I bought this old tin for flour at an antique shop the other day so I would have a place to have store my flour. The more I looked at it, the more I came to love the colors. Yep, I had it all figured out... I want the nursery to be painted yellow. So far, I've come up with an old country/horse theme. Thank you tin canister!

ah... family

 After having oodles of fun at the hospital, my mom thought it might be time for her to visit Matt and I. All I can say is... thank You Lord! For bringing my momma to me. Every girl needs her mom.. especially when pregnant and injured. She was such a comfort to me; helping clean the house and doing the dishes, giving me a belly rub. My oh my. The house feels a so empty without her. It didn't help that today was Matt's first day of work. All of my babies are gone! We all had a great time together though, while everyone was able to stick around. I suppose it's time for me to get a crackin' on the nursery and kick it in to high gear. 

 Yes, I even took the time to neatly fold my mom's bathroom tp...

 We visited my uncle and aunt. They own an antique shop. 

Bet you couldn't have guessed by looking through their house.. I love it!
(collecting old things must run in the family)

My mom was  such a sweetheart to me as soon as she got home. She likes to buy me little things that I need or surprises me with a special card.. What a loving gal she is. I miss you mom!

1. My dress that my great grandma knitted for me for when I was a wee lass.
2. Old Raggedy Anne book for the nursery. I grew up reading and playing with Raggedy Anne things.
3. Sweet little note from my mom that she left behind as a surprise.
4. An old ceramic syrup jar that she bought for me at an antique store while she was here.

I hope that my parents can both visit soon. You gotta love family <3

p.s. Matt got a job! So excited and proud of him!

le cook book

 This year for my sister's birthday, I decided to make a cook book. Let me tell you... hard hard work. Typing up recipes and formatting everything up in InDesign. But after getting past all the fonts and finding all of the cute vintage images, it was well worth all of the hard work. Even Gus pitched in and helped with the wrapping.

our one year anniversary

 This past Saturday Matt and I celebrated our one year dating anniversary. Technically, we never dated one year, but we wanted to celebrate anyways. We had planned on maybe going to San Francisco for the day but decided to have a nice, quiet meal to ourselves instead. It was a great choice. Matt had dinner planned out and worked so hard the day before, prepping and working away in his office. We both wanted it to be a surprise so I made sure to steer clear of his way and kept from sneaking a single peek. So the day of, I got up early and did my end of the cooking and made some ciabatta bread for Matt's bruschetta and a banana cream pie for dessert.

 After I was done cooking, we stopped by at our neighbor's apartment to drop some coffee cake and bread off that I had made and chit chatted for an hour or two (what a sweetheart she is btw!). After, Matt gave me the boot, and sent me off to the library. I then went to Safeway (since the library closed at 5) and watched Throwdown with Bobby Flay. I was beginning to lose my patience though; a pregnant woman is a hungry woman. I needed food! Probably didn't help that I was in a grocery store... But an hour later, I finally got the call to come home so I could get ready before we ate. I grabbed a bottle apple cider and some dusty pink roses as a surprise (Matt had already gotten cider and roses though, but now we have extra). Around two hours later Matt was finally ready to go. We both had worn matching colors, which was unplanned, and made things even more special. I closed my eyes and he walked me into our kitchen where I found the most beautiful dinner setting awaiting me...

He even made menus for our dinner!

 Everything was delicious! We had a wonderful evening. I got teary eyed a couple of times because I felt so special and loved. If only the next day went as well... I had an accident at home and took a spill and dislocated my shoulder... AGAIN! Nothing like a trip to the hospital to bring you out of anniversary bliss.

 I'm just glad the baby was okay and didn't get injured in the fall. Plus the hospital staff was super sweet and loved my sense of humor. I told them I wanted a tour of the hospital that I would be delivering at, so I intentionally popped my shoulder out of place to do just that. (Below is a picture of me at the hospital last year in July. I had dislocated my shoulder for the first time on a trampoline)

 How was your weekend?