something old for the whole family!

for some time i've been wanting a dining table. since we moved into our house i've been using a couple of drop leaf tables that my mom so kindly let me borrow. one was in the kitchen and the other in the dining area. for a party once i shoved the two together to make enough room for all our guests. i loved the look of the long dining table in the middle of our open kitchen/dining/living room. from that point on i've been on the lookout for a rustic long wood farm table. i figured what i really wanted wouldn't be in our budget for a long time but never gave up hope checking craigslist, trade days, etc. on friday rach and hit a fitch estate sale in kerrville because the online preview pics looked promising. we'd purchased our green finds and were heading out when i spotted this long leaf pine farm table. it was marked $795 but on top was a box with a tiny slot where you could slip in a bid for it along with your name and number. i jotted down what i felt comfortable paying and figured i probably wouldn't win. then that evening at 545 i got the call. i had won! tim and i are now the proud owners of our first and hopefully last long leaf pine dining table. it seats 10 comfortably so we are now obligated to have a very large family. ;)

these are my dream chairs for the ol' dining table. i'll be saving my pennies for while so one day i can place six of these around the table along with a bench (made by tim). 

on thursday i found the above plaid shirt for tim at hospice for $2. i'm still convincing him its swell. i was particularly excited about it because it reminded me some much of the jcrew tartan plaid shirts i've been wanting to get for tim. you can't beat $2. on friday i received a box full of delightful hand me downs from a friend in chicago with twin boys! i've already washed, folded and placed them inside our baby's little cabinet tim built. all this to say, i love recycling and reusing things that are just too good to be through! aside from the bucks it saves you it gives you a good feeling as well. :)

vintage baby.

let me begin this post by saying, no, we are not expecting. but yes, children are in our future. so, i will be keeping my eye on this super cute and affordable baby vintage shop, little dipper.

for future baby.

i got to spend the past week with my sweet nephew. he wore the cutest little outfits by Dwell Studio for Target! its nice to know that when the time comes, there is cute affordable baby clothing out there!

baby blankets.

so sweet! available here.