Day to Day

I love Spring!

This week has been great in so many ways for me. I have had ounces and ounces of stress lately from school, getting projects, papers and group presentations done has been a full time job. I have successfully completed a HUGE presentation for one of my classes and that was my high for the week, feeling that accomplishment and success with the presentation going so well and having that class over is a great feeling. Words can not describe my happiness to know I have one more class completed. I will be done with spring semester next Tuesday, couldn't be more happier about that. Jas has been so wonderful to me, helping me deal with stress and pushing me along the way to keep reaching for our goals. I couldnt be strong if he wasnt there keeping me going. Love you! Since school is slowing down, I have finally been able to catch up on cleaning and laundry! Hooray! Jas and I go on vacation in 14 days... beach here we come. We will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary in 1 month 1 week. Can not believe we have been married for almost 11 months... I remember clearly our wedding day, feels like yesterday.

Here is a video that I had in my presentation that has moved me to tears, smiles and deep thoughts. I feel this video and concept of "Post Secrets" is very moving and humbling. I hope you all enjoy this and realize the depth that these people are showing in their secrets. Wow!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6rTkp1dek4





~ Click on the link and Enjoy. I would love to hear your comments about the video.

Kitchen Home Tour

Kitchen Edition

I am participating in Kellys Korner Kitchen Home Tours. She has a great website and right now there are great homes that are showing you their beautiful Kitchens. I have loved looking at everyone kitchens and have great ideas that I cant wait to work on. Here is our kitchen, it is still a work in progress as so many are, but we love it and spend so much time in ours. As a newlywed, I am learning more and enjoying more about cooking and just love it.

Facing the Kitchen from the living Room. We have a very open floor concept home.
Kitchen Desk facing the laundry room.


I love all this counter space, but sometimes Its difficult to decorate. Any Suggestions?


Some of my favorite Decor in the kitchen! My spring bunny is out! I love monogram stuff. Cant have enough. I also have a B monogram rug in from of my sink island.

Dinning Room area, decorated with my Egg wreath!

Can you see the Lights above the cabinets? We love them and they make a huge difference. Always try to find ways to incorporate lighting around the kitchen. Does anyone have suggestions about where I should put a Lamp in my Kitchen????

Green Room

Can you say Green?

"The Bloch's are going green"

Jason and I decided to paint our office/craft room over the thanksgiving holiday and somehow I totally forgot to blog about this exciting adventure.We always have the same problem every time we paint. It always happens the same way, we go to get the paint and are 100% happy with the color that we have pondered over for days, maybe weeks. There is no doubt in our mind that this is the color we have been looking for. We get home and start painting and it never fails- we start asking each other " Do you still like it? Do you think its to light?Dark?" It's beginning to look different and we are both trying to figure out if we need:

A. more paint

B. let it dry longer

C. we totally picked the wrong color and both don't wait to admit it. :)

After pondering the idea of having an accent wall and painting the non-color walls a light beige color, we decided to go on with the other 3 walls and finish the job we started. It seems like every time we paint we contemplate some new idea and then go back to our original idea and believe it or not we always LOVE the end result. We laugh now, but I must say we were very serious that day. we both did not want to have to repaint this room. This was my baby, my 1st ever craft/office room where I finally have a place to do whatever I want, whether its scrap booking, crafting or organizing I can do as I please. Hopefully soon I will find a table that is the right size, more organization containers to help better the mess.

We both love how the room turned out. It has so much more character. You can not walk into this room and not smile, it's impossible. The room gives so much inspiration and happiness to both of us.

The left wall of the room looking to the front of the house

( the beginning of the scrap booking containers)

The front wall of the room looking into the front yard of the house. Can you see our lazy cat, that is his chair only and he sits there pretty much 90% of his days watching the birds, cars and everything else exciting that happens :) Oh, don't mind my crazy husband who thought he would sneak into my picture.

Another view of the room. Right side of the wall. Again, don't mind that crazy hubby :)

Here is the before picture of the office. It is not a great picture, sorry for the blurriness. It gives you an idea how bad this room was screaming for paint.

By the way, guess who loves the christmas tree. The tree is one of his favorite hiding spot during the holiday season. He was so sad when we took it down yesterday. Poor baby. He is so spoiled.

Christmas Tour

PART II

*Here is the rest of our Christmas tour. Enjoy.

*Living Room:

I love these berry toparies

The Christmas Tree

The Garland: Filled with ornaments and berries

Our stockings.. we need one for our cat :)

Santa in the Guest Bath

Laundry Room Door

Our 1st Christmas Tour

PART I

*This is our First Christmas tour on our Blog. I am very excited about it. Jason, well really he could care less, he just says whatever makes you happy. So, I have finally taken pictures and here are they are.I am looking foreward already to next year to see how much more stuff we will have to decorate with. Its' our first christmas together married and we are starting off with the basics and so blessed. I have been collecting christmas decorations over the years while we have been together. Hopefully in the next couple of years my mom and I will go through the storage room and I can shop through some of mothers festive christmas decorations. I know my dad would jump for joy to give some of it away. :)

*I hope everyone is enjoying the christmas season. Can you believe only 15 more days untill Christmas. Wow. Its going to be here before we know it. I am finally done with the fall semester tomorrow (thursday) Hooray!!!!

*Here is the kitchen:

Our Kitchen Desk decorated with nativity scene and Hallmark Ginger Bread house

Our Nativity Scene on the Kitchen Desk

Santa cookie jar and Jason's diffuser Welcome to the Bloch Home

Ceramic Tree that has been passed down in my family. My grandmother made it and my mother passed it down to me. I love it. It's a christmas staple in our family.I might have found a good space for it. Good idea mom.