Joan Ellen Cornell

This picture sucks, but it is a tree branch painted white, and fabric letters hanging from hemp. I really want to make this with Porter's name on it.

This rug is TO DIE FOR. I found a tutorial and I plan on starting it when I move. Same color I think too. Except in the tutorial it says it takes over 60 hours, haha. So it's going to be a project done over time. It's made with a latch hook canvas and old tee-shirts (a LOT of them). I think it will be cool to take a picture of the progress every single day and make a cool video of all the pics.

I love the horizontal line that they are all centered from. And I think I will use all different color/kind of frames, maybe.

These are really cute too. You use paint sample strips! FREE! I think I would do a few strands and hang them together. And maybe use different colors? Not too sure. And maybe even different shapes.

I LOVE THIS SOOO MUCH. It's made from christmas lights and paper doilies. I can't WAIT for this to be in my home!

This is a really freakin cute doormat. This will probably be the last thing I'll make...but I really want to someday! It's just 2x2's with holes drilled in them and some sort of rope strung through and knotted in between each board.

Spent this afternoon looking at a couple duplexes down in Denver. One got rented by the person before me, lame. The next one I liked, so I applied for it. Cross your fingers that I get it! If I do, I will get to move in later May or early July. If I get it I'll talk more about it. I don't want to jinx it. I'm already SO SICK of looking at places and checking padmapper.com for new listings on Craigslist. It's consuming me. Ahhh.

Speaking of May...my birthday is coming up SO SOON. I can't believe i'm going to be 27. Shoot!

Yeah, I have a pretty cute kid :)

He makes some funnnny faces, and I love his double chin so much.

His eyes are still SO BLUE I hope so much they stay that way!

I received this awesome 15 inch Elmo from Huggable Teddy Bears.

He's SO CUTE :) Really soft and furry!

His huge eyes are sweeeeet.

I had a nice break, thanks :) 

Life has been crazy and not that great, and I find that when I'm stressed out and not happy I would rather just not blog...because I really had nothing positive to blog about to be honest. 

BUT I kept taking pics, so this post is loaded with them. 

I don't want to get too far into it, but this is what i've been busy doing:

Looking for an apartment. In Denver. I'm moving out. 

Things aren't working out here at home, and it's better for Porter to have two happy parents who are apart rather than two unhappy ones who are together. 

Honestly, it's been a long time coming.

So that's that.

I am actually really excited to have my own place to decorate and make pretty! I haven't decided on a one bedroom or two yet...but probably will end up just going with a one bedroom (if it's big enough for me and Porter) because really, Porter doesn't need his own room at this point. He already sleeps with me every night anyways...

I haven't had that good of luck finding one, it sucks. I don't really want to live in an apartment that doesn't at least have a balcony...I like to be outside, and it will drive me crazy if I can't just go out my door and have my own space outside. I would really love to find a house that's been converted into apartments, but we'll see. Like I said, I haven't had very good luck finding what I'm looking for yet.

I guess I just have to be patient and keep looking...

At least I do have a place to live at the moment, so it's not like i'm under any time constraints or anything, but the sooner the better...

So anyways.

Porter and I took a walk the other day...first walk he's taken :) He kind of slept the whole time, but he seemed happy.

The front of my car. This guy leads the way wherever I go :)

(My car is REALLY dirty! Obviously. Haha)

Sock monkey's friends aren't very nice.

Not a very exciting day...

We went to Jeremy's brother house and he helped them move some of their furniture to the house they are moving into. Porter and I hung out with Katie and Lily in the kitchen while Katie organized. 

Porter was pretty cranky today. The pictures above are deceiving...it took a lot to get him to actually nap today, haha. 

Tomorrow I am taking him to visit the kids I used to nanny for...I miss them! And it'll be exciting for them to meet the little guy who was in my belly for so long :)