Lovely Little Saturday

Friday night a couple friends of ours decided to take the plunge and got engaged.  It was especially exciting because I helped him pick out the ring for her a couple months ago.  Its beautiful and we are so excited for them!  They invited us to go to Weston, MO for the day on Saturday to celebrate.

 If you have never heard of Weston, MO then you don't know that the small, historic town is driven on booze.  Which, for us is a win, win for everyone.  Becky and I got to shop in all the little shops and antiques stores that were RIDICULOUSLY overpriced (but super cute) while the boys got to sample beer everywhere we went.  We found this delicious little candle shop where I had to buy candles because I'm a sucker for that sort of thing.  The boys told us to take our time shopping as they shopped with us suckin down a cold one.  Each little shop was so unique in itself but if one thing was for sure, if you owned a shop in this town you knew how to please everyone.  A lot of the shops had pets that roamed freely and let you pet them-heaven for me.  One cat even got up on a little cushion and did little tricks for treats.  Maybe I can teach #2 to do that.  Then again, maybe not, she is quite thick and small brained.  One of the last shops we went to was called Buffalo Ranch, Ty's mom would have gone nuts in here!  Buffalo heads, steer heads, and cute little raccoon lined the walls.  Ty and I found more than one thing we would love to decorate our "cabin" with.  ( we don't have a cabin, we like to sometimes pretend we are rich and have random things).  This chair was my top pick for the "cabin"  and at the measly price of $2600 why not buy 2!!!

This is going a little backwards for our story of the day, but I had a nice flow going and didn't want to interrupt it.  When we first arrived in Weston, we stopped to eat a lat lunch at O'Malleys pub, which was quite delish and they had some great home brewed beers.  Ty got the sampler, which I helped him sample.  It came with six beers.  We also ordered on the side a sample of hot pepper beer- jalapeno infused beer.  It was different but good, however I wouldnt want to beer bong one.

 After our shopping excursion we somehow made our way back to O'Malleys Pub and down into The Cave, an underground bar that was utilized from the Civil War through Prohibition as a bootlegging hideaway. This place was so cool!  It has many stair and a very steep slanted walkway that I wouldn't want to get caught wearing heels or be any sort of tipsy on ( even though I did the tipsy test on it yesterday, oops!).

After the slippery walkway and stairs, this is the opening with even more stairs behind us, where the bar, a stage and lots of drinking happens

These next 2 are the boys showing us how low the ceiling was in the walkway and stairwells

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The slippery walkway!!!!

And of course, the reason for us being here: Becky's ring

Needless to say, we never made it to the winery's since they closed at 5, there just wasnt enough time in one day!!  I was a bit bummed but we had a blast and I suppose we will just have to make a trip back!  Next time, Ty and I want to get a room for the night at one of their historic hotels so we don't have to make the 45 minute trek home.  We will need to plan way in advance, considering their hotels are booked up until the end of November! Turns out everyone else loves this little town as much as we did!!

#2

And, no, not the bathroom kind.  #2 is what Ty likes to call our cat, Gucci.  Naturally Chevy, our boston terrier, is #1 because he loves her more.  Hopefully this isn't how we plan to treat our unborn children.  Now, keep in mind, Chevy isn't always #1.  Every once in a while, when either Chevy has gotten in trouble or Gucci has done something good, Gucci with take the throne as #1.  But after a day or so she eventually slides back down to #2.  I, on the other hand, love both my furbabies the same.  Ty has just never been a cat guy, unless she does something worth his attention.  And, by attention, I mean-Gucci pooping in the sink.  Now, this sounds like a bad thing.  Pooping in sinks is never a good thing for anybody, right?  Wrong.  After being gone for a week last winter, the door to Gucci's catbox somehow got closed.  Instead of pooping and peeing all over the house like any other cat would do, she opted for the sink in the bathroom.  Which, in my mind is genius!  Its similar to a toilet as it has a hole in the middle, its in the BATHROOM.  After a few minutes of dumping straight bleach down it, we felt safe enough to wash our hands in it again.  This little act of genius-ness gave Gucci a front row seat as #1 for a good week.  She, of course, has no idea of her status and continues to terrorize Ty.  Yesterday Gucci was doing the opposite of terrorizing Ty and being super cute so I decided to try to catch her in all of her (fat) cuteness.  Oh yeah, did I mention she is fat?

I had to add a picture of Chevy, she is, after-all, #1.

Ahhh the Sat

The Sat (my 95 Saturn that has been sitting in our garage for about a year)  is (hopefully) soon to be leaving us. Where do I begin the memories that were made in this car?  This car kicked off my college career (and I say career lightly considering I didn't graduate), hauled me back and forth from Dodge to KU when I got homesick, moved me from town to town, got me through cosmetology school, helped me move to Kansas City, and has taken me endless routes to and from my various jobs.  Now don't get me wrong I am happy to finally see this car go, but I cant help but feel a little sad when reminiscing.  However, it has become quite the eyesore in the neighborhood and I know our neighbors secretly cuss us every time they turn the corner and the white beast is STILL sitting in the driveway.  Being the "whitetrash" couple of the neighborhood has sadly come to an end because we have a couple people interested.  The sad part about losing our "whitetrash" status is that Ty now has to start wearing shirts outside and I have to stop yelling obscenities at the dog all the while belching over a beer.  Mildly kidding of course :)  So here is a picture to help us remember the Sat.  Lets all take a moment of silence and pray that it goes out quickly and smoothly.  By that I mean, makes it out of the neighborhood before it dies.

Happy Hangover Day!!

Labor Day (AKA Hangover Day) meant for spending time with the family or sprucing things up around the house, has plagues thousands of people yearly with a nice pounding headache, sweats, and the loss of the ability to get up off the couch.  Somewhere in there a large consumption of greasy foods and coffee takes place along with drawn blinds and napping off and on throughout the day.  Well not for us this year folks!! That is because we did that very thing yesterday! Yes, we were, for lack of a better word, WORTHLESS.  We enjoyed every bit of it-after the headache passed.  A great nights sleep topped us off with regaining the ability to move our legs and open the blinds to a beautiful day.  It was a chilly 49 degrees when we woke up this morning and it was greeted with open arms.  The hubbs went dove hunting and I have a big ol' batch of ham and beans in the crock pot.  The smell of Fall is in the air, folks!!  Lets embrace this weather that doesn't singe the hairs on your arms when you step outside. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday, even if you are hungover and worthless. 

The Reveal

Today I am posting before and after photos of our bedroom wall color.  We started redoing our bedroom a few months ago and thought the wall color was "ok" to leave.  Well, my husband should have known at some point this would become one of our projects as well.  And by project, I mean PROJECT.  Our ceilings are not only very high in our house but the builders decided they should put little "cubbies" near the ceiling.  They serve no purpose what-so-ever but to collect dust and if you ever try to decorate them it just looks cluttered and a bit trashy.  I bring these up because not only are they dust collectors but they are real joy to paint.  Not.  This involves my 6' 5" husband getting on a giant ladder, meant for outside use, painting these handy little "cubbies".  All the while, me, standing safely on the ground, yelling out spots that he has missed.  Its a fun project and great for any couple that needs a little test of your marriage.  But we finished it in record time and were very proud of our work.  We love the color and couldn't be happier (Ty is also happy that I promised this is the last time we will ever paint in this room).  P.S. the master bath is next :)

Here is a picture of the master before we decided to redecorate this past Spring:

After the redecorating of Spring 2011:

We made the Headboard from plywood, batting, some yummy fabric and a few staples. I can come on your show and do a tutorial if you want, Martha?!!  Gucci, our kitty, of course had to do a little Marilyn Monroe posing for me.

And FINALLY!!! The new paint!!!:

Sorry for the weird spot, dunno what was going on with the camera.

Here is a peak of the masterbath, expect that to be done in a few months (I hope!)

Sneak Peak

Ok, Ok, I  am sorry its been a few days since I have posted, but Hey, I cant post EVERY day.  I mean, come on, I've gotta keep you guys guessin right? Today's post is a sneak peak for you.  After a couple trips to Home Depot and starring at paint swatches for a good 12 hours we have decided to paint.  Deciding to go with the color brown was the easy part, deciding which shade, not so easy.  In fact, its amazing how many shades of freakin brown they have out there.  We are talking like a hair of a difference in color.  Do you think people are really going to notice that much of a difference?!  Apparently we did because we painted 6 different colors all around the room. Martha would have been proud, I didn't quickly jump with a color that I thought I loved, instead we painted giant spots around the room and lived with them for a day. For a very  impatient girl, this was a huge step into decorating maturity.  However, it looked like a giant elephant had a fight with indigestion and the indigestion won.  It was a little chaotic looking for a day.  After much deliberation we decided on a color.  I will be posting before and after pictures of the entire room, but for now here is your little hint.

Rainy Day

Its going to be a rainy day today, typically this would be a perfect day for exerting energy into a crafty project.  Today, however is a hair day.  I will be chopping, plucking, waxing, coloring and any sort of other thing that you can do with hair today.  Thats right, not only am I crafty around the house, but I am quite the craftsman when it comes to hair also (got Martha Stewart's ass beat on this one).  So to be completely random, here is a picture that has nothing to do with anything that I have just written about.  Thought this was a cute idea though.  I put it in the kitchen because I just don't think faux fruit belongs anywhere else in your house, unless you are into that sort of thing.  Enjoy your day!

I hate coke, but I do love antiques and most of all this old coke crate. Hang it on a wall, put in something small, like these apples and it gives it a more "modern vintage" look. 

This looks crooked.  Its not.  Just bad photo taken by me with a dying camera. I was in a hurry before the battery ran out.  Would Martha Stewart really hang something crooked?  No. She wouldn't.  Neither would I.