Sleeping on Cloud 9

So my new bedding from Crate and Barrel finally arrived thanks to UPS.  I ordered the Mirage Bedding collection  (click the bold text to see it at crateandbarrel.com)and it feels fantastic to sleep on crisp new bedding.  I got four new down pillows, a new duvet cover and comforter, a coverlet, and new crisp white sheets. I also got new curtains (enough curtain panels for BOTH windows!)   Sleeping in my bed an bedroom is like sleeping in one of those ultra-comfy hotel beds... 

The bedding has a nice natural sage and green tone that goes well with the bath linens in the master bathroom...  It is all very relaxing, which after spending 8 hours with 150+ 13 and 14-year-olds, I could use a little calming....

I have four fluffy down pillows and one latex pillow to provide three layers of marshmallow-y soft support for my weary head....

There are many layers of comfort with the crisp-white sheets, the coverlet, and the comforter and duvet cover...

...and curtains! Now it doesn't feel like an oversized apartment!

Now it's time to enjoy my bed and get some much needed rest so I can wake up at 3AM to finish grading papers!

Hello Kitty

The guest suite bathroom

So to compliment the beach theme in the guest bedroom the adjoining guest bath has a blue color scheme with a great black and white beach photograph print and a candle holder with sand and seashells.  

Worth the wait...

So this afternoon the mattress for the guest bedroom arrived.  After two and 1/2 months the guest suite is actually ready for guests...  I am aiming for a cozy beach ambiance in the guest suite (despite being at least 450 miles away from any real beach).   It still needs some curtains but Drew's Bed & Breakfast is now open for business... Now all I need are some family photos for the frames above the bed and some guests to try out my guest bed...

The great outdoors

Since I finally got my tax refund I had the money to go out and get some furniture for my patio.  I went to Bad, Bath, and Beyond (what is the 'beyond'?) and found this seating set.   I think it works quite well in my cozy little outdoor space.

The view from above:

And the view from up close:

Home Improvement

So a couple of weeks ago I went to the IKEA in Tempe to get some storage shelving to organize the growing piles of stuff that was starting to accumulate in my garage.  When I came out of the store I had a cart full of the GORM storage system shelving.  This storage system is great because it is completely modular and expandable.  Check it out at IKEA.com.  This shelving unit I put together consists of two long shelf sections, one short shelf section, and a corner shelving unit.  It took me about 2 hours to put together with my handy little allen wrench.  It was well worth the effort and keep all of my gardening, painting, and other supplies organized as well as all of my Christmas decorations and other odds and ends.

Beam me up...

So on Saturday Jenna and I took the light rail to downtown Phoenix to go to the Arizona Science Center to check out Star Trek: The Exhibition.  I was in total trek-nerd heaven walking around the sets, sitting in the captain's chair, and seeing the props and costumes up-close.