Bedroom Makeover

I had the day off from work and didn't want to spend it sitting around or watching movies.  So on a whim I bought a gallon of paint and redid our bedroom. :)

I've also been refinishing a table & chairs I bought at a garage sale for $40, and finally completed that project.  It took me forever with work and vacationing, but I love how they turned out.

Bedroom before:





The paint I bought wasn't dark enough so I found some old black and some dark brown paint to mix in (and thought it looked cool:)



I painted subliminal messages into the wall, ha ha:



And after all the work:



I got a cool frame for $3 at a garage sale, and after refinishing it hung my wedding bouquet :)



Here's the beautiful chair cushion I sadly removed to reupholster:



And the table with paint stains and lots of scratches:



I ripped the fabric off the cushions:



And stapled new fabric on:



I also refinished the wood table top- sanded, stained, and applied poly-acrylic. And I repainted the chairs and table legs to lighten them a bit.

The grand finale:

Yosemite June 2011

We went back to Yosemite this month for eight whole days! (It's usually a 14 hour drive there and back for a three day event.) It was awesome! I don't want to say too much about Todd and his brother Mark, because Todd PROMISED me he would blog about his adventure. :)

But I will say that he completed one of his life goals! And while he and his brother were climbing I was free to drive and hike around and do whatever I felt like. It was really fun to be on vacation without having to accommodate anyone else, lol! I enjoyed the solitude, especially because it basically forced me to make friends with anyone willing to chat.

I met some really cool people, had some great talks, and will never forget some of the things I learned from them. But enough of that, and now for some photos!

As usual, to see more photos click the other blog:
www.brittasphotography.blogspot.com

Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls



The guys gearing up for the day:



Sizing up the challenge



See how much fun I was having all alone? ha ha



My man



OK, this might give away what Todd has promised he'll write about- but do you see the climbers on top of the boot-shaped flake of rock?



That is Todd on the top left part of the boot, and Mark is running below and to the left of the boot doing the "King Swing."

Can you see that same boot-flake on this cliff face? Look really closely...
And I'm serious- just look for it before you scroll to the next pic.



Here it is:



C.R.A.Z.Y!

What kind of adventurous, free spirited, active, fun, free, wild guy did I marry?!?

One who can keep up with me.



(Ha ha, if only! ;)

Goblin Valley

We went camping in Goblin Valley state park with some friends.  It was a little windy... OK, it was a LOT windy... but it was still fun.  :)  The wind blasted the sand so hard against our legs it was painful!
But I took a million photos because there is so much beauty in the desert.  (To see the frameworthy photos, click here: http://brittasphotography.blogspot.com/2011/06/goblin-valley.html )



Dave and Mikelle


Dave and Mikelle










Self Portrait

We found this awesome river to play in.  It was almost as amazing as the beach.  Almost.