We are going to continue the series about How to Become an Interior Designer, by discussing online degrees. I have known a couple of people who have taken these courses. From what I have seen, I do not consider these to be any sort of foundation for Interior Design, unless you are taking the courses from an actual University. Even then, unless they are meeting occasionally, I ... READ the POST
Slow Down to Smell the Roses
We don’t often slow down and just have some fun. With the completion of the pool and my husband’s upcoming trip, we decided it was time to have some family fun. So, last Saturday, was the inaugural pool opening. We have been staring at this hole in the ground for almost a year now. It is so exciting to have another completed project! Oldest son finally got brave enough to do ... READ the POST
Monday’s Moments #11
We have complete the pool and have gotten to use it the past couple of days. With it’s completion, I have been brainstorming what vignettes I want to do around the pool and the patio. The pool is surrounded by travertine pavers, so it definitely needs to be softened by furnishings, accessories and plants! Focusing on the backyard this week, led me to Vignettes out of San Diego. ... READ the POST
Giveaway – #KickOffToSummerWeek2014
One last giveaway for our week long celebration of Memorial Day. Hopefully, you have gotten lots of decorating ideas and some new recipes to try! Welcome to the final day, Day #6 of Kick Off to Summer Week, a multi-blogger event co-host by Lauren of From Gate to Plate and Summer of Summer Scraps. With summer quickly approaching and Memorial Day in a few weeks, we wanted to make ... READ the POST
Memorial Day: How to Make a Wreath – #KickOffToSummerWeek2014
Haven’t all these Memorial Ideas been inspiring? It makes me hungry and my “to do” list is growing! Today we are going to touch on Memorial Day: How to Make a Wreath. Last Wednesday, I shared our Easy Memorial Day brunch. We celebrated a bit early because of Hubby’s long trip. You may not have noticed the wreath I made. But, that was a bit on purpose, because I wanted to ... READ the POST
Memorial Day Festivities-Farewell Party – #KickOffToSummerWeek2014 #GourmetGarden
Our Kick off to Summer is in full swing with lots of ideas and recipes for Memorial Day. Make sure to check below for today’s giveaway and sponsor! With hubby leaving in just over two weeks for a very long “trip” we are trying to make Memorial Day a special one for the kiddos, in hopes that they can remember his farewell and have some good memories to think about over the next ... READ the POST
Place of Honor, #PickYourPlum #KickOffToSummerWeek2014
Welcome to Day #1 of Kick Off to Summer Week, a multi-blogger event co-host by Lauren of From Gate to Plate and Summer of Summer Scraps. With summer quickly approaching and Memorial Day in a few weeks, we wanted to make sure you had plenty of ideas for your Memorial Day activities. Each day we will be serving up a variety of different appetizers, main dishes, desserts, decor, printables and more ... READ the POST
Our Hero
This year Memorial Day hits close to home, while we get ready to say goodbye to our Hero for an extended period of time. We have been extremely fortunate and have not had any large amounts of time where my husband has been gone since having children. (Nothing over a couple of months, anyway!) So, here we are just over a couple of weeks away from saying goodbye to our hero. ... READ the POST