Home Renovations

We've always had this closet off of our kitchen that served as a utility closet, i.e. where we kept the broom, swiffer and tools. It was plumbed for a half bath when we bought the house so we'd always intended to get a toilet and sink installed, however, something else always sounded like more fun.

I think the conversation usually went like this:

Me: Hey, we could use the tax return to put that half bath in.

Dave: yeah we could

Me: Or we could go on vacation

Dave: yeah let's do that

Me: k cool

Enter Dave's parents: "We'd like to help you guys out and put that half bathroom in for you"

Us: "Seriously?!?"

Them: "yeah, when works for you?"

Us: "umm whenever... seriously? Thank you!!!"

A couple of months later, Dave cleaned out the utility closet and the plumber came over and did his thing.

So we went from this:

yes, that's me modeling where the toilet will go.

 To this:

 We're still waiting on an electrician to come by to take out the old surge box so we can hang the mirror but it's pretty much done! It's the smallest half bathroom in the history of man but it's adorable and perfect for us! We couldn't be more thankful to Dave's parents for helping us out in more ways than they'll ever know!

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And in case you're interested here's a list of the items:

Corner Pedestal Sink 

American Standard Toilet

Toilet Paper Holder

Towel Bar (we actually went with a grab bar as we couldn't find any towel bars that were small enough)

Towel - old from Pottery Barn but here's a VERY similar one.

Glass balls - purchased on the boardwalk in San Diego

And for the artwork - I actually recreated a painting I fell in love with on pinterest:

My best attempt:

Hey, it's not perfect, but I didn't spend $350 on mine so there.

 

Bridesmaids - photo update

I know you all are still on the edge of your seat waiting for the bridesmaid pic I blogged about here.
So here it is, in all it's glory.

Thunder Up!!

It's been SO much fun watching our OKC Thunder in the Western Conference Finals!
So fun in fact that I created my own Thunder Cocktail! I'm calling it Thunder Juice.

 

Recipe: 
Citrus flavored Vodka
Blue Glacier Freeze Gatorade G2 (low cal)
1 slice of orange

Drink and watch these guys do their thing!

Anyone want to give me tickets to game 6 tomorrow night??

Off to San Diego!!

 

We're off to San Diego for a week! Going to visit Dave's fabulous sister! Also on the agenda: the zoo, duh. Padre's game. Beach time. a real Speakeasy and lots of relaxation!

 

 

Oh and this is the rooftop of our hotel!

 Go ahead and be jealous...follow my tweets here

People and Animals Living the Best Life Ever

I found this during my morning internet routine of email, facebook, instagram, twitter then buzzfeed and just had to share some with you!

I picked out my favorites, you can see the full list of 40 People and Animals Living the Best Life Ever here.

This kid is the definition of an older brother:

These 3 kids proved that Harry Potter was based on actual events:

This kid know what they wanted when they asked for his "Street Name":

This guy knows what's important, enjoy that beer and watch the fight:

Probably the hippest dog-walker alive:

Why aren't any of my friends fb comments this funny?

Hope you liked these as much as I did! Phew, back to reality...

Rando-City

So it's been a while since I did a rando post... hell it's been a while since I did a regular post...

I need some new summer clothes, and I've decided that I cannot get through summer without owning these wedges:

However, my husband disagrees and says I can live without them... why weren't they available for the Bloomingdale's or Saks Friends and family discounts last week?? Does anyone have a discount at Nordstrom or Neiman Marcus they care to share??? I'll be your bff, and comment on every post you write for a year! (I'm serious about these babies)


I have a gift card to anthro and my birthday discount card (that expires today) burning a whole in my wallet and I cannot find anything I want from there! Somebody help!!!!

I've been wearing these Stella & Dot Felicity hoops a LOT lately - at first I felt very "jersey" wearing big hoops but now I'm obsessed! They're just so delicate and unique I can't get enough!

Have you all heard of the latest internet acronym? Who doesn't want to reply to their bosses emails with this??

Like any other girl my age, I wanted to be Kelly Kapowski when I grew up. When I saw her wearing the Stella & Dot Rebel necklace, I had to copy... Some things never change.

I need lots of gifts in the next couple weeks - Mother's Day (obvi), My sister's graduation, and my MIL's birthday are all in the next 2 weeks! I've got them all some jewels (double obvi) but I want to add something else to their gifts... ready go!

I remember when I graduated college I just wanted money and a dream job... I don't want to just give my sis money though... and I  have no control over the dream job situation.

Blaze - go get it!

I used to babysit a kid named Blaise, it was a pretty sweet gig - they had a basketball court and all he ever wanted to do was play horse. And his parents always left money to order pizza. Can't beat that.

Just like you can't beat this new Blaze!

I tried to make my own balsamic vinegar glaze once, I didn't have the patience for it and gave up. My good friend Jaclyn's husband told me about Blaze and I had to tell you all b/c it's kind of a game changer when it comes to cooking at home.

I found it at Target by the balsamic vinegar and olive oil - I haven't seen it at other stores but you could check. 

I used it to create the most amazing caprese salad the other night - Dave gave me the ok to make this salad for dinner any night. He loved it!

I served it with some toasted baguette crostini's yummm

My mouth is watering just looking at these pictures...
I plan on using the Blaze again tonight on some homemade pizza! The back of the bottle says it goes well on ice cream... I'm intrigued.

Go getcha some now!

Happy Birthday to Me :)

My husband really knows how to make me smile. I mentioned to him that my goal this year was to meet and become besties with Kristen Wiig.

I just  know we'd hit it off. Reasons why:

1. One of my funny work friends hunted me down the Monday after he saw Bridesmaids and said, "I saw Bridesmaids this weekend and thought of you the whole time, she acted just like you!" Me: "Aw thanks, you mean super awkward and weird right?" Him: "Umm yeah, but I knew you'd take it as a compliment" Me: "No, seriously thank you, that's one of the nicest things anyone's ever said to me!"


2. The other night Dave woke me up after I fell asleep on the couch and the first thing I said was "Help me, I'm poor" it's at the 00:40 second mark, you can ff or you can just enjoy the whole scene, depends on how ADD you are feeling today.


3. I was in my bff's wedding a few weeks ago and came up with the idea that we should all take the "Bridesmaids" movie poster pic. So after all the formal photos, we all lined up like this: I wish I had the image to show you all, as soon as her wedding pics are available, you'll be the first to know!

In case you need proof, I have a picture of 2 of us practicing for the photo:

And the whole point of the story is that my husband sent me this awesome birthday pic today! He knows me so well! The email subj was "omg I didn't know you party with kristen wiig..."

And another later in the day with the subj: "remember Kristen Wiig with us in San Fran?"

And another, "She's a Sooner fan too?!"

Love it! Happy 27th to me.

Kristen Wiig if you're reading this, please be my frand.