a new favorite thing to do is picnic! I scored this awesome old picnic basket from my mother in law and got to break it in the first time a week and a half ago. i feel like dorothy from the wizard of oz when i carry this around... now if I only had a basket on my bike for it... hmm....







we had a great day snacking on fruit and crackers and cheese and conrad and i got to serve as jenn's photography class assignment haha. it was a nice cloudy, texas day not to mention. it was hardly even hot. As you can see, Conrad liked to take a bite of a strawberry and then put it back. lol









At this point in the picnic, Conrad and I were having a deep talk about the meaning of life.



photos all courtesy of the best friend jenn. thanks jenn!

i started this friday, and am finishing this on saturday. so sue me.

buns, buns, buns.

my hair is about six feet long, well at least it feels like it in the summer, and my all time favorite thing right now is the glorious bun. simple and chic .=) Twist and pin. After finding this cute blog about the perfect bun

via Elsie's Blog, I've literally done this AT LEAST 3 times a week. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE IT.

I also have a thing for braids like this. sometimes I combine the bun and the braid. lol "stay at home mom chic" is what I call that.



keira knightly:

why not? shes beautiful and british and absolutely amazing. every movie she is in is golden.

music obsession lately: seawolf.! soo good!

pei wei! I could probably eat there every day if I could afford it.

Project Runway: best tv obsession ever.

A great high school friend of mine and Nate's just moved back to Texas with his lovely wife Allie. It's nice to have married friends and even better when they're into the same music, movies and crochet! I'm so happy to have them here! I just adore Allie! I'm stoke because I now have a friend who is equally obsessed with project runway. =) Its unhealthy how much I get into it. We didn't get to watch the season premier last night because the cable company is terrible and its always messing up, but next week hopefully! We did dinner anyways.. I made awesome chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, peas and cheesecake for dessert. We're going to have dinner and project runway night every thursday night now hopefully. =) Yayyyyy!

It's been over a week (gah!) since I've updated. Lack of time/internet/motivation to go find wifi... you get the story. ANYWAYS I've had a few great adventures since then that I'll be sharing as soon as I get the pictures! (Hint: awesome picnic, lots of goodies given to me by my awesome mother-in-law, and lots of Squid cuteness and birthday decorations. )

Conrad's birthday is in about 2 weeks I'm just about ready to hyperventilate because I have done much else other than plan and dream about it so I better get started! He has also learned to use the big boy potty! So proud of him! Reward a kid with gummy worms and he'll just about anything you want haha. Shh! I didn't say that.

I have to thank God because a lot of wonderful things have come our way lately. A lot of our problems that I had been worrying over have been solved. I feel as though I've had a billion pounds lifted from my shoulders! Thanks God for looking out for us like you always do! He also dropped a brand spanking new king size orthopedic bed on us! Still in the plastic! It's got the memory foam type stuff. We were throwing elbows in the middle of the night in our full size. lol I cant tell you guys how comfortably I've slept since getting it. It's been AMAZING! Which reminds me...

A quick Wednesday wishes:

A new duvet cover and sheets for the new bed! I'd love to have a beautiful one like this from urban outfitters. Our bedroom hasn't really felt like "ours" since moving into the apartment. This bed is making it finally feel like my own.

These cute mustache mugs. I'd like to buy, but I feel a project just coming on. Why not?

Also I think I'd like to have bright yellow in my hair. lol

Happy sunday world! I love sundays because they're lazy and full of coffee.


Sorry for the lack of updates I've been busy and distracted. =)
The new addition:



Meet Squid!

Party invitations are out! My first attempt at stamp making with linoleum. It took long enough but I got the grungy look I wanted eventually.



We've been trying to get our car fixed and its nearly done so i'll be mobile again haha. I've been a crochetin fool lately making lots of headbands and berets and what not to try and stock up for opening my etsy store sometime in the near future. I'll have a sneak peak of those soon! but i'll worry about that when the dinosaur madness is over. =) hope everyone's been well! I'm working on another house piece but this time I'll be sticking to my "pen and ink" media. =) we had a fun night celebrating a friends birthday last night... their kiddos are the best. Conrad has so much fun hanging out with them.



I also have to show this awesome little VW Beatle that my best friend brought back from Costa Rica for us! It'll go awesome next to my little bus! She knows me all too well haha.



Tootaloo until next time folks. I promise to try and update more soon!