The little things in life

It’s the little things in life that truly make me happy…like eating soup with Brian out of our coffee cups we bought at Disneyland.

What are the little things in life that make you happy?

Home means Nevada

I am proud to say I am from Nevada. What a beautiful, serene place.

Should you work for free?

Found this on Gawker.

If you are ever faced with the question, “Should I do this for free?” just remember the answer is NO unless you’re doing a favor for your mom or your church. If you charge your mom or God, you’re just wrong.

Here is the original link.

I’m engaged!

Brian proposed on Saturday, December 18th, 2010. It was an amazingly simple and uncomplicated proposal. It was everything I would have imagined it to be.

He told me a week in advance that we were going to do a “pre-Christmas” event before we head off to Las Vegas to see our families. I didn’t think anything of it.

For our first event, we went to the ice skating rink. Mind you – the entire week and weekend we had a massive snow and rain storm. Sadly, it was way too cold and miserable to ice skate. Instead, we went to the local coffee shop and had hot chocolate with mini marshmallows. After that, we drove around looking at Christmas lights.

For dinner, we went to Adele’s – the classiest joint in Carson. We ate a delicious dinner. Brian then proceeded to ask me if I wanted to go see a movie and I said yes, but we had to go drop off our leftovers first.

When I got to our front door, there was a red rose laying on the ground. I was a bit surprised but didn’t think anything of it. When I opened the door, there were roses leading up to our kitchen table and I was like…”ooo roses! Thanks.” I was totally oblivious.

On the kitchen table there was a gift box and a small sign that read “Open me!” I tore open the box and there was another box inside. I couldn’t seem to get it open and Brian took it from me, opened it with ease, and inside of it there was a ring box. It didn’t hit me that he was proposing until he got on his knee and when he did, I was completely shocked. He said:

Megan, since the first day I met you, I knew you were the one for me. You are perfect in every way. Will you marry me?

I was at a loss for words. I stuttered out a “YE….YE…” and then it finally came out…”OF COURSE!” He was still on his knee so the only thing I thought to do was to tackle him. After tons of kisses and tears, he popped open a bottle of champagne, and of course, we finished it off soon after.

The proposal was absolutely amazing. We were in the comfort of our own home and each other’s arms.

DIY Wall Art #2

Here is our next wall art project. It’s just as easy as the last one, but requires a little more time.  We were inspired by one of the blog posts on Tangente. Click there for directions.

This is just another great example of simple and inexpensive wall art.

Good luck on yours and of course, share when you’re done.

DIY Wall Art

After being inspired by The New Domestic, Brian and I decided to paint a picture for our living room. We’re on a somewhat tight budget but wanted to spruce up our place with art. This was the perfect project. Click on the above link for directions.

After you’re finished, share your painting with me! I love seeing other peoples’ art!

Surprise, Surprise

I spent last night in Carson City and I was a bit surprised….it was FUN!

I’m staying true to my last post. Carson City as a whole is just okay, but certain events make this city fun.

I went to Fridays at 3rd. Gator Beat was the headliner. They were great! I saw my aunt and uncle there and they are huge fans of this band. They have seen them 10 times in the past 10 years. I guess they perform in Mammoth a lot.

Have a listen!

Here’s a pic of what a usual Friday at 3rd looks like:

It definitely wasn’t as busy as the above picture, but it was still a blast.

There was even somebody behind the backstage that brought their exotic birds. All of the birds were pretty nice, but there was one feisty green macaw that snapped, barked, and laughed at everyone. He was also a head-banging rocker. He danced to Gator Beat all night. He was quite the entertainer.

There was also a girl that brought a hoolahoop to the show. She was really good at keeping the hoop up while dancing the night away. She asked if I wanted to give it a try and of course I said yes. I’m not a master hoolahooper like she was, but I must admit, I was pretty dang good. Ha.

Anyway…good night. Music, drinks, birds, and hoolapoops. A great mixture of entertainment.

I’ll be at the next one, for sure.