TGIF

It's official. I've just had the worst week of my life. Ironically, there are a few positives to having completed the worst week of your life. #1 - My week was so miserable that I barely had a chance to dwell on the fact that this adoption is taking sooooo much longer than we anticipated and that when we started it almost 9 months ago, we honestly thought that we would be close to traveling at around this time of year. Ha! #2 - It's making this weekend look like it's going to be one of the BEST weekends ever. Here's what it entails:

Tonight I do not plan on getting off of this couch- we are ordering sushi from the joint around the corner and renting a movie. Ahhhh. I do need to be well rested for tomorrow's 2nd annual Curling tournament. Throw all of my bestest work friends and favorite family members into a Canadian curling rink and fun is sure to be had by all. I'll follow up with some intense relaxing all day Sunday. Then I'll enjoy my day off on Monday with perhaps a little shopping, and then end it with a ladies night out at my favorite restaurant - The Left Bank. TGIF.

This sweet quilt square is from one of my best friends from high school, and her family.

TGIF

It's official. I've just had the worst week of my life. Ironically, there are a few positives to having completed the worst week of your life. #1 - My week was so miserable that I barely had a chance to dwell on the fact that this adoption is taking sooooo much longer than we anticipated and that when we started it almost 9 months ago, we honestly thought that we would be close to traveling at around this time of year. Ha! #2 - It's making this weekend look like it's going to be one of the BEST weekends ever. Here's what it entails:

Tonight I do not plan on getting off of this couch- we are ordering sushi from the joint around the corner and renting a movie. Ahhhh. I do need to be well rested for tomorrow's 2nd annual Curling tournament. Throw all of my bestest work friends and favorite family members into a Canadian curling rink and fun is sure to be had by all. I'll follow up with some intense relaxing all day Sunday. Then I'll enjoy my day off on Monday with perhaps a little shopping, and then end it with a ladies night out at my favorite restaurant - The Left Bank. TGIF.

This sweet quilt square is from one of my best friends from high school, and her family.

We've got color!

So I finally started painting on Saturday and when I showed Marc the first completed wall, he said, "Oh wow, you went with fluorescent blue." Um no, it's robin's egg blue, but a shade lighter.

And luckily it dried lighter then it went on. I was really nervous about this color, I wanted something unexpected and funky, but not too crazy. I think it'll come together when we put the furniture in there. I hope so. Our entire upstairs is getting carpeted next week, so we've been slowly filling our downstairs with furniture and stuff that belongs upstairs. Like our dining room is filled with nursery stuff. Super fun.

Today's quilt square's are from our friends that are adopting from Korea, Christa and Andy. And along with their fabric, they attached a heart pendant with Poppy's name on it. Love it!

And this one is from Christa's mom, and it didn't show up that great when I scanned it, but the fabric is winnie the pooh.

We've got color!

So I finally started painting on Saturday and when I showed Marc the first completed wall, he said, "Oh wow, you went with fluorescent blue." Um no, it's robin's egg blue, but a shade lighter.

And luckily it dried lighter then it went on. I was really nervous about this color, I wanted something unexpected and funky, but not too crazy. I think it'll come together when we put the furniture in there. I hope so. Our entire upstairs is getting carpeted next week, so we've been slowly filling our downstairs with furniture and stuff that belongs upstairs. Like our dining room is filled with nursery stuff. Super fun.

Today's quilt square's are from our friends that are adopting from Korea, Christa and Andy. And along with their fabric, they attached a heart pendant with Poppy's name on it. Love it!

And this one is from Christa's mom, and it didn't show up that great when I scanned it, but the fabric is winnie the pooh.

Motivation, progress!

So I ended up being a little more productive than I anticipated on my day off! While I did take the time to watch just about the entire season 2, I also managed to meet a friend for lunch downtown, do all of the laundry in our house, run all the errands I needed to run - which included finding the best uniforms ever for my curling team (more to come on curling at a later date), visit with Andrea and kids for a little while and make dinner for Marc! The only thing I didn't get done that day was my over-due phone call to my agency and that was because I have been so frustrated with them lately that I didn't have it in me to not say, "Where the F are the referrals?!?!?" Anyways... And then Thursday I was a scrapbooking maniac after school and was able to scrapbook half of the 100 good wishes quilt! What a domestic diva I have become.

After a 3+ month delay, work on the nursery is well on it's way. Windowsills are in, walls are ready for paint and more woodwork is being cut as we speak. And I'm supposed to be painting as I speak/type. Here's a sneak peek, which probably doesn't look much different from the last picture, but trust me, it's progress!
Ok, I'm going to turn the computer off now so that I can't paint. I hate painting. I really hope I like the color I picked out because I don't want to paint again. Leaving you with the Buxton's very special quilt squares...

Motivation, progress!

So I ended up being a little more productive than I anticipated on my day off! While I did take the time to watch just about the entire season 2, I also managed to meet a friend for lunch downtown, do all of the laundry in our house, run all the errands I needed to run - which included finding the best uniforms ever for my curling team (more to come on curling at a later date), visit with Andrea and kids for a little while and make dinner for Marc! The only thing I didn't get done that day was my over-due phone call to my agency and that was because I have been so frustrated with them lately that I didn't have it in me to not say, "Where the F are the referrals?!?!?" Anyways... And then Thursday I was a scrapbooking maniac after school and was able to scrapbook half of the 100 good wishes quilt! What a domestic diva I have become.

After a 3+ month delay, work on the nursery is well on it's way. Windowsills are in, walls are ready for paint and more woodwork is being cut as we speak. And I'm supposed to be painting as I speak/type. Here's a sneak peek, which probably doesn't look much different from the last picture, but trust me, it's progress!
Ok, I'm going to turn the computer off now so that I can't paint. I hate painting. I really hope I like the color I picked out because I don't want to paint again. Leaving you with the Buxton's very special quilt squares...

Day off!

I have an unexpected day off due to a power outage at my school. Yahoo!!! Ok, now what should I do today? Let's see, I have 3 seasons of Sex and the City to catch up on, which I have to admit, I'm totally addicted to. I have a nursery that needs to be painted, decorated, etc. I have books to read for book club, as well as for a project I'm working on for school. I have an over-due phone call that needs to be made to my agency. I have laundry that desperately needs to be done. I have a few things I should go shopping for. Who am I kidding? I have an entire day to watch Sex and the City un-interrupted?! How could I pass that up?!

Tomorrow I am staying after school with a couple of friends to work on scrapbooking. I am starting Poppy's 100 Good Wishes scrapbook! These wonderful wishes are from my friends Jacqie & Erik-