Oh the struggle...

I find myself constantly needing change. A weather change, nail polish, pillows, paint, it's a never ending process with me. I am steadily rearranging things in my house and looking for something new to put here or there. The latest topic of conversation in our home has been the buffet in our dining room. I have struggled with what to put on it since the day we moved it in. I have put pictures and flower arrangements but couldn't seem to find anything fitting. My sister stumbled upon this picture on Pinterest last week and it seemed to be exactly what I was looking for. We went thrifting this weekend and I found a white ceramic vase for $1, what a steal! This is what I can up with on a days notice...

Tray is part of the Nate Berkus collection at Target

 I would like to add more white ceramic pieces as I find them but for now I am finally somewhat satisfied. I also decided to give this old wooden tray a face lift with some fresh white paint (which I think will brighten up just about anything).

 It's only a matter of time before I'm off to find yet anther item or room in my house to mix up. I look forward to the relief of having everything decorated just the way I want, if that is ever possible. Have a great week everyone!

Life actually on North King Street

It has been FAR too long since I have blogged. I truly hate starting something and never finishing and I am bad for that. I woke up and decided to try to commit to this at least twice a month. I started this blog as a why to document life lately; our new home, new adventures, new recipes, etc. I am going to give this another try! I realized that I hadn't actually talked about living in our new home at all. It's hard to believe almost a YEAR has gone by since we closed on our house. Time goes by far too quickly! We are loving being in town! I grew up (literally) three houses down from our home so I feel like I never left. I can't wait to have kids and experience "town life" with them. This may sound crazy to some, this "town life", especially if you live in a big city. When I was in middle school, my friends and I used to ride our bikes from sun up to sun down. We could go get lunch (at one of the 5 restaurants in town), ride to a friends house, to the park or the ball park. I loved every minute of it and felt so safe being in the middle of Windsor. I know times have changed but still I hope my children will love being in the middle of of this little town as much as I do. Back to our home, it's FINALLY spring and thank the Lord for it. I am so happy to get some springy colors and Easter decor in the house.

Spring banner from Target last year and bunny banner is Target Threshold this year.

 

Ceramic bunny from Pier 1 (He's actually a book end)

This little gem is something I painted last week at Cork and Canvas in Edenton, NC. Leanna is awesome and the classes are so much fun!

I'm still very happy with the decision to paint most of the walls in our house either white or some other neutral. I am constantly loosing in interest in things and with the white walls a throw blanket or vase of flowers can make the entire room look different. I still have so many things I want to do in the house, but for now we are living comfortably. We are planning to add on a master bathroom and closet this summer. Any thoughts? I would love to talk to someone who has added on an entire room to their existing home. It should be a hot and stressful summer, yet again with home remodeling. Have a GREAT weekend!!

Christmas Mini Sessions

This weekend I had the pleasure of helping out my youngest sister (who is only 15) with Christmas mini sessions. We saw so many beautiful kids and families over the last two days. Obviously, I think my sister is so talented at such a young age but I hope everyone else will think so too. Here are a few of my personal favorites...

I hope you all have a VERY Merry Christmas season!!

Pumpkin, pumpkin and more pumpkin

Since September has finally arrived, it is officially time to bring out the pumpkin. Pumpkin decor, pumpkin desserts, pumpkin candles, pumpkin pop tarts, pumpkin candy, etc. :) I love every form of pumpkin I have even taken a bite of, smelled or laid my eyes on. For my birthday I was given pumpkin spice cupcakes from Sugar Babies gourmet cupcakes, here in Windsor. They are so delicious! I also had "better than sex pumpkin cake" from my wonderful coworkers and a pumpkin dump cake made by my sister! I am officially FULL, but tomorrow brings a new day and more desserts. This is just another reason why this is my favorite time of year! If only the cool, crisp, fall weather would find us here in NC. I have already made plans to visit a farmers market in 3 weeks to get all of my pumpkins! This is just short look around my house right now...

Pumpkin crunch popcorn and pumpkin Hershey kisses

Bath and Body works (yes the same place that sells shower gel) Brownie Bites and Autumn Mix

Pumpkin Pie sauce and Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer

Things can only get better from here!! I can't wait to start decorating my house but I refuse to drag everything out of barn if it's still 90 degrees outside! We shall see what kind of weather next week holds! I hope you are having a fabulous start to September! I'm off to watch re-runs of "Sabrina, The teenage witch"!