Weekend Recap

stressing about stressing, yep that's me.

This weekend was a busy one that's for sure and it is only the beginning of a busy two months.

1. Cheers to Allison! :)

2. Our new initals.

3. My Grandmother's pin cushion - when I saw this I gasped - such great memories.

4. Hanging out by the pool

and...if you are ever in Houston I highly recommend this amazing little gem.

The Hearsay Gastro Lounge.

What's in your weekend bag?

This weekend is one of the Bachelorette Parties

so that means my weekend bag is filled with options

jewelry options

shoe options

dress options

decor options

dessert options

alright already I think you get the gist...so here is my hodge podge of pinterest loves from this week:

Weekend Bag by sgrahm featuring dresses

1. Please have this in my hands asap

2. Perfect bachelorette weekend nail color

3. umm YES more pink+TB = please

4. did I mention PINK? most definitely necessary for a bachelorette party

5. alright, I will tone it down a bit - nude - there see toned down...boring

6. Sooo I made cookies last night and well ours might look a bit more like cellulite booties...

7. Just add this to my options, please and thank you!

Double Whammy

So, since I am a slacker I am going to have to mesh the Grateful Wednesday & Weekend Recap posts in one. You know what's so bad - I read about 6 other blogs on a daily basis and I EXPECT them to blog EVERYDAY yet I can't even seem to blog every other day - thank goodness I have a total of 3 followers on a good day - pressure is off!

Alright, for some reason Wednesday seems to be my blah days - yet grateful Wednesday forces me to be not so blah - so here goes nothin...

1. My job - and the little perks!

Yes, the discount - totes amaze - however I fall in love with these little guys and though they don't go with ANYTHING - I repeat they do not go with a single item in my closet - I just can't seem to let them go:

And in the mean time this little love is outside the store - love!!

I mean how could you NOT love a BABY ZEBRA?!

(yes, yes I am a bit nervous - yes he is cute, yes he is smallER, but still a zebra, people)

2. Gifts from mi madre

While my mom was gallivanting around the entire state of California she brought us back some treats:

It went well with invite arts & crafts.

3. Happy Mornings :)

I need to be more thankful for good mornings like today. Just genuine good happy mornings. I get caught up in "what's the next step" so frequently that I seem to forget to enjoy the current "step". There will be days one day that I miss things like this. So here is to being grateful for the current step.

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the thing you only hoped for"

 I am sure I have used this before but umm yeah I think I should post it every week just so I read it a couple times.

4. Before & Afters

I love little easy updates on the house, though we need big updates as well, the small ones can make a big impact - on me at least haha. Hence why I LOVE LOVE LOVE this blog. 

        Before                                         After           

5. My CUTE Grandparents 

who came to visit this weekend!

What's in your "weekender" bag?

I have a list of home improvement (I know, that makes it sound soooo boring - I promise - it's not!) projects in my "weekender" bag - here are just a few ideas! :)

Weekend Project! by sgrahm on polyvore.com

Grateful Wednesday

I realize that I am a day late, yes I know, but I got super busy yesterday. But before I got super busy I already created my list, so here it goes:

It's already Wednesday again!

1. God's Timing

This one has been tough as of lately. Growing up I felt like everything fell into place, I could truly see everything happening for a reason right before me - before I even had time to think about what was next it just happened. Lately I feel like "everything happens for a reason" has slowed down. I don't understand the timing, but I must trust that God's timing means everything. I must not rush along these events in our life - I must trust - trust in His timing, not mine.

2. Weeknights

Lately we have been grilling, cooking dinner and having a "normal" life. It feels so great to come home, eat dinner, and just hang out. I feel settled and grateful.

3. The Swing

Even though Summer is officially here, cough cough 101 this weekend (BLAH!), in the evenings I can still enjoy it for a short while - before the mosquitoes and heat carry me away!

(my view on the swing)
 

4. The Little House that could!

 As much work as it has needed I love our little house. We have done some updates and there still plenty more to do but I enjoy it. I am loving watching our house transform and that WE are doing it! :) Hopefully we will be making a few updates this weekend - if so I'll post some before and after pictures!

5. I get to see Kristin Today!

My old boss, Kristin, is coming in from London TODAY! I started working in marketing and less than a month later my most favorite boss EVER announced that her and her husband were moving to London that winter. I was SO SO sad, because honestly I can say one of the reasons I applied for my position was because I would get to work with Kristin! She is a wonderful person and an amazing role model with an absolutely dedicated work ethic. I am just so excited to see her today - grateful that I get to!

Weekend Recap

Apparently this should just be called "my weekend in food" because that is all I took pictures of!

 yep, totally one of those Cheese McGee's taking pics of their food

...all weekend long...

believe me I am even sparing you guys of a few...

ridiculous, out of control, food photography

(and by "ridiculous and out of control" I mean in quantity not quality)

Nonetheless, it was a wonderful weekend filled with catching up with old friends we haven't seen in a while. We have been busy to say the least or maybe I have just been so caught up in life lately that I haven't stopped to enjoy the friends and people around us. Sure I have been in company with them and yes it has been fun, but I don't think that I have been fully grateful and thankful. Friends are a wonderful thing - they are there for you even if you don't necessary see them or feel them (if that makes any sense at all). I guess I don't know how to explain it but its that imaginary support group. Yes, when things go awry you have your family right there and some of your close friends - and please note I am not discounting them what so ever - but it is those friends who I might not see very frequently that all of a sudden are so supportive in their own way - so refreshing. You know what is crazy? I feel like these are my adopted friends too - meaning they have adopted ME - they are my husbands old friends who now, I would consider, are just as much my friends :)

alright, alright - off my soap box I go...

Thank heavens for friends...and good ones at that!

it all started with breakfast Saturday morning - I was feeling a tad domestic might I say...

Dinner at Fireside Pies

their sangria is to d-d-d-i-e for! I also had a glass of Garganega it was crisp and delicious - perfect for the summer :)

Yes and yes - can I have this every night for dinner?

There is no better way to end a food induced weekend than by Taverna on Sunday, with a side of preferential treatment (just a little bit alright already).

WARNING: $1 Mimosas and $1 Bellinis  

And I just have one more picture - oh my is that a human in my picture...ah yes, yes it is...that would be my wonderful husband. AND a new experience for me - a bow shop (is that what you call it? - anywho - a store where they sell bow and arrows and practice and what not). :)

Happy Monday, Ladies and Gents!

Grateful Wednesday!

Yes, yes I know it has been forever...but I have been a busy busy girl. Between wedding, bachelorette parties, and shower (...OH MY - sorry I just couldn't help myself) and a little thing called work it has been cray cray. Oh and getting back into the swing of things after vacay - yeah no funsies. Alright, yes I know this is supposed to be a grateful post (NOT a whine about nothing post) so onward my friend

1. Mi Madre

I have the most wonderful mother ever - she has given up everything to be MY MOM. So here's to her!

I love you Mom!

 (a little picture preview from our vacay)

2. Prayers

3. Arts & Crafts

a little sneak peek at bachelorette party invites!

4. Marriage

What a wonderful and beautiful sacrament - so incredibly blessed!

I still get giddy when I see this - it just makes me so happy!

even after:

yep, 600 days - alright I know that's not crazy long but it feels like yesterday (and I am sure I will be saying the same thing on day 18,250 - that's 50 years - confession: I stole that from a song - sorry it was necessary to be that lovey gushy peeps)

5. Heels (and on that note being able to wear them!)

oh, manolo how I love thee.

Well folks, Happy Wednesday!