{What I'm Wearing}

I see so many bloggers who post their cute outfits! So, I decided to joing the ranks...

Today:
Shirt: Daisy fuentes for Kohls
Jeans: Levi's

Yesterday:
Shirt: Style & Co from Macy's
Pants: Levi's jean capris]
Bracelet: Pearls and Swarovski crystals from The Market At Quail

{just some summer fun}

My sister and her finace, Wyatt are having their wedding reception catered by a local BBQ restaurant. Tonight we got to go with them for a tasting and decide on what meats and sides they want to have catered at their reception. I decided to have a little fun on the saddle outside...my weight loss total is lingering around 14lbs right now.


The boys at work decided to have a little fun with some leftover fireworks. As you can see, it was a smoky mess, even their fire alarm started going off.

This is one of my supervisors, Tony. Here, a fellow medic threw a smoke bomb, which caught the rug on fire. Does it surprise you that it's always the boys playing with fireworks?

On a girlie note, I got these fancy Bed Head makeup brushes. i wasn't sure how to store them. So I got a hurricane, filled it with split peas and stuck the brushes in. I think it looks really pretty, and who doesn't like pretty?

{New 'do}

What can I say? I'm a creature of habit! My BFF Jessica does my hair every 4 weeks and I always leave her salon feeling like a million bucks. I've had the same 'do for as long as I can remember, jaw length blonde (except in the winter, jaw length auburn with blonde highlites) Here it is today!

And here she is! The woman herself, Jessica! Funny thing, we met back in 2008 when I started working at the ambulance service. He husband is a medic also and they had just moved here from Ohio. One day at lunch, I was reading a Country Living magazine and he said, "you have to be friends with my wife. She doesn't have any friends here!" I thought what a weird guy. 4 weeks later at our academy graduation, I met her and we have been best buds ever since. She's my creaive muse when it comes to home deocrating. We have very similar decorating tastes and she's going to help me decorate my kitchen and dining room. Can't wait for that!

Today we made a pit stop by State Beauty Supply so I could pick up a few things......and $164 later, we left. *gulp* I can't believe I spent that much! On the other hand, I got gobs and gobs of shampoo, conditioner, hair gel, nail polish, makeup brushes, makeup, nail files, a new hair brush and other hair products. I went a little nuts, however, this should easily last me 6 months and it's all good quality products!

{A Few Little Pretties}

I got a new camera this week so I thought it'd be a good opportunity to test it out and take a few pictures around the house.

Love this little tree. I've been playing with the features on the camera, this is the macro. Pretty good if you ask me.


Got some new placemats today. Am I the only person who goes nuts over placemats? Probably so, but none the less, I love 'em. I got the wooden spools at the antique store and they look perfect on the table.

Summer in the living room

Suggestions on what to do with the table that the TV is on?!?! White perhaps?

{How I Met My House - Part Deux - More Pictures}

*sorry, these pictures are so out of order, Blogger just wasn't cooperating!*

My Christmas tree. I went with brown, silver and celery green. I LOVED it.

My bedroom, and the only room that's painted in my house. It's Behr Aqua Breeze, from Home Depot. The quilt was a Christmas gift from my mom. It's very shabby chic.

My mantle from the antique store. I talked to the dealer and it came out of a mansion in Oklahoma's first capital, Guthrie.

Living room - fall 2009...

Got the curtains that my mom and I made, the giant key from Pottery Barn, $40 garage sale coffee table, and the most comfortable couch ever.

Dining room and kitchen. I chose a table that was pub height. I love having a tall table. The accent table to the right is actually a dresser that I scored from an antique store. My mom and I made the curtains in the kitchen and dining area too!

For some reason, my couch looks green here....it's actually chocolate brown.

I love this picture. The natural light is just gorgeous.

{How I Met my House}

I saw this post over at Southern Confort in a Nothern Life a while ago and was inspired to write about it. Especially since today, June 30th, was exactly a year ago when I signed the paperwork and became a homeowner.

I stared looking around March 2009 and I looked at a LOT of houses. And I mean, a LOT. I wanted something not too old, and that would require little maintenance. I knew a house built within the last 15-20 years was right up my alley. I found several houses I liked and suffered heartbreak when the contracts contiunally fell through.

I wanted to stay relatively close to my parent's, just in case I need anything or have a little emergency. I found this house in a brand new neighborhood 5 miles from my parents.

I was able to sign the contract in the middle of construction so I got to pick out the cabinets, carpet, tile, etc. I went with walnut cabinets. I've always been a fan of darker wood. This is the dining area and kitchen.

My living room is huge. I love it. lots of free space to move around and do my aerobics and whatnot. I searched high and low for the perfect furniture to go in the house. I didn't have furniture for a month becuase I didn't want to make a hasty purchase and end up with something I didn't love.

Where has the month gone?

Unfortunately, the month caught up to me! Work work work! Busy busy busy!

I'm now a night walker at work. Oklahoma summers are brutal and I made the switch from days to nights. It sure is different. The nature of the calls is just night and day difference (no pun intended). I went from running a few chest pains, sick calls, etc. to lots of trauma, overdoses, wrecks, and some of the craziest cardiac calls. It's been busy, but really great.

I'd love to write more, but I'm getting ready for a garage sale this weekend and I need to clean out some stuff and get it priced and ready to go.