Kitchen Reveal

I am happy to share before and after photos of my kitchen! Yay for bringing it up to the 2000s ;)

Before. Old, outdated, broken appliances. Ugly white cheap cabinets and green (?!) counters. And horrible wallpaper. 

After! Custom brown cabinets with custom pantry (we did not have a pantry at all before). Brand new stainless steel appliances and level 3 granite counters. New stainless steel sink and faucet and glass backsplash. 

The color on the walls is Arid Plains from valspar. 

Lol at the Henry photo bombs :)

Appliances are Fridgadaire. Faucet is Moen. 

We used a local company who did all the work and it was great. 5 months of waiting was with it. 

Our Henry Scare

My Henry. My sweet Henry. 

I will try to keep this as non-graphic as possible. 

Yesterday morning around 9:45, Henry made an odd wheezing sound. He did it once and went back to sleep. Didn't think anything of it. 

I go and ride and made a target run, and come back to Henry making the wheezing again, this time much harder and louder. Cue the freak out. 

From the time I got home and finished my shower after my ride, he had thrown up 6 times. I could not get ready fast enough, called Matt at work (who of course is slammed and can't leave for another 2 hours) as I am racing with Henry to the emergency vet. Wheezing + vomit = no good. 

Matt met us there as soon as he got off (by then I had been there for almost 2 hours waiting for the doctor). It took a while for the vet to figure out what was wrong, and realized that he had gotten a case of kennel cough (I had him vaccinated for this but apparently it isn't always 100% effective) and it was now causing him stress. Poor guy. 

4 hours later, 2 medicines and an RX for a third and we headed home. 

Today he is doing great and more "himself". We had a few wheezing episodes but nothing to the extent of yesterday thank goodness. 

Love that sweet face. 

Man, I love my animals very much. I'm so glad he's ok. Definitely a "low" of this weekend but as long as he's ok that's all that matters. 

Big Dots and Gingham

I love Pinterest for many reasons. One of the main ones is for new ideas on how to wear pieces I already own. 

I found this pin and I love the gingham and big dots combo and I had similar pieces already. 

Sweater, earrings, and gingham shirt are j crew factory, necklace is target, pants are old express and shoes are Vince Camuto via tjmaxx. 

I have been horrible at blogging the past month, I have lots of hauls and my kitchen is done (!!!) so I will post pictures soon. 

Happy Tuesday!

Happy Birthday to me!

Happy Birthday to me! I hope 26 is a good year. 25 flew by fast. We were accepted on our house a few days before my birthday last year. Age 25 we closed, renovated the kitchen, did other upgrades....it flew by very fast. 

I have a lot of personal bucket list items I want to check off that I feel like I didn't get to do yet. So here's to another year!

What I Wore. All Old

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Ours was pretty uneventful in the form of work, cleaning, riding, some gym time and laundry. Good times. 

I am trying to get better at wearing pieces I already own. All of these pieces I have had for several months and even over a year. 

Tee is target, pants are banana republic, shoes are Vince Camuto via tjmaxx, scarf is jcrew factory, earrings are target. 

Hope everyone has a good Monday!

Sephora, TJMaxx, Old Navy and Target purchases!

I have started Christmas shopping already, and have picked up some things for myself of course :) Here are my recent purchases. 

Sephora- I ordered some Christmas gifts, renewed my VIB status for 2014, and claimed my VIB birthday gift :) where is what I got for myself. 

The Urban Naked Beauty Balm is amazing. It's so lightweight and not greasy. Coverage is great as well. I received a sample and loved it. 

I needed more of my Clinique Dramtically Different lotion. I have used this for many years. 

I love this glittery cosmetic case! It's multi color sparkle. I have so many cosmetic bags but I love this. It's perfect for my trips coming up. 

Of course, love Sephora samples!

Target - I love this cobalt blue tee! It's so soft and will be great alone or as a layer. 

After eyeing this shirt so long I finally caved in. I can't wait to wear it!

TJ Maxx -I found some great Christmas gifts and picked these out for myself. 

I realize I have so many stripes but I love this. The material is so soft!

Again..stripes. What can I say? :) I sized up for a more relaxed fit. 

Old Navy - I saw this scarf and I was instantly in love with it. I am debating getting the orange combo as well. 

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Small Changes

Sometimes the small changes make the biggest impact in a home. My Inlaws came to visit us last month and wanted to buy us something for the house. I did not like the entryway light fixture that came with the house so my Inlaws bought us a new one. Our handyman TJ installed it the other night and I love it. Plus, it's energy efficient. 

The old one was so dark and gaudy looking. 

New one! So much better. 

It's a small change but it made such an impact. 

Hope everyone had a good weekend :)