Fun{ky} Filled Fridays

You might have noticed {maybe} that I didn't post Fun{ky} Filled Fridays last week.  I was out of town with the hubby, on a mission to get him something that he loves.  A shovelhead.

How many of you did I lose with that?  For those of you not up on your biker lingo, that's an old Harley that's really cool.  In all seriousness, a shovelhead is the motor in the bike.  Hubby has been on the hunt for one for quite a while, and in true Murry fashion, we both like old, vintage, worn around the edges kinds things.  So this was a perfect fit for him.  He found one in Lubbock, TX, which is roughly 6 hours from us.

This whole thing gets really fun when I add in the little detail that he was trading his bike {2005 Harley Night Train} for this 1983 Shovelhead.  Yowzers.

After a week of debating, sending pictures and emails back and forth, we set out to meet and look at this bike.

Hubby rode his bike one last time that day.  I didn't think I would get all teary-eyed over a silly bike, but, boy did the tears come flooding out.

He picked me up for our first date on this bike, he took Caroline for her first motorcycle ride on this bike.  I lovingly and painstakingly hand painted the tank and fender on this bike.  It was tough to see it go.

But, as life is constantly changing, so do the vehicles we drive.  Now there's a new {to us} bike to add to the Murry fleet.

Now the fun begins...

A Little DIY Fun

Many of you who know me {for real} know that my mind and my hands never rest.  I have a need to create constantly whether its crafting, photographing or DIY-ing.

Usually I paint canvases or make clipboards or redo things in my home.  Well, I hit the jackpot.  After my mother died and my dad remarried, there was an overabundance of stuff.  Furniture, crystal, china, silver, not to mention all the antique furniture my parents had.

It was time for my dad & his wife to move closer to town and downgrade the size of their home.  What does this mean?  It means that I unpacked 13 boxes of crystal, silver and china in my kitchen along with gaining about a gazillion pieces of furniture {and mirrors} of various sizes. 

I got to work.  And I used my handy dandy chalk paint.  And I'm in love.  And I'm using really bad grammar.

I first took some of the silver platters and made chalkboards out of them.  Hubby drilled a few holes and I strung some jute through them, and Bam!  All done!

This week I chose a mirror to work on.  This mirror...I know I looked into about 15 times a day growing up.  It's one of the pieces that I just had to keep.

I love love the green.  Hubby walked in and said, "well, it's green"! Hahaha!  He'll get used to it.  I think next week I'll work on the antique buffet...stay tuned for that one, I have the matching table and china cabinet too!  So for now I'm in DIY heaven.....ahhhhhhh.

Fun{ky} Filled Fridays

Since I've had a rough go of it for the last week, I was thinking about things that make me happy, ya know, to make me smile as I roll off the couch to get to a standing position.  And I thought it might be fun to do a post about some of my favorite things.

We all have things that take us to our happy place.  Here are a smidge of mine.

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Sunflowers y'all.  They just scream happy.  I've always loved them.  In fact, when I married Caroline's dad, we got married in Magen's Bay, St. Thomas and the flowers offered were all tropical.  I was having none of it.  My sweet daddy had sunflowers flown in from the states for me.  Don't worry though when I married my sweetie pie hubby, I used the next best thing Gerberas ;)

Starbucks decaf white chocolate mocha with hazelnut.  Enough said.  Makes me all warm & fuzzy!

My Bible.  No explanation really needed on this one.  It's a go to when I need comfort, truth and advice.  It never fails me.

A good hot bath.  Nothing makes me feel better, more relaxed or more comforted.  I can literally sit in there for hours.

Chanel No. 5.  My mom was a firm believer in each woman having their own signature scent.  When I was 16 she took me to Neiman Marcus to find mine.  And she had rules.  It couldn't be some new trendy scent, something that went from season to season, and nothing too overpowering.  Every time I smell it, I think of her.  {Even though it's not what I wear daily...oops!}

Chapstick is a must have for me.  I can't stand dry lips and I put it on all day long and just before bed.  I have about 100 tubes.  Seriously.  Brand doesn't necessarily matter either, but Chapstick and Burt's are my 2 fave's.

Shoes.  In any form or fashion.

Kate Spade bags make me swoon.  I love the colors, the fun factor and the style of them.

Pens sounds silly, but oh so true.  A new pen that writes just perfectly can change my whole day.

Circle E Candles are the best!  Every time I light one and my home fills with the smell of Almond Creme Cake, I smile.

What are some of your favorite things?  Have a great weekend my friends!

Not so Fun{ky} Filled Fridays

Things always happen when you least expect them to.  Always.

Little did I know I was about to be in for the ride of my life, haha....not really.

Wednesday night was a normal night at the Murry house.  After dinner I was watching some tv with my girl and I started having bad stomach pains.  Like I thought I might need to toot pains.  Nothing happened.  I couldn't make them go away.  I couldn't get comfortable.  Nothing, and I mean nothing was working.

I tried a warm bath, meds, milk {which if you know me I can.not stand milk} positions to relieve the pain...nothing.  By 9am Thursday, I was ready to crawl into a ball and die.  So I called a bff and she came to my rescue and drove me and a sad Caroline to the ER.

On the way I lined up plans to keep Caroline entertained so she didn't panic about me.  I just needed someone to watch her and possibly get her ready for Meet the Teacher, which by then I would surely be fine to take her to.  Luckily, she had soccer after that then a swim with friends so I just had to worry about the first few hours, right?  Yep, not so much. 

 
By about 1pm I knew I was stuck in the hospital.  My gallbladder was shot.  The actual words they used were, "it looks like your gallbladder is melting."  Huh?  What is that supposed to mean?

It meant I was about to have emergency gallbladder surgery, that's what.

There were lots of tears.  I'm a big 'ol baby when surgery gets brought up.  So here I am dying and trying to figure out how I'm gonna fit in Meet the Teacher first. 

How could I miss it?  I was so defeated.  I felt like the worst mom in the world.  I know, there is nothing I could do to change it, and Caroline was fine.  But again, if you know me, I don't miss anything concerning my girl if I can help it, and I couldn't help this.

We had things lined out for the next day, surgery was postponed due to too many traumas coming in the ER, so I got moved to a room until surgery could be done Friday morning.  Caroline was having a ball with her friends, and I was surrounded by precious family and friends there to help us all.

I have to say, we are truly, truly blessed.  In no less than a few hours, we had my parents, 4 friends and a slew of others lining up things for us and sitting by my side till hubby could get there.  Blessed beyond words.

Surgery went well, and I'm home.  Sore, but home and healthy! 

I really have to say a huge thank you to our friends and family, they are the best.  I've had flowers delivered, cupcakes, my daughter taken care of, rides, visits to the house and hospital, and my bff in Dallas even ordered food for us the first night home because she couldn't be here.  We feel very loved.

So for now, I have to take it easy and its hard, but I'm trying.

Now to try and figure out how I'm going to drive Caroline to her first day of school...

Fun{ky} Filled Fridays

I died and went to Fossil heaven.   I opened up an email a few weeks ago and found all kinds of little pretties sitting in my inbox...if only my wallet could give them all homes.  Sigh.

Swoon.  All of these lovlies can be found by perusing Fossil.  And if you need my address to send one to me, it's...

Well, it never hurts to try right?

I'm also in love with Crew Cuts. 

Apparently I must like stripes.

What have you found for back to school goodness?  I'm still on the hunt for just the right clothes for Caroline.

I've decided that 10 is a hard age to buy for...not quite little kid cute, but not near ready for teen attire.  I'm trying to find that happy medium for her.  Teaching her about basics and adding in fun pieces and accessories.

Here's some fun accessories for a tween girl this fall.

That's all I've got this week, sorry I didn't link to each individual item {oopsies}!