Next Revamp

Here's my next project. Don't freak it's going to be gorgeous!!!

Ps found this thing at DI!

My armoire update!

Okay so I'm dabbling in the furniture refinishing biz. Mainly for myself but I've already gotten a couple clients :) thanks friends! I guess what got me interested is pinterest. I mean let's be real, it's fun to look and dream of that huge mansion you have to fill with all those amazing pins youve saved. Most the stuff I've loved has been shabby chic and I kept telling myself I could do that myself! So I'm here to say, I CAN!! I did it.

Now I forgot to take a picture of my jewelry armoire before priming it but here's an example.

Now here is the after. Primed painted stained and distressed. Thoughts?

Spring!

Well it's been a great day! Good week actually. Today my friend and i took the kids and went to a couple estate sales. Im oddly obsessed with finding good deals on anything and am in the market for some furniture to complete our guest room. One of my dreams is to buy old furniture and refinish it. I will be reupholstering a chair this year! Just you wait!

This past week was my last week teaching for three weeks! I will miss my kiddos and I have a long todo list of things to plan for school but I am so excited to be home with that adorbs baby of mine and play stay at home mom for a few weeks. The perks of being a teacher :)

We celebrated Jon's 27th birthday this week! Such an old man. He loved my present (custom golf shoes) and we went to a delicious dinner at Flemings steakhouse. He was oddly obsessed with nobody knowing it was his bday so we kind of kept it low key. It was nice and I just love that man.

Spring is here and although the past couple of days have been kinda rainy and chilly, this week should be sunny and warm! King and I will be frequenting the park and eating Popsicles.

Ally and Dans wedding is coming up soon too! My parents are coming out for a full week! I'm excited to have my family come and have a big enough place for them to stay :)

Life is just good.

Lazy Weekend

Please read the title to this post. I'm not even sure I can even remember what it feels like to be lazy. I wish sometimes that I could lay in bed for hours watching YouTube videos or gossip girl or heaven to betsy take a nap! Ha ha but there's not a lot of time for all of that.

This week was especially craze because I had parent teacher conferences meaning I have to be at school until 730pm after already being there all day! Now that we live in the burbs, I didnt get home until late! Needless to say, I deserve a lazy weekend. Thank you LDS General Conference for keeping me indoors for two days just me, my little family, and the couch. I'm lovin it.

Change

So we are finally moved into our condo! And it's finally looking normal. Paint counts as decoration right? Ha ha

It's been a crazy few days as real adulthood called our name in the form of if you want heat and hot water you have to have call the heat company to come turn it on. Ha ha. Just imagine me crouched outside in the dark using my phone as a flashlight to turn the valve on the heat meter on because Jon was at the jazz game. So needless to say when I overheard one of my first graders say they want to be grown up today I just laughed and my moms voice rang in my head when she would tell me that being grown up isn't that fun. Once again she was right. But we have heat! I'm such a grown up.

Also commuting to Salt Lake has been rough. I miss my ten minute ride and it's only been two days. The things we do for suburbia...

Well I would post pics but here's what you get...more to come later. Also found that hilarious baby pic online. Hope it makes you laugh!

It is midnight right now. I should be asleep but day light savings is making things difficult. I've also been reading Mockingjay and it's creepin me out.

Speaking of the Hunger Games the light of Jon's iPad has been glowing night after night (long after I go to sleep) as he reads about Katniss! It's funny to hear his commentary. I'm hoping this makes him a little more like Peeta (who has officially replaced Edward in my eyes). I think my plan is working as he just cuddled me and said he loves more than anything. I said, "yeah right, more than Kingston?" and he said, "yes. But just a tiny bit more, like the tiniest bit ever." ha ha ha. I love him.

It's February?!

The past three weeks since I went off track have gone by so fast. I go back to school tomorrow! I have loved my time off, especially because I've been home with Kingston, but I am excited to see my class again. I always miss them when we go off track. Speaking of Kingston, this week he started crawling!! He is all over the place and loving life.

It's been a busy few weeks! We are officially settling in Saratoga Springs! We are moving slowly into our place and I'm so excited :). Is it weird that I'm ecstatic about having a garage to do crafts? We are excited for a new adventure.

During my second week of being off we went on a cruise. It was a blast! (once i got over my anxiety to leave my baby) There was ten of us total which made traveling fun! It was my first cruise experience and it was just wonderful.

We ported in Key West, The Cayman Islands and Jamaica. We did awesome excursions in every port. I mean I parasailed, swam with dolphins, ran away (swimming would have made more sense but no I ran) from several large sting rays, zip lined through the jungle canopy of Jamaica (so gorgeous) and floated down a river. Many checks off the bucket list. Jon and I decided we are going to go on many more cruises and cant wait to bring our kids on fun excursions!

I was so excited to see Kingston the night we got back. There is nothing like that smile.

Here are some pics for your viewing enjoyment :)