And so it begins...

We have procrastinated long enough, and finally took the first step in transforming our kitchen.<br /><br />Wednesday evening I was greeted with this thing on our porch:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7JZizUf-ePGY_USpk7Ls4nsVD740k8_7pSCK6mFu5dozn1e8Forgf0Cp4C7Egxv-E7OTdpI6Y40ZfUmA5ahoSVea5mLoqBn_k02ImOLm-3PDLR_BU-adA0gHa43zx8axzbTxHtJY-rvF/s1600/IMG_4750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7JZizUf-ePGY_USpk7Ls4nsVD740k8_7pSCK6mFu5dozn1e8Forgf0Cp4C7Egxv-E7OTdpI6Y40ZfUmA5ahoSVea5mLoqBn_k02ImOLm-3PDLR_BU-adA0gHa43zx8axzbTxHtJY-rvF/s640/IMG_4750.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Wait for it....<br /><br />Wait for it..........<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7bNSCYo42Ic-QP4ORRainD9bpddzkPieXk0dAj5DOlQJf8aIRFC-f-bLG11svnExbyAOKT3pt5dO2cWBRmkNr1C3_v9dchwTxCWcjGU501hlAF25eXGHUkRUra3dtJXut80x7hIe__Vo/s1600/IMG_4752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7bNSCYo42Ic-QP4ORRainD9bpddzkPieXk0dAj5DOlQJf8aIRFC-f-bLG11svnExbyAOKT3pt5dO2cWBRmkNr1C3_v9dchwTxCWcjGU501hlAF25eXGHUkRUra3dtJXut80x7hIe__Vo/s640/IMG_4752.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Can you hear the angels singing as the door is opened? Because that's what I hear when I look at this picture. It's an Avanti 32 bottle wine refridgerator. I feel so fancy. And old. Cause I only ever see these in old fancy people's homes. But that's okay because I'm going to have 32 bottles of perfectly chilled chardonnay at my fingertips 24/7, can it get much better than that?<br /><br />This is the first step to our kitchen reno, because this new appliance can't just sit on the wall by itself. <br /><br />See how odd it looks? (aside from the mess, just ignore that part)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlf2D0B14H9Khijuxx3qaD0jGH6uWtCbPsaomP_ekT3TUMnol42v0ToFXfMkypSEpB9KV3LNN3oIVv78RbzQMdJ7LBUaKczr3efrkdFCOyb6VLeh1RikGbgF453jXi0IlSLsKk-6m9oCJ/s1600/IMG_4754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlf2D0B14H9Khijuxx3qaD0jGH6uWtCbPsaomP_ekT3TUMnol42v0ToFXfMkypSEpB9KV3LNN3oIVv78RbzQMdJ7LBUaKczr3efrkdFCOyb6VLeh1RikGbgF453jXi0IlSLsKk-6m9oCJ/s640/IMG_4754.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />So, this is what I came up with a while ago. Right after we first moved in, I knew I wanted to add more counter/storage space, and fix that weird empty triangle gap that served no purpose. <br /><br />So this is what it should look like very soon:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS56Jz3xLnC_21jb0MY6jFyLwWIRmmjP8QToKBx6qLV-jy1DlOZWpHk6x608syqKsPLc5Mrcaf_O7wDpilsBOjZzKz_PbhjffsBeAMxHuEvDcvpsraQ-jfgkdVTZ_EonNepAOY237VBLmw/s1600/IMG_4754.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS56Jz3xLnC_21jb0MY6jFyLwWIRmmjP8QToKBx6qLV-jy1DlOZWpHk6x608syqKsPLc5Mrcaf_O7wDpilsBOjZzKz_PbhjffsBeAMxHuEvDcvpsraQ-jfgkdVTZ_EonNepAOY237VBLmw/s640/IMG_4754.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />...a real life, non-photoshopped version, of course. <br /><br />We have a carpenter working on it right now and it should be installed Monday. It will have two shelves to place our red wines and our drink glasses and serve as our little bar area. <br /><br />Then next week we're going to Lowe's to pick out some nice light granite (for the whole kitchen, not just this part).<br /><br />Then we'll get a new tile backsplash (still need to pick this out!)<br /><br />And eventually, we'll have all the cabinets and shelving painted white. And we're also getting new floor tile.<br /><br />This is all expected to hopefully happen this month, so hold onto your horses, it's gonna be a crazy ride!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmxgUgNFdK2q_3xRi6F9YaLO9AXZg9yvj2qynYjJEUlSn7zC5YvsyUqXGRbjqi6tCguzslHRwnmXEehoPKVTf3DKXmAkU6jZzyGyDbCzar-6EKzyS-iooaGiOqxFguPDYljKSlEKwlPBh/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmxgUgNFdK2q_3xRi6F9YaLO9AXZg9yvj2qynYjJEUlSn7zC5YvsyUqXGRbjqi6tCguzslHRwnmXEehoPKVTf3DKXmAkU6jZzyGyDbCzar-6EKzyS-iooaGiOqxFguPDYljKSlEKwlPBh/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div>

And so it begins...

We have procrastinated long enough, and finally took the first step in transforming our kitchen. Wednesday evening I was greeted with this t...

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Birthday Happenings

Today was a good day.<br /><br />I decided to take the day off work (who wants to work on their birthday??) to do whatever I felt like doing.<br /><br />Like a mini Ulta/Victoria'sSecret/Forever21 shopping spree.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0uT24JYGAywTs03j6p6BanzqT2H8RnlOuTrCy7low8TP7Ux7QGfLQd0mJQ1h1_vBbpQ2laLjHLDZWFNFyX5KVZHKtSQGXET_sM8-73i_bj3gT5Y0Z4O5mBMva_VnsN9bjyoagXokKuw7/s1600/IMG_4695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0uT24JYGAywTs03j6p6BanzqT2H8RnlOuTrCy7low8TP7Ux7QGfLQd0mJQ1h1_vBbpQ2laLjHLDZWFNFyX5KVZHKtSQGXET_sM8-73i_bj3gT5Y0Z4O5mBMva_VnsN9bjyoagXokKuw7/s640/IMG_4695.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>4 tops and 3 bottoms at Forever 21, all for $77... LOVE this store</em><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>And pina coladas by the pool.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq24HTYs5Geik5BtECm5Xn3UYO3-jssytJP1Xq-PynBv1Z_MNSCd-_I7K9hLJegeb0s8NtBB8OtFeSDXraSFADJYY75rmqD5xSAjYlUx-n67-xrAe9klidoL75PN-QTbV6hd-E6lr3hklb/s1600/IMG_4705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq24HTYs5Geik5BtECm5Xn3UYO3-jssytJP1Xq-PynBv1Z_MNSCd-_I7K9hLJegeb0s8NtBB8OtFeSDXraSFADJYY75rmqD5xSAjYlUx-n67-xrAe9klidoL75PN-QTbV6hd-E6lr3hklb/s640/IMG_4705.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And a play date with my baby girl:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtPNCHrr4P7lJ1YLD60LBdjce3y38ajARvVMPWWljoFs-Y-zHOuj0AT3kg7izCq6M46672DtroG9aqinV5X8QD7K0AR6FP17ypUiK_WPaGCSKQmq3_0rngevzr3CBTQep9JbpVRb0wCbV/s1600/IMG_4741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtPNCHrr4P7lJ1YLD60LBdjce3y38ajARvVMPWWljoFs-Y-zHOuj0AT3kg7izCq6M46672DtroG9aqinV5X8QD7K0AR6FP17ypUiK_WPaGCSKQmq3_0rngevzr3CBTQep9JbpVRb0wCbV/s640/IMG_4741.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Today I feel very fortunate and grateful to be able to enjoy everything that I have. It's all about the simple things in life. If only every day could be this simple and perfect.<br /><br /><br />And! I was able to squeeze in another office project. <br /><br />I was trying to figure out some way to utilize the blank wall above my dresser:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYy5C8VB697r3-G0eUw4T7jTfL8hUFDVzbt6BLho2SQ45AjaWPPNSOnMPWVJla6lvl1aGxZgFLxjkb7_vlKCL14kBEq2HYmjPmqEuemR_qZ1oYdM9titp-NwXyCIBZtawd56FhFAtJlW3/s1600/IMG_4565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYy5C8VB697r3-G0eUw4T7jTfL8hUFDVzbt6BLho2SQ45AjaWPPNSOnMPWVJla6lvl1aGxZgFLxjkb7_vlKCL14kBEq2HYmjPmqEuemR_qZ1oYdM9titp-NwXyCIBZtawd56FhFAtJlW3/s640/IMG_4565.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And I quickly discovered that it would be nice to have a place to set my prints after they are cut and waiting to be packaged. <br /><br />The first thing that came to mind was a small ledge to set them on. So I traveled to Lowe's and picked up an 8 ft piece of 90' angled trim (on sale for $2!) that I figured I would cut to size and mount to the wall, like this:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmxWmjYli2n8Reo_fG74BdAY7jwaZJ-EguTh_FZ84qoo4UHuX9ydg8eKPacEXzeJVbbEPTeLAKvk8gbweqpxlJrZm9SmMWVgUE8Kus5EIZuW0S7hAPx7jj5QTd6-pNfiwiFJO0mwhIdWn/s1600/IMG_4667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmxWmjYli2n8Reo_fG74BdAY7jwaZJ-EguTh_FZ84qoo4UHuX9ydg8eKPacEXzeJVbbEPTeLAKvk8gbweqpxlJrZm9SmMWVgUE8Kus5EIZuW0S7hAPx7jj5QTd6-pNfiwiFJO0mwhIdWn/s640/IMG_4667.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlY4knRjAPpnaf0OmeEudQb25LZukNipmYpeCz3Lefy9SVFkWqKl5N4ofvzvlYqy8o2W132RIEfckt4ccdusog79dfruQfVsPfCDzvkeER0F-THsItiwwk_eZ7ojSIhtdPl1n4pX-Slt8/s1600/IMG_4664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlY4knRjAPpnaf0OmeEudQb25LZukNipmYpeCz3Lefy9SVFkWqKl5N4ofvzvlYqy8o2W132RIEfckt4ccdusog79dfruQfVsPfCDzvkeER0F-THsItiwwk_eZ7ojSIhtdPl1n4pX-Slt8/s640/IMG_4664.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Unfortunately, I realized that there was no way that paper was going to sit up straight without falling over, so I quickly devised a Plan B. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx07i_bXrrHDOVMMk__k5XyANzOnbbclXLK-6IjJZjUx5X9qzfo_gHycpleq614BjtnxVlcjBNMSWk_UfT78fBPKZW81u408N_nYN6kbTCva7j2DmjAxy5Mi31EhYY3QCx2D2vUMzoIpYa/s1600/IMG_4703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx07i_bXrrHDOVMMk__k5XyANzOnbbclXLK-6IjJZjUx5X9qzfo_gHycpleq614BjtnxVlcjBNMSWk_UfT78fBPKZW81u408N_nYN6kbTCva7j2DmjAxy5Mi31EhYY3QCx2D2vUMzoIpYa/s640/IMG_4703.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I picked up a bag of clothespins at the dollar store, grabbed a handful and spray painted them white:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA-QTne2FD3XPcL1Ltk9ogIj3b2vEUI-7d4gkHHb_TTAOizPZok3o4ogx-gE9ydEUBMlLoEVYMs3-XGOUUDWR0Qdi0WItVwYUBYmqLj2KK9VhY9zCUrCJhKldVK0VyYIteyu1SffsFCXL/s1600/IMG_4700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA-QTne2FD3XPcL1Ltk9ogIj3b2vEUI-7d4gkHHb_TTAOizPZok3o4ogx-gE9ydEUBMlLoEVYMs3-XGOUUDWR0Qdi0WItVwYUBYmqLj2KK9VhY9zCUrCJhKldVK0VyYIteyu1SffsFCXL/s640/IMG_4700.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And measured out where I would mount them on the support beam for the shelf (which came to 8 clothespins every 7 inches)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3JAczmufC_uQvyKSExkeB1bklfjRGLAqQ9jHzUgkuY0WY2v1ZJ_Mz9gugXUCXe2qgk-6c96j8PHc8vpXeaQ1a1MXIvw1-jpQFQnG6kKksm_dySrxKgeW4QtAa5ihPINHCEItIsNGqEh5/s1600/IMG_4743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3JAczmufC_uQvyKSExkeB1bklfjRGLAqQ9jHzUgkuY0WY2v1ZJ_Mz9gugXUCXe2qgk-6c96j8PHc8vpXeaQ1a1MXIvw1-jpQFQnG6kKksm_dySrxKgeW4QtAa5ihPINHCEItIsNGqEh5/s640/IMG_4743.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />All it took was a line of hot glue and they weren't going anywhere.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDdaD5y_COx2mDGOdGuBFycFU6hvxlv0khFryH37V0vpnQJvSpLnwoovtKtnO5LOi71ySKjiYypfDIElfK2WbvPaywqTOmQZVRVanQ_mYcLqqoUec36dE3vug6i1gMtIXmbVWyR4sEdCz/s1600/IMG_4744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDdaD5y_COx2mDGOdGuBFycFU6hvxlv0khFryH37V0vpnQJvSpLnwoovtKtnO5LOi71ySKjiYypfDIElfK2WbvPaywqTOmQZVRVanQ_mYcLqqoUec36dE3vug6i1gMtIXmbVWyR4sEdCz/s640/IMG_4744.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />And now I have a functional, super cheap and easy place to hang my prints before they are organized and packaged!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3WXefEdMcfA_KnmMJqx-lRve4fuwfnx7uxCEXToHlHe6eP9OatTJIIAHxjnQdFm8cBZGj1ulgRXfq_4cmzv6wXogyaSUm3LilEk_NDGkxGiySa2c2NyPOFzYo5Mx4FLxClJRgcEPII2r/s1600/IMG_4749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3WXefEdMcfA_KnmMJqx-lRve4fuwfnx7uxCEXToHlHe6eP9OatTJIIAHxjnQdFm8cBZGj1ulgRXfq_4cmzv6wXogyaSUm3LilEk_NDGkxGiySa2c2NyPOFzYo5Mx4FLxClJRgcEPII2r/s640/IMG_4749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />By the way, huge thanks to those of you who have made a purchase from my little shop! Your support really means the world to me and makes me hopeful that I can continue and fulfill this dream of mine.<br /><br />I'm off to enjoy the last few moments of my birthday with my little family... don't forget to take some time out of your day to enjoy the small things... it will make you a better person :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmxgUgNFdK2q_3xRi6F9YaLO9AXZg9yvj2qynYjJEUlSn7zC5YvsyUqXGRbjqi6tCguzslHRwnmXEehoPKVTf3DKXmAkU6jZzyGyDbCzar-6EKzyS-iooaGiOqxFguPDYljKSlEKwlPBh/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmxgUgNFdK2q_3xRi6F9YaLO9AXZg9yvj2qynYjJEUlSn7zC5YvsyUqXGRbjqi6tCguzslHRwnmXEehoPKVTf3DKXmAkU6jZzyGyDbCzar-6EKzyS-iooaGiOqxFguPDYljKSlEKwlPBh/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div>

Birthday Happenings

Today was a good day. I decided to take the day off work (who wants to work on their birthday??) to do whatever I felt like doing. Like a mi...

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My birthday present.

Happy Easter everyone!<br />For the first time since I can remember, this weekend was house project-less. While I do feel unproductive, it was for good reason, because I had something else keeping me busy. Something else in the form of black fluffy adorableness.<br /><br />Meet Susie.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jVzzrkuIaOq7kp56oYr8DODVgFoDRUu5DMDw39NMVx9l5xZuSJYLisQ-oLii0HZ2jROgPEHBOVM9q2QFz81ZvA-3b2DnjMq_vvQZ95BiV3zpWIvcxJJjmuc33Ij2kYoCjvK4VeNjBY-n/s640/IMG_4690.jpg" width="640" /></div><br />Susie is Brad's birthday gift to me, and my birthday gift to him (my birthday is tomorrow and his is Wednesday). So I spent Friday afternoon at the Humane Society adopting this 7 month old bundle of joy, and I have to say... best birthday present ever. <br /><br />She is perfect.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAf8zKzuQ5GJXbxmicZraSvNudjzOw0YAFj61p-GhpeNuHw_Aql-gf995GYl2BNzm5xwbksgCvOQmYp9Mn9JobEB7AI4OPDQ7wCOUeJzXy8aoCm_K8cihPExKOcBUb3F6SUfCuw0zKZJ7/s1600/IMG_4603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAf8zKzuQ5GJXbxmicZraSvNudjzOw0YAFj61p-GhpeNuHw_Aql-gf995GYl2BNzm5xwbksgCvOQmYp9Mn9JobEB7AI4OPDQ7wCOUeJzXy8aoCm_K8cihPExKOcBUb3F6SUfCuw0zKZJ7/s640/IMG_4603.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2B38C7t-5KZyDQxfvv6DjIWdwIlOjADTvSVFxNtAsAIo88GvnrWeRyq49D-MtpPWw-KRIgFQcKW0UWaAxPLqu2F64ZyczfPPi2RXvdFbbZe8uKIIztbw-9R5J9-0dbCQT77s-9nYJi7eV/s1600/IMG_4628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2B38C7t-5KZyDQxfvv6DjIWdwIlOjADTvSVFxNtAsAIo88GvnrWeRyq49D-MtpPWw-KRIgFQcKW0UWaAxPLqu2F64ZyczfPPi2RXvdFbbZe8uKIIztbw-9R5J9-0dbCQT77s-9nYJi7eV/s640/IMG_4628.jpg" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Meerkat!</em></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgiV7XsOKoXwS1mtCuFudfDAxxV3cgXjsIk7BuoOJKGXm3RqdVRCfZAYR4g7BHLWibEF3otNbPCGYPx9tfEfSIrNyU-VvCN-zHp4mKA0sI6Ty2_WryJemv5YGkdl3sL3vtOW_59R48X1J/s1600/IMG_4689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgiV7XsOKoXwS1mtCuFudfDAxxV3cgXjsIk7BuoOJKGXm3RqdVRCfZAYR4g7BHLWibEF3otNbPCGYPx9tfEfSIrNyU-VvCN-zHp4mKA0sI6Ty2_WryJemv5YGkdl3sL3vtOW_59R48X1J/s640/IMG_4689.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_P78QW3CkNZ7A8Gb58A4EhtlM6yfiqgCwe3adUCKLukdlNl8gBbDIav3Wjjmkl6rFY2mmw5yXfgqsYWQ8ARWwrFu3WNU4EcU8UQo22N9KgO8Sjd2eeuCafoNxGKG9evPvbOzc3YpEDkS6/s1600/IMG_4604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_P78QW3CkNZ7A8Gb58A4EhtlM6yfiqgCwe3adUCKLukdlNl8gBbDIav3Wjjmkl6rFY2mmw5yXfgqsYWQ8ARWwrFu3WNU4EcU8UQo22N9KgO8Sjd2eeuCafoNxGKG9evPvbOzc3YpEDkS6/s640/IMG_4604.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNCTbl-0WZ43TF7ejXHWslxxKz_xIOFFPR1_rIfwU5p7EUiP8rYlQqJEWFIUFeBB_pQsr7AbCIE-NovHQAtYIwUzCbyqWPyWM4b20Yz3AEevFHbZBwrxh3hyf6JxhnAsC-nSvaZ3BfoLo/s1600/IMG_4627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And she loves her new daddy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7WVDiczcbgsfQr2oqMZMRMG9q7PxGln3q4Q_WARiGLFa7kDcRwAMRSoUVgeyS32pq5w7amH_pnO9IoGtVqcs_RJ5x1LojRDj-KG4ivYc9e81sRIftoVbaEvRCLrdjDCHYsurRZB0AmEd/s1600/BradSusie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7WVDiczcbgsfQr2oqMZMRMG9q7PxGln3q4Q_WARiGLFa7kDcRwAMRSoUVgeyS32pq5w7amH_pnO9IoGtVqcs_RJ5x1LojRDj-KG4ivYc9e81sRIftoVbaEvRCLrdjDCHYsurRZB0AmEd/s640/BradSusie.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>And of course her mommy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihikoIVI_mVIDyIkNTD8pPSoPozehaXDITg0PjNgBWAPINU1uKEINGxYmYeltXYwZY-aH9nQiI-iRYvmS8Dv5n_lmYYAZb4HsBLJGwcX8iJHFdpJ4lfHi9Ry8CAQ7CwWu3vefPrpDrqVlj/s1600/JennaSusie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihikoIVI_mVIDyIkNTD8pPSoPozehaXDITg0PjNgBWAPINU1uKEINGxYmYeltXYwZY-aH9nQiI-iRYvmS8Dv5n_lmYYAZb4HsBLJGwcX8iJHFdpJ4lfHi9Ry8CAQ7CwWu3vefPrpDrqVlj/s640/JennaSusie.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />And now we are a happy family of three :)<br /><br /><br />But this weekend wasn't completely unproductive... I managed to get a couple more prints added to the shop. <br /><br />The latest additions include this custom coordinates print, which is made from your address and can be personalized with your text of choice:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72794524/custom-latitude-longitude-coordinates" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAuwvNi2YPcOdL6TrHDFwHCpOdR6WZLMIjcNvonao2jl7arxV_3WEx_zrRV14UGZo2RtyPrEvVazWC5aXG5Tb_sJM75Ro3DH-_jL1OxoLVSQOMmaGOasVh6_lzW46QwWyZf2VewtG84zx/" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />And my typographical Date print, where you choose your layout (and as always, your background color and pattern)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72790508/custom-date-choose-your-style-colors" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GuJwn0jlxJC63PUukXXrN0V4K5qnn1NqbMqMZ4W7a8jily9zjsu05WVZESzjg3afCaBdmmNyh9zlxLR90yLY_l9LdcxuBg_r7Jtp1zIDX0TM4LCIH-N1Q-TlmB6xhFYQUmS7RaNcYWiD/" width="640" /></a> </div><br /><br />To spread the birthday love, I'm offering a 26% discount code, <strong><a href="http://jennasuedesign.etsy.com/">26birthday</a></strong>, just for my blog followers on any order (to celebrate the big 2-6 tomorrow). The code will only be good through tomorrow so get it while you can!<br /><br />Time to do some more kitty cuddling... enjoy your week everyone!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmxgUgNFdK2q_3xRi6F9YaLO9AXZg9yvj2qynYjJEUlSn7zC5YvsyUqXGRbjqi6tCguzslHRwnmXEehoPKVTf3DKXmAkU6jZzyGyDbCzar-6EKzyS-iooaGiOqxFguPDYljKSlEKwlPBh/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmxgUgNFdK2q_3xRi6F9YaLO9AXZg9yvj2qynYjJEUlSn7zC5YvsyUqXGRbjqi6tCguzslHRwnmXEehoPKVTf3DKXmAkU6jZzyGyDbCzar-6EKzyS-iooaGiOqxFguPDYljKSlEKwlPBh/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div>

My birthday present.

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