Making way for Baby...Part 1

Willis and I have talked for a while about the list of things we would do around the house before having a baby. Well now that we know we are expecting this is the perfect time to get that list accomplished. Project #1 that HAD to happen was a new bed. Sure I loved my Bombay four post mahogany bed. But the darn thing sat up so high I had a hard enough time getting into without being preggo. So that had to happen quick. The same week we found out that we are pregnant we bought a new king size mattress and box spring set. I had in mind that I wanted to redecorate the entire bedroom, without spending a ton of money. So I looked for some inspiration and seeing that both mine and Willis's favorite color right now seems to be green we went with that. Below is my inspiration room. I wanted black, white and green with very simple clean lines and this was perfect.

I wanted to re purpose as many pieces as possible for this project. So we took our old nightstands that were mahogany with antique hardware (hardware was already removed for the picture)...
Some spray paint and new hardware and we had totally new tables! I love how it turned out. For less that $20 we have new tables instead of spending hundreds on new ones. I love re-purposing!!!
Thankfully my mother came up for the day to help me with the major project...the headboard and bed skirt. We had went to a fabric store the week before and found this perfect green shade that matched my favorite green jacket (my color inspiration). We started by cutting the fabric...

Then ironing the fabric... Then mom got to sewing the bed skirt...The final touches were to re purpose my old lamps.

All it took was a little spray paint and some simple new white shades and we had the perfect pieces for the new room. All of our hard work paid off. Here is the almost finished product. All I need now is a black throw to lay across the bottom of the bed.

It's a...

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That's right. Willis and I are having a baby!!! We are going to our first prenatal visit on Wednesday and are so excited :-) I'll keep you posted

Abby turns 2!

My little puppy is not a puppy any more. That's right Miss Abby is now 2. She started the day with a gift from her grandparents (my mom and dad) and right away she new it was for her. She loves her new gamecock jersey that she'll get to wear for gamedays. Later on Willis and I surprised her with a few new toys. One was a blue stuffed puppy dog that she loves. Here is a picture of her that night all tuckered out sleeping on her new toy. Too precious...

My new favorite store!!!

That's right...IKEA! The Ikea in Charlotte has been open for a while now and Willis and I finally decided to go. We had been hesitant not really knowing what to expect other than it takes at least 2 hours to go through. We were both amazed. I am such an organizational person so I absolutely loved all of their shelving units. Willis loved the prices ;-) Everything was surprisingly affordable. Needless to say I now have an Ikea wish list. haha. I do believe we are going back this weekend to start on our purchases. I will post pics of what we get. If you have not gone I encourage you to check it out, just be sure to wear comfy shoes.

Finally pics from Louisiana

Well if finally happened. TJ finally reeled Ashley in :-) I just love this pic of the two of them from their Wedding. Willis and I were so very excited to get to share this experience with them. The Wedding was beautiful, weather was cooperative and the location was amazing.
TJ's mother acted as photographer with an accomplice (so we would actually have pics of her as well) and here are some pics of the big day...