Trellis Pattern

I need the trellis pattern somewhere in my house. I am not sure where yet but I just know I need it because I love looking at it and don't tire of it. Maybe my dining room chairs??

My LOVE For Milk Glass

The title of this post pretty much sums it up, I LOVE MILK GLASS! Milk glass is so clean and when I see a large collection with each piece sitting next to each other, I get happy, so very happy. I have no idea why, all of the sudden, I feel that this glass is so amazingly beautiful. I would love to grow my collection, I have just begun and only have two pieces so far. I do have a question for you, how do you know if what you are collecting is truly milk glass and not just a beautiful piece of all white glass? I am new to this and I am not sure of what all I should be looking for. I would really appreciate any helpful tips. = )

Area rugs in the kitchen, good or bad idea?

I have been seeing a lot of area rugs in the kitchen on blogs, in catalogs and even on television shows. I have been kind of liking the look so I have been considering it. My question to you is, are area rugs in the kitchen practical or will I be trying to clean spots off of it all of the time? Maybe I will have less of a mess if I go with something like burlap or jute? What are your thoughts and do you like any of the rugs below??

1. This one is jute from Overstock.com.

2. This one is also from Overstock.com but has a nice design on it.

3. Another Overstock.com rug (I really love Overstocks selection and price on rugs).

or maybe this same rug in blue??

I like the simplicity of the first rug but I also really like the designs on the others. There is something about the last two that keep getting my attention. I am excited to hear your thoughts! THANKS!

SCORE!

Remember this post from yesterday? Well guess what?!? I found three of the tray/plates today at Goodwill! The tea cups were nowhere to be found but that did not bother me one bit, I was so excited to have found three of the tray/plates on my first hunt!! Oh, and did I mention that they were only $1.99 each? That's right, a steal!


**Update**

Today, 9/28, I found the rest of the tray/plates that I wanted (well....the original amount I wanted anyway, now I am thinking I could use a few more)! I also found 6 of the tea cups! Only a few more of the tea cups and I will have the entire set I wanted. I can't believe that I was able to find these at the first two Goodwill stores I went to, it was meant to be! = )

Perfect Day

Today was a perfect day! We decided we needed to get out of the house and enjoy each others company, so.... today was a "date day." What does this perfect day include? I will show you with pictures.

I would love to start a collection of these!

I have seen these a lot lately online and really like love them! I think they would be great for entertaining and I would LOVE a few sets (or 10)! = ) If you see them, and live near me (you know who you are) pretty please call me, I would be so very grateful!

What I Want to Accomplish Before We Have A Baby...

I saw this on another blog recently and thought it was a great idea. I think it is very important to be completely ready in all aspects of your life when you decide to start a family. Yes, you can still live life once you have a child (and we will) but there are some things I would like to experience just the two of us (and on my own) before we do so. I am going to add on my side bar and continue checking off each one as I accomplish. Of course, we also need to get married first, that will definitely be #1. = )

Some of these things I have already done but would like to do one more time pre-baby.

1. Go on a wine tour in Napa or Oregon

2. Go to Washington D.C.

3. Go to New York City

4. Go on at least three more stay-cations

5. Visit the San Juan Islands

6. Travel to Disneyland

7. Take a cooking class

8. New kitchen floors

9. Host a dinner party or game night

10. Make a disaster preparedness kit

11. Organize all closets and drawers in the house

12. Get to the weight I want to be at pre-baby

13. Try a yoga class

14. Collect bottles of wine to have ready for unexpected guests

15. Shoot a gun at the shooting range

16. Go on a hot air balloon as an adult

17. Skydive

18. Build up our “emergency fund”

19. Blog weekly

20. Redo three pieces of furniture

21. Continue to decorate and be crafty