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We've had some beautiful weather in Texas lately!  I always get a little Spring fever this time of year along with the itch to plant fresh flowers.  I think it's a combination of several factors: Spring break, warm weather, time change (more daylight to work with), and Easter just around the corner! This year is no exception. We planted some fresh flowers in our front flower beds!  I always over think the color but in the end opt for something bright.  Above you can see my haphazard planting design. With Jordan's help (thank goodness), it didn't take too long to get all of them in the ground.  We ended up planting 48 flowers total! This is the finished flower bed!  The flowers are so small, they are probably barely noticeable but I like them and I know they are there.   I also have a little garden update.  Earlier this month I posted pictures of our Growbox garden !  You can read about that HERE .  So far,...

I was due for a craft fail sooner or later... I always have crafty hair-brained projects in my head and, for the most part, they work out the way I want.  This project did NOT fall into that category.  For better or worse, I thought I would share my recent chalk paint fail with you. We bought this narrow hall table at a garage sale I while back.  It was only $5.00 and I thought it would be nice in our hall or our tiny bathroom.  We bought it and for several months it sat, untouched, until last weekend when I decided to paint it. Top Left: I decided to use the color "Duck Egg" by Annie Sloan.  Her chalk paint is a two part system that I've used before and recently she just introduced several new wax colors!  The chalk paint is water-based and thus can be diluted (awesome), and the wax seals everything. Bottom Left: This is the "before" of our little table. Right: I just think the legs are cool and it has this neat hardware on each leg that...

I'm excited to share pictures with you about our trip to Pawhuska, Oklahoma!  I realize this sounds like something very country and the truth is, it IS!  Pawhuska is a very small town in Oklahoma.  There is nothing too special about it and a year ago I would have laughed about the idea of spending a whole weekend there!  So why did we go?  We went to see Ree Drummond who is better known as The Pioneer Woman and to see her new store and restaurant, "The Merc"!   Before I dive into pictures from our trip, let me tell you a little about the Pioneer Woman . You can catch her on the Food Channel cooking delicious food at her ranch.  I love her "welcome to my frontier" motto.  She and her family live on a ranch which seems to be in the middle of nowhere.  She began as a blogger, photographer, wife, and mom but soon began building a fantastic cooking show!  In the last year, she has launched a product line available in Walmart stores and ...

Last week and weekend the weather in our area was gorgeous!  Like it was straight out of a Disney movie with all the blooming trees and twitterpated birds. Jordan was in Vegas for a work trip alllll week long so I decided to get a few light chores done.  This included planting some fresh flowers and getting a few seeds planted in our new Growbox Garden. Mom gave us two large Growboxes to try out.  They are supposed to be fool-proof (right up my alley). Before I got my hands dirty (literally) I decided to do a little Googling to make sure I understood the instructions.  I found this extremely helpful video that takes you step by step through the growing process.  Watch below: Doesn't that look easy?!  So I started right in with the few plants that I'd purchased. Top Left: I bought a few pretty flowers to use in some existing planters that we have around the house.  These red geraniums always remind me of my Grandma and lo...

Last weekend Jordan and I decided to stop by Sams.  First, Sams is a dangerous store and secondly, one does not just "stop by".  I guess we spent maybe two hours in the store just browsing. We (I) decided it was time to freshen our guest bedding since we are approaching the cooler temperatures and that room needed a little attention.  I found this beautiful coral coverlet at Sams for only $25!  It's very soft, easy to wash, and is a more thin blanket (bracing myself for a sweltering Texas Summer). Top Left and Right: This is the store display and blanket close up.  It's sort of a wishbone pattern. Bottom Left and Right: is the before/after of our guest bed.  I actually love our old comforter that is sort of a light teal color.  It has beautiful embroidery but I guess it's time.  I just don't know what I'm going to do with that old comforter... This is the room put back together: I typically like coral and teal together but ...

I feel like we've made several trips to Lowes and Home Depot in the last few weeks...  As you may already know, we recently had a watery incident in our kitchen while doing the demo to replace the tile.  That wasn't fun but, fortunately, it didn't cause any damage.  The latest watery incident was also pretty mild but even a small water problem in a house can cause huge damage. Our garbage disposal has been acting up lately so Jordan decided to take a peak under the sink.  As it turns out, our garbage disposal just needed regular maintenance but, to our surprise, we found a small puddle under the pipes!  Together, we did a little triage test to pinpoint the source of the water.  Disposal? -nope.  Pipes? -nope.  Vegetable sprayer? -nope.  Faucet? -and we found the problem! When I turned the faucet on high, water was leaking down the wall and pooling in the cabinet below.  I don't think this has been happening for long, but we went i...

Each year, Jordan and I try to celebrate Valentine's day with a little seafood, in particular, Lobster.  Some years are an exception (aka the year I sprained my ankle), but every year we look forward to sharing this dinner together. The history behind this tradition is a bit wordy, but I just adore the roots of our little culinary ritual!  If you have the time, please read the story from our 2014 post called Lobster Tales .  Trust me, the pictures alone make it worth a visit. This February, we decided to postpone our lobster dinner for a few weeks because we had a lot going on in the month.  Plus, I didn't feel motivated to squeeze a big meal into our schedule on a Tuesday evening after a work day (2/14).  Instead, we pushed the celebration out a few weeks and had our dinner last Saturday (2/25).   I have to say...the weekend in general was one of the best weekends!  We had great weather, fun activities, delicious food, and it was great to just...

This is a short little post for the day... I wanted to share pictures from an awesome impromptu visit to the grand opening of a micro brewery near us!   Saturday, we had big plans, but then, I always have plans bigger than the day has hours...  One of our friends over at Dallas Caramel Company shared a Facebook post with us to alert us to this awesome new brewery called " Good Neighbor Brews ".  They were having their GRAND opening providing the public with free food, great music, and some tasty beers!  Seeing as we were on our way out the door anyway, we decided to stop by.   I'm so glad that we popped in because the atmosphere and weather was perfect!  Plus, it's nice to support small local businesses.  Below are a few pictures from our day. Top Left: They moved into this building and put a lot of work into it, including this new sign! Top Right: This is part of their food buffet!  It was all delicious! Bottom Left: One...