Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Snow in March!

I didn't believe it before but it's true, March is the snowiest month in Colorado! It's kind of nice though, it's really not that cold and it melts really fast.
It's supposed to be 50 degrees tomorrow-yay! Come on spring!
A winter wonderland!

Monday, March 22, 2010

Thrift store find # 2

I found this cute little table at a thrift store for $2.50. It was a little wobbly and the top was painted a pinkish color. With a little tightening of the screws and some bright yellow paint it's now a whole new table! I love yellow, so bright and cheery.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Auggie's Birthday

This weekend I went to Kansas to go to my friend Kristi's little boy's first birthday. It was great to see everybody, especially the little cutie, Auggie.

Hold on, just a little more cake!

Ok, no more cake!

I think his favorite gift was the ball ;)


The happy family
Big smile


Ready for bed
Hanging out at my parent's house
My parent's cat Rick, Joe and I decided he's such a snob that his name should be spelled Ryq

Thursday, March 4, 2010

My new hobby!

I have always wanted to find the time to go to garage sales and thrift stores to find little treasures and furniture that I could refinish. I have finally found the time!

One of my favorite colors is turquoise, for years I have wanted to find turquoise lamps for our bedroom. They are always over my budget so I have never bought any of the lamps that I see online or at stores.

Can you believe this lamp sells for $250!?

This is the look I'm going for with turquoise lamps, I like the bold statement they make.




Well, I decided to make my own perfect turquoise lamps! I found these lamps at a thrift store the other day for $2.50 each--yay!!
A little painters tape to cover the areas that I want to protect


Off to Walmart for a little can of turquoise enamel paint and new lamp shades and voila!!

I like mine even more than the store bought ones!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Spring is coming!

Today was a clear, sunny and beautiful 50 degree day! yay! I'm so excited for blooming, spring and everything to turn green!

I didn't take these pics but I wanted you guys to see the view from many parts of Longmont that we see everyday of Longs Peak. It's gorgeous! I've tried to capture it with my camera but it just looks so tiny and far away.

A typical view from many parts of Longmont



I am loving all of the open space here. No offense to California but after being around so many people for many years it's nice to be here where there's lots of open fields, it really reminds me of growing up in Kansas which most of you know I have very fond memories of! ;)