Monday, August 18, 2014

Little Happies -- Arsty Fartsy

Howdy, neighbors! And welcome back to Little Happies, the happiest little link-up on the planet, in which we all share the small joyful blessings currently in our lives. And if the thought of such a link- up doesn't make you happy as a clam, you're probably furry and green with a heart two sizes too small and trying to ruin Christmas, ya Grinch.

Kidding!


Actually, I'm probably the Grinchiest of them all right now. Still in a funk, probably due to a combo of progesterone and Femara now. Plus, I wasn't able to do the hysteroscopy and ultrasound with our NaPro doc this cycle since he's on vacation. Plus plus, as excited as I am for so many good friends announcing pregnancy and adoption news, I can't help but feel a little like the last kid picked in gym class. Cue: sad trombone. Womp womp wommmmmmp. 

The good news is I still found some little blessings this past week. They may not be much, but they're keeping me afloat.

--one--


I picked up my newly fired and glazed jewelry plate thing last week and I love how it turned out. I don't have much artsy skill, but as it turns out, a little bit of masking tape and an eye for fun color combos can go a long way! 


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Get your party hats ready because someone is celebrating a birthday this week!! 

I seriously can't believe it's almost been a year since John's surprise, superhero-themed 30th birthday party

Anyway, we're having a handful of friends over later this week to celebrate. And by a handful I mean 20. Yayyyy! But also, YIKES! I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but for a two bedroom apartment... it's about to get hottt in herrrrre. Still, I'm very much looking forward to celebrating my sweet John in style and surrounded by all his local friends. 

To get the apartment ready for the festivities, we decorated our new chalkboard with an artsy fartsy birthday message. Bunting flags FTW! 


--three--



Speaking of John's birthday, in typical Stephanie fashion, I could not hold off 'til his actual birthday to give him one of his gifts... an Elite Mega Magnus Blaster Nerf gun. Boom.

For probably a year now, every time we go to Target he just has to walk by the Nerf gun aisle so he can be tempted by all of them and look for a sale, yet he's never bought one. Or, errr, has never pulled the trigger, so to speak (pun so intended).

So, mayyyybe I had a bit of a selfish motive when I bought the Nerf gun. It would be nice if he'd stop dragging me by the Nerf aisle allll the way at the back of the store every single time we shopped there. 

But, let's be real, his new Mega Magnus Blaster is really freakin' awesome. It can fire up to 85 feet and its darts whistle in the air!!!! 

We're kids at heart, I tell ya. 


--four--
Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh.

Do you know why this Saturday is going to be so completely awesome?

Do you do you do you do you do you?

THE DOCTOR RETURNS! 

Doctor Who, you ask?

;)


--five--

Johnson City, here we come! 

John and I both have 1.5 weeks off starting this Friday night, so we're headed to East Tennessee for some quality time with his family. I could not be more excited!

Mountains and relaxing and possibly another Chopped challenge and my awesome in-laws? Yes please!




27 comments:

  1. I love that John's got a Nerf in one hand and a MM in the other! Have a great trip!

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    1. Guns and alcohol. Greeeeeat! :P Glad you spotted the MM. He was so excited about firing off his Nerf that he couldn't wait 'til his drink was finished. I think it makes for one BA picture!

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  2. I am SO excited for Doctor Who -- glad I'm not the only one! I just can't imagine the Doctor as this old-looking guy. I'm sure it will be great but anticipating the change is just killing me!

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    1. I have similar feelings about the new Doctor, BUT someone online said they saw a bootleg of the new episode and he sells it within the first few minutes and has definitely become the Doctor by the end of the episode. Eeeee! Looking forward to seeing it SO MUCH! And SO glad I've got another Doctor fan in the house!! Wooo eeeee oooooo. (That was the theme song, btw.)

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  3. Your jewelry plate turned out so cute!! And did you draw that birthday message free-hand?! You've got skillz lady! Enjoy the birthday party for John... we had one for T this weekend, and I am EXHAUSTED! Haha! The things we do for our men :)

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    1. We must love our men, that's for sure! Just finishing up party prep for the evening. Can't wait to host tomorrow! And yes, I drew the birthday message freehand, BUT I completely copied from something I found online. I googled "chalkboard birthday" and it was my fave. Easy peasy copy squeezey. :D Happy belated bday, T!

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  4. Hope the birthday party goes well! A few years ago Husbandido got me a Nerf gun/bow thing that is just awesome; one of our cats, Bilbo, loves to chase after the bolts. Sometimes he'll bring them back, but after a while he seems to say "You keep shooting them away, so they're MINE!"

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    1. Hahah! Your cats are hilarious. PLEASE let them write a blog post sometime. I can see them now... "Just this once, ma!" :)

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  5. Chopped challenge? What a cool idea! Oh and NERF GUNS!?! Can I be in your family? :)

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    1. You guys should totally do a Chopped challenge! It's so fun. I think it'd be a fun party idea too!! And yes, you can be in our family. Nerf guns, ftw!!

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  6. I hope the planning and party goes well! So much fun! Love the nerd gun gift also. Being young at heart is so good for the heart and soul! Praying the medication side effects lessen. That's no fun :(

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    1. Thank you so much for your prayers! I've been praying for you too! Hope recovery continues to go well!! And I totally agree... being young at heart is wonderful and so necessary. :)

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  7. These made me smile SO BIG! Can't wait to celebrate good ole Johnny on Wednesday! I might have to borrow, scratch that, steal the Nerf gun!

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    1. Yay for BIG smiles!! :D Can't wait to have you party with us!!! But please don't steal our Nerfies, punk!

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  8. What a great list! I'm not sure that you'll get any closer to a winner if you have another Chopped challenge, but it doesn't make it any less fun. Have a great trip!

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    1. Thanks for reading, friend! And I think you're right. We'll probably tie again. Hahaha! It's esp hard because we're all related so we feel like we have to be nice to each other. But I told John in reality, his sister probably won it. His parents were the ones that insisted on the tie. They're cute.

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  9. I love the jewelry plate and the chalkboard sign! My DH and I totally have a nerf collection, starting back from when we were dating, you've reminded me to bring them out again! And do I spot a moscow mule mug? I need a couple of those!

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    1. You have a Nerf collection too? I think our two Nerfs hardly count as a collection, so I'm already jealy of your coolness. John was joking that we should make a toy gun rack for them. Silly. You DO spot a Moscow Mule mug!! We got them on Amazon... best deal we could find.

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  10. I'm sorry you are still in a funk. Praying for you. I really hope things change soon....very very very soon! Come on, God! On another note, I love everything about this post....the jewelry plate is so pretty! The nerf gun is AWESOME. I really want to see another episode of Chopped! I seriously enjoyed watching the last one and I even learned a little bit! Chopped Episode Two, hooray!!! Oh and John's b-day, that's a lotta people! I can't wait to hear how the pizzas turn out and what everyone ends up making! The chalkboard is also adorable but I would expect nothing less from the Calligraphy Queen. Also, Doctor Who - awesome!! Luke and I need to start watching that again!

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    1. Thank you for your prayers, K! <3 You are so sweet and supportive. :) I'm glad you liked watching our last episode. I was worried I'd bore people, but seems like you must reeeeeally be a good friend b/c you made it all the way through. Haha. I'll send ya some pics of the bday fun and wish you guys were here! And the chalkboard... pshhh! Totally copied it from something I found while googling "birthday chalkboard." Haha. Seriously, you guys need to watch Doctor Who and be obsessed like we are and then we can talk about all our favorite eps! Nerds 4 lyfe!

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  11. Happy birthday John!!!! Still loving the chalkboard and jewelry plate design. Hope your time of is soothing and healing to your heart. Some of the news this week is bittersweet for us still waiting. Hugs.

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    1. John says THANK YOU! :D Glad you like the chalkboard and plate! And thanks for wishing good things upon our trip! You know what would be nice? If the agency called while we're out there and we had to drive 8 hours back to meet our forever babe. Ha! Of course it would work out that way. Here's hoping. It'd be totally worth it! :) You guys have a lovely week! Hugs back!

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  12. Your little happies always make me happy!! =) Love the nerf gun. One of my coworkers has nerf gun battles in her house with her housemates and friend s - just an idea! And I'm impressed with your artsiness!

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    1. Ha! Nerf battles sound fantastic. Although, John's newest Nerf guns fire off so fast/strongly that I'm not sure I'd want to be hit by that. Haha. Perhaps we'll need to purchase some weaker ones for a safe Nerf battle. :) And thanks for the compliment. The artiness was totally copied on both accounts. The plate was inspired by a similar one I saw at J. Crew and the chalkboard by a birthday chalkboard I saw online. I guess I'm good at copying. :)

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  13. Ohhh sometimes I forget that you are a Whovian too. Happy almost-Birthday to John!

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