Home Creations

Happy Friday Friends! So, I updated the couch a bit:

 What do you think? I think it help to bring in that MUCH needed color. We still need to  hang more things on the wall, but it's a work in progress. 

The floral pillow came in a pack of two from Homegoods. Oh, Homegoods...how I love you.It was such a great find! It's the pillows, plus the cover, AND they're machine washable! Even better.

 

The yellow and white stripped pillows are from a store in Germany called Moemaxx. It was on our couch in German, and since then, they have been on our bed. I decided since it's the spring, it's time to bring on the color! Plus, they look great with the other pillows on the couch.

Tyler and I are having a housewarming/his birthday party on Saturday. We're so excited to host our first party in our new place!

 For this grand occasion, I decided to make some wine charms: 

I just used some black eye pins and a bag of multicolored craft beads. Simple huh? Not as cute as I may have liked, but I think they'll be useful. :)

Well, that's all I have for you guys today. Look forward to a post later this weekend about our big party (I'm making boysenberry cheesecake, regular cheesecake with a sour cream topping, pineapple 

wrapped with bacon, and much more! ) 

What are your plans for the weekend? Anything fun?
Have a great day friends :)

Words for Wednesday

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Happy Wednesday Friends! I hope you had a wonderful day :)

Vision isn't Always Reality

I love dark and white woods, mixing light with dark, blues, creams, whites, greys, black, and pops of color (like red, yellow, and sometimes pink).  My vision of what our living room should be is something that's timeless/classic, yet comfy...I want it to look great, but I want you to still be able to feel at home. 

Maybe something like these photos:

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What my husband's vision, well, I'm not entirely sure, because he doesn't really plan these things out. He's more of a see it and like it type of guy. He is very picky though. Ugh. He did know that he wanted all dark furniture, including the couch. He tends to be drawn towards earth tones, neutral color, and red. He loves red.

So, with all of this in mind, here is what our living room is turning out to look like:

bookshelf with printer. (The bookshelf itself is a mess! Need to work on that...)

Couch and Coffee table!

Couch again! Can you believe it's from Big Lots?!

Recliner from Tyler's grandparents.

TV, TV stand (which we got for free!), and a side table. That's not the tables permanent home, but that wall was empty.

What do you think? I think the couch needs more color haha.  We also need to finish deciding where to put things like pictures. The walls are looking bare! Ah well. It's slowly but surely coming together! 

Words for Wednesday

Happy Wednesday Friends! Hope you all had a great Wednesday! Mine was full of cleaning and, well, dancing. Haha. Gotta love music while you clean! Also, I have some good news...the one company has started the background/reference check on me...that means I'm a finalist! HOORAY! 

Now, here are some words for the day...

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I'm Back!

Good Morning everyone! Happy Monday to ya! 

I apologize for the impromptu hiatus, but you know, sometimes we all need a little break from things.

Something you may or may not have known about me, I love lists. When I email people, sometimes I email in bullet point. So, what better way to update you on what's been going on than with a list :p 

The Job Hunt...

• After the phone interview and testing for the one company, I got a call to come in for an in-person interview. I had a whole schedule that included interview times with four different people! AH! I hear back this week.
• That interview I had with the shelving company (it's the one where I would be doing temporary customer service calling) well, the interview went well, but they said they would pass. They didn't really say why, but the staffing agency thinks it's because they thought I was overqualified or too experienced or something. Sigh. Probably better this way.
• I had an interview to be an insurance salesman (ahhh!). Boy, did they love me! I told them no. Honestly, I can't see myself going in to companies and being like, hey, buy this policy. It's not me, and I know I wouldn't be happy. 
• Tyler got a job at Magginos being a server! Hooray! He starts training next week :) 

Life...

• We're finally getting the apartment together. Slowly, but surely. I really do love our new place, but in the future, I would like to have a dining area and a guest room/office. 
•  We're trying to plan when to have a house-warming party. I really don't know why this has been so difficult, but it is. Trying to find a good weekend is next to impossible it seems. That, and Tyler's birthday is coming up, so we thought, why not combine them! Well, now the problem is, we don't know when he'll be scheduled for his new job. Ugh. Any ideas? I really want this to happen. I love throwing parties. 
• When decorating the apartment, sometimes what I have in mind, and what Tyler has in mind, are two totally different things. We try to compromise, and usually do, but sometimes, one person just has to win. Haha.
• Still trying to stain our wine rack. There were some hiccups (it was finished wood and we thought it wasn't, ran out of sand paper, there was a huge rain storm...), but we should be getting back on track :) 
• We saw the film, Friends With Kids. I really enjoyed that movie, but it's a lot darker than I thought it would be. 
• On St. Patrick's Day, we didn't do much, but we did go to the mall to get Tyler's work clothes. Then, we made dinner and watched a movie. What was our dinner? Saurbraten, Spaetzle, and salad. Yay for German food! hehe. So good.

Well friends, I think that about does it! I promise I will have pictures up of our place/how decorating is going soon. :) Have a great day!

What to do Wednesday

Hello Friends! Happy Hump Day, hehe. I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Tyler's Army buddy got here Friday evening and we went out for some delicious Sushi. Then, we came home, drank a lot of beer and watched movies. Good Friday night if ya ask me. I may have preferred to drink wine, but hey, what ya gonna do. 

Saturday Tyler, myself, and his parents went to Spamalot. It's such a fun show! I loved it! Before we went to the show, we hung out in Hollywood and had a delicious dinner. After the show, we walked around came home and crashed. Tyler's friend was so tired from all of his traveling, that he enjoyed just coming back and watching some movies.

Sunday, I  helped with photo shoot. I got sun burnt, but it was still a good time. :) 

Yesterday, I had a phone interview, and then was emailed some tests to take. The phone interview went well, but I only did ok on the tests. I hope they call me back, I would really enjoy working there. While taking the tests today, the staffing agency called me, and they got me an interview for tomorrow! Woohoo! It's doing temporary customer service calling for a shelving company, but ya know, I feel like I shouldn't be too picky at the moment. Thoughts?

Not only am I trying to decide/figure what to do with my life, I'm also trying to decide what this blog is for me. I enjoy writing, but do people care? Does it matter if people read this or care? I kind of do this for me anyway (and no, I'm not just saying that). I feel a blog is a great outlet for telling others about your life, ideas, projects, jobs, what you're selling, etc.

I mean, I do need to get on a better schedule, but do people want to read about my life and things I care about? Do I have a voice? Do I have a good writing style? Do I need to post more pictures? My questions could go on and on. But I digress. I'll figure it out, but advice, thoughts, ideas are always appreciated :).
Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you've had a great day!

Just Checkin' In

Happy Friday Friends! I hope you had a great week! Mine was full of applying for jobs, going to a staffing agency (I was there taking tests and talking for 3 HOURS! Ugh), meeting one of Tyler's old Pastors at his parents house, and going to The Cream event with a dear friend (so much fun!). 

How are my goals going you ask? Well, both Tyler and I have made some pretty delicious dinners which include, lasagna, tri-tip, and tacos. I've started to get a decent workout routine going...lots of cardio and yoga right now, but next week I'm going to start strength training again. Woohoo? I've obviously been applying for jobs like a mad woman, so that's good. And creating better blog titles? Well, yeah, about that...I do what I can. 

If you didn't know, the Oscars were this past Sunday. I, of course, watch them in full. I also predict who I think the winners will be. You can see my predictions here. How did I do? Well, I got 14 of 24 right (yikes!), but 4 of my second choices would've been the right choice. Ah well. Better luck next year!

This weekend, one of Tyler's Army buddies is coming for a visit, so I'm sure I'll have some good stories to tell you :) 

Have a good weekend everyone!