worst day ever

well, that's it. tyler's gone. he boarded his flight to texas at five forty five. he's off to basic training. i've honestly never cried this much in my entire life. this is the hardest thing i've ever been through, and i've still got his whole military career of possible deployments to go through.

i know i'll see him in march, but it feels like it's so far away. i'm completely miserable and i don't know what to do. i have the greatest family and friends in the world; thank you so much for being there for me. i know he needs support just as much as i do, but it just makes it so much harder to just act like everything's okay and carry on with daily life while such a big part of it is going away for six months.

and to k kev and amy and chelsea - you guys are the best friends anyone could ever ask for. i don't know what i'd do without you three!

diy: sew your own macaron coin purse

this little coin purse would be perfect for travel. you could stick your rings and jewelry in it!

diy: arrow decor

i love this! i want to make more decor for my own house, and this would definitely work in several of my rooms since it's so easy to change up the colors.

blogroll

i'm on dori the giant's blogroll now! dori's blog is great. she's such a creative soul. check her blog out by clicking on the button above!

circus!

these photos from the 40s and 50s circuses are so pretty. i wish circus performers still dressed this elaborately. skintight, see-through outfits have nothing on these!

bears, oh my

this past weekend tyler and i and a few of his friends went out to pulaski for a going-away trip for tyler. the two of us left early on friday, and we got there around seven. the cabin was a couple miles down a gravel road, so that was great fun.

once everyone got there we drank a little, got in the hot tub, and hung out. the cabin was gorgeous. the whole thing was bear themed, and fantastic! i won't clog up the blog with tons of pictures of the inside, but here's a few of the view from the back porch.

and here's the porch itself. so pretty!

and here's george, my little dog friend that goes with me everywhere, enjoying the nice scenery.

back inside foosball has begun and i caught some great looks of determination.

on saturday the guys built a bonfire out back in the fire pit and it took a while to get going, but once the perfect amount of sticks and logs had been organized it got pretty warm. it had started snowing earlier that evening, so that started coming down pretty heavily, and everything was covered pretty quickly.

the next morning everything was covered and it was so pretty. i actually really hate snow, but i took some pictures for effect.

and george, enjoying the snow.

diy: valentine's day decor

here's another diy from danielle thompson and i love it! i very rarely decorate for holidays other than halloween and Christmas, but i'm really considering throwing up some hearts for valentine's this year. this is definitely on my list of things to make!

diy animal lamp

ah! this lamp is so adorable!

happy 2012

oh my. i've been really slacking on my updates. i'll be back tonight with a Christmas update. i hope, haha. i've been working and spending time with tyler before he leaves, so my blog posts have suffered. sorry!

but anyway.

i am in love with this wallpaper! it's gorgeous. i'd love to wallpaper a room in my house in this. or just a bulletin board since i'm pretty low in the funds department...

toy story

toy stories by aled lewis is so adorable. i love them! you can visit him tumblr for more!