Johnnyswim, their music is mesmerizing. I especially like their song, "Take the World." Go find them and save their new CD "Diamonds" to your Spotify playlist!
Jun 6, 2014
Five on Friday
I'm starting a weekly series on the blog called, "Five on Friday," who doesn't like alliteration? :) Basically, it's just a glimpse into a few things that have inspired me/moved me/challenged me during the week. Maybe you'll find something new to inspire or challenge you!
Bobbi+Mike Photography, their style and way of seeing things always makes me strive to be a better photographer. Check out their work, you won't be disappointed!
A blog I follow, Under the Sycamore, posted this heart wrenching story. I was challenged to cherish life, no matter how fleeting.
Brown Butter Icebox Cookies from A Beautiful Mess. It took everything within me to refrain from making these cookies, they look amazing! It's pinned to my Pinterest board for future baking!
Posted on the blog CARA LOREN, I love these shorts from the Mini Model Gallery. I'm looking forward to the day when I can dress my little boy in clothes like this!
Jun 5, 2014
Big News!
It has been several weeks since we announced our big news on Facebook, but that's how I roll when it comes to blogging, always a step behind. So this story will be familiar to some.
Gray and I knew we wanted to get our friends together for a gender reveal, but we didn't quite agree on how it would work. We finally settled on finding out before our guests, and I think it worked out perfectly for us! We had our 20 week ultrasound, Monday, May 12th and planned our party for the following day. It was a hazy 48 hours, finding out the news, cleaning the house, prepping the food, all while wrapped in a cloud of pure joy as I tried to imagine life with this new individual. Trying so hard to change my language from "it" to "him," from "Baby Cato" to "Baby Boy Cato."We let our family know through a video Gray took during our ultrasound, but trying to contain the news from friends here was kinda hard. I'm glad the party was so soon after we found out.
The menu was pretty simple, but Gray and I couldn't help adding in a little of our cooking flair. We had hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, and the famous Cato nacho dip, veggies, and for dessert my special peach cobbler! It was so fun to have our friends over and have them share in this moment with us! It made finding out even more exciting, who knew that was possible!
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Gray and I knew we wanted to get our friends together for a gender reveal, but we didn't quite agree on how it would work. We finally settled on finding out before our guests, and I think it worked out perfectly for us! We had our 20 week ultrasound, Monday, May 12th and planned our party for the following day. It was a hazy 48 hours, finding out the news, cleaning the house, prepping the food, all while wrapped in a cloud of pure joy as I tried to imagine life with this new individual. Trying so hard to change my language from "it" to "him," from "Baby Cato" to "Baby Boy Cato."We let our family know through a video Gray took during our ultrasound, but trying to contain the news from friends here was kinda hard. I'm glad the party was so soon after we found out.
The menu was pretty simple, but Gray and I couldn't help adding in a little of our cooking flair. We had hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, and the famous Cato nacho dip, veggies, and for dessert my special peach cobbler! It was so fun to have our friends over and have them share in this moment with us! It made finding out even more exciting, who knew that was possible!
The proud new dad! Working his magic at the grill.
And here's how it happened folks!
It's a BOY!!!!
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We couldn't have asked for a better time, we are truly blessed with some awesome friends!
Apr 10, 2014
Lobster Red
Does anyone else feel like Greenville completely skipped spring and went right to summer? I'm having a conniption fit over here. I know summers in Greenville are hot, I mean really hot, but I was counting, no relying on spring to ease the transition a bit. But no, its been bouncing back and fourth between cold and hot relentlessly. I mean cold . . . 40's, and hot . . . 80's. Thats not moderate change!
Who goes soaking up the sun in April only to burn like a lobster and peel the next few days? Me of course. My mom didn't believe me.
Jak: I think I'm red!
Mom: No you're not.
Dominique: Stop being a weenie Jak!
Jak: No I'm serious I think I'm red, (obviously this fact needed repeating, they didn't hear me the first time.)
Mom: We were outside for a half hour, you'll be fine.
And that's the end, at some point their is no use in arguing with mom . . . is it bad to say I felt vindicated the next day when in fact I did have a rudolph nose and a neck they couldn't stop laughing at!
Mom: Make sure you apply lotion
No really mom?! I told you I was red . . . :)
Greenville, I need spring! Bring back those high 50's and 60's please!
Who goes soaking up the sun in April only to burn like a lobster and peel the next few days? Me of course. My mom didn't believe me.
Jak: I think I'm red!
Mom: No you're not.
Dominique: Stop being a weenie Jak!
Jak: No I'm serious I think I'm red, (obviously this fact needed repeating, they didn't hear me the first time.)
Mom: We were outside for a half hour, you'll be fine.
And that's the end, at some point their is no use in arguing with mom . . . is it bad to say I felt vindicated the next day when in fact I did have a rudolph nose and a neck they couldn't stop laughing at!
Mom: Make sure you apply lotion
No really mom?! I told you I was red . . . :)
Greenville, I need spring! Bring back those high 50's and 60's please!
Mar 1, 2014
Project: Print on Canvas
This project isn't original, I'm sure you could find it on Pinterest if you were looking. So if my tutorial isn't informative enough please do not hesitate to look it up on Pinterest and find someone else who explains it a lot better! My feelings will not be hurt :)
Basically I had this large 8x10 print that I really wanted to add to my gallery wall, but I was lacking a picture frame and I didn't really want to spend money and get one. So with everything on hand, I went about attaching my print to a canvas. I did it in five easy steps using 4 things; mod podge, a foam brush, an old canvas that needed a fresh look, and a print.
Once it has dried hang it in any place of your choosing! Gray and I created a gallery wall in one of our front rooms so I added my canvas to that. If you look closely you might be able to see that I did this project with two other larger prints and canvas's. Its so simple and easy, and when you have everything on hand it's pretty cost effective too!
If you haven't collected every one of those supplies like I had, the list below shows you where (one place out of many) you can get it and how much the project will cost:
Mod Podge: $4.40
Foam Brush: $0.44
Canvas: $3.99 for two
8x10 Print: $2.84
Thats a total of $11.67, not bad for a really simple project that looks great!
Basically I had this large 8x10 print that I really wanted to add to my gallery wall, but I was lacking a picture frame and I didn't really want to spend money and get one. So with everything on hand, I went about attaching my print to a canvas. I did it in five easy steps using 4 things; mod podge, a foam brush, an old canvas that needed a fresh look, and a print.
Gather your mod podge from the recesses of that craft bin you have located in the back of the closet, or in my instance that cardboard box you still need to unpack.
Grab that old canvas that could really use a facelift. Side note: If you tend to be messy when doing crafts you might want to grab a trash bag and place it under the canvas as a catch all.
Using a foam brush or any brush apply your mod podge to the canvas. Don't be stingy this is what holds the print to the canvas! You might want to add some to the back of the print as well, just to be extra safe.
After you cover your canvas with glue firmly press your print onto the canvas.
Finally, use a liberal amount of mod podge to cover the print. I like to think this seals the photo and gives it a more polished look. It will seem cloudy and streaky, but all of that will be non-existent once it dries. Don't fret!
If you haven't collected every one of those supplies like I had, the list below shows you where (one place out of many) you can get it and how much the project will cost:
Mod Podge: $4.40
Foam Brush: $0.44
Canvas: $3.99 for two
8x10 Print: $2.84
Thats a total of $11.67, not bad for a really simple project that looks great!
Disposing of the tree.
There really isn't some awesome story that goes along with these pictures. Getting rid of the tree is something that everyone has to do. It was a little harder for us because when you live in an apartment you can't just stick it on the curb and wait for someone to come pick it up. But with a little online research we learned that we could drop it off at a park about 3 min from our house and from there the City of Greenville would take care of it. Pretty simple if you ask me! The only issue is that when two lazy people live together it takes a little longer than necessary. So a week or so after we had taken off all the ornaments and packed them away we finally got around to removing it from our home. And about a week after that we eventually dropped it off at the park . . . those were a cramped couple of days riding in the Escape! At least is smelled good!
I love my macho man!
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