{15/52}: Wedding Festivities

This past weekend I was honored to have two bridal showers thrown for me, one by my mom and the other by my maid of honor. They were both amazing and it meant oh so much to me. I felt a little spoiled and realized I don't really like being the center of attention, so to speak, for that long but I definitely felt loved and am so glad to have the friends that I do. Even though we each have our own lives and we don't see each other very often, it's always nice to go right to where we left off last :)

Cody and I are getting very excited to see all of our family and friends that are making the trip from near or far to celebrate our marriage--it's going to be a wonderful day! Bride to be here is getting a little neurotic about packing, moving, finishing up wedding projects, and whatever else she feels like freaking out about, but not to worry--her future husband is doing his best to keep her in line and calm her down...As he likes to keep saying, it'll all work out and be great :)

Momma made me a recipe book of my favorites :)

<3 her to pieces!

My science themed shower by the maid of honor and bridesmaids! :)

How perfect is this?! Our newest kitchen addition now : )

Grape molecules : P

Even Miss Lucy dressed up for the occasion! :)

Love these girls!!! ...missing Jamie and Ferowi, forgot to take a picture before they left!

{14/52}: Cody's Graduation...finally!

What has seemed like an eternity to me has finally come to a close...I bet it felt like an eternity plus infinity to Cody, but none the less he did it--through hell and back he has completed the dental hygiene program and is only a few tests away from getting his license!!!!

I am so so proud of him for pushing through all the crap that came with the program, I can honestly say that if it was me I probably would have had a breakdown and quit after 2 quarters!! But, he didn't. He's a bigger person than I am in many ways and I'm happy to call him mine : )

I got to know a few of his classmates (all females in hygiene school? go figure : P) and I know that these girls will be life long friends of ours. They were a big part of why Cody has finished, not to say he wasn't capable of it without them, but their adoption of him as their "little brother" was probably the best thing to come from the last two years...aside from his future job : P

Only 3 more years and we will both be done with school for good!...I think. There's talk of him wanting to be a chemistry teacher part time at some point...we'll see.

We can only go up from here--very much looking forward to what our future together has in store!

Ended the day celebrating with some good friends on the Olympia waterfront : )

{13/52}: Little Miss Lucy

May 20, 2013

Lucy Elizabeth Lynn Callon,

Your uncle Cody and I are so excited to have a niece to love on now! We love your brothers dearly, but are excited for the color change! :)  You, like your brothers, are an absolutely beautiful little baby. You had us all a little worried at first, but we stayed positive and knew everything was going to be great in the end. That being said, no more drama from you until your at least 13 little miss! :) I am starting pharmacy school in a couple months and that means I won't get to see you nearly as often as I will want to. I love taking pictures of your brothers every chance I get and I definitely want to do the same with you, it just won't get to be as often for a few years. But hopefully your momma will come visit us in Portland every now and then, and FaceTime will be a must! 

Uncle and I can't wait to watch you grow up, and hopefully your future cousins won't be too much younger than you ;)

We love you very much miss Lucy!!

{12/52}: Leavenworth

This week I took my first trip to Leavenworth with my mom for our church's annual women's retreat. It was a great few days of laughter and fellowship with some great ladies, I think we all came away feeling refreshed and energized. It was fun to have a girls weekend with mom, and of course that would not be complete without good food and shopping :)

The weather wasn't as nice as we thought it was going to be, but it didn't rain on us while we were out and about so that's all that matters! This little Bavarian village has lots of little shops and a nice trail along the river, and of course awesome 360° views of the mountains. I'm going to be talking Cody into going there when there's snow on the ground!

Biggest mini golf course EVER. We got a putter, that's it! lol

I mean really, who chips with their putter?! Guess I need to work on those putting skills.... ; )

We had fun racing sundown and doing our best to stay out of the water! : P

Our hotel had an alphorn play each morning at breakfast--kinda cool!

Some photos from our morning walk by the river..

The view from a balcony at the hotel

All in all it was a good few days away :)

Next up on the list of exciting things happening around here: Baby Callon #3 arrives tomorrow!!!!!!!! SO stinkin excited to meet her and hear what the final verdict is on her name! Get ready little girl, auntie's camera is awaiting anxiously! : )

{11/52}: Down to 8 weeks!!!

I've been a busy little bee lately...and feel like we have so much more to get done!

At this point I feel like a broken record always saying I'm busy....but I'm BUSY! : P

The projects that I've finished thus far have turned out great though! I am painting frames for various wedding displays and boards for signs and thought it would be a lot harder than it actually was, and I am in love with how they turned out! Some aren't quite complete, but they are close to getting there!

For all of these I painted with more than one layer of paint in two different colors. I first sanded the wood, painted my base layer, let it dry completely (thank goodness spray paint dries fast!), painted the top layer color, let it dry, and then sanded to get the desired wear/vintage look to it.

What I used:
- Rustoleum spray paint
- Acrylic/craft paint
- 120 grit sand paper (can use less if you don't want as much damage/distress)
- Open back frames and boards from Michael's craft store (50% coupon advantage taker right here!)
- Push pins to hold up the frame/board, from the ground so it didn't stick (thank you, Pinterest!)

For this frame I used craft paint because I liked the gray color, but it definitely needed 2 coats!

Same frame after the spray painted top coat and distressing with sand paper

This board game me issues at first...or rather I put WAY too much white paint on it! I didn't like how it was sanding at all, leaving obvious lines instead of scratches. So I put it down for a while and tried again the other day--LOVE how it came out!! It's going to look great once I get it ready for the ring bearers : )

This one cooperated the first time: spray painted teal for the base coat and black as the top coat, really really really like the look of this! Just needs some vinyl lettering for use in some wedding pictures and it will be done!

My mom spray painting beans for vase filler....unless you have LOTS of time and patience, I suggest not doing this. It was difficult to get the beans fully coated (original idea here--Pinterest fail? lol) She ended up buying beads for the vases to save her sanity!

Another little project--spray paint and Gorilla glue to put these two vintage frames together--going on the gift table!

Lot's more projects to share--I just don't want to give it all away before the wedding! ; )

{10/52}: A long overdue game night

Game nights...I've been organizing these with my group of friends for a while now and they are always a great time!

This particular night involved a group of friends new to game night (it has been quite a while since we've done one!), and Cody and I were so glad everyone enjoyed themselves. Good food and good company always make for a good time....throw in Apples to Apples on margaritas and Bahama Mamas and the laughs don't stop : )

My dear friend Kathleen!

Playing Apples to Apples

Blurry, but I love it none the less : )