spring has sprung

Well, I guess that might be a little bit of an exaggeration.

I recently got back from visiting my family in Georgia. My grandfather had open heart surgery this past Tuesday. (He is doing pretty well for what he has been through, but if you get a chance say a little prayer for him.) All in all I was gone for about five days. Even though Scott and I don't see each other very often when I am home, we definitely missed each other while I was gone. I guess that's what marriage does to you. When I got home Scott had a welcome home surprise waiting for me. Check it out.

 Aren't they lovely? These daisies got me in the mood for spring. I even did some "spring cleaning" today. I know, I know, we have had a mild winter here in Virginia so I guess I should be grateful, but I'm ready for warmer weather nonetheless.

But hey who's counting????

{2012} New Year - New Color

Happy New Year peeps!

Scott and I have been busy the past few days. I had yesterday and today off. (Thank you sweet baby Jesus!) Scott has been off as well. (Side note: He goes back to school tomorrow to start his third block of medical school. We're moving right along!) I've been wanting to update several things in our house. We moved in a year and half ago and I we painted every room in the house. We were in such a hurry to get everything done that I didn't put a whole lot of effort into the colors. We ended up with everything being the same color. Can we say BORING? I have wanted to roll up my sleeves and get busy for a while but Scott likes to be a part of these things. Outwardly he is this big ole jock but behind that facade is this little interior decorator. Scott loves HGTV and DIY network. He actually just realized today that we have those two on our cable lineup. The channel hasn't changed since he made this discovery. Anyway, this weekend was the perfect opportunity to check some things of my wish list. I wanted to paint our kitchen/dining room and master bedroom. Scott was not so eager. We compromised to an accent wall in our bedroom. (I did the majority of the compromising!)  Mr. Interior Decorator and I decided on a color called Blanket Brown from Home Depot. Scott painted the wall behind our bed Sunday afternoon while I cleaned. We loved it so much we painted the rest of the room yesterday. The only downside is Scott says it reminds him of chocolate milk which makes him hungry. Haha! Take a look at our handy work below.
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I have a few more things I want to buy to finish the room off like new curtains and lamps. It's a work in progress but that's more fun anyway. We started the New Year with a change and, fingers crossed, this year will continue to be full of them. 

What do you hope for out of 2012?