2013 Wrap Up Pt. II

Since I took so many photos over the Christmas holiday I had to break this into two posts!  Here are the rest of the photos from the end of the year including some baking that my Mother-in-Law and I did together, the tree that we decorated at my Mom's house and the beautiful tablescape that my sister designed for our Christmas dinner.

That concludes 2013 and our festivities.  I hope yours was enjoyable as well!

Thanksgiving Decor

Hello and Happy December...wow, already!  I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and long weekend.

I wanted to post the tablescape that I created for Thanksgiving.  This year I decided on a natural vibe, so browns and greens were the colors that I chose.  After all, I am a nature lover (minus the bugs), so these colors were ideal!  I also used a few natural elements such as wheat, fresh green apples (turned them into candles...found that idea on Pinterest!), a large roll of burlap ribbon turned table runner and feathers.  The napkins were actually plain white bandanas (I brilliant idea that I got from my sister) and the ribbon that was wrapped around it was a green burlap.  Enough talking, here it is...

I also decorated the coffee table to carry the theme across both rooms.

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it's time to get my house together for Christmas!  We'll be having family staying over this year, so I'm going to have to figure out how to turn our "guest room" (aka the spare room where a lot of our things are stored) into a warm, cozy, comfortable, inviting space (on a budget).  Wish me luck!

By the way, if you'd like to see our previous Thanksgiving tablescapes, click here, here, and here (the last link is from my old blog).

Our 4th

Surprise!  This is a first for me, posting on the weekend.  I hope you're enjoying the day.

Our Independence day was pretty low key...mainly because Simon had to work.  I was home all day for the most part.  I did go to the grocery store to pick up some items for a special dinner consisting of crab legs and mashed potatoes..oh, and Corona ;)

Even if it's just Simon and I celebrating a holiday alone, I still like to decorate the dinner table in a festive way.

I wasn't sure if fireworks were going to happen since it had been raining for the last week straight, so I was happy to see that the weather didn't stop them.  The big local fireworks display happens about a mile from our house, and luckily we have a nice view without having to leave home!

  

How was your 4th?

May

My favorite month of the year...how did it slip away so fast?  May is actually one of the busier months of the year for me because all but one weekend involves family activities.  These activities are Mother's Day (the second week), my birthday (the third week) and Memorial Day (the fourth week).  I haven't been documenting life as much lately, but here are some photos from Mother's Day.  After getting a manicure and pedicure, we went back to my house and had lunch then tea time.  We (my Mom, Grandma, Sister and I) dressed up, wore fancy headgear (some which were DIY) and  gloves.  My sister and I also decorated the table (some of which were fresh cut roses from my yard!).  My sister made a Salmon Nicoise salad and the finger sandwiches, and I made White Bean and Kale soup and put the dessert display together.  We went all out!  Here are some photos-

Us ladies :)

The fascinator that I made for my Mom-

The fascinator that my sister made for our Grandma-

My sister's fascinator

My fascinator (DIY!)

Enjoy the weekend!