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New Collar
For Christmas, Drake's parents gave Dempsey a new collar. Drake found this collar at LLBean. It's waterproof which makes it easier to keep clean. There were only two colors to choose from and I thought the teal/green looked better. They ordered the biggest size because lets face it....Dempsey has a big neck. When we were in South Carolina, he tried it on and it was too big! We couldn't believe it. So we sent it back and ordered a smaller size. It finally came in the mail. It looks great! I love the color especially against his brown fur.
It has a nice place in the back to clip on his leash.
We decided it was time for a new tag. We wanted to get one that would go right on the collar. We were able to get one at PetSmart. Now he is not so noisy. It looks great! Thanks Tom and Lorie!
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Super Bowl!
We are SO excited that the Colts are going to the Super Bowl! Can't wait to cheer them on next Sunday! I ordered a new Clark jersey...Matt was able to get one for $24! I am not sure the quality but oh well. I can't wait to wear it next Friday at work and Sunday! GO COLTS!!
This picture is from last year at Lucus Oil Stadium.
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New Shelves
For Christmas, Drake and Abby got me shelves for the living room. We had a blank wall and thought it needed something. I had shown Drake these ladder shelves that I liked. He decided it would be a good Christmas present. I opened one here in Indiana on Christmas and then when we got to South Carolina, there was another one waiting for me from Abby. I agree! They look great! We also found some fun picture frames at Target and TJ MAXX. You will notice a green/white/yellow theme. These have become my new favorite colors together (and turquoise of course!)
Here is a front view.
Side view...
My favorite Dempsey picture...
Another shelf...look at that cute face!
Another shelf...
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Remember This...
Over Christmas break, I decided to do a small DIY project. I wanted to try and make these decorative yarn balls that I saw at Pier One. So I bought some Styrofoam balls, twine and pistachio green spray paint. Here is what I did...
Materials I used...
After super gluing the start of the twine onto the ball, I continued to wrap it around in different ways until it covered the ball.
Drake spray painted three of them. It wasn't the exact green I was looking for but oh well. We were going to paint some green and some red for Christmas but I never got around to painting them until after the holidays. I put them in a basket for now and they are on my new shelf. I might get a big glass vase and stick them in to see what they would look like. It was inexpensive and easy to do!
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Warmer Weather
Over the holidays, Drake and I went to visit his parents and sister in South Carolina. We were excited to leave the gross, cold weather of Indiana and head to some warmer weather! It was normally in the 50's while we were there but it was still WAY better than the below freezing weather happening in Indiana. It was nice to have no snow :) We also were able to take Dempsey (who LOVES it down there). It is great in the car (he mostly sleeps). Our trip down and back went well. I am so glad we were able to visit the Lands. We miss not having them here in Indiana but enjoy the time we get to spend with them in South Carolina. Here are a few pictures from our trip :) I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday (I know this post is WAY overdue....sorry it has been very busy. I am going to try to update more often :) )
Dempsey absolutely loved the beach! It was his first time in the ocean. Even though it was a little chilly, he would run into the water and chase the stick we would throw.
My favorite action photo of Dempsey.
Drake at Charles Towne Landing.
Dempsey loves to cuddle.
Drake and I in Charleston in front of the pineapple fountain.
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Adorable Christmas Pup
After putting decorations up, Dempsey decided to lay in front of the tree (here is a sneak peak at the tree) with his new Christmas rope (a Target special..$1.00). I luckily was quick enough to get this picture of him. Isn't he adorable? You may see this on our Christmas card this year...
He loves his Christmas rope!
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Living Room Decor
Here are a few more decorations in the living room:
This is on our TV stand. A few years ago we found these candles at Crate and Barrel (on sale of course!). One of the candles got a little warm in the attic and started to melt on the bottom. Hopefully it will last another year!
A friend of Drake's grandma (Oma) made these reindeer.
This is a vessel from Jerusalem made of olive wood. We put a mistletoe that we had from last year (it was smashed in the box from the attic and instead of throwing it out, we found another use for it) and a few pine cones.
Another vase filled with fake snow, twigs and sprigs of berries.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
This past weekend, Drake and I started decorating for Christmas. Last year we went the day after Christmas to look for ornaments and other decorations. We found green and white ornaments for our tree. My parents gave us their old Christmas tree and decided to buy a new one this year. It is still in good shape and saved us some money. We looked for trees last year and didn't find one we liked. So far our tree has the ornaments and white lights. We are on the hunt for a tree topper. After many attempts on Sunday, we gave up and decided we would look again this weekend. We were not impressed by the ones we saw. If you know of any great places to look...let us know! We are looking for a simple star to
put on the top. I thought it would be easy to find, but all of the ones we saw were flashy and ugly. After we put the finishing touches on the tree, I will post pictures but until then you will just have to wait :)
Here are a few decorations we have up around the house:
Since we don't have a fireplace or mantle, we had to hang our stockings on the wall. We found this at Target on Sale for $7.99 a piece! I wanted to find a dog
gie one for Dempsey but I like that these match. Drake's is green, mine is white and Dempsey's is red. They add color to our bare wall.
This is in the entry way. We had these pieces last year but not together. We may put more of the red sprigs on the tree ( I am not sure if they will look right yet).
We decided we wanted to create a few decorations we saw at the store but thought they were a little too pricey. They are almost finished! Here are a few of the items you would need. Can you guess what it is? Hopefully they will turn out and I can put them on display!
We have many more decorations around the house but it will only let me post so many pictures at once. I will post the others as soon as I can!
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Christmas Time
We also went to St. Elmos for dinner with Lorie and Tom. Delicious! I definitely ate way too much food this weekend. It was a great weekend!
Each year we make sure to take a picture in front of the tree.
We can't forget to post a picture of Dempsey...he is too cute. I am glad he puts up with me and all of the pictures I make him take.
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