Spring Wreath

 A few weeks ago I was at Hobby Lobby with Robby (haha that rhyming made me laugh) picking out a frame for my Christ picture I got as a gift last year for Valentine's Day (yes, it took me that long to find a frame & hang it up). As we were leaving I walked by the wreath section and fell in love with all the pretty Spring wreaths. Except.. what the.. $99 for just a wreath! Ohhh okay.. as I saw the 50% off sign. Still, $50 for a wreath is still pretty pricey. I'm pretty sure Robby was ready to get the heck out of the store because he mentioned how I can probably make a prettier one for cheaper. Light bulb went off: yea, your right! it probably is cheaper.

So fast forward three weeks.

 As I was driving around my neighborhood I saw everyone's cute Spring wreaths hanging up and it reminded me of how I needed one. How I could MAKE one for cheap. 

I saw these pretty little wreaths on Pinterest and decided I wanted to make one similar.

 I went to Michaels because I knew the Spring & Summer fake flowers were 50% off and I had a 40% off coupon for the styrofoam wreath form. My total: $38!! What the heck?! I went home and started making my wreath and ran out of flowers!!!! My wreath had some major bald spots people! So, I had to go back to Michaels to buy more green hydrangeas which cost me $11. So my grand total was $49. Yup! The same price as the wreath I saw at Hobby Lobby. 

Even though I was so annoyed because I spent $38 on stuff to make a wreath. And even though I ran out of flowers and had to drive BACK to the craft store. And even though I spent eleven MORE dollars. And even though I burnt the crap outta my fingers with hot glue. And even though Robby and I were wrong.. it WASN'T cheaper to make (my fault for thinking he knew anything about crafts to begin with haha). And even though I could have just bought one at Hobby Lobby for the same price... 

(who else is tired of reading "and even though..?" haha)

...I'm so glad I made my own because I got exactly what I wanted.

Thank you, honey. 

I'm glad you were in a rush to get out of the craft store because I actually love the one I made way more than the one at Hobby Lobby ;)

Oh and by the way, I realized I don't have a patriotic wreath for Memorial Day haha.

Subway Tile Backsplash

Before we moved into our house I knew exactly what I wanted to do with our backsplash and space above the cabinets. Add white subway tile! BUT I kept debating back and forth (I can't EVER decide!) whether I wanted the herringbone style or the classic subway tile look. After much pondering I FINALLY decided to go with the classic subway tile and I couldn't be happier with the results so far. We still need to add the bright white grout but for now, here are a couple pictures of the tile..

Nice Job, honey!

Our First Home

My husband and I are in the process of buying a new home. 

And this will be OUR FIRST HOME.
Eeek! =)

And so far this has been a pretty smooth process (let me knock on some wood real quick). Okay, done!

Now what was I saying..? 

 When we first got married all we could afford was an apartment. Which was totally fine for us newlyweds. We lived in an apartment for about 6 months and decided it would be a wise decision for us to move in with my parents so we could pay off some debt. Once Robby got a new job and after we were done paying off our debt, we decided it was about the right time to get a place of our own again. So we went back to the apartment building we first started at because owning a home was for future plans.

We walked into the leasing office and what was once our monthly rent payment of a little less then $800.. went up to $1,050 to $1,070. 

Say what?!

Gee-weezz girlfriend. That's as much as some mortgage payments!

That's the day Robby and I started talking seriously about buying a house. 

We said, "why spend all this money on rent when it could go towards our own home?"

 So we looked around at different communities, looked at older homes, tried to figure out what city would be best for us and we finally decided and we got approved. 

We went Thursday (7/19/12) to take some pictures in front of the lot where our house will be built. 

 So excited!

Looks like my hair was excited too. Oh my!

We went back to our lot on Sunday (7/22/12) and they already started digging!! Our garage will be on the right side and front door on the left.