Moving along

...so a while back I received an error message that we had exceed the photo space.  I've been hemming and hawing for a while on what to do, so I just created a new blog with all new space - so hop on over to http://thesinkfamily1.blogspot.com/ for more fun & memories!

3 years

On Wednesday, Daniel & I celebrated three fabulous years of marriage.  We both agree our wedding day was perfect, and have loved every imperfect day since then.

In the past year the top three things that come to mind are-
-we have become an aunt & uncle to the most amazing little girl in the world
-we crossed an important item off our bucket list: skydiving
-we fought the battle of unemployment - and won, and are tougher than ever

What did we do to celebrate?  Well, the most annoying thing in the world is to have an important day to celebrate in the middle of the week.  It really was just another ordinary day with a fun little spark in there.  Daniel surprised me with breakfast from McDonald's (cheap? yes! my favorite? yes!).  My dad took me to Peking for lunch, and by the time I got home from work I was sleepy and my belly was full.  We decided to lay-low and go to our favorite mexican restaurant for dinner and split a jumbo marg - romantic, right?  Even more romantic, this grandma and grandpa were asleep by 9pm.  Yes, we went to bed early, but we went to bed happy.

Oh yeah, and since we are still recovering from this summer, we only were able to exchang cards.  I wouldn't change it for the world, because gifts and money aren't important in the grand scheme of things.  Here are some of the fun quotes I just adore from our cards to each other:

 

My card to Daniel: Some days we are crazy about each each other, and some days we just drive each other crazy.  [yep, wouldn't change that for anything]

Daniel's card to me: It isn't about falling in love, it's about staying there.  [ain't that the truth! and some days are harder than others]

4 day work week

....why do I have a four-day work week do you ask???  Because I am going to Key West on Friday!!!!   Woop, woop!  I have literally been thinking about this for MONTHS now, and decided last week to just go for it.  Robin's mama, Wanda Bear, is turning 50 in December, so it's a fun birthday trip!  I can't wait to tell you all about it...

....and here is where you can find me come Friday afternoon - jealous??  We are staying at "The Parrot Key Resort"... complete with FOUR pools (yes, four).  Sigh, best spontaneous  decision ever!

Gorgeous... hello Key West

The site of a romantic sunset walk with Robin.  Sorry, Ben.

The Pretty Pink Sink

Remember me?  So yes, I am here to announce the grand opening of The Pretty Pink Sink!  Officially as of Friday, my Etsy shop opened!  I will keep you posted on the progress... if I get any sales... good or bad feedback.... and if my life will be consumed with ribbon of all colors and prints!

Thank you, Robin, for your love & support.... and for forcing me to do this :)

The Container Store = heaven

Am I a neat-freak?  Do I like organization?  Does it make Daniel really angry?  Do I constantly pin "organization ideas"?  If you answered "yes" to any of the above, then you know that I was in heaven yesterday at THE CONTAINER STORE.  Yes, an entire store devoted to organizing!  I.Just.Died.

Speaking of pinning... I pinned these two gems a while back-

I saw this and thought I could do something similar on my PANTRY DOOR, since the "organizer" we had before was horrible

I saw this and thought it would be perfect in the pantry for things like foil, baggies, etc.

SO.... I had to prioritize what I'm organizing.... and this is what I came up with

Pantry before... the folks who lived there before us and a rinky-dink "organizer"

After lots of moving things around (note it's now dark outside), this is where we are!  I have one more of each size coming (thanks in advance for the Christmas gift, Granma!)  I have some baking goods at the top, oils and sprays in the middle, and plastic bags and bread at the bottom.  I am also on a mission to make it so I can REACH everything!  #shortkid

We have a pretty tiny pantry... so I want to utilize every bit of it!

A shelf that slides onto another shelf!  I have now freed up an entire drawer and am maximizing every little bit for the foil and baggies we have!  I have two more of these babies coming for Christmas, woop woop!

I can't wait to make this even more organized come January!  Sorry, Daniel :)

Reunion Weekend

After some hemming and hawing (and passionate convincing from Suze), Daniel and I decided a few weeks back to buy VT tickets for their game vs Cincinnati at FedEx field. This past weekend, we made the short trek up 95, and were reunited with so many DSP'ers, several I haven't seen in YEARS. Susan helped organize the party buses - two KegBuses + tailgating + fab food + 78 of your closest friends = a good time. The Hokies didn't play real well, and at the very end of the game Cincy caught a clutch Hail Mary pass, resulting in a L. That part isn't important, because we had so much fun! A huge thank you to Susan & Sarah for being so hospitable, and for always making sure we have a good time :)

 

Our view for the first half.... the second half we were sitting on the very right of the picture

H-O-K-I-E-S, HOKIES!

Storage Wars

I've been searching high and low for a buffet for our dining room that matches/looks good with our antique table and one with lots of storage!  Oh yeah, and a really small budget.  We have an open-concept kitchen, which is fabulous for keeping it personal, but horrible for storage.  I finally found something on Craigslist for $150!  We went to look at it, and decided it was definitely worth it to bring home.  Though it's a bit smaller than I would have preferred, it will do, and quite frankly I'm tired of looking.  Here's a sneak peak! 

Our newest furniture addition!  Needs a little bit of scratch repair, but nothing a trip to the local home improvement store can't fix!

I think it matches the table quite nicely.

Next on the list: reupholster 6 chairs and paint!  I'm tired just thinking about those chairs.