Decorating Blogs

So after almost a year of being in our apartment, I totally have the itch to revamp it a little bit!  I truly don't want to buy anything expensive, and love it as is, but just a few changes. I have been a tiny, little, bit obsessed with looking at decorating blogs.  I've discovered I like the "Modern French" look.  A few of my favorite blogs are:

• http://decorating.yourway.net/
• http://www.thestoriesofa2z.com/
• http://www.potentiallybeautiful.com/

See I already saw something I liked on there and just spent 15 minutes looking at it!  Anyways my goals for our low budget revamp are:

• Paint our kitchen table and chairs
• Recover chairs

I'll pause right there to talk about my dream paint to use.  It's called Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and again I'm not obsessed with it :)  I would love to do Old White and then sand the edges to give a worn look.  Where is Mrs. Cotton when you need her!

• paint the wanna be headboard in our guest room

That room is cute but so mix match.  I'm not sure what color to paint it yet so I think I'm going to wait until we move up to Amarillo.

We tried the "turn an old door into a desk" idea but found that it wasn't very practical unless you bought glass to go on top of it....too expensive.  We are now looking for just a simple table that is practical....any ideas?  I want to have the desk area very organized and clean so Sean can study at it!

• Find a new desk and redo desk area

• Redo our bedroom

I'm so excited we can paint in our new apartment!  It's such a good way to spice up a room inexpensively.  What we need for in there is two side tables with lamps.  I can even paint the side tables so really they could just be from a resale shop!  I found some super cute lamps at target that I love so we shall see!

Love these bases...these are from PB but the ones from Target look very similar!

Of course I love anything burlap...again these are from PB but they have less expensive ones are Target

Well those are just a few of my ideas....I'll keep dreaming :)  If ya'll have any easy DIY projects please share them with me!    

3 weeks down, 2 more to go

The hubsters and I are finally back in Lubbock after the New York trip with mom and sister and the Hilbert's wedding :)  Wow has it been a crazy last couple of weeks.  Our trip to Dallas was much needed seeing lots of family and friends, and also some peace and quiet for Sean!

Me and the girls at a cute Wine and Cheese Restaurant....aren't they so cute!

The start off the NY trip with the girls was just fabulous.  We spent the whole time shopping, eating, and watching Broadway shoes...a true girls trip.  We saw "Mary Poppins" and "Chicago" and I have been singing songs from both ever since we got to LBK for some reason.  I even made Sean watch a few youtube videos of Mary Poppins.  We had fabulous food and some really great wine.  I might have to say my favorite food was the sushi, but that might only be because I haven't had sushi in forever....we can't bring ourselves to eat sushi in Lubbock.


The trip, while not necessarily restful, was somehow very relaxing.  Whenever I get to spend time with these two lovely ladies I'm always so encouraged and always have so much fun.  I'm so blessed to have them!  I truly have learned so much from them about myself, how to be a wife, and how to be a better friend!  I couldn't do life without them! I also truly love and look up to my wonderful Dad and brother-in-law.  It's so good for us to be around them and remind ourselves what being the leader looks like.  Again I'm so glad I have wonderful role models to look up to.


We also saw tons of friends, and like always, made us wish we could be closer to them.  We went on double dates with Kris and Garrett and Cody and Allison, we saw Cory and Coby, Ty and Bethany, Cooper, Kate and Drew, and the list goes on and on.  It did make us very grateful though for how blessed we are with the friends we have made in Lubbock.  We will miss them so much when we move to Amarillo!

Kristin and I from forever ago!

The last event was Kristin and Garrett's wedding.  It was BEAUTIFUL, so fun, and so personal.  We loved getting to see some of our best friends tie the knot and are already planning vacations with them...they just don't know it yet!  Pictures to come soon!

Us on our way to the wedding

Countdown to STEP: 14 days!  
Keep Sean in your prayers.  He is doing awesome with studying and really pushing through.  Pray that he has strength, endurance, and a passion to pursue this for Christ :)

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful Mom who is strong, beautiful, positive, and joyful because of her love for Christ.  She has given so much to our family, and I'm grateful that I have a wonderful mom like her.  She is not only a role model mom, but wife, and friend.  Can't wait to spend a whole week (practically) in NY with you!








Today is not only Mother's day, but the day Sean starts his intense studying for, what we like to call Step by Step...aka Step 1!  We had a wonderful break weekend before he started the craziness.  Thanks to groupon, we went to the Lubbock Symphony, got a few car things fixed, laid out at the rec pool, ate at his favorite Blue Sky, and saw "Something Borrowed" which was pretty cute!  All in all in was a much needed weekend.  Both of us are ready to start this studying, and both of us are ready to get it over with!  


Please be praying for him that he has a renewed strength everyday and keeps in perspective what all this is for...to glorify Christ and further his kingdom.  Be praying that I would be patient and not selfish with my "needs," and that I would truly serve my husband as the church is supposed to serve God.