Well hello again

Yes it seems I've forgotten about our blog...
But for good reason its been summer! I'll be back later with a few pictures of how we've spent the last few months and just last weekend we went on RoadTrip 2011 to South Dakota!! So the Trailer will be up for that soon!

Happy Anniversary to US!

We did it we made it 1 year!! I can not believe that its already been a year! I was looking at my wedding photos the other day like it just happened! Thank you to everyone who wished us a happy anniversary and the cards!
We didn't get each other any gifts but decided to get the IPad 2 instead something that we both will enjoy! I can't wait until it gets here!

Coupons...

Not sure if ya'll have heard about the show extreme couponing but I have to say you have to check it out on TLC! This show is insane! It is so great that these people are getting hundreds of dollars worth of groceries for free. But do you really need enough deodorant to last you 150 years?! I just keep yelling at the tv that these people need to donate to the shelters and churches who could really use it! A few people are pretty reasonable like the lady who is a stay at home mom or who has several kids or the lady who only buys what she really needs not like the guy who buys 1100 boxes of cereal and hundreds of tooth brushes!
Whew the guy is giving it all away! YEAH!!! HAHA!
I don't use coupons like I should but I think I will start, I have some in my purse right now but I looked at them when I was in the store and they are expired! OOPS! Soo I'll give it another try and hopefully use only what we need and use them before they expire!
Do any of you use coupons??

Sneak Peak..

Here is a sneak peak of our next project we are working on!

The Dresser

So forever ago I posted and said I would show ya'll what our new dresser looked like and bedding. So here it is in the beginning....

Its a normal 4 drawer dresser but all the fake looking wood just was not working for me.

So on a sunday afternoon I had tyler haul it to the garage and I sanded it off. It was very easy and only took me maybe 45 minutes.

Yup had to get a picture of me doing it so that you all wouldn't think i was lying!

We managed to even put 1 coat of paint on it.

The next day it snowed 11 inches so I skipped out on work and threw a 2nd coat on and lined the drawers with wrapper paper.

Lining the drawers was 1 of the best ideas i've ever found online! So there is my white dresser looking all pretty with the black and white drawers but that wasn't enough for me. So Tyler painted this on the front....

I just LOVE it!!

Here is another thing we did that weekend spray painted a old rotary phone my favorite color.

Better late than never!

So here it is...only 7 weeks late! The "BIG Reveal" of the 1st Annual Peterson/Rathbun/King/Bacon/Abell/Gennett Ugly Sweater Contest!

I'm already on the hunt for this years sweater! :)

PS: Watch your back Uncle Scott, Tyler is out to beat you this year!

Busy Weekend

This past weekend we ventured off to KC! One of the bands Tyler likes was playing in Lawrence at The Bottleneck bar so we got to watch the Old 97s play. They are pretty good I even listen to them!! The bar was little and we were able to get on some bleacher time seating so we were able to see everything.

Here is a video of them playing...

I had alot of fun people watching. There was these 2 guys that looked like they were together but the guy in front was dancing with a girl but the guy right behind him was so close looked like he was smelling his hair! I couldn't figure them out then of course there were some way to drunk people fist pumping...oh i swear he was about to hit this girl his arm was out of control!

After the concert was over we went to stay at the awesome "Bacon Hotel" in Bonner Springs. Big thanks to Uncle Shane and Aunt Beth for letting us crash there for the night. Sat we got to watch Reese play basketball and even WIN! Then watched Kennedy play indoor soccer...never seen anything like it! I have to give her a lot of credit because there is no way i'd run up and down a field chasing after a ball and knocking girls down! Wait now that sounds like high school basketball career...

We did of course stop at a few shops while we were up there and made it back by 5 just in time for a quick work out and watching some basketball. You know the basketball game where the Hawks WHOOPED the Wildcats! HA!

This weekend I brought myself a early birthday present a new comforter and bunch of pillows! We are working on another project for our bedroom so i'll be sure to post soon and show you all that we managed to do in just a few days!