Nailed!

Those of you that follow me on Instagram, Facebook & Pinterest might already know that Trev & I recently got engaged! I'm not sure if everyone got the full story, & I do love to tell it, so here it is: 

3 days into our Germany trip (August 19th) we visited the Neuschwanstein Castle (a lot of people -Americans- refer to it as the Sleeping Beauty Castle). After buying our tour tickets, riding the bus to the ground entrance & walking up the beautiful tree lined path under a shared umbrella in the rain, we arrived at the castle. Waiting for our scheduled tour, we walked around reading signs & taking many pictures. We walked up a set of stairs that lead to the main cobblestone courtyard when the rain briefly cleared. Posing for a picture, I felt him slightly pull a way & when I looked, the love of my life was stark white, shaking, & down on one knee. I wish I could tell you everything he said in that moment, but I was in such an absolute shock that all I remember was him asking me to marry him. & I, of course, said yes.  

Weekend Project No. 1

Now that I have the leisure of doing what I want to the house (because I own it.. still so weird), I've been compiling a To Do List of Weekend Projects. Since I haven't owned a house before, & have very little experience working on a house, I decided to start out with something small & easy; yet very important... I painted our master bathroom pink!! 

After 2 new magazine subscriptions, 3 weeks of research, HGTV, Pinspiration & a battle with our laziness, we went to the glorious Home Depot & purchased all of our painting supplies & 1 gallon of Behr, VOC-Free (Volatile Organic Compound) paint in a pink shade called 'Frolic'. 

It was a lot more work than I thought it would be because I, of course, think that I'm the most coordinated person on the planet & it turns out to be quite the opposite. Luckily, I had Trev there to bring me back to reality & help me tape all the places that shouldn't have paint, that I would most definitely have gotten paint on. 

After the long process of taping, situating our Eco-Friendly drop cloth &  making sure our curious cats stay out of the bathroom, we finally got to painting!

& this is how it turned out:

The day I started this project, I saw a Home Depot commercial where a lady paints her bedroom bright blue & bright green. As soon as she finishes & shows her husband the result, she quickly stands up & says "I wan't to paint something else!" - Well the whole time I was painting, that commercial was playing in my head & I kept thinking, 'That b!%$*! How could she be so excited to do this to more than once? I'm never painting anything ever again!' - But now that I'm finished & walk into my lovely pink bathroom every day, I really can't wait to paint more rooms in our house!

New-New Castle

We bought a new house! 

We've lived here for 2 weeks and we're almost all the way unpacked. It's been really fun finding a new place for everything, including getting the arcades out of the living room! I'm excited to start our weekend projects and our painting and decorating. 
This home ownership thing is a first for us so I'm sure we're going to be learning from our (many) mistakes along the way. & we obviously have loads of gardening to figure out, but I think it's going to be an incredible life here with my darling egg & his little. 

The Castle

I've had on the back of my mind so many ideas & thoughts for changing our living room [our whole apartment really] I've been SO sick of what it looks like, lately especially. I have progressively been rearranging furniture [in my mind and in real life], until finally about 2 weeks ago, I couldn't take it anymore. Naturally, I looked to Pinterest, & you know how women on Pinterest get [especially us Capricorns], & came up with some wonderful, do-able, affordable solutions to my living room problem. 
So last night, Trev & I went to Target & RC Willey. We got new curtains, a new rug, and a gorgeous new ottoman. We set it all up last night [sans curtains; that's tonight's project] & I am feeling SO much better better about the way it's starting to look. I still have a few things to do to get it all together, but with the changes made so far, it feels a lot more comfortable and relaxing. 

I'm not going to post a picture of our actual living room in this post because [I'm a dummy] & forgot to take a 'before picture' so I'll have to look through my old phone for one. Also because I want include the new curtains in the after pic as well. BUT here are some photos I found & used for inspiration. 

I'm Back!

I tried out my other blog for a while, & maybe it's just because I'm not as internet savvy as I thought I was, but I just couldn't figure out how to work WordPress. After all of the frustration & multiple temper tantrums trying to figure it out, I gave up & let myself get out of the blogging habit. Having recently looked through this blog, & remembering all the effort I have put into it & all of the fun I've had with it,  I really missed it & I just can't give it up. 

So, since it's been quite a while, here's a little update on me & mine. No major changes (other than two weeks ago, I cut my hair to shoulder length, which I'm still not used to but I do like the change.)

Work: I work at the same place that I still absolutely love, & about 6 months ago, I was promoted! I am no longer the receptionist! I've moved into my own office, which I still need to decorate & have been obsessing over on pinterest. 

Love: Trev & I celebrated our 2 year anniversary on October 23 (which is Mole Day, so we had a science themed party; pictures soon). After returning from Paris, we moved into our new apartment, which is absolutely incredible. It's been so fun to decorate & organize our little home together. I feel like I have more love for him than I ever thought I would have for anyone. <3 font="" nbsp="">

Family: Aiden is still the most incredible, impressive kid I've ever met. I am so proud of him every day & still get blown away with how his mind works. He's also becoming more and more like his father than I ever expected or thought possible. We got Aiden a gaming chair, one of the best gamer headsets you can buy & a pro gamer Xbox controller for Christmas. Recently, he's joined a very prestigious Black Ops 2 guild and it's become so fun to watch him play.  

Nerd Life: I am now an iPhone 5 owner. My D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) character (the Drow) is almost level 5. Trev is starting to build arcades; we have 2 in our house now & 1 at his work. I've been reading like crazy! At least 1 book a month, including one I've always wanted to read; Ender's Game. I started playing WOW (World of Warcraft) & my Draenei Hunter is level 89, (Max level is 90), & I'm hesitating on leveling to end game because then I have no idea what to do (N00b). 

Soccer: I've been getting way more involved in Trev's soccer supporter's group Salt City United. Since the group has gotten REALLY big over the last year, I've been involving myself more & trying to help Trev keep things organized. We've been working on something for the new season & I can't wait to get it finished! We've been watching the preseason games, but we're SO excited for the First season game on March 3rd & the first home game is on March 16th!

So over all, life has been really good & I'm glad to be back.