3 posts tagged “art”

Last night was the annual HOPE (Help Offer Private Education) dinner & auction at our school.  This is an event that takes a year to plan and is highly anticipated. 

I look forward to it because it's about the only time that a person has a chance to really dress up around here.  My mom is a sweetheart and always buys my dress.  Unfortunately, I spent most of the evening pulling this one up to cover my bra and I even bought a new one just to wear with it!

This year's theme was Tuscany.  As always, the decorations were fabulous.

They even decorate the bathrooms.  It was the best meal to date.  There was a salad, spicy soup, appetizer that resembled lasagna, beef with couscous, and a yummy dessert of vanilla ice cream with strawberries & blueberries atop half a frozen lemon.  I would never think to mix lemons and ice cream but it was divine!

The 2nd graders always provide the entertainment by singing & dancing.  The big ticket items in the auction are projects completed by each class.  We didn't bid on any of them this year but I took a picture of each of my kids' projects.

Each child painted a tile to match the above painting.

Jace's class did this stained glass window.

Lily's class made an art cart.

I won the only thing I bid on and that was a certificate for a birthday party at the gymnastics club with $50 in pizza and a Dairy Queen ice cream cake.  I paid $80 for it so I think I got a steal. 

We sat with our neighbors and 2 other couples we didn't know.  As always, Ray was Mr. Social and he abandoned me the last 2 hours of the auction (did I mention there's an open bar).  I told him I'm bringing a date next year because I don't figure he'll notice!  I was hoping to go home around 10:30 because we had a big church service to prepare for this morning but Ray wasn't done partying so we had to meet up with everyone at the KC Hall afterwards.  I had my maximum of 1 drink but felt hungover today with a bad headache.  I'm calling it my sober hangover.  Ray, on the other hand, could barely talk when we left at midnight but felt fine today! 

It pains me not to have the "before" shots to show you but I must've forgotten to take them.  You will get to see our old bedroom set before long when I share pictures of Cody's new room but it has a few things left to tweak.  Let's just say that it was 1/2 the size of this one and its made out of particle board.

I had to take a picture of the bed with the original sized box spring that we started out with.  You can see why I needed a ladder to get in it!

Low profile bed spring?  Much better!  I do still need to hoist myself into bed, though.

When the delivery men brought the dresser in, they said if there's ever a tornado that levels our house, the dresser will still be standing LOL.

 

My nightstand

Ray's nightstand (I think I need to move the wall hangings so they're centered over the nightstand instead of between the bed and wall)?

There was no change with these wall hangings

The vanity.  I just love it!

 

I just love the vanity tray my mom got me, too.

An official photo of the bed with the new curtains.  These curtains are the only part I'm questioning.  All my accents are mainly gold and there's a gold stripe in the comforter but I'm not sure how I like them with the lavender paint.

Our old bed was in the corner with this tree behind it.

Still need to do something with the TV cords.

This shelf was already here and the bench was at the foot of our old bed.  My aunt made the blanket.  I don't love the white in here now but its going to stay for the time being.  In 3 - 4 years, I'd like to repaint and go with a teal color.

And the best full view I could get. 

I have to add that since getting this new bedroom set, I have not gone one day without making the bed.  That's truly unheard of for me as I've never been very good at making my bed.  Also, I have not been to the chiropractor once, the masseuse once, or even felt the need to as my shoulders have been so much better.  Here I thought it was computer use causing my problems!

Show us something you made by hand.

Painted with the help of my aunt whose a painter when I was in the 6th grade.  I actually have no real artistic ability aside from music.