a {while} later

What do you think?

Extreme Makeover {Room edition}

So my little sister C was off at camp this past week and while she was away, we decided to do a makeover on her room. I really loved that Yellow and Gray room that I posted in my last post so we decided to do something similar! Here are some of the pictures from the process:

{Window Valance, that I made:)}

{Accessories, Elephant: Thrifted $1.50, Little owls: Thrifted $7.00 for set, Lamp: Walmart}

After is soon to come :)

What kind of projects are you working on lately?

xoxo

$50 dollars, Sticky hands and 12 hours {Later}

I decided to be crafty today, since I had nothing else to do. Wednesday is my day off and both of my parents were at work and my sister C is at camp so...I did some long hard thinking and decided I wanted to do a project! While I was looking for ideas, I stumbled across this amazingly crafty blog called http://www.sewdangcutecrafts.com and she had this idea for a guest bedroom that I will have as my bedroom some day, I absolutely {ADORE} it! What do you think?!

So the project that I decided to take upon, is that cute little wall hanging you see above the bed frame (which by the way is made out of shutters)

So, after visiting seven whole stores to purchase all of the thirteen different kinds of gray & yellow fabric, printing out coupons for 3 of those stores, giving away my happy meal toy to a little Hispanic girl at Walmart, seeing some hick kids who had holes in their pants and holes in their undies, and finally finding the fabric that I wanted, here's what I came up with:

Obviously, I haven't glued all the pieces together or hung it on the wall, but it's a start! I hope you like it! Here's to more crafty days to come!

xoxo

Counting {down}

10 days until .....

This,

This ,

and this,


and this.



And oh yeah,



I bought this beauty yestersday for the trip to London and {Paris} :)

Once upon a Chaise Lounge

So, the other day I was driving around in my home town and I happened to look over into this field and I saw this Chaise Lounge just sitting there! I don't know if you would understand the excitement I felt, I know for most photographers it is awesome to find new places to shoot that already have the tools you need for the shoot. In this case, for me, it was this Chaise Lounge. For weeks and weeks I was having dreams about shooting there, finally, we got a good day that worked with every ones schedule! :) Here are some of the results! Enjoy :)

Cutest little people in my life!

This would be my adorable 2 yr old Niece Sophia Gloria.

She is such a doll, and loves to act crazy and fun

and slide down slides all day long!

I love her!

This is my new nephew Emmett born Monday Feb. 28th at 8lbs 12 oz! 20 inches long!

He is so cute and I love him already!

Places/Things to look foward to in the {FUTURE} :)

So I have been thinking about my future plans of getting out of this godforsaken town...and I wanted to announce some of the places that I am looking foward to going this coming year! :)

Cant wait! :)

{hopefully a lot of beach time with the people I love}

{Paris, with anyone who wants to come with}

{London with my best friend, Alicia, in June}

{Canada sometime this year, for sure!}

Who wants to come? :)

New scarf from {Istanbul}

One of the only purchases I made in Istanbul was this Pashmina scarf that is just beautiful, I basically fell in love the moment I saw it...{Love at first sight, some would say} haha! Also this handsome young Turkish man sold it to me and I just couldn't say no! Plus he gave us Tea!

New {obsessions}

Why hello there!

So, I know that I have a lot of things that I need to blog about such as my awesome trip to Istanbul, Turkey, and my Grandfathers funeral, and my new promotion and my nephew who is supposed to be coming in 7 days :) or almost fainting when I donated blood :S or how crazy busy it has been at work the past week, or my recent purchases at my favorite makeup store (MAC) or my new diet I am on...

But....I would rather just speak in pictures today.

Because, frankly I am overwhelmed by all of the things I could blog about because I haven't blogged for SO long!

So with out any further adieu here are some of my most recent obsessions! :) Enjoy.


{Love these shoes}

{Okay, I know that I'm 20 and way too old for him....

but....

I have to admit...

I have had BieberFever ever since I saw NeverSayNever 3D}

{saw one of these furry animal hats for the first time in real life today at work! So cute!}

{I absolutely adore these two girls hair styles, I am really wanting long hair at the moment}

MIA

Why hello there!

Sorry I have been mia for the past 2 weeks!

The holidays have been filled with so many things that I have had no time to blog, okay maybe I did have {some} time but most of that time that I wasn't doing anything, all I wanted to do was sleep and eat and hang out with my cute niece Sophie! So therefore I am just getting around to

blogging about all of the events that happened over the holidays! First things first, I got to hang out with my amazing family quite a bit :)

{we like to eat, a lot}

{my older, beautiful, 7 month pregnant sister and her little family}

{My parents, aren't they cute?}

{My lovely sister, and her cute baby Soph}

{the whole family}

I also got to hang out with some lovely friends of mine that I have not seen for some time! We celebrated New Years all together again, it was so fun!

{Best Friends, forever}

{The whole group}

I also saw:

• Burlesque: I thought it was pretty good! I love, love Christina Aguilera, and her amazing voice!
• The Notebook :) A classic, I could never get sick of that movie!

I went on a freezing cold photo shoot with this girl:

And, finally made some New Years {Resolutions} for 2011!

• Grow the relationship that I have with my Lord, God Jesus Christ
• Be more aware about others and be more of a servant
• Be more aware about things that I put into my body
• Be more aware about how I spend my money
• Love

Anyway, Happy New Year!

I hope you all had some amazing holiday celebrations!

xoxo

Merry Christmas to all and to {all} a good night

Merry Christmas!


Can I just say, I love this season, and I really wish it lasted all winter long! Because I feel like after Christmas and New Years pass...Winter just seems to drag and drag!


I love all the wonderful scents that are all around, from food to all the perfume at bath and body works, to the crisp cold air outside, and the cinnamon scented pinecones that mommy brought home from the store to decorate with!

I love that everyone you see, even if you don't know them you can wish them a Merry Christmas...

I have a confession to make..I know that it's not "politically correct" to say "Merry Christmas" at a public place, especially at the airport..but I can't help from saying Merry Christmas to everyone that I check in! And...I haven't gotten in trouble yet so.... what are you gonna do about it! :) Most people that I say it to light up right after and quickly say "Merry Christmas to you" in return! I just love it!

Anyway, I hope you all are having a wonderful week whether you are celebrating the reason for the season with loved ones, or friends, or in the comfort of your own home or a foreign home!

Merry Christmas!

Ps. Look at this aborable Steve Madden bag I got from Santa! Love it! :)

xoxo