~8 Days a Week~

Busy day. but a good busy day. We drove to the capitol and I played dress up with some fancy schmancy wedding dresses. The lady helping me was awful but thankfully my dear friend Jen was there to save the day and grab some of the dresses I was wanting to try on. I'm super pooped but I guess I can whip up a batch of 8 something prettys.

                                    ~Pillow Talk~

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yeah. now you are shleepy just like me. and now you know about my horrible pillow fetish. you can click on the link to source#5 to get the tutorial DIYfor that sweet lil lovebird number. how funny are those scrabble pillows!?and the "his&mine"? I want them all. ~Sleep tight sweet readers.~

~Wedding Ideas~

                              ~ Le Dessert Table ~

So our dessert table is well on its way to becoming a master piece of sweets. I saw a bunch of cool ideas where brides had bought vintage dishes for the actual dinner place settings. I thought that over 75 dinner plates might be daunting but I still wanted to incorporate the idea so I'm buying smaller mix match ones at thrift stores and yardsales for the dessert table. I still have a few to go but I've definately gotten some neat ones and the guy I'm renting our table clothes from said he might be interested in buying some stuff after the wedding.

~sweet~

~8 Weeks to a Better Me~

As a Mama I'm constantly putting other things first. We all do it. "I have 6 loads of laundry, a track meet, clean the bathroom and fix dinner! I dont have to time to hang out on the elliptical tonight!" WELL. I am putting myself in charge of myself for 8 weeks. It's a physical, spiritual, nutritional, positive, mind changing challenge. I will make weekly goals in addition to some long term ones. I think everyone has room for improvement and i think if I can do some small tweaks to my life I can benefit in the long run. I've delegated some of the extra work around here to Papa and Moe and they seem very eager to help so that I have time for all of it.

              ~WEEK ONE~
*eat 5 full servings of fruits&veggies a day
(this is harder than you think)

* walk,hike,run,elliptic,ride my bike,etc. 15 miles this week

*yoga at least one day this week

* 60 minutes total a day towards physical beauty(nairing my mustache,deep conditioning my hair, clippin my toenails) you get the idea..it can be broken up as long as it totals 60!

*support a local Mom-n-pop style business

*patch my favorite jeans

* go to bed before 10:00p.m. M-Thurs

* drink at least 64 ounces of water everyday

In spirit of Mothers day I encourage you all to join in this 8 week journey. I have alot of me time for the next two months. If you can't get ahold of me I'm probably waxing my back or eating dandelions(which are tasty by the way....)

~Mother Lover's~

We had a whirlwind weekend ladies'n'lads. It consisted of :driving to my awesome Mom's in Indiana on Saturday, catching a concert at Madison Theatre in Covington, KY, then driving home yesterday,then driving out to the family river lot for a Momma's Day cookout and some outdoor fun, then driving to see my wonderful Step-Momma and give her a beautiful hanging basket. Here is a few pics to just sum up my crazy weekend. 

                       ~ Weekend Roadtrip~

~a lil like this~

~ and not so much this~ 

~ amish stand for Mother's Day goods~

~catching a show in KY~

~waking up to these lil guys on Mother's Day!Aren't they sweet!~

~ watching everyone eat these but not eatin' one myself :( it's ok.~



I'm glad to be home and catch up on just being here! Today kicks off a new post and something exciting that is all about me.

~Wedding Ideas!~

yup. I'm incorporating an exclamation point. I like it better. I wasn't sure how to present all my ideas for the wedding for you guys so I'm going to do it a post at a time and then maybe spill the beans with all the other stuff? Dunno. First, Brian and I are wanting a vintagey earthy theme since we are getting married outside on a historic island(yes, even if it's raining!we dont mind). After some talking we decided to go with our favorite colors:mine-green,his-gray(think silver)and white. blah de blah. so here is something for now.


                         ~Le Dessert Table~

~this is my favorite one so far~

~ a picnic dessert table? yes please.~

~very earthy~

~pretty cake~

~healthy and pretty~

~ i like all the things with sticks in em... wonder what they are?~

~i love this one too~

~the sweetest~


So there ya have it. I'm having a simple white cake on a woodsy cakestand with some other goodies. I will have a banner of some sort. No veggies of course but maybe some fruit?Or fruit pies? a pumpkin pie? oh yum. Go tend to that sweet tooth and hurry back soon!

~Happy Lil Home~

 I'm planning a tiny garden this year.... with so much going on we can't get too big. But next summer, I will do all the things that are fun but so time consuming! (potatoes,corn,etc.) I usually do a garden every year but the past 2 summers I haven't been able to because of work and moving. I love gardening and I've done it my whole life. My mom was always an amazing gardener and my childhood memories of summer always included fresh picked strawberries, green peppers, tomatoes,homemade chocolate zuchinni cake made with fresh zuchinni, and breath taking zinnas. When I was 11, I planted my own herb garden and my favorite was chocolate mint. I would pick it and put it in my bath water!(yes, I was crunchy and strange even then). Here is a tiny preview.....

~some tasty herbs, definately basil~

~heirloom tomatoes~

~peppers~
for some reason my tomatos don't grow very well but the peppers always do

~zuchinni(those blossoms are yummy!)

~pumpkins! Im using the white ones for the weddin'~

~zinnas(these too!shhhh!)

~strawberries~
I make some tasty jam.

~ I think this sign says it all~

~8 Days a Week~

whoo wee! yesterday we did yardwork at both houses and the new house has 2 years worth of leaves,weeds, overgrowth and debris! We were super wiped out last night after dinner and because of dishes and complete exhaustion I didnt do my scheduled posts. This week will be filled with some more wedding planning and I would like to have it finished by the end of the month! Wish me luck! oh p.s. I will be spillin all mah details soon..... But here is...
                                                  
              ~ Malorie's Sweet-n-Rustic Wedding~

~Burlap Banners~

~Burgundy Bridesmaids~
(these great dresses are by Twobirds)

~maybe some yummy pink cotton candy for the guests?~

~ a pair of wedding cowgirl boots~

~ some handmade lovely signs~

~some lovely lit mason jars~

~ silly cake toppers~

~ green apples~
this idea didnt make Malorie's final cut but I loved it so I had to give em a wink-n-nod!She's a teacher!

Malorie's Wedding will be absolutely beautiful and I'm so happy for her! This is just my spin on some of the things she told me about and a little extra.