A very merry birthday to me!

My birthday was over a week ago and I still haven't done the gift post. Can anyone say unusually busy? Seriously, I've had more to do here than for the past three years combined. And I am loving every minute of it!

Now onto my birthday...

While I don't always have a busy or sometimes even good birthday, Nate always does an amazing job with finding the perfect gift. Last year he got me an awesome telescope so we can look at the stars. It was a great gift (even if it was a gift for both of us), but this year he really outdid himself!

Lets let the pictures do the talking...

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A cake from our new favorite bakery! They may decorate the cake with old school flowers, but the cake and icing are drool worthy!


Yep he totally got it for me! The Ikea light I have been drooling over. We're going to convert it into a light that can be plugged in so we can use it over a table that needs light. So excited!

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The smaller book is a book that my mom use to read me at bedtime. It's really hard to find, yet Nate found it!


Vibram Five Fingers! Nate's had a pair and he loves them. I had been iffy about them, but then I started working out and am beyond excited to try them out in the gym. Hopefully no more feet falling asleep!

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And the best gift of all! A bouncy ball machine! Which comes with a long story...


Which I'll share now!

I have a thing about smells. I guess you could say I am very smell driven. I notice how things smell and bouncy balls were one of them. I would constantly pester my mom for quarters so I could get a new bouncy ball. To smell.

The biggest memory I have is when I figured out that a machine was broken (I was about 10) and dispensed the balls without a quarter. Well I wiped that machine out and hid away all of the balls in my t-shirt. You know the kind from the 90's...big shirts tucked into your pants. So here I was jiggling around with a shirt full of bouncy balls and my nose stuck down the neck so I could smell them. Not my proudest moment, but man did it smell good!

Flash forward to 4 years ago when I met Nate. He learned about this little quirk of mine and has fed it ever since. Now...because of him I have my very own bouncy ball dispenser where I can get that yummy bouncy ball smell whenever I so desire!

So there is my birthday roundup with the love store between me and all things round and bouncy!

Still here...still alive. Just a year older!

I had a busy week with a birthday and many other things that I can't wait to share with all of you.

To tease you...here is a picture of a birthday gift I received from my wonderful husband.

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No worries...I'll post about that, the meaning behind it and everything I got for my birthday!

Birthday wishlist

It might be the night before my birthday, but I figured I could still post my birthday wish list. Hey...who knows maybe someone likes me enough to get me one of these goodies. I don't mind belated gifts.

*Hint*Hint*


A quick trip to Target...

...last night left me with two plates from the new John Derian for Target collection.


Water Lily Square Tray


Water Lily Serving Tray

Now the prices were actually cheaper at the store I went to. The serving tray was $9.99 and the square tray was $14.99, so if you can find them in store I'd buy them there.

I'll be going back later to see if they put out any more of his stuff seeing as today is the actual release date. I'm a bit worried though, because the plates I want are listed as an online only items. I'm hoping that means that they are selling them as sets online, but that maybe they are selling them by the piece in store. Here's hoping!

I hope you find everything you want from the John Derian line if you have been eying it like I have!

Dining room preview and something to look forward to!

The dining room...

...yeah.

It was one of the first rooms we worked on when we got here. As in we painted it. And not just one paint color, but two in the form of stripes.

Yep I did stripes again, even after I swore that I would never do stripes again. I'm a glutton for punishment.

Now even though this is the first room to be started, it will also be the last to come together. Mostly because the dining room table has become the holding place for all of the glass/decor items that don't currently have homes.

So much like we are constantly being teased with the thoughts of what the room will look like when it's finished...I am going to tease you with just a few pictures, but not the finished project. You're going to have to check back in to see it all done!


The dining room right when we moved in.

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First paint color down.

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Striping up and painted.

So there is your tease.

Keep an eye out for the finished product. So far I am in love with it! I can't wait till it comes all together.

Also...this is my birthday month! Squeeee! As in next week I'll be 27.

*Sigh*

How am I almost 30!? Where has time gone!?