Sunday, September 25, 2011

Haunted Bruner Estate


Well its no secret that I love to decorate, and when the holidays come around I become obsessed! I have always gone all out for Christmas, and Fall, but decided I needed to boost my halloween decor this season. Trevor loves Halloween time! He is a madman with a pumpkin carver, and always decks our house out with man made spider webs. So this year, with a little help from Pottery Barn, Pinterst, and Home Goods our house has become the Haunted Bruner Estate. We also are hosting a Haunted Family Dinner on the 15th! It should be a "wicked" good time! Bwahahahahahaha



I picked up this Vintage Frame from Pottery Barn During their Frame sale. The printable I downloaded for Free from Pinterst... and the Adorable Wine Bottle Jack o Lantern I found on Pinterst. I showed Trevor the picture, and he has made over 10 of these adorable bottles. We are thinking about giving them away as favors for our Halloween Haunted Family Dinner.
When I saw this Haunted House Candle Holder on Potterybarn.com, I about died! An adorable way to set the mood for a creepy night in. The pumpkin Candles I have had for years also a Potterybarn purchse. I fell in love with the Silver Skull Candles on a trip to home goods. Only $5, great deal!
Kitty Cat Candle Holder, Pumpkin Candles & the Printable "East, Drink, and be Scary" I downloaded from Pinterst.
The Haunted Mantel
The Dining Room all set for shrieks & thrills

Halloween Table Setting
Spider Votive Candle Holder from Pottery Barn, & the Creepy,
Crawly Table Runner from Home goods

Sparkly Trick or Treat Sign, and glitter spiders.

OWL lanterns. I die for these.

The Entry Way

Anthropologie Candelabra

Boo Blocks from Nordstrom At Home

Bat Candle Holder and Spider Candle. Home Goods.

Newspaper Candles for the Bar

Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet, Give me something good to eat

Cute Little Boo Blocks

Front Door Sign... BEWARE!

Vampire Pumpkin! Trevor is so creative

Candy Corn Anyone?

Minnie is all ready for Trick or Treating!
Jack o Lantern Bulldog

And Missy... Our very own Halloween Kitty.




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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Baby Boom


Well, my two more days turned into 10 more days!!! I waited, and waited, and waited for my period to come. Well it finally came on the 13th, and ended just in time for a quick getaway to Palm Springs. This will mark the official trip that we are TTC (trying to conceive). After researching the web, reading what to expect, and tips from my preggo friends, Im feeling confident that by next month I will be seeing a tiny little positive. + (praying) And well, the last time I got pregnant, we weren't even trying, and SURPRISE! My Dr. says this already means we are compatible, so hopefully the baby magic will happen easily for us.

Speaking of baby magic... within the last two months, I have 10 friends/ family that are pregnant! (Two, which are my very best friends, which I can't even tell you how excited I am to be an Auntie to their beautiful babies). I am so happy for all of them, because hey I adore babies! But there is a total baby BOOM happening. Honestly, every week I log onto facebook, another one of my friends is pregnant. I hate to admit it.. but it sometimes feels like a little jab... a reminder of what I lost, and so desperately want. But hey, I need to look on the bright side though, there is a total BABY BOOM happening! How fun & exciting! Maybe this means my ovaries will join the big boom. How exciting that if it happens soon, then Baby Bruner will have plenty of buddies to have play dates with :)

So in the mean time, I will be taking my prenatals, eating my veggies, staying calm & keeping my stress in check, dreaming of wine instead of drinking it, and of course spending lots of time in that little room where the magic happens.




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Monday, September 5, 2011

Two more days


I feel like my life is a stop watch; tick, tock, tick, tock.

It has been 2 months and one day since I miscarried. There is not a day that goes by, that I don't think about, dream about, our baby we lost. I would be 4 months pregnant by now. We would know by now if little Baby Bruner was a boy or a girl. My bump would be starting to show... Sometimes I'm sad, and sometimes I'm just angry. I know its not right to be angry with God, but I don't understand why he gave us this obstacle. Maybe one day I will understand.

I pray all the time that God will please give us a little bundle of joy. Trevor and I are both hard working, loving people. We have a roof over our heads, a strong partnership, successful careers and amazing families... everything a baby would need to be happy. Just yesterday we spent the day at Disneyland with our little nephew Christopher. I couldn't help but see the future. Trevor walked around the park with little Christopher on his shoulders, I took him to the pond to throw pennies and make wishes, little Christopher snuggled up on Trevor's lap during the Disney Sing Along performance, and we held hands to meet Chip & Dale, and Woody. It truly was such a beautiful and wonderful day. I love Christopher so much, and I can't wait to give him little cousins to play with.

Our Little Nephew Christopher, after a long day at Disneyland

As Trevor's Aunt said... "Best seat in the house"

In just 2 more days, I am supposed to start my second period after our miscarriage. Our Dr. had told us that we can start trying after two periods to give my body time to heal. This waiting game is torture... but I better get used to it. We will be officially trying to make a baby after this period. Based on my ovulation app. I will be ovulating on the 21st of this month. 21- this is my lucky number....my retired basketball jersey number! Hopefully this means this will be the month <3 Until then I will be dreaming a little dream of you (baby bruner).
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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Pinning is Winning


I have a new obsession... PINTERST! In fact, I think I may be cheating on Trevor with this website. (its that good). My cousin Meagan, was checking out my recent post about my Top 10, and told me about the website, since I love to share my ideas. SO what is this fabulous new internet fascination? Well its basically a huge board of pictures. You can then save photos you like to your very own board. These boards can be anything. So far my boards consist of the following "interests"- halloween, wedding, christmas, style, Thanksgiving, nurseries, and future party planning ideas. So why is this so great??? You know sometimes, you may come across a blog that you love, or decor to use during an upcoming holiday... but by the time that actually comes around you may have forgotten all this fabulous inspiration. With Pinterest you can save your ideas on a board, and when the time comes... you have all these amazing ideas saved! Pretty cool right? So because I love to share... below are the links to my Pinterest boards I have made so far. I can only imagine what they will look like a year from now. (#pinaddict)

Pretty Spooky... for all things adorable & creepy

Wedding Chic

Christmas Love (personal favorite holiday)

Wonderland: Our future gender reveal party. (praying for that little bump soon)

The Thank.you.holiday.

Lets do Brunch

A future Israwi Baby shower

Style & Fashion

My Dream Shower for a little Baby named Stella

Classic Pooh Themed Baby Shower

Sweet Dreams Little One (Nursery Ideas)

Future Black/White & Red Bridal Shower. 4 Julie


If you are reading this... let me know if you would like to PIN! I'll send you an invite. It takes much quicker than to wait for the website to give you an invite. Happy Pinning.

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