Finally! Here's the reveal of our dining room stripes.  Leveling and taping the stripes was very time consuming and a little challenging, but once we mastered that the painting was a breeze.  I used a measurement formula and some tips from a post on Young House Love, all of which were very helpful!

Here's my very first vlog!!  It's a super quick look at our living room in our newlywed nest.  It's still a work in progress, but I thought you might like to see a sneak peek.

Don't you love seeing people's outdoor decorations during Christmastime? It's always neat to see how people spruce up their homes and if their style translates from the inside out!


And my mother reminded me that I have been re-miss is blogging about the 'Noles  AMAZEBALLS victory over the Gators last Saturday! My heart was so full and eyes may have even gotten a bit misty, as it had been awhile since our Gator victory (I was at the last game in 2003 by the way and I was the lone 'nole in a sea of gators). This weekend its on to Charlotte and matching up with Va Tech in the ACC Championship.  I'll be watching--Go Noles!!

Good morning!  Every feel out of your groove?  Like you just aren't doing the things you'd like to be doing or normally do?  I don't know if it's wedding related, work related, or simply lazy summertime,  but lately I have not been doing some of the things I love to do.  Like cooking or reading or baking, even my wedding planning has hit a plateau (brides know what I mean, you get to that place where there aren't super urgent tasks to be done).  But no more! I am using this back to school, Fall-ish atmosphere in the air to get back at it and become a little more me...first up, baking scones and making a delicious dinner tonight! 

In other news, last weekend after a beach trip, I popped into a local antique store and found this delightful surprise:
Readers: our new coffee table, new coffee table: my readers.  Now our little diamond in the rough needs some cleaning and a nice piece of glass on top, but once that's done, vintage, uber-fabulous coffee table here we come! Did I mention is was made in the 1800s? ;)

I picked up a few fabric samples yesterday and I'd love to know what you think!  Keep in mind I plan on monogramming the fabric.  And if you've ever embarked on this project before yourself and have any sure-fire tips, I'd L O V E to know!

                                   {all stripes would be vertical}