Cars, Decoupage, and Floats OH MY!

I had a couple days off of work so Eric and I have been busy running errands, getting him ready for LutherHaven and just having some much needed and deserved relaxation.

I wanted to get my crafting bug under control so after a shopping trip to Joann's Fabric I had all I need to get started on my Decoupage project I've been lusting after. Gracie was obviously so ready to help me accomplish anything... or not.

After some cutting and pasting here's the finished project in all it's "Wizard of Oz" glory. The "Wizard of Oz" also hit it's 71st anniversary this week, which makes me happy! Decoupage by the way is totally a "Something New" craft for me... Giddy Giddy!

Friday afternoon we went to a little Mexican market near our house, and found delicious breads!

Later in the evening Lee and Jess came over and we went out to eat at El Sabor De Oaxaca! Lee, Jess and Eric all wanted to go see "Inception" but I really had no inclination to see the movie in theaters whatsoever. Halfway through dinner our neighbor Jack called us to tell us that his Grandson wanted to buy our Focus to rebuild. He has all the talent and parts to do it, so we were happy to sign over the title to him this morning. We sold it for mere peanuts, but we're glad that someone could find use of it, it was just sitting in our parking lot taking up valueable space.

I wasn't as emotional getting rid of this car as I was the aspire, though we did go on our Honeymoon in our Focus, so it brought back some good memories to think about it!

We then paid attention to our FIT by giving it a bath, headed to the grocery store, ate dinner and then enjoyed some Rootbeer Floats to try to beat the 96 degree heat! (Disgusting).

It was a good weekend, I feel well rested and relaxed for the first time in awhile.

Comments

The Wreath

It all started with Pinterest - yes, that rant about Pinterest still stands, but this was inspired from there. I wanted to recreate a wreath of bulbs, I hate buying wreaths since they expire year after year, this one will hang in my home for a LONG time, possibly till I die... that is how much I love how it turned out! So, being my crafty (and somewhat frugal) self, I set off to find the materials to make it. Finding that bulbs are not quite as cheap as you'd expect, I found them for 80% off. This wreath, at cost would have run me about $125. ACK! I made it for under 35%! So pretty! So pleased! Many have asked me to make one for them - my answer - you buy the bulbs and materials and I'll glue it together!

My Happy Place

I have a lot of happy space in my world - but the happiest of all is Marvista Park in Normandy Park, just a few short miles from my house. It's the one place where I can go, be a kid, and then feel completely refreshed afterwards. Vacation is coming... T minus a few weeks now, and I feel like I've earned the crap out of it this year! But until then, a weekly trip to my happy place with the furry one should do it! I love his little feet trying to take on the leaves! So cute.

8 Years Ago Today...

8 Years ago today... I was in the Kent/Des Moines Park and Ride puking in the bushes because I was SO Nervous about my first day at KMS. I didn't know If I could hack it in the big city. I didn't know a thing about being a Receptionist, and I didn't even know what a Broker/Dealer was, but I swallowed the lump in my throat and decided to take it head on. I've learned SO MUCH - an Immeasurable amount of life and work lessons from my 8 years at KMS, and I could muse all day long about the Farm Fresh 22 year old you see to the left and how naive she was. KMS has given me a gift of balancing a work life and a home life and still being able to give my 110% when I'm at work without losing my balance. When I walked in the door this morning, my co-workers had created this celebration from me, and after they arrived, it got bigger with gifts, and notes, and cards, and decorations. They wanted to celebrate me, and my achievements here, though If they would have kn...

R is for Ronnebeck!

Search This Blog