It's about time...

...for me to show you our new place right? Gah it feels like it's been FOREVER since I've done anything on here. I miss you guys! I *think* I'm ready to get back into the swing of things...

So here it is. Our new place!

When you first walk in you enter the dining room. Nothing fancy.

View from the door into my new office area... I LOVE all the natural light that this apartment offers!

We sold our old couches... Come on who wants to move two couches up to the second story? Not I said the fly! When things calm down a bit and we get our cash flow situated again we'll look into purchasing new ones. For now we use the vintage love seat.

The kitchen is my absolute FAVORITE room in the house! It's HUGE! There is a TON of cabinet storage here, which is great and hard to come by in most apartments! Plus it's decorated with a bunch of vintage goodies!

 

Want to know a secret? The "shower curtain" isn't really meant for a shower... it's two window curtains!

Our bathroom is painted the same color as the kitchen, which is a golden butter color. Didn't think I was going to like it at first but it's really growing on me!

So there it is... well minus the bedroom anyways. Because let's face it... The bedroom is usually the LAST room you complete right? Anywho... Later this week I'll show you all the nity gritty, and some Pinterest ideas that I've utilized in the new place!

I'll be linking up to some of THESE awesome parties!

Another Week...

I'm NOT excited to say that our move has been postponed a week...{It is actually working out for the best since we just had our yard sale this past Friday... But I'm ready to move!}

That means another week of not blogging... And I'm dying to! There are so many great blogs out there posting their fun fall decor and I can't wait to get started!

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I have about a million different ideas floating around in my head for projects to share. On top of that my projects are now going to be "take away designs" as Momma Hen likes to call them! Plus I'll be working on organizing tips and tricks... I know if my brother "Tom" saw that he would laugh. But really, one of the whole reasons we're moving is to change and better ourselves. So why not start at home?

On another note... I've had this song stuck in my head ALL WEEKEND LONG! I can't listen to it enough!

LOVE me some APC!

I'll be linking up to some of *these* rockin' parties! 

Memories

 So you know how I told you HERE that there's big changes coming? HERE I told you the hubs and I are going through a bunch of our stuff. Last night hubs and I decided to go through our storage boxes...

G says that I'm not "sacrificing" enough for our move, he says I'm not getting rid of enough stuff. He has no idea, I guess he can't see all of the BIG BLACK TRASH BAGS FULL of TRASH throughout the house... All filled with stuff that I'm sacrificing! I guess he can't see the boxes and boxes of stuff for our garage sale either... But now he's just being CRAZY!

Last night he pulled out 4 storage tubs of ,yes, my stuff. My grade school memorabilia that my mom has collected for me over the years. Cards and coloring books, school pictures and grades for each year, and even some old homework and assignments. He told me to get rid of my stuff...

"The Scary House"

and the REALLY scary cat? Haha

I learned how drugs can be harmful at a very young age.

Even as a youngster I knew that "interior design" barbie must match her surroundings...

Virtual high five to the person who can find me in my second grade class photo!

How can he think that I'm going to get rid of this stuff?!?!? It's memories! 13 years of school memories folks... you can't replace this stuff... So what do I do? Get a REALLY BIG box and put 4 storage tubs of stuff into 1 box... That's ingenuity!

;-)

Come PARTY with me!

Ch-ch-ch-changes!

 Hey lovelies!

Notice anything different?!?!?!?

Lord I hope you do! It's a ton of work doing a blog re-design!

I've moved a bit of stuff around so feel free to take a gander. Same great stuff just different places. If you decide to take a peek at the "Meet Me" page (Pages are now to your right >>>>) you just might learn something new... and maybe a little about these changes going on around here!

Meanwhile this handsome devil and I are headed to Big D! To put forth in motion some of those...

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

Have a great weekend!

What I Wore Wednesday {12- Found in the Closet}

So you know how I told you were were going through our closets and getting rid of a bunch of junk?

Well it's AMAZING how much RANDOMNESS you can find if you look.

Case and Point:

Yup... I found my Halloween costume from like 3 or 4 years ago. G and I were June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash. I found this dress at the Buffalo Exchange in Dallas for $10 and I had the boots made.

G found a combat vest, military goggles and his rifle {not that he ever lost his rifle... trust me that boy takes it with him to the bathroom, I swear!} Kinda makes his CIA story a bit more plausable huh?

Know if I can just find out where he stashes his CIA paycheck...

I'll be linking up to THESE awesome parties!



The Truth About My Husband...

This guy cracks me up. ^^^

Last night we were cleaning out the closet and going through our dressers getting rid of a BUNCH of stuff...

In one of his dressers is a tiny drawer only about 2 inches tall. Let me tell you though... he sure knows how to cram junk in there.

G likes to open e-v-e-r-y  s-i-n-g-l-e piece of paper that he hasn't looked at in OVER a YEAR to make sure it's nothing important.

Welllll let's just say I'm a bit quicker at it than he is. So I would grab about 15 pieces of paper scan through them and could tell they weren't important. So I would shred them and throw them (trying to make it into the trash can and failing. So he would have to bend over and pick them up. Evil I know... You know he loves me when he puts up with this on a regular basis.)

It was one of these times, when he was picking up shredded pieces of paper that I learned about my husband. Our Convo went something like this...

G: Oh no! Oh nononononono!

Me: What?

G: What have you done?

Me: What?!?!?!

G: I can't read this now!

Me: Yea no joke, it was a bunch of random letters and numbers. So what?

G: How am I ever going to get into the Database now?!

Me: What? What database?

G: Honey, I think it's time I come clean.

Me: {sitting there with a confused bewildered look on my face}

G: I've been lying to you... I don't work for an auto parts store. I am a CIA operative. And you just tore up my pass code to get into the database. How am I ever going to explain to them that YOU got a hold of my password and TORE IT UP?

Me: {Bewildered.... and then I BUST OUT LAUGHING}

Yup this is what I live with... Hey, someone that you can still laugh this hard at {I mean with} HAS to be your best friend. HAS to be the person you are meant to spend eternity with...

I love you! GGC, My CIA Operative...



What I Wore Wednesday {11- New Blazer}

On our way home from visiting family this weekend the hubs and I decided to do a little shopping. He needed new clothes BADLY... So what do we do? We go shopping... What do I do? Find myself some clothes while we're out! Haha!

New Black Blazer- Target $7.50!!!!

Black Leggings- Target

Black Tank Top- Target

Black Ballet Flats- Walmart

Blue Tunic/ Menswear Top- Plato's Closet- $6!!!

Hair Tutorial- HERE

Necklace- My Belle Boutique- Etsy



I'll be linking up at THESE amazing parties! Come check them out!!!

Hair Tutorial: Beach Waves

I'm jealous. I LOVE long hair in soft beachy waves. LOVE IT!

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YES Carrie Underwood.... I'm jealous of your long, golden, wavy locks.

{Not only that but you are gorgeous... and can sing like the dickens!}

Welllllll Mrs. Carrie... I know your secret!

A SOCK BUN!!!!

Mom told me about ^^^this^^^ video so I decided to try it out.

Step 1: Find a single sock and cut the toes off. Then roll it in on its self to create the donut you see above.

Step 2: Wash and dry your hair (I left my hair slightly damp). Yes I know they say that curls last longer in dirty hair, but I have REALLY oily hair that I HAVE to wash EVERY DAY. So Wash and Dry, leaving your hair slightly damp.

Step 3:  Place your hair in a HIGH ponytail. Do a loose ponytail so that you won't get a crease.

Step 4: Dampen your ponytail. In the video she uses water to dampen her hair, I used a curling mist from Avon.

Step 4: Put the sock donut around your ponytail and pull your hair through. Starting at the tip of your ponytail roll your hair around the sock all the way to your scalp to create a bun. (Watch Video to see what I mean. Kinda hard to photograph)

Step 5: Go to sleep. Wake up the next morning. Get ready, do your make-up, brush your teeth, get dressed. Regular routine. When your about ready to walk out the door. Undo the sock bun and see the beautiful curls!

Step 6: Finger comb through your hair and part.

BAM beachy waves!

WARNING! Sock Bun technique may take a couple of tries to get it down. You MAY end up looking like a Who from Whoville!



I'll be linking up to THESE awesome parties!

PSA- Rex, meet Tree

Don't speed on country roads....(or any road for that matter...) 

You just might hit a patch of gravel and loose control...

 and your Rex just might get up close and personal with a very large tree....

*No one -human or animal- was seriously harmed in the making of this blog post*



What can we learn from Facebook?

What can we learn from Facebook?

We can learn A TON! Especially with the new "you know you're from <blank> when..." groups that keep popping up...

"Maybe Cooter Barnett??? For some reason I'm thinking she had crazy hair and laughed a lot!"

"Cooter gave me anesthetic when I was giving birth 3 times loved her!! Sheirly I. was one of Dr. Rhoades nurse' s Joyce H. and Bettye O.'s mother was one (just can't remember her name)..."

"Time to get into this. I remember "Cotter" Barnett. She gave me anesthetic twice. Once in 1956 for tonsil operation. Told me I would see Pink Rabbits. Never saw them. Then in 1968, for my knee operation. Told her I was mad that I never saw those pink rabbits. She told me (at age 18) this time I would see Playboy Bunnies. I told her to "FILL ME UP!" Still did not see them bunnies."

All of these are stories are about my great-grandmother found on a page from a town she lived in...

Good lord I miss her. I'm happy to know that other people have such fond memories of her as well.

I will never stop learning from you Cooter. Ever.

To read more about my AMAZING great-grandmother

READ HERE

& our trip to her home town HERE

I'll be linking up HERE.

A Perfect Circle

So if you've read my ^^^MEET ME^^^ page you'll know that I'm a little bit

Rock-And-Roll... Recently I won worked REALLY hard for some tickets to a concert to one of my FAVORITE bands...

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A Perfect Circle!

Don't judge a book by it's cover... they may look weird but they are AMAZING musicians...

 If you like Rock.

Here's the video to Weak and Powerless one of their radio hits.

{VIDEO MAY NOT BE FOR ALL AUDIENCES- IF YOU ARE EASILY GROSSED OUT DON'T WATCH THE VIDEO JUST LISTEN}

Here's something suitable for all audiences is a cover of Rocket Man done by the lead singer!

{The lead singer has 3 Bands: A Perfect Circle- Alternative Rock, TOOL- Hard Rock, and Puscifer- Rock/ Industrial(ish)}

So ANYWAYS.... Back to the concert. {Sorry in advance for the iPhone pics!}

<3 MJK!

We had AMAZING SEATS! Thanks Jackie B!

O we had such a good time! The ONLY thing I can complain about is that I paid $16 for a margarita... Eh I was thirsty... Next up?!?! I will be going to see TOOL!!!! I love the lead singer! I will go to EVERY concert he has in the DFW area for ANY of his bands! Amazing musician!

Tomorrow I'm guest posting somewhere special! Can't wait till tomorrow!!!

I'll be "rocking out" and some of THESE awesome parties!

4th of July: What are your plans and some inspiration!

What are your plans for the 4th?

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A backyard party?

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A barn party with a rustic feel?

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A barbecue?

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A picnic in the park?

Or how about getting married on the lake?

Yup that's what we did. 2 years ago.

The day I married my best friend. It was perfect.

I love you honey. Happy Anniversary!