32 & 33 weeks

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birthday, baseball, and a B&B

So, remember when I said Josh had a surprise for me for my birthday but I didn't know what it was?

Well, he totally pulled out all the stops to make my 27th birthday a memorable one for sure.

L to R, top to bottom:

1. The tie-dye birthday cake at my surprise birthday party. 

2. Nationals v. Braves game - spending time with my lovely sister-in-law.

3. Josh and his brother enjoying the game.

4. Picking out goodies in Anthro as a birthday present.

5. Spending a limitless amount of time in Paper Source.

6. Phish Food.

7. A two-night stay at the historic (1805) Briar Patch Inn Bed and Breakfast in Middleburg, Virginia.

8. Exploring the countryside.

9. Sunset after dinner.

This was the best weekend I've had in a long time. My heart is full.

nursery: the inspiration piece

Weeks before I found out it was a little boy who would be joining our family, I dreamed up some inspiration boards for a girl nursery or boy nursery. 

My inspiration piece for the boy nursery came in the form of a wrought iron vintage bike wall hanging snatched up at Goodwill for $2.

It was so fun and so unique that I knew I could build a nursery around it. And since it was my inspiration piece, I wanted to give it prime real estate in the nursery: the spot above the crib.

But it needed a little something more to punch it up a bit, so I decided to make a bike banner.

I went in my scrap fabric drawer and cut myself a little flag. I just winged it with my rotary cutter because I wanted it a little uneven so it would look like it was trailing behind the bike.

Then I practiced my very best cursive, because I wanted the banner to be a note from his mama.

And then I had my true inspiration piece for his room.

My banner over him is love.

Shared at: Simple Home Life

celebrating

Photo by Shades of Grey Photography

It's June! I hope you all have a fabulous weekend ahead. I'll be spending my weekend celebrating my 27th birthday - my last one before I become a mama. Even though pregnancy is starting to become more un-fun at this point, I still consider it my favorite gift this year. My husband has a surprise planned for my birthday and won't tell me anything - I have a love/hate relationship with surprises. I love to be truly surprised, but the control freak in me hates not knowing. 

We are alllllmost done with the nursery and I can't wait to share some sneak peeks next week! 

Happy weekend!!

life without tv

Our contract with Directv ran out two weeks ago and with a baby on the way and adding diapers to our budget, we decided not to renew.

I'm not gonna lie, I miss tv.

But I've actually been amazed at how much more productive I've been able to be without it sucking me in for hours on end. I actually stayed on top of the laundry and didn't have six loads waiting for me.

Plus, I've found that there are blog substitutes for the shows I've been missing.

I miss all things HGTV, but I love to read Young House Love and see how they DIY almost everything.

I miss Pawn Stars and Picker Sisters, but I love to see what fun things people find thrifting via Southern Hospitality.

I miss Project Runway and the Style Network but I love to read Kendi Everyday for fashion inspiration.

I miss Top Chef and the Food Network, but I love to read what The Pioneer Woman is cooking up!

Now, if only there were blogs about housewives who don't get along, I'd be all set. My husband is rejoicing that I will no longer have the opportunity to watch that show.

So, I guess in time maybe I'll forget how much I loved tv and just love reading blogs a little more. It's still like getting a little dose of reality tv, reading blogs, because I get a peek into other people's lives and there's just something entertaining about that. 

Luckily, there's always Hulu for the Bachelor. 

this & this

Consider this as new addition to your wall...

and channel this wall art from Young House Love.

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nursery nesting: diy closet organizers

There's nothing like a good, organized closet. I, personally, prefer to organize my closet by color. But when it came to organizing Grady's closet, there was no way my color method was going to fly.

Size is critical when it comes to organizing baby clothes. And since all of Grady's clothes, except for a few sweet gifts, have been snatched up from yard sales, I have sizes all across the board.

So I decided that clothing dividers were in order. 

There are tons you can buy on etsy, but if you have 15 minutes and a couple bucks - why not make your own?

DIY Closet Organizers

First things first - I ordered these clothing dividers from Amazon for $3.

Then I rummaged through my scrapbook paper and picked out a few pieces in his room colors.

Then, since the dividers have a nice beveled edge for tracing, I flipped the paper so I could trace out the pattern on the back.

Then I folded the paper in half and cut out the shape so that I would have pieces to cover both sides of my divider.

Then I stuck my paper to the divider. My preferred method of adhesive for this was glue spots since I could see myself re-using these dividers someday. Say, in a girl nursery. :)

Then all you need is number stickers and you're done!

A neat, organized by size, closet!

I made 3-6-9-12-18 month dividers. See, I'm an out of sight, out of mind kind of girl and I knew if I packed away some of these cute clothes, I would forget about them until he was too big to wear them.

I think he's set on Christmas flannel for this year. :)

In other closet organizing news, I asked my handy hubs to add some shelving to G's closet and he delivered. With a couple 2x4's from Lowe's, he made this shelving so that the closet space can be maximized. Hanging baby clothes don't take up very much space, ya know?

Can't wait to dress this little man in a couple short months!