Well, we tried to have a reveal for you today. Kind of. I spent the whole day yesterday sanding and painting our old vanity to bring it up to par with the rest of the room, but around 3 pm, the paint started acting weird and peeling and it wasn't looking the greatest. Chris suggested buying a new vanity and I couldn't say no. When your husband says, "Maybe we better just get a new piece of furniture." You say yes. So, after he was done with work, we drove the 45 minutes to Ikea and picked out a vanity that we loved and then on the way home, before our Home Depot stop to pick up a toilet seat and caulk--we stopped for dinner. And really enjoyed it. Salad and sandwiches at Zuppas isn't fancy, but it was so nice to be sitting down and eating together and laughing and then I realized, stopping for this sit-down dinner meant we probably wouldn't get the laundry room done tonight, and I felt okay about that. This trumps projects:
(Our fall family picture!) That said, the vanity will look gorg. The gallery I hung up this morning looks amazing. And we still gotta figure out the plumbing for that darn sink. Monday. Reveal. Promise.
Tonight we are gonna do more of what I talked about above--the laughing and eating part. Maybe even carve some pumpkins. What's on your agenda??
Gorgeous family pic. Glad you got a chance to relax and enjoy time together. It's always important to keep priorities straight. Looking forward to seeing the big reveal! http://chaoticdomestic.blogspot.com
Oh my goodness, your family is the cutest. And you are SO pretty. For realsies. I've only ever eaten at Zuppa's once, but I loved it. Glad you guys got to sit down for a breather. We're doing a Zombie race tomorrow in downtown Denver. Dressed to the nines, of course. ;)
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Awww, you guys are the CUTEST!
Good for you! I'm so glad you got to relax with your family. Also, Ikea vanities are the bomb (yes I said bomb).
Just was looking through different blogs that I like and saw this picture, made me think of your blog. http://www.doorsixteen.com/category/inspiration/ The 12th picture down.
Fall!!!!!!!!!!! Such a beautiful picture!!!
STUNNING family. you guys are knockouts. and i love fall!
You guys are gorgeous! Thanks for the reminder to slow down once and a while :)
gorgeous family pictures! cant wait to see the reveal.
Family should always trump projects. What a wonderful reminder! :)
Gorgeous family pic. Glad you got a chance to relax and enjoy time together. It's always important to keep priorities straight. Looking forward to seeing the big reveal!
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What a great photo! YES we have to have these times of relaxing too :) Excellent choice!
Oh my goodness, your family is the cutest. And you are SO pretty. For realsies. I've only ever eaten at Zuppa's once, but I loved it. Glad you guys got to sit down for a breather.
We're doing a Zombie race tomorrow in downtown Denver. Dressed to the nines, of course. ;)
What a wonderful photo - beautiful colors! Greta looks like such a great blend of the two of you.
Family is everything.