Where Have I been....

It has been a very busy last few weeks.  Fall has arrived.  The air is crisp, the leaves are crunching, the mornings and nights are cool (already hit 44), mums are everywhere, and pumpkins are starting to appear on porches.  The football season is in full swing and we can't wait for the Tigers to play a Big 12 team.  These first few games have been fun but after a while 45 to 0 is not exciting.  I am ready for a BIG game.  If you know me I love college football and follow it all.  Football =Fall in our house.

This weeks game was a day game!  We welcome visitors all fall and this week was no exception.  The royalty came to visit, King, Queen, and princess.  Oh Bother was so excited to have Princess come visit.  Let me tell you they were busy and tired.  I have to write this memory so I never forget...I am laughing as I type.  Queen was asleep on the couch when I noticed Volpi acting as if she was going to go the bathroom.  Of course me not being a huge dog person I was sure I was over reacting.  Oh no...as she moved to the kitchen I scream and Queen flies up off the couch ready to take action.  We run to the door and thank goodness no accident.  Queen sure wakes up ready to go!  We had so much fun welcoming fall with windows open and the cool air coming in!

Football has not been all that has made things busy.  Project time has been in full swing.  Here is a recap of what we have been up doing (some pictures will have to come in the next post)
*We have completed the hardwood floor upstairs in the office and guest bedroom...it looks soooo good! Love it!
*We now have 4 rooms to go with popcorn...next few weeks it will be down to 3 and then by spring down to 2
*Builder has moved his office cabinet into his new office.  Builder worked very hard on this piece and it turned out better than anything we could have bought.
*We have started putting together the decorating pieces to Builder's office, my favorite part (decorating and change!).  We moved the zebra rug from my office into Builders.  It looks great in its new spot.

*The rug moved sparked a few changes in my office.  Completely unplanned project. Ever since I added the pink touches I wanted to change them to my original thought of purple.  Purple is a richer color and ties in better with my inspiration piece in the room.  So a little lunch project and $4 in spray paint..my chandelier and lamp are now purple.  I have a new rug coming from Ikea via my B-more friend (gotta love good friends that will run out on shopping errands when you can't buy online).  I am so excited to tie in the black and white rug with my black furniture.  I am currently working on the baskets for my shelves.  I changed the window treatments..of my fave spot for curtains JCP...for $20 I have deep purple velvet curtains.  Funny thing is I had purchased these drapes when we first moved in for my office and they were not on sale so I returned them.  The look is coming together.

    

*Kitchen Updates:  We ordered what we thought was going to be the perfect light.  It was a lampshade chandelier, black and white stripped.  It arrived and looks like a saucer...not at all the size we thought.  Of course there is quite a complicated return policy but it is on its way back.

 Worn out after nonstop fun!