New Year- New Do

Went from the blondest I have been in years to dark this week! Been wanting to for awhile and figured now was a good time! Liking it so far although I can tell it's going to fade super fast.  I will be using a box when that happens :) 

My 2012 project: Finish (aka start) making this wall my own.  Its the only normal colored wall in our house and our new "Masterson" sign needs some friends.  I just bought 4 frames at pottery barn for $40 total and they are amazing.  Can't wait to pick some pics and hang them up.  From there I will be on the lookout for some more items, the cheaper the better. 

And....here are some photos from Christmas in Colorado....

Attempt at family pic

The Broadmoor Hotel

Drive to Breckenridge

Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday!  We are spending the weekend relaxing, cooking, eating, etc. Pretty perfect if you ask me.  There is about 6 inches of snow on the ground which makes our views of the mountains quite nice.  Planning on getting up there this week! 

xo,

Jill

Oh no...

My blog is turning into a "life of a housewife" blog.  Except I don't have children dressed in Anthropologie clothes, I can't create a centerpiece out of a toilet paper roll and I'm really not that great in the kitchen although I do enjoy trying.  One thing I can do, recycle clothing from 2005 and make it look good....ok good enough.  See pic below.  Gap 2005 Holiday collection puffy vest.  Bought it in college like a good employee should, wore it less than 10 times.  Now that I am a Colorado resident (officially as of yesterday, when I officially changed my name) I wear this vest at least 3 times a week.  From dog walks to date nights, it comes through every time.  Do I wish it was a cute plaid flannel with a fur collar? Yes.  Would I look ridic in Colorado wearing that? Yes.  Note, when I say Colorado- I mean Colorado Springs...a much different place than Denver and every other place I have been in Colorado.  Since I have moved every year for the past 5 I started getting pretty good and keeping my closet lean, things like this help me justify going back to my old ways.

As I write this Rob is working on putting together his wedding man-gift.  We collected some gift cards and went to home depot (ha, wore my vest- no joke).  Its coming together quite nicely. We went ahead and bought it now so we could use it while my dad is here visiting next week and start our own tradition of grilling out on Christmas.  Yes, our walls are THAT blue, not a camera malfunction.



Hope everyone is having a good weekend! Christmas is only a stones-throw away.  Notice I didn't give an update on my Christmas shopping, gingerbread baking, etc. Maybe next week.

JLM

My new initials! One week of marriage down.  It was seriously the BEST weekend of my life! I cannot wait to get more pictures.  The day after the wedding I was seriously sad for a few reasons:

• I didn't get to eat enough of the food,  I did try pretty much everything but I wanted more
• I for sure didn't get enough dessert.  Our little cake, cupcakes, chocolates and woopie pies were delicious, and again I wanted more
• Rob and I both hated to say goodbye to our friends and family.  So much that we stayed out until 4 am on our wedding night to hang out with everyone.  Romantic? Not really. Amazing? Yes.
• My flowers and decor...I just wanted to see it for a few more hours!  I could not have been happier with all of it!

My wedding wouldn't have been anything without my amazing vendors.  Seriously, every single one met every expectation I had.  I wouldn't change any of them:

Ceremony and Reception Event Space: Berg Event Space
Ceremony Music: Jim Lammers
DJ: All Ears Mobile DJ
Food: Delish! Catering
Decor and Flowers: Beco Flowers
Desserts: Baby Cakes (cupcakes), Christopher Elbow Chocolates and my pal Sarah Gilstrap made all those woopie pies!
Invitations and Programs: Salutations by Meriad Design
Photographer: McBride Photo Design
Hair and Make-Up: Candice Siekfes and Lindsay Bainter of Fringe...a salon. My friends Kasey and Robin helped too, both amazing considering they do hair just for fun!
Rehearsal Dinner: Jack Stack BBQ
My Dress: Gown Gallery (LaSposa)
Bridesmaids Dresses: Nolte's
Hotel: Westin Crown Center


We didn't take a honeymoon since Rob had to work on Monday.  Pretty bummed about that, but it has also been nice to just relax at home.  Don't get me wrong, I would take the beach in December any day but we made the best of it over the weekend by hiking, cooking, decorating for Christmas and watching movies.  Living in Colorado is kind of a vacation in itself. 


Will be posting pics later!  If anyone took some, send my way I am dying to see more!

One Month

One month until we get married!!! And one day until I go to VEGAS!  AHHH!  I can't wait to blog when I get back.  Got my nails done today and I am seriously OBSESSED!  Makes me want to wear sparkles every day.

XOXO- Have a good weekend!

Jill

Glitter

So I am still getting back into the swing of things but I thought I would let everyone know that my dog ate a sequin on one of my Las Vegas dresses (yes I have more than one and yes they all have sequins).  So in other words, my dog shits glitter! Holla!  Last week FLEW by since coming back to Colorado after being in Missouri for 11 days.  It was such a wonderful trip!  I had my first dress fitting...and I am still in love with the dress! I cannot wait to put it back on :)  We also got to celebrate the wedding of Erin Turnbaugh and Tyler Webb.  It was so much fun and insanely gorgeous.  I will have to say the coolest flowers I have ever carried.



I have been enjoying some down time since being back because November will be CRAZY!  I feel like the wedding will be here before I know it.  But before the wedding I will be in Vegas, Kansas City, St. Louis and Phoenix.  Oh and I will be attempting my first Thanksgiving this year in CO since Rob will be on-call.  Anyone have any good tips and/or recipes.  Don't worry if you don't...Pinterest will probably have me covered .

Yesterday I got a tanline on my arms from my t shirt, today we have about 6 inches of snow.  The weather is crazy here!  Duke is LOVING the snow....

Hope everyone is staying warm! I promise to blog more than once a month :)

I'm Back!

Ok Ok, so my coutdown to KC- failed.  It was fun until I didn't sit in front of a computer every day, didn't have a computer and didn't have Internet for about 6 weeks.  Beyond that....no excuses except that Colorado in the summer deserved all the outdoor time I could give to it.  A few things that have changed in my life over the past 3 months...

Moving: We are settled in Colorado Springs!  We love it out here so far and have been taking full advantage or this beautiful place.  Since moving here I have been to Denver, Copper Mountain, Boulder and Tabernash as well....all amazing. 

Our Baby: Don't worry no pre-wedding baby bumps, we have a puppy!  Duke has pretty much taken over our lives.  Being jobless...we spend a lot of our days walking, eating wood chips (Duke, not me) and taking the occasional afternoon snooze (Duke, not me...welll).  I will do my best to control my Duke pictures and mentions.

Baby Emily Mae Spence is here: She arrived last week and is just perfect.  This little California baby will be at the beach in no time I'm sure.  Such a proud aunt!

Like mentioned above: I am jobless.  Some days its cool, some days its painful.  I am pretty lucky that I get to see so much of Colorado but there are definitely things I miss about working too. I am sure my future blog posts will reflect the way I feel on that specific day.  Hopefully our next move (July 2012) will take us to a place where I can work and/or go back to school.  We shall see.

Feels good to be back....fall is is definitely present in Colorado bringing 60 degree temps :)