Last day of "vacation"

I ended my last day of vacation doing the office. Unfortunately I realized I liked a different room for our office than originally planned and since my husband is working, I moved my ginormous computer desk alone. A few bumps and scratches on the doorways between rooms later, I managed to get it in. A job that my Dad and husband did together when they brought the desk into the house on move day. You can say I feel a little empowered.

Now I feel like pretending I'm on a real vacation in Ireland, riding my bike down this tree-lined street after going to the local bakery....

{photo credit: estrusia_uk}

Is it spring yet?

I understand that since I live in Florida I do not have much room to complain about the cold weather. More so it's the on-and-off cold and hot weather that bothers me, and it's making everyone sick. I cannot wait for the 70 degree weather to come and stay a bit. Luckily that's exactly what is called for this weekend. Sunny skies and in the 70's.

This means gardening on Saturday and inviting family over on Sunday for a barbeque!

Just wish I could have a beautiful tulip garden to fill my whole backyard!

{photo credit:.:philipp klinger.:}

Let the outdoor reno begin!

Our back porch and my dad fixing something up, such a handyman

our front yard

some of our backyard, viewing the shed

back yard view from the shed

As you can see my husband and I have our work cut out for us. Unfortunately we've had quite the wind chill here in Florida which makes any outdoor job uncomfortable. Yesterday was probably the nicest day but my husband is at work, and even though I'm taking my vacation time to clean our apartment and set-up the house, the yardwork is a joint activity.

For a general to-do list here are some plans:

--Clean up entire porch and replace blinds, possibly add curtains. Plus, remove furniture from last tenants.

--Rip out weeds and replace with new, fresh plants.

--Fix light in the front yard since it is wobbly.

--Paint shed.

Soon we will put our grill out and have everyone over for a yummy bbq! Pictures to come as 'Renovation: Outside' begins.

Moved into our new home!

My husband and I moved into our new home this past weekend. I think the most stressed out during this process has been our cats! Saturday and Sunday were spent trying to figure out where they're hiding. So now I have a week vacation from work, and it's hardly a vacation. I'll be cleaning my apartment, which looks awfully tiny since moving everything out, and unloading boxes.
We currently have two rooms in the house that we have no clue what to do with. One is a bedroom that is being held as the cat's room for now. The other room is our front room, originally the family room until we moved that the the back room. We'll see what happens and if it's awesome I'll post pictures.
Wish me luck!

{photo credit: ~RUTHxcommitacts}

Thrifty finds

I have looked through Marissa's blog New Dress A Day a month or so ago. After first browsing through it I felt a sudden urge to go thrifting. My husband loves this since he sells books on Ebay that he finds at thrift stores. I found two skirts and two dresses that I love. I would love to post pictures but unfortunately all my clothes are packed away for my big move this weekend. I couldn't help but look at a few "mumus" at think what they could be.

If you do choose to go thrift store shopping make sure you have the time and patience to flip through the clothes. Many stores do not have clothing labeled by size. Also bring hand sanitizer for when you are done shopping. Some clothes may have odors to them. And of course wash the clothes before you wear them.

Love.

I love coming home to these two everyday. Poutine will be two at the end of March. I rescued her in March of 2009 and they said that they "think she is about one" so I decided her birthday was the day I adopted her. Panthro will be one this June, I believe sometime early in the month. She was adopted from my husband's co-worker who's cat had babies and was going to bring them to the humane society. We thought Panthro was a boy until her first check-up where they pointed out she was indeed a girl. Sorry she's stuck with this name though!

Anywho, these two stinkers are the best. Their nicknames are Moo Moo Cow (Poutine-she's starting to pack on the pounds) and Flufferbutt (Panthro-she has a fluffy tail) My husband and I don't really have nicknames for eachother but Sunshine Dust and Soot n Poo.

I'm in love with this "crib"

How awesome is this crib by Manuela Busetti and Andrea Garuti?!? If I do, or when I will, have a bun in the oven I hope it will be on the market.

{photo credit : coochicoos}

Pre-K Valentines

I have been trying to think of a cute Valentine's gift to give to my (30!) 4 year old students. I was so happy to hear about these lollipops with lips (girls) and mustaches (boys) from Design Crush. What a cute idea to do for your own child's class or even for neices and nephews!

{photo credit: blonde designs}

Baby on the brain

For a couple months now my husband and I have purposely stopped using protection. It's not so much that we're "trying" to get pregnant but more-so "whatever happens...". The only thing is that for the past few weeks we've been talking about wanting a family soon. My husband thinks I'd be really cute if I were preggo on 4th of July. He says he can see me in a cute maternity summer dress watching fireworks and munching on a hotdog. So this past 2 weeks I have noticed a few typical early pregnancy symptoms. One thing my husband and I have been also doing is a little trick to try to get pregnant without using harmful substances. I read about it on Sara Snow's blog. I cannot wait to see what comes within this next week!

{photo credit: SoorPus}