Lucky Break

Back in December I was desperate to win a Silhouette machine so I spent a lot of time entering giveaways. Needless to say, I did not win. However, I did win two other giveaways. One of which was a contest on  Swell Swag for credit to Wheat and {Wildflowers}.

The necklace came in a pretty package

When I saw this "lucky" necklace, I knew it had to be mine.
I especially love St. Patrick's Day!

I also got this tiny type initial necklace

 Go check out Wheat and {Wild Flowers}

A Birthday

We recently celebrated a birthday at our house...Brad turned 32 on 1.11.11. I managed to forget to take pictures of the two of us but got some shots of the goodies. 

I found the cute cupcake circles at Paper Glitter and 
I got the idea to make colorful cupcakes at Our Best Bites

I found this banner and other birthday printables at
Draw! Pilgrim

Spicy Story

It all started when I got sick of my spice rack taking up space on the counter... 

Things did not improve much when I put the glass jars in a plastic container in the pantry. The problem was that I could not see what spice was what without lifting them out. Then one day Kelly came to my rescue. She showed a picture of her new spice organization. Enter RATIONELL VARIERA {don't even ask how to say that} 

I went from a pile 'o glass jars 

To this! Thanks to Brad for a lovely Christmas gift

 I had hoped to put them on the inside of our cabinets but It just wasn't working out for us. They ended up hanging on the pantry door. Now I have 28 new glass jars to deal with! 

Can't Get Enough...

You've seen this print all over the place:

I know I am not the only person obsessed {maybe I am?} with Quatrefoil. {some pronounce it "kat-er-foil" or kwat-ra-foil"} Basically it means quatre 'four' + foil 'leaf'. Grammar lesson aside, I first saw this print when one of my sisters pointed out a necklace similar to this:

Here are a few great finds:

$320 from Amazon

Of course I could be like Beckie at Infarrantly Creative  and make my own mirror . I know this would require my husband's help and he isn't as excited about this kind of project as me.

Living Livelier found this mirror at HomeGoods for
only $13. Where have I been? 

I love this pillow from Shop Ten 25 

This rug is only $1,198 for a 2'6''x10' runner

This rug from Shop Ten 25 is practically perfect in every way

I love this 'Tini Table' from Oomph

My Favorite Model

No, I am not talking about the likes of Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks or Gisele Bundchen....

Here is Little Miss Sydney....

She is not afraid to do a little "hip pop"

Or "shoulder shrug"

Christmas Eve

The dessert was so good that Brad couldn't keep his eyes open
{or it may be that the flash is always so bright!}

Celebrity Sighting!

I saw Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough at the Jazz game last night. When they were shown on the big screen she even gave him a kiss on the cheek :)

This is the part where the Jazz Bear hugs Julianne, then carries her off the court

Not too shabby coming from a phone camera 

New Years Resolutions

Happy New Year!

Our first picture of the New Year!

Been on Christmas Break

I forgot to blog for 19 days...shows why I am not a good blogger. Here is a recap of what I have been up to:

Decorated the house for Christmas....

Bert & Violet's Annual Christmas Get-Together

Visiting Temple Square 

I have lots more pictures to post in the coming days...