fun times...

So over the weekend we went home to see E’s family. Most of them hadn’t met Everleigh yet and it was the only weekend we could go up. So we went up and had a good time, even had a little BBQ with some of his cousins and Aunt. I think it’s safe to say that everyone adored her, lol. Sawyer also got to go on his first real quad ride, and boy did he love that! We also got the kid’s x-mas presents from E’s sister and brother-in-law. They made amazing nightlights for their rooms. Everleigh’s is a hanging birdhouse with a bird cutout on the bottom that projects the shape of a bird onto the floor and Sawyer’s is box with Mickey Mouse carved onto the front and star cutout on the top that projects the shape onto the ceiling. They really did do a great job with them. I will have to try to post pictures sometime.

But since we went up there, we had my mom come down and housesit for us. There have been some break-ins lately and we didn’t want to leave the house empty. She was more than happy to oblige, lol. She stayed a few extra days after we got back and after we went to E’s pinning ceremony she and I headed into San Francisco to do some shopping. There is a CG Ball coming up in April and she is going to make me a dress for it. I haven’t found anything that I liked that was affordable, so she said she would make me one. Originally we were going to make this dress.



Gorgeous, right? Problem was that we couldn’t find the fabric that I wanted for it. We went to 3 different major fabric warehouses and nothing seemed right for it. And in-between the first and the second fabric place, we somehow managed to take a little jaunt into Betsy Johnson in Union Square, where I found these and fell in love.



Amazing, right? Well I bought them, lol. I had too! They are the most comfortable heel I have ever worn. They have this awesome little cushion on them that make you feel like you are walking on air. Perfect for a ball! So now that I have these shoes, I start thinking about different dresses as we are browsing the fabric aisles. And then I remember a dress that I saw Kelly Osborn wear last year that I loved.



Beautiful, right? So then mom and I start talking and it hits us – those shoes with that dress would be amazing. And we can add a vintage flair to it to make it unique, plus we both think it would be flattering to my body…. So it’s decided. We are now looking for fabric for that dress. We finally found the most perfect fabric at the last warehouse we went. The place was amazing and soooooo cheap. Puts Joann’s to shame. We were in love. Here is a little tiny peek at the fabric with a vintage appliqué that we found to go with it.



Perfection, right? I cannot wait until it all comes together. I think it’s hilarious how we went in with one thing in mind, and came out, at the end of the day, with something completely different but equally amazing. I guess that’s how it goes sometimes!