Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Day Trip to Bend and Nursery Project

Yesterday I went with a friend to Eastern Oregon for her to drop off resumes at some bakeries and whatnot. (Can I just pause here to say I love being jobless, and able to say "Yes, I can go with you!" without having to cover a shift first??) We had a beautiful drive over there. In our stop at Sisters, we wandered into a great antique shop. We both decided it's a good thing neither of us own a home, or else we would spend way too much money at places like these. I fell in love with this picture frame:


I didn't, however, fall in love with the $28 price tag. Instead, I went home and made my own! This is *my* version of a "nursery project" (yep, I'm aware of the fact that it's The Troggs lyrics!).


This started off as a wooden hanging board/coat rack my mom gave me. I had Chris spray paint it black, then I came up with a font and lettered on first with a fabric pencil, then painted over in white. Pretty happy with it. Something to go in our nursery "corner" (since we are in a one-bedroom right now).

We also became frantically excited over a tile sale that the shop had going on. Lots of 4X4, 6X6 and 8X8 tiles for 50 cents, a buck and $2 each. Really pretty, albeit random designs. Some matched, some didn't. We each picked one with the guidelines that we had to come up with something crafty/decorative to use it for. We're also planning on pinteresting tile projects, and so next time we're in Sisters, we'll stock up! We didn't find out until we went to the counter to purchase, that they are the leftovers from a company that does tiling projects in mansions. In a job, each tile will go for about $12. We felt even better about our purchase after that :) Here is mine.



Pretty sure this is bad blogging...

I was just reminded I have a blog. Ok, I knew it all along... I was trying to forget?? :)

The neglected months and their highlights.

January: For the life of me the only interesting thing I can remember from this month was filing taxes as a married couple for the first time. Riveting. Obviously we were still (and are!) in the honeymoon phase, so life together was still new and fun :)

February: Announcing our pregnancy on my birthday! Yay.

March: Brother comes home from Hawaii/Sudan/Hawaii. The three of us visiting my grandparents in Washington on St. Patty's Day to celebrate their anniversary.

April: Heard my baby's heartbeat for the first time :D :D

May: Battling awful morning sickness... almost done battling.. oh also getting in a car accident with, praise God, no injuries! Going to see good friends A & D in Olympia, WA. Feeling my baby MOVE and KICK for the first time.

June: Seeing my baby (girl!) for the first time! Crazy one day trip up to Seattle for Chris to buy his dream bike ;) Bridal shower for my good good friend. Having my LAST day of work on the 29th!

July: Getaway trip for the bride to a McKenzie river cabin.. gorgeous outdoor wedding for her the following weekend. Brother-in-law coming back from his summer job in AK.

And now, Chris and I leave for vacation on Saturday in sunny San Diego! It will be so good to be with my family again.. some of whom I have not seen in exactly two years. Our grandma passed away less than a week ago, and so time spent together will be especially comforting and appreciated right now.

That's my last half-year. Apparently I need accountability to keep this blogging thing going.. so please hold me to it! Thanks :)

Sarah