Family Pictures

Quentin's birthday is on Monday and the only thing he asked for was a family picture to include me, him and Butters (yes, that's right...he specifically asked to have Butters in the picture). Arlaine came to visit this weekend, so we asked her to take out picture. I thought it would be just one or two, but she got pretty into it and set up our poses and everything. Here are a few...

More Nesting

I know you are probably all sick of pictures of our living room, but too bad. For some reason I'm stuck in this nesting phase, so the rest of you get to hear all about it :) So I sewed pillows to go with our love seats and they are the same fabric as our curtain. And by "I" I mean that Mom did a lot of the work, so thanks Mom. Then we decided a rug would be a nice touch for our new little space. We found the perfect one at Target that Quentin and I both liked, so I bought it for Quentin for his birthday (mostly because he would not tell me what he wanted). Happy Birthday Quentin!

I am so proud of how this room turned out! Our apartment is becoming so homey and I love it! I had so much fun with my extreme makeover apartment edition.

Enjoying the New Living Room

Quentin and Butters snuggling on the new love seat :)

Butters new favorite spot...he crawls through the end table to burrow into the pile of pillows and blankets.

Our new coasters...I'm pretty proud of these. They are supposed to hold pictures, but I just put cute paper in them instead. Yep, I'm pretty creative.

New Love Seats :)

Here it is...the moment I'm sure you have all been waiting for...the new love seats have arrived! We rearranged a little bit and now it seems like we have a ton of extra space in here and I love it! We also got some new end tables at Wal-Mart that are really cute. AND I got new coasters :) So I have really been spoiled lately. Here's a picture...and you will all just have to come visit to get the full effect.

Our Saturday

We had a pretty busy Saturday this week! Cassandra and Alexa came to visit and it was a day full of shopping, eating, home decor, and just hanging out. Alexa absolutely LOVED Butters, and even kept trying to give him kisses. She is so cute and it was great to have them visit! Thanks for coming Cassie! On our shopping trip, we stopped by Hobby Lobby and these shelves that I've been wanting were on sale for 50% off, so we bought those and put them up after Cassie left. I should have taken a before picture, but all I have is the after. It looks so much better and Quentin did a great job hanging them! I also found some curtains on clearance at Target that will match our living room, so I hung those and bought another set to make pillows with that we can use with our new love seats.

New Furniture!

Saturday we bought new furniture! We can't get a couch up the stairs of our apartment, so we got two of the same love seat (pictured below in the same color and everything). They haven't delivered them yet, but I'll be sure to post pictures when we get them! They are Ashley brand, but we bought them at Missouri Furniture because they are the only ones who would price match Nebraska Furniture Mart. I can't wait to get them!! They are microfiber and I have always wanted microfiber furniture!

One Year!

Well, we made it through our first year of marriage! To celebrate we went to Branson together for the weekend. It was extra crowded because there was a car show there that weekend. We went to white water and there were lines to get the tubes so that you could go stand in line to ride the rides, but the weather was nice and we still had fun despite the crowds. Then we went on the Branson Belle, which is a showboat that goes out on Tablerock Lake. They feed you dinner and then there's a show and it was really fun. The food was really good and the show was really fun too. Unfortunately, I forgot to charge the battery in my camera before we went, so we didn't get any pictures :( Sadly, we did not even realize there was no battery until we tried to have someone take our picture. Oh well. We also went to the outlets, but just weren't that impressed this time. Then Quentin took me to get some ice cream at Maggie Moo's which is my FAVORITE! Unfortunately it traffic was horrible, so it took forever to get back to the hotel (we really are not patient people when it comes to traffic). We were both so tired from our busy day that we just layed around the hotel for the rest of the night. Sunday morning was our actual anniversary, so we saved our cake for then. Yes, we packed our frozen cake and took it with us! It was sitting in an ice chest all day, so the water and ice had soaked through the plastic wrap and the box to the cake, which did not look appetizing. Oh well, we really weren't expecting much from a one year old cake right? So we fed it to each other anyway (just a small bite) and then threw the rest away. It was a fun little trip and it's hard to believe it's already been a year. We have both grown a lot and I feel so blessed to have Quentin for a husband. He treats me so well and is very patient with me. I love him more and more every day and look forward to spending eternity with him! (Sorry, a little mushy I know).