Suns vs. Celtics

Back in January my parents came to visit from Oregon.   Sadly, I got a terrible cold that weekend and we couldn't do much.   But, we had already purchased tickets to the Suns vs. Celtics game so we did go to that.

 My dad is a huge Celtics fan and has been since ever I can remember.  I remember everything when I was little that if there was a Celtics game on, everything else in the house stopped for the night (that was back before nearly every game was on TV!).   This was the first time he had been able to go see them and their visit here coincided with the Celtics being here so of course we had to go!

And again, trying desperately to get Adam to smile for a picture, story of my life!

Thanks mom and papa for coming to visit!  We sure enjoyed having you, even if all we did was sit around at home all weekend.

Assistance Required

Ok, whats the first thing you notice about this picture?

OK, so maybe not so obvious at first, but what if I point it out to you

Thats right, big, bare wall.  Oh help me!   We just got a new couch, which i love... But based on where its at in the room, the first thing you notice when you walk in is a big empty space of nothing.   So I need help... what should I do there?

Should I put in a plant?

How about flowers?

Or wall art?

OK, all those examples were ugly on purpose (fun with photoshop!).   I really don't know what to do there.  I need your help!  Please anyone have any ideas?    And if you have a specific idea with a link I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see it!  Who knows your interior designing skills may end up in my living room for all to see!

Just so you have an idea, the couch is rounded so there is  some space between it and the wall.   

Its big enough that you could put a stand, corner shelf, lamp or whatever.     So now that you know what to work with, please help me!!!

Fireworks!

When Adam saw this huge box of fireworks at Costco, he HAD to have it.  Not gonna lie, I was pretty excited too!

However, on New Years eve when we went to set them off, I was a little disappointed.  The pictures were deceiving.  I had this image in my head that we were shooting off the fireworks that actually go up in the sky.  Yeah, all it was was a big box of fountains!  Guess we'll read the labels better next time!

Christmas mantle

The last two years I have had a lot of fun working on my Christmas mantle!   Its a bit of a challenge to fill in the space because it is sooo long!    This year I went bright and sparkly!  It was a lot of fun!

Things I love about Christmas

One of my favorite parts about Christmas is decorating the fridge with cards and pictures from family and friends!   Most of the time I prefer a cleaner looking fridge, but for Christmas I like to fill it up!

Sadly this year I did not get a card out for us.  I felt horrible about it for weeks and then I finally just had to get over it!   There is always this year right!?