Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts

Friday, July 20, 2012

Canvas Pinterest Project

Our guest bedroom is still incomplete and we've lived here almost 3 years (crazy!). Recently I got a new bedspread and I feel like the room is almost complete...yay! There are still some blank walls in this room (if you've seen the rest of our house you know how odd this is) and I've been itching to fill these spaces. This is our "travel room" where I have a lot of vacation pictures hanging up. Last weekend my friend Magan were hanging out and decided it was time for an impromptu Pinterest project so we headed over to hobby lobby and stocked up on supplies! Magan had pinned these fun quote canvases so we decided to give them a shot. I decided it would be perfect to do a travel quote and put in our travel room :)

First I cut the scrapbook paper and the mod-podged the paper onto the canvas. This was more difficult than I anticipated because there ended up being some bumps I couldn't get out. After the mod podge was dry I put my vinyl letters on...luckily you can move these if you don't get them in the right place!

 Next it was time to paint the canvas. I used acrylic paint - it was actually meant for patio furniture but I picked it because of the color. I ended up using almost the whole bottle and couldn't cover the chevron stripes completely but I think it's okay!


I let it dry overnight and then peeled off the letters and I must say it turned out better than I anticipated!!


Here's the finished product!


It goes perfectly with the bedspread!! I will post a complete room picture/tour once this room is done!


Magan - Can't wait for our next Pinterest project!

Monday, April 9, 2012

Easter 2012: New England

We took a little trip over Easter weekend...Justin and I flew into Boston on Thursday and met my parents at the airport. We took the T into the city and walked over to our hotel, The Millennium Bostonian right across from Quincy Market. 

Started out with eating my special Italian Sandwich brought just for me from Maine!!
Our corner hotel room with pretty views!
Such a perfect day in Boston
Quincy Market
Justin with his Dunkin' Donuts...finally at like 1pm!
Walking around Quincy Market
We decided to go to the Aquarium since Boston has one of the best and it was only about a quarter mile from our hotel. We spent a lot of time watching the penguins - it was feeding time and they are just so darn cute!! We also saw sea lions, lobsters (of course!), an anaconda (gross!), a massive turtle and massive sting ray, among many other sea creatures.

So many little penguins!
What a cute little guy :)
Murtle the Turtle...weighs 600lbs and is 70 something years old...crazy!
Crazy sea creatures
After the aquarium and some shopping in Quincy Market we walked over to the North End and had dinner at an AMAZING Italian restaurant: Al Dente. We stumbled upon it when we were in Boston 2 years ago and when I looked it up (from the picture I took last time) I found out it's ranked #2 Italian restaurant in the North End...not bad!

Pretty trees outside the Hard Rock Cafe
Inside Quincy Market - some late night snacks
Love the historical architecture
Late night shopping :)
Finished the night off with a DELISH Sangria at Hard Rock!! I've been craving one since SA
When we woke up Friday morning Justin and I decided to find a McDonalds to grab some breakfast. We asked Siri (along with mapquest and google) where the closest one was and it was only around the corner from the hotel...perfect! or so we thought. We walked around in the COLD (like 30 degrees) for about 20 minutes until we figured out the McDonalds had closed and we were in the spot where it USED to be. So we went over to Quincy Market and found a yummy Mexican place for breakfast.

Little alley way near our hotel
Inside Quincy Market again
View outside our window!

The real reason for our trip this weekend was to attend my grandfather's memorial service. He passed away in November but there was no way we could all scramble to get up there before Christmas to bury him. He didn't want a funeral or anything like that so my mom and uncle decided the best way to honor him would be to have a simple service at the cemetery and then have the family over to his house afterwards on Easter weekend. Yesterday, Easter Sunday, would have been his 95th birthday. His birthday only fell three times on Easter (this being the third).

Rest in Peace Gee
Absolutely perfect day
My Grandpa's house
Phoebe was pooped after all of the commotion
Masonic coin we found in his coin collection
We stayed at my mom's cousin Keith's house. He lives in a little further out of town in the woods - so pretty!


Old tractor
Trees and Clouds
Big Kitty...he owns the house obvi
He's a good poser
Morning through the skylight
What a view to wake up to
My Mom's cousin Lisa's precious puppy!!
Looks like winter!
**I took all of these pictures with my iphone...either camera or instagram. I honestly never understood why people would take pictures with their cell phone - especially because I have 2 cameras that I love...but for this trip it was definitely easier to just snap pics with my phone and I must say I am not disappointed with the results**

Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 Memories


Happy New Years Eve!! I can't believe another year has gone by and 2012 is here. Justin and I had an amazing year and I was able to capture most of it in pictures which makes my heart happy:) We traveled the world...Italy, France, Spain, Tunisia, Hawaii, Las Vegas, San Diego, Arizona, and New York...We had great times with great friends and family...We celebrated our first anniversary...We celebrated a promotion in my job...We also went through some tough times but as you can see with the pictures below...the good times are definitely greater than the bad :) So cheers to you 2011 - it was a GREAT year and we have lots of memories we will cherish forever!!



January

I was able to visit friends and work on my photography skills
Showered Rachel with gifts for baby Audrey

February

*Snow Day*

Played with the dogs in the snow!

March

Justin and I were able to visit Audrey when she was only 4 days old  - sweet girl
*A&M/t.u. Basketball Game*
Went to the A&M/t.u. bball game in Austin with friends
Took a photography class with a friend - learned a lot
April


*Parent's 25th Anniversary Party*
Pulled off the surprise of the century for my parent's 25th anniversary!
*Chimpsy Field Trip*
Did a FUN field trip in East Austin with LeeAnn
*Segway Ghost Tour*
Private segway tour of downtown Austin!
May


*European Cruise*
Took a wonderful Mediterranean Cruise to Italy, France, Spain & Tunisia


June


*24th Birthday Celebration @ Lake Travis*
A weekend of celebration, rest & relaxation
*Bridal Portraits*
My amazingly talented friend Magan allowed me to come along with her on  a bridal session and do some shooting


July


*4th of July*
Day of girls pampering @ BloAustin & Sephora
*HeIsWe Concert*
First HeIsWe Concert @ Emos...with Rachel the lead singer!


August


*Hunter's 3rd Birthday*
Celebrated Hunter's 3rd Birthday & Lexie's 2nd Birthday


September


*Hawaii*
Fantastic trip to Hawaii (Maui & Oahu)


*Las Vegas*
Surprised Justin with a trip to Vegas for his 25th birthday


October


*New Floors*
Got our new laminate floors installed!
*Texas A&M Football*
Watched A&M BTHO Baylor @ Kyle Field
*1st Anniversary*
Celebrated our 1st Anniversary at Travaasa @ Lake Travis


November


*One Year Anniversary Pictures*
My friend Magan took our 1 yr anniversary/Christmas card pictures


*San Diego*
Took a weekend getaway to San Diego with Michael & Christine
*Connecticut/New York City*
Sunrise @ my great Aunt's house in Torrington, CT
*Grand Canyon*
Took a Thanksgiving trip to the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Sedona & Phoenix


December


*ICE Shrek the Halls*
Visited ICE Shrek the Halls at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas
*Christmas*
A Trojacek Christmas

Can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for us :)