Nursery

The nursery is now 95% done, so I figured I should show you all. All we're missing is our rocker/recliner (that won't be here until August 1) and the shadow boxes for above the crib (I am doing 3 10x10 shadow boxes, 1 w/the elephant, 1 w/the hippo, and 1 w/the giraffe like the bedding).
What do you think?

The cats have been hanging out in the baby's room all day for the past few days. I hope its because they can sense it will soon be occupied... like in a few days. *fingers crossed*

This corner is reserved for the rocker/recliner and a side table. It looks really small in this picture, but there's plenty of space there.

I made the pelmet boxes above the windows, the memo board, and the book holder (which will eventually be for the baby's books, but now holds my magazines).

Close up of the crib (the 3 shadow boxes will be spaced just above it) and also the changing table. I finally found the perfect baskets at Target in the $1 zone (they were $2.50 a piece, not $1 unfortunately). They are the perfect shade of teal and have a polka-dot style motif on them, which was a perfect match. I think I'm going to replace the elephants on the top shelf with some pictures once the baby comes.

Baby's Room Help!

I am DETERMINED to get the baby's room done in the next week (completely finished/cleaned/put together by next Sunday). But, I need a little help. The room is currently a khaki/green color which obviously does not go with the colors that we are doing for the baby's room (white, teal, charcoal, light grey, yellow). I cannot decide which color to paint. I want to do either the light grey or teal. They each provide a totally different look from the other and I think both would look great, but its decision time. So here's the rundown to help you help me decide. Once you read through it, please vote on the sidebar -->

• All the baby furniture is white
• The changing table has open shelving below it and whatever color I don't paint the walls, I will likely use as a basket color for the shelves
• My sister is bringing up my parents' old la-z-boy that I plan to reupholster, likely in a grey/charcoal microfiber
• The quilt, bumper, and fitted sheet can be seen here 
• I plan on using white frames on the walls with various pictures/prints in them
• Here's a close up of the main fabric with all of the colors in it (its the light grey, like the frog, or the teal, on the hippo):

I think that is all the pertinent info that would have to do with making a color decision. So put your imaginations to work and help me decide! Voting will last until Tuesday, since it will probably take me that long to get the room cleared out and ready to paint. 

Halloween

Since the stores are already selling Halloween decorations, it is time to get serious about a costume for this year. Originally, we were going to be Selene and Michael from Underworld (by "we" I mean, I tell Bryce what he's going to be, with only slight approval from him needed). 

I liked this idea... well, I still do, but we did zombies last year, so I kind of wanted to do something more cheery. 

I recently learned the easiest and most awesome way to make little girl tutus and decided I could make one for myself for Halloween... so my mind immediately went to Disney Princesses. Of course, my favorite tutu-wearer is Tinkerbell. But when I was talking to Kileen the other day, we thought of some great ideas for most of the princesses. So here's the dilemma: Tinkerbell or Ariel?? Let's analyze...

For Tink, Bry would go as Captain Hook. (He was very specific about NOT going as Peter Pan.) I would wear a pair of nude leggings like these: 

They look quite weird by themselves...but I would wear a leotard over top in a lime green, similar to this grey/blue one: 

And then I would make a tutu out of lime green and sparkly kelly green tulle. I would also wrap the sparkly kelly green tulle around the lime green leotard for an extra layer of dimension (and figure-forgiveness). I already own a pair of fairy wings and I would do my hair up in a bun with a blue ribbon around it, just like Tink. To finish the look, I would go for a pair of lime green ballet flats like these from Target. For Bryce, we would need to buy the Captain Hook hat, hook, and a flowy white shirt. He could wear this all with black pants and shoes and draw the mustache on his face. If we wanted to spend a lot, we could order him a costume like this, but I don't really know if he'd go for that.  

On to Ariel.... the idea starts similar, but instead of nude leggings, I would wear this teal-ish color:

With the same/very similar color sparkly tutu. On top I would wear a nude cap-sleeve tee like this:

and I would attach some purple tulle in the shape of Ariel's seashell bra. All that would be left is a seashell in the hair and a prince (aka Bryce). As Prince Eric, all Bry would need is a flowy white shirt, some navy or blue pants, some boots, and a red man sash. I really can't decide. Either would work well. What do you think??

100

This is my 100th post!! So I would like to take the time to tell you 100 things I love/am grateful for.

1. Husband
2. My Mom
3. My Dad
4. In-laws
5. 2 Best Friends
6. Music
7. School
8. A Job (that I LOVE)
9. Sister
10. Brothers- and Sisters-in-law
11. The Gospel
12. My Cats
13. Health
14. The Temple
15. The Savior
16. All of my music friends that help grad school be bearable
17. My Teachers
18. Scholarships
19. Government Grants
20. A nice house to live in
21. Clothes on my back
22. Food on my table
23. Shoes on my feet
24. The Bible
25. The Book of Mormon
26. Living Prophets today
27. The gym
28. Hugs
29. Kisses
30. Unconditional Love
31. Crafts
32. A creative mind
33. Missed opportunities that help lead to better opportunities
34. Utah's love for community theater (which has allowed me 2 operatic roles outside of school this summer)
35. Opera
36. The Armed Forces that keep our country safe
37. Freedom
38. Christmas
39. Friendly neighbors (finally!)
40. 2 Cars, even though Bryce and I mostly share just 1
41. The Internet
42. Halloween
43. Setting Goals
44. Making Lists
45. Airplanes (even though my recent experiences with flying/purchasing tickets may have made me feel otherwise)
46. 4th of July 
47. Decorating
48. Teapots
49. TV--specifically some of my favorite TV shows, including:
50. Friends
51. Gossip Girl
52. Grey's Anatomy
53. and Anything on Bravo
54. Ikea (especially since we are still poor college students)
55. Bubble Baths
56. Massages
57. Manicures/Pedicures (and a mother-in-law who loves to get them when she visits)
58. Air conditioning during the hot summer months
59. Snow
60. That I can help others be better at something
61. Blogging/Reading others' blogs
62. Easter 
63. Chocolate
64. Thanksgiving
65. Movie marathons curled up on the couch
66. TV season marathons with Jess
67. Shopping
68. Hope/Planning for the future
69. Traveling 
70. Having to get up really early for something exciting
71. Staying up way too late
72. Talking on the phone to people I can't see often
73. Curiosity (especially from my cats)
74. Hobbies
75. Reconnecting with long lost friends
76. Facebook
77. A washer and dryer in my house
78. Watching sports on TV
79. Going to a baseball game
80. Babies (no experience with my own yet, but one day)
81. Being a girl
82. Lace, Ruffles, and Pearls
83. Video games to keep my husband occupied when I need to get something done
84. Having a really clean house (it doesn't happen often, but it feels so good when it does)
85. Generosity of others
86. Camping
87. Finding new craft ideas online
88. Playing games
89. InStyle magazine that comes in the mail once a month 
90. The Ensign
91. Real Simple magazine that also comes in the mail once a month
92. The Classical Singer website and all of the useful information it contains (including auditions)
93. A computer
94. Houston (which Bryce and I both miss terribly, although I don't know if we'll be saying that after we go home for 2 weeks in August)
95. Dreams
96. Funny Stories
97. Celebrity Gossip
98. Dancing
99. My iPod 
100. Sleep

4th of July

Is it still too early to decorate for the 4th of July? I made my 4th of July letters and shadow boxes a while ago and I still have my Easter decorations (because there's no holiday in between), so I want to put up my new decorations! Is it too early? Should I make generic "spring" decorations? Or can I go ahead and put 4th of July up??