Happy Fall Y'all

It finally feels like fall for the first time and I am loving it! Sorry I haven't been the best blogger here lately! The new job has kept me from doing any good projects that I can blog about. Sadly enough I haven't even gotten my camera out to take pictures of ANYTHING in a while. However, to tide you over till my next post, here is a wonderfully fallish picture of the Curt-man!

This is ALABAMA FOOTBALL!

I don't even know how to describe my feelings when my favorite time of year gets close. I can smell it in the air and I am not talking about cooler weather coming (although that is always nice too). I am talking about FOOTBALL SEASON. But not just any football season, I am talking about ALABAMA FOOTBALL SEASON. I love getting up early on Saturday mornings, watching Gameday on ESPN before heading to the quad to get started tailgating. I don't even mind getting yelled at by my house guest when I get up at 6:00 in the morning because I am so excited and accidentally wake them up as well! I love walking into that stadium and hearing the band play our fight song as the team runs on the field. 

I can't help this obsession and I am so ready for the first game! 

If you haven't noticed I have been keeping up with how 

many days till kick off......

 

.....and today when I saw that number, I got really excited (if you haven't figured that out already)! 

So over the next few months, if you find yourself in Tuscaloosa for a game, 

you need to let me know!

ROLL TIDE

FOR SALE!

Changes coming soon!

I guess I need to blog about the changes that are happening in my life. Its has been a fast couple of weeks to say the least.  Last week, I went on a second interview with a organization and that same day they called and offered me the position! My last day with UA is August 11 and I start with Central Alabama Community College on August 12. I accepted a position as a full-time Speech Instructor! Although I LOVE working for UA, being an instructor is something that I have been wanting for a long time. My new job is in Childersburg, AL. For now I will be commuting (and bumming a night or two with the brother and SIL in Pelham) till I can sell my house. I hope to put a "For Sale" sign up on Sunday or Monday!

Okay, that is all for now. Sorry for no pictures!! Promise to post some next time.

May Update

So nothing major has happened this month to really post about but during the past few weeks I have been planning a summer full of travel! I really didn't think that I would be traveling that much but work has me going to three different places. Here is a picture from each of the places I will be visiting this summer!

This is where I am going for vacation:

Here is where I will be doing a little networking with some UA alumni and student interns:

Going here to meet with some people about job opportunities for UA students:

I have a conference to attend in this city:

Do you think you can guess all 4??

Rearranging and Wall Art

For a while now I have been thinking about flipping my living room around. I thought it would be nice to be able to see out the windows and watch TV at the same time. So last week, I did it! Some of you are probably thinking, “But Katie you just finished your living room”. Yes, that is true but I am always up for a change, especially one that only took my “man power” and about an hour of my time. To refresh your memory, here is the the timeline of the living room to what it is today: Most Recent to The Original.

And here it is NOW:

However, this flip left me with a HUGE blank wall!

After doing some internet searching for “inexpensive wall art” and “do-it-yourself wall art” I came across “this picture” and fell in love! So after finding a great website with ceiling medallions for great prices, I decided to go for it. FYI the site is: Architectural Depot

For a trial run, I cut pieces of paper out to match the sizes I had ordered. I wanted to see what it would look like once they came in (You can just say I didn’t have much patience)!

Then they finally came in! I got all different styles and sizes!

Then I purchased some reusable putty. I wanted them to be flush to the wall and I wanted to be able to take them down if I decided to paint them.

Here is the semi-final project. I want someone to come over and help me with the placement of them and also I need to decide if I want to paint them or not.     

Nevertheless, like any project I have ran into a small issue, hence another reason why I called it semi-final. The putty is not holding them on the wall. Although they do not weigh more than a few ounces each, the putty doesn’t want to stick to the back of the medallions! I was trying to stay way from something permanent like glue or having to nail them to the wall. SO any suggestions??

Cause the stuff below is not working at all.

Also, I am taking suggestions for color….should I paint them or not. I was even thinking about “pewtering”. Thoughts?…..suggestions?

 

And while I am blogging, I thought I could throw in a picture of my TJMaxx find. Before I had a broken mirror on top of my dress that I got during move out week close to campus. It was okay for the time but I had too many mirrors in that room and thought a picture would be better. Here is what I had before and this is the new and improved that I got for $10! That’s right,  $10 and I still can’t find any reason for them to mark it down from $30. I love when I find deals like this.

happy easter!

Happy Easter Everyone!!