Hellllooo There!

Helllllooooo?? 

Hi! 

Here again and so excited to be back! And let me tell you, so much has happened since the last time i blogged (back in October).... Maybe we'll go through everything a little later. But today I want to talk about the landscaping of our house, or the lack there of! Maybe you remember way back when, when I blogged about us moving? Maybe not... Check it out here. 

Before living in this lovely home of our's, we lived in an apartment in town. It was a nice little place, but it was an apartment none the less. We had a family connected to the living room wall and an older lady who couldn't hear well connected to the other side. Evenings watching television became interesting as our volume competed with two others. However, both neighbors were really sweet and home at a reasonable time. They were mature and didn't have parties to the wee early mornings. And for that we were very, very thankful! If you've lived in an apartment then you can definitely relate! At the apartment, we had a tiny, tiny yard, and now we're so very thankful for some land!!

Anyway, back to the new house! 

But look at this picture. The trees in the background just make it so picture perfect. However, there is one thing that is truly missing... We need some trees y'all! Hopefully this spring all that will change. It's actually kind of nice since it's an open book! You know? We don't have to pull anything out that we don't like. We get to be the designers! 

I've been working on my pinterest boards to get some pin-spiration.  Here's what I've got so far. 

Check back for more landscaping updates and a photo home tour! 

Until then, 

Melissa

National Bullying Month...

Why I've been missing...

We moved! Our new home.

Princess Molly

One spring morning ten years ago, instead of getting dressed and ready for a school, my dad contacted my eighth grade teachers to explain I would be out for the day. Little did I know what he had planned for us. You see my dad and I always did "father, daughter" dates and they were my favorite, however we always planned them for a Friday night, not during the day. I knew something special was going to happen that day! We loaded up the truck: him, me, and a cardboard box. Still suspicious as we drove up to a house, roughly three hours later to hear puppies barking.

Easy Chicken Pot Pie.

So, this week I decided I was going to create a meal plan for the week - I wanted to make things that were different than the norm. Last night I made "Chicken Pot Pie' that I found on Real Simple. I was super excited about this recipe for several different reasons - first off, I had never made Chicken Pot Pie nor did my family make it much growing up. And secondly, I was really looking forward to eating lots of veggies (I'm weird.) 

Crowned Accessories.

A couple of weekends ago, I had the privileged of meeting the beautiful, Stephanie, who is the owner of Crowned Accessories (with her grandmother!). There is something about Stephanie, and I can't figure out how to pinpoint the words to describe her... First off, she is beautiful on the inside and out. She will make you feel super comfortable in any situation, even just meeting her for the first time. She has a love and passion for live and what it's brought her. I could probably go on and on, but I'll stop there and get talking about her business. 

Crowned Accessories specialize in headbands, scarves and aprons - and they are awesome! I bought a headband, and am super excited to purchase my next one soon. With every accessory purchased, Crowned Accessories gives back to  Agape International Missions (AIM). 

DIY Coaster

So this weekend was full of do it yourself projects... My husband and I have what we like to call a "junk" room or a "catch all". Anybody with me? This "junk" room is also known as our second bedroom. It's a room that has become our storage room, or one that holds the things we don't want to look at after moving in over a year ago. It was pretty bad (notice keyword: was). J's cousin came in town Friday evening and we were determined to make it as cozy as possible. We worked for a good 3 hours cleaning that room. But i'm glad to say we came out with a good, cozy room and about 5 DIY projects. I'd call that success! If you're ever going to come to our house, you'd see a lot of these types of projects.