My Birthday

My birthday was so fab! I am so blessed with great family and friends. Thanks to all for calls and emails!

Getting Organized

My desk has been the magnet for all things homeless. I finally got around to organizing it...and now it feels naked~

Before

After

Birdcaged Flowers

The window next to my desk has felt rather naked since i have moved in. It has plain white blinds, but no curtains...(just don't want any really). I decided to add a little spring to spruce up the bland white blinds. With Valentines coming and Spring close behind i added a splash of color. Hope you all like it~
I found these adorable bird cages at Michaels
Filled them with blue ribbon and pink flower petals
Added a small pink bird to one cage
Strung them through ribbon and hung from ceiling

Button Thumb Tack Tutorial

My work station is over cluttered with scraps of ribbon, cards, and little clip outs of this and that. So today i decided i was going to do a cork board to get organized! Well i didn't like the appearance of the plain thumb tacks so i added a little flare! Here is a step by step guide to making fun button thumb tacks~

Items Needed

*Colorful Buttons
*Flat Thumb Tacks
*Hot Glue Gun
*Cork Board (set of four at Michaels)

Glue a pea size of hot glue (*ouch it burns*) to back of the button!

Next carefully apply the thumb tack to hot glue












Allow glue and buttons to cool
Decorate Cork Board!
I love the look of this and am eager to fill it with my little findings!

The Belly Grows

18 Weeks

The Birth of my First Tutorial: Easy Dog Toy

Oh yes...once again i have given into my husbands pleads for an english bulldog. Our last bulldog was Darla (6 years ago). Who can forget that feisty girl? Well we are now the proud parents of Rocco. He is super cute and into everything. He is desperate to chew on and demolish anything he encounters. I tried toilet paper rolls, tennis balls, and a wubba. However nothing has seemed to register with him. So last night i decided to dive into researching "home made doggy toys." I read tons of ideas (all quiet creative). Many talked about the popularity of socks and others bragged of empty water bottles. So i put the two together. And so my first tutorial has been born.

Items Needed

1. Empty water bottle (with no lid)
2. Old Sock
   

losing my motivation :(

So i will be 18 weeks pregnant on Wednesday and in the last four days i have felt no motivation to do any of my workout routine. The weather has been freezing so that has not helped any. However, today i got my a$$ in gear and did my two mile walk to the beach and back. It felt good, but i could tell i had skipped four days. So how do i prevent myself from losing any and all motivation to stay in shape while growing? I hit youtube up for some inspiration and only found minor support. Wednesday Colin goes back to school so i will once again attempt my boring pregnancy workout dvd. Aside from that i am starting to understand why so many pregnant women gain more pounds than is recommended. I hopefully will not be in that category this time around!

Water Works

So now at 17 weeks pregnant i figured all the bad first trimester quirks would be worked out...WRONG...for two days now its been non stop tears. Everything makes me cry. For example, the pampers commercial, noticing how big Colin has gotten, and a new box of cereal all had me bursting the dam. Its absolutely completely uncontrollable. I am not necessarily upset by anything so i guess its just hormones. My tissue box is looking a little tattered so i am hoping this drys up sooner than later!

At last things have slowed down!

Jeremy went back to school today and with Colin gone in K5 all day i finally feel like things are getting back to normal. I plan on enjoying the quiet time for the next few days and catching up on the house cleaning! Ahhh whats that i hear..."NOTHING" :)

Field Trip!

It was time to get out of the house and off this damn computer~so Jeremy and I went on a mini field trip to 2 local boutiques in an effort to ask some questions about running and owning a clothing boutique! In the first shop i met Amy and she was thrilled to answer any questions. She gave me her emails and contact info and told me to call anytime with any questions! Her shop was adorable and seemed to be very successful!
At the second shop i met with the shop manager and set up a meet and greet with the owner for next week!
Overall i felt the day was a success. Not only did it get me out of the house, but it also got me off of the computer.
I am beginning to see just how much work this little dream is going to take and its a bit overwhelming. On the bright side I AM UP FOR THE CHALLENGE!

7 Years Ago Today....

i was a crazy 18 year old who had managed to find myself a long way from home...after a 12 hour car ride to Virginia Beach i was getting the "M" word....yes at the time i couldn't even say m...m...m MARRIED. The thought alone had me in tears as Jeremy and I drove to the VA Beach Courthouse. I was eloping and it was by far the craziest thing i had EVER done. Now seven years later we have seen and been through so much. I love him for so many reasons, but the biggest are because he is my best friend, he finds me sexy at 6 am, and because we have learned to respect each other! 7 years ago i did not foresee that i would be a mom of a five year old with another on the way...a college graduate...and a world traveler...all of this has been accomplished with HIM by my side...I love you Jeremy Sebastianelli and i look forward to the year ahead!

Baby steps to my own business....

After a lot of reflecting and conversations with Jeremy i am excited to take baby steps toward opening my own business. The following months will be filled with phone calls, paperwork, and undoubtedly tears, but i know that if i want it bad enough it will become a reality! Opening a Boutique has always been a dream of mine so this is very exciting. More information to come~

Projects

This year i would really like to include some of my small projects for what few readers i have. I always have a list of "want to do" that never seems to come into reality. So with the spirit of the new year i will attempt to keep an updated account of what i am working on!
Currently i am creating a pregnancy album...i made one for Colin years ago and it turned out alright...as i have started this new album though i am seeing just how much i have learned from doing some scrap booking. Maybe i will re-do Colin's as well.

In addition, i have an old mirror that is framed in barn wood and could really use a face lift. So i will attempt to bring it back to life.

As a result of neglect, I have managed to lose a major chunk of my "craftyness"....hopefully i can revamp it!

Jeremy turns 30!

Jeremy turned 30 today and we had so much fun! Colin and i decorated the glass sliding doors with window markers! We bought balloons and a yummy specialty cake for JerBear....a small cookout with a few friends and the night was a BLAST!

Colin with the BB gun

It's 2011 and so much is happening

2010 flew by and finally 2011 is here! We are thrilled that in June we are expecting baby #2! Colin is busy in K5 and Jeremy starts flight school this month! Florida is slowly feeling more like home...Pictures of fam to come!