new additions

I just wanted to share a few additions to my scrapbook room. A while ago I posted about some garage sale finds. Here is how I used some of them in my room.
Ribbon storage:

I used the big jar to store some stamps:

And W ordered this create for me for my birthday. He knew I had been wanting one for this room. He picked out the font and color and I really like it.

[Edited to add another picture.]

(By the way, if anyone is interested in these transfers, my sister in law Meagan is a consultant for Uppercase Living. There are so many fun things you can do with these transfers. You can view the catalog here or create a custom design here.)

I have lots to blog about so I will be back soon.

a happy day

So I never posted about last Saturday. Quite a happy and full day for us. First, W ran a half marathon. This was one of his goals for our goal group, and also something he has wanted to do for a long time. Maybe it was because I knew this was a long time goal for him that he was finally accomplishing, or because I knew that he worked hard to prepare...whatever the reason, I was standing there waiting by the finish line and the guy next to me, who knew W was running the half (not full) marathon, said to me, "He'll actually be coming around that bend over there, not across this finish line here." I turned around to see what he meant and right then W came around the bend and I got so emotional. I was actually crying so much that my vision was blurred and therefore the pictures I took of him didn't turn out so great. I felt a little ridiculous as I thanked the guy for telling me where to look as tears streamed down my face. I'm just really proud of him. (The only bad thing was W's hurt foot - he hurt it at about mile three and persevered for the rest of the ten miles on it. Poor guy.)

After the run, we went garage sale hunting and found some treasures. This cute red stool was only $1. I thought it would be fun for photo shoots. The two-tired basket on top will be fun to store scrapbook supplies in. Maybe some of my mini albums or stamps. I got a couple of movies (although the one on top that you can see, Sixteen Candles, was really disappointing. I thought it would be like Pretty in Pink but it wasn't very clean and we thought it was pretty dumb overall. Good thing I only paid .25 for it). The book I got is P.S. I Love You. I heard the movie is good but I haven't seen it so I'm excited to read the book.

I got this fun jar for $2. I thought it would be fun to put more scrapbook supplies in it. It has a wide opening so I could even store small stamps in it.

And I got these cute American Eagle shoes for $1!

I also got a Polaroid camera for $2, another cute wire basket (you can see part of it in the picture of the jar) and a few other things. I LOVE garage sales.

After that, we went out to eat at our favorite breakfast place, Sunbreak Cafe(even though it was past lunchtime by the time we got there...luckily they serve breakfast until 2). If you live around the Seattle area and haven't been here, you have to go. It's so good.

We then went and saw the youth in our ward perform in the Dance Festival. Basically, there were tons of teenagers performing dances they've been practicing for months. It was fun to see them out there having fun. After that, we went and saw our friend Crystal, who is in the hospital on bed rest with twins. It was fun to hang out, but W fell asleep...exhausted from his run.

All in all, it was a good day.

i love thrift stores

I don't have too much to write about but I do want to share a picture of this little treasure I found at the thrift store the other day. It's perfect for displaying my acrylic paints.

We watched Amazing Grace last night. It was a really inspiring movie. I especially loved it because I learned a lot of what the movie was about in my Social Welfare History class last quarter and social work is all about advocacy and making a difference, which is also the theme of this movie. Rent it if you want to feel inspired.

Happy Thursday!

{thrift store love}

I am a lover of thrift stores and garage sales. I hadn't been to a thrift store in a few months and was feeling its absence in my life so the other day I stopped by to peruse for potential treasures. Among other things, I found these adorable red shoes for $2. (Even though I haven't worn high heels since my wedding day and don't even own a single other pair (and even then they were platform high heels, not the real deal) - but how could I pass these up?) It doesn't take much to make me happy...just a little treasure like this and a camera to document it. Yep, this is the good life.


In other news, I'm getting excited for school to start. I'm excited to be in my program and learning and to be a little closer to my degree. (Though I will probably be singing a different tune a couple of months from now.) I think I may have mentioned it already on here, but I found out I only have ten classes left to take and then my internship. It's a beautiful thing.

I'm also excited for Fall. I've never experienced Fall in the Pacific Northwest, but I'm anticipating the leaves on the trees changing colors. I occasionally drive by a local pumpkin farm and it makes me smile. I love Fall. (Just not Winter so much, which will follow all too quickly.)

Now I need to get off of the computer and finish my to-do list for the day, starting with cleaning out our closet and then going to the gym and the store. Tonight we're watching more Heroes with our friends and I'm looking forward to it. Yay for Fridays!