family pet post: prepare yourself.

whenever i go home, one of the first things

i do is go out to the back yard and play with the dogs.

i stand out there and throw their tennis ball for HOURS.

and they just keep bringing it back. it's great fun.

i'm not a HUGE dog person but i just can't get

enough of our little cuties. maybe it's 'cause they're basically family.

is that weird? i think so. either way, i'm obsessed.

we have two german shepherds.

emma is the brown one. misha is the black one.

aren't they purty?

and we have two westies.

neeko is the white one and chew-e is the other white one.

jokes jokes! neeko is in the jaunty st. patty's day scarf.

that is my mother's doing. she's obsessed too.

do you have family pets?

nieces and nephews.

headed up to spokane to

visit the nieces and nephews.

levi, age 10

kyra, age 3

harmony, age 2

aren't they gorgeous?!

p.s. taking pictures of kids is HARD!

home.

i'm home. it's nice.

i'll be in touch.

kisses from the misses.

sometimes we have

impromptu photo shoots.

it's just something we do.

this little guy...

...made the delayed flights and nasty cold worth it.

happy christmas.

holiday hangover.

after the christmas chaos was over,

the house was a little too quiet.

nothin' like a little glee lipsync dance party

to liven things up.

not to be outdone by mona's shaky leg guitar dance,

i channelled my inner diva and threw down some booty dance.

gotta love home videos.

home for the holidays.

me: how come you cut out whales

with the christmas cookies?

sis: it's santa's sleigh, you jerk!

me: that purple one looks like monstro to me.

merry christmas to all.

workin' hard.

m&d are the best.

whenever they come visit, they're oh so helpful.

mama whipped my closet into shape.

it was hard work, indeed.

popsicle fixed the ailing lavatory.

nice to have two fully functioning facilities again.

miss you already m&d!

come back soon!

ikea, you sly temptress.

it took everything in me not to buy

at least a dozen of these pillows this weekend. so fabulous.

but alas, my couches are brown so they won't work right now.

bedroom maybe? recover the couches?

someway, somehow.

i spy...something awesome.

i am obsessed with little green notebook.

OBSESSED, i say.

that jenny, she's amazing with color.

this room recreation and this room makeover

have me feelin' all kinds of inspired.

what's your fave design blog?

love it or hate it?

made this garland ages ago.

couldn't figure out what to do with it.

may have found a place for it.

what do you think?

how much...

...would i have to pay someone to cut out all the felt circles

to make this awesome curtain featured on design*sponge?

now accepting bids.

the future's so bright.

i'm back from big bear and lovin' life!

the trip was ridiculously fun and just what i needed!

photo montage to come...prepare yourself.

in the meantime, how gorgeous is this room?

the colors...OH, the colors! i NEED that yellow chair.

and i might have to take a fabric marker to my curtains.

yes, i just might.

{via}

crimson fowl.

in the tri-cities, red robin is kind of the go-to

meeting spot.

{sad, i know...but true just the same}

so meet we did!

miss susan and i, that is.

actually, she's a mrs. but her man's away for awhile.

a little girl talk, a LOT of french fries.

it's good to be together again.

why i love the tri-cities: a photo essay

zips. it's a greasy burger joint.

tri-cities' finest. oh how i love thee, zips.

{that's susan's little gus in the background. adorable!}

home grown apples.

crisp, juicy, dee-lish. no, seriously...REALLY good.

i've eaten 10 in the past 2 days.

m'parents. doi.

aren't they just the cutest ever?

good peoples.

the jalapeno.

this is a little beater car that my dad sometimes

commutes in. it's like drivin' a go-kart.

confession: i LOVE it!

there's more but that'll do for now!

i'm enjoying my time in the motherland.

hope your labor day weekend is fabulous!

last night as a single lady.

last night, to celebrate my baby sis' last night as a single woman,

my family went bowling. good good times.

susan joined in on the fun.

she's adorable and oh so hilarious.

the perfect woman, really.

oh and in case you were wondering,

yes i'm absolutely and completely obsessed with

my little nephew, jayden.

can you blame me?!

doesn't look like much...

...but it's home.

i'm in washington for the long weekend.

baby sis is gettin' hitched.

lookin' forward to: bowling with the fam, yard sales with susan and

kissing jayden's face off...to name a few.

see ya in awhile!

the men in my life.

{l to r: brice, popsicle, benny}

aren't my popsicle and bros so handsome?

i think so.

they're good men. yes, indeedy.

the bros both have lovely little families of their own.

popsicle is just busy bein' rad.

yep, it's what he does. be's rad.

i'm glad to have such strong, righteous men in my family.

i'm a lucky lucky gal.

home sweet home.

saw this at {mormon in manhattan} last week.

well not this exactly. natalie's from utah.

but me, i'm a washington gal through and through.

seriously, i'm obsessed.

14k gold with a little bling in the southeast corner.

yes, please.