conquered.

after a month or two of laziness in updating the status of my guest room, i am here to present to you the final pictures of the room- conquering one of my 'priority-ones' on my to do list. along with a few other delightful pictures from the last week. my heart has been smiling a lot lately. it seriously is a treat everyday that i get to see blake now. i truly do cherish our time together- our movie nights, our conversations, his company- you get the picture. so, without further ado, i'd love to present to you pictures of my inexpensive renovation to my guest room.

i'm overly obsessed with these pendant pillows i found at urbanoutfitters. they're just the pop of color i wanted to add to the bed. along with the nightstand i repainted a lime yellowish color. the one thing i adore most in this room however is the natural lighting that the windows on the south side let in during the day. if only the view wasn't obstructed by unpleasant looking apartments.

another thing that pleases me about this room is that the wall art resting on the right side of the wall shelf was made by me. and the other, on the right, is a frame full of beautiful handmade stationary i purchased while in africa last summer- both pieces i had no intention of using. so, you don't have to necessarily purchase things to decorate your home. get creative and find special treasures you already have tucked away in a drawer. they'll be in a better place when you get them out of the dark and showcase them. personalized decor is my favorite. i love when pieces tell a story.

who can resist an old typewriter? clearly not me. as i now have two within my tiny 600sf apartment. this one was given to me as a "here take this and get it off my hands" kind of hand-me-down. needless to say, i accepted it lovingly, and with a little TLC it now has a pleasant room to live in, and gets complimented quite often.








so thats all the pictures of the updated guestroom so far. it's pretty simple. but that's the way i wanted it. i hope you enjoyed them.

now here are just a few of the random silly pictures i've gathered over the course of the last week.

after a year and 4 months of working at the firm, i officially have my own business cards. they finally came in last week. and they make me feel important.

blurry yet blissful. we are so incredibly happy. this was in the car right after i picked blakers up from the airport. it was surreal and amazing! i couldn't, we couldn't stop smiling.

no, i didn't purposefully turn this picture upside down to post it. she is a little munchkin sleeping in, yes, in my bed, in the covers. this is her face when i insist it's time for her to get up and go outside- let me point out that i have already been up and moving around for at least 45 minutes at this point. she acts like a teenager sometimes, and makes mommy physically drag her out of the bed. it just makes me laugh now. she's hopelessly spoiled. i take full blame- minus the 15% blake is responsible for.

last one. haha. it makes me chuckle. we discovered a shipley's in clinton, ms yesterday. and had to detour so that we could get a picture for blake's amazing sister, hallie. he's such a thoughful brother! we're missing the larson family- as it's been way too long since blake and i have seen them. we're counting down the days till our trip to montana to spend some great time with them. i am so blessed to be, somewhat, a part of the family. = )