Headboards, concerts, apps, and PUPPIES!

Again...it seems I have neglected my new baby blog that I vowed to stay on top off. Who knew that summer would be so busy when you aren't working? It almost seems like I am more busy now than when I was teaching summer school. Craziness. Anyway, this post is going to be a quick update about all the things going on around here. 

First of all--I made a headboard! We were in desperate need of one after I got a smokin' deal on a king size bed on Groupon. If you aren't on Groupon, don't even do it. It is extremely addicting and has taken all my money. Anyways, I had to get a bed frame but didn't want to fork over a ton of money for a headboard to go with it. One of the cheaper ones I found was this one on Overstock.com. Still a little expensive, and after seeing all the other people making headboards out there, I knew I could do it too. I won't walk you through all the details because I simply followed this post from Freckles Chick. She is obviously awesome so her's looks much more professional but I'm pretty proud of myself for my first attempt. 

Here are all my supplies ready to go. 

There she is all done and waiting to be hung.

And there it is on the bed.

 Don't get me started on the straightness of the nail head trim...or my lack of pillow styling on this giant bed. I don't know what to do with it. Ay. Anyways...it works for us and it was only about $100. I call that a steal. 

Next up on the summer agenda was a Paul McCartney concert at Miller Park in Milwaukee with my mom and sisters. This is a picture of the stage as we waited for him to come on. I can't even begin to describe to you my love for The Beatles, so this was basically a dream come true for me. He sang lots of Beatles songs and sounded just as wonderful as he did so long ago. Hey and he's pretty sprite for 71. 

I've been spending lots of time on outdoor patios having apps and drinks with good friends, family, and N throughout the summer. THIS is what makes me love summer so much. Especially in Wisconsin where it is pretty hard to eat on an outdoor patio 9 months out of the year. 

Last but not least....my summer bucket list included finding a Basset Hound puppy for N and I to bring home and welcome into our family. Those proved to be pretty hard to find around here and we REALLY wanted a puppy before I go back to school. Our second choice was a Boxer puppy. One Sunday we happened to find a breeder in the paper and BAM our decision was made. We picked up the little guy the next day and it has been love ever since. 

I have been camera happy ever since we brought him home, but I will leave you with two of my favorites. Obviously there will be more to come throughout his life as our little guy grows. His name is Mack, but since getting his name he has acquired MANY nicknames. Examples include: Big Mac, Mack Attack, Macaroni, Macklemore, and Mackerel. Little did we know when we named him how many names or words have Mack in them. 

This one was early in the morning and he was DEFINITELY not ready to be awake yet. 

This was our second day together and he already learned how to melt me with those puppy eyes. SO CUTE! 

Since last week Monday he has basically taken up ALL of my time and lovin'. 

My next DIY project is going to be an attempt at decorating the wall above my newly blue buffet (?) but without spending money. We'll see how that goes...

Until then! 

Mish Mosh

Hello again!
This post is basically just a big mish mosh of all sorts of things.  It is sort of rambling...sort of long...sort of crazy....kind of like me. I warned you. 
As I may have mentioned N (the future Mr.) purchased a house about 2 and a half years ago with the intention of fixing it up. His requirements were basically a big garage...and that's it. He certainly was not picky about the actual home. SO he ended up with a MAJOR fixer upper. His dad and him did an amazing job of fixing it up (it was unlivable when he bought it) and it is now our cozy little home. Although we plan to sell it eventually to make some money and move into a different house, there are always projects I feel need to be tackled. For one, he is currently redoing the dungeon (aka basement). This includes a laundry room for me, so I am super stoked. More on that later! For another, when I moved in I had the intentions of painting all the trim white. Well I got to the master bedroom and that was that. Lastly, I've turned into a garbage picker and have been known to stop during a run to bring home something I believe could be made into some sort of decoration, or....something? 
Anyway....here are some things going on around here.

   This is the trim project...it is all done at this point. Now if only we could do something about the gold hardware. Egh. The walls were also originally tan, and now are a very pretty gray. Smokehouse by Vaslpar to be exact. This picture was taken when it was pretty cloudy. 

This is further progress on the previously tan master bedroom. As you can see it is now gray, yellow, and blue. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the curtains. The curtains, lamp base, shade, and mirror are all from Target. I'm on the fence about the mirror, there is one on N's side of the bed as well, I'm thinking maybe something bigger?? This is all from Target's Threshold line, which I am loving right now. If you haven't seen it yet you should most definitely check it out. It looks great and the prices aren't too shabby either.

Whole bedroom reveal to come later. I'll have to see if I can dig up a before picture. It's a little scary. 

This is what I found on the side of the road on my run today. I think it's part of an old fence. I'm a big chicken so I made N go knock on the door to ask if it was ok we took them. The question now remains...what to do with these little gems? I'm thinking wall decor of some kind...

This is my latest Pinterest project. Now my last name does not start with K yet. Seeing as it is on the horizon I  just couldn't resist. The mail lady told me she loves it. 

N attempted wings on the grill tonight. SO delish....I hate when he is better at cooking than me. Kidding. How could I complain about not doing the cooking and loving what he makes? 
If you still stuck around to this point. Thank you! 
p.s.-Three more days of school! I think I can.....