Monday, April 30, 2012

Tulip Princess Pageant



I have officially planned and completed my first event. With lots of help from Brittany Loose of course. 

The Tulip Princess Pageant was an adorable little event that takes place during the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point. This was only the second year for this event so Brittany and I had lots of freedom on how we wanted it to go. We got so many cute donations for the prizes and the girls loved them. We had several "real" princesses come  to surprise the girls and be our judges. Real princesses included Miss Utah County, Miss Lehi, Teen Queen, Miss UVU, the Pumpkin Princess, and of course the girl cow from Chick fil-A. We had so much fun planning it but even more fun watching it play out. All of the girls looked so adorable in their princess costumes. 
I am so grateful that I had the chance to be a part of it. 










 

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Our Home



We are finally starting to feel settled in and comfortable with our place. We still need a few things but nothing quite so urgent as a kitchen table or important things like lights. I am still working on a few projects, such as the lamp shade for the living room, but I will post those later.














Possibly my fave item in the house

My beloved Carly Simon









Saturday, April 21, 2012

100 Places in the US




Hopefully this will be a little more feasible than the 100 places in the world. 
100 Places to see in the United States


1. Hollywood Sign: Los Angeles, California - Seen it but want to sit on it like they do in movies
2. Grand Canyon, Arizona - Seen it
3. Golden Gate Bridge: San Francisco, California - Seen it
4. Brooklyn Bridge: Brooklyn, New York
5. Broadway: New York City, New York
6. Yellowstone National Park: Wyoming
7. Talledega Super Speedway: Lincoln, Alabama
8. Mardi Gras / Carnival: New Orleans, Louisiana
9. Juneau, Alaska
10. Niagara Falls: New York
11. McWay Canyon Waterfall: Big Sur, California - D&K seen it
12. Gillette Castle: East Haddam, Connecticut
13. Mount Rushmore National park: South Dakota
14. Las Vegas, Nevada - D&K seen it
15. Crater Lake National Park: Oregon
16. Mississippi River: Nauvoo, Illinois
17. Kilauea Volcano: Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
18. The Corn Palace: South Dakota
19. Gettysburg National Military Park: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
20. Coney Island: New York
21. Mount St. Helens: Washington
22. Lincoln Monument: Chicago, Illinois
23. White House: Washington DC
24. Triple Falls: Harrison, Arkansas
25. The Alamo: San Antonio, Texas
26. The Franklin Institute Science Museum: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
27. Key West: Florida Keys, Florida
28. Victoria Clipper: Seattle, Washington
29. Acadia National park: Bar Harbor, Maine - Seen it
30. Hearst Castle: San Simeon, California - Seen it
31. Niagara Falls: Niagara Falls, New York
32. Yosemite National park: California
33. Palm Springs, California - D&K seen it
34. Denali National Park: Alaska
35. Hoover Dam: Black Canyon, Nevada - Seen it
36. SeaWorld Adventure Park: Orlando, Florida/California - Seen it
37. Gateway Arch: St. Louis, Missouri
38. Aspen, Colorado
39. Rock City: Lookout Mountain, Georgia
40. Smithsonian: Washinton DC
41. Walt Disney World: Florida
42. Mall of America: Bloomington, Minnesota - Seen it
43. The Cahokia Mounds: Collinsville, Illinois
44. Southernmost Point: Key West, Florida
45. San Juan Islands: Washington
46. Pike Place Market: Seattle, Washington
47. Mayan Route: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
48. Sundance Film Festival: Park City, Utah - D&K kind of seen it
49. Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: Iditarod, Alaska
50. Mississippi Riverboats: Minnesota to Louisiana
51. Cedar Point Amusement Park: Sandusky, Ohio
52. La Brea tar Pits: LA, California
53. Santa Cruz Board Walk: Santa Cruz, California - Seen it
54. Marquesas Islands: French Polynesia
55. Newport’s mansions: Newport, Rhode Island
56. Nuuk, Greenland
57. Dinosaur Valley: Glen Rose, Texas
58. Savannah, Georgia
59. Canyon de Chelly: Chinle, Arizona
 60. Carlsbad Caverns: Carlsbad, New Mexico
61. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: Colorado
62. John F. Kennedy Space Center:  Cape Canaveral, Florida
63. Mauna Kea Observatories: Hawaii
64. Plimoth Plantation: Plymouth, Massachusetts
65. Volcanoes National Park: Hawaii
66. The Winchester Mystery House: San Jose, California
67. Albuquerque's annual balloon festival: Sedona, Arizona
68. Yellowstone National Park: Wyoming - D&K seen it
69. Waikiki: Honolulu, Hawaii - D&K seen it
70. Toronto, Canada
71. Mystic Sea port: Mystic, Connecticut - Just like the movie!
72. Chicago, Illinois
73. Everglades National Park: Florida
74. Rock & Roll Hall of fame Museum: Cleveland, Ohio
75. Colonial Tours: Williamsburg, Virginia
76. Vieques, Puerto Rico
77. Fenway Park: Boston, Massachusetts
78. The International Spy Museum: Washington, DC
79. Nantucket, Massachusetts
80. Glacier National Park: Montana
81. St. John: U.S. Virgin Islands
82. Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Keystone, South Dakota
83. Santa Barbara, California - D&K seen it
84. Williamsburg, Virginia
85. Arches National Park: Utah - D&K seen it
86. Devils Tower national Park, Wyoming
87. Santa Catalina Island Interpretive Center: Avalon, Catalina Island, California - D&K seen it
88. Centennial Olympic Park/Stone Mountain: Atlanta, Georgia
89. Graceland: Memphis, Tennessee
90. Havana: Cuba
91. The Riverfront: Wilmington, Delaware
92. Malibu, California 
93. Empire State Building: New York City, New York
94. Painted Desert: Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona - D&K seen it
95. Redwood National Park: Redwood National Park, California - Seen it
96. Runyon Canyon: Los Angeles, California
97. Pearl Harbor: Oahu, Hawaii - D&K seen it
98. Dinosaur National Monument: Colorado
99. Statue of Liberty: New York City, New York
100. San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park: San Diego, California -  Seen both

* Wow, making something like this really shows why California is such a huge tourist destination. 




Friday, April 20, 2012

100 Places in the World



Obviously there are many more places I want to see other than these 100 but you've got to start somewhere. 
So here it is: 100 Places to See Before you Die! 



1. United States - Live here 
2. Lake District | England | Europe
3. Ngorongoro Crater | Tanzania | Africa
4. Loch Ness | Scotland | Europe
5. Republic of Seychelles | Africa | Indian Ocean
6. Ibiza | Balearic Islands | Spain | Europe
7. Patagonia | Argentina | South America
8. Great Barrier Reef Whitsunday Islands| Australia
9. Nine Hells | Kyushu | Japan | Asia
10. Ring of fire volcanoes | Wrangel Island | Russia | Asia
11. Stockholm | Sweden | Europe
12. Bermuda | Somers Islands | North Atlantic Ocean
13. Atacama Desert | Chile | South America
14. Ayers Rock | Uluru | Australia | Oceania
15. Bali | Indonesia | Asia
16. Kazakhstan | Asia
17. Douglas | Isle Of Man | Europe
18. Madeira | Portugal | Europe
19. Kerala Waterfalls | India | Asia
20. Greek Islands | Greece | Europe
21. La Paz | Bolivia | South America
22. Leaning Tower of Pisa | Italy | Europe
23. Giant’s Causeway | Ireland | Europe
24. Puerto Rico | Caribbean
25. Space | Virgin Galactic | Space Tourism Flights
26. Singapore | Malay Peninsula | Asia
27. Easter Island | Chile | South America
28. Darwin | Northern Territory | Australia
29. Corsica | France | Europe
30. Lhasa | Tibet | Asia
31. Arenal Volcano National Park | Costa Rica | Caribbean
32. Democratic Republic of Congo| Central Africa
33. Melbourne | Victoria | Australia
34. Whistler | British Columbia | Canada
35. Prague | Czech Republic | Europe
36. Iguazu Falls | Brazil | South America
37. Goa | India | Asia
38. Angel Falls | Canaima National Park | Venezuela | South America
39. Perth | Western Australia | Oceania
40. Mount Fuji | Chubu | Japan | Asia
41. Spitsbergen | Norway | Arctic Ocean
42. Taj Mahal | India | Asia
43. Bora Bora | French Polynesia | South Pacific
44. Edinburgh | Scotland | Europe
45. Maldives Islands | Indian Ocean | Asia
46. Dublin | Republic of Ireland | Europe
47. Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe | Africa
48. Krakow | Poland | Europe
49. Masai Mara National Reserve | Kenya | Africa
50. Dead Sea | Israel | Asia
51. Pompeii |Italy | Europe - D&K seen it
52. Seoul | Korea | Asia
53. Rome | Italy | Europe - D&K seen it
54. Bora Bora | Tahiti | Society Islands
55. Martinique Island | Caribbean
56. Bhutan | Asia
57. Paris | France | Europe - D&K seen it
58. Hong Kong | China | Asia
59. Amsterdam | Nertherlands | Holland | Europe
60. Taj Mahal | India | Asia
61. Panama City | Republic of Panama | South America
62. Auckland | New Zealand | Oceania
63. Colombo | Sri Lanka | Asia
64. Republic of the Fiji Islands | Pacific Ocean
65. Petra | Ma’an Governorate | Jordan | Asia
66. Republic of Cape Verde | West Africa
67. Barcelona | Spain | Europe
68. Tibet | Himalayas | China | Asia
69. Buenos Aires | Argentina | South America
70. Madagascar | Malagasy Republic | Africa
71. Chichen Itza | Mexico | South America
72. Machu Pichu | Peru | South America
73. Trinidad | Caribbean
74. St Tropez | French Riviera | France | Europe
75. Venice | Italy | Europe
76. Giza | Egypt | Africa
77. Ulan Bator | Mongolia | Asia
78. Galápagos Islands | Ecuador | South America
79. Stonehenge | England | Europe
80. Nairobi | Kenya | Africa
81. Manila | Philippines | Asia
82. Reykjavik | Iceland | Europe
83. Athens | Greece | Europe
84. Jakarta | Republic of Indonesia | Asia
85. Valley of the Kings | Egypt | Africa
86. Mumbai (Bombay) | Maharashtra | India
87. Bangkok | Thailand | Asia
88. Marrakesh | Morocco | Africa
89. Mount Etna | Italy | Europe
90. Beijing (Peking) | China | Asia
91. Blue Mosque | Turkey | Asia
92. Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Asia
93. Mexico City | Mexico | South America
94. Moscow | Russia | Europe
95. Tokyo Metropolis | Japan | Asia
96. Cape Town | South Africa
97. London | England | UK | Europe - D&K seen it
98. Sydney | NSW | Australia
99. Rio de Janeiro |Brazil | South America - Derek seen it
100. Angkor Wat Temple | Cambodia


Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A New Life



Regrettably I did not get any good pics of her before her new life. I didn't think about it until I had already started reupholstering and I didn't want to lose all that hard work. So you will have to use your imagination with the tiny corner you can see in the pic below. 

Before
After
I found her at the DI of course. And, to be honest I quite liked her the way she was despite everyone else's terrible comments. She was faded and had a few tears that didn't take to my superb sewing skills but I still loved her. Derek did not. Thus, I gave her a new life!


I found the fabric at DI and it just so happened to be exactly what I wanted. The DI loves me! Tucking and cutting was a cinch but soon I discovered the issues with the awkward loops hanging on the edges. So I had to come up with this weird triangle design that was a huge pain but actually turned out quite perfect.
Derek sanded the arms down for me, and I stained them. Viola!


























As you can see I left the back open. I had plenty of fabric left to cover it and I even bought cute little bronze upholstery tacks. I just couldn't bring myself to cover it. So I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it now.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Toothless Tundra


Puppies’ losing their teeth like toddlers is not really something that you think about happening, but I have recently discovered that it, in fact, does happen. I haven't actually found any yet, assuming that they are probably stuck in some mutilated monkey toy, or in the pit of Tundra's stomach, but they are definitely missing. 



 I didn't even notice until we were playing tug of war one day and I saw too little pink holes on his puppy gums. He is missing two on top and one on bottom.



One of the top ones are already growing back in. 


I think they are so adorable!!





Growing like a weed


Little Tundra



Big Tundra


Tundra holding me
Me holding Tundra


Derek with a baby
Derek with a big white monster

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Krishna 2012





The calm before the storm




This my dad acting like a child and pouring a whole bag in my face. Not fun.



Free hugs!

Warning: Keep your mouth closed at all times. 






Profile pics



Ha! Love her.

Heck of a storm
Muah!