Finally a Jill Cave update!

I know that you have been totally bored, twiddling your thumbs, anxiously awaiting a new blog post to A Bean's Life. I deeply apologize for keeping you in suspense. I know you live to read my blog. ;)


Well here are some pictures of the bookshelf Jacob and I put together and modified for the Jill Cave. The shelf is from Ikea, solid wood surprisingly. I found the awesome fabric that lines the inside at a cute fabric shop in Dallas. I totally wish there was a shop like that in Houston. Maybe there is...anyone know of one? The fabric has deer camouflaged in it, if you can't tell, which is just perfect but not intended. We stretched it around the backing and then just nailed the back on. I am very pleased with the result. :)

My next project in the Jill Cave has yet to be completed. Rest assured that when it is, pictures will be posted.

Slow down

OK so I'm really bad at the whole blogging thing. Maybe I'll be better now that things have calmed down. The wedding and honeymoon

are over. Jacob is out on a rig of the coast of Asia. Time to slow down.

I started painting my Jill cave last night. What's a Jill cave you ask? Well, Jacob has his man cave, so naturally I get a Jill cave. It's Katie's old room and it's at the front of the house with lots of sunlight and a great view. I'm painting it this light aqua color, which I love so far. This room is going to be my place of relaxation and piddling. Katie's big comfy chair will be in the room along with my desk and bookshelf. One day there may even be a sewing machine in there. Who knows! The possibilities are endless! This is my first painting experience and I was a little worried since I had no idea what I was doing, but it's going pretty well. I don't think there's paint on the carpet yet. Good sign. This is the room before I moved in.

Wedding week is here!

It really is! Only 4 days until Jacob and I become husband and wife! We are so excited and ready to get this show on the road. We had such a nice weekend in Austin getting ready for the wedding. Actually, there wasn't much wedding activity. We took Old School out on Lake Austin and then went skiing at Frameswitch Monday. I could not have picked a more fun way to spend my last weekend before the wedding. Here's some pics! Jacob and I skiing together

Dad back on the lake for the first time since his accident.

Jacob slalomed for the first time!

I brushed off my trick skiing skills with a reverse.

Seriously guys?

When it rains it pours. Isn't that how the saying goes? Well, it's true. It seems like the men in my family and Jacob's family are determined to hurt themselves before the wedding. Here are a few things that have been happening around here.

1. The father of the bride breaks his neck waterskiing while daughter is vacationing in China.

2. The great-grandfather of the groom starts a house fire by putting a bowl of sugar in the microwave to dry it out. I know what you're thinking, why'd he do that? The answer: because he's Pappy.

2a. The great-grandfather of the groom is informed that he has blisters/burns on his head from the fire. He is hospitalized that day.

3. The grandfather of the bride begins to experience extreme pain in his back while at a wedding. He lands in the ER that night. The back pain turns into knee pain. He can no longer straighten his legs. They begin to become swollen since he can not lay down. He has been sitting in a chair all day and night for weeks.

4. The father of the groom/best man decides he is superman and can roll hay in the Texas heat all day. He is admitted to the hospital 2 days later with pneumonia.

5. The groom is away from home for 7 weeks. Well, he's not hurt, but it's sad.

Look at the hottie

My Cub in action!

Delicious and Nutritious!

Angel Food cake with sugared strawberries. Delish! I made this cake out of an HEB box mix and it turned out perfectly!

Happy birthday Katie!

Aww how sweet.

Missin my honey

Well I am missing Jacob, but he'll be back before I know it. This is his ride out to the rig off the coast of Namibia, Africa. He's now sailing around the coastline of Brazil with a destination of Trinidad. They'll make a short stop there and then head to Curacao. Hopefully he'll get some play time in both of those beautiful destinations.

I was a busy lady last Saturday! I think I sweat enough to fill two wheelbarrows. OK that makes me sound gross, but it was so HOT! First thing Saturday morning, I mowed the lawn. Next, I began digging a hole to plant this beautiful avacado tree that Vishal and Poonam gave me. It's doing so well. :)

Next, I dug up two shrubs in the front yard that I wanted to move. Here's one of them that I moved to the backyard to hide the electrical box. Digging this hole was a monster. My poor little sharp shooter and shovel almost bit the dust. This was the last thing I did on Saturday and I almost passed out from heat exhaustion multiple times. There were many water and Gatorade breaks that day.