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Happy Tuesday ya'll!

Thanks to TeachPrayLove Designs, I have a pretty new blog design. Lauren was amazing! If anyone is looking to have some work done- definitely contact her. I am CLUELESS about these things and she was very patient and sweet. 

I'm excited to have dinner with some of my favs tonight. Hopefully I will remember to take some pictures this time. I have been craving sushi for a week now so I'm pumped! I hope everyone is having a good week!

Happy Monday!

Is it me or did this weekend fly by? I was even off on Friday and it still seemed to be over in a blink of an eye.

Friday I attended my very first US Open. The weather was absolutely perfect! We had a really good time. I had a ball in the gift shop- HA! Lily Pulitzer did some scarves and bags especially for the US Open this year. I had to have one of these. I have always loved Lily it was kind of a no-brainer. I sported my new scarf at work today!

Please excuse my iphone picture- the quality isn't all that great. I love how Lily incorporates such details in their pretty designs. I will be wearing this for years!



This is me and my Hubs. Sadly- this is the only picture we have from our US Open experience. We weren't allowed to take cameras or phones inside. This was taken on our way out- I'm a sweaty mess! The line was crazy long as we came in but those people were smart to take their pics first!

Father's Day- I've already epically failed at one my goals to take more pictures. I don't have a single picture to post or for my personal memories from father's day. We had a wonderful weekend. We had pool time and dinner with the Hub's step Dad. We had lunch with the Hub's Dad and family and dinner with my parents. I hope all the Dad's out there had a wonderful day/weekend!

Until Next Time Lovies- Megan

Thoughts for Thursday

Happy Thursday Lovies!

I'm going to attempt to do my very first link up today. This should be interesting since I'm not the best at these technology things.. :) So here we go.. my Thoughts for Thursday!

- I have got to program myself to take more pictures. I have seriously become slack about this. Not just for my blog but to document our lives. The hubs isn't a fan of pictures and seriously pouts worse than any kiddo when I say- "Let's take a picture!" I don't want to take a picture every day but I can't remember the last time we took a picture together just because.

- I'm super pumped for Friday. I'm going to my very first US Open in Pinehurst, NC. The hubs and his family have been before since they are from Sanford, NC. I will admit I was bummed to see that I can't take a camera or phone in with me. So much for taking some pictures (back #1)!! Hopefully the weather won't be too hot and we'll avoid rain/thunderstorms.

-I'm so not motivated at work or at home these days. I'm not sure what my deal is. I feel like I never have enough sleep and I'm constantly dragging. I used to work out at least 5 days week but recently I've been a bum. I need to get some kind of schedule again. I work better when I have schedule (I'm so type A it isn't even funny sometimes!).

-I've been very happy that we've been trying to go to church again. The hubs isn't always thrilled and agreed that he would go at least once a month. We haven't been very consistent but I hope to keep this up because it just puts me in a good mood. I would love to get involved in bible study or women's group at our church. The hubs probably won't be up for it but I really think I would enjoy it.

-I can't believe it's already the middle of June. Our summer is almost completely booked until October. Ridiculous I tell ya! We have said every year that we will slow down and spend more time at the beach. So far- this has yet to happen. One day..

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Linking up with Annie and Natalie.

Until Next Time Lovies- Megan

Lunch

Happy Wednesday!

I am horrible at remembering to take pictures of things. I made a summer dinner last night and completely forgot to take a picture! I've been seeing so many post corn, tomatoes, avocados, and other summer treats that it inspired me to try something too. I had planned to try and recreate this salad I saw over on Natalie's blog- designer bags & dirty diapers- Chopped-blt-salad. I got lazy last night and didn't feel like roasting the corn. My hubs also didn't sound too excited about a salad last night so he opted for wheat bread, bacon, lettuce, cheese, tomato and mustard. I decided to be a little different so I opted for bacon, cheese, tomato (yes- pause for reaction! If you know me- you know I hate tomatoes but they are seriously growing on me in sandwiches. I still can't handle them by themselves or in a salad just yet), and avocado in a spinach wrap. It seriously hit the spot! The hubs even commented that I was good and he'd like to have it again soon. See my re-creation for lunch today since I didn't take a picture last night!

I can seriously be a lazy cook sometimes. I love good food but sometimes after working all day I just don't feel like spending an hour or more in the kitchen. I bake my bacon. The hubs thought I was weird when we first got married by doing this. I use a cookie pan with a lip to prevent the grease from sliding off. I wrap the pan in tin foil and preheat the to 400 degrees. Cook for 12-17 minutes depending on your oven. I remove the bacon strips from the pan to paper towels immediately to drain and excess grease. Super easy!

Until Next Time Lovies!-Megan

The Bench Revive

Happy Tuesday!

Today I wanted to share my very first DIY project. Our porch is an odd shape but I wanted something inviting and if we happened to want to sit there we could. The prices for benches are ridiculous!! I didn't want to sink $200 into something that was going to sit outside. This started my interest in craigslist. I stalked that site everyday for weeks! One Monday morning I stumbled across this beauty. I immediately emailed the owners and arranged to come that day. Luckily they lived 2 mintues from my office, it was meant to be :). It definitely had some serious sun damage but it was made of a good sturdy wood. Sold! I quickly loaded this into my truck and off I went.

The next day I called my Dad and made a trip to Lowe's to get some sanding materials. I sanded on this thing every day after work for a week! I then hauled it to my Dad's for staining. My Dad has more paints and stains than anyone I know. He's also a master at this kinda stuff. He immediately went to work.  The next week, I picked this back up and on our porch it went!

I love how this turned out! Not bad for $40 and a little bit of work! Of course I then started plotting on how to decorate this bench. Off to Carolina Pottery- I bought several patterns to try and finally decided on red, black and white- image that!! I had purchased a wooden monogram- I'm obsessed with monograms!- after my Hubs and I were married. When we moved I couldn't decide where to put this, so it been sitting in our attic. My Mom actually mentioned this might be a good spot and she was right! I love how all this came together! Excuse the bit of pollen now collected on the bench.

Thanks for stopping by! Until Next Time Lovies- Megan

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Craigslist Find Makeover

Happy Monday Loves! I hope everyone had a good weekend! I am by no means a great DIY-er. This is my second DIY project and I can't take credit for most of this. We moved in November and I've been scrambling to get this house decorated. I am very picky and I can't visualize anything! We were trying to save some money so I had been browsing craigslist almost daily. I came across this little table. I love the details. My husband was excited it had cushions and not just the wooden bottoms. So we went to check it out. Let me tell you I was kinda surprised how beat up the top of the table was. I took these pictures and immediately sent them to my Dad. He's great at DIY projects and he's a perfectionist.

He thought he could work with this so we negotiated a price. We picked this up and hauled it to my parents house. My Dad showed me how to use an electric sander. This was my first time using anything like that. I will be honest I only did this for a few minutes and my Dad pushed me out of the way. He told me to let him handle it. I told him I wanted the white painted black and distressed, to sand out the damage top and restain it. The cushions were a hot mess so they were quickly ripped off. After much searching I finally found the perfect fabric to recover the chairs.

I am just thrilled with the end result! I will have to say they turned out better than I ever imagined. I can't wait to have someone over to try them out!

Until next time Lovies!!- Megan