Inspired by Erica

Hope you guys have been enjoying your weekend. We have had a busy couple of days. Last Thursday Mister R and I were invited to Erica's Birthday Dinner. I love birthdays and couldn't wait to celebrate my dear friend Erica.

Erica is always the hostesses with the mostesses.  I always take notes when I go to Erica's house because she has the best presentation. She thinks of everything and makes it look effortless.

 All the food was absolutely delicious. She served chili with all the fixings: bake potatoes, corn bread, fritos, cheese, and ect. It was a fabulous dinner with great company and lots of laughter. Best of all were the delicious desserts. Erica really out did herself!!  

 Erica used a small cupcake holder for the baked potato toppings. What a smart idea.  Inspired by Erica: I have been using cupcake baking pans for my jewlery for a couple of months. It's a great way to organize jewelry.

Inspired by Erica to use everyday things in extra ordinary ways.  I pinned a few other fun ways to use cupcake holders on pintrest. Get inspired to upcylce your old cupcake holders. Enjoy yourself!

Going to the Chapel

My sweet friend Courtney exchanged vows with her groom yesterday. It was a great weekend full of wedding activities. Friday night we had the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. All the girls had a slumber party at Courtney's. It was fun to spend quality time with Courtney before her big day. Here are a few pictures:

The Bride and her maids

Sweet Bride to be..

  
Saturday was full of excitement. The bride to be was absolutely breathtaking. I loved her dress; it was figure flattering, timeless, and classic. She was the picture perfect classic bride. Here are a few pictures from the reception.

 Side note: Courtney told the D.J. to play rap songs from the early 2000's. You better bet that I was out there shaking my tail feathers to "to the window to the wall" and "it's getting hot in here". I was having flash backs to 2002-2004. I love dancing but the downside is I have absolutely no rhythm. The "sprinkler" and "the shopping cart" are two of my go to dance moves.. kidding. No really, I am a horrible dancer.

My MR.

Erin, Court, and I = Deltas

Funniest Bridesmaid Award goes to Lindsey

My heart

Congrats to my sweet friend and her lucky groom. We had a wonderful time at your wedding and wish you a lifetime of happiness!

Prayer Request.

Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is good medicine, But a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Hey guys, I am asking for prayers today. Mister R.'s cousin is having a brain tumor removed today. Can you please pray for her, the doctors, a smooth recovery, her family members, and for the good Lord to wrap everyone in his arms and provide the comfort, peace, and love they need to make it through this difficult time. Thanks so much.

1 Chronicles 16:11  Seek the LORD and his strength;  seek his presence continually!

Romans 12:12  Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Happy Fall Ya'll!!

If you are anything like me you were counting down the days until fall arrives. With the blustering heat this summer, fall could not come fast enough for me. I love everything about fall: football, chili, snuggling up with a blanket, beautiful foliage, and an excuse to drink hot chocolate and pumpkin spice lattes. I started putting pumpkins around our house September 1st. (can you say over eager?) Here are a few of pictures to show my fall spirit.

 Pumpkins make me happy.. love all the different shapes, sizes, and styles. I enjoy them all.

pintrest project.. dryer hose and pumpkin

Moving on the the dining room.. Its probably my favorite spot these days because its one of the only rooms that is complete. Everything in our house is a work in progress. Here is my fall table-scape. 

I wanted it to be interesting from every angle. I used fresh gourds, mason jars, natural elements, mix matched plates, bowls, candles, and candle holders. The table is defiantly busy but I love everything that's happening. Go shopping at home and mix and match what you have in your cabinets and closets. You will be pleasantly surprised with how it turns out.
We have started to have a few cooler fall temps and the leaves are finally changing around our house. Yay!! I have made two new recipes that have involved pumpkin!! I pretend that anything with Pumpkin is semi healthy. I made pumpkin pie fruit dip.. Can you say amazeballs? It was delicious... I would highly recommend it for a easy dessert or party food. 

 Pumpkin Pie Dip
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 12 • Size: 1/2 cup • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 102.9 • Fat: 0.1g • Protein: 1.8 g • Carb: 27.7 g • Fiber: 0.9 g

• 15 oz can pumpkin
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or more to taste)
• 6 oz fat free Greek yogurt (I used Chiobani)
• 8 oz cool whip free
• cut up apples to dip (extra points)

Mix pumpkin with brown sugar, vanilla and spices, blend well. Mix in yogurt. Fold in cool whip and chill in refrigerator until ready to eat.
Makes about 6 cups.

2012 Half Bath..

As promised here are the after photos of the half bath. It's purple!!! If you know me at all you know that my favorite color is purple and has been since I was about 6 years old. I convinced my loving mother that she needed to paint my room purple when I was in middle school. I had died and gone to heaven. My very own purple room.. Since then I have dreamed of living in a purple house. Mister R has not buying into that fantasy. 

I have always told Mister R. that if I can't live in a purple house then I would have a purple room in our house. I was originally thinking that I would paint the laundry room a bright cheerful purple. Then I came across the beautiful color "Plum Brown" by Sherwin Williams. Decision made.. half bath needed a fresh face lift and purple paint.  I really dig the simplicity of the bold color.

I love the after..I truly love  the color purple. I even love the song "Purple Rain" and sing it at the top of my lungs any chance I get. Purple and I go together like chips and cheese dip. You catch my drift?  What do you guys thinks? Would you ever dare to paint a small space a bold jewel tone?

1990's Half Bath

Here are a few pictures of our half bath when we moved into out home. Good bones, just not my style. 

1990's wallpaper- Don't get me wrong, I really dig the big graphic wallpaper that they are making these days. However this small printed wallpaper kinda made you feel dizzy looking at it. It was time for a change. Check back this afternoon and I will post the after pictures. Spoiler alert: The after bath is unexpected and bold.

"TO DO" List

Hope you guys are enjoying your weekends. I have been a busy lady. Working on projects. Is it just me or do you also get a feeling of success and accomplishment (just plain awesomeness) when you cross off things on your "TO DO" list? My list has been growing by the day and I had been super lazy when I returned home from my trip. I finally found some motivation to be a productive citizen, friend, and wife.

Baby invites

I am planning a baby shower for a dear friend . Marked sending out her invitations off my list! I love babies and can't wait to meet her little guy coming in January.

Older pic- from this summer

I had date night with Mister R. on Friday. We are super low key. Dinner at home, a good bottle of wine, and romantic comedy. We rented the 5 year engagement. Not the best, glad we rented it and didn't pay to see it in the theater.

My find of the day

Saturday morning Erica (my partner for "be.") went junking. She found the deal of the day: metal filing cabinet for next to nothing. The previous owner was basically giving it away. Erica jumped on the deal and the lady paid her to take the filing cabinet. We found some great vintage suit cases but as I was grabbing them to pay for them, another lady informed me that she just bought them. If only I had driven faster or we wouldn't had gotten lost. The possibilities are endless.. haha

I needed those suit cases.. dang it

I came home and worked on projects in my garage. Half of my garage is full of "be." projects just waiting for me to start on them and turn old unloved things into re purposed wonderful things that can have a new life. Here are the before pics. If the weather will cooperate with me, I might be able to post after pics by the end of the weekend. Fingers crossed that I don't run out of motivation or energy.

Will go in a baby nursery for a friend

Before

Getting painted a fun apple green

Needs to be cleaned and have the painted scraped off the mirror

Hope you guys are enjoying your time with your loved ones and away from work. I love the weekends, especailly when I find the perfect balance between resting, being productive, and having fun.Cheers to getting things crossed off your "TO DO" list.