I'm Back!

 It's been awhile...a month to be more accurate. But don't worry, although I have dropped the ball in the Blogging woerld, I have still kept of with reading everyone's Blogs.

I know that I have posted about Pinterest before and I have made quite a few recipes from Pinterest, but I have finally been creative! I have taken some of those ideas and put them into action for my own home, and I think they turned out great!

First things first, I bought these plain black candle holders from Hobby Lobby (half off of course) and fixed 'em up a bit using a little paint and some sand paper. (There's a third candle holder, but I had already painted it by the time I remembered to take a picture).

What do you think? I think they turned out great, just the way I wanted.

I got this next idea on Pinterest of course, here is the original, where I got my idea. It was super easy all you need is a wood letter, some hot glue, twine, ribbon, and fabric flowers.

I am also really pleased with the way it turned out! I'm looking forward to summer break so I can get some more craft things done for our house!

24 Days of Thanksgiving

This November I decided to come up with something I am thankful for every day from November 1st through November 24th. I hope to continue this every year at Thanksgiving and when we have kids I hope to involve them and create a thankful tree in our living room. I'm thinking great family dinner conversations. Here is my thankful list:

1. I am thankful for my amazing husband who did the dishes for me tonight!
2. I am thankful for our amazing life group, we have great friends to walk through life with, hold us accountable, and help encourage our marriage to grow stronger!
3. I am thankful for wonderful cool fall weather and a warm cup of tea!
4. I am thankful for a great school and work environment, I have some great coworkers!
5. I am thankful for afternoons with family.
6. I am thankful for financial peace, God has been faithful during our time to become debt free, even with the uncertainty of jobs on my end!
7. I am thankful for new challenges and new opportunities.
8. I am thankful for my sweet Buttercup, she is a great cuddle buddy!
9. I am thankful for a wonderful group of ladies who encourage me to be a more Godly wife and a stronger woman of God, I love my life group bible study!!
10. I am thankful for my great friend Megan and our girls nights!
11. I am thankful for the brave men and woman who fight for my freedom!
12. I am thankful for pedis and girl days with my mom and sister.
13. I am thankful for Chick-Fil-A, where I first met Drew, and it's yummy!
14. I am thankful that tomatoes, garlic, basil, mozzarella, and olive oil blend so well with red wine to create a delightful little girls night in!
15. I am thankful for sweet kiddos that I get to work with everyday.
16. I am thankful for the cold weather that came in today, and for a thanksgiving feast with the life group...yum!
17. I am thankful for soy chai lattes, it's fall in a cup!
18. I am thankful to be an Aggie, and for great Aggie traditions like bonfire, I will never forget!
19. I am thankful for game days at Kyle Field, and BTHO KU!
20. I am thankful for great times with family, yummy thanksgiving food, and an early Christmas with my sister!
21. I am thankful for a much needed week off, to rest and be a little lazy, and to get the house clean!
22. I am thankful for a warm house and God's blessings to provide everything I need.
23. I am thankful for Drew's job, he is such a great provider, and he loves his job!
24. I am thankful for a day that we can share our blessings with friends and family, and share a tasty meal with. Now let's go BTHO t.u.! Gig 'em Ags!

Bathroom RE model

A couple weeks ago Drew and I remodeled our guest bathroom...and we think it turned out great. Drew told me it turned out exactly the way he had planned, yay!

BEFORE:






DURING:

Drew pulled everything out including the yucky linoleum and added nice new tile.

AFTER:

We picked up a new vanity and mirror from home depot, it is smaller than the old one and makes the bathroom look so much bigger.

Drew also installed wainscoting, new base boards, and trim. I helped paint it shiny white.

Close up of the nicely installed tile...thanks for your hard work Drew!

Things I'm Loving Lately

Pinterest, the new wife/mom thing...and I'm hooked! There are so many things that I have found and liked, I think I may spend a little too much time there. I can't wait to get started on many of the DIY projects I have seen there. My house will soon turn into a kitchy little boutique. Check it out at pinterest.com...your life will be changed :)

What sites are you loving lately?

If you like pinterest, who do you follow, or what type of pictures are you usually pinning?