{Ideas and Inspirations}

Just a few things I'm currently loving right now...

Decoupaged pumpkins. This pumpkin is painted white and then decoupaged with leopard print tissue paper. Add some foliage to the top and you've got yourself a cute little autumn decoration. (I'd use artificial pumpkins for this!)


I'm loving anything with houses on it right now and aren't these house pillows precious? fun fabric, poly-fil, felt, buttons, etc. Looks pretty easy to me!

Love love love this. Paint and some pumpkins. Too cute! I'm going to try to re-create this!

Love this right now. I've been really learning a lot at BSF (my Bible study group) and trying to apply what I learn to my daily life.

{Just Some Random Stuff}

It's funny, I always have these great ideas swirling in my head. I see something and think "I need to write about this on my blog". Then, I get busy and forget. So, without further ado...


This is a perfect example of why texting and driving is a bad bad thing. 6 cars involved! Here is my fantastic partner, Jenn. Funny thing is, we actually saw the accident and stopped to help before someone called 911 and called it in.


More funny schenanigans from work. My co-worker brought a patient into the hospital. Apparently the patient was drunk and passed out in the street. The police told us to take him to the hospital to be checked out before they took him to Detox. Well, after the patient was placed in the waiting room (because there were sicker people waiting to be seen) our little friend decided to leave. My co-worker chased him down the street and kindly escored him back to the waiting room. Pure silliness!

Lastly, I went to Jessica's house yesterday. Let me tell you what a kind and good friend she is. I have the craziest work schedule. I wasn't going to be able to get my hair done for at least a week because our schedules are totally incompatible right now (except for every Monday when we go to Bible study together). Anyway, I got off work at 4:15 in the morning and she told me to come over when I got off work and she'd do my hair so I wouldn't have to wait another week. Isn't that the sweetest thing ever? I am so blessed to know her. She's such a good person, very selfless and lives a godly life. What do you think of my new 'do?

I'll admit, the curls are hard for me to re-create. I tried, but it just wasn't working for me. I got a lot of compliments on it though. Thank you Jessica!

{aloha}

Hawaii was absolutely beautiful. I took this picture on our last day. I went to the beach and sat and watched the sun come up. So peaceful, so relaxing.

My mom and myself at one of the scenic outlook spots. Pretty, huh?

Guess who we met in the airport? Yes, that's Rob Schneider ("You can do it! All night long!"). He was so nice and was in Maui doing a comedy show at a hotel down the road. So cool.

My dad was so jealous that we met him. Hmm, maybe if he had gone to get the luggage instead of sending the girls to do it, then he could have met him too. Am I right?

{How to Make a Fall Wreath}

I've been scoping out all the pretty fall wreaths out there in blogger land. Let me tell you, I've been SO impressed! So I decided that since my front door was barren, it needed some warming up with a fall wreath.

Enter, the cast of characters....a grapevine wreath (these come in a variety of sizes), silk flowers in your favorite colors.

Tools: Pliers with a wire cutting blade and scissors. However, I used my trauma shears from work because they're super sharm and can cut through almost anything!

You'll also need a hot glue gun and a few glue sticks.

Cut the flowers and leaves from the stems and place them on the wreath in your desired form.

Glue the flowers down once you've got them arranged the way you like.

Grab your favorite wreath hanger and voila! A pretty fall wreath for your door!

I'm linking this post up at Metamorphosis Monday! Hop over and check out the other inspiring projects!

{mending a broken heart}

This blog is full of happy things. Home decor, crafts, cooking, gardening, etc. Every now and then, though, the world isn't such a happy place and my heart is heavy.

I was dating a wonderful man. Our relationship ended. My heart is sad.

I'm focusing on rebuilding. Rebuilding my heart, my head and my faith.

If you're the praying type, please say a prayer for me. I'm hoping my heart heals soon so I can continue on my journey through life.

God has a bigger plan for me and I'm looking forward to seeing what's ahead for me.

Thanks for listening, friends.

{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?