Our Georgia Visit- Part III

Our vacation to Georgia continued with more family time and some gathering of some old friends. 

December 28

Friday- Abuela, my mom, Olivia, my cousin Aspen, and me went to Canvas By U! This is a place where you take a paint class for 2-3 hours and the instructor walks you through how to make a specific painting. 

I have wanted to do this for awhile and this was the perfect opportunity. My friend Brooks is an instructor at Canvas By U!, so we had a little girls afternoon painting. 

I think everyone's paintings turned out great. 

Later that night, I had a small get together with my family and a few friends from high school. We ate dinner and visited the night away! It was great to see everyone.

This is Aimee Jarvis, soon to be Craig. Aimee and I met Freshman year at Kell and have stayed close since. She just got engaged and is getting married this May! 

December 29

Matt and Joe went rock climbing. And Mom, the kids, and I went for a mani/ pedi and did a little shopping. 

December 30 

Sunday I had lunch with Brooks, Elise (another friend from high school), and her sister Alyssa. 

We then took family pictures at Roswell Mill (pictures to come soon). 

Georgia Visit Part I

Matt and I arrived in Georgia on Wednesday, December 19th. For the first week, my mom and little Asian siblings were in Idaho so we stayed with Matt's parents. (However, these pictures do not include our time with them!) Matt was really happy to be home. He had seen his parents in April, but he has not been home to Georgia since the wedding!

Our first stop was, of course, Chick-fil-a! Yum Yum! Then it was off for a little nap because I was tired from the flight and the time change.

Jessie and Jake, my cousins from Florida, came up for a few days and it was great to see them. We tie-dyed shirts together, went shopping, ate at Canyon Burgers, experienced a blackout together, had a game night which included a rousing game of sardines, (A game where Jake and I clung to each other in the dark!), and just all around had a great time. I am so glad they were able to make the trip up. I had such a great time visiting with them.

Ever since Jessie was born we have been really close and I have always enjoyed spending time with her. And that has not changed, but the last few times I have hung out with Jake I have realized how awesome of a young man he has become.

I also was able to hang around my Stewart cousins (Coda, Aspen, Sage, and Ava). This was Matt's first time meeting Ava. During the blackout, we gathered around the table and played Apples to Apples and Taboo and Sage was awesome! I was so impressed with his vocabulary skills.

It is so strange to see all my cousins growing up without me. In my mind, all my cousins cease to age while I am away in Hawaii.

These first few days really started our trip off good!

The Frame Wall- Yes, We Went There

We have lived in this studio/ dorm room for the last year and a half and we have done nothing about the blank wall in our kitchen. I think it's mostly because I am never in my kitchen or really I never really sit at the table. But over the last year and a half we have collected some art and other things that I thought we should hang because it was cluttering up our limited space.

So here is what we came up with. I must say I had the vision, and Matt was ALL the labor.

This is Matt in the preplanning stage. 

We got most of the frames at Ross and decided to spray paint them to add some color. We chose grey and yellow. I wanted to do a nice blue, but I couldn't find a shade I liked. Plus, I know I like grey and yellow together (they were our wedding colors), so it was a safe bet for our first frame wall. 

(Sorry about the bad quality picture- these are from my i-phone.) 

From the left to right: 

1. Turtles: This is a tapa print Matt and I picked up on the big island last year. The turtles represent good luck.
2. H: We picked up from Anthropology
3. Fish: This is from my dad; he picked it up in Belize
4. Families Are Forever: My mom made this for us last Christmas.
5. Large Frame: We just took out the glass and put up wires behind so we could hang up our cards and pictures. I saw this on a couple of blogs I read and I really wanted to try it.
6. Birds in a Tree: We bought this from an Etsy sight and I love it. They make many many more wonderful things. Click here if you are interested. (The picture below shows it in greater detail.)
7. Love Note: This blue paper is the note put in the bunny when he proposed. It says "See not all hollow bunnies are a rip off."
8. Ocean Scene: This is painting from a local artist that we pick up.

I think we did a pretty good job for our first frame wall. I think we would definitely change some things around the next time, but it was nice to get our first frame wall under our belts.

"Home Where My Thoughts Are Free"

Sometimes I miss my mom and wish I was homeward bound. 

 

Another Piece of Our Home

The 'H' is from Anthropology  

The Owl is from Yosemite 

The Fish is from Belize (thanks to my dad)

These all add a little bit of color to our drab beige walls! 

My Hawaii Shot Glass Collection 

Since moving here last January I have collected 18! My total collection has reached over 200 now! I love these little guys so far I have: Alaska, Japan, Belize, Yosemite, DC, Texas, the Big Island, Ohio, Seattle, and a few more! 

If you have given me any of these THANKS SO MUCH!!! My collection would be nothing without my loved ones! Keep them coming! 

A Glimpse Inside Our Home

Our First Home (well room)

Here are some pictures of our first place. It is really small and does not have a full kitchen and has a strange turtle theme to it- but it's home!Our bedroom/living room/ dining room!

Our dining room/kitchenAnother shot (please notice the Georgia state flag)


Hallway and ClosetAnd of course bathroom!

And I guess we can't complain since this is our backyard!
Although this is what the house looked like when Matt was delivering phone books!

Hope you enjoyed!