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I just need fabric!
Last weekend Matt and I ended up going over to Triangle Town Center mall. There’s not a whole lot there but they have this really awesome store called ZGallerie. I love to go in this store and look around. I would love to buy some of there stuff but it’s a little pricey and I’m not sure how Matt would feel coming home to some of the items they have. Of course I think it is all fantastic. 🙂
Anyway, while we were there looking through the art work I found a couple of neat prints. They gave me an idea. Since they didn’t match our bedroom and well they were $90.00 each, which isn’t that bad, I’ve now decided to make something similar. I just need to find something with a pattern I like and colors that match our room and then I can frame them. My first thought was fabric and over the weekend we were by a fabric store so I made Matt run in. I found a really cool print in a sample pack but they were out of the bolt. Booo! There is another fabric store closer to work so I decided to run there during lunch today. I looked and looked and they had a lot of fabric but nothing I really thought would work. Plus there was a really long line at the cutting station.
Since I seemed to be out of luck in the fabric department it hit me that I might could find some cool napkins that would work. This would also keep me from having to deal with figuring out the repeat of a pattern and measuring. Because I pretty much suck at measuring. 🙂 There was a World Market next to the fabric store so I headed next door. I looked at everything from gift wrap to bags to pillows as I made my way around the store. When I finally got to the kitchen and dining section I realized they didn’t have anything either. They had some cute stuff but nothing that would match our bedroom. All in all it was pretty unproductive.
Now I am on the search for something with a cool pattern that will do with the blue and brown I have in the bedroom. Hopefully I will find something soon. If and when I do I’ll post some pics.
~k
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Oh Monday
I am happy to report I am starting to feel much better. My throat is no longer as sore or icky has it was last week. Minus the stupid tickle in the back of my throat that has started to cause coughing fits I’m doing pretty good. I really think the antibiotics were the way to go.
Now I’m just sitting on the couch waiting for Matt to get home. He had to work late tonight. The guy he replaced is coming in to go over a few more things with him. I wish I would be the good wife and have dinner ready for him but unfortunately I don’t feel creative enough to come up with dishes from stuff we have in the house. Normally I have to find a recipe and then run to the store to make something yummy happen. Matt on the other hand is really good about looking around and figuring out something to make. Obviously I will have to work on this. 🙂
And speaking of, he just texted to say he was on his way home.
I must say though, I’m glad he’s on his way home but it was nice to have a little time to sit. The kiddos and I went and sat on the deck for a little while. In between making sure Julio wasn’t about to jump off to catch a bird in the tree and watching him roll over and be silly, it was nice to sit outside for a few minutes. It’s still pretty warm out but there was a nice breeze blowing. The kiddos enjoyed it and are now snoozing on the floor.
~k
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Just another day
Another day and I’m still feeling pretty crappy. So much so that I ended up emailing my doctor this morning and asking for some antibiotics. She called something in to Target so I went to pick it up this afternoon.
On my way home from work I called Matt to see if he wanted to go to the new Lynnwood grill or if I should just run to Target. He said we’d go later in the weekend and for me to just run to Target. I get about 5 minutes away and go to open the water bottle I have in car. Well the water bottle spewed everywhere. All over my lap, all over the car seat. I mean it was bad enough I’d already dripped ice cream on my shirt but now my jeans were all wet. Ughhh!
I get home and walk in the door and Matt’s like that was quick. I then show him my lap and he laughs. After I ran upstairs to change, he offered to go with me to Target so that was good. But good grief what a day.
Hello weekend!
~k
PS. YAY 3 weeks!
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Cinnamon bun ice cream and laundry!
I went to the doc this morning and she ruled out strep so that is good. But I wish she’d had more to offer for my poor scratchy throat besides, chew gum or candy or anything that makes you salivate more. I mean I get the idea. The more saliva I have the more it thins down the mucus but that really doesn’t soothe my throat. I guess I need to gargle with salt water. That is supposed to help. I also stopped by the Teet (our grocery store) on my way home and picked up some soup and ice cream. Yummy yummy ice cream. Apparently Ben and Jerry now make Cinnamon bun ice cream, mmmmmm.
I’m still not feeling super hot so I decided to just stay home. I even managed to do a little work. I’ve had my email up all day, I disconnected a few numbers, emailed a customer and placed an order. I think that is pretty productive since I was at home sitting on the couch. I might have squeezed in a movie or two as well. 😉 And let’s not forget the 4 loads of laundry that are almost done and the dishes currently in the dishwasher.
Now I’m just sitting here waiting for the hubs to get home. A nice big hug would be good right about now.
~k
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Working on the album
I will apologize in advance for the craptastic post today. I’m not feeling so hot. I think I’m getting strep throat. BOOO!
Anyway I’ve been working on mine and Matt’s new wedding album. Honestly I’m a little surprised but I ended up using Shutterfly. They’ve added a lot of features to their photo books and they have GREAT prices. Add a $20.00 gift card we have and literally it’s like free. Haha! Not really but I think it should only cost around $20.00.
I’ve spend the last two days working on layouts and trying to figure out which pics I want to add. They have tons of layout templates you can use. Or if you feel fancy you can make your own. I’m pretty impressed. Since I ended up leaving work a little early today I worked on our book until Matt got home. Then I realized we don’t have all of our wedding pics. 🙁 Matt’s uncle took our pics and did a great job but it doesn’t look like we got some of the ones posted on FB. I’m hoping he will add these to Shutterfly so I can get better quality pics.
So that has really been my day. Till tomorrow!
~k
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The story of us!
Three years ago over Memorial Day weekend, Matt and I both traveled two hours to the beach at Topsail. Shortly after meeting we realized we were actually neighbors. And while neither of us know our first official date day we use this weekend as our “anniversary”.
I must preface this post by saying there are 2 sides to every story and well this one is no different. 🙂 There is my version and Matt’s version. Of course mine is the “right” and accurate version. HAHA! And Matt doesn’t blog so he can’t argue with what I say. 😉
A few months after I moved to Raleigh, my co-worker started talking about a beach trip she was going on with a few other girls from work. The thought of a weekend at the beach sounded amazing so I asked if I could come. They said yes and I prepared for the weekend. There ended up being a large group of people going but since a few of us were the first ones at the beach house I managed to snag a room. By the end of the day I was the only person left not sharing a room. Since Matt and I had been chatting most of the night I offered to let him crash with me. I know I know. 🙂
Anyway, later that night as we were getting ready to go to sleep, I may or may not have told him we could make out. We ended up spending most of the weekend hanging out together and I told him since we were neighbors we would hang out when we got home. Of course by this point he was completely smitten and I’m pretty sure he already knew I was the love of his life. 😀 He however will disagree with that last statement but it’s cool. I know the real him.
Once we got home we still continued to hang out all the time. It was pretty easy since he literally lived two seconds away.
Fast forward three years and we are now married! YAY!
Who knew a simple trip to the beach would lead to the love of my life?
~k
Our first pic together!
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Our wedding day – finally!
Two weeks ago today Matt and I stood on a lawn overlooking the ocean in St Lucia and pledged our love for one another. Awww! As pretty as all of that sounds however, the day got off to a rough start. Someone *cough cough* had a little too much fun hanging out with everyone the night before.
I woke up Friday morning like whoa. At first I thought I’d be okay but the more I woke up the worse I felt. Needless to say the bride had a rough morning. It wasn’t until after lunch, some tummy meds, napping and a shower that I finally started to feel better. I’m not going to lie, I felt pretty bad for a while. But thankfully as I began getting ready things got better.
After Matt left our room and headed to his brother’s room, I started getting ready. The mom’s and a few friends were to come up to the suite and help (or watch) me get ready. By the time they got to the room I was almost done with my make up. Nic offered to do my hair for me and she was awesome. I really had no idea what I was going to do with my hair so I was glad she offered. And I must say she did an amazing job. It looked sooo much better then anything I would have ended up doing. I thought it really completed the look.
Once my hair was finished I put my dress on and Malcolm took pics of me, me and the girls, and me and the moms. It was now getting closer to the ceremony time so everyone decided to head back down to the lawn. My mom stayed with me to wait on the wedding coordinator, Georgia. She was supposed to be there around 4:15 or 4:20 but I’m pretty sure it was more like 4:30. 🙂 So I guess I was late to my own wedding. Not that anyone but me probably noticed.
When we got down to the site, Georgia ran to go get my dad so he could walk me down the aisle and then it all began. I got to the spot where we were supposed to wait and looked over at Matt, who was standing with his back to me and I almost lost it. Like ugly cry lost it. I knew if started crying I would never pull myself back together so I managed to hold it in. I never got nervous but there were a few times I felt the overwhelming urge to cry, because I was so happy.
Finally I was there standing next to him. The officiant began and a little way into the ceremony she says “Matthew J Spencer”, I look at Matt, he looks at me, everyone else is chuckling. Matt turned to me and said “I have something to tell you” and we both laughed. When she finally turns and stops for a sec Matt goes, “my last name is Edwards.” She has this confused look on her face and immediately grabs the book from Patrick, scratches out Spencer and writes down Edwards. She proceeds with the ceremony only to then mispronounce my middle name. Matt and I both said the correct name, I mean no need to correct her again right? HA!
The ceremony honestly felt like it took FOREVER. Finally we exchanged rings and then it was time for a kiss. Next they pulled a table over so we could sign the marriage license. And can I just say, my dress was NOT made for sitting. I felt like my boobies were jammed under my throat. 🙂 After all that jazz was complete, we walked back up the aisle only to stand there. It was a little chaotic.
Sandals had one of their photographers come to the ceremony to take pics. Matt and I had Malcolm taking our pics but it was kind of nice having the Sandals guy there too. He was able to get everyone together so we could get some group shots and he also made us do some HORRIBLE posed pics. Thankfully Malcolm got some great shots out of the cheesy posed ones.
After the pics were taken everyone headed up to the Lookout Terrace for the cocktail hour. Everyone had cocktails and appetizers and then Matt and I cut the cake and had our first dance. When we finally managed to get a shuttle we all headed back down for dinner. Dinner was nice and the food was really good. But once dinner was done Matt and I were soo hot we decided to go back to the suite and go swimming. We popped open a bottle of bubbly at the pool before heading back to our room.
Overall the wedding day went pretty well minus the rough start. And Friday the 13th didn’t seem to be unlucky. We managed to get sprinkled on during the ceremony and I had a green grasshopper jump on my dress while we were taking a pic, so take that Friday the 13th.
~k
Unfortunately I don’t have anymore edited wedding pics right now. They are en route from England.
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I got a Dyson!
Who knew this would turn into a blog post? HAHA! So Matt and I got some unexpected money as a wedding gift. This unexpected amount was just enough to cover the cost of a Dyson. And you guessed it that’s exactly what we ended up buying.
I originally thought about putting one on our registry but figured a gift with that price tag would be left. I didn’t think about the fact that Target would give you 10% off your registry after the wedding to purchase any left over items. So I ended up adding one the other day. Well Matt started doing some research, because that’s what he does ;), and ended up finding the one we wanted at Walmart for $100.00 less then the Target price. Screw 10%, give me $100.00.
After the whole ipod debacle over Valentine’s Day I decided I would also check the Dyson prices on Amazon. I mean if Walmart can’t ship to store quicker then Amazon can ship to my house with a head start what’s the point right? As it turned out Walmart had the Dyson I wanted for the price with same day in store pick up! Holy crap! I immediately texted Matt to tell him we could get it today from Walmart and made the purchase. EEEKKK!
Matt ran to pick up the new vacuum this afternoon. When he got home he decided to test it out on our rug in the den. He then sent me a pic. OMG! Let’s just say the rug was dirty. HAHA! I couldn’t wait to get home to try out my new toy – yes it is sad when you get excited over a vacuum. So he brought it upstairs and I started to go around our room. Several passes over one spot and I needed to empty the container. WOW! Our floors were dirty! I went over the carpet in our bedroom about 3 times before the canister stopped getting super filled. I still cannot believe just how dirty the carpet was. Not only does it look cleaner (and the carpet has got to be over 5 years old) but it also feels softer.
I must say I was pretty reluctant to spend that kind of money on a vacuum but Dyson just might win my heart. I foresee lots of vacuum in the near future.
~k
I loved this little spot at our resort.
Another cool spot on the resort.
This isn’t a great pic but I still like it.
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I’m spoiled, he’s allergic
I’m spoiled. Yes, there I said it. Actually that was my thought about 4 o’clock this morning. Since Matt and I returned home he’s developed some random dry cough. He has woken up several nights having coughing fits. Last night I woke up to him coughing. As I lay there mostly asleep, he got up and told me he would go downstairs to the couch. My next thought was how spoiled I was. There I am laying in bed sleeping and he’s the one not feeling great and HE goes to sleep on the couch. Awww! I guess a good wife would have offered to go to another room or to the couch but in all fairness I WAS asleep. He was awake. 🙂
Matt jokes that he is allergic to marriage since he hasn’t felt so well since we got back. Personally I think it’s allergies. We both seem to cough, sniff and be stuffy more when we are home. Could this be the two cats? Maybe. Could it be the carpet that now needs to be replaced? Sure. Could it be his yucky pillow he’s had for years and years and years? Umm YES! HAHA! But really I think it’s probably a little bit of all of it. I still refuse to believe our adorable little furbaby Julio could be the culprit. He is our baby and it’s not like we would get rid of him even if we were allergic.
It’s funny the things you will tolerate given the circumstance.
~k
I think this is a crazy awesome pic of the wave.
This was a sailboat in Marigot Bay.
Our Cocktail pic.
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Cool whip or whipped cream?
One night I was reading one of my regular daily blogs and the girl mentioned eating oreos or something with cool whip. MMM yummy! Matt just happened to see this and said something like “how lazy”. I asked what he was talking about and he said the cool whip. He was like why would you buy cool whip when you can just make it. This lead us to a discussion about growing up.
Unlike Matt, my mom didn’t really like to cook. I mean she made meals and stuff but she always said she didn’t like to cook. And I remember several dishes from a kid that I loved but only remember having a few times. Anyhoo, not really the point, Matt grew up with a mom who did like to cook and bake so we both have pretty different opinions about food. It’s really only been in the past few years that I have wanted to become a better cook. (I feel pretty confident in my baking abilities 😉 )
One night while we were at Matt’s parents house, Matt’s mom whipped up some whipped cream to top our strawberries. Who knew you could pour heavy cream in a bowl and beat till whipped? Obviously not this girl. Now I find myself whipping up heavy cream for our strawberries.
I just think it’s funny how the two of us can look at something as simple as “cool-whip” and think two completely different things. I’m not sure what it was about the cool whip conversation that got me but every now and then I find myself thinking about cool whip vs whipped cream. I’ve actually been meaning to write about this for a while. It just hit me as I was standing in the kitchen with heavy cream in my hand.
~k
And as promised, a few more pics.
View from the resort.
The bride and groom.
