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So it's official. I put in my two weeks @ Hy-Vee. & as liberating & exciting as that should be, I'm really going to miss that place. It was the perfect part-time job to come back to after having Emmett, & it's a raelly fun & easy place to work. But, there is a reason they pay you so much for the job you do, because all the work I'll be doing w/ AT&T will definitely be worth the starting pay they'll be giving. I took three or four days off before I start, too, just to spend it w/ Emmett. It's going to be hard going back to full-time & not seeing my Bubba bug as much.

I've been dabbling w/ graphic design lately. If you couldn't tell w/ how many times I've changed up the graphics on my blog. It's fun playing around w/ it, & seeing what goes. Right now I'm really diggin' my Twitter themed set up. However, I do have a Harry Potter one I'll be using starting October 31st, Halloween, & will be keeping up until after I see the new movie that comes out November 19th. But anyway, if any of my readers have a blogger & would like me to attempt to make them a layout similar to mine, I'd love to! Just give me some specifics & colors you'd like. If you have a certain image w/ a color on it you love I can use that to find the color code & make something all cute & fun up! Just let me know. :)

So I've been looking at some home accessories. I'm so incredibly lost when it comes to accent pieces & little gidgets & woo-has as decoration. Here are some things I did like:

I love things that look like antiques, or just old things in general. I can't wait to go antiquing!





Another thing I really like are over-sized vases. You can fill them w/ all sorts of thing. I figured things like bamboo shoots, tall grassy plants, old fashioned umbrellas, etc.








Wicker baskets & accessories have always given me that home-sweet-home feeling. Not only do I love the earthly feel, but it's also extra storage!






A few other things I'd like to add are candles & wall sconces. We also will be using LOTS of framed Daytrotter artwork throughout the house, as well. SO FRIENDS! Any fun ideas to incorporate a few of my favorite things?

As for the outside goes, we'll have a really awesome fenced-in back/side yard. The fencing is PERFECT for both Caesar & Emmett when he's finally able to play outside. It's mostly all grassed in, so we're trying to decide if we either want to add a concrete slab patio for an outdoor eating set, or maybe something like this:





We definitely have some really good ideas, but would also appreciate any of your ideas & thoughts! Let me know by leaving lots & lots of comments!