Weekend Recap!

This weekend was a great one.  Christmas is getting so close, and I'm really feeling the holiday spirit.

On Friday, Kevin and I went to dinner in Durham at Dos Perros for Angela's birthday. It was a lot of fun and nice to try a new restaurant! Here are some of the pictures from Laura's camera:

The girls at dinner

Red and white (aka NCSU) wrapping paper ;)

Kevin and I at dinner

Kevin and I after dinner

On Saturday, it SNOWED! We didn't get that much, but it did stick around until this afternoon.  Our weather has been crazy recently, but oh well. It's really rare that we get snow this early in December...  Darcy really enjoyed running around outside in it at my parent's house with their dog Toby.  Here are some pictures of Darcy in the car on the way:

Darcy looking out the window in the car

Darcy relaxing in the car

Then, on Sunday we had brunch with David and Catie at La Farm... it was fun and delish!   Afterwards, we ran some errands and picked out our Christmas tree! We found the perfect one, brought it home and set it up in our living room.  We decorated it with lights, garland, ribbon and ornaments. It was so fun to do this and listen to Christmas music. Yay, for the holidays! :)

Our Christmas tree!

Our fireplace and tree

self-timer with the tree ;)

After decorating! 

Our first (married) Christmas tree! 

I also made some decorating progress in the guest bedroom. I used to have a boring quilt on the bed, but it was really bothering me, so I dressed it up a little bit with the new bedding I got from Macy's.  Maybe we'll have someone actually stay in our guest bedroom now, lol.  

Guest bedroom/office

New bedding

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! This week is a busy one, but only a few more until Christmas!! 

Holiday Decorating

Here are some pictures of the apartment so far, after my holiday decorating this weekend.  I still have lots of stuff to pull out of boxes and we need to get our tree!

The stockings are from Pottery Barn and I got them personalized at the mall a couple of weeks ago... love them! I created the mantle arrangement from garland, berries and flowers I got on sale at Michaels this weekend.

These red chargers are beautiful! I found them at target for $4.99 for 4, which is a great deal! They're sold in their holiday entertaining area, where they have a lot of party china and tableware for the upcoming party season.

And finally, this is our Christmas wreath from last year.  I love how the red door looks with the red berries and cardinals.  :)

I'm excited to decorate some more... :) Happy holidays everyone!

Weekend Recap

Well, it's Monday... that means the weekend is over. We had a good weekend and I'm sad that it went so fast. We didn't have much to do, so it was full of relaxing and we even got a chance to spend some time at the pool on Sunday! It was so hot here in NC though... 100, 100, and 102 degrees on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

On Sunday, I was inspired by a post by The Nester to finish decorating one of the spaces in our living room. The wall to the right of the dining area was blank and I'd been trying to figure out what to do there for a few weeks. I went to HomeGoods and Marshalls in search of a cool lamp that might help define the space. At Marshalls, I found the perfect lamp, in the perfect shade of sea green/blue. I love that it ties in the color from the other side of the room. Then I found these cute floating shelves/ledges for $16 too! I thought it would be great to add some height and for photos.

I can't wait for tonight, because it's Bachelorette viewing with sushi, wine, dessert and friends! :) Oh my, hopefully today will go by fast!

Weekend Fun!

This past weekend went by so fast, but it was great. On Friday, Kevin bought his new computer, which he'd been saving and waiting for since before the wedding. All of the problems with our old, slow laptops were driving him crazy. We also finally picked up his diploma frame and hung it above his desk in the office.

Saturday, we took my sister on a tour of UNC-CH and ate lunch at Top of the Hill. They have really good sandwiches and burgers at lunch time. Then, we went to NCSU's bookstore to pick up my diploma frame, but they were closed... So, we visited the State Club to see my brick which had been recently installed. Darcy and I even took a second to pose with the wolf statues. After that, we wen't to my parents' house for a relaxing evening.

On Sunday, I spent the afternoon at the pool. It was really nice to relax and get some sun. Then, I went to Lowes and found some casual outdoor furniture to put on our back porch. I got a little metal cafe table and two chairs, perfect for what we need. Plus, Kevin said it reminded him of the table and chairs at our honeymoon apartment in Paris.

For dinner, we made grilled chicken sandwiches on the grill. I had Muenster cheese on mine, and Kevin had Peper Jack cheese on his. We ate broccoli salad with the sandwiches. I had been waiting to try a broccoli salad recipe that I'd seen on TV a few days ago. It was really good. Click Here for the recipe. The recipe calls for sunflower seeds, bacon, onion and raisins to be mixed in with the broccoli. But, I chose to omit the raisins, just because Kevin and I aren't crazy about them in the salad. Instead of cooking bacon, I went the easy route and used bacon crumbles from a bag, and it turned out pretty good. It was a nice cool compliment to the sandwiches.

Apartment Decor Update!

We've made so much progress in a week! After we finally got all of the furniture in, it made figuring out all of the little decor items much easier. I got two framed prints to go above the couch from HomeGoods (on sale!) and they look great because they have all of the colors we're using. I also picked up some light blue window panels and a floor lamp and this area is basically done! :)

Living room area with new pictures, lamp and curtains.

Here's what our master bedroom looks like. We didn't have to buy anything new for this, which was so nice. But, since our new room is bigger and it makes everything look even better than it did at the old apartment.

We did have to pick up some wall decor at HomeGoods and Marshalls to decorate the bathroom. We had a couple extra walls that looked kind of bare, so when I found these cute aqua paintings I knew they were perfect. Then, I found the cute LOVE quote and thought it would be nice here too.

On another note... Darcy got his own personal little makeover on Wednesday. He was soooo scruffy, see pic below. I took him to a new place to get groomed and they did a great job. It's called Ooh La La Pet Spa and it's super close to our new apartment. He had a lot of fun with them and all of the other dogs. So, here's what he looked like before and then his after pics are to follow.

Sorry, there's so many pictures, he's so cute I had to take a million to try to get a few good ones!

Apartment update!

This weekend we got so much done in our new apartment. We moved all of our furniture to the new place and began the process of unpacking. Everything is really starting to come together and it looks great!

There are a lot of little things we need to do to finish decorating, but we'll be doing those in the next couple of weeks. Here's a picture of our new loveseat with the pillows and painted wall. We also got a new coffee table that looks great with the rest of the furniture in the room.

There are the pictures of the room with the sofa. Now, I need to put up the curtains and other decor items. Oh, and here's a picture of our dog, Darcy, relaxing in the kitchen. :)

We even had a chance to spend some time relaxing outside at the pool on Sunday afternoon. It was a fun/busy weekend!

Let the fun begin... :)

Tonight we got our keys and began the fun/laborious process of moving into the new apartment. Everything looks great and I know it's going to be so perfect for us. Here are some pictures of the empty apartment and our painting/furniture progress. We're going to do another coat of paint and move in the big furniture this weekend. More pictures to come later!

View of the dining/living area of our new apt

Kitchen!

One of the bathrooms... love the big bathtub!

Our gorgeous view of the pool... It feels like we're at a resort!

Unpacking some of the wedding gifts in the kitchen... messy!

New counter stools :)

First coat of paint on the wall and some of the new furniture.

Our new TV!!