10.6.09

-we all love giveaways...and Grosgrain always gives us the best giveaways....but i thought this one was extra special...here's why...(via groisgrain's site)...Aunty Ollie came to exist after creator, Jodie Hampshire, adopted three beautiful children in 2007. You can imagine how much children’s bedding and clothing she and her husband had to buy! Most of what she found left her wanting: no to superheroes! No to clothes that made a child look like she was about to go clubbing. (amen to that!) Quickly she moved from bedding into clothing, as these beautiful prints were just begging to be used in children’s clothes! Friends started asking for clothes for their kids (and themselves!), and Aunty Ollie was born in 2009. here are some pieces from Aunty Ollie...

what's the giveaway? click here for more information....

Aunty Ollie $100 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

11.5.09

-love the idea of multiple pieces of artwork framed...there are so many amazing prints that i love on etsy. it will be hard to choose which ones NOT to buy.

- i also really love this wallpaper!

but i also love the idea of wall decals...easy to remove when they outgrown the design...

there is a long wall in the baby's room that we will have to address when we start decorating the room. i love the idea of putting something visual on this long wall but there are so many wonderful ideas...choices...

11.2.09

-I'M DONE!!

I finished my 8 hours of online Hague training!

It wasn't bad. I felt there were parts that we didn't need training on since we were so far into our adoption process. Some of the areas were about choosing the right country...obviously we have already done this. I have to admit that I was disappointed...South Korea was mentioned very little through out the whole training. There were parts through out the training that had videos of parents who had adopted. They were telling their experiences...and none of the parents had adopted from South Korea...most of them were from either Russia, China or Guatemala. The training did go pretty fast though. Ben still needs to finish his but he's close to being done (**update Ben has finished his!!). So this is our last step until our referral...

YEAH!!!

11.1.09

-HAPPY NOVEMBER!

if the referral time still stays at 12 months from the date of our homestudy date...then we have 8 months until we see our child for the first time.....keep praying it stays this way or the wait gets shorter! :)

photo by mfayrephotography

10.30.09

-HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Have a safe Trick or Treat night!

-hopefully this time next year...we will have our little one!

10.29.09

-anniversary gifts

ben and i celebrated our anniversary on friday....and we exchanged gifts...well i had given him his a week before...i couldn't wait...wanna know what it was? check it out here...here are two items ben gave me that i thought were so sweet!

this print from dazey chic named: you dropped from heaven ....so sweet!

and this book...look at the title! the patterns in this book are so so sweet! i loved every item in the book! i don't knit that well but i am so hoping that this book will be easy enough for me to make some of these adorable items! i will have some down time in january and february...so i'm hoping i'll be able to make some of these! :) ben also got me some lip gloss and chapstick which he knows i'm addicted too and there is another gift that is still making it's way to atlanta...so i'll have more to show soon!

10.23.09

-16 years ago today...Ben and I were with some friends swinging on some swings at a elementary school in our home town. It was dark out with just a little light from the near by parking lot and of course the moon overhead. there on those swings...Ben asked me to go out with him and I said yes...little did I know that I was saying yes to my future husband...the keeper of my heart.

Happy Anniversary B!!!

i love you!