Thursday, June 21, 2018

Master Bath

I've sorta wanted to re-do my master bath for awhile. It wasn't super-high on the to-do list but a someday it would be nice kinda thing. When we moved into the house, I was fine with all the colors and knew nothing had to be done immediately, one of the reasons we loved it. We did, however, paint Maggie's room pink pretty soon after moving in. Anyway, I always knew I wanted some blue in there and my bedroom, especially after doing my craft room.




Short story long: In April, I ran to Bed Bath & Beyond to replace a few kitchen items and strolled around the store. I saw some blue rugs, cup, soap dish, etc. and really liked them. I'm not a big shopper and have a pretty strong case of buyer's remorse that leads me to putting back most things before hitting the register. The bad thing about this, is I'll often wait and think and budget too long and the stuff I want is gone. So this day, I bought them. In that moment. And I loved them in my bathroom (before & after above). Once I swapped out these items, I knew it was time to paint. Finally, I got around to painting this month. And made a few other changes as well.










I loooooove it!! Especially the framed mirror- really makes that whole-wall mirror look much nicer. I read a blog that said it was super easy to install, but for me, it was not. I tried to do it myself, but had to enlist Daniel's help. Still, love how it turned out! Few more things to do, but such an improvement so far.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to my wonderful husband! You're a great husband, daddy and our leader. We love you very much and hope you had an awesome day. The kids had some homemade gifts for you and I got you a little something as well.




This weekend we also upgraded your entertainment stand, which you've wanted to do for awhile. I found a console table I thought would work nice at Home Goods and you liked it too. So we made the switch. Happy Father's Day!



Monday, June 11, 2018

My birthday

The kids are all at VBS this week. It's the only VBS all summer where all 4 can go and it happens to fall the week of my birthday. At first, I was kind of sad thinking about spending part of my birthday alone and then I realized that was crazy. It took me some time to think about what I would do with 3 hours completely to myself, able to do what I want, not tied to the house. And it occurred to me: reading on the beach. That's one of my favorite things to do. Problem is, I don't live near the beach. But I do live near a lake, so lake beach it is! I was going to save some time to hang out at Hobby Lobby but really got into my book and spent the majority of my time at the beach. It was glorious.
When I picked up the kids, it was lunch time. DQ was not my top pick, but it worked out as an easy stop, so we ate there and most importantly, I got a peanut butter & cookie dough blizzard. Shut the front door. Happy birthday! Literally. 


After lunch I actually had the chance to read a little more. Then later we went to the lake with my ice cream cake and enjoyed both. The kids loved playing in the lake! They can't wait to go back. Before we went I said, they'll be fine, no need for swim suits/trunks. Fool. 


















What a great day spent with a little me time and some fun family time with yummy ice cream cake mixed in. Couldn't ask for a better birthday!

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Exploring Nashville

We visited the Bicentennial Capitol Mall Park today as part of our summer bucket list and to keep the kids aware of our local history and culture. We went to the Farmer's Market as well because they're next to each other, so two items off the list. It was a fun afternoon.