Weekend Update

So on Thursday we had this:

 



 

But then Saturday morning we had breakfast on that very same patio and watched bluebirds fight over our bluebird house for 2 hours. I haven't watched anything that entertaining in ages. Here are some snapshots:

 

 

 

I swear to you it was like watching house hunters. They would come look and fly away. Then come and sit, then more would come and look and then they would fight over it. So out of necessity, my husband created this masterpiece:

 

 

 

 

Built with his own 2 hands. While he did that, I spray painted every chair I could get my hands on:

 

 

We took a brief rest to go to the international street fair, where we had some yummy not-health department approved international cuisine.

 

 

Then we came home and planted some seeds:

The sun was bright, which is why I have no eye balls.

 

 

Today we went to early church, took a nap outside on the pallet bed and then had dinner on the patio at the Cellar.

 

 

I assure you Ike had water although it may not appear so here and I also assure you that I had nothing to do with the fact that my husband is wearing camo crocs in public.....with socks.

 

This is Drew saying, "I'm so sexy I can wear crocs and it doesn't even matter."

 

 

Tonight we had a bonfire and s'mores with lots of friends: old and new. Some had to Skype in but that was just as great.

 

 

So basically we've only been inside to sleep this weekend. But oh thank you Jesus for this sunshine. It has been heavenly.

 





Weekend Visit

This weekend my sister and her significant other came to visit!! And they brought these fun bottles o' sody pop. They were too cute to drink.

 

Saturday we ventured to Roanoke to go to Black Dog Salvage which is featured on HGTV. It was awesome but a bit overwhelming. I hadn't adequately prepared beforehand so I couldn't remember what items our humble abode needed.

Side note: That little orange hatted old man was precious. We talked about horses and he told me I needed a coat on.

I found a glider I loved but as per my usual, talked myself out of it. I didn't take a picture of it, it'd just be too painful.

Bathtub anyone??

I ended up with 2 apple crates to serve as an end table for our chair.

It was actually pretty nice and sunny when we got home so we played cornhole (Molly's man Daniel made them for us and they delivered them).

We all sucked, except for Daniel. They must be an extension of him because his two hands built them but none of the rest of us connected with them very well. By the end of summer, though, you better watch out!

We also had a fire.

Last night we went to our favorite place for dinner but beforehand we wanted to get a sister picture....soon I will do a blog post of all the pics Drew took trying to get one but for now you'll have to survive with only one. 

Last night consisted of deep, ground breaking conversations followed promptly by singing Backstreet Boys at the top of our lungs in the cupcake boutique. That's how sisters roll. After a beautiful day/evening, we woke up to this today which is still going on:

So Molly and Daniel peeled out early and we went to Palm Sunday service. After which we came home and watched Les Mis. It's been a durn good weekend friends. Hope you all have had the same!



Day 22: Flowers

Happy spring! Ike and I went on a little walk/jog this morning and brought in spring the right way. As for the project.....

Okay, I'm guilty this is totally not a diy project. But what better way to spend the first day of spring than potting some flowers? I texted my mom last night and she said not to plant flowers until May but I didn't listen. This weather has been so beautiful I wanted to celebrate it a little so I bought me some flowers today at Lowe's. The man at the register asked who was the green-thumb, me or my husband. I responded "my mother is but she pressures me to try and be," which is true but I do love to look at flowers so I will give it a try.

This is still technically a "project" and surely there's something on pinterest somewhere about potting flowers.

Please do not ask the inevitable question that my mother asked, I do not know what kind they are. I'm sure they said when I bought them but I did not look, I bought them because I thought they were pretty. My theory is I can bring them in if/when it frosts again since they're just right out on the balcony. And surely they will brighten some one's day, our yard gets a lot of traffic so I hope someone enjoys them as much as me.

The yellow ones are my favorite...I think I'll make up a flower name for them, or I could take after Drew and call all flowers everywhere chrysanthemums.

Ike has been eating the potting soil, surprise surprise.... And I got to use my gloves and shovel!

Enjoy this beautiful day and plant some flowers of your own! And since we had Johnny yesterday, we'll have June today...or rather Reese Witherspoon as June (because I like her version better).

Day 16: Monterey Chicken

It was an amazingly beautiful day here. Drew, Ike and I spent about 2 hours outside throwing tennis balls and laying in the grass on a blanket and reading. And so that explains the late hour of my post today. I had not originally planned to do this as one of my days but it just seemed like such a good springtime meal. Lots of color and flavor! The chicken is a pinterest recipe, the pasta salad is not.

The recipe for the chicken is as follows:

Ingredients:
4 boneless chicken breasts
1 cup colby & jack cheese
1 14 oz. can Rotel tomatoes canned with green chillis added (drain)
1/4 Cup BBQ Sauce
1/4 cup real bacon bits
Green Onions
Pepper

Season chicken with pepper and grill (we have to use our trusty George Foreman because we aren't allowed to have a grill, boo!). Preheat oven to 400 and cover each breast (after grilled) with BBQ sauce, cheese, tomatoes, green onions, bacon bits. And then place in the oven just long enough to melt the cheese. Easy!


As for the pasta salad it is an Everyday Manna special. For those who don't know Everyday Manna is a cooking show from back home that my mamaw watches religiously. Lisa Smith is the host and I must admit she is like Paula Deen to me, she can make about anything look good. When we were in Bluefield I was able to get that channel from back home and saw Lisa make this pasta salad that looked so scrumptious and it is!

Hope you all enjoyed this beautiful day, I'm now off to enjoy sitting outside the rest of the evening reading.