my guest bedroom back!

did i mention that sean finally de-junked our guest/craft/music room? it's been so nice to have it back. granted it's a slighly random room, and lacking in the color department, but i love and missed it. someday i would love to paint the dresser & bed white and replace the hardware. but that's just a giant project that i'm not willing to take on right now! and i don't know if my mom would allow it... all of the furniture was my grandma's.

a few things about the room:
1. yes, i organize my books by color, not author.

2. the frames above the bed were actually meant to be filled, but i never got around to it.

3. another painting by my grandpa ♥

4. no idea where i came up with the idea for a seashell bouquet. as i said, it's a random room.

5. don't look too closely at the chess set. i have no idea where the pieces go.

morning nap =

mad dash to:

clean up breakfast.
clean up toys downstairs.
round up diapers.
empty garbages throughout house.
wash bottles.
clean up chess pieces serena played with while i organized my bookshelf.
clean up toys in hall.
clean up toys in bedroom.
make bed.
throw clothes on the window seat.
dust bedroom {with the back of my sleeve because i just noticed how dusty it was in there}.
do makeup.
do hair {ponytail, of course}.
take off dusty + oatmeal covered pajamas.
attempt to find a cute outfit.
say to self "oh well" when i look in the mirror and realize it looks like a maternity outfit.
{who will i see today anyway besides serena?}
dust coffee table {this time with a rag}.
change laundry.
catch my breath.
check my email.
blog for a minute.

afternoon naptime tends to be slightly less stressful, thank goodness!!! i'm already looking forward to it.

nap hair.

i always get a silly surprise when i pull serena out of her crib after naptime. she sleeps with her head squished into the corner. look at that goofy smile. she has no idea i'm making fun of her hair :)

popcorn.

serena was thrilled and terrified watching the popcorn pop last night.

we made some seriously delicious caramel popcorn for our bachelor finale party. i'm kind of sad that it's over. but, as it turns out, i'm sort of glad he picked vienna. he was obviously crazy about her. can't wait for the bachelorette with ali!!!!!

{another terrible picture from my phone.}

satisfied?

i have had these frames hanging in my house for 3 years. they have been empty until today. i meant for them to be that way. my inspiration came from an article in martha stewart's magazine many years ago. there was a whole section about hanging empty frames and i loved it! sean has never liked or understood the awesomeness of the empty frames. probably many of you who have visited my house have felt the same way! well hopefully today sean will be satisfied.

ann gave me a few little practice roosters with my big rooster. they are so cute and fun and i didn't want them to go to waste! so for now, my empty frames are no longer empty. we'll see how long i keep it that way.