Chevron wall

I did it! Well....WE did it. My bestie, Lori, and I took on the largest wall in the nursery to do a Chevron pattern in a Strawberry pink. It only took us about ummm......12 hours. No, seriously.....12 hours!! The first 5 or so were us trying to figure out why our chevrons did not look like chevrons and why we couldn't remember our measurements from grade school :) I blame mine on pregnancy brain. Anyway, it is FINALLY done, and I couldn't be happier.

Gabe is in Europe right now for 10 days, and I know for a fact that he is happy about that. He totally got out of this project, therefore, he owes Lori and I BIG TIME!! I can't wait to tackle refinishing the dresser we bought for the room and start filling this space with all my favorite things for little Amara!

I heart you Chevron!

It is time to start making some moves with Amara's nursery. The more time I give myself to surf the web and look at the ideas, the less settled on ONE idea I get. The one design element that has had me from "hello" is the Chevron print. I want it on my pillows, walls, carpet and even furniture! Gabe really loves just having stripes in the room, but I think that is mainly because painting a Chevron pattern can be a lot of work! Where do I draw the line? How much is too much? It will be going SOMEWHERE in my house when it is all said and done! :)

   I am pretty determined to keep the color white in my house, despite the fact that we have a baby on the way. It is a great color all year round. Yes, it IS a color people! I went to pick out the upholstery for my glider today, and when I said I wanted white, the ladies laughed at me! In my dreamworld, my entire house is white, lots of windows and these pieces from Johnathan Adler! Btw, Gabe agrees with all of this! :)

Bar Cart

Giraffe Lamp

Picture frame (for Amara's first baby pic)

Stacking shelves

Goodbye Cabin Fever....Hello DIY Projects!

So, I have been unemployed for 3 weeks now. I have become BFF with my change sorting machine, coupons and most importantly.......craigslist. I am so inspired by people who can take something that was $5, and turn it into something I would LOVE to have. I admire the vision that they have to see the treasure in the trash.  Here is a mixture of inspirations/ projects on my "To Do" List!

Dresser/Changing table for Amara's Nursery

Before....

After! I have been asking for a hanging chandelier for our teeny tiny entryway....this is the PERFECT idea!

Handmade pom pom mobile possibly...

 

I could definitely fall asleep looking at these :)

Boy or Girl?

 I was telling my husband the other day how I want to be a better blogger. He assured me that I did NOT want to be a true blogger because I hardly pay attention to this blog. Well, I wanted this to be a joint effort. It is GABE AND jenni?!?! Oh well... I am going to try harder to make this more of a priority.

 Anyhow, I recently left my part-time job to finish out my pregnancy in style. My sweet husband has supported my decision to stay home and tend to "baby things." I have recently cleaned our bathroom for the first time in months, done 8 loads of laundry, will be attempting my Yoga video later and I haven't even scratched the surface of all the things I want to do with this new life of mine. 


 The first priority for me was hosting a gender reveal party at our home. We had all of our close friends and family over for a BBQ, and we took part in a riveting cutting of the cake. We had an amazing cake made to  reveal the gender Baby Patillo to everyone. Gabe and I had no clue what it was, we found out along with everyone else. It was our most exciting party yet!! Not that I didn't already know, but I was even more convinced that we have the BEST friends and family in the world. 


 Enjoy the pics!

I am alive.....i think

Ok, so I am back to feeling like normal again today. The last two days have been pure hell for me unfortunately. I know that sounds really dramatic, but i think my husband being out of town made it harder :(. My sister took good care of me and sat in the bed with me all night long. The real life saver were my new sea bands. I am styling and profiling now. I feel like I am walking around in an 80's workout video and Olivia Newton John's "Let's get Physical" keeps playing in my head.

50 degrees and dreaming!

It was gorgeous outside today! It completely changed my mood and helped me get out of my "prego funk!" It got me excited about Summer 2011. I came across this photo and it got me thinking of the many conversations Gabe and I have had about how much fun it will be to rent big beach homes with our friends and family and their children and have them "grow up" together! So fun to dream.....sigh.....