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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

What? It's Free?

I love downloadable freebies, especially when they uber cute. Since, I'm not a adobeillustrator-photoshop-guru, I try to take advantage of freebies as much as I can and hold on to them for dear life. Heh.

How about Orange is one the blogs that I love that hands out free downloadables. Today's freebie is this cutie of a pie gift tags, titled Four Seasons by Rachel Weber from Fog & Thistle. Isn't it lovely? I just tried it out on chartreuse colored cardstock and it looks oh so fabuloso. Loooooove it!

Here's the link to take you to uber cuteness. Enjoy!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Weekend Update.

Had yet another busy bee weekend. When will it ever slow down for me?

Well, we went to our walk through and it turned out really good. It turns out, th
e carpet that we were drudgingly anticipating to see wasn't too bad. It wasn't a creme color as the hubs thought. He swears that in the light, it looked creme. hah. Okay, well, I'm so glad that he was so wrong. It's actually a khaki colored carpet that we were debating about getting. So, it worked out fine. The only thing is that they forgot to order the refrigerator that we managed to finaggle from them as part of our offer. Doh. So, another walk through it is--- all for the refrigerator.


Plus, since they felt so bad about the mix-up with our carpet color, they ins
talled protective covering for our garage. The guy was so excited to tell us. I personally, was wondering what's all the hype about this? Yeah, it's nice and all,but it's a freakin' garage. Who cares that there is a really good floor covering on our garage. What's the big dealio, yo?




Went to the NKOTB concert. It was such a surreal experience, yet it was so awesome at the same time! Talk about nostalgia
. My eyes were so dreamy that night, I could barely see! It was one of my best experiences, ever!

The hubs' birthday was also this weekend. "Happy
Birthday, Honey" was the theme of the day. Heh. We had dinner at A16 in the Marina district of SF. {That area is always freakin' crowded. } I got to choose a birthday card with the words," husband" on it. Now, I can be apart of that " oh, I'm so excited to get a card for my husband for the first time!." Heh.

Bought a floor lamp at.. wait for it.... wait for it.. Walmart.com. This Young House quite often features furniture fr
om there and I have to admit, they have some pretty cool stuff. I really wanted this lamp that they often talk about at This Young House, but it's more of a desk lamp as its small. Wish it came in much bigger sizes {that's what she said!}. It's only $24.00, too! Great price.

So, instead
, I found this great looking floor lamp that I'm hoping that it'll look just as fantastic in person as it does in the picture. I just realized that it comes in a brushed nickel steel. Dam. How did I miss that?

Mine's is blackened steel. Hmmm, may have to upgrade. It was a great price at $41.96. The brushed nickel steel is $54.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

I want to scream.

So, as you know, Friday is our 1st walk through the house. Since the hubs was in the area, he decides to swing by the house to take a sneak peek. I'm not sure if it was a good or bad idea. It probably was a good idea, but man, has it drawn up some upset emotions.

Casually, he tells me, " so I look at the house and I see that our carpet is that {points to the creme colored lampshade} color.

Me: What? What did you say?

Hubs: Well, maybe a bit darker, but it's definitely a light colored carpet. It's not in the brown colored family and it's not dark.

Me: What? What did you say? OH.MY.FREAKIN'.GOD! #$%#&%$$@#@.

You see folks, the carpet we chose, was a dark brown color. We wanted it to match our downstairs tile. I think what we got, based on the hubs descriptions, was a light colored creme carpet. F.

I'm so not excited to see our house tomorrow in anticipation of what I'm going to see. How could the designer mess this up? How? How do you mix up a light and dark colored carpet? WTH?

I've already given a heads up to the person we've been working with at Shea Homes. I just wonder if this has ever happened before? Can you imagine? They are going to have to tear up the entire upstairs carpet and replace it with another one. I wonder how long this is going to take. We are suppose to close on the 24th.



I know that I'm already going to be grumpy as I work tonight. Our walk through is at 10am and is going to take about 2 hours. Then, I'm headed down to SJ for the NKOTB concert at 2pm. Can we say, no sleep? Hopefully, I won't be too mean to her tomorrow. The poor thing. Heh.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

May not cost a penny, but it's sure dam close!

Growing up, I remember hearing JCPenney stood for, " Just Cost a Penny." Did anyone hear that same saying? I never really took must interest in the store. I'd probably look around only because my mother wanted to check out the goods. I guess, I was being a little bit of an elitist when it came to entering this store. {gulp} But, now, since I'm a soon to be home owner, that elitist in me has gone away. I don't shun away any store.

Reason why. They have a ton of furniture replicates that I just can't turn a blind eye.

I love these bookshelves. On sale for $99 each! That's a steal, in my mind. Right?

Or check out these upholstered beds. They are so sleek + modern, I can't contain my giddiness inside. For a King sized bed, it's on sale for $799! {psst, it comes in assorted colors, too!}

Oh, and what about this storage bench? On sale for $299!

I am in love with this entryway cabinet/table. I love how it looks like its a thrift store find, but it's so not.
On sale for $229.

There's just so many great things to look at that I can hardly contain myself when I peruse around.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

It's a Good Thing.

About a year and a half ago, I was saddened by the departure of my bff-roommie-sororitysister-sister that I've never had before to North Carolina. I understood why she had to go, but I just couldn't help but be a wee bit selfish and want her to stay, well, because of me. My heart was broken, but it quickly mended each time I got a chance to see her and it was fortunately, quite often. I tried to cherish each time we got to spend time with each other because I didn't really know when was the next time we were going to see each other.

But, a little over a month ago, she calls and tells me that she has some good news to share with me. I had no clue. Was she preggers? Was she getting married to her long time bf of 10+ years? What was it?

Well, she's moving back to Cali, Cali! She's moving back to Cali!!!! This calls time for a moment of celebration. Honey shots, shall we? *clink*.

I'm so excited about this delightful news. Today, her and her bf should be arriving sometime this afternoon or tomorrow and I just can't wait to see her... and well the her bf, too! Heh.

She arrived just in time for the NKOTB concert, movie premiere of Twilight, and the holidays! What's even greater is that she'll only be about 5 minutes away from our new home. Now, this is a good thing!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Cover Me.

There's no question that we need to place a rug in our great family room. But, what kind of rug? There are just so many designs, textures, and colors. Plus, it's quite THE investment so you have to make sure that you pick just the perfect one.

I know that I want something modern + hip, but yet classic. Can one find such a rug? I also know that I want to sway away from the typical " Oriental" type of rugs. Reminds me of atypical Asian homes. While I do think that many Oriental rugs are beautiful, it's just not the look I am aiming for.

Been perusing the usual online furniture stores and some have caught my attention. I found some "safe" rugs, but they just look sorta doudy to me. Do you agree?

I'm sorta digging these rugs, but I'm not quite sure if its projects a seasonal type of rug vibe. Plus, it looks like I may be limited to a certain color palette if I were to go with this type of rug. They do come in two other colors, such as a dark green and pretty burnt orange.




This one seems more of my steelo. But, is it too busy, perhaps?

Never thought that finding a rug could be so complicated. Maybe I'm putting too much thought into it.

Random Thoughts.


Next Friday is our first walk through in our new house. Excited, but nervous at the same time. Wondering if we chose too dark of a carpet. We wanted a khaki kind of color of carpet, but realized immediately that it wouldn't go well with our tile in the family room. Took a few tries before we finally settled on a carpet color, hence the semi-delay on our house. Now, I'm just praying to all of the Gods up above that the color we chose will look okay.

We got our outdoor carpet from Pottery Barn. Impressed that it's much bigger in person than what I imagined it to be. Plus, it's pretty thick and sturdy. So glad that we decided to purchase it, but wondering if it may be a wee bit too "girly" for our house. I'm trying to be more conscious of the items I like for our house. Heh, now that I look at the carpet, the more I realize that it is way girly.

Saw this tv cabinet featured at This Young House and absolutely swooned over it. It's probaby because it's in the shade of yellow. I go bananas when I see things in yellow, don't you? Oooh, also couldn't help but notice the $12 print they featured from Ikea. So dreamy. So relaxing. So sweet. Yes?

Gonna seee NKOTB next Friday, too! Hubby bought me the greatest hits cd's. Coworker's love me {yeah, right!} for playing it all night long. Heh. I'm just trying to figure out what to wear to this concert. Any thoughts or ideas?

I know for sure, I can't be going like this. Can you guess which one is me?