I've been a busy girl

Sorry it's been a few days...I've been a busy girl!

Remember the new refrigerator incident? Well, we think we remedied that: Shawn spent Sunday tearing out the 6 feet of wainscoting and the chair rail that's in the kitchen entryway. We're hoping that will do the trick. It needs to do the trick because I went to Best Buy yesterday and re-purchased the fridge. Why not go smaller, you ask? Because then we couldn't get French doors and if we're going to spend the money, we want what we want. Plus, we plan to do a little reno in the back of the house next year and it won't be an issue--it fits in the kitchen now, just need to squeeze it through the doorway! Added bonus: the CO tax rebates started yesterday so we can get $100 back on that fridge!

I've also been gettin' crafty! I'm the matron of honor in my friend, Jess's wedding (in Mexico-woo hoo!) She and her fiancé don't want bachelor/bachelorette parties so I'm going to throw her a shower. This is her 2nd marriage so she doesn't want anything too "showery", which is fine with me. So I get online to find invites and all the beach themed ones are too cheesy. I did find one that I loved but it was a print-at-home, so I said "what the hell". I did make the inserts to my own wedding invites so I could handle this. I set out to Michaels and picked up a few things. Then I made a few more trips. Last night I started to put it all together and I am liking them so far: it's a 5x7 card (portrait) with a black palm tree printed on the left side. On a sheet of vellum, I've printed all the info in black and purple on the right side (her favorite color). I'm going to put the vellum on top of the card, wrap shimmery purple ribbon on the top and secure with a jeweled embellishment. I will post the finished product when I'm done. I have to assemble everything today and get them in the mail. I imagine this will take up the bulk of the day.

While I'm working on these invites, I have to do laundry and start packing--we are heading to Chicago to visit family this weekend. I can't wait see everyone! Plus I'll be getting out of this house for a weekend, Evan will get to spend time with our families, and I get a little mommy break! Don't worry--I'm just mostly excited to see everyone. I miss them a lot. I love it here but coming from a big, close family makes being away tough sometimes.

Okay--I'd love to write more, but I have lots to do!