A Curtain Story

If I'm being honest with myself, one of the things that really drew me to our new house when I looked at it for the first time was the way it was decorated. Whoever lived here before us had great taste, and I really loved their style. One of the first things on my list of "to-dos" for this house was to mimic the previous owner's window treatments in the living room. Because I'm a copy cat. Oh well. Anyway...my mom and I found the perfect linen-y curtain panels at K*Mart of all places. I seriously don't think I've ever purchased anything from there, so I couldn't believe it!

One evening while I was at work, Rob and my mom hung all the curtains to surprise me! I was a happy girl when I came home that night :)

Living room with the dining room on the other side...

Not bad for $17.99 a pair, eh?

We found super cheap (and cute!) curtain rods at Ross...

And there's the cowhide I got for Christmas! Further proof of my copy-catness. Several of my friends had them long before me, and I just had to have one too!

The curtains in the bedroom are the same K*Mart curtains, just in a slightly darker shade. They go really well with our new bedding...

For the first time since we have been married, I love our bedding!

Found that cute quilt at Marshall's...

I really like how light our bedroom is now. Previously we've had pretty bold colors in our room, and I'm just over that right now.

And since there aren't really any "completed" rooms in our house right now, I will share the one that is. Since our other house is still on the market, we are keeping it staged, thus all the unfinished rooms.

Anyway, we have a combo laundry room and pantry off the kitchen. I painted the pantry portion "turquoise tint" and stapled wrapping paper along the back wall...and voila! Fun pantry! Of course, my mom found cute laundry baskets to complete the cuteness.

As I get more rooms finished, I will post pictures!

Twenty-Eleven?!

Is it just me or does time pass faster the older you get?

2010 seemed to fly by, but it treated the Galusha's pretty well!

January

We celebrated Rob's 25th birthday

I began my last year of college

I can't remember much else because I didn't have a blog yet...haha, sad.

February

Celebrated Valentine's Day, of course

Saw lots of snow (for Texas!)

Again, I didn't have a blog...memories are fuzzy!

March

After many months of blog-stalking...I started my own

I found out I was going to NYC for the first time

We spent a few fun days in San Antonio with KB & Nicole

April

Got to see far-away friends over Easter weekend

Spring fever hit our front yard after a snowy winter

May

Had our first lake weekend of the summer with besties

Had a stressful week of finals

Saw Oprah, Dr. Oz, Nate Berkus & many others in NYC! (1, 2 & 3)

Savored the beginning of summer

June

Had many fun weekends with family & friends

Had a summer kick-off party & garage sale at our house

My brother turned the big three-oh

My Physics summer course began...GAG!

July

Enjoyed a fabulous 4th of July weekend

Celebrated 2 years of marriage

Had fun celebrating the marriage of friends

Celebrated my dad's birthday

Enjoyed many fun summer nights

Hosted my first blog giveaway

Had a fun getaway with fun friends

Continued my miserable Physics summer course

August

Ended the summer with a bang

Football was in full swing and we had our annual "c-wife" party

Celebrated the birth of my bestie

Celebrated my mom's birthday and my own birthday

Had our first game (and win) of the year

September

Football fun continued

The Cougars kept on winning!

Natalie stole my heart a little more

October

The Cougars won some MORE

Celebrated my future SIL & brother with a wedding shower

Still surprised myself with what a Coog I had become

My sweet girl turned THREE

Had my heart broken when I was diagnosed with PCOS

November

Shared with everyone about our baby trials

The Coogs began their playoff run

Continued to have many fun times with friends

Enjoyed a great Thanksgiving

We got to play at Jerry's World (but lost, unfortunately)

December

I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biology

We bought our first "together" home (!!!)

Celebrated the birth of our Savior with our wonderful families

I know 2011 will be just as fabulous as 2010!

We've got a lot to look forward to :)

Christmas 2010

It never really "felt" like Christmas to me this year, so I can't believe it has already come and gone for another year. I guess it just never felt like the holidays because there has been so much going on! We still had a wonderful Christmas though, don't get me wrong!

Our Christmas celebration began a little early this year due to the fact that my Dad had to work Christmas day (as well as the week around it). Since my brother & Nicole were already going to be here for my graduation weekend, we decided that that was the winning "Christmas" weekend!

That Saturday night after my graduation was our "Christmas Eve"...we had a yummy dinner and just relaxed and played games!

Sweet little Natalie even came over to play :) Angel girl.

Rob and I spent the night at my parents' house, and we got up early Sunday for presents and breakfast!

Mom may have gone a little overboard on the stocking stuffers because they turned out to be a bag full of goodies! I'm not complaining though ;)

This picture makes me laugh. Mom always gets us Christmas jammies, but Rob's turned out to be a little bit snug!

I must have been a good girl this year because I got a lot of fabulous stuff! My first pair of Tom's was one of my faves! I've been wearing them just about every day since I got them. I think I might have to get another pair...these?

Of course, we all are so thankful for material things, but being together was the best part of our early Christmas weekend!

On the true Eve of Christmas, we celebrated with Rob's mom. I don't have any pictures to prove it, but we had a fun time with her and Rob's brother, Will!

Christmas day was definitely different from any of my past Christmases. This was the first time in my 23 years that I have not seen or been with my family on Christmas. It was a little sad, but I got over it once we went to Rob's grandparents' house that morning.

We enjoyed a leisurely and relaxing morning with the Galusha's!

And I gathered quite the loot there too...not pictured is a beautiful cowhide rug that I will show you when I post more house pictures!

Rob & Will with their (our!) precious Nanny...Popo must have been playing with his presents!

On Christmas Eve, we started this puzzle, and it turned out to be our entertainment for most of Christmas morning/afternoon. It was incredibly frustrating, but we finally managed to get it done!

The finished product...I think we decided we put around 30 man-hours into it. Ridiculous. I think we've all had our puzzle-fill for awhile!

I'm thankful that I got to spend Christmas day with my "other" family! It was nice to be able to relax in one place all day rather than rushing around town trying to see everyone. My mom did make it back in time to have dinner with us though, so I was glad for that!

I'm also grateful that I know that Santa is not the reason for the season...

"But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all people: Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger..."

-Luke 2:10-12