tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75395286657578614002024-03-13T07:00:07.472-07:00HeathrowLover of crafts, fashion, home decor, sewing, and (of course) Marie AntoinetteHeathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-40863589827122077152012-09-18T01:16:00.003-07:002012-09-18T01:33:44.778-07:00Misunderstanding<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Teacher:</b> "Perry Sensei do you use colon?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Me:</b> ....Blank stare....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Teacher:</b> "You know, C, O, L, O, N"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Me</b>:...More blank stare trying to figure out why she is asking me about my colon, thats kind of personal.... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*I hand her my Japanese/English dictionary, She looks up the word and points to it...</div><div style="text-align: center;">It says "perfume".*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Me: </b>*Relived she isn't really asking about my bowel movements which Japanese people sometimes like to do* "OH! Cologne! Sometimes."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*Teacher then handed me a small bottle of Hermes perfume* </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Teacher: </b>"Present for you, I had two."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love Japan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow </div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-53675834117101622202012-07-02T06:59:00.003-07:002012-07-20T02:03:31.012-07:00Awkward Lunch<div style="text-align: center;">In Japan there is no school cafeteria all the students eat in their classrooms and serve each other lunch. I get the great privilege of eating lunch with a different class everyday. A few days ago I was eating with a 3rd grade class (9th grade in the US) and I just so happened to be seated in a lunch group of mostly all boys. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We start eating lunch and the 2 boys that are sitting across from me start whispering to each other, which I know by now this is never good because they are normally trying to figure out how to say something in English.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boy on the left finally looks up at me and points to the boy next to him and says, </div><div style="text-align: center;">"He likes you!" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me: "I'm married, sorry!" *pointing to my ring*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boy who likes me puts his head down and looks really sad for awhile....until he asks</div><div style="text-align: center;">"How old are you?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me: "I'm 22."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He puts his head down again, obviously in deep thought. Finally he looks back up and says, </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Do you like your husband?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me: "Yes, I like him a lot! Thanks for asking"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Awkward Silence....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite is sitting with my 3rd grade girls because they just call me "cute" and "beautiful" and admire my ring the whole lunch which is a great self esteem booster.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Perry Sensei </div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-34566349151640005302012-07-02T05:40:00.005-07:002012-07-02T06:28:57.142-07:00Bad Teacher<div style="text-align: center;">Wow, has the time flown by just a few weeks ago we were getting on a plane with about 300 pounds of luggage and a dream!! We have been here almost 2 months now and life is getting pretty routine. I only teach about 3-4 classes a day, which is good and bad because I have a TON of free time. I have learned the skill of looking busy. Which apparently, according to my students, I have mastered! Check out this worksheet one of my students did a few days ago. We asked the students to draw a picture of their friend, tell their name, what they are, where they are from, and something about them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jE1Ffejg_tA/T_Gc9-dLzWI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/mZ2UTVLhOAM/s400/IMG_5454.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5760557986934934882" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty accurate looking I especially like the P on my shirt for Perry! I'm not sure who the other person is. (Notice line #4)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love being in the classroom with the students and especially love having junior high school kids because we can have more conversations and the kids are so funny!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The other day at lunch I was sitting in class with some students and they were trying to insult each other in English. They had their english dictionaries out and were saying "You're a....*flipping to random page in dictionary and coming to the first word they see, which the very first one just happens to be*....Roman!" Now most teachers would have stopped them right there and made them quit, but I am not most teachers, my response was "You can do better than that!" And the game kept on for awhile. Hey, as long as they are speaking English I will not make them quit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My fellow teacher's are amazing. Even though, we often can't communicate, they are the nicest most kind hearted people I have ever met. They try so hard to include me in everything and ask me questions in English. My Kocho sensei (principal) is so funny, even though I can't understand him most of the time he always has the students rolling on the floor in laughter. He's also has a green thumb and loves plants. We have plants all over our school and he wants to make a green curtain of plants over the teachers windows to keep out the sun and make our room cooler. So, on my first day of school he gave me 2 plants to take care of along the green curtain. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K5TQS7hTmPI/T_GfyaTWhHI/AAAAAAAAA6g/FRZidXpou6E/s400/IMG_5450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5760561086786339954" /><div style="text-align: center; ">They have about tripled in size now.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "> My Kocho Sensei made this poster the other day of all the teachers. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6Fh0qzDSl8g/T_GgYPDwMaI/AAAAAAAAA6s/7ykzQZSkUT8/s400/IMG_5457.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5760561736603152802" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notice anything funny? He was full on belly laughing when he showed this to me because he put me right in the middle of the poster. Can you say "one of these things is not like the other"? At least I had a suit on in that picture, unlike our group pictures where I have on a bright green cardigan. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"># of students who have cried in my class=2</div><div style="text-align: center;"># of students who have hyperventilated in my class=1</div><div style="text-align: center;"># of times I have encouraged my students to insult each other=countless </div><div style="text-align: center;">Perry Sensei</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-42103243105079804652012-06-09T07:07:00.002-07:002012-06-09T08:23:12.438-07:00The Gaijin Chronicles # 1<i>Crazy</i> is what I thought almost 2 and half years ago when my sister and brother-in-law told me they were packing up their lives and moving across the world to Japan.<br />
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<i>Insane</i> is what I thought in November of last year when one of my best friends told me he was moving to Japan especially after the earthquake and tsunami.<br />
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I remember saying over and over again "Jason and I will never move to Japan, we love our life in Oklahoma! Why would we do that?"<br />
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And yet here we are, with one month under our belts and I still think it's crazy and insane, but I guess you have to be a little crazy, insane, odd, strange, or whatever you want to call it, to pack up your life, leave a house and puppies you love, quit a job you love, and move to a country across the world where you don't speak the language. It's crazy scary, crazy awesome, and sometimes both. Even now I think "how did we get here?" but God in His infinite wisdom told us to trust in Him and lead us here at the perfect time. So we trusted, we got on an 11 hour flight, and here we are living in a country where we don't understand what's going on pretty much all the time. Everyday I feel like a child having to be led everywhere and told what to do. I have to relearn everything I thought I had mastered like eating, speaking, walking, dressing, surviving a natural disaster, reading, and worst of all using the bathroom. I constantly feel wobbly, even when the earth isn't shaking below me, and out of place.<br />
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Our first full day in Japan was a very rough day for us. Not only jet lag, but culture shock, homesickness, and allergies all set in, in the first 24 hours of being here. Thankfully we had great buddies who helped us out a ton! They had us jump right in to learning things like how to get around on the bus and where to shop for groceries. We figured out the bus system pretty quickly which is a pretty good way to get where we need to go so we don't have to buy a car or a scooter. We also had to get a few things for our apartment the first day we were here. Thankfully to Staci and Dan, we had a lot of stuff that we needed already. So, all we had to buy was a microwave/oven (moven) and a stove. Our buddies took us to a new shop first, but everything was so pricey we decided to go to my father's favorite store in Japan the Hard off, which is a really nice thrift store. Yes it's really called the Hard off I can't make this up. There's also a Book off, a Home off, and a Food off. The whole process was really frustrating because I felt like we had just made all these choices in Oklahoma and it was really stressful to have to go through it again especially in another country where you can't read anything!<br />
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Our apartment is tiny and compact, which seems to be a theme in Japan. We actually have really grown to like this concept the Japanese have because it's simple and to the point, no extra space that you don't need or a bunch of stuff laying around. However, to my surprise our apartment does have a lot of storage space which is nice. We are also very lucky or cursed (there are pros in cons to everything) because we have tatami mats and we just got them replaced so they are brand new. I like them because they are more traditional Japanese, they actually make you feel like you are living in Japan, but they are also really hard to keep up and keep clean so we will need to buy a vacuum soon because that's the best way, I have figured out, to keep them clean.<br />
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Sorry we don't have any pictures for this post. I left my camera at a restaurant our 3rd day here and didn't figure out where I left it for 4 days. Luckily, we are in Japan and it was still there when we went back to get it, but I will post pictures soon!<br />
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HeathrowHeathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-8062508414609462262012-05-18T02:18:00.001-07:002012-05-18T02:18:15.934-07:00Bathroom Before and After<div style="text-align: center;">
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</div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-50239991102801125472012-03-31T17:21:00.008-07:002012-03-31T18:35:21.722-07:00Living Room Before and After<div style="text-align: center;">Most of you know that JRP and I are moving to JAPAN in 6 weeks to teach English!</div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">I know crazy right after we spent a year fixing up a house here and then just moved into it? Well thankfully we won't have to sell our house or give away our puppies, but it will be sad to leave it after all the blood, sweat, tears, heart, and soul that has gone into this house! I will try to post before and after pictures of every room before we leave and then this blog will be all about Japan!!</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Without further ado here is the first before and after, the living room!</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Before:</div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Let me just take you back for a minute of how it actually looked because these pictures do not do it justice. Ceiling tiles that were so nasty and falling down everywhere. Holes in almost every inch of the walls. Huge floor heater vent! Scratched up disgusting floors that were covered in dust! A different texture on almost every wall. Not to mention the walls everywhere that made it look so tiny!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dTpZxIL7OFg/T3eilCdAMFI/AAAAAAAAA1E/aw8FZaImtBY/s320/IMG_5264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726224208422252626" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o3CufMXt2TU/T3eik6-0peI/AAAAAAAAA08/hhfPH3bPH7o/s320/IMG_5263.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726224206416618978" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CGtKApGNJc0/T3eikmVohOI/AAAAAAAAA0w/CgzU8gexo4U/s320/IMG_5262.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726224200875148514" /><div style="text-align: center;">After:</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MhkJVv0uFLk/T3ekXggmkkI/AAAAAAAAA1U/c-GopwGXDxI/s320/IMG_5412.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726226174995501634" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OFR58xSGYh0/T3ekX1jUzHI/AAAAAAAAA1c/LGiCinM5N3M/s320/IMG_5413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726226180644064370" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M6YdPsaLACI/T3ekYa_9NVI/AAAAAAAAA1o/RbDXVDZH618/s320/IMG_5414.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726226190696265042" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I2b-oiHby4k/T3ekYnsqZrI/AAAAAAAAA10/ep-vWdIbk5Y/s320/IMG_5415.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726226194105001650" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see we haven't hung any pictures up yet which turned out to be a good thing since we are leaving, but I think it still looks great without any! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zkH7F67ILjM/T3ekY4iJthI/AAAAAAAAA2E/sLHLm65Djng/s320/IMG_5421.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726226198624318994" />The new blue chair we bought a few weeks ago and didn't realize it blends into our walls we are going to have to get something to go behind it to break it up and we are wanting an ottoman and the penny table we are making is going by it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you need a side by side:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--kSLshNA9NM/T3ewN9iB5GI/AAAAAAAAA2c/Qg7sCA-XwIQ/s400/Picnik%2Bcollage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726239205126956130" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From Old and out of dated to modern and fabulous (or at least I think so, but I am biased!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div></div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-38470586282393226102012-02-26T18:12:00.016-08:002012-02-26T19:26:33.333-08:00I'm back!!!<div style="text-align: center;">We <i>finally </i>have internet!!! YAY!</div><div style="text-align: center;">A lot has happened since I posted last. Get ready for a long post, but one with a lot of pictures!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of you know Barney run away back in November. We were so upset, but didn't want to</div><div style="text-align: center;">live at our new house with out a dog. So for Jason's Christmas present we got Ghost Buster...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rZc85z4ZdWY/T0rska8RqzI/AAAAAAAAAys/8X-FVjsLydo/s320/photo%255B8%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713639187724479282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He is the sweetest most well behaved dog ever, but felt bad because we were at work a</div><div style="text-align: center;">ll day and he didn't have anyone to play with. So we got him a friend, Jetta...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yxrp59n0OnQ/T0rpz-havTI/AAAAAAAAAyI/LU5vRS51p7U/s320/photo%255B8%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713636156438658354" />Jetta is spunky, sweet, and a ball of energy!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We weren't sure if we were going to keep her because Buster and her were not getting along at first, but now they are the best of friends!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nobDYlEI1V4/T0rqRUOc4KI/AAAAAAAAAyU/aCiRCCpxjEQ/s320/photo%255B9%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713636660480893090" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is so funny to use because before we got married we vowed to each other that we would never have inside animals because they are gross (still true), they stink and make the whole house stink (still true), and they tear stuff up (they actually have been very good about this). </div><div style="text-align: center;">And now we have this every night...</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WMFp01Skf0U/T0rrvzdJqbI/AAAAAAAAAyg/tX_K-WfG_FU/s320/photo%255B13%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713638283771750834" /><div style="text-align: center;">They are truly the loves of our lives!!! I really don't know what we would do without them!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I won tickets to see Kathy Griffin!!! I took my mom of course because she loves her as much as I do!! It was amazing!!! The only thing that would have made it better is my sister being there, but she will be home in a few weeks!!!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eZqGi16GKj4/T0rvbtzB1hI/AAAAAAAAAzE/KvYy1-vui3U/s320/Al-bkIRCAAAOAVC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713642336702027282" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FiDRxcrcv5g/T0rvyYia1SI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/N9o8UJ-CT2c/s320/photo%255B12%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713642726132208930" /><div style="text-align: center;">Sadly thats the best picture I got of her, but it was still awesome and so much fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jason and I had an AMAZING Valentine's Day!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">He got me this amazing sign!!!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 147px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9jEuP295pq0/T0rwvS5qz9I/AAAAAAAAAzc/bnyW6JLxRio/s320/il_570xN.301997703.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713643772591132626" /><div style="text-align: center;">Made by the one and only Rachel! If you would like a sign like this one click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/rachelrepurposed">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got him his first set of power tools!!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7gBKnK_7xZI/T0rxk5KLF2I/AAAAAAAAAzo/bqJ71HOuyTI/s320/photo%255B11%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713644693393971042" /><div style="text-align: center;">Which let me tell you ladies, if you want your hubby to build you a ton of beautiful things get him power tools!!! He has built me so much stuff and fixed so many things, if I would have only knew I would have bought these a year ago!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He's built me a pantry!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CQPZCdGce5w/T0rzFj8c1FI/AAAAAAAAAz0/y_9BHelRY4w/s320/photo%255B4%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713646354146579538" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ahh I love it! I can't wait to get all organized up in there.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He built me a shelf over the washer and dryer!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jkq50ay5YCQ/T0rz5I8hvWI/AAAAAAAAA0A/0_dWZe7ayNk/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713647240252341602" /></div><div>He built me an AMAZING craft/sewing table </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y3j6qq4mEug/T0r0o6iwdOI/AAAAAAAAA0M/PKuEftht9N4/s320/photo%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713648061019878626" /></div><div>I still need to paint it and protect the top, but I AM IN LOVE!! I have been wanting one of these for so long! Can't wait to fill those cubbies up with all kinds of crafty stuff!! </div><div><br /></div><div>We also redid a lot of furniture and accessory pieces..</div><div><br /></div><div>We redid this sofa table I got at the craft sell and I am kicking myself for not taking a before picture because it was rough. We also sprayed the candle sticks that beautiful blue to give our living room a bit more color! </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cDCAnuyq9dY/T0r2QvSidYI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/xf2fpzLlDpY/s320/photo%255B5%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713649844705457538" /></div><div>And you get a little peak at our living room, but that is all you are getting right now because our house is not "blog worthy" yet at all!</div><div><br /></div><div>And they we started redoing our side table and we thought we would try something crazy and </div><div>thats been a huge trend right now...</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7TKdWuR_oWE/T0r3AN7QKJI/AAAAAAAAA0k/EP4qoQnEkck/s320/photo%255B3%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713650660383139986" /></div><div>Pennies!!! but we ran out half way through! :(</div><div>I promise I will update more now that we are living in our house (never thought that would happen!!)</div><div>Heathrow</div></div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-74502549824880514882011-12-30T20:03:00.001-08:002011-12-30T20:05:47.996-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">WE ARE MOVING IN THIS WEEKEND!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH SO EXCITED!!!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry I haven't updated. The house was so close I wanted to wait till we were done! I'll get pictures up as soon as I get everything put together, which will probably be a while!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-58577923149413021952011-11-06T07:04:00.000-08:002011-11-06T07:17:12.214-08:00Happenings of Late<div style="text-align: center;">I suck at updating lately all I do these days is go to work, go work on the house, and then go to bed. I haven't been on my computer since about the last time I updated!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have got a lot done on the house lately!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We FINALLY got our fence up everything but the chain link part and our huge gate for our driveway!! Those are the "historical rose bushes" I'm thinking about chopping them down. (sorry the picture is really blurry)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fSlfCBPL8Fs/Traiku4BXNI/AAAAAAAAAxY/Am0Z-SQuy0E/s320/photo%255B3%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671899532661710034" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We got our new front door in!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PBohJBAoaRo/Trai-ak3DtI/AAAAAAAAAxk/UQRiJKwTZv8/s320/photo%255B2%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671899973889232594" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We tiled our shower!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pja--k7RvCE/TrajM6YlYjI/AAAAAAAAAxw/vToRZyR1Rvk/s320/photo%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671900222945845810" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T_mnM66y1tQ/TrajQxbLyzI/AAAAAAAAAx8/46v20UszpOI/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671900289260309298" />Getting so close, hopefully! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-54871444595477843632011-09-26T09:11:00.000-07:002011-09-26T09:32:01.587-07:00The Stripe Saga<div style="text-align: center;">Ok I kinda lied in my last post, I thought about it a lot and there not going to be any changes made to this blog other than I'm going to try to post more. However, there are a lot of changes being made in my life, like the new business I am starting, but that a whole another story for a whole other blog which is coming soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Any way at the house we had a huge problem. Remember the stripes we are doing on our living room ceiling? The story starts like this....</div><div style="text-align: center;">We taped everything off, which took 2 days and 3 rolls of expensive tape</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8aj_9DyNFvs/ToClpLUYVGI/AAAAAAAAAwo/DpDuqWdKrZM/s320/photo%255B7%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656703258808833122" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we painted the yellow and at this point I wasn't sure about the look.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-93luvoJ5nkY/ToCl5KPa0tI/AAAAAAAAAww/18t7k8q7BX0/s320/photo%255B6%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656703533397496530" />Then we peeled off the tape and this happened...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hxrbCaMt1mI/ToCmLqA4e4I/AAAAAAAAAw4/lEqt-wsjMbE/s320/photo%255B5%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656703851164105602" />On almost every stripe, I wanted to cry and I almost did, I was so upset about this.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and It still looks like that because I can't bring myself to work on it more, should we just paint it all yellow, all white, or fix the stripes? What do you guys think??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We also moved the back door!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Before:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PombTpND7XE/ToCnYUbsdqI/AAAAAAAAAxA/wmIHvrXWzvg/s320/IMG_5261.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656705168220911266" />Progress?: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DMDD1PMU3mQ/ToCn2KNDE2I/AAAAAAAAAxI/7o1LaI8y0YA/s320/photo%255B4%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656705680871199586" />NEW DOOR!!! Yay we can fit a washer AND dryer in our laundry room!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6KO1PKkX-sw/ToCn2n4YYLI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/p8ssFsaiPHQ/s320/photo%255B3%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656705688837578930" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ready to be done!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow </div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-61178336417574272672011-09-01T08:27:00.000-07:002011-09-01T08:30:33.038-07:00Ceilings<div style="text-align: center;">I hate painting ceilings!!! </div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-70O3HbkGC7o/Tl-kgteiEKI/AAAAAAAAAvs/VYQWpjsbxxM/s1600/photo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-70O3HbkGC7o/Tl-kgteiEKI/AAAAAAAAAvs/VYQWpjsbxxM/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647413339616317602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Notice my 6th grade science class googles? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah those went on about the 5th time I got paint in my eye!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Only a few more ceilings to paint!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-67768304827202915642011-08-24T14:13:00.001-07:002011-08-24T14:19:39.473-07:00Repurposed Clothing<div style="text-align: center;">Apparently I am on a sewing kick, and I have tons of clothes in my closet that I never wear!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Excuse the terrible Iphone pictures and that I forgot to take before pictures!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This shirt was a plain long sleeve shirt</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qyeUEZoCMfs/TlVqBGgRS5I/AAAAAAAAAvk/-8nU-iKqsAs/s1600/photo-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qyeUEZoCMfs/TlVqBGgRS5I/AAAAAAAAAvk/-8nU-iKqsAs/s320/photo-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644534275137162130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The bow is removable.</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DuRIJyPoKZI/TlVqAwf-CmI/AAAAAAAAAvc/p0zfdxDN8rM/s1600/photo-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DuRIJyPoKZI/TlVqAwf-CmI/AAAAAAAAAvc/p0zfdxDN8rM/s320/photo-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644534269230320226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was a plain red t-shirt. I love it now!! </div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlJLH4mdYc8/TlVqArVNYXI/AAAAAAAAAvU/Wk72gjqyQys/s1600/photo-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlJLH4mdYc8/TlVqArVNYXI/AAAAAAAAAvU/Wk72gjqyQys/s320/photo-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644534267843010930" /></a><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlJLH4mdYc8/TlVqArVNYXI/AAAAAAAAAvU/Wk72gjqyQys/s1600/photo-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlJLH4mdYc8/TlVqArVNYXI/AAAAAAAAAvU/Wk72gjqyQys/s1600/photo-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;">Next time I'll try to use my real camera!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div></div></div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-47562853077306650702011-08-23T17:30:00.001-07:002011-08-23T17:40:25.171-07:00DIY Clothing<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.modcloth.com/Modcloth/Womens/Tops/Short+Sleeve/-Free-to-Be-Groovy-Top">Inspiration</a>: </div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GLtycmHbq9I/TlRGyjtZlTI/AAAAAAAAAvM/y20At9-JvdQ/s1600/f24c7d7c0b786e79b0a236a31861f6a7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GLtycmHbq9I/TlRGyjtZlTI/AAAAAAAAAvM/y20At9-JvdQ/s320/f24c7d7c0b786e79b0a236a31861f6a7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644214067395138866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Before:</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CcSbjJQqszM/TlRGybPz0YI/AAAAAAAAAvE/7Ns803hpu1c/s1600/photo-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CcSbjJQqszM/TlRGybPz0YI/AAAAAAAAAvE/7Ns803hpu1c/s320/photo-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644214065123545474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After:</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oDaFcuIOheY/TlRGyWj5uuI/AAAAAAAAAu8/VNpD7WI8ZdI/s1600/photo-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oDaFcuIOheY/TlRGyWj5uuI/AAAAAAAAAu8/VNpD7WI8ZdI/s320/photo-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644214063865641698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Shirt was a sister hand-me-down so this cost me $0</div><div style="text-align: center;">I saved $47.99 + Shipping </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This dress was super short!!!! This is about the only time I wore it</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UsMBZL_0LyQ/TlRGx4HWzPI/AAAAAAAAAu0/LSYlDZNrDh8/s1600/29853_1291467814012_1449750066_30661445_561032_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UsMBZL_0LyQ/TlRGx4HWzPI/AAAAAAAAAu0/LSYlDZNrDh8/s320/29853_1291467814012_1449750066_30661445_561032_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644214055692848370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So I made it a shirt!! </div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RBgPQ3gDcFY/TlRGx2E0qqI/AAAAAAAAAus/t5euJIwZ64M/s1600/photo-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RBgPQ3gDcFY/TlRGx2E0qqI/AAAAAAAAAus/t5euJIwZ64M/s320/photo-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644214055145351842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'm now addicted to Pinterest, thanks sister!! Check mine out.... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/Heathrow/">http://pinterest.com/Heathrow/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-40073480248005228282011-08-22T10:13:00.000-07:002011-08-22T11:10:21.230-07:00Transformations<div style="text-align: center;">Take a look at this beautiful molding my dad did!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's so pretty it makes my heart melt and now it's even prettier because the in-laws came this weekend and helped us paint!! After we were done JRP and I just stood in our bedroom, in awe of how this once ugly, ugly, ugly room is now one of our favorites! </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Jl_W8_xWEw/TlKPU6Sli9I/AAAAAAAAAuU/VWL0bLmHWeY/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643730872456022994" /><div style="text-align: center;">We also painted the kitchen!!! I wanted just a hint of color, so I picked out this color that I thought it would be just the hint we needed, but it was more like a shock of color!!!! It looked like a teenage girl's room! It was BRIGHT!!!!</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uv8OF0ByAHA/TlKPVKGWOHI/AAAAAAAAAuk/gn6a_PXX9hU/s1600/photo-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uv8OF0ByAHA/TlKPVKGWOHI/AAAAAAAAAuk/gn6a_PXX9hU/s1600/photo-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uv8OF0ByAHA/TlKPVKGWOHI/AAAAAAAAAuk/gn6a_PXX9hU/s320/photo-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643730876699654258" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">So I took the trim paint (white) and mixed it to tone it down! </div><div style="text-align: center;">And it turned into this....</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--hLE9ebdw9s/TlKPU_BGmQI/AAAAAAAAAuc/HVu7AuLYGwg/s1600/photo-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--hLE9ebdw9s/TlKPU_BGmQI/AAAAAAAAAuc/HVu7AuLYGwg/s320/photo-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643730873724868866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was worth painting it 4 times I love it!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">We also picked out all the walls and ceiling colors!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">And we are going with stripes in the living room!!!! I can't wait!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow </div></div></div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-1897296019393040912011-08-18T09:02:00.000-07:002011-08-18T09:28:13.324-07:00White, Striped, Zig-Zagged, or Yellow?<div><div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">JRP and I have been discussing our ceiling colors for our living room for weeks!!</div><div style="text-align: center; ">We need some advice! PLEASE HELP!!!</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I hate white ceilings! I think they are boring, boring, boring!!!</div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">So I thought yellow might be pretty, but JRP thinks its overwhelmingly bright!</div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Keep in mind our decor:</div></div><div>
<br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vBIdlW_npYI/Tk09JxSmgCI/AAAAAAAAAts/3fWDazlcqHs/s1600/63472_1482887919395_1449750068_31059637_3901354_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vBIdlW_npYI/Tk09JxSmgCI/AAAAAAAAAts/3fWDazlcqHs/s320/63472_1482887919395_1449750068_31059637_3901354_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642233146224574498" /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Here are some examples of yellow ceilings:</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Tell me what you think we should do!</div><div>
<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VTYVbNltte8/Tk045lmVWCI/AAAAAAAAAtk/8nQfk3nISqU/s1600/wallpaper-ceiling.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VTYVbNltte8/Tk045lmVWCI/AAAAAAAAAtk/8nQfk3nISqU/s320/wallpaper-ceiling.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642228470161692706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I LOVE the stripes or zig-zags, but it would be sooooooo much work and JRP said I have to do it by myself!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fqJzJUt1d6A/Tk045f4JEmI/AAAAAAAAAtc/mDjl5fposIQ/s1600/our-yellow-ceiling-painting-project-21269290.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fqJzJUt1d6A/Tk045f4JEmI/AAAAAAAAAtc/mDjl5fposIQ/s320/our-yellow-ceiling-painting-project-21269290.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642228468625773154" /></a>
<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OhrR40PhmI8/Tk044-gNChI/AAAAAAAAAtU/PUZcjhouTE8/s1600/02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OhrR40PhmI8/Tk044-gNChI/AAAAAAAAAtU/PUZcjhouTE8/s320/02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642228459666999826" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the colors that we are going with in our house! </div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s-MHdvnTD0g/Tk04YJOzWWI/AAAAAAAAAtM/lnxitBNY9o8/s1600/photo-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s-MHdvnTD0g/Tk04YJOzWWI/AAAAAAAAAtM/lnxitBNY9o8/s320/photo-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642227895611119970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">What should we do? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div></div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-91261147942260378032011-08-17T09:01:00.000-07:002011-08-17T09:24:50.496-07:00Love/Hate Relationship<div><div style="text-align: center; ">The house and I have a love/hate relationship big time.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">When we bought the house I LOVED it.</div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">
<br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ERpygCl3LVM/Tkvm8U_ZGeI/AAAAAAAAAtE/ni4PFb61FuM/s1600/IMG_5265.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ERpygCl3LVM/Tkvm8U_ZGeI/AAAAAAAAAtE/ni4PFb61FuM/s320/IMG_5265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641856882312813026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the fireplace, the 80 year old molding, the original hard wood floors, and the original hardware on most of the door. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I hated the house when we started doing demo. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I hated the dust. I hated the plaster. I hated the bathroom tile. I hated the 1920's electricity. I especially hated the duct taped together plumbing. I hated that every choice I made I felt like was the wrong choice, like the outside color of paint. I hated dealing with the historical district. I even started hating the molding and the original hardware on the doors because what was missing couldn't be replaced!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I have started to fall in love again. I'm in love with the new molding that my dad put up to match the 80 year old ones in the living room. I love the paint that we are putting on the cabinets. I love how we demoed the house now that the dust is gone and so are the walls. I love the new drywall everywhere. I love the wood floor we discovered under the tile in the kitchen. I especially love that it is almost done!!!!! Pictures to come soon!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-27875485147188346822011-07-26T07:29:00.000-07:002011-07-26T07:44:45.245-07:00Our first Before and After!!!<div style="text-align: center;">Before:</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 114px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-albM5bLasK8/Ti7RQ5ow37I/AAAAAAAAAs0/QdwuRlEv7HU/s320/IMG_5284.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633670272166977458" /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">After:</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8HfYcfwDg9o/Ti7Rfy6rWoI/AAAAAAAAAs8/gU2oL4-2P5w/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633670528061102722" /><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't it beautiful? </div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">That faucet is one of the things that was stolen, but when we went back to Lowes to buy a new one it was on SALE!! Which made the whole thing a little better. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Quote yesterday from my dad "Wow, that's the first plumbing I have ever done that hasn't leaked." Thanks for instilling confidence in me about the rest of our plumbing, dad! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow </div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-42214237490095740682011-07-19T18:07:00.000-07:002011-07-19T18:29:57.907-07:00100 Pages of Pure Evil<div style="text-align: center;">Let me introduce you to 100 pages of pure evil.....</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rBAvr1N_CQg/TiYr0dxk-rI/AAAAAAAAAsk/uZnlJOzabIs/s320/photo-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631236564419148466" /><div style="text-align: center;">The Historical Preservation guidelines!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what I have been doing for over a month! </div><div style="text-align: center;">It all started with our house getting broken into</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we tried to put up the our fence to keep this from happening again! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Well our crazy neighbor says that we have "histor</div><div style="text-align: center;">ical" rose bushes on our property and we can't cover them up with a fence!</div><div style="text-align: center;">HISTORICAL ROSE BUSHES!!! WHAT IN THE WORLD!!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Well she called the historical society and the city on us. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And now I am having to memorize these 100 pages of pure evil.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I called the historical society myself and they say rose bushes cannot be considered historical, but now we have to jump through a bunch of loops to get up a dumb fence!! AHHHH </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will take a picture of my beautiful historic rose bushes for you all to see! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So while we get that figured out we moved on to texturing the whole house which is a lot more work than it sounds like! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--C5KxLPSBPo/TiYuol7_r5I/AAAAAAAAAss/bcimAMZe0mg/s320/photo-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631239658986778514" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are trying to finish within the month, but I think we are dreaming on that one! </div><div style="text-align: center;">We have to get out of my parents house ASAP!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pray for us! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-60431375733981555182011-06-13T18:39:00.000-07:002011-06-13T18:47:00.558-07:00Update<div style="text-align: center;">Sorry I live in the middle of no where and the internet is worse than at OC! It's really frustrating to update my blog, but because my sister asked me to I will bear the frustration for a few minutes!</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iK1JGwXIICY/Tfa8sE9F5xI/AAAAAAAAAsY/BySCZ_DwERQ/s1600/photo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iK1JGwXIICY/Tfa8sE9F5xI/AAAAAAAAAsY/BySCZ_DwERQ/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617885050621519634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We got the bead board up in the bathroom! Bye-bye ugly fake tile! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lsD0qn6Ehdw/Tfa8r7moHAI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/AcjQWdafNH4/s1600/photo%255B1%255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lsD0qn6Ehdw/Tfa8r7moHAI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/AcjQWdafNH4/s320/photo%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617885048111373314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We got the new vanity in! </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GfqyMNBmoAM/Tfa8ra-nwGI/AAAAAAAAAsI/9U3sM3v_rUc/s1600/photo%255B2%255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GfqyMNBmoAM/Tfa8ra-nwGI/AAAAAAAAAsI/9U3sM3v_rUc/s320/photo%255B2%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617885039353643106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All the sheetrock, mudding, and taping is done!!! Bye-bye paneling! </div><div style="text-align: center;">More to come hopefully sooner rather than later!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div><div><br /></div></div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-61649853566741608362011-05-26T21:03:00.000-07:002011-05-26T21:11:33.285-07:00CAKE GIVEAWAY!!!!<div style="text-align: center;">If you love cake and you live in the OKC area this post is for you! </div><div style="text-align: center;">My mother, you know the Queen of Cakes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">is having a legen...wait for it, hopefully your mouth is already watering, dary (Legendary for those of you who don't watch HIMYM) give away! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> She's giving away a FREEEEEEEEEE CUSTOM CAKE!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">She's crazy! You better go check out her blog before she comes to her senses! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Giveaway ends June 2, 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://queenscakes.blogspot.com/">http://queenscakes.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow </div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-37368780301035267702011-05-23T21:44:00.000-07:002011-05-23T21:57:34.444-07:00Weekend off<div style="text-align: center;">JRP and I had to take this last weekend off from the house to take care of our puppy after his surgery. JRP's parents graciously let us keep him on their sun porch for a few days while he healed.</div><div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Remember our baby?</div></div></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gz3vHvl9Ric/Tds4V97qHjI/AAAAAAAAArs/G7Z1XNjLcoo/s320/photo-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610139710873280050" /><div><div style="text-align: center;">That's him the night when we first got him now he's so big!!</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wHP64L4ixDI/Tds5NsXiZnI/AAAAAAAAAr0/nwZWIAfY7Ys/s320/photo%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610140668231050866" /><div style="text-align: center;">Here he is now! He loved being at their house they spoiled him rotten with bones, treats, and toys!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1fOnKuE5-d8/Tds5lJ6qM8I/AAAAAAAAAr8/alEHi5GfFD0/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610141071299982274" /><div style="text-align: center;">He also walked on the leash for the first time and did REALLY well! We were pretty proud parents this weekend can't wait to be able to walk him everyday! </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-84449436784627338812011-05-14T19:07:00.000-07:002011-05-14T19:13:02.229-07:00Walls, Ceilings, and Electrical, OH MY!!!<div style="text-align: center;">We have walls, ceilings, and almost all new electrical!!! I love this part of the reno process when you start to put everything back together!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ck_LGBjrBlQ/Tc82I1AHOdI/AAAAAAAAArY/CZFqyDrjWvM/s320/photo%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606759586393962962" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vJtzeqQZyGM/Tc82RnA9Q_I/AAAAAAAAArg/ypXG1yICZ7I/s320/photo%255B2%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606759737258230770" /><div style="text-align: center;">Almost there!!! :):):)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-14794912988890148232011-05-03T20:02:00.000-07:002011-05-03T20:08:52.903-07:00College Dominated!!!<div style="text-align: center;">Excuse my hiatus from the blogging world, but guess what... </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm a college GRADUATE!!!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mrrT8aL2FNY/TcDCIuSwEqI/AAAAAAAAArA/kV4fL9WQIVA/s320/IMG_5368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602691391570317986" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ulbT2_5GH4/TcDCJDF7z5I/AAAAAAAAArI/nQSi_m8j0Q0/s1600/IMG_5379.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ulbT2_5GH4/TcDCJDF7z5I/AAAAAAAAArI/nQSi_m8j0Q0/s320/IMG_5379.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602691397153705874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and now I am a full time floral designer, I have big girl hours and everything!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Especially this week! It's Mother's day week and I will be working LONG hours so forgive the hiatus again! I promise to update soon on the house and everything!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div><div><br /></div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539528665757861400.post-50732098431564974112011-04-12T15:41:00.000-07:002011-04-12T15:55:51.184-07:00Date night<div style="text-align: center;">I haven't done a wardrobe post in awhile mostly because all I have worn lately is work clothes, but tonight is date night with the hubby so I finally got to dress up! Forgive the awful pictures. I wish my husband cared enough about my blog to take my pictures, but I don't think he even knows what a blog is. Also, I am not model...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kVAvpBLIKP0/TaTWMpclUTI/AAAAAAAAAq4/-UN68Tl_8CA/s1600/IMG_5313.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kVAvpBLIKP0/TaTWMpclUTI/AAAAAAAAAq4/-UN68Tl_8CA/s320/IMG_5313.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594832149873512754" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PKLKtcdJRuU/TaTWMhOCnjI/AAAAAAAAAqw/PBl2fs8wOv0/s1600/IMG_5314.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PKLKtcdJRuU/TaTWMhOCnjI/AAAAAAAAAqw/PBl2fs8wOv0/s320/IMG_5314.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594832147665034802" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TAVhwz838XA/TaTWMZjU34I/AAAAAAAAAqo/_45nsNqegRM/s1600/IMG_5319.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TAVhwz838XA/TaTWMZjU34I/AAAAAAAAAqo/_45nsNqegRM/s320/IMG_5319.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594832145606827906" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dmk-CcGHS28/TaTWMEGl8XI/AAAAAAAAAqg/eeb5vGq5-3A/s1600/IMG_5325.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dmk-CcGHS28/TaTWMEGl8XI/AAAAAAAAAqg/eeb5vGq5-3A/s320/IMG_5325.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594832139849167218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">(Shirt: Forever 21, Skirt: Dillards, Cardigan: Target, Necklace: Forever 21, Shoes: No idea, Ross maybe)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have that "I've been standing on a 10ft ladder painting the outside of my house in 90 degree weather" tan and I love it! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Ready for a big date night to the Melting Pot!!!! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heathrow</div>Heathrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07035263189780254859noreply@blogger.com3