like....want....need

 

{like}
I really like white bedding {with pops of yellow, grey, and black.}



{want}
I really want a comfy chaise!

 

{need}
I need to find a paint color for the dresser and armoire cabinet in our bedroom. I really like some of these grey choices........

{source: all images from pinterest}

weekend catch-up

Week one down of the re-do project.......Not much that I can do except, of course, PAINT! This week, I painted the ceiling and the moulding for the bedroom.

It's painted and ready to go up. He should get some of the moulding up tomorrow. He has put up almost all of the v-groove and only has a small section left to do. It looks awesome! I'm taking pictures along the way to do a before/after post once this project is complete.
Our house is a wreck! Pretty much every room has stuff in it that doesn't belong there. It worked out great though that we can sleep in Nathan's room while our room is in such a mess. He gets home on Wednesday, which is our target date to hopefully be finished with our bedroom. At this point, I'm thinking of just putting back the comforter/curtains etc. that I took down, and concentrate on redecorating later??? Hmmmm....we'll see.
I'm trying to take one day at a time, but my calendar is so full of upcoming events and I don't want the house to be in such a mess all winter while all of this is going on. Right now, I know it will overlap with several things, including probably our trip, which is now only 19 days away!!!!!!

upcoming events:
January
the rest of this month is pretty much taken up with the re-do project and planning/ordering for the shower.
February
2/02/14- Super Bowl {hopefully, the Seahawks will be playing!}
2/06/14- packed & ready to go.....
{we'll stay with Lindsey that night and start driving early the next morning.}
2/07/14- vacation begins!!
2/13/14- check-out.....start driving home that evening. Not sure what day we'll get home.
2/14/14- Valentine's Day <3

March
3/01/14- Lindsey's Bridal Shower
3/20/14- my birthday! :O)
3/21-3/22/14-basketball marathon

52 week photo challenge {transportation}

Both of our boys work in transportation......transporting fuel that is. Along the way, they get some pretty awesome photos.

Nathan took this sunrise picture this morning while on anchorage in VA.


Logan took this really cool dolphin picture off the coast of FL. (this was actually a video that I can't seem to be able to copy!}


week #1- details
week #2- transportation

#tbt disney firsts

2008

#nathan's first trip to florida
#our first wdw family vacation
#our first stay on disney property (coronado springs resort)

Wordless Wednesday: Inspirational

Seahawk's Derrick Coleman......what an inspiration.

rainy day=lazy day

A rainy day is a great day for lots of tv watching. Dad gave Mom Doc Martin {seasons 1-5} for Christmas and they have already gone through all of them. They have both raved about it and urged Peter and I to watch. Since I can't seem to get Peter on board, I decided that today was the perfect time to start watching.

OK.....I'm hooked!!!!!! I hadn't even heard of this show, but I'm loving it! Can't wait to watch more. Check it out if you get the chance.

Rainy days=Lazy Days

A rainy day is a great day to have breakfast for dinner and I've been waiting for just the right time to use this Christmas gift...

It's was D-E-L-I-S-H!!! :O)


Top Ten & Pin It Tuesday
Well, the re-do project began yesterday, and today we had rain, so no carpenter! :0(
I am so anxious to get this project going and (done), and have lots of ideas swirling around in my head. I am horrible at deciding on details and change my mind daily. It's a good thing we aren't building a new house or we would never move in! It's funny how a project can evolve and grow into something bigger than you had planned. I seem to add something new to my list everyday or make changes to my original idea.
We started in our bedroom. All of the old moulding has been taken down and 2 sheets of the v-groove has been put up. I painted the ceiling last night, since we won't be replacing that one. It shouldn't take long in that room, since it's pretty straight going....walls and trim only.
I had really wanted to do a board and batten wall behind the bed like this:


Since we went with the plank paneling for that room, I've decided that may look a bit busy.

I really, really love this look:

We could do the plank paneling on 3 full walls, then 3/4 of the way up on the 4th wall and paint the other 1/4 with a pretty color.

I really LOVE the full length shelf over the bed, so right now, I'm thinking of doing something like this:



Peter would love a headboard of some sort, I prefer the bed without one. I am considering using one of the old headboards I have in storage. One is an old metal bed, but I think it's for a full size bed and may not work. I pinned a few vintage wrought iron beds on Pinterest that I really like.

Then, of course, I now want to take down the ceiling fan/light {it's white....with BRASS trim!}. I've recently became infatuated with chandeliers {thanks niece Addison for the inspiration!}. I actually almost ordered one, then rethought the idea and decided to think about it for a bit. Here's a few I really, really LOVE:




I'm thinking of changing the color scheme in the bedroom. While I like the teal/mocha, I've used it for several seasons now and I'm ready for an update. I'll continue with the gray....and maybe yellow?



and maybe keep a little of the teal?

disney dining {part 5}

I was undecided on where to book our last dinner reservation for our upcoming trip. I really wanted to try someplace new, but finally decided we'll go back to Rainforest Cafe. We haven't eaten there since our trip in 2008. On that trip, which was our first family trip to WDW, I was very unprepared. I hadn't booked any dinner reservations and we didn't have the dining plan. We only ended up eating two sit down meals on that trip, dinner at 50's Primetime @ Hollywood Studios, and a dinner at Rainforest Cafe.
We left Animal Kingdom after the park closed and just walked into RC. The wait time was supposed to have been really long, but we lucked out and were soon paged. The meal there was very good, but it was very pricey! I'm excited about going back again, the menu looks great and the choices are endless. We are booked at the Downtown Disney location this time, so we'll get to do a little shopping while we are out that way too!
Here are a few pictures from our 2008 trip......dinner at Rainforest Cafe.

Rainforest Cafe @ Downtown Disney = booked