I get to dust off that passport afterall

Ok, so not nearly as exciting as Japan would have been, but in less than two weeks, I'll be in Ottawa, Ontario. My husband is half Canadian and we are off to see his family for the first time (for me, in 20 years for him). Apparently there is lots o' drama involved there, and I will not be getting into that at this point. I'm just excited to be able to use my new passport for something....even if it is only Canada. Seeing as how I'm from Minnesota, Canada isn't all that amazing. Though I've never been, so it should be fun nonetheless!

The camera will be making it's first trip out of the country. We purchased it for Tokyo...but it will have to wait about 6 months for that. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures to bore you with. :P

Apparently, there are all kinds of goodies to eat there that we do not have in the states. It's all junk food, but I still can't wait to try it all! I'll be sure to let you all know how it is and what you are missing (or not). ;)

Decorator, I am not.

I need your help people (all 4 of you).

Our new house has an extra living room, so we had to buy more furniture. Oh darn. I purchased a new sofa set, tables, and my favorite...the lamps. The space is completely tiled and we need a rug. I have no idea what color, style, etc to get.

Here is what the couch and love seat look like:




Here is what the table/end tables look like (they are dark brown almost blackish):




Last by not least...my favorite, the lamps (they may not be some people's taste, but once I saw them, I had to have them). I've never owned anything orange before (the rings on the lamp are not white as they are in the picture, they are just raised orange):




So, based on the pictures, what sort of rug would you say would go with this? Links will be very helpful too! Thanks!

Where Oh Where have you been?

I've been MIA for a while. I didn't look before posting this, so I'm not sure when my last post was...but I think it was PM (Pre move). Every night I lay there....before sleep...thinking. I think of these amazing topics to talk about, and even write the blog post in my head. Then...by the next day, I forget it. Yes, I could put a pen by my bed, but that seems like too much work.

What have I been up to? Well, in the past month I've moved cross county, been depressed, been happy, unpacked, met some new friends, started cooking A LOT, joined an Organic delivery service, dealing with a sick cat, spent my entire savings account, been depressed some more, been happy some more, planned a trip to Canada, tried to get a tan, been shopping, dealt with days and days of rain, and the list goes on.

I have good intentions for this blog. I plan to keep up with some money saving tips here and there. Maybe I'll post some of my successful cooking adventures. I do need some decorating help. I'll be posting some pictures of my new furniture and I need rug advice.

I think my husband is not happy here, even though he says he is. I'm happy here for the most part. The depression comes after every move. I don't leave the house for weeks on end. But I get over it and then things are fine. It's more of an adjustment period I guess.

Enough rambling for now. I'll get back to business soon. I'm not working, so what else do I have to do?!