Show and Tell for the 15th...

I am joining in Kelli over at There is no place like home in her weekly Show and Tell Friday. This is my first time to participate and I am very excited to join in on the fun.

For Show and Tell this week, I would like to share a picture of a deer I saw earlier today. It was very exciting to see him on the side of the road at the State Park. My father-in-law stopped the car so I could get a picture of the deer. So here it is.

Summer Beauty...

Hi everybody!

I hope that all of you have had a great week so far. I am excited to be taking a little trip to Florida this week. I am currently visiting my in-laws and in just a little bit I will be heading to my families home.

Here is a picture of my beautiful lilies that are blooming at my home. So I thought that I would share some pictures of them.

Diapers, Onesies, and Cake...

Today I hosted a Baby Shower for my dear friends K. She and I are really good friends and when she told she was expecting I told her that I wanted to throw her a shower. This is her second child and she is having another boy. So, the shower was not to big but as some would call it, it was a "sprinkle" of an event.

For favors I stacked three scented tea lights and wrapped them in colorful tissue paper and ribbon.

The menu consisted of apples and caramel dip, a veggie tray, a fruit tray, spinach dip and crackers, chips and french onion dip, chicken salad, and croissants.

This is a picture of the table after the shower was over, I forgot to take a picture before. Rats!

I made the cake myself and was really happy with the way that it turned out. Here are a few pictures of it.


I also tried a punch recipe from Paula Dean. Here is the recipe.


I did place a few balloons in the living room to give the house the party "feel".


For games we did the traditional word scrambles and trivia games. We also did the mommy's girth game. We also played a make the baby's picture game. In which guests create what they think the baby will look like by taking elements from baby pictures in magazines.

We had a really nice time. K gave me this picture frame as a hostess gift.

Guess Who I Am...

Mrs. Wilt, over at The Sparrow's Nest, had her results to a Jane Austin's Heroine Quiz. I decided to give the quiz a try.


I asked my DH if this was right and he said he thought it was a good match. So, I am Elinor Dashwood.

Go over to the quiz and see who you are.

A Restful Sunday...

Hi everyone! I hope that as the end of the weekend approaches, each of you can look back and say that you had a nice weekend.

I had a very nice weekend. Late yesterday morning, I had a meeting at my church about the summer programs for children in the church. Afterwards, my DH and I went out to lunch with our pastor 's family and another sweet family in our church. It was really nice to have the opportunity to fellowship with them.

Yesterday evening, my DH and I went over to some of our friends' house for dinner and a game of spades. We had a marvelous time, even though we did get beat pretty bad in spades.

This morning, we went to church and I was working in the nursery for the sermon. Afterwards, I came home and made chili for lunch. My DH and I spent the rest of the afternoon playing board games and calling our families.

It has been a truly wonderful and restful Sunday.

Happy June...

Hi everybody. Welcome to the month of June, I hope that all of you were able to start the month off with a great day yesterday.

June will be a fun month. I get to take a trip to Florida this month for a few weeks and I am really excited to get to see all of my family again.

I am also hosting a baby shower for one of my dear friends next Saturday. It will be my first time to ever host a shower and I am looking forward to it.

So, what all do you have going this month? Anything fun or exciting?

A May Gone By...

I hope that all of you had a wonderful month of May. I had a great month. My sister came out right before the first of the month so she started the month off great. There are pictures from her trip in a previous post.

I celebrated my birthday on May4th. This was my first birthday away from home, but that did not mean I didn't get sung to over the phone and get birthday cards from across the miles. My DH and I went out to eat at T.G.I. Friday's and then went to a movie in celebration.

My DH and I also celebrated our one year anniversary on May 6th. For our anniversary, we spent the whole day together. We went and had breakfast at a local breakfast cafe, went browsing some stores, and played tennis. For dinner, we got all dressed up and went to an Italian restaurant for dinner. It was a great day.

My DH's parents came in for a visit on Mother's Day and stayed through the following Saturday. I had a nice time hanging out with my mother-in-law (MIL). My DH and his dad "renovated" my back porch. I will have to take some pictures so I can share the result.

My DH has had off from his work for the last half of the month. This gave us the opportunity to hang out and enjoy each other's company.

Verse from the month of May...

Delight yourself also in the LORD,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
~Psalms 37:4-5~

I'm Back...

Okay, so one post for the whole month of May is really and truly quite unacceptable. This month has in many ways been so busy and in many other ways, it hasn't. However, I do hate the fact that it has been a whole month since I last posted.

I look forward to catching up with all of you.

Welcome May...

Happy first day of May! How exciting, an new month and a special one at that. The month of May contains my birthday, my Gram's birthday, and my one year anniversary. The month of May also houses Mother's Day (how fun)! What an action packed month.

Happy May!

Sister Times...

Hi everybody! I hope that all of your had a wonderful weekend. I have a great one.

My sister came to visit e for the weekend and we had a wonderful time. She flew in on Friday morning and left yesterday evening. It was so wonderful to spend tome with her.

On Friday, we went to a living history museum and an aquarium. We had a great time wondering around talking about the animals and our lives. After that we went shopping and then watched South Pacific.

On Saturday, we went to a unique little local store and then to the mall. We found matching shirts that were really cute. Then we came back home and soaked our feet and did pedicures. That evening, we went to see the play "The Importance of Being Earnest." We had a wonderful time.

Then yesterday, we went to church and then went to T.G.I. Friday's to celebrate my birthday. Then we drove to the airport to pick up my DH. After we picked him up, we went to dinner at the California Pizza Kitchen. Then she had to get on her plane to go home.

Here are some pictures from the living history museum. (My sister has all of the pictures of both of us on her camera.)

Here are a few pictures from the Aquarium.

Here is the picture from my birthday lunch.