It is fun to have a short cut and the color is a good change as well. I feel like a new woman!
Did I mention my husband is from Deadwood, South Dakota? Did anyone see the HBO series called "Deadwood"? It was based on his hometown. It is an old western gold mining town famous for being the place where the legendary Wild Bill Hickock was killed in the Number 10 saloon. For a brief history:Deadwood
3. Mouth Mariah Cemetery
I am not going to lie and say I want to go here. It creeps me out and I am against it.
However my husband insists that it is a part of the history of the town and a necessary visit.
4.White Rocks "White rocks are the rim rocks that look over deadwood" - Kyle in an email to my after I could not find info for this description. It is a favorite local site.
5. Southern Hills
6. Mt. Rushmore 
I took this picture! I had been once when I was younger so we didn't go inside the Memorial when Kyle and I went. I kind of hope we do this time. Anyone seen National Treasure 2? Yeah...I want to treasure hunt!
I did not take this one!
7. Devil's Bathtub
"It’s the worst-kept secret in the Black Hills. True, it has all the markings of a hidden trail – no signage, access off a secluded gravel road, no mention on major maps – but everyone knows about the hike to Devil’s Bathtub. It’s a local favorite, circulated by word-of-mouth for decades, but rarely mentioned in local guidebooks. Nevertheless, the trail is well-traveled during the summer months, mostly by families and small groups of young hikers eager to escape the sizzling heat." (graciously borrowed from here)
Crazy Horse Memorial, home of the world’s largest mountain sculpture in progress, is in the Black Hills of South Dakota on U.S. Highway 16/385 just 17 miles southwest
"The Old Style Style Saloon #10 is a living museum - maybe the only one in the world with a full bar - where you can view of historical western and mining camp artifacts spanning over 100 years that we've collected during our 50-plus years in business. "
Kyle's Mom told me once that when they were younger they would cruise Main Street and they called it "Taking a Mainer", don't you love small towns? Basically you drive through the main part of town and see what everyone is up to and what is going on in town. The cool thing about Deadwood is that Main Street is really historical and neat, they have trolleys that transport people all around and the buildings are really cool and old. Also, there is a webcam on Main Street so you can see what is going on. It is a pretty busy town on holidays and they have lots of special events that bring in the crowds. The infamous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally takes place about 1o minutes from Deadwood so it can be super busy at that time.
Deadwood in 1877 (above), Deadwood a bit more recently (below)
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I'm sure you can see why. Blah Blah and a bit more blah. I love the curtains but they didnt fit the room, the window or my sassy new headboard! Cue the Fabric store and this fabulous find:
I find this goldish beige damask print in the remnant pile for...2.99 a yard. Yes I am totally serious! There was a decent amount left so I bought all they had...about 5 yds and headed home to plot out my windows new divine future. I sketched this at work on a post-it. I had to work with the fact that I had only 5 yds...so I decided to cut the fabric into two equal panel lengths and then cut each one in half so I had 4 panels. I would use 3 of them for full length panels to frame my existing black curtains and use the 4th panel divided into thirds to create a detail feature that I would add a tassle to. The pink post-it is my plotting over the length of the panels...
Oh yeah, and Harley was there too! He watched me iron-adhere to hem the panels and then he attacked and chewed my fringe trim. Grrr... But he was too cute to stay mad at!
Process.
Here is my first finished panel with the fringe trim and trim detail piece. This was my first fringe or trim experience! So fun! Thank you glue gun!
And here is my finished product! I love it but I almost wish I had a black valance that met the ceiling and came over the top of the curtain rod. Hmmm..... But I am super happy for now!
Panel Close-up. I was so in love with this fabric. It stands out from the warm beige walls in the room and pulls the gold color from the comforter fabric on the bed. It kind of gives the room the PUNCH it needed since it is mainly black and warm beige.
Tassel Close Up. I went back and forth on tassel color. I was set on matching the fringe and at the last minute decided on the black so the black existing curtains would make more sense. I am so glad that I did!
So, that is all I have for Friday. Hope everyone has a fabulous restfull weekend. Much Love-
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1. The jumping up and down, running circles around you and overall excitement when you walk in the door.
2. When they lay down and fall asleep on your lap.
3. Following you around the house everywhere you go just because they want to be with you.
4. Staring at you in the kitchen until you come into the living room and sit down so they can eat. Harley did this to me yesterday. He would not eat his dinner until I came with him into the living room and sat next to Kyle. It was adorable.
5. When they wake you up my stepping on your head as they curl up on your pillow. Hmmm...not as adorable as the last one.
6. Their puppy smell (the good one...not the bad one...)
7. The way he hops around the yard like a rabbit when he plays outside.
8. How he gets super sleepy after you play with him for a while.
9. When he looks up at you with those sweet puppy eyes...
10. When he thinks he sees another puppy in the glass on the entertainment center! Sooo funny!
11. When he bites his tail and won't let go and turns in circles and does somersaults! Also very funny!
12. When he runs up to you and puts his paws on your leg and waits for his treat after he has gone outside.
13. How he is the sweetest most adorable puppy in the whole world!
Now, just for fun here are some pics of the cute little thing now! This was his first bath.
Here he is with Kyle! I don't think he loved the bath too much.
Snuggling with Me after the bath in his orange towel. Isn't he sweet? What is with the lack of shine control on my face here?? Dang.....I can't believe I posted this!
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This is what Harley was doing while we worked on our project! Isnt't he sweet? Actually this is what he did for about 10 seconds and the rest of the time he was stealing the tape measure and my buttons!
After we applied the fabric and stapled it down we began adding the buttons that I had bought. They are blank buttons that you attach your fabric to with this clever little button making kit. Super fun to do and then I didnt have to worry about matching the buttons. We had a slight hiccup in this stage because we realized we only had nine buttons as we had originally planned to make the headboard with eight and they come in packs of three. So, we had to put the project on hold for a day or so till I could get more buttons. So, Monday night we added the last buttons and the picture hanging hooks we had purchased to mount it to the wall and Voila!
I am looking for the perfect thing to mount over the headboard for that finishing touch! I am debating between and iron work piece of maybe those vinyl lettering details from Upper Case Living. I also feel like there should be something on either side...any ideas? 
Harley just loves the attention. Plus he was napping on the bed and was woken up for the picture taking.
He kind of matches the room! I think I'll keep him!
Okay Okay...one last pic! A close up so you can see the tufting and the sheen of the fabric which really makes it look nice I think. Thanks for stopping by to see my little project. Whew! I can't believe it is done. Now onto curtains for this room...Hmmmmm....do I feel a visit to the fabric store after lunch???? Hmmmm.....I think I do!!!
Well, my back problems are nothing new to my readers here but I thought I would take a post and devote it to my back situation in case you are not familiar with herniated discs. This injury is from a car accident I was in in February of this year. I have been to doctors, chirpractors, orthopedists, neurologists, and pain management specialists. Basically at this point they have told me that yes I have an herniated disk but that they will not perform surgery because I am still able to function and because I am too young. The bad news is that I am in pain daily and all my daily activities and basically my entire life has been altered due to the injury. Last week I had a Steroid Epidural Injection in my back. If it does not work then I will have to learn to live with the problem until it is bad enough to receive surgery (ugh). Surgery is the last thing I want but, the pain and affect on my life are also awful. So I am really hoping that this last shot helps me. I was MIA last week mainly from being sick (thats a whole other blog as I am still sick) and then this shot which required checking into the hospital althought the actual procedure was very short. I am on some pain pills to get me over the pain of the shot in my spine and in the next few days to a week I am supposed to be feeling the glorious results of the epidural. Here are some pictures I found that can explain exactly what my pain is coming from.
Please say a prayer this week that this shot will help. I have this dream that I will soon return to a normal life of a 25 year old. Or at least a semi normal life. This will be my new slogan:
Happy Monday!
Well, I know this blog was slow coming (forgive me as I have been sick all week and still going strong...) but I wanted to share some of my birthday fun with you. My loving and adorable husband made me these delicious cupcakes to celebrate the special day!
Here he is sprinkling them with LOVE (and sprinkles!) In my world Sprinkles can equal LOVE!
After cupcakes we headed to the outlet malls for a wonderful birthday gift of a SHOPPING SPREE! My dream come true! It was really fun and afterwards we headed to our favorite putt-putt course for some more fun. We love to putt-putt and when we go we play 36 holes! Although half way through the 2nd 18 we were sweating buckets and rethinking our decision. Here is Kyle with his first Hole in One of the day!
Getting ready to putt!
And here he is with his second Hole in One! I only made one Hole in One and my picture is less than spectacular so I will withhold it as I am in control of the picture sharing! 
Here he is munching on his dinner. He is so good natured and so much fun. We are having a blast falling in love with him!
Excuse my grease shine and weird vein in my neck! This was a good pic of Harley not me! 
One last pic!
I am sure there will be more to come on our adventures with Harley!
