A few nursery pics!

Nursery ideas

Here is our crib and changing table - the Davinci Porter in white. I originally wanted a crib/changing table that were connected together and in cherry wood. But my idea was vetoed (for good reason) and we went with this. I didn't want to get something standard that everyone else has (AKA that you can buy at Target) but it had good reviews so I said what the hay...

I can't say enough about ordering from CSN baby. I found a code for 10 percent off and shipping was free but our original order said it would take about 4 weeks to process and ship. It actually shipped earlier this week and they upgraded our shipping for free so we'd have it before the weekend. Brad is upstairs putting it together right now! I think he was mad because he thought he had a nice relaxing weekend ahead of him! Haha! Well, it has to get put together sometime.

Our bedding is "Penelope" from Pottery Barn kids and we'll do some other cute accents with a bird theme. I didn't want the room to be too "themey" or too pink. Am I smoking crack??

We'll do this wall decal over the crib. Our walls are a bit of a darker tan and we'll leave them that way. Hopefully it looks good! I guess the decal comes in individual pieces so it will be SUPER fun to put them all up!

I LOVE these prints from Etsy. I'll do this on the opposite wall above the changing table along with one or two white wall shelves and one of those birdhouses from PB. Probably the light pink one since PB's white is not actually white but cream.

That's all I got for now!

Landscaping aka Hell Week

How much do we regret not purchasing a landscaping package with our house? Oh yeah, these geniuses decided they could save a bunch of pesos and do it themselves! And lose their marbles in the process...

Okay, it hasn't been that bad. But the sod cutter broke after 40 minutes of using it. And the rental place was closed until the next day. The dirt underneath was TERRIBLE, full of rocks, concrete and just about anything else you can imagine. I think my husband thought we had nice black dirt under there. Not so much. We still have a lot to do but here are a few pictures of the progress. Next up? Building our deck! Cue the margaritas...

Pimp my house

Oh, how I wish a show like this existed. I would even let Xhibit come into my house and pimp it at this point!

It was easy to get by the first couple of months without decorating a whole lot. We got a Christmas tree and plenty of Christmas decorations right away when we moved in. We even put lights on the outside of our house, obviously a first for us! Now all those decorations have been put away, as have our beloved Vikings decorations.

We got a new chocolate brown sectional that has been arriving piece by piece (another nightmare in and of itself) and I am feeling totally stuck when it comes to decorating. I think I want to do a light blue/grey and chocolate brown theme. We did get some pretty slate tables and bakers rack that I love. I just wish I could pay someone to come in and pick out all of the other little things we need! Okay, well, I know I could pay someone but I don't exactly have an extra $10k to spare! Here are a couple of things I am looking at for inspiration right now.

Walkin in a winter wonderland...

We are finally in the Meyer Manor. We moved in the day before Thanksgiving. Then I started a new job on Monday, Nov. 30. Hence the lack of blogging. Now, all of a sudden, it's almost Christmas!

When we decided to build, I thought I'd be able to update this blog a few times a week with the house progress. Well, things moved SO quickly. Once I fell behind, it seemed impossible to catch up. Posting pictures on Facebook was about all I could do.

Now I hope to be able to update this blog more often as we get settled, decorate and begin this new phase in our lives!