wanting...

To go to Ikea!




Desk chair (cushion is begging for some fun fabric)









Matches my kitchen table and chairs












Love the black and white one ($12.99!)











Fabric for curtains??






Looks like a trip down I-90 may be in my future...

Carsten Charles

Strangest thing. I was listening to AM 1310 on my way home from work the other night (weird, right?). And I won Brewers tickets. It was trivia, even! I guess now I'm an "official" fan? So anyways, we're going to another game tonight. Hopefully it will turn out better than the last game we went to...

I NEED photoshop.

Seriously need it.

You can see that I was trying to blur the address on this really cool stamp I ordered to celebrate homeownership. Which is a huge pain in the ass to do with any of the editing stuff I have. I'm not even sure why I care, because I'm pretty sure about 2 people read this blog, but you just never know what kind of internet werdos are peeking at it. Anyways, I digress. I NEED photoshop. And a DSLR camera. Seriously.

What really got me thinking about photoshop was thinking about the wedding (pictures). Right. Did I mention I'm engaged? I think I did once back in March, but then moving, new job, home-buying, etc. kind of kept me busy. So now is the time to start planning and such. We're going to look at a place tomorrow to maybe have the reception. It's a different kind of place. A barn of all things. It seems like it might meet our needs though. More updates soon.

Stauffachers :)

"C" is for...

I guess "kitty" doesn't really start with a C.

Been a busy week so far... Summer has a way of doing that, doesn't it? Sunday we went to a going-away party for Eric's sister Jenni. She's moving to Texas! Brave girl. I couldn't move out of state... Had a hard enough time with Milwaukee, obviously! We got to spend time with the whole Stauffacher family, and that's where we got to see the cutie above. Yesterday we drove to Milwaukee after work to catch the Brewers get beat by the Cubs. Nice. It was embarrassing. Then we got to finish cleaning our apartment there. Last time we ever have to worry about a security deposit! Yay! And tonight we're going to see the newest Stauffacher... He was born Monday, so he's still a brand new little one. Hopefully I'll have some pics later. He's a cutie from what I've seen so far.

And it's only Wednesday! This week seems like it's 2 weeks long!

sheets are here!

They rock! Now I just have to figure out what to sew with them...

I was thinking maybe an apron, maybe the edging on a valance, maybe a wristlet... Many possibilities. Elizabeth is posting new projects on her blog too, so I may have to try some of those! Even the card she tucked in the package was cute!

The little wire it's hanging on is something I finally got Eric to help me put up. It's from Ikea. Supposed to be for hanging curtains, but works beautifully for pictures and such. Thanks, Amber for the idea... Now I just need to work on making my craft room look as good as hers!

this corner makes me happy!

I can finally put out my treasures! I LOVE how everything is turning out in the kitchen...