Weekend Projects

I had a really productive weekend...a great way to spend my first full weekend of 2012.
On Saturday, we put the house back together after cleaning up all of the Christmas decorations Friday night. It's nice to have everything back to normal (although the house always looks so empty after all of the decorations are gone!).

On Sunday I decided to take on a few mini-projects. It's so fulfilling to spend a day getting things accomplished instead of just sitting around. So, I started off the day with a trip to home depot, where I bought the necessary supplies for my projects (then went to walmart for the necessary supplies for a yummy lasagna...gotta keep my hubby well fed while he prepares for his Grad School exit exam!).  Then I came home and got right to work! Here are the results:

Project 1: This one was a quick one. I had an old Jonathan Adler planner (2011...don't need that anymore!). Before I threw it out, I tore out the pages I liked. These three look great in a frame together, don't you think?

Project 2: Another quick one. This project has been lingering on since, oh, I don't know...September? I finally  attached the cushion to the rest of the chair. Project complete!

Project 3: Mirror/Oval Frame Redo. I picked up this mirror from Goodwill for  5 bucks. I loved the details, but hated the color, so I decided to fix that! Hit a few snags along the way (such as accidentally breaking the mirror...oops!) but I like the end result- a pretty turquoise frame!

Project 4: Steamer Trunk Update. I know, this project seems like it is never-ending . And it very well may be! But since it was nice outside, I decided to work on it a bit. So, I sanded down the two big sides. It looks a little better now, right?

Holiday Season 2011

Well, I've been back at work for a week and I'm already counting down to the next break! I had such a wonderful holiday break. The hubs and I brought the kitties up to Northern VA for a few days to celebrate Christmas with our families. Here are some of the highlights of our trip:

We went to Christmas Eve Mass @ the beautiful Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
in DC

We shared a delicious meal with my Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister,  and Uncle after Mass ...thanks Dad!

We spent Christmas morning at my parent's house...the cats had fun exploring the presents

Bella was not too thrilled about her Reindeer outfit and kept trying to hide

We spent our third (!) Christmas together as husband & wife!
(and I got new glasses a few days before christmas!)

 

We visited with Drew's parents and sisters to exchange gifts on Christmas Day

We had a big Christmas dinner at my parent's house!

Once again, my mom did a superb job of cooking us a very tasty meal
 (I  have a lot to live up to when it's my turn to host the holidays!)

What a great husband...he put up with taking a "family" picture  with the cats

Drew and I got the game "Smart Ass" and we had fun playing
(although aside from Drew, everyone else in this picture looks really upset! They had fun, I promise!)

 All in all, it was a wonderful holiday! We got to see our parents and siblings, and also had the chance to visit with my Uncle Scott, who was in from California, and my Grampy and Bobbi, who were up from North Carolina. We even got to meet Bobbi's daughter, son-in-law and grandson, Trey. This caused my mom to go into major grand-baby fever, so that's been fun (though if I'm being completely honest, I was kind of right there with her...but not grand-baby fever...well, you know!).