Happy Birthday Karly!!!

Three years ago today I was in the delivery room with Lisa and Eric. We were awaiting the birth of little princess Karly. We were playing cards and Lisa decided to not have an epidural... at least she can say she's done it without... after a very long day Karly was born and it was amazing. (For Tyler's birth it was in Vegas and she had both moms in the room. I remember Garrett and I were sitting on the couch at Jimmy's with the phone on speaker so we got to hear Tyler's first cries... )Karly however was different because Lisa would only let me be in the room. Needless to say my eyes were once again filled with tears of joy and I love being able to say I've been here since day one.(I stayed waste up of course lol) For her first birthday I made her cake, but for her second I was extremely sick. For her 3rd I'm under the weather but she requested a pink cake and she was getting it this year. I love her very much and I'm glad she liked her pink birthday cake :)

She was excited to see it................does the closed eyes thing when she says cheese................and is very serious about her cake :)

Happy 3rd Birthday Karly!!!

Opening Day

Opening Day was Friday... Which meant I had a three day weekend :) It was such a long fun day! My mother-in-law is the best mother-in-law ever. Knowing we would be gone all day she let us drop Buster (our 7 month old boxer who has tons of energy) off to play with their two boxers all day. It was perfect because by the time we got home we ere ready to rest and relax and so was he.

I love that Garrett and I have so much in common and that we get to do so much fun stuff together.

Zach was in charge of the grill and he did a very good job. Everything was perfect. The one thing not on the picture was after all this was cooked Jimmy threw on some Chicken meatballs and oh my goodness they were amazing.

 Our seats were of course nose bleed... but what do you expect for a sold out game? I think that's one of the reasons I love this ballpark is that I haven't sat in a seat I didn't like :) Although I did get kind of spoiled with Garrett's work tickets at Club level.

And this is my new addiction!!! It's Shatter nail polish. You paint your nails with an under color... let them dry and then put this over it. As the black dries it shrinks leaving a shattered look.

I did black and orange for opening day :)

and silver the time before... I don't expect to be a hand model any time soon, but I love the way it turns out. When I showed Tyler the orange and black he thought it was so cool and said it was tiger polish.

So that's kind of all for now... This week is Karly's 3rd Birthday, my Friend Melissa's Easter egg hunt/dessert party. Then next week is My mother-in-laws birthday and Easter. My Father-in-law and I are working on a cake for her... needless to say it will be another one of a kind... and if she doesn't like it... it was all his idea :) but its a cute thought so I am sure she'll love it.



Time!!!

Okay can this year please slow down??? I mean Really it's already APRIL? So the one thing I cant complain about it the weather! It is absolutely gorgeous. Perfect weather to do some yardwork and maybe plant a garden or some new flowers, and of course reclaim the space that the weeds have taken over. We've been staying at my in-laws this past week watching their dogs while they were out of town. So our home is in need of some TLC. I would go ahead and put it off until my next day off....but... Garrett and I already have plans to go to the Giants opening day :) I cant wait! I must admit the tailgate is my favorite part. Right now we are busy planning for July. A lot happens in July. We have our 4 year anniversary, the annual Collins family Tahoe trip, and Relay for Life. Needless to say it's a lot of vacation time that has to be requested off asap :) luckily Garrett and I are both workaholics who never call in sick (even when we are sick) and hardly ever use vacation time so we've got a lot saved up. I think this year has gone so fast because our lives feel like they have been none stop lately. I really wish I could find the time to keep up with my blog more often because a ton has happen but it just seems like there is too much to write about, and a lot of random stuff too :) So on that note I think my ramblings in this post are done. I hope everyone has a great day!!!

Dillan

Okay so 2 Months ago (to the day) Dillan made his appearance into this world. He has changed so much in those 2 months. Not so much in size though. He was diagnosed with something that was obstructing his breathing. And of course I can not for the life of me remember what it is called. Well its been a scary few weeks for all of us since his surgery date was set for today. Although we didn't know it was until last night. We simply thought they were doing a scope. Come to find out its know as an exploratory surgery. Their day started this morning at 4:30am and since surgery on a 2 month old isn't that common they had to make the trip out to Roseville to the specialist. I'm not a very public person with most things in my life... but I know for a fact all of our prayers and blessings have been answered. Dillan is safely in recovery and everything went completely well. Through all of this my sister has been a great example to me with her faith and knowledge of the plan of salvation. This has also brought our family closer together. I am so grateful and appreciative to have a wonderfully amazing husband who is a priesthood holder and the everyday support that Heavenly Father knows I need.

Pottery Barn knock off...

Okay so here is yet another post about being a home owner. I must say I shop a lot for the house. Ikea, Home Depot, and Pier 1 have become my new favorite stores. Although I must admit my online affair with Pottery Barn. Their things are so cute yet so expensive. Well, I saw this and loved it...

But I didn't love the price of $43. That and I had the perfect spot for a set of three which would set me back $129 that's just ridicules. So off to Home Depot to see what I could come up with.

I got 3 wooden table leggs and 6 pot coasters...

Glued them together with ligued nails...

Then spray painted them black.

Total cost............................................$11.68 for all 3

(I already had the glue and paint)

and I love them! sorry the picture is sideways and I'm not sure how to fix it also Garrett wants the computer :)

My Kitchen

Okay so almost everyone knows I love to bake. So one of the best parts about buying a home is the Kitchen. I haven't however really done much to it until the last month. I wanted a burgundy or maroon kitchen, but I just couldn't find any one color paint I could fall in love with. So after looking at sample after sample of colors that looked good in the store and and bad on my wall I found "back splash"

I started with these...

I must say I love Joann's! Not only are their coupons "One per full price item" (instead of Micheal's "One per person") but they will accept competitors coupons too! I also signed up for their e-mail and mailer and since the coupons have different codes I can use them all.

So I spent a total of $8 to paint my kitchen. And this is what I got.



Here she is stripped and bare

I started off taping off the walls in diagonals. I of course forgot to take pictures of this point.

And if you have never seen my kitchen before, this is what I am working with.

So in this picture you can see the left side is done and the right side is painted but the tape wasn't ready to come off...

I loved when Garrett decided to cook on the stove in the middle of the kitchen.

And here is the right wall done. 

 And here is the left side done. Oh and we bought a fridge!!!

I am so enjoying being a homeowner and having a husband who appreciates it. (I think he was pretty happy about the price too)



Sewing fun

I started this project about a month ago, but then I ran into a few dilemmas with my sewing machine. (I lost the clear plastic piece that covers the bobbin) Well i finally got it replaced. For being such a small piece it sure was hard to find. I had to order it from a Singer Repair store down in LA. Anyways, I saw this blog that showed you how to take a t-shirt and turn it into a pair of yoga pants. So I got one of Garrett's many shirts he has that he has never worn (and yes I did get his permission first) and cut it like so...

Then I sewed them all together to make these...

Sorry about the picture it was Garrett's cell phone and it's kind of dark. I wish I could still remember the blog I got it from so I could give them credit. Needless to say Garrett's shirts that he doesn't wear he no longer has to get rid of.