April showers bring May flowers

I don't know about everyone else, but here in Michigan the rain season has begun.....the sun is hiding.  I can't complain though since I know that flowers are starting to bloom....as well as my little apartment garden :)  I planted some cute little plants that I nabbed from Target in the dollar section.  I'm pretty sure I jumped up and down yesterday when I saw that my basil was sprouting some little green buds.  Here are some pictures of my little guys....my hope is to get a shelf to hang under my bird wall art so they get a little more sun.  

My poor little garden....I need to get a shelf and give them more sun!

Little baby sprouts....YAY!

 In other news I was realizing something a little funny in my closet the other day.  I own more sweaters,  and long ones at that,  than anyone I know!  I decided to examine my closet (since in our college bible study that we help lead) asked the ice breaker question, "How would you explain your style sense?"  I explained that mine was "Grandma-y" since I wear sweaters and stay at home wearing slippers most of the time.  My favorite clothes consist of long sweaters and tunic like shirts.  Someone else in the group said my style was "complementarion" which is pretty much what I go for in a wardrobe :)  Only Christians would feel complemented by that observation!  Ha....I love it!   I also realized that a lot of my clothes come from the kid's section......I admit that I still fit in some of the shirts.  This makes me embarrassed to point out, but usually they are cheaper :)  My poor husband...I ask him all the time if I look too kid-ish in things since my inner child gets the best of me in clothing and decor in our home.    Anywho, hope you enjoyed my observation :)

I helped host and throw a baby shower for my sweet friend Ashley and baby Addy....and let me say that baby showers are my new favorite thing to host!  I absolutely loved pulling out some of my more kid-like decor and using all my fun bird things!  It was such a fun and relaxing shower since it was a little smaller and intimate.  It was really the highlight of my last couple weeks.  Here are some pictures:

all of the ladies!

Ash opening up gifts!

Aren't these amazing?  Alyssa made them...toasted coconut for the nests and little pink birds :)

favors!

I made little favors that had flower seeds to plant in a garden or pot!

Can't wait to meet her!

Brit made chocolate covered strawberries!  I have talented friends :)

Mom and Addy got to sit her to open gifts!

I made dirt pudding and put it in a garden pot with a shovel to serve....it was so fun to make!

 This post has a lot of pics :)  I tend to be a compulsive buyer.....my husband is not.  This can cause disagreement among us so we decided that I should make a list of all the things I would like to buy for our apartment.  That way I'm able to organize the things I want and make smart purchases that we've talked about.  One of the things I've wanted forever is a dresser to put in our dining area.  My thought is that I could use the top for a little coffee/tea station (I've wanted this ever since we got married) and use the rest for storage (we are running out of space to store things).  Below is a list of the things I'm thinking about....would love your thoughts/comments!

This is my coffee station now

This is the kind of dresser I want with the coffee station on top :)

This is the kind of shelf I want to put the "Koch garden" :)

I want new lighting in our dining room and I think this would be perfect!

This is the dish drainer I want to sit on our counter top where the coffee station is right now!

This is our bedroom right now, I'm getting a duvet cover for the bed since its kinda essential with cleaning. 

David and i made this together.  We had the frame and decided since it didn't have glass we would make a collage thing.  I think it still needs something under the plate.....I was thinking a key.

Notice the lamp base with no shade.....I got it really cheap.  We are in the market for new lamp shades since the one on the other side of the bed is not giving us enough light.  I was thinking a burlap one for the night stand and maybe a colorful one on the other side, what do you think?  The duvet is cream with ruffles so it will look like it does now.  

Whew.  Sorry for the large amounts of photos.  This is Casey's wishlist......I will have to be patient.  I'm excited to browse with my husband and gets things over time.  I feel like it will teach me to budget and save for things I would like.  Hope you enjoyed this post and let me know your thoughts!