08-07-2015

Yay for Fridays

Today is Friday! Although, yesterday felt like Friday, so I guess it doesn’t really matter! We are still enjoying Tennessee, Josiah flew in to get his wisdom teeth out, so I guess I am probably enjoying it just a little bit more than he is!

1- Franklin. There is something special about your home town. I love coming back and exploring.

Dinner with Dad & Cathleen- We went to Urban Grub in Nashville. I had not been there since it opened and had some fabulous mac & cheese. I didn’t branch out far but it was delicious.

#ibelieveinnashville- This sign is all over instagram and last time I was here I didn’t get a photo in front of it. So I made Dad & Cathleen pull over so we could get a photo. Dad wasn’t as keen but Cathleen was!

Mexican with these kids- I have watched them all grow up and I love getting to go to my favorite Mexican place and spend time with all of them!

5- Wisdom Teeth- This guy got his wisdom teeth out yesterday. The pain is kicking in more and I am praying he keeps doing well! Speaking from experience teeth pain is not fun!

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08-05-2015

Tennessee so Far

I love taking trips to Tennessee in the summer but it is never a vacation. I try to jam pack as much into a week as I possibly can. When I get back to Texas I am utterly exhausted! I work in the office during the week so I only have nights and weekends as well. Lots to fit in!

Of course this weekend was spent at the pool. I am so thankful that there was beautiful weather!

The American Girl Doll store is now opened up and my sister and I took a trip. (Pardon the selfies). The dolls are even cooler than when we had them

I went out to lunch with my Mom and my sister.

Sunday we had brunch at a local Pancake place where you have the griddle on your table and make your own.

Monday night I stopped by a house of a family I used to babysit. This little one is now 9 (!!) and I watched her when she was a newborn. I loved catching up with them!

Here sister is now 13 (!!) and I watched her starting when she was 2. It is crazy how they all grow up!

I am still enjoying Tennessee and lots more to do and see!

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07-31-2014

Thankful Thursdays [7.31.14]

Happy Thursday! Today I am blogging from my mom’s house in Tennessee. I am thankful that I have a wonderful family and am able to visit and spend time with them. I am also thankful I have a job where I normally work out of the house in Texas but when I come back to Tennessee then I just switch and go into the office.

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06-29-2014

Patriotic Table Runner

I love having a table runner on my table and I love changing it out depending upon the season. I have been behind for on finishing this (I missed Memorial Day, oops!) but I was able to put it together this week and I really like how it turned out! I added the white ruffle not only to give it a little bit extra, but because it would have been way to short without it! I used left over red fabric I had and didn’t want to go buy anymore I added the blue (can’t really tell that in the picture) stars stamped on with paint to give it some blue and more of a Patriotic feel.

Best way to make easy stamps? Potatoes of course! Thankfully I didn’t have to just guess and cut out a star but had a cookie cutter in the perfect star shape that cut through the potato easily.

At first I was just going to stamp them and let them be how they were, but for OCD me that was a little too rough. So once I had the stars down I took my paint brush and individually painted them in. I think they look much better that way!

Much better! I love how the table cloth turned out. I was thinking of writing across the whole thing (long ways), Land of the Free or something similar but I just can’t decide. What do y’all think?

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