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Vacation Recap

4 Jan

Oops! I went on vacation for two weeks and was too busy to update the blog. Here’s a catch up post.

Matt painted the nursery. (Martha Stewart’s Sea Glass in Glidden base — satin finish)


Then he painted the downstairs hallway. (A Restoration Hardware color matched to Glidden in eggshell finish. I think maybe this color is Gravel? I can’t remember)
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Then the upstairs hallway. (Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter color matched to Glidden in eggshell)
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Then he did a second coat on the downstairs hallway and painted the kitchen the same color as the hallway. I’m not sure he’ll ever paint again.

We enjoyed a great Christmas and New Years. We hosted a Mad Men/1960s themed NYE party and had a blast (though staying up until 2:30am was a bit rough). Here I am with our niece Adi in our homemade photobooth:
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And with a candy cigarette:

We also bought a 1963 Life magazine from the antique store and created a display of old ads:

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I also started the third trimester. Cue freak out. We have finally ordered the crib but made no progress on the glider situation. Hopefully we will soon, though, because we’re down to 12 weeks until the due date. Time is going to start flying by.

Cross your fingers that time slows down a bit — I already know that January is going to whiz by!

Happy Holidays!

30 Dec

I hope everyone had a splendid Christmas and is gearing up for a wonderful New Year.

I’ve been on vacation since Dec 20th, and it has been amazing. I’m dreading the return to work on Jan 3rd. We headed into Roanoke for Christmas, but had to cut our trip short and return home on Christmas Day to avoid the snow.

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We’ve been hanging around the house this week. Savannah has been enjoying long naps on the heating pad.

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I hope that you have had a fun and relaxing holiday as well! Today we’re gearing up for a low-key New Years Eve here at home with our friends Josh & Casey.

See you in 2011!

Santa Cat

13 Dec

Target had a Santa hat/beard combo for cats. How could I NOT buy this.

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Happy New Year

4 Jan
 

new year fireworks 3, originally uploaded by prajuvikas.

Happy New Year, y’all!

Well, I’m back to work today after just over 2 weeks of vacation. It was awesome. Blissful, even. I watched a lot of Harry Potter, ate too much food, and took naps. Heavenly.

But now I’m back and regular posting will resume. I’ve decided not to really make any resolutions this year. I hope to lose some more weight, exercise more, and keep my house clean.

Are you resolving this year?

Last Minute Wrappers

23 Dec

Thankfully I did my wrapping yesterday, but I did something a bit different this year and thought I’d share.

I’m not one for embellishments on the packages, but when I was wrapping some items in shirt boxes (can’t say what I was wrapping since a certain husband reads this…) I decided to take a cue from shops.

I wrapped items in tissue paper, then secured with some envelope seals that I had leftover from years past.

A small detail, but I think it’ll help build the suspense about what’s wrapped inside!

I hope you all have a very merry Christmas!

Making My List…

11 Dec

… and checking it twice! I’ve got a LOT planned for this weekend! It’s the last weekend before my family’s Christmas party on the 19th, so I’m in full out planning mode.

Here’s what I’m hoping my weekend shapes up to be:

Friday

  • I’m taking this afternoon off (woohoo!)
  • Getting a haircut
  • Taking the dog on a long walk because tonight is
  • Our company Christmas Party! We’re staying at a hotel so we don’t have to worry about driving, so Zeus needs an extra-long walk since he’ll be in the house all night.

Saturday

  • Overcome hangover
  • Deep clean of house – this way I can just keep it clean and touch up during the week, since we all know I fail at cleaning during the week.
  • Grocery shopping
  • Hopefully a run to the mall on the other side of town to finish up my Christmas shopping
  • Finalize headcount for the party
  • Buy any remaining supplies – mainly tablecloths

Sunday

  • Baking with my sister – I think we’re doing Cheese Straws and Pecan Sandies.
  • I’m also going to try to make some Chex Mix at some point
  • Work on some Christmas gifts- hopefully I managed to buy my supplies on Saturday

This should set me up for a pretty easy week in terms of party planning. The big question mark we haveĀ  is seating. I think we’ll have 25 people total, and we just do not have that many chairs! We’re planning on using our deck chairs– should be interesting!

Hope y’all have a great weekend!

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