2.12.10.

Today I'm taking THIS-

HERE.

so I can go

HERE.

To see :

With THESE TWO:

and him.

i am so excited, i can't even explain!

bathroom.

look how cute this light fixture is in this bathroom.

i love.

so much cooler than the regular vanity fixture and/or recessed light.

it makes the space so interesting!

image via house of turquoise. thanks emma.

where have i been?

schooling. i have two classes a week. an interior design class mixed with quick books. and a photoshop class. i'm very excited about it and so far the semester has been so easy.

i've been busying myself with being laid off. the gym i've been working at for a measly 4 (exaggerating) months got bought out. they're trying something new, so they've laid off the entire front desk staff. its so great. i've applied at a few places. no news yet.

if you hear of anything, please let me know and i'll have my resume ready to send them. thank you, really. <3

i've been wedding planning, and it is so fun. very frustrating at times, but overall very fun. jon moved to california and applied (civilian terms...ha) for leave. he'll probably know next week whether or not he gets it. pray for us!! anyway, wedding plans are coming along.

with help from SAM, vender suggestions from emma, style suggestions from amanda, listening ear from kalie, planning help from katie, and especially, jon. he has done everything he can from where he is. most important, listening to me ventventvent.

i've received and already paid off (with a credit card...does that count?) a speeding ticket for going 15 over. and yes, i do still go 15 over.

and i've been doing lots of crafts. so hard to plan a wedding when i'm too busy planning the furniture and accessories for our new apartment/house/condo.

I will post about this chair. and my many other chairs. later.

etsyetsyetsy.

jon and i are so excited about this print.

we are so excited!

thank you FerntreeStudio.

ah and yes, i AM going to see jon this weekend.

landing in long beach at 5:40. amanda is picking me up.

me, amanda, and nephi are driving to miramar that night.

we're all spending the night with jon in a hotel on base.

saturday, SAN DIEGO ZOO.

saturday night, hot date, movie, four way cuddle sesh?

sunday morning, fly home.

Jon and I have seen each other every single month since he graduated boot camp.

we are so blessed.

fun thing. i saw it on a blog. of course i wasnt tagged. but i'll tag you.

7 things about me. some going along with the blog.

1. in high school i got pulled over 6 times. all on state street. for all different things. burnt out head light, drunk driving (i wasn't drunk...the cop thought i was...it was TWO days after i got my license...he said i almost hit him. possibly the first (only....) time i ever dropped the f bomb. lyndsi was with me. i was so scared.), driving without my headlights on at night, etcetcetc. of those 6, i never got one ticket. ps i'm a great driver, despite what you may be thinking.

2. i'm a recent design blog addict.

3. i love chairs. love love.

4. sometimes i wish i was a graphic designer. it would make most things in life so much easier. including decorating our future home...ha.

5. i have a love/hate relationship with hot chocolate. i love it soo much! and hate it sooo much..

6. i hated school..up until i realized what i wanted to do. now i love going to school and love homework!

7. i HATE relationships where you have to spend every second together. i could write a whole blog about this. i'm going to. mark that down.

5 things that make me smile.

a room that is decorated immaculately.

kristen wiig. (umm HELLO!)

jersey shore quotes (umm..hello! i hope you've seen the opening credits or i sure sound like a dummy.)

antique shopping. (SO looking forward to the antique shops in san diego!)

gary being so sweet to me about all this wedding stuff. such a doll.

7 people i'm tagging.

1. katie

2. addie.

3. emma.

4. kalie.

5. brynne.

6. amanda.

7. nephi...ugh.

i'll be watching for your responses.

want.

if this wasn't 326 dollars, i would buy it.

ps tonight was amazing.

chase naylor and laura lyons (now naylor!) got married.

i didn't get any pictures of them, but i have some pictures from the wedding.

it was such a ball.

and more importantly-

my new boyfriend-

yay!!

congrats, bf!!

today is a big day for my little fiance...

he's getting promoted!!

i attached a picture for those of us who don't understand unless a picture or graph is shown.

so at boot camp, the recruits have to do the crucible.

when/if they finish the crucible, they are announced marines!

usually when they graduate from boot camp, they graduate as Privates.

since jon has a certain amount of college credits and is an eagle scout, he graduated as a Private First Class.

well, tomorrow he is getting promoted to Lance Corporal!

aka E-3.

if they do the regular promotion ceremony, they pin the new chevron and cross rifle pin onto his shirt without a back to the pin. they pat it down twice into his skin.

(he said that he will have layers on, so it won't penetrate his flesh...we'll see.)

i just wanted to tell the world because i am SO proud of him!!

and i love him so much!

so maybe you can congratulate him in your free time.

love you baybay.

ps. jon is asleep so he couldn't proof read this for me. 
all my marine facts are probably all wrong. sorry!:)

keep calm.

"This poster was initially produced by the Ministry of Information in 1939 during the beginning of World War II and was intended as a "last case scenario" to be used only should the Nazis succeed in invading Great Britain, in order to stiffen resolve. Two and a half million copies were printed, although the poster was distributed only in limited numbers. The designer of the poster is unknown.

"Its message has also been felt relevant to the late-2000s recession. Merchandise with the image has been ordered in bulk by American financial firms, advertising agencies, and by Germans. It has appeared on the walls of places as diverse as the prime minister's strategy unit at 10 Downing Street, the Lord Chamberlain's office and Buckingham's palace and the United States Embassy in Belgium."

I've seen this poster a million times, but I just found out the history behind it, and I love.

today i...

woke up late again. wondered when that trend was going to stop.

became very upset about having a head ache AND stomach ache.
i then realized that i could just not HAVE a head. OR a stomach.
then i felt bad for being upset and apologized to God.
but i'm still wondering what blessing is going to come out of me being sick 24/7.

went on a house call for a client with my internship.

i am so excited about this whole interior design thing.

more on that later.

more and more and more.

remembered while i was working how my alarm woke robbie up at 4 a.m. and when i looked at him on the floor, he was sitting with his feet on the floor and his bum on the 'mattress' looking so tired and confused. laughed hard. didn't tell anyone about it so they wondered why i was laughing...

surfed the web for hours and day dreamed about our wedding.

i'm so excited for it to be poorly planned.

the cd might be scratched and not have enough songs on it,

my hair might be flat and my lipstick smudged,

and only 3 people might come.

but it will be the happiest day of my life,

and i don't care if the flowers don't match my shoes

and the sign in book isn't creative enough.

i'll be there with my husband, oblivious to everything around me.

and thats all i can ask for.

i just want a photographer there to catch the magic.