16 Weeks Old!

The time has come.  Norman is 16 weeks old and losing his puppy teeth!  What a sweet, sweet sight for sore eyes (mine, in particular).  The thought of no more war wounds on my hands, or rips in my favorite clothes, makes me one happy mama.  Not only are things changing in his mouth, but he continues to grow by the day.  Norman downs his breakfast and dinner faster than I can say "check your bowl".  I'm sure he is nearing 30 lbs and I can't wait to find out at his next vet appointment.  So let's see how much my guy has grown, shall we?  Here are a few pictures that definitely show the drastic change; you can tell by just looking at his face.

8 weeks

12 weeks (I think)

and now, at 16 weeks

His head has gotten so big!  Here are some more pictures of my 16-week old pup....

Happy Sunday!

Lucky

Alright, folks!  I'm finally ready (i.e. have time) to post my favorite pictures from the wedding.  I can't believe it's taken me three months to do this, but what can you do...

Luckily for me and Matt, October 24th was the nicest day of the month this year.  October was full of clouds, rain and bitter cold, but for some reason, on our Saturday, the clouds opened up and the sun came out.  We were definitely being looked down upon on our special day.

The morning started out at my parent's house in Chesterfield.  All of my bridesmaids came over to get ready with me and oddly, I felt so comfortable.  I wasn't nervous, I wasn't scared, I was incredibly happy and at ease.  And being around my family and closest friends definitely helped.

Before all the make-up

My amazing parents

Make-up and hair: check!

Love my Cooper and he loves me.  Doesn't he look so handsome in his bow tie??

My hairpiece was my "something borrowed" from Aray.

My dad's tux.  Love the H-Diddy. Talk about custom made!

H-Diddy's a ladies man

Thank goodness the counter didn't break

Matt's ring

Great friends

Purple shoes (let me rephrase, UNCOMFORTABLE purple shoes)

My beautiful, amazing and talented mother

What?  Matt and Stevie are "saying I do"?

What a good lookin' group of guys

My handsome Matt, love that smile

Tears of joy

Getting ready for "the walk" with my youngest bridesmaid, Sydney

What a magical day!  And this post is officially really long, so ceremony and reception pictures will come in another post.

Until then!

Guest Room Additions?

Like I've mentioned before.  It's so hard to hold off on decorating an entire room!  I want to buy everything at once so I can finish the project and move on.  But, I have come to realize that it takes time to furnish a room with interesting trinkets and wall decor.  So, my goal for the guest room and master bedroom is to take. my. time.  I'm not going to rush into purchases...when I find something I like, I'll think about it before handing over my worn out credit card.

But today, I have found these two beauties. 

Found here.  There is so much wall space in this room and I think this votive holder could be just the right purchase.  It would look lovely above the custom-made headboard I'm currently working on!

Found here.  I just adore the simplicity of this vase set.

The weathered look I created definitely calls for a more rustic approach to guest room decor, which is not something I'm used to.  I tend to lean torwards contemporary and modern pieces, but have officially decided to leap out of my comfort zone.  How will I do?  Only time will tell, my loyal readers (all five of you, haha).

So what do you think of the two pieces above?  Any other suggestions/ideas I can work with?

The 24th

Today, as I sit on the couch incredibly hungover, I can't help but think back on these last three months.  Why?  Well, three months ago, I married my best friend and MAN has the time flown by.  So much has happened...

House updates/projects/makeovers

Reunions with old friends

Weber's Holiday Party and The Relations

Matt's 29th birthday at Harvest

Quality time with family (my parent's have all of our Christmas and Thanksgiving pictures, I need to post them!)

H-Diddy

Cooper

Work trips to Atlanta and Houston where I met and worked with Tony Gonzalez and Matt Schaub

(Pics are at work, I'll get them up tomorrow)

Bangs!

A new family member, Norman

.....

Love

Growth

and Laughter

Matt and I have made many new memories in a mere three months.  I can't wait to see what else this first year of marriage has in store for us.  SPEAKING of marriage, and looking at these pictures, I realized I didn't post my favorite wedding pictures OR honeymoon pictures.  What was I thinking?!  Posts to come soon.

Today I'm loving...

Branches.

And I'm imagining this piece making a bare wall happy.  Love it.

Found here.

What are you loving today?

My Little Guy!

Norman is growing like a crazy person.  And it's so funny how you don't notice the size difference when you are constantly together.  But looking over the pictures I have taken of my lil pup over the past month and realizing that he is quickly outgrowing my lap, reality is finally setting in.  My baby is growing up - and fast!

At 15 weeks old, the teething and growth spurts are in full force.  So, of course, Norman is incredibly bossy and outgoing (rolling eyes).  It's hard to come home from a long day at work to a crazy puppy, but once he calms down, my heart melts all over again.

Ok, on to the pictures!  Just look at how much he's grown!

9 weeks old:

Look at that hankerchef!

10 weeks old:

This is a framer:

Norman's 1st Christmas, 11 weeks;

Yogi and Norm meet!

12 weeks old:

Look at this face!

13 weeks old and loving ice cubes:

His head tilt gets me every time!

My little snuggle bunny isn't going to be little much longer.  He's 25.5 pounds now and will continue to grow quickly over the next few weeks.  Although I've gone insane at times, and posted about it,  I love Norman more than words can say!  So happy he's a part of our family.