from DRAB to FAB: Part Deux...

i bought these 2 fixer-upper queen ann chairs off craig's list.
then, i redid the chairs!

1. unscrew cushions.
2. sand chair frames.
3. spray paint chair frames 2Xs.
4. use a staple gun to staple on the fabric to the cushions.
5. screw the cushions back on to the chairs.

AND...

ta-da!

from DRAB to FAB..at least i hope!

after a year in our house, i decided it was time to fix up our eating area!

before
AFTER

my aunt nancy made the pillow window seat. i LOVE it! thanks SO much, nancy!

our little pillow seat. i can't wait for someone to actually sit in it! ha.

small town, BIG 4TH

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy! ~Thomas Jefferson
seguin sure knows how to celebrate the 4th! our first stop: the parade.

If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace. ~Hamilton Fish

ah, i love my country and my family and seguin on the 4th! wonderful combination.

homemade ice cream. a family tradition.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. ~Abraham Lincoln

cranium. alexander knew exactly what stone henge was. impressive.

a couldn't-be-any-closer view of the colorful light show in the sky. perfect way to end a perfect day.

(lucky n love)^2

adam and i got married 2 years ago.

so glad to have such a good partner to join me on the roller coaster of life.

to celebrate, we went to san antonio for the weekend.

adam booked a room at the st. anthony hotel. beautiful.

he made reservations at a top restaurant called bigas on the banks.

"the greatest science in the world, in heaven and on earth, is love." mother teresa

"love is the best medicine and there is more than enough to go around once you open your heart." julie marie
strolling on the river walk.
"to love is to receive a glimpse of heaven." karen sunde

"where there is great love, there are always miracles." willa cather

a man texting while on a carriage in downtown s.a. ha!

we also went to fiesta texas and rode all the rides without hardly any lines. oh-so-fun.

we ended the day with a jeremy camp concert.

perfect 'lil getaway to celebrate a special day.

SuMmEr, SuMmErTiMe

In summer, the song sings itself. ~William Carlos Williams

There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart. ~Celia Thaxter

Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. ~Henry James

SHOW US YOUR LIFE @ Kelly's Korner: Proposal

JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFO: adam and i met 4 months before the proposal on match and a week before the proposal we had ordered the engagement ring, already looked for reception sites and i had already found THE dress. hah! needless to say, i knew the proposal was going to happen soon. so...when adam said he wanted to go to the hill country near fredricksburg for a short stay, i knew what was coming.
that evening, we went to a cute, texasy restaurant. it was very quaint. i thought for sure it was going to happen at dinner. what a perfect place to get engaged! but, dinner had come and gone and still no ring. i really thought that if he was going to propose on our little trip, he would have done it at dinner. i left dinner disappointed and figured adam had planned the trip to throw me off.

that evening, we went back to our room and i thought, "well since today's not the day i might as well get comfortable and i put some comfy clothes on." adam told me to sit down with him on the couch to see something. he had made a scrapbook about every single date we had gone on. i couldn't believe it! i didn't know a guy would sit down and take the time to scrapbook! and, how did he do it? afterall, he had been working fulltime and getting his mba at night. when he wasn't at school or work, he was with me.

about half way through, adam started to get nervous. at this point, i realized today really was the day that i would be proposed to. adam kept on going through the rest of the scrapbook describing every detail...i was so antsy and was just thinking, "when is he going to ask me to marry him?" at the end of the scrapbook, he had a nice letter written to me about how the story of our lives together in the scrapbook was just the beginning and how he couldn't wait to spend the rest of his life with me and continue our story together. as they say, the rest is history. we had our dream wedding 5 months later and have been married for about 2 years. truthfully, the best decision i made was saying yes that night. i couldn't have asked for a better partner to join me on this rollercoaster called life. someone who is considerate, thoughtful, is family-oriented and has good values. so lucky-n-love.

SHOW US YOUR LIFE @ Kelly's Korner: China

adam and i registered for both china and everyday ware for our wedding and we got both.
China: Lenox Murray Hill. our china pattern's really simple, so we can go casual or formal with it. a lot of brides don't register for china anymore but i am glad that we did because we use our china almost everytime we have guests over for dinner.

if you have a fairly large wedding, you may need more to register for. china is the perfect thing because there are so many diffrerent pieces you need to have a full set. plus, some wedding guests really like giving china as a wedding gift and want to give something traditional.

Everyday Ware: Target's Medallion Dinnerware. these are the dishes that we use everyday!