Did you know?

That Top Shop sells maternity clothes?

This dress is a.dorable and I'm wondering if I could talk my sweet husband into getting it for me?!

Also, I am about to enter my 16th week of pregnancy. I have a cute little bump and I felt my sweet little one kick for the first time yesterday! We find out the sex of the baby in 2 weeks. I am distracting myself by contemplating a makeover. I have been so bleh for the past 12 weeks, that I'm ready to feel beautiful and sassy once again. Although it's a bit chilly for that dress at this moment, I'd still feel sassy with it hanging in my closet awaiting Spring.

I will leave you with a photo. It's a very bad quality, blurry, not centered photo, but I can't figure out how to download pictures from my camera just yet so this'll do. It's our new t.v. stand. We got it from IKEA for $60, on sale from $180. It's a bookcase that we turned sideways. My husband had the *brilliant* idea to put the fabric behind it to cover all those nasty chords. He also tied back the chords that are currently shown in this picture. I'm in love with it!

my livingroom: furniture

Remember this post where I fell in love with this room featured on Benjamin Moore's website? Well, since then, I have been trying to replicate it on a serious budget. It won't be identical obviously, as we don't have that size living room (and definitely not the same budget). But, I'm pretty excited about what I have found so far.

This table (which I bought in white) is from Walmart. And it only cost me a whopping $14. It's actually very sturdy. Now, if I could put a coat of laquer on it, I'd be set.



Just as a reference, these were the original tables in the inspiration room from Jonathan Adler for $1000. phew!

And then I found this black chair from Overstock.com for $135. The inspirational room had two black leather chairs. The look of them was completely different, but I'm very happy with this one I found.


Since we could be looking for a house for quite some time, we've decided to go ahead and paint the apartment. My next task is just that, finding the right paint color.

I have so many new things to show you all, but they must wait until I'm finished. Just know, that is where my time is being spent right now. Party planning, and sprucing up our apartment.