Fashion Bug

I've had the shopping/fashion bug lately and have spent more money on shopping this month than I can ever remember.  Yikes.  Definitely not good for our credit card statement.  I took advantage of my graduation as well as the Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale.  Have you checked it out yet?  It's my favorite sale of the year!  I don't stock up on lots of items, but I do get a few fall essentials. 

These boots are my favorite finds this year.  I'm in love with them. 

And check out my awesome graduation gift from Ryan!  It's so shiny and pretty and I can't stop staring at it.  Can you see a theme in my choices?  I guess I'll be wearing a lot of blue this fall.  I also got some great sunglasses, red jeans, and few others that I maybe won't share (I'm feeling really guilty about all of my purchases this month).  What's on your fall shopping list?

Lately

I've been soooo busy lately.  Sorry friends and family for not updating my blog in forever.  I haven't had too much down time and the time I did have I was taking a breather from our busy weeks (and maybe reading a lot of Harry Potter in prep for the last movie).  So lately we've been:

-going to Angel's games
-having piano lessons
-visiting with family
-lunching with friends
-laying by the pool
-Harry Potter movie marathons
-celebrating our anniversary
-having fun in Palm Springs
-outlet shopping in Cabazon
-sewing lessons

Next up is a week in San Diego with my sister, and her kids, and all of the nieces and nephews.  Then on to Lake Powell.  Loving the summer and finally having a real tan.  Here are some pics from our adventures this month.  I hope your July has been as wonderful as ours!

 Angel game with the Family

Our private patio bathtub at our Palm Springs hotel

 Peewee's Big Adventure!

Then tomorrow we'll be at the pool and our Stake Pioneer Day celebration/parade.  More pictures to come!

Go Getty

Yesterday Ryan and I decided to brave a drive up to LA to go to the Getty Center.  It was a spontaneous decision and I'm so glad we went.  It was perfect weather and we got there as soon as it opened.  We hopped into an architecture tour of the grounds, and got lots of background on the history of the museum and the inspiration of Richard Meyer (the architect).  This beautiful museum was opened 12 years ago and cost over $1 billion to build.  Phew!  That's a lot of cash.  It was an awesome experience, and we loved every bit of it.  Go check it out, and bring a lunch with you and eat in the garden.  You'll love it.

Also, the parking is $15 but admission is free, so pile lots of people into the car when you go and save some money.  It's a must see!

Piano Man

Guess who's taking piano lessons finally?  That's right, I've decided at the ripe old age of 23 to start learning how to play the piano.  I'm really nervous.  Sports and physical activities come really easy to me, but the thought of being musical scares me lots.  Lessons start Wednesday, and I'm excited for the lessons and my new teacher.  She's awesome.  Hopefully I'll be able to play some awesome tunes like this guys some day.  What instruments can you play? 

Pillow talk

I bought this cute new pillow on sale at CB2. 

I've been wanting this pillow for a while, but the price tag is $70, yikes!

So I was excited to see this one on sale.  I haven't found the best spot for it yet, I'm still rotating it around the house, so no picture of it in my house.  But I'm excited about my new purchase.  I can't stop looking for new things for the house.  I've lost my passion for clothes shopping now, and all I want to do is hop for my house.  Do you go through shopping spurts like that too? 

Mormon Night

This weekend we went to "Mormon Night at the Padres" with the family.  We all ate everything the park had to offer from garlic fries to red vines.  The Padres honored our "Mormon Helping Hands" by having a large group of those that participated on the field.  Then the San Diego Mormon Chorale sang the national anthem, it was so amazing!  There were so many Mormons that night that the stadium went from an average attendance of 20,000 to 38,000.  Wowie!  Mormons know how to support their baseball teams.

 A series of scary faces from Braeden

 Best view from a stadium.  Love my city.

Inspired

Here are some cool pics from our tour yesterday.  We got a few ideas for our future home, but overall we're not all about modern, but we like to incorporate it into our home.  I don't know if you've noticed but we like to blend styles.  I'd say our style would be considered "traditional modern" or "eclectic" is the technical interior design term.

 House No. 2 - Our favorite house of the tour

 Master Retreat

 Their fence facing the street had cute planter boxes

 House No. 3

 Their front yard had this huge play area.

This wood paneling was through out the house.

Most of the homes had large sliding doors that completely opened up the house, and brought the outside in.  Can't wait to put these doors in our home.  If we can afford it.

House No. 6

I love the carrera marble countertops and the wooden drawer. 

The loft on the second floor.

Cow hides are everywhere, and so was this Eames chair.