Sprucing Up!

In preparation for Dave's Big Birthday Bash next weekend, we've been sprucing up the backyard/deck.
I of course started with flowers, I'd fallen in love with these wine barrel planters I saw all over Napa and San Fran then I remembered seeing them at TJ Maxx and was SO happy they were still there weeks later when I finally pulled the trigger!

I also got the cute little candle lantern at TJ for a whopping $6!

Check out the inspiration pics:

Not to toot my own horn, but I like mine better! Hell yeah! Self-High-Five!

Anyways, we also painted the garage, the same color it was before... but now it doesn't look as ghetto.
I also added a few flowers and a Pink Hibiscus to the front porch planter! I LOVE Hibiscus flowers! I was so happy when this baby was only $7 at Lowes! Sold!

Going in for the close up:

And we're working on this little diy to add more light to the backyard.

I'll show finished pics when they're all hung up, I'm working on drinking 2 more bottles so we can have enough... it's a rough life I live.

First signs of spring!

The tulip bulbs I planted are starting to pop up! We will have some nice color in the flower beds in no time!

First Time for Everything

I'm throwing my first shower for some of our good friends this Saturday and I couldn't be more excited!
I had kind of forgotten that it was so soon after we got back from vacation, so this week is kind of hectic but I'm loving it! On Sunday, I planted a ton of flowers for the deck and picked up some tiki torches to ward the bugs away.  I was waiting to pick up pizza for dinner and stopped into the Dollar store in the meantime and found the most adorable paper lanterns! The deck is going to look fantastic when it's all pulled together.

Here are a few photos to get you as excited as me :)

We have a yard! With green grass and everything!!

Potted flowers (I'm quite proud of them)

I also brought back sand from Belize to make these cute centerpieces:

I can't wait to show you all the details from Saturday! My husband, Dave, quit his job before we went on vacation so that he could have a couple weeks off before school starts. And my car conveniently broke down right before we left so I've been driving his car to work, leaving him stranded at home. Luckily, he's been awesome at helping me prepare for the shower. Yesterday he baked his first cake! (Which I plan on making into cake balls but don't think he's quite ready for all those steps) Hopefully we'll have it all pretty and ready by Saturday!

Fantastic Spring Weekend!

Wow! What a great weekend we had!

On Friday, we had Julia and Henry over to eat some homemade pizza before we went to the Mantel to see Ashley sing. Good times.

One of my great friends Haley got married on Saturday, it was one of the most fun weddings I've ever been to! Props to Haley! She looked gorgeous, she always looks gorgeous, but she looked especially stunning on Saturday, must've been the bridal glow or the amazing dress, either way it was workin for her!

Here's one of my favorite pics of me and Haley, at last year's Waltz on The Wild Side.

Pics from the wedding!

In my parents front yard before:

In Patti's front yard before:

Dave likes to take candids.

Cheesy Prom Pose

Bryan hung out with us before and wanted a pic :)

Patti and Nick - Nick why so scary?

Me and Dave - I want Patti's azaleas! (she claims they've  been there for 50 years, how she knows this I'll never know.)

Haley and JL's first dance!

Pretty centerpieces!

With the beautiful bride!

With my bestie Lin, a gorgeous bridesmaid!

And I have a crooked smile, don't look too close.

Party people.

Enjoying the wonderful wedding reception!

Me, "Ok, the band is playing Miley, we must dance."

Lin, "Duh!"

Me,"Let's get Dave to take our pic!"

(Note to Dave: use the flash next time!)

Lin, "my feet hurt, let's take a break"

Me, "Ok, but if they play Miley again let's dance!"

Lin, "Duh!"

Hubs being a goober at the after party, we went to JL's restaurant and bar, Leon's.

only Lindy can look this cute at 1:30 am.

end of the night, waiting on our pizza and debating whether we should hit up Whataburger on the way home.

Sunday, we had a greasy brunch with mimosas and friends and then swang on my parents front swing for a good hour.

Coop loved it!

Matt went with the twisted up swinging technique:

Then he wanted to go high so he could jump off!

Dave, "Ah man that was a cool picture! I want one!"

Cheezeballs!

Dave, "I got too much air and had to do the tuck and roll. Do you think you can get these grass stains out?"

It was the perfect spring weekend, grilled pizza on the deck, enjoyed some music outdoors on a patio and good glass of wine, witnessed a beautiful wedding, danced the night away, crawled to brunch, had just enough champagne to enjoy Sunday on a swing!

Sidenote: check out my friend Marissa's blog today to see how awesome I am at sending packages in the mail! :) Love ya Mar!