My Sister.

  

This weekend we had a beautiful guest! My sister. We had some fun outside with new lenses and beautiful natural light!

Thanks, Meg. I had fun!

Office Space.

Things they are a changin' at work.
In the shuffle, I managed to snag a new office. I jumped at the opportunity to do a little redecorating.
Again, using things what I already had (which I found out is wayyy too much), I was able to put together a very happy workplace.

Office Art: Contol, Alt, Delete canvases - I just hand drew them and went over them with a sharpie.

$1 trays from Target fit the cubbies perfectly and left over square cork boards were covered with fabric to add a little fun.

No office is complete without a bulletin board. I covered it with matching fabric.

There's a lot more to do and I'll post an update when it is done!

Winter Crops.

I planted a fall garden in August and then it froze on some random day. 

Many plants did not make it.

However, I have two crops that are still producing. Remember, its January, so that's pretty rare. 

I have done nothing. No watering. No pulling weeds. Nothing! 

I guess that's how it always works, huh? 

Today I found this in the garden.

Two full heads of lettuce...

 &Two small heads of broccoli sprouting. Nothing grew in the fall.

 We had the lettuce for dinner. We will see if we can harvest the broccoli soon. :)

I'm Floored.

The powder room finally got floored.

It took longer than it was supposed to but with a little kick from dad, we got it going!

It is such a small space but I don't know if that made it easier or more difficult.

Anyway, I am so glad with the way it turned out ... although I don't plan on doing it again anytime soon!

Some things I learned;

1. Pre-mixed grout is the way to go!

2. Cutting 1 inch tiles with a wet saw is better left to the professionals (dad).

3. When in doubt, follow the directions.

4. It will look better when it's grouted.

5. Having the right tools always helps.

I am so glad to have it done and I can't believe how good it looks!
I still have a little more to do in there but it will do for now!

The infamous resolutions.

Last year's resolutions went pretty well.

1. Go through P90X - check? I did really well for 60 days then got really sick and stopped. 

2. Play guitar - check? I tried teaching myself and learned some church songs then stopped. 

3. Save money - check? I thought I did well and made it a point to think twice about random purchases. 

Ok, so I am seeing a pattern. I get excited about things, do them, and stop. Also, 2 of those 3 were action oriented. This year, I am trying something new.

1. Use less exaggeration - when I say "that's awesome" I really mean "that's kinda cool". I want to lessen my exaggerations so that when I say "that's amazing!" you know I mean it.

2. Learn Spanish - I'm not sure if this is action oriented but I want to get through Rosetta Stone at work, and utilize the spanish I already know in real conversation (w/ parents, coworkers, clients, etc)

That's all.

My life inventory usually occurs on my birthday, which is almost here, so any life altering goals might happen then.

Hope you find peace in your New Year!

Alamobowl 2011.

Even before we knew we were going to a bowl game, we already had tickets. 

We pre-ordered and we considered it a Christmas present!

San Antonio was very happy to have Baylor fans in town.

And we were happy to be there!

 We went with my parents, sister, and mark and we had a great time. If you missed the game...it was a rollercoaster ride!

We definitely got our money's worth!

It is so nice to see the celebration after an awesome season!

 

use-only-what-you-already-have challenge.

My sister just moved into an old, victorian house in a great location with a hilarious roommate.

What place is better for a 20 something female, than a PINK house??? lol I love it.

Because I was in for the bowl game (sic 'em), she asked for some help decorating. Using only what she already had, I think we did a great job of making it both useful and beautiful!

An empty hallway quickly turned festive.

The headboard was a vinyl decal with the perfect colors.

Her favorite part of the redecoration was the closet. A small walk-in gained a huge personality!

 Again, everything here was reused. The bracelet holder is an old vase. The picture of Frida Kahlo was under her bed at home and we found the gold frame at the new house.

 A few other pieces in the room:

This bench was reupholstered to match her decor.

This cute chest became her new bedside table and happens to match the headboard pretty well. 

I had fun and best of all, the place is starting to feel more like home to her :)

2012 in review

Its not New Years, yet, but I am ready for a Year in review...

Celebrated my 25th birthday with family

Lewie joined our family.

Spent a week on Gull Lake.

Watched Bjorn and Alyssa get married on the lake.

Neil started his first year of decathalon coaching. 

Sold over 100 scrabble tiles on etsy.

Got my cool new car.

Released the Eat Well Waco program at work. 

Marquie, my cousin, moved in with us.

Spent a week in Colorado Springs.

Went horseback riding.

Went white water rafting for the first time.

Celebrated Neil's 25th birthday.

Had an armadillo problem in our back yard.

Worked on my aunts house that burned down from wildfires.

Got a rainwater harvesting system.

Started two community gardens in town.

Survived a drought in Texas.
Witnessed a great Baylor football season.
RG3 won the heisman.

We had a great year we had and now, with one more in the family, we are ready for more adventures.

Randomness in 2011.

My camera card was full. Christmas is coming up. 

I finally decided to clear the card to make room for new memories. 

When doing this, I ran into a few pictures that I realized I never mentioned so here are a few.

On my trip for the Beach to Bay Marathon, we stopped at the Aquarium in Corpus Christi. 

 We visited the Mayborn Museum near campus on the last day of the mummy exhibit. Thus, the RG3 pharaoh.

I made a quick change in the upstairs bathroom and finally switched out the old toiled seat that had random nailpolish and other stains when we moved in.

We found another friend in our yard. He was a big one!

I found this old gumball machine with a really heavy, intricate, metal stand.

From Dec 2010 to Dec 2011, I had 273 pictures and that does not include all the pictures I had to delete everytime I tried to take pictures in the last month. I gotta remember to clear it more regularly.

Santa stopped by.

 When we agreed not to buy gifts for each other, I thought that we were not going to buy gifts.

Instead, Neil sent me an email with a list of cars and told me to choose one. 

That was kinda fun, but really overwhelming. 

After doing our research and heading to the dealership, I came home with my very first NEW car!

40 mpg highway will make it a great traveling car! 

So much for not buying gifts! He made out pretty good too. He got Alamobowl tickets to watch Baylor and RG3 finish off a great season!

Christmas Card Reveal

Since most of the cards are out, I can now reveal our Christmas card(s)!

I am making it sound much more exciting than it actually is, but either way....here it is!

 

And because I am that indecisive, I split the order in half between the one above and the one below. 

 This is the back:

We set up a white backdrop (curtain) in our kitchen, set up the camera on a stool, a full length mirror across form us, and snapped the picture with a remote. 

The card was done through snapfish with a 50% of coupon! 30 cards for $15!!!

Blog Christmas Greeting.

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