Beyond inspiration...

This pretty much has absolutely nothing to do with anything that I usually talk about over here at ATBAB...but honestly, it was too good not to share.

If you have a minute (and lots of kleenex), you should watch these two brothers and their story.

Beyond amazing.

Beyond inspirational.

Just beyond.

FYI, I bawled like a baby. (c:

Friday feels good, doesn't it?

Friday just makes me smile...like a kid going into Chuck E Cheese...but without the upset stomach afterwards. (c;

These are some other things that are just making me grin from ear to ear:

Via

Btw, does anyone happen to know where this fantabulous skirt might be found??? I'm kinda fixated on it. (c;

Via

Think I could pull this off??? Probably not, but it is *darn* cool...but I don't want to have to explain to my kids why it's okay for mommy's hair to be crazy colors, but *DEFINITELY* not theirs...

AWESOME.

And this not only made me smile, but did a crazy happy dance, slapping the table repeatedly, and scared my husband half to death:

This fabulous pillow is on it's way to me courtesy of Woody Liana and Miss Mackenzie from the Mackenzie Pages!!!

Seriously, with all the bazillions of giveaways that I enter, I'm bound to win one, right? But if I could've picked one, it definitely would've been this one because how flippin' perfect is that pillow for my new chair???

I'm over the moon...

And just when I thought life couldn't get any better...lightening struck twice.

My kiddos are now the proud owners of this adorable little mug:

 Courtesy of Kirby and Alexa at the Short and the Sweet!

It's so awesome that they constantly fight over who gets to drink out of it (c: Okay, so the fighting part isn't awesome, but the part where they think the mug is awesome...

Yay for friday, yay for good luck, and YAY for blogging buddies having a BOMB weekend!!!

Move in ready

I stumbled across this little gem in Canadian House and Home and my gosh is it STUNNING! I'm totally smitten. It's their Princess Margaret Show Home and I am in love with every single room. Of which there are a ton. But I only posted my favorites...I don't have the attention span to load that many pictures...

Hands down my favorite:

Let there be light...and sparkle

I'm slightly obsessing over lighting fixtures lately. It might turn into an addiction and I might need a support group. (c: But its just amazing how a fixture can completely transform a room! If you are going for a statement piece in a room, I say go big or go home, go for the big fat light fixture. (c:

Does it really get any better than a fun colored fixture? I say no.

This one is just awesome. It reminds me of icicles. (c:

Bam.

I think it might become a joke on this blog...how many times can I get this picture into my posts??? I don't know, but it's one of my all time favorites, so I don't care!!! Mwah ha ha.

Stunning.

I need a new closet

I must just be in a SATC mood, because I just want to live here...

or here...

or here...

Nursery *GREATNESS*

To me, there is really nothing quite as great as an adorable nursery. I guess I'm not alone on that because 6th Street Design and Emily A. Clark both had these absolutely darling nurseries featured...

Erin's adorable nursery from Domestic Adventure

And Michele's from Screamy Mimi. So stinkin' unique and darling...





For more pictures of their precious nurseries, you can visit their blogs! (c:

A little bit of Barry

I found this site for Barry Dixon...he must be a pretty big deal because he has been in just about every design magazine under the sun and is coming out with a book...and now I know why:

Fabulousness.

I just wish I some of these pictures had turned out bigger. Blast my terrible computer skills!

Double love this room:

My favorite. Right here.

One word: Spheres.

Enchanted Forrest

Wouldn't this just be like sleeping in an enchanted forrest? I don't know why, but I really kind of like it. The natural elements added in just make it so crazy and gives it so much visual interest...I'm going to put one just like it in my dream cabin...(c:

Room to Dream

So while perusing my favorite blogs, I came across House of Turquoise (who I already love) and she was spotlighting Life in the Fun Lane for her absolutely adorable and dreamy nursery-turned-big-girl room...

I just love how light and airy the room feels, and it really does just look *dreamy*. Wren is one lucky girl!

From baby nursery....






To big girl room...