Pretty in Pink

Last week, a couple of friends and I decided to have a girls night out with sushi and swimming. I made these pretty in pink homemade strawberry cupcakes and Wes so graciously made us all pink watermelon margaritas. I didn't get a picture of the drinks or the friends, but I will next time! FUN TIMES!

Until next time...

XOXOXOXO

Safari Ken

I could not believe my eyes and ears when I found out that Safari Ken was one of the new "stars" of "Toy Story 3".

I have known this vain character for 20+ years!!

I am so proud that he is finally doing something with his life. I never thought he would get out of the toy chest in Hesterville, MS. :)

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XOXOXOXOx

Success

is when this

grows and produces this

and these are made into this

DILL PICKLES!

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XOXOXOXOX

Let them eat PIE too!

A few weeks ago when my parents came to visit, my daddy and I picked some blackberries in an empty lot near my house. I froze the berries and put them to good use last night making this homemade blackberry pie! It was sooo delicious. I surprised myself with it! I keep telling Wes (who LOVED it) it tastes like a pie a grandmother would make. YUMMY!

Cooking tip: To get a really golden brown crust, brush the top of the pie crust with milk and then sprinkle with a thin layer of white sugar. It really works!

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XOXOXOXO

Josh Ritter

Last night, Wes and I went to Baton Rouge, LA to see Josh Ritter in concert. You may remember me talking about Dawn Landes, Wes' sister here. Well, this is her husband. He was absolutely amazing. The videos I am going to post do not compare at all to his live performances. Check him out at http://www.joshritter.com/.



Here we are with Josh backstage.

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XOXOXO

The SNORKELER

SNORKELER

Today's fun project.

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XOXOOXO

Kick it in high GEAR

I kicked into high gear this week and got lots of stuff on my "summer to do list" DONE. It all started with trimming the hedges. Then it was off to cooking to class with my dear friend Katie where we learned how to make at least ten different recipes using blueberries. My favorite thing of the day was when we made our own blueberry preserves. I have three jars in the cabinet and one half eaten bag (teacher ran out of jars) in the fridge. I can't wait to make lots of other fruit preserves now!!!

Cleaning house threw us into to the next gear. We cleaned from top to bottom. I even scrubbed each individual tile by hand. Pretty IMPRESSIVE, if I do say so myself. We took everything up a notch when we disassembled a very important part of our swimming pool, fixed it, and put it back together with minimal pain. Just call Morehead Pool Repair the next time you need service!

Despite the rain, I pressed the clutch in hard and re-painted a chest of drawers, night stand, and an iron bed for one of our bedrooms now named "the Sand". You may remember pictures of a bedroom a few weeks ago. That one is named "the Sea". Of course the naming part is just me being silly. :)

She looks great!!

Friday, I put the petal to the metal and painted another bedroom. If  you have ever stayed overnight with us, this is the room you slept in. It used to be pink and green, but now it is a nice yellow titled "Sun Hat". I keep stepping into the room because it is so refreshing!
Before:(

Today, I took it back down to neutral and baked a turtle pull apart cake. It is not as cute as the butterfly, but I mean lets be honest, the butterfly is going to be hard to beat. Then I lounged by the pool and ate watermelon until the never ending rain came once again.

Until next time......

zooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm