Two Plus One is Three, Right?

JEGs and I are about to take on our biggest DIY project yet.

A little bambino.

We are so please to announce that we are pregnant!

It was a little unexpected, to say the least, but we are over the moon! I am about 12 weeks, and due sometime in the beginning of October!

Things are going to be a little tight around here (like my wedding dress!) and it looks like we are going to have to upgrade to Falconhead Cottage a little sooner then we thought. As much as my family likes to joke about raising a baby in a dresser drawer, this lady is not gonna go that route.

I have so many more exciting things to share, including how I told JEGs and our families, some potential baby names, and maybe- if you are lucky- you can catch a glimpse of our first ultrasound.

Basically, we've got some catching up to do!

Oh, one more thing-- Aprils Fools ;)

Always & Forever,
ME (and only me).

Fabulous March

How the hell is it March 31st already? Where did this month go? I understand I was sick for a good chunk of the month, but what happened?

My list this month is rather short because, honestly, other then being sick and sober, I can't remember anything I did.

Here is what I can peice together for you that made this month obviously fly by:

1. Our trip to Atlantic City

2. Falconhead Fiesta

3. Lauren lives it up as Dirty 30

4. Irish Potatoes. If I can't drink, I'm going to eat a crap load of cinnamon-coated coconut.

5. The first signs of spring peeking out.


So here's to you March. I lift my glass of water to you, and toast to the fact you slipped by me unnoticed. I'll get you next year. Just you wait and see.

Always & Forever,
ME

Hello Spring.. won't you stay a while?

In honor of the arrival of spring this past weekend, I whipped up a little centerpiece for our coffee table.

Earlier in the week I had snagged a small bouquet of flowers from the grocery store that had yellow daisies and alstroemeria. The daisies ended up on my bedside table, and the alstroemeria found a home in a juice glass

I love the oranges, peaches and yellows-- and I really love them popped against the light blue of the books! The seashells were souveniers JEGs and I brought home from our trip to Atlantic City .

Some how the stopwatch made in on the tray as well. Probably for lack of a better place to put it .

The bottles once held wine and some delish Lindeman's Frambroise Ale. I just liked the color.

Now, if I could only get the windows to stay open for more then 2 days, I'll be happy.

Always & Forever,

ME

Hair Today- More Tomorrow!

Can we talk about Kate Gosselin for a minute?

This girl got $7,000 extentions put in, only to have them taken out because her stylist Ted Gibson ( or as I like to call him "Not Nick Arrojo") didn't like the way they were photographing.
Fear not, Clean Slate Kate lovers, because she's getting them done all over again- but just a different color.

Must be nice.

The closest I'll ever get to that is whipping out my box of L'Oreal hair dye a week before the wedding.

Remember once upon a time when she was a nurse turned housewife with a thousand kids? Now she's all sorts of fabulous with $14,000 worth of fake hair, spray tan, and a stint on Dancing with the Stars.

I think I'm slowly joining Team Octomom.

A&F,

ME

Office Space

A couple weeks ago, JEGs and I took this sweet little baby home with us:


It's the Canon i560 Printer/Scanner/Copier/Photo Printer.

Oooooo. Sexxay. And BIG.

So big that the only place we could put it was on the bookshelf in the Great Room. This, of course, spurred my inner design diva and decided to make an office area.

Now, I don't know if I've stressed this enough, but Falconhead is only a mere 900 square feet. Space is very precious to us and if there is anyway we can better utilize dead space, we will figure out a way. Also, JEGs and I both have laptops, so we have no need for a desk. This, in turn, made it hard to designate any area as our 'office'. We had everything scattered all over the apartment. Pens were over here, hole punch over there, it was an [organized] mess.

Enter, stage left, the bookcase in the boudior.

This bookcase is identical to the one in the great room, but just a different color. I bought one when I lived in an apartment for a TV stand in my bedroom, and JEGs liked the idea so much he bought the same thing for his apartment. When we moved in together, we had two.

The bookcase in the bedroom had become a catch-all for useless electronics. There was a DVD player that wasn't hooked up, a VCR, a bunch of random cables, four towers of burnable DVDs and a binder with guitar tabs.

I was over it.

One afternoon, I decided to move all the books from the Great Room and put them in the boudior..

..and after a quick trip to Michaels (complete with 40% off coupon in hand) I created a little area to store all of our office-like needs.

I got these great bins in two different sizes- a two larger bins for printer paper and bigger items (such as a hole punch) and two smaller bins designated for pens and staplers. They are super sturdy, and I love that the texture mimics the fabric on the couch.

I quickly typed up labels on the computer, added a little cardstock, and popped them on each bin for easy identification.

It is so nice to have everything in one, central place now.

Share with me, friends and follwers, where is your office area? Do you have a designated room or are pens shoved into whatever drawer is closest?

Always & Forever,

ME

Lauren Turns Thirty. Fabulousity Ensues.

A couple weeks ago, we all surprised Lauren with a 30th Birthday party...

Bonnie really spear-headed this whole thing. She picked the place, the time, the everything. She wanted to find a fun, chic place where we could all hang out, nibble on some food and get some drinks.
Where did she pick? Harry's Hotdogs in Thorndale, PA.

What is Harry's Hotdogs? It's a hot dog joint. It's the kind of place you roll into with your muddy jeans and sweat shirt on, and order a dog with everything, cole slaw and a beer. Not what one would call "chic". However, Bonnie informed us there was a nice club in the upper part of the building. I was still skeptical.

Until I saw the place. And I realized I was wrong. This place was kinda fab. u. lous.

The building is an old hotel, so it has a lot of great architecture. The club area- 'The Attic' as it is called- is a design whore's dream. Crown molding, beautiful wall sconces set inside wainscoting complete with a do-dye-for wallpaper background. Take a look for yourself:

They had comfortable sectionals that were set up in three spacious seating areas, as well as leather ottomans for extra seating.

There was an accent wall with a bold red and black damask wall paper

this was the best picture I had of that wall

The chandeliers were so modern and elegant..

There was an additional room that had a huge round, red velvet, circular couch- along with eight of the hottest chicks this side of the Brandywine!

Loved it. All of it.

We had such a blast too! All I can do is just show you pictures...

First, I have to mention that they have the teeniest wings ever. EVER.

Seriously. It's like shown as actual size.

Bonnie and I droppin' it like it's hott. 'Cause we are.

As the night wore on- and the drinks were flowing- some of the classic drunk pictures were snapped...

that's my sexxay face. Don't act like you're not impressed.

Group shot!

JEGs is very GQ. And Tim has an impressive 'stache.

I cannot mention the night without making not of the Filet-O-Fish guy. Some dude at the bar looked JUST LIKE the guy from the commercial- you know, the one were the fish on the wall sings? If you don't know it, youtube that ish NOW.

Commerical Filet-O-Fish...

...and Harry's Hotdogs patron.

I. den. tical.

The complete highlight of my night was Drunk Bonnie Faces

We had such an awesome time. Our friends know how to do it up right.

Happy 30th Birthday Lauren!

Always & Forever,

Moi.

Invites: Check.

Back in January I was debating between three different invitations, and the overwhelming response was to pick the Aqua LoveBirds

I loved the simplicity of the outlined birds, but I wasn't thrilled with the fact they were this bright aqua color, and I HATED the tri-fold card. I felt it looked like a birthday card. I was afraid people would be confused and I might end up headed down the aisle to "Happy Birthday" and not Cannon in D minor. Wouldn't that be a show?

After JEGs and I finalized the menu on Wednesday (yippee!) I knew the next step was to order invites. A little voice in my head said "Hey.. check out a couple more sites-- there might be something else out there".
Not being one to ignore my other personalities intuition, I started browsing around Wedding Paper Divas and found this:

It's called Lovely Trellis and I love it in the Apricot. It still has the elegance of the bird silhouette, but it feels a little more wedding-y. I also love the orangey tones- I feel like it will grab everyones attention a little more, AND I like that it's the same color scheme as my Save The Dates!



..and if you are looking for that extra cherry-on-top-feeling, if we order by Monday, we'll get an extra 15%-- making them cheaper then the Aqua Birds!

Wednesday was our 4 month mark... Things are really coming together now!

Always & Forever,
ME