thank yous!

last weekend our family friend jeanee threw me a lovely shower in springfield. it was great to see family and friends that i haven't seen in a while. it was also odd to be opening presents when it wasn't my birthday or christmas. i got some very nice things from some very nice people. and … Continue reading thank yous!

holy sheets!

perhaps you have seen my plea for sheets. and perhaps you wonder what the heck i am doing with them. well, i will tell you a little of it. i don't have all the specifics worked out yet, but here are the basics. this is what we are going for except on a slightly larger scale. … Continue reading holy sheets!

things i love about being home

watching msnbc and the daily show with my dad cats that beg for treats by sliding their bowls around the kitchen the biggest bed i have ever slept in kisses on the forehead from my mama before bed planting flowers in 100+ degree weather with my mom, cousins and aunt and laughing our asses off … Continue reading things i love about being home

day two recap

yesterday was quite the day. i woke up this morning to stretch and realized the pain. i am pretty sore all over. apparently that is what a day of gardening will do to a quasi-out of shape person. my arms are sore. my neck is sore. my core is sore. and the backs of my … Continue reading day two recap

hotter than hades

this morning i woke up about 7:00 and looked at my phone to see just how hot the weather will be today. my cousin, mama and i are planning on planting my aunt's flower beds today. my phone showed me a sun with a cactus. i have never seen that before, but i am pretty … Continue reading hotter than hades

on the road again…

this time headed to my mama's to get some stuff done! remember when my mom and i cleaned out the storage unit? well, i didn't know i was getting married then, so now we get to go back into it to get vintage table cloths, serving pieces, vases, jars and whatever else we can get … Continue reading on the road again…

FLOAT-ish

many years ago 4 girls and two boys set out on a random weekend at the NRO campsite. we drank, we ate, we camped and we floated. we loved it and vowed to return the next year. and we did. and we kept going back. until last year. things just got too busy. and we … Continue reading FLOAT-ish

greige

last night b came home with some paint that his brother had. we figured that we all ready had 4 colors on the wall, what's one more? when b put the color on the living room wall we decided we liked it. it is a close match to the costal fog I talked about before. … Continue reading greige

fancy!

internet connection, what?? yeah, just don't call me when you see me online. b and i went to sprint yesterday to get a hotspot, since we can't get DSL at our house and satellite is both expensive and sucky. i had called sprint previously to see what our options were, and from what i understood we could get unlimited … Continue reading fancy!