In Love

I have a confession to make... I'm in love! While recently visiting a new favorite blog destination, Got Art? I read her delightful posting on totes! As the comment I left on her post mentioned, what girl doesn't like a lovely tote hanging off her shoulder?? I perused the delightful eye candy my new blog friend had included when all of sudden my heart took a leap as my eyes landed on Papaya Art, ahhhhh!! It was love at first site!

Now there if a chance that all of you may have heard of Papaya and I'm just out of the loop, it's certainly happened before but no matter what the case I'm just delighted to have found these delicious creations! And as if the totes weren't bad enough in all those adorable designs and colors, they also offer journals, decor, calenders, and SO much more! Ahhhhhh!! Suffice to say my holiday list just jumped a few pages, gulp!! So a big huge thank you to Got Art? for introducing me to my newest love, I'm sure my hubby will be appropriate perplexed. *winks*

A New Look - again...

I know, it never seems as though I can leave well enough alone when it comes to our website but with free creative reign you can only image the various ideas wondering through my mind at any given moment of the day... BUT, today we're one step closer to that final "perfect" *insert quivering smile with twitching eye* version! :D

I present to you... our latest website revamp... TA-DA!!
Ok, yes, it looks familiar... Yes, yes, it looks the same as our blog. That's just it!! I managed to figure out how to create a set background image where the text and photos glide over the top just as in my blog. Whoot! Whoot! I love it and love that it's set in CSS so the pages load much faster (always a plus for those impatience visitors *insert car salesman wink*).

I'm still having a little trouble getting the slide show on the main page to work and I'm sure there are a few other glitches I haven't run across yet but all in all I'm really happy with the new design and the overall consistent business image *slaps teacher's gold star on*. Whoot! ;-)

Souvenirs

D whisked me away yesterday for a fun filled afternoon excursion and I brought back these lovely souvenirs to share with you all! woo hoo!

The hospitality was delightful, real bed side service if you will, and they even offered complimentary cool icy drinks, ahhhh! There was talk of birds and swines but alas none were found hanging around. Turns out I just needed a little 'fresh air' to get that pick- me-up back in my step... well, that and a little antibionics, whoot! (*doing the happy pink pill dance now*)

All-in-all the best part of the day was the delicious meal of chicken, scalloped potatoes, and green beans, yumm!! I love a meal I don't have to cook, whoot! Oh and the company of course.. thanks D, you're always such a doting hubby - muax♥

So now I'm off to catch up on all I've missed these past three days in blogland, in between naps that is, and I hope you all enjoyed wonderful weekends!

Gripped

I've been gripped by a dreaded beast... he crept into my life a day or so ago, first taking hold of my throat, then slithering his way up into my sinuses. He's now made his way down and settled in my chest... ugh... blah...

Happy Birthday JD!

I won't even go into how fast the years go by but rather just want to say...

Heaven knows you make us laugh and manage to make this world a wonderful place to live in just by being you!! Your a friend and brother to all... Ready to rise and stand up for those who need it, no matter what the cost... With an artistic essence surpassing all expectations... The heart of a timeless noble warrior... The best son and brother we could ever ask for... And the only guy we know who would appreciate a pink tu-tu cake for your 22nd! ;-)

Thank you so much for being you!!
Happy 22nd Birthday Jordan!

Living Room

I've been so busy catching up and updating our website that just realized I never posted an update on our living room and how it came out so here are a few photos.
It offers a lovely old world charm which is difficult to capture in photos but we adore the way the paint technique came out. The room still needs the finishing touches of some new lamps, curtains, artwork, and rugs and we're getting around to that as we can. I just love how the white trim has been turned into a natural wood look which was surprisingly easy to accomplish.We realized after finishing that we're going to need to paint the ceiling before we add the crown molding and chair rail and of the floors will need to be refinished next spring once the weather warms back up again and we can open a few windows for ventilation but all in all we love how it's progressing.

Isn't She Lovely

I happened upon an available Treasury this morning and so on a spur I put together this selection of some of my favorite artists.Here's the link if you wish to visit, comment and click...

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=91664

The Steins

Just wanted to give a little followup from our weekend trip to see Tiberious and the Oak Tree perform!! It was a smashing success (they sounded amazing live!!) and we had loads of fun getting together with our other side of our family!In a last minute attempt to dress up for Halloween we came up with Mr. & Mrs. Frankenstein. Unfortunately the stores didn't cooperate as it seems they were all out of green makeup, sheesh! So I dragged out some green eye shadow which we liberally applied and donned our homemade t'shirts I created in Photoshop.

We really had a super time and couldn't have been prouder of our son!!

Winner of P40 Giveaway

We're delighted to announce the winner for our Pink for October Giveaway is Tanya904! Congratulations Tanya!!!

Tanya is the winner of this original key holder I designed especially for the Pink for October Giveaway.

We're also happy to announce we had a sale in our Etsy shop during the month of October! Unfortunately I found out the smallest donation we're able to make to the Susan G. Komen Foundation is $25 so we'll have to wait for a few more sales in our Etsy shop this month. We'll be sure to post a follow up once we reach this amount and make our donation!

Thanks so much to everyone who participated!