happy summer

Happy summer & tape. You can find the free printable for the Ice Cream Tags here. The washi tape can be shipped directly from heaven.

weekend: 30

This past weekend we celebrated my parents 30th anniversary. Luckily, we have a photographer in our family and he took family pictures (see last two pictures) of us at the Asbury Park Boardwalk. It was the perfect night. We ended it at one of our favorite restaurants.

I hope my parents know how special they are to us. Wow ... 30 years.

These last pictures were taken by Devin Peppler -- Devin Peppler Photography

@ Devin Peppler Photography

dining room: shelves

Josh built these shelves for my birthday <3. Our old IKEA bookshelf was slowly driving me crazy ... with the ugliness and all. The dining room is feeling more intentional now.

I still need to fill up the shelves with the right stuff. For now this will do.

Please excuse the pictures (bad light).

flower jars

I've had these jars from Oh Happy Day on the brain for awhile now. Good thing one of my best friends was having a shower! :)

We stopped by the farmer's market for the flowers ... if only every morning could start out like this.

four

Last week we celebrated four years. It all started in West Chester, so we usually end up there when May 31st rolls around. 

I'm not really sure where I'd be without this guy.

Ps. Sushi was made with tofu ... not fish. It was just as good!

in between

I know it seems like we've been slacking on house projects, but there are actually a few little projects in the works:
- landscaping the backyard 
- creating some sort of living space on the deck
- finishing up a new book shelf Josh built (!)
- figuring out what the heck to do with our bedroom
- LEARNING HOW TO USE MY NEW CAMERA (because I have no idea what the f I'm doing)


Of course we've been distracted by end-of-the-year shenanigans, bikes, and birthdays (an amazing one ... thanks to amazing people in my life). 

weekend

Believe it or not, our yard is the reason we bought the house. The number one thing Josh and I have in common is we live to be outside. Since buying our place almost three years ago, we have done the bare minimum to improve/keep up with the yard. It was pretty bad. The deck was used as a workspace with construction materials and a perpetual layer of sawdust. 

Now that we are (pretty much ... but not really) done with the first floor it's time to get on the outdoor space. So that's what we did the entire weekend -- it felt so good. We scrubbed everything down, trimmed a gazillion plants, weeded (to an extent ... not even close to being done), and set-up a table/chairs set on the deck. It probably sounds weird, but we feel so much better. 

Seriously, life is totally about the little things.