Ours go to 11

Anniversaries, that is (yes I’ve been waiting 11 years to say that). The big 11 was last week and the hubby didn’t disappoint.  He gave me a dirty card (typical) with cold hard $$$ in it. He gets so mad just giving me money, but I’m able to get what I want and everyone is happy, right? Right?!?! Then we went to eat here…

And ate this…

And this…

And this…

No picture of the happy couple. Terry is not blogger/camera friendly. He about died when he saw me pull the camera out. He begged me not to be one of “those girls” who takes pictures of every dining experience and then blogs about it ( I know I just offended everyone reading this. Sorry!) It was a lovely kids-free evening, and I seriously can’t believe we’ve had 11 of these things. That’s like saying I’ll have a 32nd birthday in 3 weeks, which is just plain crazy (I’m sobbing while I type this). Getting old. It’s going to take a while to get used too!

DIY

I finally got around to painting the boy’s dresser (Evan is 17 months old, I’m slow). I have no experience with painting or anything remotely crafty, so this was huge for me. I didn’t get an official “before” picture, so enjoy this one of Deacon asleep on the floor (it’s slightly blurry)

After!!

 

I have ZERO experience when it comes to painting, so I think it looks pretty darn good. My sweet mother-in-law helped me. A lot. She politely asked me if I had a drop cloth. Umm, no. Or trays to put the paint in. Again, no. (Did I mention I don’t have any experience painting?) Luckily she was well prepared!

I tried to “age” it, but it didn’t quite work the way I wanted.

 

Then I replaced the hardware

 

I hope in 20 years the boys like it and realize how bad this sucked to paint. But I guess by then they won’t want a red and blue dresser!

Then I got even MORE crafty and decided to dye some mason jars blue (EBay wanted WAY to much for the originals!). I bought some blue glass dye and went to work. It was pretty easy, but there are some streaks if you look close. Then I bought a mason jar holder from Wally World and made a silverware holder for family parties and get togethers. I’ve been through several and just can’t find one that I like. The silverware (ok, plasticware) always falls out or doesn’t hold enough so I thought this was a nice solution :)

My next project? Taking a nap!