busy bee!

It's been ultra-busy around here... mind you, I wouldn't necessarily say "productive..." just busy.

Wednesday, was our 2 year anniversary, and we went to La Ronde - the very cool revolving resturant here in the city. It was a really neat experience. However, far too pricey a dinner for me to want to go there again. However, my entree was amazing!

Here are some shots of us at dinner, and the gorgeous scenery... (mind you, it's very hard to take photos out a curved window, when there are lights inside and out....)

After dinner, we were both stuffed, so nothing else got accomplished! But here's a peek at the 5 minute card I made him: NOT my best work for sure... but it was quick and dirty, and he's a guy, so I kept it simple.

Thursday - I had a craving for exercise on the way home (weird - I know!!), so we promptly went for a nice rollerblade. I think we're gonna try and keep this idea up (today wasn't a good day for this though..) After that, I got a little more knitting on my new scarf done, as I checked out most of the new Season Premieres that we had recording on the PVR. Everything was good so far - this is definetly the must-see tv night!!!

Here's a peek at what my scarf looks like so far. That's one small ball of yarn. I stopped when I ran out, and hope to continue tonight, if I can find the proper ball of yarn in the craft room. I really wanted a nice, chunky scarf, but may have under-estimated what it would look like - it's a little TOO THICK. Oh well, it'll keep me warm for sure!!

Note: Cory has already asked me for a scarf, a skull cap and mittens, which is weird because he doesn't really wear that stuff... guess I have to keep going with this....

Today: Our friends Chris & Kailie are now officially engaged, so Congrats to them!! Cory is heading out tonight for some congratulatory drinks, so I will use the time to get working on a project for the weekend: greeting cards!

My "little sister" Rebecca and I are meeting on Sunday for our usual outing. She asked if it was possible to make some cards, as she has quite a few October birthdays. I said I would design a bunch of cards, and she could stamp her heart out!! I'm gonna do up samples tonight. I might post them, I might wait til Sunday to reveal them. We'll see...

Other than that, it's going to be a quiet night, but I plan to get much done this weekend - starting off with some pick-ups (hopefully) happening tomorrow morning. I posted a bunch of stuff I want to get rid of, online last weekend. I managed to get bites on a few, and am gonna keep posting them till everything is GONE!!!

Quick post

It's been a busy week, but thankfully, I've got some fun stuff to post about - including some photos from what we've been up to.

Unfortunately, I can't do much posting at work... nor do I have photos here - so I will post when I am home this evening.

I've also got a fun couple outtings planned for this weekend....so check back!

1 + 1 = 2 years of love!!

Today is a special day at our house!! It's Cory and my, 2 year anniversary!

That's 2 years of being together....total. Yup, and in that time, we've lived in 3 places!!!

First, he moved into my little apartment, but when that got a little small, and we realized we could afford a bigger place, we found the condo/townhouse.

It was perfect for us.... except it had no yard and a lot of stairs.

Since we realized he and me were a forever deal... we decided last December to go "all in" and bought and built our first house together (my first house in general).

Thankfully, despite all the bickering and stress of moving twice already, we've made it through and are merrily on our way towards making this house, A HOME!

It might take a little lot longer than I expected... (blame work for that...), but it's a wonderful work in progress, and we're doing it together!!

To celebrate, he's taking me to La Ronde for dinner! Neither of us have ever been there before, but I hear it's wonderful!! It's also the city's only REVOLVING restaurant! Sitting on the 24th floor, we'll eat our dinner as we ROTATE, overlooking downtown and the beautiful Edmonton RiverValley.

I'm so excited - I've already gone online, and picked out what I'm having!! I love trying new resturants!

Anyhow, in honor of our anniversary, there will be not chores, or projects tonight - just quality time together and possibly a movie...

Hope you have a great one!

Another bathroom post....

No, not that kind...

I figured since I had shared my powder room and the master bath with you so far, might as well show you the 3rd bathroom in our house ( a 4th to come next year, when we finish the basement). We also have a "Main Bath" at the top of the stairs, which mostly functions as the bathroom for the guest room.

I guess since they're small, they are often the first rooms finished in a house. Also, since we're on a tight budget, I didn't buy one new thing for this one, just used what we already had!!

Here's a peek:

It's interesting to see how different items in a room, can greatly effect the way the paint looks. The wall color here, is the same as throughout our house: Antique Sterling by ICI paints. It looks a lot less blue here, than it does in most of the other rooms!

The artwork in this room is really simple, just three small black and white framed prints of New York landmarks, that I got years ago at Walmart.

The shower curtain is the one aspect I was really unsure about.... it was Cory's (brand new) from his bachelor days. It's a taupey waffle weave and was pretty expensive. I hung it "for now" after we moved, until I found something I liked. Initially, we both thought it looked "off" but it seems to work ok now. If I happen to come across something I must have, I'll snatch it up. Till then, this works!

The towels were a grea find a few years ago at Sears. Not only are they super soft - but they have the three colors I feature every where: chocolate brown, cream and turquoise blue!!

**There is a fluffy chocolate bath mat underfoot as well!!

I love the countertop in this bathroom. It looks so warm, and chic! The towel is a cream version of the chocolate bath towels and all the sink in here always SPARKLES!!

Since the bathroom is small, I keep tchotckes to a minimum, in here's it's just a simple gold tealight lantern ( perfect for adding a little ambiance at parties), and an Essenza reed oil diffuser! We have quite a few of these around the house, and this scent is so rich and warm - perfect for the space!

Last but not least, a detail shot of the beautiful kleenex box in here! No, i don't buy individual kleenex boxes for the room, I buy a multi-pack (cause I'm cheap), but I always try and pick ones from the pack that fit best in each room. This room was some much more warm and masculine compared to the house, but thankfully this box was the perfect touch!! It's hard to tell but it's all leaves, and rocks! In fact, it's so perfect, when it's empty, I'm gonna stuff a new box inside it!!

keeping it real

Guess who started a little craft project last night?

Yay! That would be ME! It felt nice to get back to creating. But a little weird because the substrate is a newer one for me, and I'm trying desperately to be good with it! YARN!

While putting something away in the gift closet, I spied a ball of yarn in the most amazing color combo, and suddenly decided that I had to re-learn to knit immediately!

I grabbed the knitting needles I bought last week (best spur of the moment purchase ever) and grabbed my books.

I've decided to go with a really simple long, chunky scarf. I went with a simple knit stitch as the yarn is kinda crazy, and a texture would really just get lost.

I'm a slow knitter, so this might take a while but I am determined to finish this one. Mostly, because I saw the most amazing purple yarn at walmart last time that would look gorgeous, but I refuse to buy it until I am finished with all the yarn I have now!

I didn't get a pic of my scarf so far, as I got engrossed in watching TV as I knit. But I will snatch one tonight for you.

What else? I may have some people coming by to purchase some of my old stamp arts tonight. I have the supplies and another neat little project waiting to get started this week as well (possibly inspired by Elise Blaha... We'll see how it turns out before I mention that though )

I also have a craft date this weekend to prepare for. As a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters, I am a mentor for a 14 year old girl, Rebecca. We try and meet every Sunday and do something new.

This weekend, we're slated to make some birthday cards, as she has a few birthday parties to attend. So I'll be busy this week, designing projects suitable for teens!

I've also started my get healthy, get fit plan and am eating healthier, eating less and being more active! Hopefully, I can keep that ball rolling.

Today: I have to hit the bank, get some gas, organize the stamp sets going out to new homes and find something fancy to wear for a very special dinner tomorrow night!

Inspiration : Craft Closet

This page got ripped out of an old Better Homes and Garden issue this week!!

And yes, I do mean one I rented from the library.....

Partially because the page was already ripped, and I didn't want to get dinged for wrecking it. Partially, because I saw it and fell IN LOVE!!!!!

I have officially fallen in love, and am determined to turn one of my closets into something that even slightly resembles this masterpiece!

Thankfully, we have some leftover wire shelving left from our master bedroom makeover....now just to hit up Ikea to score some boxes, baskets and more magazine holders

I'm adding it to the bottom of my home project list, so it might be awhile.. for now, it's tacked on my bulletin board!!

My lovely evening out...or "why I didn't get my fall bulbs planted or laundry done..."

Remember sometime last week when I mentioned I may be lucky enough to be scoring some concert tickets?

Well, I DID!

Yes, I was lucky enough to score two tickets to the Keith Urban concert tonight! A big shout out to Ideal Contracting who hooked my work up with 4 tickets to their SKY SUITE!!!! It was a fantastic show!!!!!

I'm not a hardcore country fan.... but I do like the occasional artist, and Mr. Urban is definitely one man who's as easy to listen to, as he is to look at!!

If you ever have an opportunity to see one of his shows.... GO!!! It was a wonderful concert. He sounds fantastic live, and is a true entertainer. As well, one of the most gracious performers I have ever seen - his crew gave out so much stuff!! More guitar picks, drum sticks, etc. than I have EVER seen!!! As well, he took the time to sign some tennis balls and then hit them out into the stadium!!! He makes his rounds in the crowd, and spent quite a bit of time off the main stage!

Plus, you gotta love it when a guy takes the time to tell the crowd how special a show this is, because his wife (Nicole Kidman) and little girl (Sunday Rose) have made the trip out for this show, and then the camera pans backstage to Miss Sunday Rose playing with the camera man!! **Our show sold out, and they added a 2nd one, so Keith's playing again on Tuesday, if you're local!!**

Anyhow, here are the two worst pictures, taken from my cell phone of the fantastic show!!!

So, please blogland, accept this as my excuse as to why I didn't get the laundry done, the kitchen cleaned, or my fall bulbs planted.....

I was busy spending the evening listen to this beautiful man sing..... *sigh**