Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Golf


For my birthday a couple of weeks ago, my husband couldn't decide what to get me. He said either golf clubs because I'm always talking about how I wanted to try golf again, or a Wii because I have a Wii fit without a Wii, go figure. He decided on the golf clubs because it's something that him and I can do together and bond over, plus it will be nice to do over the Summer and in the Fall. He said maybe we'll get the Wii for Christmas when it's freezing cold and we'll want to be inside. Although, it has been a record hot summer here, so staying inside during the heat isn't bad either. So far we've gone every Wednesday morning. There are a lot of starter sets that you can get. Most of them include a driver, a pitching wedge, a putter, irons, and maybe hybrids and a wood. Here are mine!


There are definitely times that I get frustrated, but it's good exercise and a good stress reliever (wacking the club at the ball). I think it's important for everyone to have AT LEAST one activity that is somewhat active and one that can help reduce stress and take your mind off of problems. I'm also thinking about taking up knitting. It's something I'll do mostly when I'm bored, but maybe I'll end up making some decent looking things! Another thing I'd like to take up is calligraphy. My husband surprised me with this talent of his when we were planning our wedding. He did the calligraphy for our envelopes on our save-the-dates and on our invitation envelopes. Anything you've been wanting to take up but haven't done yet?


Monday, July 19, 2010

YUMMY....

I've talked about my love for food before. My husband and I love watching The Food Network or the Cooking Channel. I could spend an afternoon watching Paula Deen, Giada de Laurentis, Bobby Flay, The Neelys, pretty much all of them. While watching these shows, we have heard about a local place here in Raleigh called The Pit. It's been featured on Throwdown with Bobby Flay, Good Morning America, on the Travel Channel as well as in Bon Apepitit magazine to name a few. We have been dying to try it and finally got the chance last weekend. You would think a place called The Pit might not sound that fabulous but it really is. The restaurant is in a 1930's meatpacking warehouse in the warehouse district downtown. Being a place that mainly serves BBQ and pork dishes, you would think it wouldn't have that much charm or ambiance but it does! Brick walls and decorative light fixtures add to it. No matter what kind of BBQ you like (Western or Eastern), they have it. Along with yummy sides like mashed potatoes and gravy, fried okra and sweet potato cornbread to name a few. For the vegetarians there are options for as well such as vegetable dishes and tofu barbecue! Check it out if you can!


Sunday, May 16, 2010

Cutest thing I've seen in a long time!


I saw this on the news a couple of weeks ago and just saw it again recently. I LOVE animals and this is the cutest animal I've seen in a while. I wish I could see him in person!

This is Einstein, a miniature horse. Weighed 6lbs and stood 14 inches tall when born. SO CUTE!

Photo via www.examiner.com

Saturday, May 15, 2010

My new computer has landed...

in my lap! We decided on a Macbook. I love it. I hope this one isn't a lemon as well. The old computer completely stopped working and we didn't want to put more money into fixing it. I still have to get all of my files off of my old one, well hopefully I can. I'd be upset if I lost all my documents and pictures. Anyways, so now that I have a computer that actually WORKS, I will be updating this a lot more!


Saturday, April 17, 2010

Computers...sometimes I can hate technology

Yes, it's been a while again. Not really my fault though. Our pc decided it wanted to be a pain again and stopped working. My stepdad and grandfather thought they could fix it so they took it for about a week. It is temporarily fixed (to where it turns on) but is still having problems. We don't really want to put money into parts because the laptop is getting old (at least in technology years) so we're going to save up and hopefully buy a new one fairly soon. We're thinking of getting another laptop, possibly an Apple. Right now I have a Gateway and I'm pretty sure it's a lemon. We both have iphones and enjoy using those and we've heard a lot of good things about Apple. Another good use of the iphone is the internet so I have been able to check my email and keep up with Facebook at least, haha. We don't want to spend a fortune though on a new one. Any ideas? We do have a desktop that works but it is super slow because it's even older than the laptop. Anyways, as long as I can get on one, I will blogging more! I miss it.

Other things going on that have kept us busy... work of course, Josh working his 20 jobs, and doing stuff around the house. We got our tax return and decided to use some of it to do some things we've wanted to do with the house. We neglected our bedroom for the year we've been in the house. We had mis-matched furniture, bare walls, bedding that didn't match, and storing junk everywhere. BUT it is making a turn around. We got some new bedroom furniture that actually matches, we hope to have it a long time! It's dark wood and has tons of drawers for storage. Even under the bed there is built in drawers. We also got a new matress because our other one (the one my husband had before we got married) was hurting our backs. We splurged a little and got a tempurpedic. So far we love it but it felt weird the first night sleeping on it. Tonight will be night 5 I believe. It came with a 30 year warrenty so it's something we hope to keep a very long time as well. Let's see... we've also painted, what a chaotic experience. Got the wrong sample color and painted the wrong color and touched up with the wrong color. Anyways, we're still touching it all up with the RIGHT color. We did get our money reimbersed for it all though. Anyways, thats such a long story. I have some new flea market finds. I have been painting them and am hoping to put them up today and I'm still on the hunt for more inexpensive decorations as well. Oh, and I finally got bedding ordered and on the bed! I had been eyeing some for a couple of years now from Pottery Barn. I didn't get the exact one I had been eyeing because it costs almost as much as the bed but I got a cheaper version which I still love. It sure does take a lot to make a room! Once it's all finished I will post some pics.

If you're reading this, I hope all is well! :) Tata for now!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Here comes Peter cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail!

Wow, it's been a little while since I've posted. Things have been very busy! Spring break is this week for my husband and I, yay! We've been furniture shopping (decorating the bedroom finally!), cleaning cars, and general errands we don't have time to do! Tomorrow we're going to the beach for the day, then Sunday we are celebrating our 1st wedding anniversary! I can't believe it's been a year already. It feels like I was just planning and packing for it! We actually left a year ago today to head down to the beach (where we got married).

Sunday is also Easter, as I'm sure you know. I love Easter. Of course for the religious meaning of it since I am a Christian, but I also like the American celebrations and traditions that go with it. The chocolate, chicks, bunnies ( I don't like white bunnies), easter eggs (the painted and the plastic), and of course the Sunday dresses. Here's some cute ideas!




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Pretty painted eggs! These look about 100 times better than what I use to do! You could color coordinate the eggs with your table setting and use them as a centerpiece to proudly display them! If you're not into painting, you can get one of the dye kits in the color of your choice.



DIY baskets made out of flower pots! These can have multiple uses!



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Monogram Easter Baskets with polka dots! Fill them with goodies!




Wednesday, March 10, 2010

My Favorite Oscar Dresses

The one thing I love about the awards shows are seeing the different attires on the red carpet and how they change each year. For most of these the only place they could be pulled off is there. Here are a few of my favorites from the red carpet. There were quite a few that were questionable...
Cameron Diaz in Oscar de la Renta.
This dress reminds me of the one Reese Witherspoon wore the year she won for Best Actress.

Rachel McAdams in Elie Saab.
Love the pleated fitted bodice and the flowy skirt.



Sandra Bullock in Marchesa.
I love the asymmetrical lace detail and her hair looked nice with this.



Elizabeth Banks in Versace.
I love the color and the fit.

All photos via www.people.com