Memorial Day Weekend

 My husband and I have been together for almost 2 years; last weekend is the first time I can ever remember his entire family being in the same place at the same time. Saturday afternoon we had the entire Collier family over to help paint Penelope's nursery and grill. It was great having the whole family together for a couple of hours to hang out and have fun.

Uncle Bubs

Uncle Devin & Dad

Pawpaw Jim

Daniel - Joshua - James

Daniel - Joshua- James- Jim

Woo Pig!

I am by no means an Arkansas Razorback fan. Yes, I've lived here practically my entire life, but my family wasn't into college football until I "discovered" it my senior year of high school. I was pretty hard headed back then (more so than I am now) and picked "my team" based on very few facts...I didn't want to be a Hogs fan (because everyone else was. I wanted to be different!), LSU sucks (per the advice of a classmate and my mom's boss's son), and who honestly wears Tennessee orange (ok and this girl I didn't like was a Tennessee fan...).

That year, the University of Alabama was doing really well...so that's the team I picked and have stuck with ever since. I have rooted on quarterbacks, running backs, corner backs and watched them be drafted into the NFL.

So, when I got a request from a friend to make a Razorback hat and blanket as a baby shower gift, to say I was lost would have been a HUGE understatement. I don't spend much time looking at Arkansas's mascot, so I barely even knew what this hat should look like, much less how to make it. Luckily, after many Google and Etsy searches, I was able to come up with and idea that I thought would work.

Using Sarah's newborn Owl Hat pattern I made a basic ear flap hat in Red Heart Super Saver's "Cherry Red." The rest of the hat I pieced together from other pig hats I found online; pieces I couldn't find, I just made up myself.

For not being a Hog's fan, I think it turned out pretty great. What do you think?

This "New" Old House

The last 6 months have been CRAZY to say the least! Since my last post (all the way back in November!!) life has changed in more ways than one for the Collier Clan.

Around the beginning of October, James and I found out that we were expecting! We were excited for about 2 weeks, and then the morning sickness set in. I have never been so sick in my entire life. I ended up in the hospital 3 separate times for dehydration...one of those trips overlapped with Christmas...not fun! By New Year's I was back on the road to good health and able to start getting excited about "Baby C" again.

As if dealing with being 7, almost 8, months pregnant wasn't enough, we just moved out of our apartment into our very first house. Our "new" old house as I like to call it. Our house has been in my family for over 30 years. My great grandparents bought the house in the early 1960's and rented it out until my Papaw retired a few years later. We have had so many Thanksgiving dinners in this house. It's where my cousin and I became best friends as kids. Papaw taught me how to paint and love gardening, while Mamaw taught me how to cook and love family. I love that James and I now get to call this place home and add our story to the ones that are already here.

There's a lot of work that needs to be done since it's an older home and I can't wait to dig into all the little DIY projects. My Pinterest boards are exploding with ideas and designs that I'm waiting to try out. The first room to get redone will be the nursery, and there's only a few more weeks to get it done! No pressure! 

Definitely glad to get back to blogging and sharing this exciting adventure with you guys!