Mr. Tim’s b-day dinner!

We went to McCormick & Schmick’s for Mr. Tim’s b-day dinner last Friday!  It was so fun!  We LOVE love that place.  If you are a seafood lover….you would be in love. Tim got the wild sockeye salmon.  I’m not much of a seafood person, so I got the filet mignon. 

We had the best waiter too!  I love really good waiters.  I was impressed. 

So far it’s one of our most favorite places to eat. 

He had a very fun birthday! 

Thank you to everyone who left him a little message!  You guys are so very sweet!!! 

xoxo,

Amanda

friday night update:

Hey everyone! How are ya? I was gone for a few days on a little trip, so I haven’t been able to update the blog. This is the first time in a whole week that I have had the time to sit down and blog! wow! Thankfully we don’t have much planned over the weekend so I can get caught up on things.

We had a lovely trip to Kansas City last weekend! We might have gone to the Cheesecake Factory twice. We don’t have one in our city….so we get reallllly excited when we are nearby one!

Tim’s little brother moved into the dorms at college for the first time yesterday! I can’t believe it!

He just graduated last May…..ugh I feel old!

Speaking of Mr. Tim, this week he wrapped up his first semester in Bible college! I am so very proud of him. He still has one more final to take before Tuesday. He did such a great job in his classes. Way to go babe!

Also, some of our dearest friends had their first baby a few weeks ago! We are so excited for them! Little Corban is so so precious. Congrats Landen & Greta!

We loved getting to hold him!

Well, I’m in my flannel jammies and have taken to the couch for the night! I LOVE it! I don’t plan on moving either. :)

Night night!

xo,

Amanda

It’s husband’s birthday!

Today my dear husband….Mr. Tim if you will…..turns another year older!

But just as HOT as ever! ;) 

I thought I would do a photo tribute to my man….

I love how he dresses up real nice. ;)

I love his heart for teens.  He connects with people.

I love that he looooooves babies!  He looks good holding one too!

I love that he always feels free to be himself.  Which is pretty hilarious in my book.

I love him with our little furbaby.  He is a good dad to her! :) 

I love how he is very artistic.  He is normally up to any project!

I love how he sends me random pictures throughout the day…..this being one of them.  

Most of all….I love his love and sweetness to me.  He is a one-of-a-kind husband!

If you leave him a birthday greeting….

I will make sure he reads it! :) 

Happy Birthday Mr. Tim!!!!!!!  I love you dearly. 

A bundle of fun.

Hello there! 

I hope everyone is having a good week so far! :)

Well, this post will be r a n d o m.  Just so you know.  Due to the fact that I am feeling pretty random and have lots going on this week. 

I started out my morning with some McCafe.  Not terrible…..thanks McD’s!

I wanted to say congrats again to my friend Sarah from Newlywed & Decorating on winning my 1st giveaway!!!!!  You should definitely go visit her blog…..she has the cutest nursery in the works for her baby girl on the way!

If you missed my first vlog you can see it here.  It’s pretty ridiculous.  But it’s just a little snippet into life at our house. 

Speaking of the vlog……I have had requests for more vlogs! haha!  So what should we vlog about?  Do you have anything/questions about us that you are just dying to know?  *chuckles*

My sweet friend Jade came to town just for one day last week and we got Chinese at one of her favorite places! I just cherish the moments I get to see her cause they are few and far between. 

Have you smelled this???

This is my new favorite smell/scent whatever!  All I have is this body cream….but I need more!!!!!!

Mr. Tim will soon blow out some candles!

His birthday is Friday!!!!!!!  I love my husband. 

(via pinterest)

This quote is meaning a lot to me right now.  It’s so easy to wish that God would just show us a diagram of what our life is suppose to look like.  A timeline of exactly when this or that is going to happen & why.  Lately I have been struggling with the “whys”.  Why this?  Why not?  Why us?  Why?  Compete faith is trusting in God in every circumstance.  To walk daily with Him….trusting that things might not make sense now…..but it’s all working together for my good and for His glory.  And that’s exactly what I want.  God to receive glory from my life. 

“We walk by faith, not by sight”  2 Corinthians 5:7

I hope YOU are having a wonderful day! 

xoxo,

Amanda

1st Vlog & Giveaway Winner!!!!!

Hey guys! We are here on this lovely weekend with our very first vlog. We wanted to announce the giveaway winner! :) Thanks so much to everyone who entered. I wish I could send you all a fun surprise! We hope you enjoy our first vlog.

Enjoy your weekend!

xo,

Tim, Amanda & Maddie

My dream summer date dress!

 

 

I went to the Modcloth website last night and I got so excited that I nearly screamed!!!!!!  Look at this dress I found!!!!!!  As you may remember I am completely obsessed with cherries!  This is the cutest dress I have ever seen. 

How sweet would this be for a summer picnic with my hubby?! 

Oh I’m just over the moon!  Sadly, it’s $100!  :(  I don’t normally spend that on a dress.  Unless it’s for a special occasion.  So I’m out of luck. 

My b-day isn’t until November….

Here is an up-close of the adorable pattern.  Those buttons go down the back of the dress.

Wouldn’t these shoes look amazing with it?  They are also from Modcloth. 

Well, I just had to share my joy with you!!!!!! 

Even though I really wish it were my dress for real! haha! 

p.s. You have until tomorrow to enter my GIVEAWAY if you haven’t done so already!  Don’t miss it! :)

Hugs!

Amanda

Imaginary guest bedroom redo.

Do you watch HGTV? 

We do…..regularly.  And regularly drool over pretty houses. 

Mr. Tim and I are quite the pair.  We both love HGTV, we both love projects, we both love design….etc. etc. etc.

We have been watching the new season of Design Star!  LOVE this show.  Who’s with me?  My favs right now are Karl, Kellie, Leslie and Mark.  In the episode last night they got to redo rooms in a bed & breakfast on the Jersey Shore!  How cool!  I would love to go stay there someday. 

Most of the rooms turned out awesome.  I loved the suite that they did!  Feel free to chime in if you watched the show…..  :)  I loved all those colors and patterns!

Well, while we were watching the show….Tim looks at me and says lets redo a room.  In all seriousness.  haha!  He is always ready to redo something.  Our guest bedroom has never been done.  It’s a catch-all room with a bunch of random junk.  The sad thing is….we have had many people stay the night there! ha!  So embarrassing.  Decorating an entire house takes time and lots of green!  I think we are going to set out to redo it on the absolute CHEAP!  It will be fun to see what we come up with. 

I decided to do a little web window shopping on Urban Outfitters.  They always have different things at good prices.  I like it. :)  I threw all these items together rather quickly….if I was really buying stuff….I would spend some more time really thinking about it.  Or just being ridiculously indecisive like I always am!

So here are some fun ideas of what I would love my guest bedroom to look like:

This bedding is reversible! And it’s neutral enough I could throw lots of fun pillows on it.

I’m in love with this chair……

I want my guests to feel right at home….

Some pretty patterned curtains to mix things up.

I think i will do this again but web window shop on Target, Pottery Barn, etc!  I also love finding things on Craigslist & thrifting. 

Are you redoing any rooms right now or have the design bug?

DON’T FORGET TO ENTER MY GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!  I can’t wait to send someone a really fun package in the mail.  :o)

Hope your having a lovely day!

xo,

Amanda