My cup runneth over

So much has been going on this way. Yea!!! I love when life steps out of the mundane. ;-)

Okay so my parents have come to visit. My mom, the best home interior cheerleader EVER came and me having mentioned wanting to paint a room, she was all gung-ho. My parents are the best painters in the world, a paycheck shy of being professional. So where I thought we might just talk about it and look at paint colors, WRONG, we were in Lowes with all the needed accessories and at home painting before 1pm.


So KJ now has his Crimson Man Room, which I had some really cute ideas for, but have been repeatedly told that it's "his room" to decorate as "he chooses" so no ultra-glam sooo chic decorating in there (think West Elm meets Pottery Barn and then has a little Urban Outfitter on the side.) Yep ladies, I'm offically taking my hands off the man room. I bought the supplies to create this calendar, but KJ wants me to make a huge UA dry erase board. Ummmm no. I'm going to sneak the calendar in and then I'm REALLY officially taking my hands off. ;-)


My Colein is quickly nearing the date of having the first baby born in my inner circle of girlfriends. Ummm, can we say SPOIL HIM ROTTEN? yep! So we had her baby shower and oh how glad I am that it turned out well. I'm the worst hostess in the world in that I always second guess anything artsy-fartsy right before the event and generally when I do things I go way artsy fartsy. hehehe Anywho, I had a great time and I think Colein (okay okay her name is truly Colleen, but she's been MY Colein for forever) and everyone else did too. {Side bar, to any one doing a baby shower: never do the rice and safety pin game. It's cute, but it just takes forever and only one person at a time can play so interest fades quick. I think I was just amazed at the "scientific" fact that safety pins and rice feel so similar. Other than that I think all the other games went well.}


A jack-rabbit has set up residence on the side of our home. I think because my neighbors have put up their side of the privacy fence all little critters are loving the open space we still give them. hehehe and granted, the rabbit doens't look huge, but the thing really does look like it could stand up and come to my knees when I'm pulling into the driveway. (See Colein, the thing is huge! Like a bunny on steroids... I think I'm going to start leaving food for it...)


Saw this the other day while pulling into my neighborhood. Rainbows. I don't think I could ever see too many of these. Simply a beautiful reminder to me of God's existence.


Kj's shaved his head. Totally bald. hehehe I love my husband and know that he is without a doubt the finest man ever (do you sense a but...), but the bald took a moment to get used to. (Yep Cindy, Lisa, and Connie- when he got home last night I decided that it wasn't near as bad as I was remembering). Anywho, it's different. I still love a close haircut, but it's the overall package and contents that make me melt, not just the ribbon on top (but ohh how I love when there's a ribbon on top...). I'll try to sneak in a pic.

My bham sisters came for a visit (with the exception of one missing... love you Kena) and it did my heart good to have them here. Talk about making a place feel like home. Ahhh, those girls never cease to amaze me with their love and this weekend I was reminded of how truly thankful I am to have been blessed to have them in my life. We laughed until my cheeks hurts. I was a little worried that having been away for a year that I'd be out of the loop (you know the inside jokes that form from being a everyday presence in someone's life), but they unconsciously reminded me that I'm a life member of the "crew" and that catching up is half the fun. Love you ladies soooo very much! (Excuse the blurriness of the pic, we were at the mercy of the kindness of a stranger, hehehe, hate to be like, ummm, no sir, could you retake this one and try to get us in focus...)


So if you can't tell, my cup is running over.
And THAT is a good feeling.

Happy Monday all!