week-o-fun...

Since this is the first day of my last week of true "non-working" freedom, I've decided to try to do at least one purely fun and hopefully unique thing each day this week until I start working next monday. I am starting to think of a few ideas myself, but I'd love for you guys to put in your two cents as well! Then I'll post some pictures of my mini-adventures as we go along! Sound fun?? Yes, i thought you would think so... So send me your best and favorite things to do and I'll get busy checking them off the list! YAY!!... amb

Things I'm already considering...
1. Take O-dog back to Galveston for the afternoon- watch and laugh while she runs away from birds/waves
2. Sew something on the maching including trip to fabric store for goodies and supplies
3. Go to park, sit in sun and read totally mindless book for at least 2 hours (CHECK!)
4. Go see Body Worlds at Natural Science Museum ($25 each for tickets! BOO)
5. Shop for the cutest possible yet still comfy tennis shoes to wear with hideous hunter green scrubs (CHECK!)
6. Get haircut (this is way overdue and maybe not totally eligible for the fun list, but definitely enjoyable) (CHECK!)
7. Massage? (maybe too expensive, but a lovely thought... maybe just talk ryan into a long backrub)
8. ???

Off to the DP (dog park) with O+R... the fun begins now!

p.s. happy heart day...

image found on le love via Oh Hello friend

a smile for all my peeps out there on valentines day... love it or hate it, i hope you have a good one.... amb

PASSED!!!!

I just got online and found out that I PASSED the OT boards!!! Yea for passing and Yea for NEVER taking a test ever again!!! Just wanted to let you guys know! Thanks for all of the support! love love, amb

My newest brilliant idea!

I've decided that we must, yes must have a french bulldog! I think that olive would adore having a little buddy to run around with and getting another boston makes me want to possibly go insane (so much energy stored up in those little creatures). Anyways, I have already named the aforementioned frog dog Napoleon... Olive and Napoleon... can you get much cuter than that??

So Ryan and I have been looking online at the Frenchie rescue organizations and are throwing around the idea of adopting an older frenchie rather than go through that puppy thing again. They are amazingly cute little, but oh so much work! We'll see what happens over the next few months.

The adorable pictures above are from thebellabellaco's flickr stream which I love! She is the author of the blahblahblahg hosting this month's brightside project! You'll love her photos and site, I promise.

Last thing... I've also decided that I want to try an etsy shop. And I've decided that my lovely husband should supply me with beautiful photography prints to sell (lucky him...). So hopefully soon we'll have some up for your to see.

walls...

In the midst of searching for a rent house to move into, Ryan and I have also decided to finally finally hang some things up on our bare walls! I know this doesn't make since if we are considering moving, but we've been here over 2 years and I'm just tired of looking at the nakedness even if its just for a few more weeks... Anyways, I'm thinking about trying to put together a collage of photography prints, letterpress signs and gocco for our bedroom wall and so far here are some of the possibilities. Let me know what you think and which ones you like. I'm also trying to decide what I like in a bigger size because I want to print a large image to frame for over the bed...

In no particular order...

this is absolutely amazing...

Attention all blog girls! You must, just must go immediately to this site and get started registering for the daily (yes daily) giveaways during the brightside project! To many cute things to count and is will continue everyday for an entire month. Perfect reason to blow time on the internet and possibly get some cute goodies in return!

a day at the museum...

Ryan surprised me today with a trip to the Houston Museum of Fine Art! We grabbed lunch at the museum Cafe Express and then went exploring through the exhibits (Thursdays are free too!). I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you. I'm pretty sure that we were allowed to take pictures (with no flash), but the museum lady still followed me around the whole time giving me these scary, evil looks like I was about to touch something or break something... not sure why. Anyways, we had a good time. I always feel good when we cross something off of our "to do while in Houston" list, especially since its been shameful that we've lived within walking distance from the museum district for 2 and a half years now and hadn't taken advantage of it! So here are a few beautiful pieces.



"The Corn Poppy" by Kees Van Dongen, 1919... inspired by the "flapper days" of Paris.



"Rue Ravignan, Paris" by Maximilien Luce, 1893



"Interior" by Jozsef Rippl-Ronai, 1909

Enjoy! AMB... oh and wish us luck! We are going house hunting (to rent, not buy...) in the Heights this evening... fun fun!