Cubbies...and I don't mean Chicago

My mom sent me this link to Stephanie Lynn a few weeks ago, and I immediately fell in love with the awesome cubby storage unit. I think it would be perfect for the giant blank wall in our living room. So cute and functional since I have no idea where all toys from the impending onslaught are going to go! I found a very similar (if not the same) one at Pottery Barn Kids:



The price tag is a little steep, but I'm on the lookout for something similar at a great deal. If you see something, let me know! Or...if you want to go cut down some trees and make me one, I'm open to that too.

Paintings

I am so excited about the new paintings in Will's nursery:





Aren't they so super cute? My wonderful and talented friend Destiny made them, and they are absolutely perfect! Check out her blog Little Lambs and Lillies...so amazing!

It's starting to look much more put together in the nursery now. A lot more to do, but it's getting there!

Getting Settled

We've been on our house for almost three months now, and we're starting to get settled. We still have a lot to do, but here are a few pictures...

The Man Cave

Just a little sneak peek of Will's nursery!

13 Weeks to Go...

Well, we are about 13 weeks away from Will's due date! It's starting to hit me that we are running out of time, and I am so anxious to get the nursery finished...or started!

I picked up the crib and dresser right before Christmas from Babies R Us. I thought it would be a simple little trip up there in Mike's truck while he was at work. Oh my. Can I just say, when the guys load the boxes in the back of your truck, they know what they are doing. I decided the crib was going to break in half the way they had it, so I pulled over to fix it. Ha!! I spent the next hour and a half going about 15 miles an hour down the road while the crib flew up and threatened to blow out of the truck. After three or four rearranging and tying down stops (and one guy pulling up next to me to let me know straps were flying around in the air) I was home. Covered in sweat, shaking, and in need of a Route 44 Cherry Coke. That Sonic ice never tasted so good.

Anyways, the furniture is now in the garage waiting to be put together. And this just makes me laugh:


I'm so glad they reminded me not to use a water mattress. I was going to go with an '80s theme. Back to the drawing board.

Tour of Homes 2009

I cannot believe it is already time for the Tour of Homes again! Life goes by fast these days, doesn't it? Life has taken us to some crazy, interesting, and wonderful places this year, and for the second year in a row I am decorating a different house for the first time! So, coming to you from Mississippi this year, here is our home!

Welcome.

Come on in.

Here's the entryway.

The living room mantle. We just moved in about a month and a half ago, so I haven't found a mirror large enough for the space up there yet. But as Nester says, it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful!


A close up of the garland. I have to give the Nester credit here. I was determined to make my own after all the tutorials. This is just two lighted garlands from Target twisted together. Then I just added in whatever I could find. Snowflakes on sale for 10 cents after Christmas, pine cones that came with my Christmas tree, a stick of fake berries from Hobby Lobby cut up. I love it, and it cost me right around 10 dollars...not bad!

Our stockings...yes there are three this year! I went ahead and got one for Will. I'm going to have them monogrammed for next year. They were a great deal at Hobby Lobby...probably my favorite store. Besides Target.

I have to stick to my librarian roots.


The tree. I took Nester's advice. The tree was too big for a tree skirt, so instead of trying to force it, I just left it off. The tree has a color theme for the most part: lime, green, and red.


I mixed it up this year with the tree topper. I collected stuff all year, and this is what I ended up with. I really like it.

Shiny garland. It's a PAIN to get untangled, but it looks so pretty and sparkly on the tree!

I am not ready to start doing separate "pretty" and"sentimental" trees yet, so I just mixed in our yearly ornaments with the rest of the ornaments.

I love these snowflakes from Target. Super cheap, sparkly, and they fill in the blanks on the tree.

This is one of my favorite ornaments this year. I got two huge packs of red and lime ornaments at Sam's Club after Christmas last year for $5 each. Score...this is one of the ornaments that came with the set.



A little bit of the dining room.

Nativity. Notice that the picture behind it is still on the ground. More hanging and decorating to do!

Santa guarding the back door.

Looks good enough to eat...

Kitchen.

More kitchen. More like the bar area, really.

Even more kitchen.

You get the idea.




A part of me feels like it's not normal for me to have an entire basket of Christmas hats and headbands. The other part of me likes to wear them around the house.




Can't forget the mistletoe.

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