s320/DSC01998.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612648691555547202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXFtETQlW9E/TeQjfqv3aCI/AAAAAAAABRM/_kxp7JQ4wmM/s320/DSC02000.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612650062568450082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Oops I realized I never posted about the table and chairs we got for the front porch. Here's a picture I took before we got the table, but it's very similiar to the one above.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nw-Xll0gans/TeQk1wfLM8I/AAAAAAAABRU/QRWBslKpkJ4/s320/222933_896225350235_18416379_43796215_2475021_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612651541577806786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Chairs in the backyard are from Home Depot, the ones on the front porch are from Lowes. Both about $20 each.</span></span></div><div><br /></div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-13713697086492852802011-05-27T22:09:00.005-04:002011-05-27T22:20:59.563-04:00Veggie/Herb Garden<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dAhMAqTBBv0/TeBa8WGja8I/AAAAAAAABQE/zpJAQlEfJGw/s320/DSC01939.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611585128475356098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dAhMAqTBBv0/TeBa8WGja8I/AAAAAAAABQE/zpJAQlEfJGw/s1600/DSC01939.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div>Yipee! I've been wanting to do this for awhile so we went out to get a few things so we could....I wasn't sure if I wanted to put these in the ground or if I wanted to do a raised box but in the end we decided the ground was best. I bought two bags of dirt, obviously it got mixed up with the ground dirt and I should have bought more. Oh well, dirt is dirt even if it's not pretty dirt.</div><div><br /></div><div>I bought two green pepper plants, two cucumber, one strawberry, one cilantro, one chives and one mint (just because it smelled so yummy).</div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't think about garden signs until on my way home so I was kind of panicking because I had to have something and of course it had to be cute. But then I remembered I had a few little stones left from the zillion that had been left in our yard and the ones that were left were perfect because they were all thin and little. I wrote on them with a Sharpie and hopefully that works out. It rained something crazy here tonight (broke a couple more small tree limbs, grumble grumble) so we'll see what it looks like tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh! And I lined it with these wood pieces also found in our yard! I think we are done with free yard supplies for now though. We've used all the randomness that we could find. </div><div>....Except for the basketball hoop pole (sans hoop) that is randomly in our backyard. We have yet to tackle getting that out of the ground but I'm sure we won't have any use for it.</div><div><br /></div><div>lol, apologies for the picture...it looks pathetic but it really is cute (why do I feel like I say that too much). And do you see all of the weeeeeeeds in front? Gah, too many weeds in my grass....Need lawn makeover.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hOMo5e8JITg/TeBa81KJ_-I/AAAAAAAABQc/eWEM6KTFUgA/s320/DSC01936.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611585136811966434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HP3s1aKGl9Y/TeBa8qvir3I/AAAAAAAABQU/svg3PHgBGjY/s320/DSC01937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611585134015983474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4eqzI2lhyAk/TeBa8hDl-bI/AAAAAAAABQM/GjydmbggRXg/s1600/DSC01938.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4eqzI2lhyAk/TeBa8hDl-bI/AAAAAAAABQM/GjydmbggRXg/s320/DSC01938.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611585131415730610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-4886714917931922072011-05-27T19:55:00.004-04:002011-05-27T22:06:28.207-04:00Ugly got a little less ugly<div style="text-align: left;">I have some ugly curtains in my house...I'll get to replacing all of them eventually but for right now all I care about is that no one sees my business at night. But the kitchen curtain's are agonizingly (a word? Maybe...didn't give me the little red line) UGLY.</div><div><br /></div><div>And I open them often and it always gets stuck on the little "rod connecter" or whatever. And they look ugly from the outside and in.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WLwGdfnslD8/TeBWUXCbnQI/AAAAAAAABPc/25OpOxlb7OA/s320/DSC01948.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611580043485224194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RVelJba-Lgo/TeBWUVX22MI/AAAAAAAABPk/28B24POCykw/s320/DSC01949.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611580043038218434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>So we picked up some blinds today for just this window! I just got some plain white ones....I want some bamboo shades....maybe eventually. First blinds, then kitchen valance. I want some cute ones, nothing with chickens on it. My mother in law has cute bead-y ones and maybe I'll try to find something similar.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q3NjcVhyc30/TeBWUpWDLTI/AAAAAAAABPs/Kwu-GECHIS0/s1600/DSC01950.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q3NjcVhyc30/TeBWUpWDLTI/AAAAAAAABPs/Kwu-GECHIS0/s320/DSC01950.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611580048399346994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-roFBAyWXqmY/TeBWUxwBWUI/AAAAAAAABP0/gPDB0jCQGaM/s320/DSC01955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611580050655762754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">See valances from MIL's house....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V_a5FNCAHwA/TeBYJIEa9rI/AAAAAAAABP8/-2aroBqZX2Y/s320/37877_735823955915_18416379_41366132_7831597_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611582049511732914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 152px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span> <div><br /></div><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-26118925039754133982011-05-27T19:49:00.002-04:002011-05-27T19:55:19.124-04:00Happy Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X8K9oFIhjrA/TeA44z_03oI/AAAAAAAABPU/XAvE_TwlVKQ/s1600/DSC01963.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-40qrSAfT4Nk/TeA44BLKxLI/AAAAAAAABO8/P8WHOw1_JNY/s1600/DSC01951.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-40qrSAfT4Nk/TeA44BLKxLI/AAAAAAAABO8/P8WHOw1_JNY/s320/DSC01951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611547670742746290" /></a><br /><div>This post is completely random. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had a GREAT day and I wanted to share some things from it......</div><div><br /></div><div>You'll have to excuse all the pictures from last post, this one and the next two....I did not use my good camera today.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I went to the store and got some pretty peonies, watermelon, kabobs (terrible & overpriced by the way but the idea was nice) and corn on the cob....I wishhhh we had a patio out back and some outdoor furniture, would have been great to eat outside :)</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c1xT9zF3vkI/TeA44ZooI-I/AAAAAAAABPE/6KKcAVFMBsk/s1600/DSC01947.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c1xT9zF3vkI/TeA44ZooI-I/AAAAAAAABPE/6KKcAVFMBsk/s320/DSC01947.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611547677308756962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I got Trixie a new collar, you can't see it too well but it's pink zebra! she's so cute</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X8K9oFIhjrA/TeA44z_03oI/AAAAAAAABPU/XAvE_TwlVKQ/s1600/DSC01963.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mI15yAkVoU/TeA44oSghdI/AAAAAAAABPM/0ikRboos7BI/s1600/DSC01945.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mI15yAkVoU/TeA44oSghdI/AAAAAAAABPM/0ikRboos7BI/s320/DSC01945.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611547681242514898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I got Tonka a new toy (excuse blurry photo, he wouldn't sit still + bad camera = blurry photo)</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a little blanket/stuffed animal like the little human babies have! lol love it</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c1xT9zF3vkI/TeA44ZooI-I/AAAAAAAABPE/6KKcAVFMBsk/s1600/DSC01947.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X8K9oFIhjrA/TeA44z_03oI/AAAAAAAABPU/XAvE_TwlVKQ/s320/DSC01963.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611547684385382018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-73454148982267901702011-05-27T19:37:00.005-04:002011-05-27T19:49:10.868-04:00$5 Goodwill Chair!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_k693PPuM4/TeA35mqg-zI/AAAAAAAABO0/wUYm2efs7ew/s1600/DSC01934.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PiCpFEtgSs0/TeA3XDTqJQI/AAAAAAAABOk/1nYPx-s9tbw/s320/DSC01957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611546004867917058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t4ObC-Ev8xQ/TeA3W3MXZZI/AAAAAAAABOU/P-Cn-IBkWX0/s1600/DSC01933.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div>Today was the first day I've taken off sine NOVEMBER! It was much needed and I was so productive! Last night I went to the store and decided to stop by goodwill too to see if there was any chairs I could re-do...I've been wanting to for quite awhile. Right when I walk in I see a chair I like...no price. I'm looking all over it for about 30 seconds when the guy who works there asks me if I want it and I asked how much is it....he said $5. Done.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t4ObC-Ev8xQ/TeA3W3MXZZI/AAAAAAAABOU/P-Cn-IBkWX0/s320/DSC01933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611546001616102802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Woo hoo! I went right to Joann's and picked up some fabric, already had some paint. And started reupholstering last night! First thing this morning I started spray painting. It looked great...the I tried to "glaze" it...bad idea...then I tried to sandpaper it to make it look "rustic"....bad idea. I just left it, not in the mood to repaint, it's not horrible....people will just think I'm lazy and maybe didn't finish painting it or something? Which I am, I am lazy.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GhVkyuETAFY/TeA3XWLWsPI/AAAAAAAABOs/tGhCsDpPRts/s320/DSC01935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611546009933361394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-puy-AHmb-SI/TeA3W0vPngI/AAAAAAAABOc/5VYkibttI0o/s320/DSC01946.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611546000957087234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Love! I'm slowly trying to bring in brighter things! Too much dark stuff in my living/dining room!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>See Trixie being a hooligan walking on top of the cushion. Took her two seconds to lay down on it once I set it down. I yelled at her to get off and she didn't run away, she just stood there staring at me. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_k693PPuM4/TeA35mqg-zI/AAAAAAAABO0/wUYm2efs7ew/s320/DSC01934.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611546598474578738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556632939429275173.post-50290283732109348982011-05-23T21:40:00.004-04:002011-05-23T21:52:09.490-04:00West Elm!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZmbYqcen4Y/TdsO-IM1OKI/AAAAAAAABOM/QH9PZyMOKW8/s1600/img1m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I74G_T4X8Fs/TdsO-LI8kUI/AAAAAAAABOE/ejwgsX2I9a4/s1600/img17m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SrcNL9g12_4/TdsOACk2OjI/AAAAAAAABNs/k8wYcbxUgQA/s320/DSC_0766.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610093154674293298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had never been to a West Elm! So I was giddy to drive to Tysons Corner (never been there either) two weeks ago! I had $40 in visa gift cards and I decided I wanted to spend them there.</div><div><br /></div><div>I got there and right across from West Elm was a ZGallerie! Yippee, I didn't know which to go in first. So much good stuff....and Chance was a trooper walking around so I could look at everything!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I ended up with a big tray for the coffee table (on sale for $23) which I love (Chance hates because he has to move it when we eat dinner in front of the tv).....and a little mecury glass vase. Love it. But now I need a brighter, more awesome coffee table :)</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I74G_T4X8Fs/TdsO-LI8kUI/AAAAAAAABOE/ejwgsX2I9a4/s320/img17m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610094222125076802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I got the small one....though this picture makes it look REALLY small :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZmbYqcen4Y/TdsO-IM1OKI/AAAAAAAABOM/QH9PZyMOKW8/s320/img1m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610094221336066210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also really wanted this little guy (the one on the right) from ZGallerie for $9.95....buuuut not this trip</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ErzLz378gTI/TdsOAR2EVjI/AAAAAAAABN0/xC6ZOf2ErV8/s320/antique-silver-cameras.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610093158773052978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I did stop by CakeLove (never been before) to get an almond cupcake...yum</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WpbzCiChzlQ/TdsOAn_3cNI/AAAAAAAABN8/Hi8ZCSJ8010/s320/DSC_0758.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610093164719730898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div> <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/?action=view&current=signature.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/ssprincess03/signature.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div></div>Amy P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08176105772302662215noreply@blogger.com0