Smokey Hill River Festival 2013

Last weekend, CT and I went home to Salina [after our doctors appointment - which we got great news meaning it's go time again for try#2] for the Smokey Hill River Festival.

This is something I look forward to each year. Delicious food, live music, original art. Something I try my hardest not to miss!

I love the decorated trees that welcome you to the festival!

 This owl was my birthday gift from my parents that we purchased from an artist at the festival. Each year I have been OBSESSED with his mosaic tile mirrors, which range usually anywhere from $200-600. I fell in love with this piece and it was at a much better price point.

I chose this piece because our bedroom decor is gray, metallic silver, and red with a birds and tree theme. 

You can now find it hanging out in the tree in our room!

My dad just had to have this little fella. 

Probably because of his hand expression. Haha. 

I think he is made to go outside in your garden, but I'm thinking my dad is going to use it to house his keys and phone at night.

We had such a good time this weekend. 

The only bummer was that it stormed Saturday evening so we had to leave and go home and miss out on the lead act for that evening, Mingo Fishtrap. 

This weekend got me so excited for CT's and I adventures in NYC coming up the beginning of July. 

Speaking of, I really should start planning that trip. 

Stay posted on more to come. =)

PS- Look what CT spotted on me this weekend. 

A gray hair! EKKK! 

I only just turned 24. 

What the heck.

Praying for the Victims

So the past two evenings we have had horrible weather mixed with lots of deadly tornadoes. On Sunday evening we had to head to the basement because down town Wichita was in the path of a F1 tornado. 

I packed my bag, which you can find more about here, and headed down the elevator with Bentley. CT likes to be super cool and super brave and wait until the very last moment, so we left him upstairs. He later came down, but none the less I was super annoyed. 

I don't mess around with mother nature and tornadoes. They are probably the thing I am most scared of. 

Luckily, we escaped with only hail damage to our cars. I can't say the same for some other people around town and tragically the people in Oklahoma. 

My heart aches for all the people who lost their belongings, homes, fur babies, and family members. 

I pray specifically for the moms that lost their children to have peace in knowing their babies are now playing up in heaven with Jesus. I can't imagine the amount of pain they are experiencing. 

God, please give them the strength and hope needed to get them through the upcoming darkest days of their lives.

I came across this touching video on facebook about a woman who thought she lost her furbaby in the storm. Fortunately they were able to catch them being reunited on camera. 

You can hear her say at the end of the video that her puppy was her life. 
You better believe it. I shredded a few happy tears for this woman. 
Even in tragedies, God is good. 

Please continue to pray for everyone effected by these storms. Unfortunately, this isn't the first and won't be the last of these deadly tornadoes. 

Weekend Recap + Shabby Spring Bunting

This weekend started a little early on Friday. I picked up a few extra hours throughout the week and had to stay late for an open house one night, so I was pushing over time and decided to leave early Friday.

Saturday was a hang at home all day kind of day. 

It was showering and thunder-storming all day, so it was the perfect opportunity to do a little spring cleaning and spring crafting! 

I mainly organized and cleaned out the hobby room. It's crazy how quickly it can turn into a hot mess! 

I still have an abundance of black feather boas from our wedding that I need to find something to do with. 

I'm thinking probably a Halloween wreath and maybe some garland on the Christmas tree? Any other ideas?

I'm also looking at doing something with these beauties! Besides these colors, I have a ton more grey, brown, and black buttons. I'm thinking about spray painting some metallic silver and incorporating them into our bedroom decor somehow.

After a little organizing, I joined the hubby in the living room with some fabric while he watched the draft. [Go Cowboys!]

 

I cut 4"x 2" blocks of some 'springy' fabric.

 Then I cut them into various shapes and left them with a raw edge which gives it a more shabby look. 

My complete Spring mantle!

I don't know how I feel about the leopard and I'm wishing it had more pink in it, but other than that I'm loving it and I'm impressed with how easy it was. 

We ended the weekend at the zoo with CT's little cousin. It's insane how crazy Kansas weather is: freezing during the week, rainy on Saturday, and 75 and sunny on Sunday! 

We had a really good time! 

It's even better when you can return the child to their parents and then come home and take a nap. Oh the joys of not having kids and borrowing them for the afternoon!

Linking up with Sami.
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Confession: April Showers . . .

Bring May flowers ...

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... and TORNADOS! 

First off, speaking of showers, CT is a varsity baseball coach and their games got rained out today. I know Spring is upon us because out of his 6 playing dates, 3 of them have been rescheduled due to weather.

It's better they are getting rescheduled though, because I would rather watch them get run ruled in the sun. =)  

 

Anyways, back to the main part of this post - tornados! 

This girl is deathly afraid of them. Ever since I was a little girl and there would be warnings on TV, I would set up our little fort underneath the stairs filled with tons of pillows, blankets, and all the stuff we couldn't live without. 

I would get so angry at my parents because they are the type of people that go out to the front porch when the warnings start going off. 

Now it's CT who does that and I get so frustrated with him! 

Look at how scary these things are.
 

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There is no messing around with these monsters!

I totally have a confession though.

I like to be a little proactive during 'tornado' season, and how I do so is by packing a bag (besides my purse) that will come to the basement with me.

Here are a few things that you could find inside.

 

1. birth certificates

2. passports 

3. wedding CD disc

4. my 'blankie' [which I may still sleep with]

5. change of undies

6. phone charger

7. water bottle

8. my good jewelry

9. my cash stash

10. my bible

11. dog leash 

Yes it may be silly, but you never know what might happen! 

How are you prepared for storms? 

Linking up with Macy.