I Heart Girl Trips!

I have had a busy day at work today and I'm about to go play some tennis with the husband (tonight is our first mixed doubles match of the season). So I don't have long, but I am still so happy coming off of my holiday weekend with the girls that I wanted to share a few pictures!

This was no doubt one of the best trips EVER! I'll tell you more about it later.

Wish us luck at tennis!!

Welcome to South Meets South

I am so excited to welcome you to my new bloggy home!

I have enjoyed blogging over the past year and look forward to sharing and making many more memories here at South Meets South.

With the new name I'm starting fresh so show me some love and "Follow Me" over on the right.

Let the journey begin!!!

CHANGE

I think we're all about "changed" out after the election season, but I have some news to report about this 'lil ole' blog. Remember this? Well.... it is about to happen!

I hope to be introducing you to my new home next week!!!

Until then ~ I'll be lounging on the beach!!! Remember this? Well it is now!

Have a happy holiday weekend!!!
See ya'll on the other side!

Our 'NEW' Kitchen....

One drawback of our house is the small kitchen. When we bought the house it was painted an awful "salmon" color with horrible curtains and fake ivy running down ugly shelving. Cabinets were stark white with cheapo hardware. The stove and oven were updated and black but the stove hood and dishwasher were white. We painted the walls when we first moved in (definitely a priority to get rid of that color), but painting the cabinets has been on my to-do list for quite some time. I was honestly scared of the project. Luckily being a small kitchen means fewer cabinets to paint. We worked from Sunday to Sunday every single night (or at least I worked everyday - Lucas was out of town with business for a few days).

The BEFORE (previous owner's furnishings):





The AFTER:
Lots of paint and new hardware... even the white appliances were painted....
Say hello to our 'new' kitchen!!


We used our trim color for the cabinets: Benjamin Moore Navajo White. No, this is not white. It is a creamy white and so much better than the stark white of previous days. I tried an 'antique' finish but wasn't getting the results I wanted. I ended up making my own glaze and painting the cabinet details by hand. It isn't exactly what I had envisioned but I think it is nice. Better than it was and MUCH better than the cost of completely replacing it all.

The blank cabinet back (remember we took down that shelving) seen here.....


is going to feature a special treat. (If I had my way we would completely get rid of this and just install a stand alone hood but we are just redecorating now... not remodeling.) Here's a big hint:
I'm so excited about our 'new' kitchen and finally getting rid of the awful white cabinets and appliances. Next up - tile backsplash!!!

Lucas...... LUCAS??? Where did he go?!?

Well, I'll be 'DAM'ed!

Our good friend O.B. recently bought a very nice boat and we decided to test the waters on Sunday. We floated for a while then decided to ride up to the dam. We had a great time hanging out and are looking forward to an awesome summer on the river!

the familythe boys

Mom and Dad ;)

A Glimpse Inside Our Pub Crawl

Musical Mondays: PUB CRAWL!

Hosted by Jori and Diane

Saturday was an epic adventure I'll tell stories about for years to come.

I was invited by some friends of mine on a PUB CRAWL. For those of you who don’t know what that is – it is pretty much bar hopping on a grand scale. Our festivities started at 11:00 a.m. Did you know that bars were open at 11:00 a.m.? I didn’t. Rules of the crawl state that someone must have a drink at each bar visited. We all started having our own beer at each place but quickly realized we would need to share if we wanted to survive in one piece.

Along the crawl we visited some very obscure places – one of which I had to call Lucas and tell him I love him just in case I didn’t come out. After I got over the initial shock of the event, I was whole-heartedly invested in its success. And a success it was. We visited 25 bars in one day! We could have kept going, but I had a husband to return home to and others had events already scheduled for the evening.

I want to thank my friends - including all my new friends I met along the way - for taking me in and showing me how to do a pub crawl right. It was a thrilling experience!

And now for the music -

Between bars we were jamming out to some really good music – The Avett Brothers. I’ve had several friends tell me about these guys and finally checked them out. They have some seriously stellar music. Check them out.

This is one of my favorites -

Shame
by The Avett Brothers




The girls hosting Musical Mondays are having a giveaway this month. Each post you submit for Musical Mondays during the month of May enters you into a contest for one of two gift cards to Amazon and iTunes. Go check them out for all the full details. If you participate, be sure to tell them I sent you. :)