SCORE!!!

As stated previously, I had the privilege of pillaging Red White & Blue thrift stone in Gladstone on my birthday. Some days of thrifting you leave with your tail tucked between your legs- bummed about leaving empty handed. Then on other days you score Anthropologie product for value menu prices, and this was one of those days.

vintage lace curtains: $5 (two large panels not pictured)
glass honey dispenser: $2
gold bangles: $1.50
wood bangles: $1.00
necklace chains: .50 cents/each

 

Here's a better shot of the honey dispenser. It's two pieces (the bottom catches any honey that might accidently drip out), and check out the cute honeycomb pattern ebbed into the glass.

The lace on the curtains I plan to use for projects such as this, and the necklace chains for something like this or this. If you can't tell, I'm stoked!

Oh Happy Day

My 27th birthday was yesterday. When I read my card from Jake I paused and said,  "Am I really 27?!". That seems so old. Despite the inevitable increase in number, I had such a wonderful day. Jake asked me the night before if I would get up early on my birthday and hang out with him before he left for work. After agreeing, I woke up to a handsome husband, Cinnabon cinnamon rolls, and freshly brewed Stumptown coffee. We had a lovely little morning together before he headed in. Then my sweet sister in law and mother in law treated me to lunch at a fancy little restaurant in downtown Oregon City. Holy moly, the smoked gouda and bacon mac n cheese was incredible! Knowing my love for thrift stores, they took me to one of my favorites- Red White & Blue- and were patient with me as I perused to my hearts content. I made it back home just in time to greet my husband and we took off for the evening. He had registered me the night before for any restaurant in the area that had a freebie on your birthday. I LOVE free things. We went to Changs Mongolian Grill and got a whole free meal, to a Dutch Bros nearby for a free large coffee, to Jack in the box for a free cheesecake, and to another Dutch Bros for a free large coffee. There were moments that you feel a little embarrassed for just hitting up the free stuff (like when Jake sat with me at Changs, just sipping on his water as I scarfed my stirfry- our original plan to take it togo and share it was thwarted when we were told they didn't have togo boxes), but it also makes us giggle and feel like we're pretty smart. We still have a free Red Robin burger and appetizer, a buy one get one free blizzard from Dairy Queen, and a free entree at Moe's southwest grill that we couldn't fit in for fear of a tummy ache. We ended the night going to our friends, the Tuma's, cozy home (being joined by some other friends- the Niehus' and the Easterlys) and playing dutch blitz until our palms were sweaty, our hearts were racing, and our brows were glistening. Happy birthday phone calls from my family, birthday cards in the mail from grandparents, and the typical well wishes from random facebook friends were the cherries on top. I am so blessed by the sweet friendships the Lord has given me.

Guess Who- Hayes Edition

Substituting pictures of your family in the classic game "Guess Who" is not a new concept, but I finally got around to making it for my nieces and nephews this year for Christmas. It was relatively simple. I just used microsoft word to size the pictures and type the names underneath, then printed them out and cut them to size. The kiddos loved them!

The Best Christmas Season Ever

According to my sweet husband, he this year was the best Christmas season of his whole life. I'm pretty sure this was due to the fact that we packed December with festive activities around every bend. A local tree lighting ceremony, snuggling down to Christmas movies, cutting down a tree with my in-laws, going to our church's Christmas play, another church's Christmas play, a Christmas concert, going to see the Nutcracker, cross country skiing, seeing the peacock lane Christmas lights & Christmas ships down on the waterfront, cookie baking, making gifts together, Christmas shopping, Jake's company Christmas party, lots of Christmas music, celebrating with both our families. I think that covers all of it. We went all out in the Christmas cheer category this year. It is such a blessing to live life with my wonderful husband by my side. What a joy it was celebrating our Savior's birth together!