Picture Post!

I know, right?!

Finallyyyy.

Excuse the quality of these images, they are all from my iPhone :)

First off, we'll start with the fall ambiance at Casa de Johnson. This is our dining room "buffet", with the new mirror we scored at Hobby Lobby for 50% off. This is also showcasing my Dollar General lamps, thank you very much :)


Here is our entertainment unit in the living room. This picture is VERY bright... I put a fall leaf garland at the top, along with a scarecrow. I have two candles that smell amazinggg and oh-so very fallish at the top corner cubbies. I also have a mini skeleton man who's holding a trick or treat sign... plus my wooden pumpkin that's cute too :)


Now onto my Warrenton purchases :)

I found this adorable Kindergarten religion book, and since I work at a Catholic school, I thought it seemed appropriate :) and only $1!


These Halloween letters are adorable!


This crate was used to pick grapes in California... now it is housing my throw blankets in my living room!


I thought this little wooden sign looked Halloweeny since it was black and orange w/crows. I've been into crows this season, Hobby Lobby has really cute decorations involving crows!


Look at this adorable yellow table! I love its color and the distressed look of it.


This chair is sitting in the corner of our guest bedroom. I like the simplicity of it and the age it gives off.


This is an old jar I found for $5 and a stenciled 'J' for $5 :) They both look great on our dining room "buffet"!


Another old jar for $2. I put fall leaves in it :) It's sitting behind the subway art I created for mine and Nathan's hometowns. It's a nice reminder when we are missing our family that's 4 hours away.


Another old jar :) and that vase has twine that I hot glued around it for a more "rustic/farmhouse" look.


So there are the latest editions to our home. Simple things that give the house character :) We are wanting to create a collected look, and not that our whole house came out of a catalog. It's getting there!

Family Fun Weekend

My parents came in town this weekend! It is always so much fun when they come :) It's nice to get a little Dallas down here in the Burg.

Friday night, we all went to the Schulenburg/Weimar varsity game. Now, Sburg and Weimar are HUGE rivals, like GP/South (my high school and its rival). It's 2A football, so it slightly varies from the 5A I grew up on, but it was still fun! We had to leave after halftime though because after the game, Nate was having a 5th quarter fellowship at the church. There was a great turnout! Over SIXTY kids... and last year, there were about 40! That is a fantastic number, showing that on average, we have about 10 kids in the youth group currently. We had food, giveaways, loud music, volleyball, pool, ping pong, etc. It was a great way to show the kids of Sburg that we care about them and that they are welcome to our church anytime. Fun way to fellowship and minister!

Saturday, we woke up superrr early and headed to WARRENTON! It's the last weekend :( Sigh, but it was fun. Dad opted to stay at our house with Chloe and watched football (he's not a fan of crowds). So Nate, mom, and I headed out around 8am. I bought...

1. Cute letters that spell out "Halloween"
I put these on our "buffet" in the dining room. They are wooden letters that are "halloween" themed (the "l"s are ghosts, there are spiders, its black/orange/purple, etc) and it's super cute. $10

2. Creepy crow sign
$7. It is wooden and orange/black with crows and says something about pegs on it. I thought it would be a nice, vintage Halloween decoration.

3. French ceramic plate
$10. I'm going to create a plate wall in the hall from the kitchen to our bedroom, more on that project later :) I'm really excited about it and it's going to be cutteee.

4. New collar for Chloe
Zebra stripes, lime green and white. Plus, hers was getting a little ragged. $10

5. Old grape picking crate
$20. I had been looking at the crates all day knowing I wanted to get one for SOMETHING. I saw a gorgeous one.. for $90, psh. Then I came across this beauty: distressed wood, imprinted with "California Canners and Growers" (?) with a splash of red (hello living room!) for $25. Yes please. I "haggled" it to $20. Holler. The salesman informed me that it was used to pick grapes. Neat! Now it will be used as a house for throw blankets.

(I will create one post that has pictures of all my fun finds from both Warrenton trips... again, it's hard without my camera charger and I have to resort to iPhone photos!)

When we got home, they all watched football and I took a nap :) Then we had Mexican food at a local restaurant! Yum! Today we all went to church, ate lunch, and the parents just left :(

Now, Sam and I are about to go shop at the Schulenburg flea market (see if I can find a couple of new plates for my plate wall), then off to buy pumpkins for my front stoop decor! Pictures to come :)