Memorial Day Weekend!

Well, hard to believe the weekend went by so fast! We were very lucky that our friends were able to make it down and the weather was very nice!! Here are some photos from this past weekend at Lake Kampeska (father-in-law's home). I am also looking forward to this weekend - heading to Sioux Falls to see family and friends!

Our newest addition!!

Well, we have now had our new puppy for almost three weeks! This is the reason I have no time to blog - she takes up a majority of my free time. I actually am finding it hard to get anything done around here!!

Bailey was actually brought into our local Vet. office - she was sick and the owners didn't want her anymore. After the vet. was able to work some magic and bring her back to health, she needed a home!! I immediately said we would take her - how could you pass up a face like that? Here are some pictures so far... I do have more, but will need to blog later!!

The clock has arrived!!

After waiting a long 2 1/2 weeks for my clock to arrive, it's finally here!!! If you know me at all, you know that I am an avid eBayer! I am usually on that website atleast once a day scoping out any new listings. Popular searches for me lately are: wrought iron wall, Pier 1, Crate and Barrel, and Target Home. I most recently found a clock that would look great above our stairs on eBay and had to order it (sorry Stuart).

So... as you can see from the pictures, I have been struggling trying to find the perfect decor for above our TV in the living room. I ended up taking back the clock we bought at Target, bought a mirror, and then ordered the clock of my dreams on eBay!! It was a long process, but I am very happy with the finished product. Here are the fun changes below! It feels more like home every day we are here!

Ikea mirror (now in guest room)...

Clock from Target (returned because yellow face clashed with white sconces)...

Target mirror!!

Stuart risking his life to hang our clock! Thanks honey!!

More curtains...

I finally made the decision to order longer curtains for our bedroom... I ended up ordering the same color and kind, just longer. I have been addicted to target.com lately, there are so many good deals. Atleast 3 times a week, I am searching the clearance section to see what other items are out there!!

Much better!!

I then moved the shorter ones to our guest bedroom... Stuart helped put up the curtain rod of course!

Twin bed anyone?

So today, my Mom and Sister made the trip to Watertown to bring an extra bed they had in storage to us. We had two rooms with no furniture, so this is a good addition to the home. I then took a side table from Stuart's bachelor pad days that was this ugly wood and painted it white. I then added a new knob to freshen it up. I think the room turned out nice. Now I just need to go thrifting more to find more items for the room!

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Made the bed...
Found some items from my closet to add..

New Updates to the Home!

I had a great weekend out bargain shopping with my mother! We are having a housewarming party next weekend, so I wanted to do some more decorating! Here are some more recent pictures of our newest additions to our home! Not a bad weekend! I will definitely have to stay home this week and not spend anymore money!!

New wall clock in living room...

New table in foyer... I added the baskets last minute. Should I keep them there? Any other ideas what I am store below there?
New wall clock in kitchen... It looks really nice with our stainless steel appliances.
Frame with our engagement pictures in kitchen (not new, but need to show)...

New mirror by door to garage (just to make sure we look our best before leaving)... The perfect places to hang my purse and jacket!
And finally the pictures my mother bought as a housewarming gift (which I picked out myself)... I think they look great with my curtains and bedding! What do you think?

Curtains are my new addiction.

Did I mention that red is my other favorite color?

I have never hung up curtains before. I loved my wood blinds so much in our old house, that I didn't want to cover them up. Well, I am a changed woman! It's amazing what a difference curtains can do for a room. This past weekend, Stuart and I hung up curtains in both our living room and bedroom. I actually purchased the curtains, not knowing which color would go in which room, but I am pretty happy with how they turned out. I may end up ordering some longer ones for our bedroom, because they didn't have them in the store. I will then have to move the current curtains to the guest room. I moved our bench in front of the window to disguise the length a bit! I actually have alot more work to do on both rooms, but here are some before and after pictures. Some of them are hard to see, but I think you can see the difference.

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