I got the Crate and Barrel Best Buys catalog last week and loved a few things in it. Lucky for you, I'm in a sharing mood. I love the centerpiece on that table (using four different candleholder styles), the Allegro chair (although I have more than enough green in my house right now) and the wall art above the bed (using the same tealight holders as the centerpiece). Now, if I could just find those candles for cheap, I'd have my centerpiece for Thanksgiving already done!
Trece's room is coming along nicely. The crib arrived (although with a cracked leg) and will be put up as soon as the replacement part gets here. I also bought this (it's the one on the left):
Matt and I ventured out today to (again) look for living room furniture. We haven't looked in about six months, but that was a beat-down. I steeled myself for an entire day of disappointing options, frustration and hunger. Who would have thought we'd find exactly what we wanted at the first store? Here's what we got, although the pictures don't do them justice. The two couches are black leather and have great detailing and the chair is charcoal suede. Now I just have to wait 6-8 weeks for them to show up! {Once they do, I'll post pictures of our completed living room!}
I want a rocking chair for the nursery, but I want something sort of fun. I found this one at IKEA but I'm always a little wary -- will it be durable and comfortable?
Matt and I are in super-house-fixing-up mode these days trying to get everything done before our world completely changes -- and before our families descend on our house. {We want to look like adults and not starving college students!} I will probably be highlighting some of our decorating here, just because I can. I promise this won't turn into a baby blog, but here is one of our purchases from last night. What do you think?
I think I've come up with the color scheme for my master bedroom. What do you think?
I'm still working on decorating our new house for normal, everyday use. I don't know if I'll get around to fall decorations, but I love, love, love these. Matt's parents and sister are coming for Thanksgiving this year, though, so I might have to bust out a great table for the big meal.
Friday: Matt and I went to Six Flags (sorry, Dude!) with our friends Erin & Kyle. Kyle's company rented out the park, so we got in free and had our choice of lots of company-specific snacks placed strategically throughout the park. You can't beat walking off a ride and grabbing a (free) bottle of water out of a huge tub of ice. We also had vouchers for anything in the park. We rode a few rides, ate (free) food, hung out with good friends and ended the night with a funnel cake. Awesome.
Saturday: We were homebound for most of the day, as some of our furniture was delivered. For some reason, Saturday delivery means they won't give you a time windoe, they just expect you to be home from 7am until 10pm. Yikes. Matt and I took advantage of that time to unpack a little, set up our new TV, and relax at home. All our furniture made it safe and sound, and we love what we've gotten so far. We watched the BYU game that afternoon {we got hosed on the officiating, although it took us an entire HALF to decide that we wanted to play!} on our nice new TV and then called it a night.
Sunday: It was a pretty normal Sunday. It was our second time to our new ward, and I think I might SLOWLY be learning a few people's names! I'm so bad at meeting people as it is, but our ward has like 400 people in it, too, which makes it even worse. It's fun having a few good friends in the ward already so I don't have to worry about sitting alone for the most part! After church, we had Travis and family over for dinner. It went well, except for the part where I burned my arm pretty bad while taking dessert out of the oven. Dumb, Mandy.
The shower went well on Saturday morning. It was a small group, but we had lots of fun eating and laughing and wishing Natalie well.
I really, really want this. I saw in online and thought it was pretty cute, but then I saw it in the store and fell in love. I think it would look great in the entryway or dining room of our new house {if we ever find one!}. Cross your fingers that it goes on clearance for me! What do you think?
