A "non" Christmas Post

My tree has been up since December 3rd. Mary, Jesus, Joseph, and Santa Claus have been lighting up my front yard for a week now. I finished shopping for 10 people yesterday and half of the gifts are wrapped. My camera has been resting quietly in my bedside drawer since Thanksgiving, along with a stack of books that have been waiting for me. Perhaps this weekend I will finally take some pics to chronicle all the holiday cheer around my house (and get in some good reading time too). In the meantime, let's change things up a bit.
I've been looking at Christmas Tree and Christmas decor postings on other people's blogs for 2 weeks now. They are all LOVELY, absolutely LOVELY. I've never seen so many wonderful St. Nicks, vintage berries, frosty snowflakes, or pinecones. Today however, I thought I would give tinsel and garland a break and do something a little different. How about some Bedroom Inspiration!? Now, now, don't get snarky on me--I'm referring to decor!

I found all of these on Better Homes & Gardens, I'm sure they've made the pages of blogland before, but if you haven't seem them, I know you will find them inspiring. Which one is your favorite?
The walls in this one below is the same color as Arden's Nursery...

Could you sleep in this room below? The wall color is very similiar to my kitchen. I'm inspired by the picture, but not quiet sure I could really snuggle up in here...Perhaps it's just to colonial? Oh, I know! The bed's to small!

Now, here's a picture of someone I could definetly snuggle up with!

These pictures are from a few days before Arden fell and scratched up her face. BTW, Arden's face is healing nicely. Thank goodness, bcs we are taking photos next week!

Tomorrow we will enjoy time at the park and then lunch together, the 3 of us. Have a great Saturday! Soon it will be Christmas on here too!

TTYL,

Angela

This is what started it all....

It was this time of year, four years ago that I ran across this magazine while on a Starbucks run. Something about the cover photo caught my eye, and that was it...I was in L-O-V-E. I was actually an avid fan of modern furnishings, but something about this photo turned my heart around. Life was never the same.

Ok, maybe I'm being a bit dramatic. Is it dramatic to say that at the time I thought this kitchen was to DIE for? I still like it, alot...though I'm not quite sure I would die for it. I might die for the chandelier though...

Four years later, the magazine has changed some, though I'm still an avid reader. Four years later, I no longer have to memorize every page to teach myself what cottage "is", but I still get this first edition out every once in awhile to remind myself how this love affair started. Aaaahhh...love, sweet love!

TTYL,

Angela