10.31.2009

Fall Folk


Caroline,
     I LOVE folk music and my favorite folk band(www.waterdeep.com) usually plays every year in October at Common Grounds in Waco.  A few weeks ago Tristan and I got to go to their show.  It was Tristan's first time to see them live.  It was a wonderful experience.  I have to say that Folk music in the fall is one of my favorite "fall traditions".  I always feel folk really comes alive in the fall.....the colors, the smell, the weather...are enhanced by the music and vise versa!  Below is the only picture we got  at the show before the camera died! 

Don't forget that my fall posts are entries are for caroline joy photography's give away and you can enter too!

I have to say Caroline that it has been fun blogging about my Fall Fave's...but I can't wait for it to be November 4th!



10.29.2009

Another Fall delight...



Caroline,
   I also LOVE to burn candles during fall(well...all year really but especially during the fall)....candles that smell fallish at that!  There is something about the flickering light and the smell that just makes a place feel cozy!

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10.28.2009

Momma, this is for you!

I keep telling my mom about all my garage sale finds and my little crafty creations, and she has been asking for pictures of the changes that have made around my house since August.......so here they are momma.  I hope you enjoy it.  But, just promise me you will come see it for yourself very soon! ok? : )

First off we re-arranged the bedroom a bit:






This is our new bedspread.  I bought it from Goodwill for 6.00.....It's old and looks like I bought it from Anthropologie!

This is the buffet that we found in that front yard weeks after I had wanted and seen it at an  Estate Sale.  It was 15.00 and Tristan put some extra money, time, and beautiful craftsmanship to make it look like it does today....I LOVE IT!!!!
These are pics of Fall decor in the Dining Room.  It's been up for about 3 weeks but won't be up much  longer though because though I love fall....I LOVE Christmas even more!!!


The Buffet again!



The next pictures are the ones momma that I know you have really been wanting to see: 
The Living Room.  Which we actually live in now...with each other and with friends.  It's been perfect to have the extra seating because we have had 15 people filling the room every week for lifegroup.  That white couch it the one Tristan surprised me with that he bought for $20.00.  He's amazing isn't he?
The white chair from Pom Pom has an old suitcase filled with my growing collections of things for little ones.
Finally got photos on the wall.

Thanks for those NEST letters momma....I love them!  Oh...the bench on the right is the crushed Gold Velvet one that I was telling you about that I got at a garage sale for $20.00 in Abilene while Tristan was taking his GMAT.

This is the canvas painting Tristan and I made together.
The used Ikea sofa we found on Craigslist.   Oh and the lampshades on the two lamps are the ones I had showed you that I wanted....I found them on Clearance......so thankful I waited.  God cares about every detail huh?

This is MY special chair for reading(all sorts of things....including Let's Make a Memory ) and crocheting...I love it.  It was to me the final piece to make the room sing.  I had passed up, or missed purchasing several chairs...but kept praying for the right one.  To some this may not be the prettiest chair you have ever seen...but like the other items God brought our way it was an answer to prayer.  It rocks(perfect for rocking babies some day), and swivels...is super comfy and was only 5 dollars.  And, the old man we bought it from was a kindred spirit. I think of him often when I sit in it!  Oh....the stool in front of it came from an estate sale for $1.00.   
We are so blessed and so thankful for all these finds.  Our God is good, sweet....thoughtful!  We have seen that over and over again in our marriage....which by the way...as of tomorrow will be 2yrs old in 2 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Like I said.....He is good!!!!







Pecans


Caroline,
Another fall fave for me....is something I have only started doing in the past few years since I have had a house in Brownwood....PECAN picking!  I love being outside in the grass and watching the buckets begin to overflow.  Also, nuts are healthy snacks, great to use for cooking and UBER expensive, so it's wonderful to get them for free(so to speak).  The picture above is one of me from today outside picking pecans!  Fall bliss!!!


10.27.2009

Contest!


Blog readers I am entering a contest for a gift card that Caroline Joy Photography is giving away!

Caroline,
    My favorite fall tradition is to DECORATE for fall!  When the weather changes, I am ready for the colors and decor to change in my house as well.  Just for you(and as a teaser for my mom of decor changes I have made to my house) Caroline is a picture of me decorating for fall!

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10.25.2009

Day Two-Northwest Roadtrip 2009

So day two and  the morning of day three was spent in Canon City Colorado at Tristan's oldest sister's.  Heather is an amazing hostess.  We woke up and she had  an Amazing breakfast fixed for us out on the back porch(see video below for a description of the meal).  It was delicious and sitting outside was amazing.....I can never get enough of the Colorado air.  We spent the day in Florence, Co going to little shops and such and then Tristan and I set out for a hike.  It took us forever to get to the base of the trail and once we were there it started to rain with lots of thunder and lightning which is amazing to watch when you are surrounded by mountains.  So we headed back to Heather's(check out her blog at http://heathershoresincolorado.blogspot.com/)and got cleaned up and headed into Colorado Springs with Heather.  She took us to an English Pub that the insides of it were very old and were imported from England.  It was beautiful.  There were people from all sorts of places and lots of families.  They passed out song books and a piano man led us in music.  The whole pub was singing it was so much fun. Without us knowing Heather went and told someone that worked at the pub that Tristan was GREAT at playing and singing the piano man.....so the actual Pub piano man(who even dressed like a real pub piano dude) came up to our table and asked Tristan to play...after a lot of coaxing Tristan agreed.  He did an amazing job and the whole pub was singing along and VERY impressed with Tristan's talent.  If only Stacy Baliey wold have been there with her harmonica it would have been just perfect!  We had a very peaceful time in Colorado...but our visit there was just to short!  We love you Heather, thanks for the perfect hospitality! We love you!  




The two things below are videos...if you can't watch them in your e-mail go to the actual blog(tristanandmelissa.blogspot.com).



10.19.2009

Excuses

So, I haven't blogged in a while because it takes SOOO long to do it! I am still trying to figure out a way to upload the pics and videos quickly.  As of right now it is not a quick process and I pretty much refuse to post without media. I just don't have an hour a day to devote to blogging at this time....and until Tristan and I figure out a quicker way to do it....just hang in there.  I am returning!  And, updates in the future will include the rest of our NW trip, Bethany and John Ryan's wedding(although I have very little pics), fall happenings, and new pictures of my house!

Until then check out one of my new favorite bands on youtube: Pomplamoose(it means grapefruit in French)

Love you all,
Melissa