Twilight!

Our party was a success :) We made tons of twilight-inspired food, wore vampire fangs, and drank vampire-blood punch. We had so much fun!! Here is a shot of my Mom's kitchen pre-party (I was baking and they were decorating). It was a mess! I'll have to post more pictures later because a lot of them aren't on my camera. Here they are sporting their "fangs"!

My red velvet Twilight cake :) I've been making this cake a lot lately!

I made werewolf cupcakes in honor of Jacob.

Here is the package my brother sent us the dvd in, we thought it was so funny that he addressed it to Abbey & Aly Cullen...on the other side it said TWILIGHT! If I was the postman I would have stolen it :)

Chocolate dipped-strawberries we made while dinner was cooking. I requested mushroom ravioli for dinner, but we had lobster instead ;) It was delicious though!

My sisters decorating job.

I was able to get a lot of stuff done this weekend with Jay gone and I finally got together some pictures....so here are a few more shots of our room. Here are some flowers my Dad gave me :) They make me think of spring!






I took a close-up of the pattern on our bedspread because otherwise it looks plain white...and it's actually really detailed!

I finally got my second vase (the tall skinny one) to sit besdie the short, fat one to complete the look.

What a beautiful day!! I love spring weather. I just woke up and am getting ready to take Nemo on a walk because it's so nice...then I will be preparing for our Twilight party this afternoon!! ahhh we can't wait :)

blast from the past...

If you haven't already noticed, I've posted a photo strip Jay and I took at the Minnesota state fair a few years ago on the left of our page. After finding the picture of my Grandparents from a photo strip and framing it (part of our bedroom makeover), I dug through all our old pictures to find one of us at the same age. Underneath it is one of our favorite songs, and a song that Jay always says reminds him of me. Just a little something to share with you! Happy Friday!!

Jay safely on his way: check
glass of wine in hand: check
acoustic cities sampler playing on repeat: check
a thousand creative ideas swirling in my head: check
one wonderful evening ahead of me: check!

Who knows what this night will bring...all I know is that it is already fabulous!!

Tonight the boys leave for their big ski trip! I am so excited not only because I get to spend a lot of time with my Mom and sister, but because Jay's really excited to ski with the boys. When I was younger and more adventurous, I enjoyed skiing. I've never loved it but I really did enjoy it. Now the thought of being stuck on the mountain skiing all day in the freezing cold makes me shudder!!! The older I get the more I hate being cold and being outside in the winter! So I'm really glad he is getting a chance to get out on the (real) slopes of Salt Lake City without me :) I would have considered going if they were headed to Colorado, because I could curl up in front of the fireplace with a good book or go to the spa. But SLC just doesn't do it for me, and plus...it's a guy's trip.

I usually see my Mom and Al a few times a week and once on the weekend, but when Jay is gone I get to spend so much more consecutive time with them... and my sister begs me to sleep over. It's so much fun and I have been looking forward to it for quite some time now. Right now, at this very moment a copy of Twilight is being sent to us. We should get it tomorrow, and we've planned a Twilight dvd-release party for Saturday. Yes, we are nerds and we love it :) We have so much fun planned and I am anxious for Saturday to come! I'm also extremely excited to have the office to myself tomorrow...I can't even tell you!

A little direction..

I came across this website where you can take a short quiz to help you determine what your home decorating style is. This was really helpful for me because it put into words (and pictures) what my style looked like. It gave me a little direction so I am hoping it can help someone else who wants to decorate efficiently in their home! My personal decorating style was a 50/50 mix between "Rustic Revival" and "Modern Elegance" and a little bit of "French Eclectic" mixed in. I totally agree. For those of you who don't know what Rustic Revival is (I had no clue) here is a definition:

You can take kid out of the country but you can't take the country out of the kid... or is your theme "you can take the kid out of the city, but you can't take the city out of the kid?". Either way you play it, you are one of the unique individuals who loves a mix of modern and country. The clean lines of the modern softened by rustic/vintage elements is the perfect mix in your mind. And can we blame you? You've taken the best aspects of two popular designs and mixed them in a manner that appeals to young and old alike. A subtle background of white or light colors provides a nice canvas for all the wonderful flea market, eBay, or garage sale finds as well as the classic modern pieces that you love. French Eclectic somehow manages to be both formal & casual, classy and unassuming at the same time. You like your spaces to feel inviting from the moment you (or your guest) opens the front door & this feeling should continue even after you've entered your most formal room. Here are a few example pictures of my style:

This is totally me!! I love love love the clean, modern look but don't have much of it currently in my home (it's expensive!) but I love mixing in rustic and vintage elements that give a room character. Too much modern elements make a home seem too formal and stiff, but I love a sophisticated and vintage mixture. I tend to gravitate towards neutral colors for the majority of the room, with a splash of color here and there. I am so impressed with this quiz because I often find it hard to put my style into words, and they did a great job! Now if I can only implement it in our home :)