So, my computer died and I have just gotten around to replacing it. School is winding down (we start exams tomorrow) and I am so ready for summer....and part-time jobs... (Okay, maybe not the part time jobs part).
I did get a dining room table, but not the one that I originally wanted. It is a deep brown (almost black) pub style table that seats 8 very comfortably. There is a wine rack/storage cabinet underneath because it is supported from the center rather than with 4 legs. I LOVE this table and will post pictures as soon as I sweep up the tumbleweeds from my dear sweet puppy, Gatsby (who is now HUGE, by the way).
We've had a ton of storms come through this area. These were the same systems that devastated Alabama and Joplin, MO. Luckily for us, they lost a lot of power as they crossed over the mountain ranges to our west. Unfortunately, the system that devastated Alabama also ended up being one of the deadliest thunderstorms in at least two decades in North Carolina, particularly for the eastern part of the state.
We had some damage to our house, but nothing that we couldn't manage.
We later installed a fence (for Gatsby, of course) and a driveway. We have planted a garden and I am just waiting for our first vegetable to be ready (it looks like its going to be a tomato).
I will post pictures and other things later, but house cleaning is calling me...unfortunately.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Birthdays and Holidays..
In a few weeks, my birthday will be coming up.
I'll be another year older, and coming from someone who tried to cancel their 18th birthday, I'm doing much better with the whole "getting older" thing.
I told my husband that I want a sewing machine for my birthday, but if that doesn't pan out, some of these will be perfect:
[Resolve to Write Kit from downstairsDesigns]
This is perfect for someone like me who never has anything together to write a card when she thinks about it so when she gets around to it, she's already forgotten about it. I could carry this in my purse and just write a postcard or card and have it ready to send.
[For the Lovebirds Mini Teapot from The Peacock Shop]
This would also be a perfect Valentine's gift.
[Humming Bird Vintage Glass Jewel Estate Style Earrings in Antique Brass from plasticouture]
Thursday, January 13, 2011
It's a ten day weekend!
Since one snow day turned into a ten day weekend so far, I'm missing school a little bit. Here are the results of one snow-crazed teacher:
[The classic student first day jitters book]
Who didn't love this book?
[The teacher's first day jitters book]
We read this in our new teacher training. An unexpected twist at the end makes this a sweet and completely relevant children's book.
[Teachers Give a Hoot from MudHutt]
I love owls. They remind me of my great-grandmother. I would love to hang this wall plaque up in my office at school.
[Apple for Teacher Sweater at modcloth.com]
I love this shirt for lounging.
[I Found an Apple from modcloth.com]
I teach chorus and am constantly begging my students to bring refillable water bottles to class. What is more teacher-ish than a refillable water bottle with an apple on it?
[Happy Apple Plushy Pillow from ShanaLogic]
And I couldn't pass up this sweet looking pillow. Look at that smile. It just makes you smile, doesn't it?
Hopefully we'll be back in school on Tuesday after the Martin Luther King holiday. I'm running out of things to do on my workdays!
Wedding Pictures
David and I are finally choosing wedding pictures tomorrow night.
I'm pretty excited about the whole ordeal.
I've loved the ones I've seen so far and I can't wait to get my hands on some real prints. This one below of my dad and me is one of my all time favorites. Literally, we were walking up the aisle telling each other not to cry. My wedding was not an overly designed wedding. It was a wedding on a budget, but it didn't feel that way. The most important thing was that we had FUN.
My dad is a pastor and we don't drink alcohol, so people looking at our reception pictures have always been shocked that we didn't serve any alcohol. We clearly know how to have fun.
But, honestly, the best thing about my wedding was our photo booth.
I secretly (okay, not so secretly) hope that EVERY wedding I go to from now until eternity has a photo booth. I have loved photo booths for as long as I can remember. We used Shutterbooth instead of renting a vintage or other type of photo booth. To be perfectly honest, I couldn't have been any happier than I was with Shutterbooth. They provided props as well as two people to man the booth. One to make sure people were moving in and out of the booth and another to help guests put one photo strip into the scrapbook (they got to keep the other one) and make sure they wrote something down in the scrapbook. It is still fun to go back and look at people's pictures and what they wrote. Even though our food was great and the cake was delicious (and I don't even like cake), the photo booth wasn't empty AT ALL during the night. It was 120% worth the money we spent on it.
Let's be honest, my husband and I are pretty much rock stars.
This would be us trying to fit the entire wedding party into the booth at once. It was a little crowded.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Today's Etsy Finds...
Inspired by Deathcab for Cutie's lyrics:
"I wish the world was flat like the old days, then I could travel just by folding a map."
A trip to...
Ireland
The Emerald Isle
the second trip...
Kinsale
Kinsale
Guinness Factory in Dublin
Blarney Castle
A friend and I learning to play Uillean Pipes at University College of Cork
Fish market at the English Market, an open air market in Cork
The Rock of Cashel
The Rock of Cashel
[All photos taken by me except the one I am in]
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Decoration Inspiration
For a few days now, I've been thinking pretty sincerely about the art wall. As I said before, I'm desperately wanting this dining room table:
It is simple and can be modern or traditional.
This picture goes a little more along the lines of traditional.
Our walls have a dark blue pearl finish on them. (Dad is a painter).
When I started to think about this art wall, I came up with parameters.
I'd like it to look more modern and put together than random.
However, I'm not so sure about the post-modern "grid" art wall.
That is a little too organized for me.
I really like the idea of the random sized frames inside a contained shape.
Then, I moved on to what to put into it.
I considered using some of my photographs.
I thought about fabrics all in the same color scheme.
I'm pretty sure I've decided on anything and everything within one color scheme.
However, I have NOT decided on a color scheme.
I think I would like for it to include gray and one pop color (maybe red?), but I'm still not 100% sure.
However, I did find this lovely gem:
If you want a piece of art (or a reproduction) and you want it to be unique, this is the place to go. The curator, Katie, updates the artwork which is displayed in precious frames drawn by Jessica Swift with furniture (also drawn by Jessica) representing rooms from Katie's house. If you see a piece of art you like, simply click on the frame and it will take you to a page about the artist that will lead you to where you can purchase that piece of art.
Some of my favorites:
[$10.00 from OrangeBeautiful]
[$165.00 from Rachael Taylor]
[$30.00 from Hijiri Shepherd]
[$10.00 from Liz Davidson of Lady Lotus]
I'm sensing a pattern in these.
Maybe gray and yellow should be my colors for my art wall.
I'll think on it.
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