Another Bean-eriffic Tuesday

You know what's harder than keeping this blog up? Decorating a nursery at an affordable price and with some taste!

Holy geeze this entry will not even cover half of the crap I've looked at over the past several months. . .I wish I would have saved all of the screen shots of all of the cool cribs I've seen. I should apologize now for not being able to link these images with their relative sites for you to look up. I'll get better.

So here is a barrage of photos of really cool cribs, bedding, and toys that I will be getting, liked, considered and only wish I could afford. . . .












What we are going with:

The husband is an amazing woodworker so he is going to build the nursery furniture for me and the Bean :)

you can find this crib for sale on Etsy.com :)

I like this kind of storage so he is going to build something along these lines and a bookshelf.

I want to find bright colorful canvas baskets to use. . .but these are from
Pottery Barn Kids for reference.
















We hope to get all kinds of cute but educational and fun wooden toys like these.

And last, but not least. . . the bedding!


You

Dwell Studio's Skyline Crib Set. . .and yes, I already bought it. . .I had to.

The set is sold out everywhere and I was terrified that I wouldn't get it in time. I found it at a cute little shop in Cali called The Pampered Tot

I have only purchased the set and not the accent pillow, changing pad cover, etc. . .so I hope to get that as well. :)

So I missed a day. . . don't act too surprised.

I know, I know. . .I failed miserably yesterday. . . I didn't get the post up. In my defense, it was St. Patty's day and just because I'm pregnant, doesn't mean I can't indulge in a fun holiday tradition with an O'Doul's and some water?! heh?

Well, I will make this post extra special and extra photoy. I know . . not a word. . but you get what I mean. I have a bunch of random pics that I have taken of cool things I wanna share with you. First off, these bad ass old postoffice boxes I got off Craigslist. For those of you that don't know me, my husband recently got me addicted to Craigslist. I find all kinds of amazing stuff on there for me and for friends. Wonder if people would pay me to do it? It's so f'n addicting!

Back to these postoffice boxes. Pretty sweet huh? The lady I purchased them from got them a few years ago at the Nashville Flea Market. Each of them have their own combination and the back is completely open. I initially wanted to use this as a decorative piece in the baby's room but seeing as how the furniture and theme are changing constantly, this is going to go somewhere else in the house with some fake tea lights, small picture frames and maybe a cool vine plant. :)
While we are on the topic of Craigslist. . .I have to show you the dining room table and chairs I found and purchased for $450 when in reality. . .brand new . . .it was worth over $3000!! I would say it is still worth more than $450 but I know how to bargain. :) It is Calligaris from Italy. Ohh la la . . .HA!
Next. . .the really cool new ketchup package design by Heinz for Chick-fil-A. If you are like me and no longer live near a Chick-fil-A. . .and trust me, I miss it dearly. . .then you might be missing out on this really cool new packaging!

Not only does it give you 3 packets worth the ketchup in 1 but you have the option to dip or squeeze!

A few things I've learned with my first experience of this new packaging:

1. I like to eat my fries as soon as I get them, so the squeeze feature seems to be my best choice while driving. (I did do a little dipping, and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.)

2. Two problems with the squeeze option: to tear that plastic open is kind of a pain in the ass and when you squeeze, you aren't able to get all of the ketchup out because of the way the plastic bends.

3. Finally, MOST IMPORTANTLY, if you order a large fry, ask for at least 4 total packets. . .2 STILL DOESN'T CUT IT.

I thought I might save this for the next post. . .it's gonna be all about decorating the baby's room . . .well, everything I found but can't afford. . .lol. But seeing as how we aren't doing a physics theme anymore. . .I'll share.



I love the color palette and textures. . .also the symbols for each scientist/physicist are pretty sweet! They are a tad on the expensive side for the larger prints, but TOTALLY worth it!

Everyone have a great weekend and I'll be back . . .possibly Sunday.

I leave you with one of the most hilarious freakin' videos I've watched in a long time, courteous of my good friend Kayce over at 3rd Bird. Check out her blog!

Totally Bean-Tastic Tuesday

I would ultimately like to dedicate one day out of the week to discuss nothing but the Bean. . .but we all know how flaky I can get about blogging. So, instead of designating a specific day, I'll just pick at least one day and talk about it.

Today I had my week 23 check up! It was a quick meeting with the doc, the kind I like. There were tons of wonderful news. . . and some not so good news (which I already knew that it was coming).

Bad news first:

• I have gained 10lbs since my last visit! A total of 22lbs since my first visit. . .this es no bueno! I mean I guess it isn't terrible and could be worse, but I'm going to hate life trying to get the excess pounds off after Bean is born.

This means laying off all the pasta that fills me up and dropping the pie!



Great news:
I don't know all of the exact numbers but this is kinda how it went:

• Bean has a 1 in 15,000+ to have downs syndrome

• No cystic fibrosis

• 1 in 9900+ chance to have Thalassemia (I think this is right)

and a great over all screening. . .so no inherited, degenerative, or any other kind of diseases that we know of thus far.

FACT: whether or not my child has any of these diseases tested for, we will love him all the same!

Let me just tell you, this next visit. . . not so pleasant. I get to drink this fabulous Glucose drink one hour prior to getting my blood drawn for testing.

When I say fabulous. . .I mean - guaranteed to taste like shit no matter how wonderful one of the three optional flavors sound.

Tropical Punch - Unless it's Kool-aid, I've never had any luck with this flavor.

Lemon-Lime - I'm not a fan of sprite so I don't think I would remotely like this.

Orange - It was the only option left.

And, when I say one hour prior to getting my blood drawn. . .meaning. . . I have to drink this drink within 5 minutes. No mixing, no rinsing my mouth out after, no eating, no mints, no ANYTHING! Suck it up and drink it, and be sure to look at the clock.

If I finish this drink at 7:56 my ass better be in the phlebotomist's chair with a needle in my arm pumping whatever blood she needs at 8:56.

Oh well. . .comes with the territory. As I like to say: "Symptoms of being pregnant."

Until next time. . .and I am doing my best to do this every other day. . .enjoy life and it's lemons.

Let's See If I Remember How to do This

Well Hell. . . . It's been a looooooonnnnngggg long time. I guess I should see where I left off to figure out where to start.

I mean ever since Greece my life has been super busy and BEYOND crazy. I think picking all of those four-leaf clovers last spring really helped.


Let's do a sitcom "to be continued" recap:

Greece last May with my girls. . .had a blast!


California last June - August working a kick ass internship with TOMS Shoes.


As soon as I got back from Cali, I was back in school for my final semester. . . . Senior show went off without a hitch!

November 29th, my husband, after 3 years of searching, finally got an engineering job.

December 1st, I get a job the amazing people and company that I had interned with all Fall, DBD Daniel Burton Dean.

December 2nd, was my last day of school and ohhh one other thing. . .

I'M PREGNANT!!

Meet Bean.

YUP, that's right! I'm pregnant. . .I am due to have a little boy this July.

Oh, and last but not least. . .we bought a house in February :D


So yeah . . .that's my recap. Crazy shit huh?

Never underestimate the luck of the Irish and those pretty little clovers ;)

I am getting back on the blogging train and have so much to share. . .There's no way I'm giving it to you all now.

Sorry for the Absense

So, I know it's been a while since I have posted. Things have been so busy and by the time I get home from work I'm exhausted.

Things out here in Cali are going wonderfully. So well, in fact, that I really don't want to leave. I absolutely love it here. (minus the traffic and the drivers who make up their own laws)

The job is amazing! I love TOMS even more than ever! The people I live with, work with, and hang out with, are so wonderful!

I have had the opportunity to learn some interesting things, go to design conferences (Dwell on Design), eat at great places (Diddy Riese), and anticipate some great events that have yet to happen!!

I got to introduce some of my great friends from back home to my new friends here in Cali. Jonathan, Kayce, Amanda, and the rest of the gang were at the Country Music Throwdown Tour and Katie was with Fox at the 1st annual PacSun Ballyhoo event at Santa Monica Beach!! Both events were absolutely amazing!!


I have tackled In-n-Out Burger, Korea Town, and a few other spots . . . but I still have so much I want to do and only a little over a month to do it!!


I know in the next few weeks I will be going to Malibu, checking out Vegas, making it to Hollywood, and possibly Lego Land. I will keep you updated as much as possible.

On a not so happy note, I have lost a wonderful friend, and a DAMN GOOD person!

Jeffrey Alan Burnsides
April 1983 - June 2010
You will be missed dearly!!

Far Too Long, I know!!

Hey yoooooooo!

So I know it has been incredibly too long since I last blogged. Things have been completely insane and I promise to catch you up on my amazing summer thus far!

Right now, in a nut shell, I went to Greece and Turkey for 11 days. So AWESOME! I have a million and 5 pics to post. You may want to check FB in the next few days for those.

Right now, I am in Southern California working at TOMS Shoes!! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! If you never thought you could never catch a break or get what you want, you are terribly mistaken!

This is a total dream for me. Hard work, passion, honesty, and self worth really pay off!!

Meet the TOMS Summer 2010 Intern class!!!

(front): James
(back starting on the left): Melanie, Erin, Lizzy, Me, Jina, Jake, Micah, Nicole, Brian
(not pictured): Avery, Tobi, Chelsea, Dominique (and some amazing interns returning from the Spring class)

This is so surreal! I will be telling you more about my California adventures as they occur.

I got back from Greece on June 5th (10:30pm) and flew out to Cali on June 8th. . .first (direct flight) got canceled. BUMMER! I didn't get in until 10:45pm.

Made it to our apartments which turned out to work FANTASTICALLY!!!

Team Kittyhawk includes: James, Jake, Jina, Lizzy, Nicole, Erin, Mel and myself. More to come on that later :D

I bunch of us stayed up and got to know each other. The next day, we all went out to a beach and chilled for a bit. It was beautiful out. I mean no humidity and around 70ish.

We then headed to the Third Street Promenade where I there discovered H&M (this will not turn out well) and also went to Pinkberry! The Green Tea was pretty fantastical.

We ended up sitting at the Georgian Hotel and met Chelsea and Brian there. After that, Mel, Nic, Erin and I went to Wal-Mart for some things. . . . ummmm yeah. . .what an experience!

It was the first 3 story Wal-Mart, in a shopping mall that I have ever been too and well, I'm not sure that I am going back! It was a tad frightening. Oh Crenshaw.

Anywho. . .I gotta go get ready for my second day on the job!!

Hope to see you soon!