I hope you LOVE my background change. I love fall! It is my absolute most favorite season ever. Plus, fall brings the holidays and that means I get to spend time with family! :) I am excited that I am getting more family after our wedding next summer! Double fun!
Oh wow! I have not blogged in so long. It is partially because I have been so busy and tired, and thinking about blogging made me more tired. I didn't want it to feel like a chore, I want it to feel like something I enjoy. So I am going to try to keep up with it this fall now that volleyball is over and I will have more time!
Speaking of time, Jonathan and I didn't have anywhere we HAD to be this weekend. It felt wonderful! So we took advantage of it and did a little fall decorating in our house. So we headed to the north side of town to Pat Catans. I love craft stores, especially around the holidays. They had so many oranges, reds, and yellows; all my favorites for fall! I could go in there and spend too much money! I have always wanted one of those things that sit in your living room that you put bamboo or something in. So we bought one. Jonathan calls it my $50 project (inspired by my All You magazine), but it is very autumn like and it is pretty. Can't wait to switch it over to something fun for Christmas time and then something bright for the spring.
I also love the fall leaves. I love driving down the road, with the crisp fall air (only if it's not too cold) blowing into my window, looking at the bright leaves. The only down fall is that I think the fall leaves do not last long enough. So I decided to get some to put in my living room so it will never get away! (Also, in case you noticed the football on our TV-football Sundays! Another fall favorite!)
Jonathan and I also found a wreath to put on our door. I love wreaths! We bought a pumpkin that we will carve and some yellow mums for our porch. We are so festive!
I am thinking that Jonathan and I will pick a project for Christmas. I want to do a wreath. We will see how that goes. My mom always did one when we were growing up. It is work, but we like projects! And, it will be special.
My latest project has been decorating the tops of my cabinets. I got more ivory at Pat Catans and added to it. My proudest moment so far was when I found an old table cloth that I don't use anymore and made it into a decorations. It adds color to a bare spot up on top of the cabinets. I love how it turned out and that means that my money wasn't wasted!! Look closely, it is kinda draped over the basket and around the vase.
My favorite would be the plates in the basket as well as the purple vase. I am loving purple more and more. It is a nice splash of color along with the red flowers. My mother will be proud!
It's still not done, but it is looking better. I love it!
Another fun project was doing something with our small windows by our door. So, like so many of us do these days, I Googled it! (What a useful tool...I can almost diagnose my own illness through Google!)
So Jonathan and I broke down and replaced them with beautiful stained glass. Just kidding! This is actually about $30 at Lowe's. We bought window film that is translucent. It let's light in but you cannot see through it. Maybe I am bias but I think it looks really good. I chalked it up as a great find. It was also really easy. I highly recommend if you have a window you don't want people looking through, you invest in this!
Lastly, Jonathan and I just started P90x! It was day 2 today and we are SO sore. It is almost pitiful, yet funny, watching us stand up and walk around. And I was nervous that it wouldn't tone my "trouble" spots. Well, all I have to say, is they are sore. HA HA! We have decided that we want to do it the summer before our wedding if we like it. Jonathan groaned when I made him take before pictures, but he'll be glad when he sees how great his after pictures look! I don't think you want to see those before pics though. :)
Hope you have a great week!
