a dresser makeover...

just a bit ago i put the final touches on Penny's new dresser, and i must say that i'm pretty pleased with how it came out!
here's a peek at the rough state it started off in...


and here's its pretty new self...
gotta love a makeover!
i found the dresser at my favorite salvage spot, and with just a fresh coat of paint and some new hardware, it's ready for a whole new life! we've still got quite a way to go with the nursery decorating, but this feels like a big thing taken off that check list!

life in iphone pics...

pretty pretty fall flowers for the table
tea time!
a sweet little stray that we found running down the road. don't worry, we found his home!
vegan pumpkin french toast... this was incredible!
the sweetest kind of laundry ever... tiny baby clothes!
a little somethin' special for Penny's room
serious face smoosh!
hello toes! hope we get to continue having these visits :)
lazy nights with my mr. and one sleepy kitty...
it's the most lovely of autumn days here, so i plan to take full advantage of the outdoors and finish up a little furniture revamp project for the nursery, and maybe take the pups for a walk (read: waddle) later. these weekend days are jam packed lately with all the home projects we would love to get done before miss penelope arrives. not that i expect her to come out of the womb complaining that the crown molding in the kitchen isn't finished yet, but ya know, that whole nesting thing is pretty powerful stuff!
happy sunday friends!

early nesting...



welp apparently the nesting phase of this pregnancy has kicked in. i've been cleaning and rearranging our home like it's my job... and getting evan on board for this obsession as well! just in the past week, evan built us a bookcase, we painted it, i scored us a new kitchen table, painted our kitchen window trim as well as our bathroom cabinets, and we hung up some new curtains. somewhere in between all of that i managed to find time to also rearrange our living room, magic eraser all the walls in our home, clean the baseboards, and bleach our back door. it was kinda crazy around here! i'm loving this energy though, and i'm hoping it sticks around through most of the 3rd trimester as well. we've still got lots to do in preparation for the babe... as if we could ever be fully ready!

annual beach trip pics


 and finally back home with our pups...


nothing quite like a little beach getaway to clear out the cobwebs and freshen up the mind! this years trip was a bit calmer then some of the past trips, which was just fine by this preggo! it was chilly most days, and pretty down right freezing the first day, but that just gave me plenty of time to catch up on pregnancy books, eat lots of delicious treats, and kick it with my feet up for much of the day. no complaints here, really! there were some glorious sunny times mixed in too, which led to morning beach walks, and an italian ice so yummy that i'll be thinking about it until next year.

it's time to get back into the swing of things here on the homefront though. i missed our pups like crazy and i'm now ready to start prepping the ol' etsy shop for the christmas rush ahead. one can never start too early on that, especially when someone will be 9 months pregnant come christmas time. should be an interesting holiday season this year!

so happy to be back!

beach bummin' it!


it's that time of year again friends! the mr and i are off to the beach to meet up with 30 or so of our closest friends. it's an annual tradition and i am so very much looking forward to kicking up these preggo feet, lounging around, and doing absolutely nothing!

so i'll see you in a few days... have a great weekend!!!