My Etsy Purchases as of late

A few things I have bought from Etsy lately!!! Now that I am living in isolation from retail stores I have been looking online for more stuff to buy. I think I like this online shopping thing but it is too easy to do. Today I also bought a glider and ottoman for the nursery and some clinique skin care.
We just got back from the city last night and if all goes as planned baby will make his appearance on September 16th.....I just hope I can hold out until then! Every time I stand up it feel like he might fall out.....or he is simply crushing my bladder!
Baby names I like today:
Lewis
George
Charlie
Benette

In saskatoon today and going to the doctor........I want a c-section and this may be my only hope!!!

Dog, Bro & Oil

Pardon my randomness but here are a couple of things I want to share today.
1. Macadamia hair oil is the bomb.com good for over processed hair like mine and smells wonderful!!
2. Mr brother was in a charity bike race alongside Lance Armstrong yesterday. That is him on the right wearing the Korpan tractor gear!!! So proud of my bro:)
3. My little pooches.....LOve them and love staying at home because of this picture!!!

Best Friends Blog

CLICK HERE to visit my best friends BLOG. She just started it a few weeks ago and its awesome. I am linking you her post on Salt and Vinegar Chick peas. this recipe is seriously awesome if you are a crunchy salt freak like me.
You can read all about Amanda on her blog but it is crazy how long we have been friends and how different our lives are now that we are adults...yet we remain besties over the years despite not seeing each other that much. We met back when were in 6th grade, many moons ago. We have always been very different yet somewhat the same. She was always the tomboy athletic girl and I was the girl that was into dancing and art. When we finished high school Amanda moved away almost immediately pursuing a career in acting and singing while I stayed home and pursued my Arts & Education degrees. I turned into this super homebody and she went out to discover the world. Well that is not entirely true.....I went traveling to places like Australia, Singapore, Thailand etc and she was busy exploring the world of music and acting. We met when we were 11 years old and now we are both 31......OMG we have known each other for 20 yeas now!!!!! I could go on and on about our history but I will spare you all the goofy details unless I can get some good pictures to post as they are worth a laugh!!! The only pic I have on my computer currently is from my wedding 2 years ago. She is coming to town next week and I cannot wait to see her!
Love you Amanda!!!

Work in Progress

Ok bear with me I am posting pics of our baby room which is totally raw and in progress. I am not perfect like all the other blogs I read that only post pretty perfect pictures of their rooms. I need help and some advice about how to pull this room together! Oh and I am adding pics of my real true Expedit desk and a belly shot just for good measure 37 weeks!!
1. Ruby matching the carpet looking sweet despite her bad hair cut.
2. Belly pic 37 weeks...its big I know!
3. Dogs sniffing baby tiger costume my friend katie bought me.
4. Print I ordered from Etsy.
5. Closet
6. Painting of Ruby we bought in Asheville North Carolina. Its not really Ruby but it does look like her!
7. G from anthropologie for our last name.
8. Dresser mess
9. Crib
10. Expedit desk from Ikea

Tuesday

Today is the day I was to go back to work and I am happy relaxing at home and enjoying my 1st ever maternity leave. I cannot believe after 7 years of teaching I finally have the joy of experiencing fall in all of its glory without work stress hanging over me. It truly is a wonderful time of year and I finally get to cherish it. If you think about it I have been in school my entire life and my fall has always been consumed by school....elementary school, high school, University and then life as a teacher. I am FREE!!!
I found this cute nursery on Spearmint Baby today and i really love it!!! It has the EXPEDIT shelves we just picked up from IKEA. Oh and I found a pic of my new desk, it is the EXPEDIT desk from IKEA as well. This desk is awesome because it is totally affordable, BIG and has lots of storage space. I LOVE IT!!!!

New

It is 11:00 p.m. and I am sitting at my new desk that my husband just assembled. It is a nice new clean white desk from IKEA....pretty simple but I love it. I have been working on his old desk forever and it just was not my scene. I will post a pic of my new office soon it is just still a work in progress. This new space has inspired me to finish up editing all the pictures I have left from the summer. I have one more wedding to shoot this Saturday and then I am on maternity leave from photography for awhile.
Speaking of our baby.......I feel like I am gonna pop any second and I am extremely uncomfortable but oh well I will survive!!!
The image above is NOT my belly just so you know.....I just cannot blog without a pic.

On the road again!

My goodness I have been on the road ALL summer!! Since moving here to ML I have been traveling allover the province this summer between weddings and doctor appointments. I just got back on Sunday from Toon and now I am on my way back for a doctor appointment:( I really really wish they could just offer me an epidural here in ML and my life would be sooooooo much easier!!! Thought I would include a picture of what I want sooo bad.......an epidural!!!
Actually I really want a c-section but here in Saskatchewan you cannot have an elective one:(

Nursery

My hubby and I just returned from a whirlwind trip to IKEA. The closest one is 4 hours away so we did a day trip there yesterday........yep 8 hours of driving just for IKEA. The thing is that sooo much of the stuff I wanted they would not do online or over the phone AND the 2 items out of 8 I wanted that they would actually let me order were going to cost $250 simply for shipping......CRAZY!!!!! Today I am posting inspirations from www.spearmintbaby.com it is such a great blog!!! My new colors I think are blue, green, yellow, white and a little black!
I will post pictures as soon as possible!! I think I need more RIBBA frames but I am not driving 8 hours for $4 frames!!!

We are home from 2 weeks at the lake. It was a wonderful and relaxing 2 weeks full of sunshine, boating and simply relaxing. Our cabin has now turned into the place where we meet up with friends and family. Many of my Saskatoon friends and family vacation
at the same lake so now that we have moved, the Lake has become a place to meet up with everyone. I love it!
That said it is nice to be home in our comfortable house where the dogs have a huge fenced in yard to play in. Ruby loved the lake and LOVED chasing squirrels. She is soooo dirty now its not even funny!!!
While I was away my Mat & Nat Teal diaper bag arrived from ebay and I LOVE it!!!
I am still searching for a cardboard deer head for the nursery.
I am thinking I want to do a painting for junior's room before he arrives but all my art stuff is packed away in the garage and I have no access to it. I am inspired by the print on these bags for a painting.