remind me

next time I get my hair cut to seriously chop it. I loved my cut for two weeks, and now it's way tooo long! Apparently, it grows crazy fast because it's already an inch and a half longer than it was when it was first cut. oh well ... just need to go shorter in December so I can enjoy shorter for a longer period of time :)

PS - who knew I had to deal with tropical systems (aka Ida) in W-S ... forecast for the next 2 days = rain ... and it's been raining all day today!

Homecoming 2009

We had a great weekend in Chapel Hill. The weather was glorious, friends were abundant, drinks flowed, the football was decent (we won!). I wish we could have added more time to the weekend, but alas it came to an end yesterday after a bridal shower for Tammy at the Weathervane. Unfortunately I slacked on my picture taking ability, so this is what we have.

me & LAM

Rob & Me

out on Friday night

Rob & Will

It is always so fun to go back. This year we tried out some different bars on Saturday night to escape some of the crowd. West End Wine Bar is the most relaxed setting for enjoying some drinks and company with friends, but we had to leave after a while because it created too cozy of an atmosphere we were all getting sleepy. Off to Crunkletons we headed. So much fun. It's a bit of more an alumni crowd, but totally worth going back to. Friday evening we ventured to Top Of the Hill and Bob's. Well tested undergrad bars that were flooded with alumni this weekend as well. Wish we would all go more often, but it was fun to relive our undergrad days!

Oh, and sometimes boys just don't get it. My friend met a guy at the bar Friday night. He joined us (alone) on Saturday evening. Though my friend "C" told him she was going home alone and tried to send signals of not being interested, he still texted her on Sunday morning at 7:30am (we had left him at the bar a short 5 hours ago!) about grabbing lunch. She had the bridal shower, so responded she can't. He came back with I'll let you know next time I'm in town; you're a great girl. Poor guy. She's just not interested for numerous reasons, but he just couldn't take the subtle hint :( My husband laughed and laughed all morning ... I think he secretly wished he could have been in on our girl's rehash of the night before all during college after he experienced it this weekend! Ha.

Hope your weekend was as wonderful as ours!

Kreativ Blog Award

A big thank you to The UnBride at The Chronicles of an Unconventional Couple for this award. I was out-of-town over the weekend enjoying UNC Homecoming festivities and friends (more to come on that later), but it was so nice to come home to this sweet gesture!

So, I am supposed to fill ya'll in on 7 things you don't know about me (or maybe you do?).

1. I thoroughly dislike cold weather. In fact, living at the beach I never owned a real winter coat (other than a fleece) until I was a freshman in college.

2. I desperately want to kids so I can be a stay at home mom, but the thought of having children scares the mess out of me (the actual pregnancy and delivery, not having kids in the house); oh, and we're financially not prepared for that either!

3. I've had dreams of going to Italy since I was in middle school. We're fairly certain this dream will come true post-med school graduation in 2011, thanks to the in-laws' desire to go as well!

4. I like my mother-in-law, but we're never going to be close friends and I envy friends with close relationships with their MIL.

5. I have started writing out traditions I would like to incorporate into our family as we grow. We never had major holiday traditions, unless you count opening gifts as quickly as possible so you could drive 2 hours to your grandparents to rotate through both sides of the fam (all while ignoring your gifts and your friends' at home). (bitter, no. really wanting to establish fun traditions, yes.)

6. I have my Christmas cards printed, stuffed, and addressed (with exception to several of Rob's friends' addresses). They will be mailed December 1.

7. I love cooking. It's a new love, but I do.

Now, I get to give this award to 7 other bloggers! Here are the rules for passing the torch below:

1-Thank the person who nominated you for this award.
2-Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3-Link to the person who nominated you for this award.
4-Name 7 things about yourself that people may not know.
5-Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.
6-Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.
7-Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they've been nominated.
{drum roll}
Envelope please. And the award for Kreativ (and in my book, just plain fab) Blogger goes to ...

1. Living in the Moment I hope she teaches my kids one day and enjoy reading her blog full of the details and truths that we often keep hidden
2. Mrs. Southern Bride has recently been sharing some of the best "sweets" recipes I've seen, and often has fun crafty projects she's been creating
3. That Girl and Her Pug I love her honesty and that she is a part of Good Will Grace every Monday to teach us new lessons each week
4. The Company She Keeps we've found out just how small this world is with mutual friends coming to surface; oh, and she's planning a wedding and has fabulous things to share!
5. Learning to Be a Wife always sharing her journey as a wife. she and her husband just returned from the cutest mini-vacation to a bed and breakfast, so fun :)
6. Perfectly Pleasant one of the first "random" blogs I started reading. I love her stories and her cute dog, Fenway!
7. The Perks loves UNC and the beach about as much as I do. Plus she lives in Charleston - really jealous!

Go forth bloggers, and spread the Kreativ-ness and fabulousness.

Giveaway!

Would you like to win one of these? Because I do! Personally, my favorite is the Lucky Medium Slouch, but they are all fabulous!

Lucky Medium Slouch (retail $158)

Kathy Van Zeeland In the Clear (retail $99)

Jessica Simpson Runway Satchel (Retail $88)

Check out the Recessionista for a chance to win one of these in her fabulous giveaway!

Happy Birthday Robst!

Today is Rob's birthday. He's a youngin', but so very wise and mature for his age :) (Oh, and he's not that much younger than me ... he's finally turning 24 so there's only one year difference!) Unfortunately, he is on call tonight :( But, it's so we can go to Chapel Hill for Homecoming this weekend :) He'll be home around 9 and I'll have dinner & presents waiting (in fact the table is already ready for him to come home!). Until then, I'll be painting and straightening up because tonight we'll also be moving our bedroom furniture (most of it) back into place as the walls (that furniture belongs) are finished. Happy Birthday my love! I hope your 24th year is the best yet since we're now married and all :)

Oh, I apologize for the tremendous amount of parentheses. Apparently I have a lot of additional thoughts ...

why, oh why?

if someone could explain why I decided to start this 30 day shred at the same time as trying to get our room painted in a week, I would greatly appreciate it. The answer could help me find my sanity in the disaster (in the best way possible) that is our house/life right now. Thanks.

Before & During Renovations

I am pleased to say that our counter tops are installed and I think they look fabulous!! You have to use a bit of imagination because the cabinets and the walls still need to be painted (cabinets: white; walls: neutral/stone/tan). I'm still in the process of painting our bedroom Sherwin Williams "Snowdrop" ... one coat is on two major walls, and I love it - it's light but still a bit blue without being babyish (at least so far).

For those that are interested, here is the before:

The "semi"-after:

(oh, and we're in the process of finding a white refrigerator that fits into the space)

Yay granite counter tops!!!