The Royal Wedding

I admit I am mildly ob-sessed with the wedding of William & Kate.  And yes I did wake up at 4am this morning to start watching the coverage. I think they are such a wonderful couple and sincerely hope they have a long and happy life together!! Kate is absolutely stunning. Her dress was perfect, the tiara and hair/makeup were beautiful (she did them herself!), and the earrings (a gift from her parents) are to die for!! I want them now. Not to mention her sister’s dress. I am definitely hunting down a reproduction of Pippa's dress!

 

 

Seriously I don’t think there was one thing that I didn’t love. The maple trees were so perfect for the architecture of the church. I can’t wait to watch all of the coverage and see the official wedding photos over the weekend.

I love have even 'Google' join in on wedding day.

{images from: People and MSNBC}

My Best Friend's Shower

WARNING: Graphic Pictures Below!

If you do not eat meat you may want to skip reading this post.

We had a Pig Roast!! It was so much fun, I just wish it had been a bit warmer. We decorated with bright colorful flowers in mason jars, lanterns, hanging lights, and lots of candles. The wedding is at the beach so it was a perfect tropical theme.

Here are a few photos. Unfortunately 95% are of the pig, I wish I had gotten more photos of the party people. Note to self: when hosting an event delegate a photographer.

The menu included…

of course Franklin (the pig)

fresh fruit

and baked brie (another family fav).

a delicious noodle salad

coleslaw

chips & dips

fresh fruit

grilled vegetable kabobs

key lime cake

red velvet cake (the brides favorite)

It was a great evening with friends and family and I can’t wait for the wedding in July!

Weekend Recap

Still recovering from my 3 day holiday weekend and it was wonderful! The Mr. and I helped host a couple’s shower for my very best friend Friday night and then I got to hang out with her again on Saturday! Sunday was a fun family day and very productive around the house. There will be a full post on the shower tomorrow but in the meantime I would like to share my wonderful Easter basket from my parents. Yes I am 27 years old and still get a basket!  Isn’t my mama the best!

On a side note I am so excited for the royal wedding, and yes I will be getting up before dawn to check out the wedding dress!

Growing outside the Box

Gutters

Vertical Garden

Wine Crates

herbs in old tea tins

images: various pinterest boards and martha stewart

Blooming!

I’m beginning to think we might have green thumbs after all.  After several years of killing things we have our first round of perennials blooming!

Our potted iris’s that didn’t bloom last year are now beautiful!!

The hosta’s are bigger and better!!!

And the while the black eyed susan’s are not yet blooming they are alive!!!!

No I did not completely finish my weekend to do list, I did get a lot accomplished! This week we have a lot scheduled and I’m very very excited to see my bff this weekend for her couples shower! (yes it does deserved 2 very’s)

Cheers to a bright, shinny, and warm spring week!

Small Victories

This week nothing too exciting to report but I’m pleased to say we did have a few small victories in our home.

I worked out twice this week!! That’s a first since I don’t even know when…sad situation. But next week I’m going start doing yoga twice and run twice a week. I’ll keep you posted on my progress. The Mr. event has also a workout regiment planned!

We only ate out once! Trust me this is quite an improvement. Trying to start saving for numerous trips we have planned this summer.

We are almost done finalizing our summer vacays, I’m very excited.

I swept the pollen of the back porch 2 nights ago and I’m pleased to say that it has not come back [knock on wood]. I’m hoping that the pollen might possibly be gone for the year.

I feel like I’m caught up on work at work and my work ‘to do’ list. I’ve found time to clean out my DVR.

Sent out my wine club evite…it has been on my list for 2 weeks.

And I already have my ‘to do’ list for the weekend!

Hope everyone enjoys the weekend!

Remembering

Today is my Grandma's birthday.  I miss her more than I imagined I could have.  She was truly a wonderful person, remebering her gentale kindness inspires me daily.  I often replay the week of her passing in my mind.  It was a wonderful week of remembrance.  We are so lucky to have such wonderful extended family and friends.  Most of the drives to and from services we listed to Jason Castro (yes the guy with dreads from American Idol).