reason # 19298474849302 why i love my job

new diy-ish projects.

1. our backyard. all we want is: curtains/drapy-ness, grass, concrete, firepit, long bench like table... is that too much to ask?

2. i want to make this shelf for... i dont know where, but i will find a spot.

3. scotty has tons of pallets stored in his wharehouse. he sells the pallets to some guys who pick them up for 50 cents a piece. since i basically own the company (ha, right), i will make the executive decision to NOT sell one pallet ( i feel comfortable taking charge on a 50 cent loss). and instead we will take one pallet home, stain it "whitewash", add wheels, and then sit and enjoy. seriously- how cute is this..?:

4. kitchen table. right now we have a round glass table. it is cute. but it prevents feasts. instead we will use this tutorial and make a table that looks like this:

or this:

or a mix in between. and then we can have more than one couple over for dinner. and all have room to use our hands when we talk. and be happy.

we are out of town this weekend. so we will see how long it takes for me to do even one of these projects.

my "blog-worthy" competitor:

its audra.

check out the birthday dinner she "designed" last sunday.

food- out of control.

company- eclectic as hell but lovely.

ambiance- too nice.

entertainment: seeing grown men dance on the kinect to lady gaga is one of the biggest joys.

aside from me screwing up the cake and being too out of my mind throwing a shower that i forgot to call my oldest and dearest friend on her birthday-

i think this was her best birthday to date.

one thing is a fact: it was her classiest. i love yuppy dinner parties.

baby shower & i heart olympia.

if you would have told me five years ago that i would be homesick for olympia i would have said no way, no how. but alas, it is true. i had a GREAT weekend there. and i am already homesick.

we threw a baby shower for annie. it was so much fun and to toot my own horn- we did a great great job! we ran around like crazy, but it was so worth it.

from the yummy menu-

tomato basil soup

mini grilled gruyere and smoked cheddar cheese sammys with prosciotto and chorizo. drool.

to the decor- a little flag banner that i made with scrapbook paper and twine that could not have turned out any cuter. to annies baby clothes hanging from clothes pins. to these amazing yellow flower poofs i found at the party store. so. cute.

to the dessert- um, cute sprinkled pink donuts on a cute cakestand? with jars of colorful candy all over. with the cutest table cloth of all time. so. cute.

to the guest of honor- annie is glowing and couldnt have been a cuter or more gracious momma. love. her.

here are some "hip" pics:

clockwise: 1. mini grilled cheeses, piled high. with yummy fig and strawberry jams to make them even yummy-er. and adding cute little signs to things took me like 10 extra minutes and made it just so much cuter. 2. the dessert area. mad hatter tea party-esque. 3. annie's boots from when she was a little nugget. 4. the stupid diaper cake my mom and i made that i lugged up to washington. not my finest decision, but kind of worth it.

regular pics:

and then to top off a beautiful day- why NOT have a wig party and drink a tad too much with your favorite people? why not?

great great weekend.

weekend.

scoot the hoot and i had a great weekend.

date night dinner on friday with the husband. then a dance party with dear friends... one of whom asked scotty to be a groomsman! we love ben and pots.

a truly gluttonous lunch on saturday. cashed in one of my birthday coupons for a taco bell run. and i sat on the couch eating nachos looking at celebrities losing the fight with cellulite... as i contributed to my personal loss with it.

afternoon sunset cocktails with some great views and even better friends.

brunch with my family on sunday. grayson is more kind and loveable than last week.

and i am kind of in love with this picture. my mom is pretty dang beautiful.

and then dinner with scotts family at the bazaar. which it was. had the most beautiful gin and tonic. and scottys dad ordered a drink that came with a nitrogen tank. true sentence.

and now back to work. which isnt too bad either i suppose.

work. is. rough.

every time i turn a corner i run in to one of these...

meet paika:
kirby (i am going to steal kirby):

and paul. doesnt he look like a paul?

and just one more of kirby:

omg. i am dying.

and then i have to come home to this terror (doesnt she look like a scary horse monster here?):

completion.

it is a fact: having something striped in my home would complete it.

the last picture makes me want to scream.

source (clockwise): west elm, decorpad, this blog, and yuppy heaven on earth, house of mann.

and annie sent me this rug, which is available in dark brown and ivory and maybe i would forgive scott for giving me a video game for my birthday if he bought it for me.