Paige is engaged!!

Sooo excited to announce that my Sissy-In-Law Paige is GETTING MARRIED! We absolutely love Jeff and cannot wait to share in all of their wedding festivities with them. Happy day!

We phone tagged for a bit before getting this text where she then called me GIDDY as a school girl, love it!

Her beautiful bling!

I also got underway at starting to paint and decorate our dining room... One room at a time! I love the color and can't wait to get more of it underway. Izzy came in town and we went countertop hunting, as his company 'TRC Countertops' are going to do our kitchen. When we built the house I went with the el' cheapo on the countertops as the three options we had to choose from for our 'Dominion Upgrade' weren't my color or taste; think i've narrowed it down to this fabulous white marble which will look great with our white cabinets w/ black hardware. We'll stick to a subway tile backsplash and doing the pops of colors w/ the decor elsewhere. LOVE THEM--install mid Oct, weee!

Neutral Gray before/Color After. That god awful light will be the next thing to go when I find JUST the right new one

Hellooo Wanescoting!

Marble for kitchen I chose--love!

Brittany's 29th birthday cele at her house was a blast, also I finally got to meet up with Kat who is now through her first trimester and feeling a bit better/more social. Poor thing has been so sick--hoping her next trimesters go smoothly. If they have a boy they've decided to name him Walter and go by Walt; Walt Plant! I can hear it now. Can't wait to meet her little nugget, they find out the sex soon. Also, Blair was asked to be little Miss Whitney Gischel's God Father when we met her today at lunch, such an honor and SUCH a doll! 

Whitney Gischel <3

Ummmm, Future DILF much?

Seems like an appropriate time in the blog to announce that Blair and I have officially 'pulled our goalie' and are letting the baby chips fall where they may. We're finally ready to be parents after nearly two years married, we wanted some time to be just he and I, and to cross off our Greece/Turkey Bucket Lists before even considering children. I hope it happens for us rather quickly/stress free as possible. I've always thought that due to my irregularities I would have issues one day getting pregnant, so I'm hoping it was always just my imagination. Crossing fingers (not legs) ... sorry, it was too easy! :)

Hope you all have a fantastic week! Happy Monday!

xo,

Andi

RAH RAH SIS BOOM BAH!

Although i've been traveling a TON this month, I was able to make our once a year OSU Alumni Cheerleading game last weekend and it was so fun! Why some of the other cheer alum dont take advantage of the opportunity to run the team out once a year and cheer on the Bucks is unbeknownst to me. Sadly, only myself and Bob did it this year (Ash at least get an A for effort, as she fell and knocked her tooth out the night before--woops--yes, there was tequila involved, poor thing). I suppose I've given up at the idea of my entire class (or more than Bob and I for that matter) attending, so we just have fun merging with other classes of graduates just the same. We have an absolute blast & I love seeing all those who travel from allover to join in on the fun. Luckily, I'm here locally and wouldn't miss it for the world.

Some fun recap pics from the OSU v. UAB game, an undefeated record so far. GO BUCKS!

Alumni Dinner w/ my Barker Babe

Fun surprise, James invited my Momma as his dinner date!

 GRASSY KNOLL

Love this family, used to babysit Kahla & Duck Duck Goose w/ Rog ;)

Drummer/OSU Alumni Band

Ya still got it James!

My TZ <3

Sneaking my Nephew Isaac onto the endzone, a MUST!

Briner Tailgate fun post game!

Love my Buckeyes & Love my Cheer Alum--such an awesome time that I'm thankful my husband supports. He played Rugby for OSU and we often talk about how we wish we could have shared those gameday moments together then, but happy we make a point to share them with each other now. He adores my friends and alumni family; that's all a gal can ask for :)

xo,

Andi

IT'S FALL Y'ALL

...and there is NO BETTER SEASON in my opinion!!! <3

Last weekend was just what the MD ordered as my dear friends Izz, Glenna, & Britt joined Kimi, Lucy, Blair & I for some weekend fun as Kimi & Lu were in town! We had such a great time finally having room in a house to host friends (and not stuff Lucy's pack n play in our closet, bathroom or some other makeshift 2nd bedroom/dark place to sleep or sleeping 3 deep on the couch/blow up mattress). They all had their own bed & bedrooms; who needs city dwelling now, Blair! He's officially been sold on leaving. Ha! I think Kimi & Lu enjoyed my little kitchen project upon their arrival. We had a wall that was just the right spot for a chalk paint board so I had a fun lunch break and got busy crafting :) Stay tuned for my reveal of the fall wreath I made; our front porch needed some serious curb appeal!



kitchen wall before/after



Friday night Kimi, Lu & I did our fave type of evening, hanging in under some blankeys catching up with the windows open and the breeze a blowin. It was the perfect weather weekend to curl up with some Sam Adams Pumpkin Ale and watch our Dateline, 20/20 and I Survived shows. Yes, we have officially turned into 'nearly 30 somethings'. After Buckeye gameday at Origional Joes down the street Saturday w/ Glenna, Izz, Jess, Lee, Kianna & her man, & Trevor (yes, he FINALLY moved back from FL, so good to see him)  Britt joined us for a little step-it-up night on the Delaware town (that was filled with some seriously hilarious moments) while Mimi Shawn & Poppi Dan took Lu for the night. Thank G. Kimi/Momma needs some let loose moments sans 2 year old! We had a fantastic dinner @ 1808 & hit up some hole in the wall pool bar and danced the night away. Sunday a.m coffee/eggs recapping some key evening points including our Kittle from FL on speaker phone to spice it up, and all in all it was a fantastic weekend with friends <3 Photo proof below...

gameday Sat @ Origional Joes- Americheer group! Friends since since age 15 (Kimi age 7)

Back in O-H, so good to have Trevor back!

Best buds! Entertaining Lu so Kimi can enjoy the Bucks

great capture of the day-- Casanova & Lucy fun in the backyard

NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN

Ma Girls <3

Off to MN for the week to spend time w/ my trainer from B. Braun, Trevor. He is an absolute blast who has planned some evening fun @ a Twins game tomorrow night, dinner @ NE Social Weds and Bachelor Farmer on Thursday. I've never been to MN but knowing Trevor's taste, I'll be in for some fantastic meals & am staying at Towne Plaza Suites right downtown Minny. yay! Home for a short weekend next weekend & off to PA for IV training the following week. Hello Delta sky miles!

Have a fabulous week everyone!

xo,

Andi

The Fab Miss Standley, Home Decor GURU

You know I love promoting a good friend, business, photographer, band, restaurant {you get the point} when there is some necessary KUDOS to be had. I've never been called a BS'er {even though I'm a sales rep} because quite frankly, Dan Carty didn't raise a liar. With that being said, I have to take a moment to praise/promo/hug with all my might, The Fabulous Miss Jessica Standley. She. is. suchanamazingfriend AND HOME DECORATOR.

Let me back it up for a second. When we left for dream vaca 2012, I was drowning in a new job and new home {all blessings of course, but still, busy to the enth} and knew that there was absolutely no way possible for me to head to PA for work, come home to unpack, repack and head overseas for two weeks and THEN come back to my home office to hit the ground running with an office that was full of boxes, computer/printer/fax cords and no office furniture. Insert my fabulous friend Jess. The woman is a talented beast of all things home remodeling. How she is this smart & creative is unbeknownst to me, but her response to me when asked has always been 'I aint got a man, so if I don't do it, it aint gonna get done'. Amen sister. And lezbehonest, even WITH a man (my man) it doesn't get done unless it involves basketball, beer, basketball, or a remote. le, sigh. Ok, he does laundry, cooks and groceries, so i'll take it. 

She's helped me put up ceiling fans, light fixtures, DECORATE MY HOME OFFICE, you name it this girl can do it {she aint just a hat rack folks}. Moving on. I gave her some 'Pinspiration' ideas of three different offices and told her to have at it. She doesn't need her hand held or approval from me, I've seen her homes she's lived in and all look amazingly done. I knew she'd make our new home as fabulous as possible, and oh did she! I came home and literally teared up. Most of you who know me know that I'm not a public crier, or crier at all really. It's absolutely stunning, more than I'd even imagined and EXACTLY what 'theme' I was going for. Next to the pictures I showed her, I told her I wanted it to be 'contemporary/rustic pieces' with clean, simple lines and a dramatic focal point. She got it spot on, even better actually. I absolutely love it and was able to come home, pull out my chair and get to work. I've put in a ton of hours since getting home/starting with Braun in this beautiful home office that I oh so adore.

Although I've done the rest of the decorating in our home that is coming together room by room & quite nicely, there was something about having this done that made it THAT much better, by such a beautiful person and designer no less. On top of it all, she does this at a fabulous budget. When asked by a multimillionaire once to decorate his home while handing her a credit card straight up she said, and I quote, 'oh hell no, I cant work with that. I have to be put on a budget with a means to get creative and find great finds'. Again, she's not just a hat rack. So, final drumroll... some after pics of my beautiful, budgeted, home office. Before pics were light grey walls and boxes {ie. crap} everywhere.

THANK YOU MISS JESSICA STANDLEY. She began doing my Mom's master bedroom, bath and guest room--so stay tuned for pics from that project as well.

Luckily, she knows my style and nailed it. But, can I just applaud the focal/rustic meets Colorado deer antler light fixture?! love.love.love. Book her while she's hot people ;)

xo,

Andi