yesterday i celebrated this...

all by my lonesome.  

pete is on the road...i just got a call this morning...the bus is frozen up and they can't drive it.  it is in the shop and hopefully they can get on the road later tonight...problem is they are in wyoming...so it will take 18+ hours to get back to the chicago area then it will take pete an extra 8 hours to get home from there.  this isn't turning out the way i thought it would.  let's just say i guess i will always remember our first anniversary.   but not so much for how awesome it was.

pete, i love you. get home to me safely and quickly so we can celebrate our first year of marriage.  i love you with all my heart and i am so excited to share so many more with you!

love,

your wife

*tis the season*

i have been so busy making our house feel like christmas! so excited for this time of year...







merry christmas!

Tonight!!!!!!

birthday wishes

umm...what?? have i really not updated for almost 2 months? that is so silly...

well i am back....

today i am anyway. life has been crazy, insane, hard, fun, busy, looong, fast, exciting....the list goes on and on but you get it. i can't believe it is november! this is my favorite time of year. from the weather, the colors, the anticipation for christmas! my birthday is this month. you know you are old when you don't get that same excited feeling about your day. i mean i am only turning 25 in a couple weeks, i know that i am not old, but its just not the same.

but i still have wishes {via trackandfielddesigns}

{via olivevintage}

{fabric via sewlovefabric's}

{via lillyella}

{via forever21}

{via anthropologie}

hint hint husband ;)

have a great weekend all!

busy bee

right now i am out on the road with pete. canada has been awesome so far and it has been so fun to watch the shows the lights are pretty amazing! i will post some pics later on...

we get back monday so i will be back to reality. we move tuesday!!! it is all that has been on my mind lately. dreaming of how i will decorate it, where everything will go, and how cozy it will be!
i wouldn't mind it looking something like this...

{via apartment therapy}

the finished project!

finally i finished a craft project! i am horrible at starting something, getting bored with it, and then giving up. even though i really wanted to stop half way with this thing {cutting out tons of little felt circles isn't exactly enthralling :)} i am so glad i didn't give up. to think this lamp was on it's way to goodwill last week. it will now have a place in our new little home {i am thinking spare bedroom night stand}

before

waalaa!

after

i've neglected you blog...

so sorry.
but seriously things have been crazy.
went to seattle...
my family finally saw pete play...
decided to quit my job in hopes of finding what i truly love to do...
but is still working at said job...
started looking for a new place to live...
found a new place to live...
is really excited about the cute place to live...
started packing...
started dreaming how i will decorate said place to live...
pete out of town for like a month...
pete back in town!...
and is going to visit fam in st.louis, travel to montana on a bus, travel to canada on bus, travel back to nashville, move, pete leaves day after we move :( all in september.

are you kidding me?!

so with all of that said, you know what has been on my mind lately? what to do with this boring blue lamp shade i have just sitting around wanting to look cuter. well i can check this off my list. oh wait that is when i actually am able to sit down and accomplish this makeover. thank you design*sponge. you've really helped this overwhelmed lady out. {image via design*sponge}