Author: Allie Zottola

The Bathroom Renovation

I am finally posting about our bathroom renovation! It has been officially complete for a few months now, I just didn’t take the time to photograph and write about it. So here I am!

Since it has been quite some time since I last talked about the bathroom renovation, I’ll give a quick overview. When Jimmy and I moved into our house, our bathroom was stuck in the 70s… maybe even the 50s. Think dated tile floors, beige tile backsplash, old rotted vanity, and more.

In June 2016, I went to Savannah, GA with my mom for about a week. When I came home, Jimmy had begun the bathroom renovation as a surprise for my birthday.

Over the next few months, Jimmy, his dad, and I picked away at the project. They installed new fixtures (the only thing that stayed the same was the shower) and I helped paint and decorate! It was a huge undertaking, but now that it’s done, we are so glad we did it! It feels like a completely different room. I wish I had “before” pictures to show!

Here is what our bathroom looks like now.

Purple gray and green bathroom renovation cat toilet paper holder Be awesome sign Modern bathroom vanity Stainless steel bathroom faucet Marble bathroom counter Gray woodgrain tile wood floor in bathroom

If anyone has any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments!

Cupcakes and Bribes

Kind of a weird title for a blog post, huh?! I was looking through the pictures on my phone and thinking about what I wanted to write about and it basically came down to cupcakes and bribes, haha.

On Friday, Jimmy and I attended our cousin Leia’s first birthday party. It was such a sweet evening with family and friends!

Baby eating cupcakeBaby opening giftsPrincess Leia Chalk Drawing

Since Leia’s name is well, Leia, her mom and dad did a Princess Leia theme for the party. Guess who got to make Princess Leia cupcakes 🙂

Princess Leia CupcakeVanilla cupcake with strawberry buttercream

I also made chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream and strawberry and vanilla cupcakes with strawberry buttercream! It was fun to pipe rosettes again since I was so focused on them for my sister’s bridal shower a few months ago.

As for the bribing I mentioned, Jimmy and I were driving into church this morning and I looked down at my lap and had to laugh.

Candy and teaching materials

Jimmy and I have been teaching the preschool-aged kids on Sunday mornings this month and I usually reward (aka bribe) them with food if they listen to the lesson, answer questions correctly, and generally behave. Today’s treats were M&Ms and mini Oreos!

Well, I am off to take Lola on a quick walk, and then Jimmy and I are headed into evening church! Bye until next time 🙂