Wednesday, March 26, 2008

My new decor!

I spent way more than I planned on spending at Taipan, but it was definitely worth it. I bought a bunch of new spring decorations to lighten up my little apartment and a few things that I really did "need," like this great easle for my tile.


















There was a display at Taipan that looked similar to this one. It had a straight glass jar filled with these summery citrus fruits and I just had to copy it. All together, it cost probably $10, so it was worth doing it myself instead of paying for someone else's work. I had fun, too, and I'm sure I will love filling this glass jar with other fun things.


For now, it is my citrus jar :)








My favorite Taipan deal is a flower arrangement. I bought the container, the flowers, and the grass, and voila! A flower arrangement!! Rice in the bottom of the container helped the flowers to stay in place (especially since I didn't want to go out and buy that messy green foam stuff). Here is the finished product:













Monday, March 24, 2008

Easter weekend

This Easter weekend was so much fun for us: Will's parents, Bill and Patty, were able to fly in for a visit! On Friday night, my parents joined us for dinner at Magleby's. It was absolutely delicious, and I highly recommend the Grapefruit and Avocado Salad. (Don't forget to leave with a piece of their enormous chocolate cake!!)

Saturday was shopping day for the girls. Patty, my mom, and I went shopping for home decor items. We spent most of our time (& money) at Taipan. Then we made a quick stop at IKEA and ended with Rod Works. The boys had a fun elder's quorum activity eating steak and potato salad, and then worked on Will's (almost broken) truck at my dad's house. Saturday night we ate at Mimi's Cafe (I recommend the salmon, either the citris or hibachi), and finished our day with August Rush.

Patty's birthday was on Easter Sunday, so we had fun celebrating her 29th birthday...again! It was a great weekend full of laughter and excitement. (check back for pictures!)

Friday, March 21, 2008

bows and clips

After growing up with four younger sisters and no brothers, I'm sure one of us is destined to have all boys, since that's what we know the least about. However, I'm wishing upon a star that I have at least one little girl to dote upon and be my baby doll. When I found out about Binga Bows and taia hair clips, I couldn't help but buy some bows and clips for my niece. Eventually when I have a girl of my own, I'm sure I'll be back to buy some more. Binga Bows has a wider variety of hair accessories (including beanies and headbands that can be clipped with the bows) and is less costly, but both sites have the cutest products.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Caldrea

One of my favorite cleaning supplies is this
sophisticated-looking bottle of Caldrea cleanser. I have only used it for cleaning my floors, but it has many other uses. The best part is the smell....mine is Lavender Pine and I love it. I also have the linen spray made by Caldrea scented Citrus Mint Ylang Ylang. This is great for making ironing fun and aroma-full. These products are great gift ideas, especially for bridal and baby showers!

Thursday, March 13, 2008

in the mood for SPRING?!

Click on the following link if you're anxious for the arrival of spring! It will bring up a black screen. Click anywhere on the screen to see a wonderful surprise; click and drag for a whole lot of surprises!
(Thanks to Mom for the link.)

SPRING!!

Monday, March 10, 2008

More Pictures of Holly







Well, a new shipment of pictures came of Holly and we just can't help but share them with all of you. We are going to be the spoiling Aunt and Uncle I can already tell. I hope that you enjoy them.