A DIY Project

I had really been wanting to do a project to add some art work around our apartment. I am in "blog world" everyday and look at several DIY blogs. One day I came across a canvas project and was like hey I could do that!! I can't find the blog now..just my luck, by the girl that did this project got the idea from HGTV's Sabrina Soto. I didn't know when I was going to do this project...that was until last Saturday when I had been snowed in for DAYS!!! The temperature was rising and Michael had to go to work, so I rode with him and then dropped him off and I was FREE!!! I was driving around town running errands. I was so happy because I had been stuck inside because of the 2 feet of snow that had fallen earlier in the week. I went to Hobby Lobby not meaning to buy anything, however the paints & canvases were on sale...it was meant to be!! I grabbed a package of 2 11x14 canvases because I wasn't sure where I was going to artwork..we don't have a lot of free space here in the casa. It took me awhile to pick out paint colors, but I finally decided on a cream and a deep red. I decided that would look great with the things we have in our kitchen.

Here are all of my supplies

First I painted both with 2 coats of the cream color

Then Michael taped off the pattern (forgot to take a picture both times) and I painted 2 coats of the red color

When they were dry, I pulled the tape off and this was the final product

They weren't perfect, but we enjoy them!! Here they are above our cabinets in the kitchen.

It was a fun/easy project that I think I am going to do again soon!!  My mom is wanting to redo a bathroom at her house and I think something like this would look great on the big empty wall.

lOVE Day

Happy happy lOVE day to everyone!! Today I went back to school and we had a fun little valentine exchange/decorating cookie party with the little ones!!  It was so good to finally be back at work...but I am soooooo super tired!!  I am not really the romantic type...but I am a lover of any day that could possible get me PRESENTS type!!  Michael got me a few new movies this past week so I would have something to do during my snow days & he also gave me a gift certificate to purchase a new charm for my PANDORA bracelet.  I am kinda obsessed with Pandora these days..I have 2 bracelets and can't wait to fill them up!!  Dickson and I gave Michael a photo of the 2 of us to put in his office, some bubble gum to fill up his jar, an iTunes gift card, and I MADE HIM DINNER.......say WHAT?!?!  So Michael comes from a family where they make all these yummy dishes that Michael loves and well......my mom didn't cook a whole lot haha!!! I emailed Nina (MIL) and got the recipe for their YUMMY YUMMY Chicken Spaghetti and I was going to surprise Michael by cooking it.  Well last night laying in bed I realized oh MY oh MY I don't have $$$!!!  We combined our bank account the week before last and well I haven't gotten my new card yet.  So I ended up having to tell him that I needed his card so I could go to Walmart and buy the things I needed.  I was so upset that I wasn't going to be able to surprise him..but OH WELL because he said I PASSED the taste test!!! WOOHOOO....I was super nervous about this haha.  He did say it wasn't as spicy as he likes it, but I like it a little less spicy so he just added a little something to his.  The recipe makes a TON so we will be eating off of it for a few days..YAY!!  Since a post isn't any fun without any pictures...here are a few that I found while looking back at some old facebook albums from our cruise that we went on in 2009....

These pictures made me laugh and remember what a FABULOUS time we had on this vacation with Michael's family.

OH and here is one of the little guy.....

To all my friends and family...I lOVE you all and I hope each and every one of you has had a FABULOUS lOVE day!!

SNOW, SNOW, & more SNOW

Well....we are on snow day number 8 right now. Got the text message at 5:15 this morning from Hannah (the girl I work with), another at 5:29 from my mother, and another at 5:38 from my dad...lets just say I was not a HAPPY camper!! I finally just turned my phone on silent..well vibrate.  Michael got up and went into work..he got there around 8:45. I asked him how the roads were and he said..."I couldn't tell how the roads were because I never touched them because of the all the snow!!"  Dickson and I slept in till around 9:30 and then we went outside into the BLIZZARD!!! OMG I have never seen this much snow in ARKANSAS...I mean really I live in AR not AK!!!  Dickson usually lOVES the snow, but he just can't get around in this.  He did his business on the sidewalk...which only has a little snow on it because the crazies downstairs shoveled it after last week.  I take the little blue bag, pick up his business and head towards the dumpster.  As we head that way I realize the snow is up to my KNEES!! I feel his leash tug, turn around and realize I can only see the little guys head!! I just toss the blue bag and make my way back to him...he was whining :( I felt so bad...so on the way back to the sidewalk I made a path for him and he was able to make it back!! Now going up and down the stairs for him is usually no problem, however right now he just kind of slides up and down..it is kinda funny!!  When we finally got back inside we went out on our balcony...he liked this much better because there isn't quite as much snow there.  Here are a few pictures of the little guy.......

And here is my car....I don't think I will be going anywhere anytime soon....

This is really just CRAZY...they are having reports of snow in FEET...that never happens!!  I don't see us going back to school for the rest of the week..however this weekend it is supposed to be in the 60's so let's hope some of this MELTS!!  I mean the Walmart Home Office is closed for the FIRST time ever...that is big news here!!  I just talked to Michael and his going to be heading home at lunch time, so hopefully soon he will safely make the trek back to us!!  Stay Warm and PRAY for no MORE SNOW!!!!

Blog..what's that?!?

OMG...I am a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad blogger!!! So in reality I get on here EVERY SINGLE DAY...no joke!!! However, all that I seem to do is catch up on all the blogs I love reading.  So here is a little recap of our lives since we last asked you to VOTE like crazy for the Benny Awards............

1. Michael got the flu waited 4 days and then went to the walk-in clinic...didn't tell me or his mother long story short he was there for a long time and I got cranky!!! (In my defense I was just realllly worried about him!!)

2. I got my haircut...bangs and 2 inches off.....eek I was super nervous about this transition, but I am lOVING it!!!  Iphone photo before the fabulous Benny Awards......

3. WE WON A BENNY AWARD.....say WHAT?!!?!?! That's right...you eyes read that correctly!! THANK YOU, GRACIAS, & MERCI to all that voted!!! We won the Most Dramatic Photo....we got an AMAZING print of the picture. Dale told me that the winner for this category usually gets a gift certificate, but he just really liked this picture so he decided to give us a print of it..yay!! I still need to get a frame and find a spot to hang it up. In the mean time here is a not so wonderful iphone picture of the picture.......

Also, while at the Benny Awards, Dale and Meredith announced a really cool thing that  Benfield Photography is doing..the Benny Booth aka a twist on the photo booth.  Michael and I took a few pictures before the party started and this is one that made it to the blog....check out more photos from the evening here.

4. We had a HUGE winter snow storm hit here in NWA last week and the schools were closed for 4 days..meaning that we have now had 7 SNOW DAYS..meaning that the last day of school for the children is June 1st...which means that we can get absolutely no MORE snow days because I have to be in FORT WORTH, TX for a WEDDING on the 11th of June.  I had plans to leave here and be there a whole week before the wedding...but who knows now especially since another storm is expected to hit on Wednesday. Who's wedding you might ask.....OH just my favorite cousin in the whole wide world!!!

       Megan & Sheldon @ mine & Michael's wedding

One of their super cute engagement photos!!



5. Michael and I saw No Strings Attached with Ashton Kutcher & Natalie Portman....yep just became my new FAVORITE movie!!

6. I re-decorated our living room with some super cute navy and cream pillows and matching rug and wall art from Target.

7. KKTNY (Kortney and Kim Take New York) has become a new obsession, GREEK and GLEE have returned woohoo!!!!

8. I began working out...we will see how long this lasts but I am really determined to get in shape!!  I went to our apartments gym and was on the treadmill for a whopping 30 minutes!! Then I started tanning for the cousins JUNE wedding!!

Well, I think that is all the updating for now....hopefully I will be much better about this whole writing on the blog thing!!