kitchen decor - ball jars and vintage globes

While on our little getaway the hubby and I managed to get some antiquing time in :) I love antiques and thrift shops so I was in heaven when we found this old school house turned antique shop. It was huge and they had sooo much stuff. 
I found a wonderful vintage globe for the kitchen and some more ball jars (you can never have enough ball jars). I already had a vintage scale and ball jars in my kitchen but now the scale has been replace by the new globe. I haven't figured out what to do with the new ball jars yet but I am sure I will find a lovely new home for them. They are just great to put flowers in, so Spring please hurry up :) 
The framed print is by Katie Daisy, a wonderfully talented Artist and you can find her here. I just ordered some more prints for the nursery and can't wait to get them and hang them up. Absolutely love her work!
I also bought a cute new mug that matches my kitchen at another shop we stopped at. Handmade rocks!


Have you noticed my obsession with turquoise yet ;) 

chai tea is gonna taste yummy out of this lovely mug

what I wore this weekend - maternity edition

Hey there friends, how was your weekend? We spent most of Saturday driving home from our little getaway, unpacking, doing laundry and all that fun stuff ;) Then on Sunday we went to look at a couple of homes that my brother-in-law and future sister-in-law are possibly wanting to buy, which took longer than expected and we ended up coming home pretty late. Overall a pretty uneventful weekend. Here is what I wore on Sunday. I wore all non-maternity clothes, which I still wear a lot even though I'm at 28 weeks now. It's just mostly hard for me to find cute maternity clothes. I just buy things a little bit bigger now and many shirts are cut longer and looser anyway. The Old Navy Jeggings were on sale for only $6 so I bought two pairs in two different sizes ;) plus they have the elastic waistband and that's how they work with the belly. 

Jeggins: Old Navy (similar), Shirt: F21, Sweater: Old Navy, Boots: Steve Madden from TJ Maxx, Watch: Michael Kors (similar), Earrings: Bought in Germany, Necklace: Babes and Sages on Etsy

get-away and chocolate covered strawberries

The hubby and I went on a little get-away this week and it sure was great :) Since we now have less than 3 months to go before this little one gets here, get-away's like this one should be on the agenda as much as possible. We really didn't do much since there isn't much to do where we went and the things we could have done (like skiing) aren't as fun when you have to go by yourself. Sorry hubs! Instead we made all kinds of great food, like pancakes and eggs or chocolate covered strawberries ;) Yum!

My belly is really starting to get in the way and I've been having a hard time breathing. Trying to put socks and shoes on sure is a balancing act. Most things are starting to get harder and harder to do :/ I can't wait to go back to normal.  

Have a great weekend!

brothers (in-law) ;)

I guess this is another family post today so here are some pics of my brothers and the hubby being silly at the beach in NC :) Love them all! 

Yes, the hubby very obviously started it ;) 

 So much fun :) 

family :)

I usually get to see my family a couple of times a year. Last summer my mom brought my aunt and my grandma with her. My grandma is well into her 80's and this was the second time she made the trip. Unfortunately she has dementia and even though she remembers who her family members and friends are, she can't remember new things. Overall she is in great health and up for any trip you want to take her on. My aunt has five boys that are all grown up and live on their own. She had never visited us before and I think she had a great time. We went out to eat a lot and made the customary trip to the Duquesne Incline. If you ever come to Pittsburgh you should go up there and enjoy the gorgeous view. 

So I guess today I am missing my family :( but I am blessed to have such great family and friends over here and a German family that makes so much effort to see me as much as possible. My mom is coming over again in May for the birth of the baby and to help me out for a while. Thank god for that since the hubby is going to be traveling so much. 

my aunt, mom and grandma

first dinner in the new house back in 2008

I'll always remember the first dinner we had in the new house. I think it was right after we finished installing the wood floor in the living room and everything still looked so unfinished. We didn't have a real dining room table so we used a card table ;) It worked and it didn't even look all that bad. I made a German dish and yes, we drink Seltzer water ;) It is the closest thing I can find to the carbonated water I am used to drinking back home. Of course there is San Pellegrino but I am not about to spend two dollars on a bottle of water. So Seltzer water it is for me...

we still have those Ikea lamps on our nightstands 

rockin' the bangs ;)

a husband with a love for k-cups ;)

This was probably the best xmas gift I've ever given the hubs ;) He loves his new coffee maker. We go through the k-cups way too fast. 

They have such a huge variety of flavors and we're always trying out new ones. Lucky me they make lots of decaf coffees and you can even order tea. I love the chai tea k-cups by Gloria Jean's, yummy. Since this machine also dispenses hot water I often just make tea using regular tea bags. It's way cheaper that way. The hubs loves this machine so much he wants to take it on vacay with him ;) I wonder what he's going to do once he goes back on the road?