Bedroom inspiration

I know that I’m all about the pink, but when it comes to decorating, I love some blue! I have wanted to change our bedroom for awhile and haven’t had the inspiration to do it until now. We don’t have the biggest bedroom, but I still think it’s a place that should be cozy and peaceful. Long story short, when we moved into our town home it was a mess and therefore we got a great deal. With that mess came along cosmetic changes that needed to be made like getting new carpets, flooring, paint and making minor repairs. Let’s just say with buying a house, moving, cleaning, painting, etc. I wasn’t exactly in the right frame of mind to make major decorating decisions, so everything is pretty neutral. I am very happy with our first floor, but the bedrooms could use some help. I love the idea of using a tiffany blue and then accenting with browns and incorporating a damask pattern as well. Who knows when/if I will do this, but here is my inspiration for tonight.

1. I like the white shag carpet and the red chandelier. The chaise lounge is nice too.

2. The pattern on the wallpaper is so nice. It has a gold tone to it almost and I love the chair and headboard.

3. This beachy theme is perfect!

1. I love the 4 post bed frame and the damask pattern on the bedding. The contrast walls look so nice.

2. I just loved this wallpaper and had to post it.

Grey’s 100th Episode

Spoiler alert: Foiled again! Just when I thought Meredith and Derrick were going to tie the knot, a wrench gets thrown into everything. We knew that was going to happen though, right? Then there were all of those college graduates dying in a car accident. I think about things like that happening in real life and how tragic it would be. The day that is supposed to be a new beginning, being the end. That is up there with one of the worst things I can imagine happening. I found most of the episode utterly depressing. I think we’ve seen the writing on the wall, but it really seems like Izzie is going to die. I think more often than not, I shed at least one tear during each episode. They have really been pulling on the heartstrings lately.

Izzie looked beautiful in that wedding gown and I thought it was so sweet when George helped her down the aisle. Alex’s vows were great and I think it’s nice that they’re married. It kind of reminded me of that movie A Walk to Remember (so sad!). The season finale looks good and it will be 2 hours long.

Tervis Tumblers

So, Lis turned me onto these little wonders and now I’m hooked. I made Geof come to Bed, Bath & Beyond with me last weekend to see if they had any in the store and they did. I got a 2-pack of the 24oz. “Big T” Tervis Tumblers and of course used my trusty 20% off coupon that they love to send (and I love to get). I’ve been drinking my favorite green tea and lots of water out of it ever since. I also went on their website and saw all of the cute personalizing that you can do to these tumblers. Tervis also has lids and straws that you can purchase to fit the tumblers and prevent any accidents from happening.

Geof thought it was ridiculous to spend the money on what he called “plastic cups”. I told him that we’ll see about that. As predicted and just this evening he was asking where his tumbler went. Thank goodness I got two!

I think this one would be so cute with my monogram on the other side:

I also got a Woodwick candle in Cotton Flower while I was at Bed, Bath & Beyond. The scent is so fresh and clean. These candles smell wonderful and I love the little crackling noise they make as they burn.

Hello sun, where are you?

It has been raining, dreary and wet since last Saturday and I am waiting for the sun to come back out. I don’t think we can expect a nice day until Mother’s Day.

Since it’s so blah outside, I decided to play around on Polyvore and came up with a fun summer outfit. I can see myself coming up with all kinds of combinations on here.

We had a low key Cinco de Mayo. Hubby went to the store and brought everything needed to make tacos. He is the best taco maker I know and they were so delicious. We caught up on our shows and had a nice and relaxing evening.

7 Month Anniversary

Here we are, another month leading up to our first anniversary! April was also a very important month in our relationship because it marks 4 years that we have been together as a couple. Sometimes I feel like I just met Geof because the time has flown by and it keeps getting better.

I know most months I say how wonderful he is and how lucky I am. This month I’m going to say some of the funny reasons why we’re perfect for each other.

1. We love cheesy 80’s movies like Weird Science and Better Off Dead and can laugh every time that we watch them reminiscing about the good old days!
2. We’re always silly and have no problem embarrassing ourselves for comedy. Basically we have a similar sense of humor and think the most ridiculous things are funny.
3. We look forward to every October because we love the fall and all things related to Halloween. I get so excited around August and tell hubby that “Harvest” is coming (that’s our silly way of referring to it).
4. We love going to places Dave & Buster’s, water parks, the boardwalk at the shore…anywhere that we can act like big kids together.

And now, some more photos from our October wedding taken by Cindy Guessford:

Coming down the stairs, ready to go

Monogrammed garter

Dad stealing a kiss

The ladies

The boys and I minus Cory

So happy

So hubby

Mackenzie, my little cousin and flower girl

Prayers

There's Cory! He hurt his hand and had to go to the ER wedding morning. He made it for the ceremony.

Our guestbook with our engagment pictures

A toast

Tables and centerpieces

Dancing it up!

Prom night 90’s style!

I was tagged by my lovely friend Jill at Peeptoe Pumps and Pearls to post a prom picture from high school.

Here are the rules...

1. Upload your prom picture. If you don't have one, email your mom and have her send it to you.

2. Don't forget to include the year it was taken. Again, don't be shy. The older the better.

3. Grab the "Prom Queen" button on my sidebar and add to your post. Isn't the button adorable? Thank you Danielle, The Design Girl. You must check out her fabulous sale!

4. Copy and Paste the rules to your blog

5. Tag 5 others!

Now for my senior prom picture, taken in 1996:

You have to love my bangs! My dress was a red satin, sweetheart neckline gown. Surprisingly, I don’t think I made a bad choice for being 17 at the time. I went with something a little more plain and classic. I don’t think it’s the greatest thing ever, but it could have been a lot worse ;)

For the record, we didn’t do Prom King and Queen at my school.

I now tag anyone that would like to play!

Extreme Makeover: Blog Edition & A Tag

I was the lucky winner of a blog makeover from Danielle at The Design Girl. She worked with me to pick out a design that I liked and took the time to listen to how I wanted my blog to look. She did a fantastic job and I encourage anyone that is considering getting their blog redone to check out Danielle.

Right now she is having a special sale for reaching 70,000 hits. If you place your deposit on or before 05/03/09, she will give you $20 off the deposit price for the basic & standard blog packages.

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Many thanks to BLC at The Company She Keeps for tagging me!

THE RULES: Step 1: Answer all, replace if you don't like, and add one of your own. Step 2: Tag others!

Current obsession: Reading and loving Confessions of a Shopaholic
Namesake: Juliana
Favorite Dinner: Filet mignon
Favorite brand of jeans: Gap…comfy and not too expensive
Favorite tea flavor: Green tea. My favorite is Diet Green Tea from Turkey Hill
Favorite owned jewelry: My engagement ring and wedding band
Favorite TV show: Gossip Girl
Favorite scent: Clean cotton/clothes fresh from the dryer
Listening to: Dateline in the background and the dogs playing
Bathroom cabinet holds: Lotion, mouthwash, cotton swabs…the usual
Childhood dream: Veterinarian
I miss: My grandma
If I could go anywhere in the next hour, I would: Visit my dad in SC
Person I want to meet: My blog friends!
Five-Year-Plan: Buy a bigger house and have children
Today is special because: It’s Friday and hubby is coming home from his work trip in a little while
Where I blog: Dining room table
My perfect day: Laying by the pool or beach on a warm summer day with friends and a good read.

I tag anyone that would like to play!