Hooray for Chandeliers!

Guess what I have????? A NEW CHANDELIER!!!! And guess where it is????? HANGING FROM MY CEILING!!!!!!!!!! Yay!



So as many of you know, I have been chandelier shopping for the past few months. Ill give you the short version, and perhaps save the long version for another post. You know, so we can just get right to the good stuff!

I decided that I had enough of the landlord's dated fixture, and I would get my own chandelier. (Don't worry, the landlord's fixture is resting safety in bubble wrap in the attic.)



I had shopped online, and looked around at some stores, and was kind of on-the-fence about what type to get, what color to get, and about how much I really wanted to spend! (yikes!)

But I jumped right off that fence when I was stopped dead in my tracks at the "store" section of a house tour I went on this spring. Had I found it? Had I finally found my chandelier????



I contemplated, I paced, I measured, I lingered.....Yes I think this is what I want! It was so dreamy!!!! So I raced home to measure the ceiling and the table and......hooray it would fit! Sold!

I bought it a while ago and finally got it hung up this weekend! Feast your eyes kids! Feast your eyes on my dreamy chandelier! : ) YAY!





It does look a bit over-the-top, but I guess that means I just need to class up the rest of this joint to follow suit! (And I know it looks a little weird scooped over to the side, but it just makes the most sense to have it centered on the table!)





Whoa, so much for the short version! Who wants to come over and dine under the new chandelier!?!?!?!

Yay!

I know I have been a bit heavy on the flower posts BUT my co worker brought me flowers from her garden (adorned with some Queen Anne's Lace from the field (aka weedy parking lot) behind the office). Yay!

I'll get some more posts ready this weekend for you all! : )

Pretty Sunflowers

1st Trip to the Farmer's Market

So two weekends ago I made my first trip of the season to the farmer's market! Yay! I got flowers, raspberries and naughty bread (which I put right in the freezer after I had some to keep from eating the whole loaf!)












I love the farmer's market!

Birthday Princess Weekend

Here are some pictures from my birthday! : )



I went out to dinner with a bunch of my friends. The plan was to go out after, but due to excess wine consumption during dinner, the "going out" plan didn't quite happen. opps!







I think this is enough wine for dinner! haha



Blurry, I know, but I was trying to capture the jug of Carlo Rossi some girls had in the wine chiller! What is this college?



Megan and Nora Photoshoot:

Kerri and Katie make a new friend:

Who suggested we open another bottle of wine...bad suggestion...

I think this one is my favorite! : )






It was a great time and a great birthday!!!!

Kitchen Island

Yes, I know it is not a real kitchen island and it is just a microwave cart from Ikea.... But humor me and let me call it my kitchen island.



I have wanted to paint it, and I was torn between white and turquoise. A safe choice or a bold choice. Then I saw this picture in the newest Better Homes and Gardens (my favorite magazine!) and it was the push I needed to bravely chose turquoise!
( I can't wait until I get MY big white kitchen! one day!)



from: Better Homes & Gardens

So I hit up the Home Depot and got some swatches. The Yellow ones are for the step stool.



I was torn between these two (although on the computer they look the same!):



Then I got painting!



It is a bit brighter than I thought it would be, but super fun! I am still kind of one the fence, I figured I will give it a week....I always have white paint if i change my mind! : )

Coneflowers on Parade

Yes, I know that is like the dorkiest title ever....but these coneflowers made me super happy! I bought a pink one in the spring for my yard, but the other day at the nursery there were so many, I wanted to bring them all home! So many fun colors!

Oh and here are some Black Eyed Susans : )