Game Night: Disney Scene it Addition

ACTION!!!! Cookies from Great Dane

They were Yummy too :)

Mickey Mouse Cupcakes baked by Yours Truly

Movie Candy!

and then there was FRESH popcorn...

The GAME? How many Disney movies have you "scened"

I got these adorable Popcorn bowls from Karen (my new cousin)

The Disney Scene it Spread

Last month all the CM (cashmere mafia... yes we have a "clique" name) were at a beautiful wedding for our friend Ashley having a grand old time. All the guys started talking saying we should get together more often and we should have a game night. With two babies on the way (squeee for Carsyn & Gia) it seemed like a lot. So we decided that each couple would host Game night once a month! Seemed easy enough, and a wonderful idea. With 6 couples thats only twice a year!

With my crazzzy retail months ahead (November Half Yearly, & Christmas) I thought it be best The Bruners host the first game night! I had a Board Game called "Scene it" that I had had for years and havent played it in a looong time! I remember it being fun so I thought it would be a fun game to play.

We had just received the most adorable popcorn bowls and old fashioned popcorn maker as a wedding preent, so thought it would go great with the "scene it" movie theme. I called our favorite bake shop (Great Dane in Los Al) to bake some special "ACTION" cookies to go along with the Movie theme. A quick trip to the super market, and we had Movie candy; Milk Duds, Hot Tameles, Reices Pieces, you name it we had it.

So I go home get the scene it game out, and what do you know... game board- check!, Game piece- check, check!, Game DVD- missing?? After two hours of ripping my house apart trying to find the DVD it was on to plan B. I did have the game Disney Scene it? I was worried if the boys would like it, or if they would think it was boring- those doubts went away when I remember how Disneyland is pretty mush Trevors favorite place on earth, so Disney Scene it, it was.

A few clicks on pinterst, to add some disney fun to the spread, landed me back at the supermarket. Yours truly, baked MICKEY MOUSE CUPCAKES! I baked classic yellow cake, and frosted chocolate icing on top. With the help of Red cupcake wrapper, and mini oreos, oi la! We had a Mickey cupcake.

It was safe to say that the CM boys were on to something. Game night was an absolute blast, and I cannot wait for November Game night at the Burns. The boys were of couse extremely competitive, and well Katie Mandalia, was my personal favorite. She takes games seriously, and from a competitor, I thought it was FAB. The night consisted of reliving our childhood memories, fulfilling our sweet tooth, and WINNING! Thats right the duo of Danielle Burns, Me, and well (Miss baby Gia) were the Champions of Disney Scene it.

The most special thing of all, was when we all decided it was time for Gianna Kathleen to kick! The CM all held Dani's belly, like some kind of science fiction power, and a little Baby Gia we felt. Swimming and kicking us, it was one of the best things I have ever experienced. She seemed to enjoy the get together.

It was so much fun! I am totally loving our new tradition of GAME NIGHT!

Haunted Dinner Party

Our First Halloween as Mr. & Mrs. Bruner

We're so happy we could Scream!

Why? Because it's Halloween!

Our crypt is ready and it's a scary sight

filled with frightening creatures of the night.

This Year Trevor and I decided to host a Dinner Party for our family to celebrate the Spooky season. It was so fun, to get both our families together for the first time since the wedding. Since our families are both so big, it can be pretty difficult with everybody's schedule. Everybody helped to make the dinner party a success! We were in charge of the desserts, my Mom & Dad made heir famous chicken chili, Pam brought the most delicious Pulled Pork Sliders, and made the adorable halloween cake pops, Sandy made her chili rice dish, Kelly made finger cookies, and fruit sangria, and Allison made the cutest paper cones for my kennel corn! It truly was a feast for the eyes (and for our tummies).

For entertainment we held a Costume Contest, and a Pumpkin Carving Contest. The winner for Best Costume was my brother in law Chris, who was dresses as an inmate! (Kiss & Mom tattoos on the neck were a nice touch). In a close second place was Matty D as Tom Cruise in Risky business. (Even Trevor racked up a ton of votes as a Gladiator). My PERSONAL favorite costume had to be Baby Oliver in his Crush the turtle costume. He looked so adorable! I hadn't seen him in a few months, and he sure has gotten BIG! He has 9 teeth, walks, the chubbiest cheeks, and the biggest blonde curls. Baby Christopher looked so cute too in his Ninja costume. He played most of the night with his two new brunette Girlfriends (Gianna & Christina). He loves to play swords, and loves it when you play dead.

We ended the night, huddled around the crackling fire pit, sipping on yummy red wine. It was definitely a SPOOKTACULAR evening

Oliver as Baby Crush

The Spooky Spread

RIP Dirt Cups

Candy Apples

Black Cat Cupcakes

Ghost Goodies

Skeleton Cups & Boo Paper Straws

Guess How Many??

Finger Cookies by Kelly

Trick or Treat Napkins

Skeleton Cornbread Muffins by Mom & Dad

Witches Potion Wine

Kettle Corn Cones by Ally

Candy Bar!!

Welcome!!!!

Ghost Lights

SANGRIA!

Wine Bottle Jac o Lantern Favors

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.

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.

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).

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

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/pretty-spooky/

Wedding Chic

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/wedding-chic/

Christmas Love (personal favorite holiday)

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/christmas-love/

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

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/wonderlandia-gender-reveal-party/

The Thank.you.holiday.

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/thank-you-holiday/

Lets do Brunch

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/brunch/

A future Israwi Baby shower

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/back-to-school-themed-party/

Style & Fashion

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/my-style/

My Dream Shower for a little Baby named Stella

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/baby-shower-for-a-girl/

Classic Pooh Themed Baby Shower

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/winnie-the-power-shower-for-a-boy/

Sweet Dreams Little One (Nursery Ideas)

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/nursery-for-baby/

Future Black/White & Red Bridal Shower. 4 Julie

http://pinterest.com/fancymelbruner/my-bff-s-bridal-shower-ideas/

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.