I've Been Featured!

One of the cool things out in blog land are the little parties that are hosted...linky parties I believe they are called {and could be totally wrong!} It's a fun way of being able to show of an project you've done that you love, or a recipe that is amazing, or whatever. Well, I linked up a recent project and it got featured!!! This fun, double duty decoration was featured on Ginger Snap Crafts...fun blog by the way.

{This is a reversible sign...one side says BOO and the other side says JOY. Check out Bumble Briar Boutique to see the other side.}

Gone shootin'

A few months ago Chris bough him a hand gun...a Ruger 22/45 to be more specific. Since then we have talked about going shooting but never have. So we FINALLY went and it was a blast. We had little targets-a milk jug, an empty can of corn, a sobe bottle, a 2-liter soda bottle, and a few random things that were already lying around. It was fun to watch the milk jug dance around when we hit. The next best thing was our neighbor shooting next to us came over with his AK-47 asking if we wanted to try. Chris was all over that!!! I even took a few shots. It is a HUGE gun! Chris had a great aim and we watched as he shot a bunch of this and they flew in the air....it was awesome!

 Me shooting the Ruger

Chris shooting the AK-47 and loving it!

Family Pics!!

I love having lots of pictures to display! I have tons of our wedding and engagement pictures everywhere. As I was looking at all my pictures the other day I realized that our wedding was almost a year and a half ago...time flies!!!! So I asked my sister if she would be able to take some pictures for us. She did a great job!!! Visit her blog and see some of her other amazing work...just click here! Thanks Taneya...you are so wonderful!!! 

Bathroom Project...

***WARNING!!!*** 

this post is about bathrooms....yucky, stinky, moldy, bathrooms.....

You have been warned! :)

I've had this problem since we moved into our home sweet home-an old bathroom with mold/mildew in the tub. I tried scrubbing-didn't work; I tried the mold/mildew cleaners-didn't work. So I told my landlord there's a problem in the bathroom. Her advice....vinegar....didn't do anything but make the bathroom smell {real bad}!
So I took matters into my own hands and I hope it works. I ripped out the caulking (which is where it was the worst) and just re-caulked it! After ripping and cleaning this is what my tub looked like...

...and that's only one side of caulking...NASTY!
After a lot of muscle power and time the nasty tub looks almost new.

I'm sure the problem goes a lot deeper but at least the exterior looks good! And thanks for listening...er...reading...about my frustration and solution! ;)

House Hunting...

I am NOT a fan of house hunting...at all! It was fun in the beginning hoping, wishing, and picturing myself in a place. And then I got all emotionally attached and things just don't work out. I should have figured that this wouldn't be an easy process because, let's be honest, it's me we're talking about. Things just aren't easy. But that's okay.
I do have to say, it has been a really amazing learning experience in so many ways. There isn't just one place out there and I would rather be somewhere I really am supposed to be. So, let the hunt continue and someday, when it's right, I will have a home to call my own :)

Ole Miss vs. BYU

First game of the season...

Dilema #1...no cable tv.

Dilema #2...Shayla doesn't have a single article of clothing that has anything to do with BYU.

Dilema #3...We are super hungry and neither of us want to cook.

Ultimate Solution.....Target and Iggy's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First thing we did was get me a shirt to support BYU. Totally found a really cute one too :) Then we headed to Iggy's. The food was great and the game was playing on the huge screen and we got a booth. It was wonderful! Unfortunately, we didn't stay for the whole game. If you don't know Chris he is kinda, sorta...well...he's a die hard BYU fan {not joking}! We went home and Chris found the game on the internet. Watching Chris watch the game was the best part of the whole thing. I'm just glad BYU was able to start out the season with a win...even though the game was quite intense. GO COUGS!!!!

New Blog...YAY!

So I am really super excited about my new blog. I decided I wanted a different place to share all my crafting adventures...so I don't overload this blog with just crafts. I hope it works out ok. If you have a few minutes you should check it out and let me know what you think...just click here and it will take you right to Bumble Briar Boutique. Enjoy! And if you have any cool craft ideas, please share! I would totally love to have lots of variety on my new blog and it would be fun to feature your ideas too! Just leave a comment or shoot me an email!