Monthly Archives: August 2011

August 30, 2011

Alrighty. I’m going to do a little bit of advertising for my new favorite past-time in hopes that all of you will join me in my latest insanity. Pinterest. The most addicting web site of all time…even more than Facebook. (Yes, soak that statement…it’s true.)

It’s basically a mix between google, design blogs, twitter, and a bulletin board…sort of. It’s a tad hard to describe. Haha. People use it to store ideas & pictures online because (I think) it’s easier than making a giant folder on your desktop that wastes space and is soon forgotten. You create “boards” on Pinterest that you can name and store picture ideas on. For example, one of my boards is called “Crafty Shmafty” and I’ve pinned all sorts of crafty goodness on there.

Hence, the following. Found this picture on Pinterest – spray-painted mason jars:

Looove. I discovered you can get a case of like twelve quart-sized mason jars at Wal-Mart for 10 bucks. Score. So I painted these! :)

Before…

After! :)

I liked switching the lid colors…the missing lid isn’t dry yet. Haha.

Easy, cheap, and pretty cute, eh?? I just need some flowers or something cute to stick inside. Thought they might even make good homemade gifts?

I think crafting has become my new outlet and reliever of stress. Haha. When I take a break from hours of editing or working, I craft! Seems to help. :)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Crafting, Uncategorized

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Crafty Goodness

August 27, 2011

I love to craft. I love to paint. I love to make a mess. :) I can’t draw to save my life, but I love that the computer and camera can draw for me. I made these prints up in Photoshop and printed some cuz we needed more things to cover our walls. :)

Good song.

Guest bathroom

Master bathroom – sorry this picture kinda sucks, I was in a hurry. Haha.

I went paint and frame crazy the other day…you can get wooden 4×6 and 5×7 frames at Dollar Tree…for a dollar obviously. Fabulous deal if you ask me. I bought these cute little flower things at Hobby Lobby & made cutesy frames. :)

These will go in our bedroom with our light teal & cream colors…I’m adding purple obviously. Mostly the dark purple like the bottom middle frame. Our bedspread is the top middle flower’s color.

I’ll post more pictures when I get my prints in and hang them finally. I’m about to attack our bedroom’s walls (and our checking account) with lots of new prints. :)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Crafting, Decorating, Personal

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Dancing In the Kitchen

August 25, 2011

Warning. Sappy moment ahead. Well, not so much sappy, but somewhat emotional and cheesy…alright, sappy.

The past few weeks have been terribly busy and in turn, I’ve been overwhelmed, stressed, and a tad frustrated. I’ve been working all day, every day, and wishing for slower, easier months in the future. One of my annoying habits is looking too far ahead, planning too far ahead, and wishing for things too far ahead. I make countdowns frequently. I plan out vacations that are months, sometimes years away. I like looking ahead, and while it’s seems helpful to me to plan, it can occasionally make me miss out on the things that are happening in the present. That country song “You’re Gonna Miss This” makes me try to slow down every time I hear it. (P.S. I vow to rarely reference country music as reliable sources of life lessons.) This is the chorus:

You’re gonna miss this
You’re gonna want this back
You’re gonna wish these days
Hadn’t gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you’re gonna miss this

Listen to the whole song if you haven’t heard it. It convicts me. Haha.

Tonight, I made dinner and Andrew helped me. Or at least he watched and pretended to learn how to make his favorite meal I make for him – cream of chicken & rice. :) I had Pandora playing while I/we cooked, and one of my favorite Iron & Wine songs came on. Andrew took my hand and started dancing with me. I smiled, closed my eyes, and put my head on his shoulder till the song ended. I breathed in the moment and took a mental picture. As much as I long for the days when we get a house, a dog, and eventually kids (far, far, far, far away; don’t call me freaked out, Mom), it was nice to just be newlyweds dancing in the kitchen. I paused and thanked the Lord for where we are right now. I know that when I’m older, I’m going to remember tonight and miss that moment. Our life is beautiful.

Sappy moment over. :)

~Cait

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Busy Busy Busy

August 23, 2011

This past week flew by at an unreal speed, and I couldn’t even remember what we did until I looked at my calendar… I feel like that a lot lately. Clueless and half-asleep in between the overwhelming busy-ness that is my life. I need a vacation. Lol.

My mom and mom-in-law and I went to Dallas last Thursday and Friday. We shopped, ate terribly unhealthy food, and saw “The Help.” :) The movie was fantastic, but a definite tear-jerker. Saturday was Andrew’s & my first day we were both off work in….I can’t even remember how long. Haha. The day went way too fast, but we snuggled and watched movies for a few hours, followed by a dinner at Ted’s with our friends. :) I wish days like that happened more often. This summer has been the busiest of my life, and I miss having chill days with nothing to do. I’m still editing every day for hours upon hours trying to catch up on this summer’s weddings, and living on our own makes for more “busy work” than I thought it would. Laundry. I want to hire someone to do our laundry. Baha.

In other news…Andrew’s back to school, working two jobs, and trying not to be overwhelmed. And therefore, we’re planning a trip to Colorado Springs in October for Fall Break. :) Andrew’s never seen Garden of the Gods, and I can’t wait to road trip there with him. It looks like this…

Ahhh…I can hardly wait.

Still keeping up with my “organization notebook.” Haha. It’s helping a bit. :) I made a few more pages to fill it with.

I made two travel lists…because sometimes I like to write in specific things. Lol.

And the rest I filled with notebook paper.

My apologies for the length of this post. I really just wanted a small break from work and I was trying to make it last. ;)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Personal, Photography

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Obsessively Organized

August 17, 2011

I am one of those people…the people that have a thousand notebooks, adore school supplies, and are OCD about making to-do lists. I once made a list of lists I wanted to make…I kid you not. However annoying my love of organization may be to some, I’m certain some of you who read this will enjoy this post. :)

I give you…the Caitlin version of an organization notebook. Ahhh I just love it.

I bought a 1.5 inch binder at Wal-Mart for $2 and printed out a design I made in Photoshop on some cardstock. Love.

Another Photoshop design on cardstock…I may switch this out every couple months.

My dividers for now…they’re bound to change.

To Do Lists…tons of them. :) I might make some new ones that have a space for the date or month on them.

I like check lists. They make me feel like I get more done than I really do.

Those are the only things I’ve done to it so far…planning to add travel checklists, budgets, and things like restaurant numbers, crafts, insurance info, etc. :)

Yay. I feel more organized already. ;)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Decorating, Personal, Random

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Splendid Sunday

August 14, 2011

Sundays are my favorite day ever…usually because they involve church, no work, and naps. This past week has been insane times a billion (and not in a good way), however, so Andrew & I decided to skip everything we usually do on Sundays & head to White Water Bay for some much needed chill time. :) We got there this morning when it opened, slid down 10 different slides, floated in the wave pool & lazy river, ate curly fries, and baked in the sun for four hours. Heavenly. Haha. I think one of my favorite things about being a newlywed is the spontaneous trips & adventures we randomly decide are necessary. :)

I love this man. :)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Personal, Random

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Chicken & Vegetables

August 13, 2011

Chicken is my favorite. Luckily, Andrew likes chicken almost as much as I do, so we eat it probably 2-4 times a week.

This is griddle-cooked chicken and vegetables, one of my favorites my Mama makes. :) I have the Presto skillet/griddle, but any will do.

You will need these:

Canola/vegetable oil, seasoned meat tenderizer, garlic salt, italian seasoning, and 2-4 chicken breasts. (I only used two in this meal, but use as many as you need.) You’ll also need some vegetables. We like the Bird’s Eye Normandy Blend.
Quick rant: This is my favorite – Smart Chicken from Homeland. I buy most groceries at Wal-Mart & Target, but this chicken is worth the trip to Homeland. Delish. End rant.

Cut your chicken up into chunks about 3-5 inches long and cover them with the seasoned meat tenderizer. Meanwhile, heat griddle/skillet to 350 degrees.

Side note. These are the best rolls I’ve ever had. We’re obsessed…and shamefully, I bet the two of us could finish all of them in one sitting if we wanted to.

After you pour a bit of vegetable oil in the pan (no more than two tablespoons) start to cook the chicken. Let it get pretty browned before you put in the vegetables.

Andrew loves these veggies. I like the California Blend better because I don’t like zuchini and squash…but these are pretty yummy too.

Add your vegetables.

Add some butter.

And then sprinkle garlic salt and Italian seasoning over everything. I use a lot more of the garlic salt…it’s my fave. :)

And mix it all together & let it cook. 15-20 minutes should do it.

Yummy. :)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Cooking

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Home

August 12, 2011

This is what we call home for now. :) My super duper mom-in-law is an interior decorator, which comes in handy…all the time. She’s helped us paint everything in sight. All the men in the families helped move everything in for us, and Moms cleaned like crazy. I sat back and ate alfredo pizza from Hideaway. It was nice. :) Haha.

Living room collage – we used those frames at our wedding reception.

Living room fireplace

End tables we painted – they used to be black.Those are our old pillows…

These are the new ones my mom-in-law had made. :)

I love them with our pretty new drapes!

Guest bathroom…I don’t have a pic of our bathroom yet.
Our bedroom for now…I need to order some prints asap to cover those walls. Haha.
Here’s our “picture wall” on our kitchen door.

Bakers’ rack we’re going to eventually paint black.

Guest bedroom/office…obviously not finished. Haha.

New frames in the kitchen. :) I took those pictures on our honeymoon in Cancun.

Piano. :) I know it looks “shrine-ish” haha, we just used the prints we had. We’re trying to do less of our faces everywhere. Baha.

Ignore the paint bottles on the end table…I’ve been feeling crafty lately. Haha.

It’s all coming along nicely. :) My big fear is finally completing everything a month before we move out. Haha. I’ll post more pictures of the office when I clean it. Things are too busy right now.

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Decorating, Photography

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Beginnings

August 11, 2011

Here’s to beginnings. Old beginnings, new beginnings, married beginnings, cooking beginnings, and blogging beginnings. I hope this is the beginning of something beautiful and mildly entertaining.

I’m Cait, a 21-year old newlywed who’s learning to cook and live with a boy. I’m trying to figure out how to balance work, time with the Lord and time with my husband… and laundry. I hate laundry. Andrew goes through white t shirts like I go through Klondike bars.

We’re young, we’re in love, we’re just starting our life together. God is good. :)

-Cait-

Posted by Caitlin in Cooking, Decorating, Personal, Photography, Uncategorized

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