Thursday, March 15, 2012

Wine and Love Thursday

It's Thursday, which means it's time for Wine & Love!  Head on over to Nora's to link up and participate.

Things that have me reaching for a glass of wine:
-Being stuck inside on beautiful days.  Remember in college when you used to try to convince your professor to have class outside?  I with you could do that at work.
-Things be taking up all my money.  Taxes.  Moving expenses (security deposits, etc).  The car making a funny noise.  Renewing our car insurance.  All of these are necessary/required expenses or need to be dealt with/paid for, but are still annoying to have to deal with, especially all at once.  

Things that I’m loving:
-The weather has been insanely beautiful lately!  On Monday it was cold and rainy, but Tuesday and Wednesday really outdid it in the “make you want to lie on a blanket in the sun all afternoon” department.  I went for a run Tuesday in shorts (first time this year!) and a tank top and it was glorious.
-I’m volunteering for Obama!  After registering on the website ages ago, I finally got a call from an Obama volunteer coordinator yesterday.  This Saturday I’m going to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade to register people to vote, and then on Monday I’m meeting with the organizer to get a better idea of how I’m able to volunteer and contribute to the campaign.
-I had a really good time showing my parents around Pittsburgh.  They loved the city, and I think their enthusiasm rubbed off on me, at least a little bit.  The beautiful weather sure helps the city look a little more promising.  I hope winter is gone for good now and this is what it’s like from here on out.
-D is on spring break this week, which means we can actually have dinner together every night instead of me eating alone while watching Say Yes to the Dress because he’s stuck at school working on homework (can you tell I’m ready for the semester to be over already?).  It’s been really nice to have him around more than usual.  I like that guy.
-We got the apartment!  D is turning in the lease today!  YAY WE HAVE AN APARTMENT I DON’T HATE!!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Being a Tourist In My Own City

The last few days have been full of touristy activities.

Up until yesterday the weather was just gorgeous.

My parents are pretty much in love with Pittsburgh.

I'll be back in a day or two to tell you why!

Friday, March 09, 2012

Pinterest Friday

Now that we (might) have an apartment I'm actually looking forward to living in, I'm thinking about how I want to decorate.  Since this place is about twice as big as where we currently live, I have a lot to work with.  My current obsession, as evidenced by my Pinterest boards, is chevron.  Here's what I'm loving right now.



I'm not sure if we're going to paint the walls or not, but if we do I'd love to try something like this.


I think this would be a really fun way to snazz up a boring boxy IKEA dresser.


This would be a good use for that blank canvas we still haven't done anything with.


This chair is too cute!  I'm on the lookout for a chair we can put in the bedroom (since it'll be big enough for a chair now) and this is at the top of the list.  Now I just have to convince D it's not too girly.