Kitchen Colors

So, we are in PA at least. We have been here for a week and a half. We are all unpacked thanks to the awesome man I married. He is a go getter when it comes to just getting things done. If it was up to me, we would always bee living from boxes for weeks.

Well, I would like to start painting something or working on something, I am just having a hard time decided what to do or how to start. I was thinking the kitchen just because I will have my mom here for a week and it would be easier to tackle with her around. You remember my blue kitchen?

Here is more of what I was thinking. I would like input if anyone has any.
I was thinking of painting the lower cabinets yellow, the upper cabinets the gray color and the walls the lightest color. The teal color is for accents and I was thinking a white color for the moldings and doors. What do you think? One day I want to be able to replace the cabinets with nice wood ones, but that isn't in the cards any time soon. If anyone thinks of a different idea/color scheme, please share. I am struggling getting it together in my mind.

My New Obsession

Russ came home for MN today. He was at a math conference. Whenever he comes home from a conference he has two things: a magnet for Dallin and left over snack foods he bought while there. This time he brought home these:

Oh my goodness! They are amazingly addictive. They have now become a new favorite snack of Dallin and me. I have already told Russ that he can buy me some for Christmas, because that will most likely be the next time we get them because Emerald Nuts are not cheap. :)

I have seen other favors that I might like to try, but do I really dare when I know I LOVE these???

Goodbyes

I realized I am not very good as goodbyes. I don't like them. I just feel awkward. And sad. And I don't like it. Today D and I went to lunch with a friend of mine. She is one of those friends I could talk to for hours (and we usually do when we get together) and I had to say goodbye. It made me sad. I am having a harder time leaving Michigan than I did leaving Utah. Maybe because I knew since I have family in Utah I will always have ties there. That is not the case with Michigan. I will have to make an effort to see most of these people again, and even then, some of them will move on after grad school themselves. I guess I am just better at see you laters.

Scheduled Fun

So, the summer schedule has been awesome! Dallin knows what to expect as far as fun with Mom and I know what I need to plan. Here are some of the activities we have done.

Last week Dallin wanted to make a project he found in the Friend.  It was a prayer rock. He was so excited to get to paint. It has been a while since we pulled out the paints

Last Thursday for Thoughtful Thursday we picked up trash from our apartment complex as we walked over to visit a friend. I was going to take a picture, but didn't realize that there was no battery in my camera. I was worried Dallin would hate the idea of picking up trash, and at first he did, but after a while he thought of it as a scavenger hunt. He even got to wear fun gloves to pick up trash. As a matter of fact, on the way home from our friends' home he was upset i didn't bring another bag and gloves so he could pick up more garbage.

Friday we tied a record high. It was so hot. And of course Dallin got to choose get out of the house Friday activity. And of course he choose the MSU museum. It is a large non-air conditioned building. It was so hot, but I figured it was probably the last time we would go so I agreed (Not till after trying to thing of many other ideas he would like instead.)

Two headed calf.

"Lucy" (model)

Can you tell how sweaty he was from the heat in that museum?

African elephant

"I am visiting Grandpa in the Desert"

Super Hero drawing

"Mom, would you be happy if you found that in your bed?"

Running from the bear

Random fact i found interesting

T-Rex and D

Today for Make it Monday we did freezer paper stenciling.  I am sure any of you who read blogs often or are on pinterest has seen this. I have wanted to try for a while and, since Dallin has been begging for a Green Lantern costume, I decided to give it a try.

If you are posing in a super hero shirt, you can't just stand there all normal like. What do you think? It makes me want to do more. Please disregard my messy house. It will be like that for the next 2 weeks till we move.

As for the 4th of July, we didn't do much. We rented a movie and had hotdogs and caramel corn. The local fireworks were canceled because of the heat and dryness. Instead we walked around and watched other people shooting off fireworks. (Here a lot of the large ones are legal) Dallin was actually more interested in chasing fireflies than watching fireworks anyway. There where a ton of fireflies on the 4th. Dallin did inform me he was no longer going to call the fireflies, but rather lightning bugs. Hope you all had a great 4th of July. And thanks to the Meyer girls. Your instagrams on FB made me feel like I was there!