A Broad Abroad

Project!

I found some tables to refinish as nightstands this weekend! Let the sanding begin!. I think I'm just going to finish them white for now. I wanted to do a fun color, but I think with our current bedroom - white will look best. Boring... I know. I can always re-paint, right?

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I also bought a sewing machine! Just in time for my mom to come up for a visit and show me how to use it :)

Cork Collection

{Above image from Bramble Workshop}

I have been saving our corks for a long time now and have been brainstorming on cool ways to use them. I have come up with plenty of ideas, but haven't pulled the trigger on one yet. I saw this today though, it will go into my mental log of cork inspiration. Aren't store windows cool? I'd like that to be my profession in another life....

See the entire window collection and other cool displays here.

She's Back!

{Photo Above from The Bundt Cake}

Molly's back to baking and blogging! She recently posted this amazing looking recipe and I can't wait to try it! I think you all should too :)

Check out The Bundt Cake

Well I did it...

I rode the bus to and from work today without incident. Day 2, here I come! Does the savings I'm gaining for not paying for parking rationalize more shopping? Because this 70 degree weather is making me want to buy spring clothes!

Photo from under the big blue bear statue by the convention center downtown.

Me: 0, Plants: Too many to count

Yet here we go again... One day my thumb will be green!

(The colored pots I bought in Kuwait at the grocery store :)

Our Visit to the Springs

We met up with some friends in Colorado Springs this weekend and explored the Garden of the Gods a bit. It was very cool.

Rodents Falling from the Sky

My husband and I went on a run last weekend.

So we're running and we pass under this tree and there's a big rustle in the branches above us. Out of nowhere, a dead opossum comes free falling out of the tree and lands about a foot from we are!

We think a bird was eating it and we scared it when we ran under the tree. What kind of crazy Colorado birds eat possums!? SOOO gross....

I couldn't find a pictures that quite went with this post :)

Last Weekend

Here are some pictures of our mini vacation with Megan & Randy. The top picture was taken on the road on the way to Boulder. That's Boulder in the distance. Pretty cool, huh? I still can't get over how you can just see for miles here.

We spent some time in Boulder, we went to the brewery again :), and then spent two days in the mountains. I'm finally getting a little better at snowboarding! I had no major falls and was able to come down with some speed. Jason however, tried to do some jumps and landed on his shoulder wrong :( So he's still recovering from that.

The snow was pretty awesome in the mountains and the weather was perfect. I definitely agree that February is the best time to come to Colorado if you're looking to ski/snowboard!

We went to an unfinihsed furniture store yesterday with no luck. I'm looking for nightstand tables that I can paint for our bedroom. The furniture there was really nice, but it was too expensive. I'm looking for a deal if I'm going to be painting it myself and re-doing the hardware. I might look at some consignment/flea market type places next. I'll keep you posted!