Thursday, June 28, 2012

Embrace the Camera - 3 years later

We enjoyed the [tremendous] pleasure of having our friend Sarah do a little photoshoot for us to commemorate our 3rd anniversary last week!

I am in l-o-v-e with the pictures and feel so grateful that we have these sweet memories to keep forever.

Embracing the camera,

Lauren

linking up with Emily!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

happy 3 years, my love.

Three years ago, when asked if you promised to love and cherish me, honor and protect me, respect and encourage me... you said,

"Absolutely."

You have guarded my heart, put more value on my wellbeing than your own. You have loved me when my attitude is at its ugliest. You have spurred me on to be better: to dream big, to take risks, and to enjoy each day to its very very fullest.

I feel so blessed to be living this magnificent love story with you by my side. It's a beautiful story. One teeming with stories of redemption, trust, faith, and forgiveness. Brimming with lessons on the fine art of laughter and its healing qualities.

Happy three years, my love.

Lauren

“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.” -Roy Croft

Friday, May 25, 2012

get moody

I posted once before about my ~~obsession~~ love for mood boards. I came across another site called olioboard and have had an absolute blast in my free time creating rooms that usually only exist in my dreams...

This first one all started with this lovely little hot air balloon mobile. Don't you love it? And I think $90 is actually pretty reasonable for such a charming little thing... The striped pouf is just so dreamy, too. I love this whimsical, colorful room!

I adore this next living area with neutral tones and weathered wood, complimented by bright pops of blues and yellows. I'm sensing a trend - maybe I need some more color in my life!

I tried to stretch myself a little and create something that was out of my comfort level, just for fun. Besides a couple of RED pieces, I didn't get to far out of the "zone", but it is a little more modern that I would like normally. But I love the idea of this color scheme for a boy's room. Bold but still sweet. The zebra print and flower fabric might be a little too much for a boy, though. (still love the color scheme.)

We are celebrating Memorial Day with a long weekend on the lake and looking forward to seeing this little guy....

...who isn't quite so little anymore!

Happy weekend!

Lauren

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Honey Do List

It is warm and sunshine-y out, which can only mean one thing. Summer is HERE. Spring and Summer have always been my favorite times of the year, with the exception of football season. Which, in our household, is a season in and of itself. (Go Dawgs!)

With the change in temperatures and my subsequent elevated mood, I am all motivated and ready to tackle some serious home projects. I made a list of short and long term projects that we'd like to finish, and already marked a rather simple one off my list.

- Paint the downstairs - all of it - in cooler tones.

- Paint our kitchen cabinets. (I'm so excited for this one)

- Paint our stair rail glossy black to replace that stupid builder-grade orange-y wood. ( This is done! I did it while Matt was playing golf one afternoon this week. He was scared I would drip black paint everywhere, so I did it without him knowing so he wouldn't have to worry. :) So thoughtful of me. And he loves it! It looks really sharp.)

- Possibly paint interior doors black in our boring upstairs landing.
- Install beadboard under our bar.

- Paint bathroom vanities. (2)

- Frame out bathroom mirrors.

- Install board and batten in half balf, master bath. Heck, why not the guest bath while we're at it?!

- Install new carpet upstairs - this will be a long time coming.

- Transition 2nd bedroom into office space/guest room. (Below is what I'm thinking for the space... a lot of the items are based on what we already have in our office "nook" off the kitchen.)

- Install single, high shelf in living room for a mini-library. (inspiration pic below)

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- possibly bring a pop of red into living room with storage ottomon to replace coffee table. (I haven't run this one by Matt yet. Suprise, honey! This is what your crazy wife is daydreaming about.) I [heart] this ikat one below, although it's completely out of my price range which, at this time, is approximately $0.