Another Truck

Jared traded his Ram in for a Silverado. It does have better gas milage so that's a good thing. It also has some bells and whistles that the Ram didn't have.

Apparently, the Ram was an even trade so his payments stayed the same and no cash down was needed. Not even for taxes or registration.

Mother's Ring

Only a month late and 2 weeks after Zales was told to cancel the order for it taking waaay too long (yes, they did not cancel it)....I finally got my birthday present mother's ring. 😁😁😁 Thank you Canyon, Sahara, and Jared

Wedding Planning

We went to the Little Rock Bridal Expo for some ideas and information.

Look, we got photobombed!

We left with an appt for the 28th for David' Bridal, a possible caterer, a snack bar idea, an appt for registry at Bed, Bath, and Beyond, and tons of  business cards and pamphlets.  We also tasted cakes, deserts, and catering.

Next we headed to the mall for lunch and dress trials in the formal section at Dillards. Just for fun and also to get an idea of what shape Sahara is interested in. 

If this were in white, I'd be sold.  

So far we have the date and flowers.  We also have the deposit down on the venue and the photographer.  

Little Projects

Just before it's 'get back to work' time and the Winter Break is over, I decided to get a little crafty.

Christmas got put away and I wanted a different look for the shelf in the living room.  I jarred the sand from Clearwater Beach and added it to the display.  I also found this cute VW bus (which might get painted teal or turquoise in the future) and some grass and took the Kaua'i photo from the kitchen to give the living room a beachy feel.

Then I found these tables on a swap site.  They had the centers painted with chalkboard paint, but it was scratched and didn't look so good.  It turned out those centers were glass.

I googled how to get paint off of glass and it turned out ammonia setting on the surface for 5-10 minutes was all it took.  

The paint easily peeled right off.

But I wasn't excited with the clear centers either.

So I used alcohol ink to add a stained glass look. 

I also got a head board for my bed for the first time ever.  Someday I might recover it, but it was brand new brown suede so I just attached an orange scarf over it to dress it up some and tie it in with the colors I already have in my room.

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I also helped Sahara craft up some ideas for asking her maid of honor and bridesmaids to be in her wedding.  I don't know, maybe that's a new thing, maybe it's a southern thing, but creative ways to ask them to be in your wedding is the thing now.  Kind of like Promposals (which I will never understand!)

Photos later for that when they actually get asked!

I also have a couple other things going on which will be finished at a later time.

Back to the grind in the morning!