Front Porch Revitalization

Yesterday was such a busy work day! I had a little work but mostly I was organizing my mixed doubles team. The top 2 teams have folded so now my team becomes the top dog and all the good players from the other teams want to play on our team and I have to make room for them. This is what I hate about captaining a team but after this part is over I get to enjoy having one of the best mixed doubles teams this state has probably ever seen! It is going to be a great season.

So Lucas had a match last night. His team played Abbas's team. They were 2 and 2 so whoever won the match last night would go to state. I kind of wanted Lucas's team to win b/c I am going to state with the 4.5 team so we could go together. But then Lucas probably couldn't have gone anyways b/c of work and Abbas will carry a stronger team to state so it is probably best that Lucas's team lost. Lucas lost, too. Which is rare. But he played doubles with a guy who was pretty bad.... or was at least having a bad night (can't say much... I've been there). They won the first set easily but then just as easily lost the next two sets. Rafa came with me to watch him and my mom met us there to watch Lucas, too.

She brought with her the cushions for our front porch furniture. She bought a few flowered ones and then made some striped ones so it looks really neat with two patterns and the colors coordinating. I snapped a few pictures as I was backing out of the driveway this morning. I'll try to take some better ones later. Anyway, in this picture you can see the yard work we did a couple of weeks ago. We ripped out everything in the front flower beds, planted new azaleas, put down liner, installed some edgers, and then put rock down. Rocks are so expensive! You wouldn't think so but they are! Lucas said anytime we go somewhere that has rocks we have to pick up a handful... thats a handful of gold! I'll put some before and afters up... here you go!
This picture was taken before we bought the house with the other guys furniture but you can basically see the disrepair that was our front flower bed.... just unmanaged wild bushes and ugly monkey grass....
And here is the new flower bed with our new furniture (there are still a few of our old chairs mixed in that need a new coat of white paint... that will be done soon) and our new cushions... thanks, mom!
I'm not really sure if you can see the cushions very well b/c of the angle (remember I was backing out of the driveway when I took these shots). I'll try to get some better photos one night or this weekend. I am playing tennis tonight so it will be another rushed night!

I am about to go to a rewards luncheon for this Chamber of Commerce volunteer thing that I do. I should be getting a good check for all of the sponsorships that I've sold and Lucas said I could use that money to buy blinds for the rest of the windows downstairs. Yea! So I'm very excited to go eat a free lunch (which is very exciting next to the lean cuisine that I would eat if I stayed here) and collect my money!!!