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HAPPY HALLOWEEN, FOLKS!

I know, it's a little scary hearing from me. I keep telling myself that as soon as I revamp this whole blog thing I've got going, I'll start posting more often. But it just never happens. So in keeping with the trend of the past year....let's play catch up.

Brad has already finished his first round of classes! One down, eleven to go. Everyone told us and now I get it...this is going to go by so fast.

Pinterest has become my new obsession. Ok, I can't really call it an obsession when I know how much time other people spend on this site and I don't even come close. In fact some of these said "people" should start a 12 step program soon because they have a serious addiction (you know who you are). Anyway, it's definitely been an awesome tool for inspiration on...well, everything. (If you don't know what it is and you're a female....Google it.)

We did a complete makeover on our Master Bedroom and I love the outcome. We don't have curtains up, anything on the walls, crown molding, etc. but you get the general idea. New furniture, grey walls, pops of orange....love it. All Pinterest inspired. I'll post pics of the entire room and final result later.

My other big project was my Family Wall. I don't know that most people would consider it a "big" project but that's because they've never done one and/or they aren't Type A. Again, my inspiration came from Pinterest. Here is what I found:

And the caption read: Genius...Lay out your gallery arrangement. Flip frames over. Mark hanger/nail spot on several pieces of wax paper taped together. Flip waxed paper over, tape to wall, nail into wall where indicated. Remove waxed paper. Hang photos.

Here's what the caption failed to mention - tape doesn't stick to wax paper very well AND it's much more difficult to see through the wax paper than one would think so locating the hanger on the back of the frame is hard. Really hard. And after jacking with it for an hour you'll decide this was a stupid idea. Here's MY suggestion:

Lay the pictures out on the floor...

Trace each frame onto a piece of paper and mark the location of the hanger. I used actual tracing paper and it was super easy. Then tape each piece of paper onto the wall. This lets you move things around without putting holes in your wall first.

Having an adorable pup under your feet makes things easier. Not really. But I enjoyed the company.

And that was it. Hammered in all of the nails (which my neighbors were thrilled about seeing as how it was 9pm) and VOILA!

Yes, there are a few pictures hanging up that don't have a picture of a family member. That is because certain family members haven't sent me the pictures I asked for. And chances are these family members are reading this right now. SEND ME THE PICTURES! Thank you.

And my last Pinterest project was this:

This was a fun little project and I love coming home to my festive creation...but Halloween wouldn't be Halloween without our pumpkin carving party with The Gonzales Family. And as an added bonus, Brad's mom joined us.

It all starts with a trip to the pumpkin patch...

Then we carve. And by we....I mean the boys.

Stella helped, too.

We supervised. And drank wine.

This woman loves Halloween more than anybody I know. She has more Halloween decorations than I do Christmas decorations...times five. These are just a few.

And with that....I hear the doorbell which means adorable trick-or-treaters are waiting for me.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!