Fall decorating....

I love decorating the house when fall comes! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays to decorate for.

But I have a little problem-- since moving into this house, I've realized that none of my holiday decorations are really "fitting" anywhere. You know how you live somewhere for a long time and each decoration kind of has a place? I remember when my mom would get out the decorations and we would all help put them up. Everything had its special place and we all knew where everything went. If anything got moved, it just didn't seem like 'home.'

So I have all these decorations that fit perfectly in my old house, but not so well in the new house. And that means I'm feeling a little lost in decorating this year. I've only really got the front porch and front door done and set out a couple of things in the house. I need to regroup and come up with a new decorating game plan.

Anyway...........................that brings me to my point. I decided to scout around for some inspiration. Boy, did I find it! At Thrifty Decor Chick. Check out how she decorated her stairs for fall:


Those adorable mice are just vinyl decals that can be removed when the holidays are over!


Now, isn't that just stinkin' cute?!



Talk about inspiration. You can read about her full transformation here. You can also read about how she got rid of the carpet on her stairs and transformed it into the beauty it is now! Love it!

xoxo-Kimberly

Something new

for the kitchen...

for the bedroom...

I can't believe it's only Wednesday. This week is dragging, I'm slacking on my homework, and both of us agree we need a vacation big time. But we do have something to look forward to- it's Andy's birthday on Sunday! Can't wait to celebrate!

xoxo-Kimberly

purple

My least favorite color transformed into something I really love:

That's my goal this week. To find ways to transform things I normally don't care for into things I can enjoy.

xoxo-Kimberly

Weekend Images- Day Trip

Sometimes Andy and I just like to say, "To heck with our chores!" and then hop in the car and take off for a little mini day road trip. Usually I let Andy pick the route. This time he wanted to take the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway so that we could get some pictures of the fall leaves.

Next time we'll make the drive without Ash, so we can stop and go through the Timpanogos Cave. It was a really pretty drive though. We ended up circling around and having lunch in Park City before heading home.


















A perfect end to our weekend!

xoxo-Kimberly

Thank you BTE

I've worshiped Better Than Ezra for as long as I can remember listening to anything other than the Beatles. The lyrics are real. None of this "shawty" stuff and "bling" whatsit.

This is good music. Seriously good music.



It made me feel alive. Like I could survive and everyone else could just suck it.



Yes. Just yes. Ignore the creepy anime video. It's the only decent version of the song I could find.



So much of it was exactly what I felt/thought about in high school. Sometimes music was all that got me through those four years. Yeah, it was that kind of high school experience for me. Good riddance.

And thank you BTE for getting me through. The best:



xoxo-Kimberly

ode to gray

pearl, flowers, cloud, dream, vase, purse, ring, scarf, bunny, sailing

Have a lovely weekend!

xoxo-Kimberly

Winter Wear

This winter, I plan to wear plenty of these:


Argyle, Floral, Solid
(I've never been a tight wearer before, but last year I bought some, wore them, and loved them.)

I'll also be wearing lots of these lovelies:

Embroidered, Striped, Patchwork
And there's no way I'll be walking around campus in the snow without some of these on my feet:

Bow, Buckle, Button
xoxo-Kimberly