apartment tour: part 1

Member when we moved in June and I never showed anyone what our apartment looked like? Fantastic.
I'm not really one to upload pictures of my daily life to facebook and such, which is why I never put up pictures of our apartment. (Side note: you know those people who upload a picture of a doctor's office waiting room and their like, "At the doctor's office!!"? I can't stand those people. I wanna yell, "NO ONE CARES!" I don't see why people need to have every second of their lives documented on facebook/twitter/foursquare. It's kind of...well, actually, it's really stupid. And almost pathetic. Okay. Rant over.) ...but I've come to the realization that my family would probably enjoy seeing where I live. So here we go. Apartment Tour. Part 1 of 2, because I'm cool like the producers of Breaking Dawn who decided to be greedy and split that strange,strange book into 2 strange movies, just to get more money from the fangirls. I'm definitely a fan of the Twilight series, (I'm not ashamed to admit it!) but c'mon guys. I'm not buying into all that hype and paying over $30 to see 2 dumb movies. Annnnd, 2nd rant now over.

I'm really only doing this in 2 parts because our bedroom and dining room are our disaster areas. Our bedroom slash Ryan's "office" is crowded and a random collection of furniture. I kind of hate it. By kind of, I obviously mean really. And our dining room slash my crafting space is a cluttered over-packed mess. I might eventually show you those rooms, but please know that I don't like the way they look :)

So here we go, for reals this time...

The kitchen.
I loooove our kitchen. SUCH AN IMPROVEMENT from our last place, where everything was uneven, half the cabinets wouldn't close, oh and it was infested with house centipedes. Yes, this is so much better!

Yes, I have 3 dish brushes and a sponge...and a dishwasher. I'm extremely picky on how dishes are washed.
And all that crap in the background (in the "dining room") is stuff that we still need to hang/find a home for. Hahaha. We're not taking our time or anything.

The wooden bottle carrier on top of the cabinets won't be staying there, and the "S" inside of it won't be staying there either. It was just a temporary home until I do what I actually want to do with it.
Moving on.

The living room. And/or space, since it's not actually a separate room. (Our kitchen, living room and kitchen are all the same room, just separate spaces)

The bookshelf is kind of a hodge-podgey catch-all. But whatever. Also, please love that Drake's monster is still living on the top. It'll probably be done after 2 more play-times.


And the bathroom.
I don't know why anyone would want to see our bathroom, but whatever.

super cute

Look what I finished today!! I'm not sure what sewing project this is, I've lost count. Wait, I just counted. This is the fourth one (out of six) that I've finished, two are still in the process [apron and button-up blouse, and let's be honest, that blouse is probably never gonna get finished, cause I really don't love it]

Ryan's Nana sent me a package with a pattern for this bag and fabric that she picked out special, just for me!! She's the sweetest Nana EVER!
It was super easy. But, I tried to make mine completely reversable (all the seams on the inside, between the lining and the outside fabric.) I had it mostly figured out after several mistakes, but there was still a seam that would be on the outside. So I got frustrated, took it all apart and then re-did it all. I made it much harder than it needed to be. Haha. From start to finish, I would say this bag would only take a couple of hours.
Super cute, right?

Speaking of super cute...

Michigan Photo Dump

I went home.
It was glorious.
This is a photo summary of my trip.

(I actually did a lousy job of taking pictures, and a lot of stuff was left out. Like when I was first greeted at the airport by my fantastic in-laws AND cider and donuts. No better Michigan welcome than that!! And my first meeting with my little nephew (my sister got a picture though, it's all good.) Or a picture with my younger sister, my oldest sister, my dad AND my grandparents. Or the delicious lunch out I had with my Mom (in-law) and brother (in-law). Or the awesome volleyball game I went to. Or the yummy pie Lindsay and I made...I'll have to do a better job next time)

Releasing Sky Lanterns at Julie's Church.

Me and my cousin, Livy

Group cuddle for fireworks

 (These were taken at an event at the church Julie is working for. They had a concert/food/games/fireworks fun night. It was so much fun. And releasing those lanterns was SO COOL! Like not only a highlight of my trip, but probably a highlight of my year. They played "Light Up the Sky" by The Afters while we all lit and let go of our sky lanterns. I can't really describe it, but it was almost magical. Such a perfect night.)

My friend, Jenna's, Artprize photos

My friend, Emily, and I

MY NEPHEW and I, just chillin' on the couch. (I look kind of sick, but he's so cute that I figured no one would be looking at me anyways)

Linds, during our walk downtown

YUM YUM TREE. Best Brighton Restaurant EVER.

Eating our ice cream, walking around Brighton with my Mom and Xavier

Katie and Me

(Katie is the bestest best friend in the whole world. We weren't able to meet up while I was on her side of the state for the weekend. So she surprised me and came to Brighton and spent a couple of days and a night with me there. Love her.)

Lindsay and Xavier

Isn't he the cutest?

CRAZY dog Louie, attacking the dog statue that he despises

Katie and Me, lookin' cute at the apple orchard

My mom and me, same scenario as above

Game day

What a cute niece I have!

The flash may have surprised him

My other cute niece!! I'm one lucky aunt!

Taking advantage of the beautiful weather!

Louie's awesome face when you scratch him

The finished quilt!!!

And that was my trip to the good ol' Mitten!