A Great Day

Flowers from Jay...

I never get flowers so this was a pleasant surprise!

My 38th birthday was low key and perfect.  Jay had the day off and we decided to keep Scotty home from school so we could hang out together.  I got to sleep in, which was wonderful and when I woke up, I found all four of the boys sitting together watching a motorcross race on the computer...they were quiet and calm and it was a sweet sight.  Jay made a great breakfast and then we all packed into the car to head to IKEA.  Getting things to help set up my "office/craft room" was my birthday wish.  It has been years since I last scrapped any memories, and what better time to start picking it up again.  I am two kids, a dog and several life events behind in my scrapbooking.  The room is huge and I will have to do one corner at a time, but it will get there.  It is my favorite space in the house. Jay agreed we could put it together piece by piece, as long as I agreed to getting rid of something so as not to exceed our HHG weight limit for our next move...oy.  After IKEA, it was naptime for the baby, dirt bike time for the boys and I got to "play" with all my new things and set up my computer corner.  Here are some pictures from the day:

Scotty picked out the rug...we both think it looks like grass. It clashes with the sage green walls, but we're hoping to get permission from the landlord to paint a more neutral color at some point.

Note the curtains; my mom made those for me when I first moved out on my own.  So happy I finally have a place to use them again.  And as a side note, nevermind my dinosaur computer; I'm saving for an upgrade...

This fun curtain wire is so great for displaying the boys art and other misc items that I can easily change out

Picked a few photos of Jay and me at the different stages of our relationship; engagement photo, wedding, pre-kids and post-kids. Added some "W"s in there, as well since I am starting to collect them.

This is one of the most precious things I own...a Japanese lamp my dad brought home to me after a six-month deployment overseas - 30 years ago.  It turned up when we were cleaning out Northlake and I finally have a place to display it.  It has a little night-light bulb in it and I keep it on at all times. I love it.

View of what will be a "sitting area" with a comfy chair. That is my old desk, it belonged to my great-grandmother, so I can't get rid of it...but I am going to re-paint it to make it accommodate the room.  It will serve as my "craft table" in the opposite corner

The other view....clearly need some bookcases.  One thing at a time...

We topped the night off at Red Robin...since the boys were joining us, had to pick a kid-friendly place.  I love Red Robin!  The perfect ending to a great day!