Happy Birthday to...

My cousin Jeremy!!!!

That's him on the left. It's funny to me how much we look alike in this pic. How handsome are my cousins?! So Jeremy is only 15, but me being a midget he's bigger than me. No surprise there.

I babysat Jeremy when he was little so it really bothers me with him getting old. He has always been the sweetest boy around. Even in high school he's not too embarrassed to hug him mom or me or our grandma in front of his friends. He even comes and looks for me at church to say hi. Awwww.

Jeremy is a sweetie and even though we already celebrated his birthday with some cake and ice cream last night (I got him a rather splendid card) I hope his real birthday today is fun and filled with great things. Love you Jer!!

Friday Photo

Dude. It's already the last Friday of January.

The first month of the year is already ending. Crazy!

And I don't think I shared this picture yet. So here it is.

That's about fifteen minutes after midnight on New Year's Eve. So I guess it was technically New Year's Day. Tad barely made it. And I love this picture.

(FYI: That's really how he sleeps. He takes up more room than hubby or I do.)

Late... No Surprise There

So I'm making a wreath for my door for Valentine's Day. This is unheard of because it's not a holiday I typically decorate for. But this year I'm all about it for some reason.

Anyways, I totally realized that I never showed you the wreath I made for Christmas! This is totally relevant because the wreaths are the same type.

So... tadaaaa!

Yeah, that's black tulle. And so many of you are probably thinking, "BLACK?! And what's with the green and purple???" Well, hubby and I have a Nightmare Before Christmas theme going on here for the holidays. Ornaments, fancy feather wreath for the mantle, little snow scene with figurines, and even a vampire teddy bear for the top of the tree this year! So the black and green and purple obviously fit in.

Here's a close up of the stuff I put in. Glitter ornaments are from a dollar store. So are the snowflakes. The ribbon I got for fifty cents a spool. Mom had the black tulle already. And I used a coupon for the styrofoam wreath that's under all that tulle. So it ended up being a really cheap project. And I LOVE how it turned out.

So like I said, currently working on a Valentine's Day wreath. But it's not going to be obnoxious pink or red tulle. I'm actually making it white. And I'll add in random pink and red stuff. It'll be cute. Maybe I'll get pics up next week. And I'll have to include Tad's window. He put up his little gel clings that I bought on clearance last year and they're looking mighty cute...

Wednesday Wish List

Happy Wednesday folks! How are things with y'all? Things have been... well, not quite crazy, but definitely not boring around here.

Last week I spent (or wasted depending on how you look at it) my time making a skirt. With no pattern or anything. So not-so-surprisingly it didn't come out right. I managed to recover and find something to wear to the party that the skirt was intended for. And it was quite a party. Good times were had.

The day after this party (where I went to bed after 4am) I went on the always splendid adventure of trying on bridesmaid dresses. But I had recovered and I had a TON of fun. This is the wedding of one of my BEST friends. And her sisters (both younger than us) still find me amusing when my husband and family do not. This made dress selection VERY fun.

And now I'm prepping for Valentine's Day and keeping an eye out for party ideas (I really am looking mom).

So after all that, here's the wish list for today! I found this site accidentally and fell in love. It's called Unique Vintage and they have ADORABLE dresses and things. So I decided I'd share some of the adorableness today. Even if I'm not quite sure I could pull off the whole vintage look... but moving on...

I am pretty much coveting this swimsuit. I tried on a similar shape last year so I know it works on me. And a one-piece is important for people like me who hang out with small children or go on church trips. No inappropriateness here.


This dress is adorable. It's vintagey and yet not obviously so. I think I could wear this one.

I. Love. Houndstooth. Therefore, I love this dress. Again, not so blatantly vintage that I couldn't pull it off. Right?

This won my heart. It's purple. And I'm pretty sure that would just be a flattering shape. And the full skirt would have me twirling constantly.

This dress is so many kinds of cute. Ruching at the waist? Yes please. It also comes in a solid and a plaid.

And then this one. It's a little bit school teacher, but not stuffy. I likey.

The site has more than just vintage-looking stuff. I spent a lot of time on it the first time I clicked over. It's pretty easy to get lost in full skirts and pretty things.

Happy Birthday to...

My grandma Ophie!!!

That's my adorable grandma in the red. How cute is she?? The lovely ladies with her are her daughters, her daughters-in-law, and Bon who's pretty much adopted by us.

My grandma rocks. I've probably mentioned that a few hundred times. She's always been there for all of her grandkids. Plus whoever we decide to bring around. It's an open door at grandma's house.

She was jumping-off-the-couch-excited when I told her I got into the Christian university here in town. She cried and hugged me about a dozen times when I told her I was getting married. She gave me her ring to wear for my wedding since her and my grandpa had just celebrated their 50th anniversary the year before.

She's amazing in so many ways I can't even get into here. The woman should be nominated for sainthood.

Happy birthday grandma. You are the absolute best anyone could ask for and I love you.

Monday Coolness

Okay. No explanation needed. Except that even now, I love the Backstreet Boys. Mom, try not to dance in your office.

Friday Photo

Ha, this week's photo is going to make me look ridiculous.

Yup. That's my Edward doll. And yup, I'm kissing it.

Mom bought him for me for my birthday. He's sparkly!!! I wasn't actually going to kiss it, but I faked it and hubby called me on it. So I went ahead and kissed it for real and mom took a picture.

And just so you don't think I'm totally weird, no, I'm not sleeping with him next to my bed. He's not even in my bedroom. So there, I'm not totally weird. *cough*Claudia*cough*