I am totally loving yellow and gray decor lately.  Hmmmmm, kind of like my blog colors.  Funny!

I think the gray is soothing and the yellow adds a pop of life to the room.

I'm thinking those are the colors we're going to decorate the master with...

Here are some examples.

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Mmmmmmmmmm...I just love how they complement each other!

Trains. 

Trains and boys go together like whipped cream and cherries.

We went to a model train show here last Saturday.  The Hubby had such a fun time sharing his passion with the Princess.

We've determined if I get a craft room/office...he gets a train room/office.  In our eventual home.

Here are some cute pics of our outing.  So cute...

I LOVE the Hubby's face in this one.  He's just having so much fun sharing this with his girl.  Or girls if you include me.  :)

Ok.  So I've been looking for a black dress for a while now.  Problem is...most of them are made out of jersey and I don't care who you are, what size you are, or how old you are...jersey is NOT the most flattering material.  Especially after having a baby.  Since I'm an only girl I just very recently found out about Spanx...still have to try them.  Very excited about that.  But the downer is that they're pretty pricey.  Worth every penny from every girl that has worn them but pretty pricey.  But to be able to wear a jersey dress w/out worrying...wow.  When was the last time that happened?  Haha!

Then I found this.

 

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A lovely black dress that has a built in Spanx knock-off slip!  Not the best picture...but what can you do...?  Click on the link and you can see it much better!

So it's not only pretty but very realistic and flattering to any body type.  

Um can I say AWESOME!!!  

It's also modest and that neckline is versitile enough to wear a scarf in the winter or an awesome necklace in any other season.  

You can dress it up with heels or add a belt and boots for the winter.  

I think I'm in love.  LOVE!  

And the best part......drum roll please......

It's only $29.99!!!!  Woot woot!  

So in honor of this wonder dress...I decided to put together an outfit.  One to celebrate spring.  Ah spring...where did you go?  Why is there 4 inches of snow outside of my window right now?  I love you winter but it's time.  Move on...Let the little green blades of grass that have been so hopeful come up please.  Thank you.  

Alright...moving past my rant.  Here is my outfit.  

Ah shoes.  Probably my favorite part of an entire outfit.  One day...I will have a closet for shoes.  Love.  

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I've been LOVING purple lately.  Don't know why...it's just speaks of happy and pretty.  And aren't these just so so cute?  Love the flower...

Now to the accessories.  

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Um...I think this necklace is about a cute as they come.  LOVE the flower.

I think any other accessory for this particular outfit would be a bit too much.  BUT!  You have to have a bag.  I mean have to.  It's a must.

And this bag...

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I LOVE the way mustard and purple go together.  I'm kinda obsessing about it actually.

So what do you think of my outfit?  I really am going to buy that dress.  Probably today.  If it would stop snowing that is...

http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html

This is one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read...especially as a mother.  Just a warning...you will need a box of tissues.

I love this picture.

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It makes me happy.

I love the exposed stone wall.

I love the yellow.

I love the draping tree.

I love the wooden door in the wall.

I love the cobblestone street.

But most of all...I love the Vespa.

I want one but somehow the Hubby thinks they're dangerous.

Boo. 

Do any of you own a Vespa?

What do YOU love about them?

Wood floors.  We have 'em...but they're kinda hidden underneath 4 different carpets that cover our main floor.

Yes.

You read that right.

Instead of getting the SAME carpet so that you have a lovely, coheasive look...the people before us in this house covered the upstairs in 4 different carpets.

Now...it is not a big house.  1600 sq. feet which includes the basement...800 on top, 800 on the bottom.  4 carpets and 2 linoliums cover my upstairs.  OUY!

So wood floors.  We're going back to the lovely originals. And the advantage with older wood floors (yes, I call this an advantage) is that I get to stain them whatever I want.

Ahhhhhhhhh....

Sigh of happiness.

Want to see some of the colors I'm thinking of?  Here they are!!!

First...this beauty.

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Love this color but it might have a bit too much red in it for my taste.  I love dark...but I want one that is 100% brown.  I don't know...now that I look at it again, it might be my monitor calibration...but onto some other examples.   

Second...

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Lovely.  Really.  I think it's very pretty.

Third...and my favorite...

 

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Um...love the dark, rich color.  Love.  And if you live in the Alberta area...this chair is for sale.  Adorable.   

So there are 3 examples.  I just love dark.  The darker...the better.  Not black wood...but almost.  :)  So pretty...

So, first steps to making more room in our master include tearing out the carpet to get to the wood underneath.  We can't add a built-in on top of carpet we're going to tear out now can we?

Well, I had a wedding to shoot this past Saturday.  I love weddings.  I love shooting them.  I love seeing the bride and groom interact with each other.  They're so cute and excited!  But...they are all day affairs and are rather exhausting.  But I still love them.  :)

It's Saturday.  I get up, the Princess wakes up, I get her up, the Hubby gets up.  Wa-hoo!  I get to spend 10 minutes with them both before I have to leave.  That was happy. 

The Hubby surprises me by making me a sack lunch for the day...complete with a sweet note telling me he loves me.  Awwww...I love my Hubby.

I go shoot the wedding.  Get some amazing shots (very easy to do when you're working with this couple...).  Have a great meal (thanks guys!).  Come home.  Walk in my bedroom only to trip on the carpet on the way in.

Say what?  That's never happened before...  I look down.  The Hubby had pulled back the carpet in our entryway to make sure everything was good underneath.  I ask him what was up and he said that his plan was to have it all ripped up by the time I got home but our incredibly heavy bedroom set plus a very nosey 1 year old got in the way of that plan.

You know what?  Totally the thought that counts in this case.  As you'll remember from previous posts...the Hubby HATES house projects.  He loves outdoor projects but when it comes to house projects...he starts sweating at the mere thought of them.  Mostly because I admit...I kinda talk about everything all at once instead of focusing in on one thing....but what can I say?  I'm a big picture kind of person.  :)  My poor Hubby.

So back to him wanting to tear the carpet out while I was gone.  He was so sheepish when he told me...kind of like he didn't want me to find out since he hadn't done it.  But honestly!  Just the fact that he had pulled back the carpet was the sweetest gesture for me!  Made me realize that maybe if I take things one project at a time...I can make things a bit easier for us.  So...for right now I'm going to be focusing on any and all aspects of the master re-model.  I'll bring up the other changes later...