Beach Trip - RECAP

How often do six girls get together and have a fun, drama-free weekend together? I'll tell you. Not often. But we had the best group of girls EVER on our fun weekend beach trip!

We laid out on the beach, visited The Wharf, had a fun night out and a fun night in, and shopped to our heart's content (actually I could've shopped more).

Through the weekend we talked about our relationships, our future, and the impending changes our group will experience soon. We are sending Brittany off to D.C., marrying Shelby and sending her to Tucson, AZ, and welcoming baby Landon (yay!) in September.

I feel rejuvenated coming off our three days together. The sun and sugar white sandy beaches mixed with the best friends a girl can ask for surely make my worries wash away with the tide (or maybe 'makes my worries peel away with the top layer of my skin' is a more fitting analogy at this point).

Bling! Bling! Our bride to be in all her glory!Bachelorettes Dancing on Stage with Man Candy

And the fun isn't quite over yet. We have another bachelorette tonight, rehearsal tomorrow, and wedding on Saturday. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures so you can admire how beautiful the bride will most certainly be.

Giveaway Alert!!!

If you have a blog you are a winner!!! Sounds too good to be true, right? Hop on over and visit Kimba to catch all the details, but Brittany from Lewa's Designs is giving away this amazing extra-large dandelion.

If the winner does not happen to be me (please let it be me) then I will no doubt loathe the person who has this beauty in her home. BUT, all is not lost. Just by blogging about it - I'm hoping to bring this little guy home:

(but I would like a little birdy facing left, in chocolate)

I'm already debating on where he should go. Maybe I need a few more......

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 ;)