DIY date night in 2.0

Watch out Chip and Joanna Gaines, there's a new DIY couple in town ;) I don't know what's gotten into us but all the HGTV that we've been watching has finally put some fire under our butts to make this home of ours as cute and personal as possible. We had yet another Saturday with no plans, so what did we do? Hopped in the car and headed to another local thrift shop (or three)...

We went all over town to get what we needed to complete it and finally came home to get our project started!

THIS is what we worked on all night. We picked up another $17 item (that must be our lucky #...as our DIY mirror was also that price!), some spray paint, a couple knobs, and went to town! This was how we picked her up. A little dented and dusty...

Let me be honest, we had no idea what we were doing...but we did a little bit of research and found the perfect sandpaper to sand it down with, and knew that would be the first step. This was actually fairly easy! It made the wood even and smooth!

We got the base spray painted, and decided to hand paint the details, and that included the "feet".

We also hand painted the knobs, and they were a pretty sea green. We love how it dried!

and here's the final product, before & after...

We're super excited with the end result! Obviously it was like 10PM when we finished so the lighting is all wonky... the table is a bright white, with sea foam green nobs. I love it!! We plan on using it to either house Caleb's new record player/records...or just for a few miscellaneous items in our house. I'd like it to go in our guest bedroom, but Caleb loves it in the living room by the TV for now. We'll see! ;)

Gosh, doing stuff like this together is SO much fun. It was so exciting creating something together! Have you done any projects lately?! I want to hear!!

The sweetest Sunday!

Oh, the Super Bowl. The famous Sunday that all football fans wait for all year (even when your team doesn't quite make it). The second I found out Katy Perry was performing...my life was pretty much made. It's no secret that I'm a bit obsessed with her. Sure, she's gotten a bit edgier than she was when I saw her live, but she's Katy Perry...she can do whatever she wants.

Anyway. My point is... her halftime show was incredible. I think my favorite part was the dancing sharks, or when she rode a tiger made of Prisms...ugh, she's amazing.

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Other than the awesomeness that is K.P., I'm sad the Seahawks didn't pull out a win, but hey, at the end of the day I'm not too worried. #whodey!! Erin and Jared hosted a super fun party. They always have the cutest decorations, and amazing food! We played Bingo (Erin made those cards herself!), won prizes, and made game score predictions. I love how my family/friends can turn something like a football game into an entire night of fun/games!

Other than a fun Sunday evening, Caleb and I did MORE DIY (and relaxing) this weekend!!! Can't wait to show you what we got ourselves into! Hope you enjoyed your weekend!!

Friday never felt so good.

My sister in love said it best, sometimes I just don't have enough brain power for a long blog post. She said that on a Monday, yet I'm saying it on a Friday. Regardless, I'm sleepy, and a list format blog post is what you're getting today, folks. Here's a little look into my week!

-Free Redbox...and ice cream. I never say no to dessert.

-Finally using that crock pot again. Spent Thursday night prepping and loved every second.

-Girls night with a little lady who feels like a sister {bonus points for those that realize thats in our DIY mirror}.

-This hilarious picture had me dying in the late hours of the night one evening. #truth

-We got some extremely good news yesterday about one of our favorite little girls! Her health is significantly improving {long story short - she has a hole in her heart that looks to be healing on its own}...this is Nora's little sister, Charlotte. Is she not the cutest?!

We get to babysit them next week for an evening and we literally can't wait. If that last picture doesn't send you into your weekend smiling...you may be a crazy person. Enjoy, friends!

Wednesday night adventures

I can't tell you how many awesome things happened this week... but probably the highlight? Doing our first HUGE Jungle Jim's grocery-shopping trip together. We go there all the time for odds and ends and on random Friday nights, but have never done a full trip. It was awesome...and we didn't spend nearly as much as we thought we would! Before that though, we went to a cute little local diner that we'd never been too for some grub.

{Funny story}...right when I got home Caleb said he'd cook up some pork chops. He used an old cast iron skillet my grandma gave me (its amazing) and a bunch of random seasonings. Well, the chops were abnormally thick, like...it was weird. Then he starts complaining about how the fan above the stove doesn't actually suck in any smoke and just blows air around. All of a sudden, like clockwork, there goes our fire alarm... SERIOUSLY?! It took us about 5 minutes to get it to turn off...and he said "Forget this, we're going out.".... I've never loved you more, babe. Just kidding, but this gal does love weeknight dinner dates. So anyway, we ended up at a cute diner, then grocery shopping for about 2 hours. It was the perfect Wednesday night.

Pretty much everyone needs a Jungle Jim's in their town. It truly makes grocery shopping more fun. It's seriously an adventure, every time we go in!

I'm also really excited to say we bought a TON of food for a meal plan I've been working on! I plan on taking full advantage of my crock pot in the next couple weeks!

Smile, friends!!! It's almost the weekend!

From drab to fab! {a fun project}

 Caleb saw a really cool color of spray paint while we were out last weekend and told me we should get it...I say, sure why not?! We had no idea what we were going to do that evening and we quickly decided it should be a DIY night-in! So, we bought ourselves some canvas' and paint, then stopped by a cute consignment shop and Caleb found a really neat mirror (he's got a good eye!)...there was no price tag on it and I assumed it would be nearly $50. Turns out, it was $17. You bet we snagged that beauty up and decided THAT'S what we would use the spray paint for. So we made a quick trip to Michael's for painters tape, etc...and had ourselves a ball all evening.

We obviously didn't want to get spray paint on the mirror, so we had to get the tape up underneath the framing, and cover the entire mirror. Luckily, that didn't take too long and we were able to put a few coats on within an hour.

It turned out so, so amazing. We're really excited about it. Ignore the awful two toned lighting that came through on my camera -- but the mirror is awesome, huge, and we LOVE the color!

By the time we got this finished, it was pretty late...so we know we're looking a bit rough, but we couldn't help but snag a mirror picture ;) #cliche

We really want to try and make this tiny space of ours FEEL like home in the next coming months, and I'm excited for the challenge. Have you ever done a DIY that was surprisingly simple? I'd love to hear about it!!

Our thrifty weekend.

Friday night was so fun. I went to a ladies night/dinner party with some friends and had a blast. It's always good to spend time with those you don't get to see often....and we had such a fun time catching up, that the only picture I got was of the delicious cupcakes! Whoops! ;)

Saturday, Caleb and I had NO plans. I won't ever get sick of saying that! We slept in, watched entirely too much American Ninja Warrior, and hit some random stores to see where the day would take us. We went to one of our favorite little hidden gems; The Peppermint Pig. It's a tiny, adorable thrift shop. They have pet adoptions on Saturday's, enough old school records to last you 10 years, random little trinkets, and everything in between. I scored this adorable jewelry dish for 75 cents!

Ignore my horrific nails!

We had ourselves a date-night in with a bunch of paint, some canvas, and lots of creativity. Both of ours turned out to be epic failures so we literally threw them out, ha! BUT we're going to have paint night 2.0 soon, so don't fret ;) BUT we did do a "DIY" that was extremely successful (post on that to come!)... and we're so excited about it! Can't wait to show you guys!!

Sunday consisted of teaching the little ones at church...our church is having a secret project and asking our members to all take a selfie and hashtag it with #connectselfie (our church is called Connect Christian Church), so Caleb had the brilliant idea to take one with the kids that morning! See if you can spot me in the back...I know, I kind of blend in.

After church we had way too much chips & salsa...watched two movies, and more HGTV was watched. It's becoming a problem ;) hope your weekend was awesome!!

mexican food + family = magical

Last night was so good for my soul. I had some of my favorite people over. Everyone brought a "dish" and we celebrated my grandpa's birthday. He's such a great guy and its awesome when we are able to all get together! Even better when Mexican food is involved... & oh my word you guys, my favorite chips in the world were on sale yesterday, so you know I and to snag a bag (or two).

We played around with my new Polaroid. It was a crack up hearing my little cousin tell my uncle "how cool these were!" and my uncles response? "Dude, you don't even know!", haha! It's so neat that Polaroids used to be the "main source" for taking photos. I think its cool that I'll have these little snapshots to keep forever.

Yes, my grandpa is wearing an "Air Jordan" shirt, and YES we didn't have real candles so we made him blow out a 3-wick candle juuuust in front of his cake ;) we keep it classy.

I challenge you this next month to spend a little extra time with those you love, especially your grandparents. I know I'm one of the lucky ones, my grandparents live within a few miles, but still. Making these plans is such a blast and spending extra time with family is something I'll never regret. I hope you guys have a fun filled weekend planned! Enjoy! ;)