Come and sit for a while.... :)

So I got me a new bench for my dining room:)

...and I'm in love.

 And I got me a new light...from FOUND of course:)

....and I'm in love.

I got me some green velvet curtains:)

....and yep! I'm in love with them too.

My son (yeah you read that right!) sewed me up some new pillows for my couch:)

...LOVE!!

New little green adorable striped rug from Target:)

....Love!!

Of course nothing steals my heart more than a short, blonde, snoring Frenchman....

Historic Home Tour.... :)

 So this last weekend was the Historic Home tour in Mesa.

My house was no where near ready, but Rio and Chase's house sure was!

Say hello to their adorable 1942 early ranch (that's what the historic peeps call it).

The two of them have worked their little tails off on this cutie...

and now they're going to sell it.

Let's just take a minute and admire the doxie photobomber  adorable striped chairs!!

Chase makes them! And you can have

them grace your front porch too! You can pick custom paint

colors to match your house. They are $295 for the set of 2 chairs and

a table- cute huh?? More info here:)

Just inside the front door..

Yeah, that girl of mine ain't afraid of color!!

Or animal heads:)

The original floors, windows and coved ceilings are beeeautiful!!

 The kitchen...

Huge walnut top, subway tile and floating shelves:)

The original arch between the front room and kitchen.

The hall bath:)

 And the almost completed laundry room. Just needs the

trim and crown:)

The master bath and bedroom are going to be finished in the next couple

of weeks! I'll be sure and post pics.

This house is a 3 bedroom 2 bath 1535 sq.ft.

$299k

 So hey, if you fancy moving downtown

into the best hood ever ....give Chase a shout.
 Or email him:)
Chase.Barrett@gmail.com

Red Pepper Pasta... :)

Mama's don't let yer babies grow up to be cowboys...

No. LET 'em be cowboys! Cowboys are hot.

I'm thinkin more like.... Mama's don't let yer babies grow up and

NOT KNOW HOW TO FEED THEMSELVES!!!

 

 

This here is my baby boy Ryne:)

And here's where he asked... what's for lunch?

And here's where I said...whatever you make!!

I always say...a girl LOVES a guy that can make

himself some food...can I get an Amen??

 

So here's yesterdays lesson-

Roasted Red Pepper Pasta.

This Pioneer Woman recipe is super fast and

easy and anybody (boys included) can cook it:)

 

 

Chop up a half of an onion and a jar of roasted red peppers.

Melt some butter and olive oil in a pan.

 

Throw in the onions and garlic for a bit, then add the peppers and sauté
 until the onions are translucent.

 



 

Puree that loveliness in a food processor or blender.

 

Add a little butter and return the puree back to the pan.

Here's where I forgot to mention the part about

the blade not being attached...

 



 

Add some absolutely-delicious-I-can't-live-without-it

heavy whipping cream..

 

And a bit of chicken broth to thin the sauce.

 



 

While that's all warming up- drop your pasta...like it's hot:)

 

 

Rio stopped by and I thought- hey! let me get a few adorable pics of you two!

And by adorable I mean both smiling perfectly at the camera...

yeah, never happens. Never ever.

 

 Back to the yumminess...

when the pasta is done just toss it together with the sauce and

add some parm shavings.

If I had some fresh chopped basil to sprinkle on top
that would have just been perfection...
 

 

 

 

Done and done!!

The Birthday Girls..... :)

That's my sweet mama and my baby girl Rio.

Rio was born on my mama's birthday:)

How cute is that!

 I decided to have a

little birthday lunch to celebrate these two crazy girls:)

 

I bought some hydrangeas and stuck them in jars wrapped in twine that I already had.

 



I covered my table with a simple white tablecloth, and topped it with this little

piece of green lace that I bought on one of the many trips to SAS with Rio.

I kinda bunched it up and let it lay all crinkly to give it a more relaxed look:)

 

My plates are two different patterns of Arte Italica. The wine glasses are Match.

All purchased when my sister had  (sniff sniff) this most fab store here in downtown Mesa.

Sister + store= WHOLESALE baby!!

The cute Eau Minerale glasses are from FOUND:)

 

 

My mom loves birds, so I just gathered a few that I had around the house

(like mama like daughter huh?)

and put them on the table with some wood ball thingies.

 

We feasted on roasted chicken, onion tart, green salad and

avocado and grapefruit salad.

Too bad I forgot to take a pic of the

fruit tart for dessert! It was so pretty:)

 



 

 

And here's where I yelled- WAIT!! I need a pic of all of us before

we dig in!!

Left to right- The birthday girl Rio, my sis Marlene, my niece Shea, Me,

my mama the birthday girl, my cousin Ruth, my sis Michele,

and my sis in law Allie:)

 

What a great time we had talking and laughing for.....

3 hours!!

 

I look at the faces in this pic and realize how completely blessed I am:)



Adding some SAS..... :)

So hooray!! Christmas got all cleaned up and put away for another year.

Then the shock set in.

Wait. Where's all the color??

 I sure was enjoying those pops of red:)

But alas, I know myself. I know I would be driven to total madness if I

kept it around any longer.

 

 

During the clean out, I replaced the desk near the kitchen with this old cabinet.

Ooooh I love it's chippy goodness:)

I just topped it with some of my favorite treasures,

old green books, ceramic little bullies and a pearl shell that

my son gave me:) He's called me Pearl for years. Don't know why?

But I love it:)

 



 

Still need to hang the mirror, but I'm LOVING my new

kooky horse:) he's perfect atop my old buffet that I've carried

from house to house:)

 

 

What I'm NOT loving??

This couch and ottoman:(

The oatmeal has got to stop!! (shakes fists in air)

I took this pic just after LB had himself a nice long

nap on it. Yep, right there on those pillows on the right.

I thought the smushed pillows and overall

disheveled look of the couch would really add

to the "before" pic...

 

I found these fabrics at Rio's favorite store SAS Fabrics by the pound in Tempe.

It's craziness that place! But if you're willing to dig and find treasures amongst piles and

piles of fabrics (all while wishing you popped a Xanax beforehand) then you must check it out:)

 

Stay tuned!! 

Instead..... :)

Sooo, I was all ready to show you some pics of upstairs....buuut

SOMEBODY thought it would be super awesome to eat

3 square meals of cat poop (whyyyyy???) and then get sick and

barf all over his moms white duvet.

He's the most rottenest bully.

But that face....

 

I'm gonna show you instead- my office. Oooh that sounds so official!

Like I have meetings and make million dollar deals in there.

I don't.

I don't have meetings or make deals.

It's actually more like my craft room. Or crap room:)

 

I found these panels at Target.

Then I remembered I bought some green velvet ribbon at Sweet Salvage forever

ago and I thought hey! what a perfect marriage:)

 

 

And I got to sewin'.... I wish I could blame the wine for this blurry pic:(

 

I just did a wide zig zag right down the middle.

Easy peasy.

 

 

My little tiny office sits right behind the dining room, where

the old kitchen used to be:)

 

 

I've had what I refer to as "miss chunky leg" table for I don't know how long.

It was our table in Dana Point, and I've never been able to part with it. 

My BFF in all the land bought me that cutest green rug:)

It looks like grass.

 

 

The hubby busted out these simple shelves for me. The top one is 6 ft. long,

and the bottom one is 5 ft. long. Perfect:)

 

And how stinkin cool are those chairs???

They're known in my family as the "stick" chairs.

My moms brother Elias made them in the 60's out of wood

he collected in their natural shape, while living in Kino Bay, Mexico:)

I treasure them:)

 

 

Since there is an awesome built in, and a small closet in this room, I can fill

my shelves with all the goodies that I love to look at:)

 





 My sis gave me the little bully pic in the black frame this year for Christmas.

She knows me so well:)

 

Here's a close up of the velvet ribbon on the curtains.

I looove it:)

 

 

I plan on hanging my small ironing board from that hook on the green shelf.

But first I have to make her a new cover. Poor thing, she's still sportin' that

ugly silvery blue one that she came with:(

 

 

So there you have it. A glimpse into the room where all this silly

blogging takes place:)

 

I hope you all have a safe and Happy New Year!!!

I'm hoping 2014 brings me a bully who just learns one thing...

STOP EATING CAT POOP!!!