Heating Pad, Faux Peonies, Fruit Bowl, Travel Backpack, Lazy Susans, Bracelets, Self Tanner, Minimalista Book

Green Hydrangeas, Pillow Covers, Wall Art, Hydrangea Wall Art, Side Table, Rug, Accent Chair, Decorative Books

Flag Sweater, Cut-off Shorts, Polka Dot Top, Flip Flops, Flag Cable Knit Sweater, Polka Dot Dress, Navy Dress, Satin Hair Scarf

1 – HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY/CUSHIONS

Outdoor Umbrella

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend and a good Mother’s Day! New furniture cushions are on and El and I spent most of the day planted right here! I will show you more/better pics of the cushions soon when I get my pillows back on. I’ve been having so much fun with Ellie the past few weeks. She graduates from college this weekend! I can’t believe how quickly those 4 years flew by. I’m so proud of her. She is moving back home for a year before she goes on to more school (getting internship hours she needs for the graduate program) and I CAN’T WAIT. It will be so nice having her home with us for a year and not being outnumbered by the boys!

“Smile” and this is what I get with these two.. ha.. Addison come home!!! ;) We really are all missing Ad and counting down until she is home for summer too. Summer has taken on a whole new level of happy for me finally getting my kids all home together under one roof. It’s time!

2 – 3 TIER TRAY

My citrus pic is currently sitting in my pantry. We like to move things around here. And by we I mean me. :)

ORGANIZED PANTRY

3 – GIFT IDEA

Sheer Renewal Cream

I also tossed in some Sheer Renewal Cream. I use it every morning as a moisturizer/makeup primer with my sunscreen! So many of my friends love it too. It’s the Colleen Rothschild Friends and Family sale at the moment and you can get so many of my favorites on sale! 

Gift Bag, Tissue Paper

Bad lighting when I snapped this but I love this gift! Would be perfect for teachers/end of year gifts too!

4 – RECENT ORDERS

Bracelets

A few recent favorites I ordered.. CUTE bracelets for $10.

5 – SUMMER BAGS

Woven Bags

Speaking of summer it’s time to pull this out! It’s back in stock! Such a cute bag and it’s the PERFECT size.

Woven Bags

6 – THINGS I’M LOVING

So many cute things popping up for summer! I’m sharing a few things I’m personally loving and summer arrivals I’m excited about below. Have the BEST week!

Faux Peonies, Sponge Holder, Bracelets, Travel Backpack, Brass Hose Nozzle, Medicube Mask, Decorative Books, Daily Tanner Lotion

USA Sweater, Cake Stand, Suede Tote, Lamp, To Do List, Espadrille, Blue Flower Arrangement, LED Mask 

1 – HELLO MAY

Happy May! The busiest month of the year for some! If you’re in that category, may the force be with you. We have a busy month ahead, but I’ve seen busier so I’m hopeful May won’t take me down this year. Gotta love my early in the month optimism. :)

2 – NEW FAMILY ROOM RUG

Castellane Rug, Arhaus Kipton Wide Arm Sectional, Coffee Table, Rug, Coffee Table Books, Fabric Boxes, Hurricane Candle Holders, Lumbar Pillow Cover, Striped Pillow Cover, Faux Tree (similar)

I finally took some pics of our new family room rug! I could not be more happy with it. It’s similar to my previous rug I had in this space for years (PB’s wool/jute rug). Both are great neutrals and I absolutely love them both!

Castellane Rug, Arhaus Kipton Wide Arm Sectional, Coffee Table, Rug, Coffee Table Books, Fabric Boxes, Hurricane Candle Holders, Lumbar Pillow Cover, Striped Pillow Cover, Wood Bowl, Floral Pillow Cover, Green Pillow Cover, Linen Pillow Cover

Castellane Rug, Arhaus Kipton Wide Arm Sectional, Coffee Table, Rug, Coffee Table Books, Fabric Boxes, Hurricane Candle Holders, Lumbar Pillow Cover, Striped Pillow Cover, Wood Bowl, Floral Pillow Cover, Green Pillow Cover, Linen Pillow Cover

This new rug is a wool/cotton blend and is so soft and smooth with an ivory/cream organic textured look. The best part? It won’t compete with seasonal decor. Always my goal for this room because I like to mix things up so much.

Castellane Rug, Arhaus Kipton Wide Arm Sectional, Coffee Table, Rug, Coffee Table Books, Fabric Boxes, Hurricane Candle Holders, Lumbar Pillow Cover, Striped Pillow Cover, Wood Bowl, Floral Pillow Cover, Green Pillow Cover, Linen Pillow Cover

Castellane Rug

A closer look at the looped texture. I’m a fan.

Castellane Rug, Arhaus Kipton Wide Arm Sectional, Coffee Table, Rug, Coffee Table Books, Fabric Boxes, Hurricane Candle Holders, Lumbar Pillow Cover, Striped Pillow Cover, Wood Bowl, Floral Pillow Cover, Green Pillow Cover, Linen Pillow Cover

Large rugs are such a big investment and I knew we would have this for years so I spent a lot of time looking at options for this room. I’m thrilled to have a rug I love so much in this space! I’m watching it closely with my boys. They know we have a strict SHOES OFF policy in this room. I’m really hoping we can keep it looking nice and I’ll keep you posted on how it holds up! My last rug hid dirt so well.. fingers crossed this one does the same.

SPRING KITCHEN SOURCES HERE

It’s feeling like spring in the family room and kitchen!

SPRING KITCHEN SOURCES HERE

OUTDOOR AREA REFRESH

3 – CUSHIONS ARRIVED

In other fun home update news our new outdoor cushions arrived! You might remember when I picked out fabric for them back in February! I about died when the boxes started showing up..

DID NOT picture it being so many! But some of them are just holding one or two cushions. They are from RH and they have a service that will come next week to put the cushions out on our outdoor furniture and then they take the old cushions and all the boxes with them. I’m so grateful because Kenny and Kole break down enough boxes for me every week! They might have cried if I presented them with this mess.. ha! I will share how they look as soon as I get them all set up!

A big garage clean out is also on the upcoming agenda around here. It’s such a mess right now! I still have some Christmas item that need to be put up in our attic space above the garage. Kenny had shoulder surgery a while back so anything that required him lifting was put on hold. He’s feeling good again and it’s time! I started a few things this weekend and next weekend we are going to knock out the rest. I’ve been spring cleaning like crazy around here and will share my progress soon!

4 – FAKE BOOKS FOR THE WIN

 cropped sweatshirt/Coach bag

Last time I was visiting family in Utah my mom, sister-in-law and I had a genius idea to all go on a Costco run together. Kenny and I had our truck with plenty of room in the back for the drive back to SD so I thought great! I can save myself a trip when I’m home. It wasn’t until the drive after Costco that we realized what a NOT so good idea it was to try to fit groceries for all 3 families into one car. Just the toilet paper alone took up most of the space! We were cracking up trying to fit it all in the car and I ended up scrunched in the back with the food while we laughed the whole way home. GOOD TIMES. :)

(Sidenote.. I’m wearing this yellow Nike crop sweatshirt AGAIN.. such a favorite!)

While I was visiting I also snapped pics of my sister-in-law’s cute living room! Love how she styled her shelves.

Decorative Books

I walked up to check out the books she had in her collection and realized they are fake! Never would have guessed that until I tried to open them!

Decorative Books

Such a great idea for shelf styling and I love the colors so I had her share the link for us all. :)

5 – FACE MASKS

Medicube Mask

This medicube mask was just delivered and I’m so excited to try it! I’ve heard such great things about it. This clarifying detox mask is another skin favorite.

6 – MOTHER’S DAY GIFT IDEAS

Floral Vase, Faux Tulips, Cake Stand (similar), Decorative Bowl, Serving Platter, Bread Boards (similar square board / similar round board), Woven Glasses Here and Here,Black Jug, Woven Pitcher, Marble Board (similar), Savor, Platters & Boards, Similar Plant Here and Here

I know Easter is behind us but the bunny head might be a permanent fixture.

Potted Faux Lavender Topiary, Oil & Vinegar Set, Woven Lamp, Wall Art, Decorative Tray, Planter (similar), Marble Tray (similar option)

Isn’t this tray cute with all of the fun new summer Target additions!?

Oil & Vinegar Set, Woven Lamp

Especially in love with these new items! Cutest oil and vinegar jars and the little lamp has 3 settings (this is the lowest). It creates such cozy ambiance in the kitchen at night!

Utensil Crock, Salad Scoops, Flower Arrangement, Braided Tray, Pepper Mill, Salt Mill, Candle, Candle Snuffer (similar)

On the other side of the cooktop I styled this little set up. The wooden tray is an Amazon find and I love the braided handles! It’s a perfect size to hold a few kitchen essentials. The flower arrangement is such a favorite.

Woven Bowl

This woven bowl sits perfectly in the corner holding more lemons/limes for water.. and Diet Coke of course.

Black Vase, Similar Black Vase, Faux Peonies

My faux peonies are currently sitting in my kitchen window basking in the sun!

Woven Tray, Pleated Vase 16 inch, Pleated Vase 12 inch, Pleated Vase 9 inch, Similar Faux Cherry Blossoms

This is horrible lighting.. I’ll have to get a better pic of these vases soon! They are all so pretty and I couldn’t decide which to use on my table so for now I’m using all 3. I’m such a problem solver.. ha.

I’ll be back with a few more updates soon! Spring always inspires major organizing and decorating around here.

Kinda similar to summer, winter and fall..

;)

Happy Sunday! It’s that time right!? Time to start thinking about summer and all things outdoors! I love giving our outdoor spaces a good deep cleaning every spring. El snapped this pic of me while she was laying out by the pool and sent it to me. Don’t mind me over here in my happy place watching dirt disappear off of my outdoor cushions.. ha.

Brass Hose Nozzle

I was too lazy to get out the power washer or soap this year so I just sprayed them off. I use this hose nozzle all the time to spray off the patio areas and cushions and it works so well!

If I need to really scrub them clean I get a bucket and fill it about half full with a few squirts of mild dish soap and around a cup of Borax. I only fill this bucket 1/4 full because it’s huge! This year just water with my power nozzle did the trick.

Lanterns, Similar Lanterns, 4.5”x9” Candle, 6”x 12” Candle, 3” x 6” Candle, XL Vase, Large Vase, Outdoor Side Table, White Planter, White Planter (similar), Faux Hydrangeas, Patio Set (similar), Striped Rug (similar), Ottoman (similar), Ottoman (similar), Striped Pillow (similar), White Planter (similar), Printed Pillow (similar), Striped Pillow (similar)

These cushions I can only spot clean and they will be replaced soon! We’ve had them over 13 years and it’s time. I pulled everything out of this space and scrubbed this area clean too. I sprayed off my rug and pillows and ottomans and let them dry in the sun.

It felt so good to put everything back nice and clean!

XL Vase, Large Vase, Faux Hydrangeas

I added these pretty blue vases with my favorite faux hydrangeas.

Decorative Bowl

Also lemons! I’ve been swimming in them since the bridal shower and I’m not mad about it. You can never have too many lemons. Or cute rattan bowls to hold them. :)

XL Vase, Large Vase, Faux Hydrangeas, Decorative Bowl

White Planter, White Planter (similar)

I’m trying begonias in these white planters because they do better in shade. Let’s see if I can keep them alive! I’ve been known to kill a plant or 20.

Outdoor Side Table, Similar Pillow 

I still adore these outdoor side tables! I ordered a couple of new outdoor pillows I’m waiting on with the new cushions that I’ll share when everything arrives.

Patio Set, Stripe Rug, Lantern

I ended up moving my blue Home Depot rug under my furniture on the back porch and put this cute stripe rug here. I had to get one for myself after I saw how cute it was on my mom’s front porch!

We planted a few things in this garden area that I’m patiently waiting to fill in!

Love the sound of this fountain! We have a few frog friends that have always lived in it and in the past couple of months they’ve spread the word to every frog in the area that it’s a cool place to hang so we’re currently trying to find ways to make this spot a little less appealing! We wanted our yard to be the teen hang out spot, but the noise coming from these frogs is worse than anything our kids and their friends could have hit us with.. ha.

Lanterns, Similar Lanterns, 4.5”x9” Candle, 6”x 12” Candle, 3” x 6” Candle

I cleaned off my lanterns and added new candles.

Lanterns, Similar Lanterns, 4.5”x9” Candle, 6”x 12” Candle, 3” x 6” Candle

They click on a timer around 5 pm and give such a warm, cozy glow that I can see through the windows at night.

I’m excited to add a few more small updates to our backyard and even more excited to enjoy time outside with family and friends!

Sharing recent favorites, Mother’s Day gift ideas, summer essentials and outdoor favorites below! Bring on the sun. :)

Utensil Caddy, Rattan Tray, Drink Dispenser, Bridal Shower Sign, Napkins, Table Runner, Blue Plates, Rattan Cart, Place Mats, Blue Vase, Cupcake Stand, Plastic Cups Light Up Inflatable Swan, Yellow Pool Float, Navy Pool Float, Lemon Pool Float Set, Striped Pool Towels, Pool Thermometer, Pool Chair, Tanning Pool Float Lounger

Brass Hose Nozzle, Jute Rug, Welcome Mat, Blue Plates, Straw Holder, Makeup Bags, Light Up Inflatable Swan, Toasting Glasses, Faux Peonies

Blue Shift Dress, Pink Maxi Dress, Denim Dress, Striped Dress, White Dress, Green Dress, Yellow Midi Dress, Blue Midi Dress

I hope you’re having a good week! The other night I realized I had an evening to myself because Kenny was in San Francisco for work and Kole had things going on at the school until late. Hmmm.. what’s a girl to do with a whole evening alone!? Head to Target of course! Ha. I had the best night! The weather was so beautiful and it had that smell in the air.. like summer is coming! I listened to 80’s and 90’s music the whole drive there and back which just put me in the best mood.

Snapped this pic of my pretty flowers after I pulled in..

and then a pic of my haul. OH MY WORD. This might be the best summer collection to date. I didn’t even know it had come out yet but I lucked out hitting the store at the perfect time!

New Area Rug (sidenote.. loving my new rug! Will take better pics soon!)

I picked up the Chick-fil-A market salad (a favorite lately) on the way home and enjoyed dinner watching what I wanted (no baseball) and then styled a few of my fun new finds in the kitchen! Pretty perfect evening if I do say so myself. :) I will share some of what I bought styled soon but we all know how quickly Target drops sell out! When I saw how cute everything was I snapped pics in the store to show you my favorites. Honestly EVERYTHING was a favorite! Ha! I did my best to narrow it down.

Table Lamp

Couldn’t toss this little lamp in my cart fast enough! Also came home and ordered one more on-line. It’s that cute!!

Blue Floral Arrangement

These little flower and leaf arrangements are too cute and look so realistic with the fake water at the bottom! Perfect to set on a little tray.

Pink Floral Arrangement

Love this one too for a fun pop of color!

Faux Tree

This tree! Order fast.. I know it will sell so quickly! This one obviously needs the branches fixed but so so good!

I brought home this cute bowl.. perfect for summer salads! This whole collection of wooden items is so cute.

Salad Scoops

Can always use these too so they came home with me.

Oil & Vinegar Dispenser

Do I need a new oil and vinegar set? No. Am I going to pass one up that’s this cute? Also no.

Prettiest summer candles! I couldn’t choose between the blue and green so guess how that debate landed. You’ll bee seeing both styled soon. :)

Cloth Napkins

Love these cute blue plaid napkins! Hello all things summer and 4th of July!

Berry Serving Bowl

These berry serving bowls! I couldn’t pass them up. Too cute full of summer fruit for get togethers!

Wooden Drink Dispenser

Love this beverage dispenser and wooden stand.

Beach Ball Set

So fun right!? Summer items that make you just want to jump in the pool!

Inflatable Pool Lounger

If you need me.. you can find me here. :)

Picnic Basket

Adorable picnic basket. Would be such a cute Mother’s Day gift and plan a picnic for that weekend!

Beverage Basket

I love this woven beverage tub for drinks. I have a cute rattan tub from last year but still debating ordering this because of the blue!

Cooler

Love this cooler! Perfect for a day at the beach.

Gorgeous woven planters! These will sell FAST.

Perfect basket to hold a blanket by the couch!

Mirror

Love this wooden framed mirror.

Bar Cart (sold out),  Bar Cart (similar)

CUTEST drink cart! This will also FLY!

Dishcloths

Also picked up more cute dishcloths. I’m editing my dish cloth drawer to only Geometry towels and these Hearth and Hand dishcloths! Always my favorite. :)

I added more favorites below.. honestly the cutest home decor drop EVER! Wishing you all a cozy night alone with your favorite show, Chick-fil-a take out and an on-line shopping cart full of fun Target summer decor! It’s good for the soul. ;)

One of my bestie’s daughters is getting married! Time for a spring wedding shower.. again! We planned a beautiful wedding shower for her in my backyard with a blue and yellow theme (that matches my backyard) and then our always sunny forecast showed rain! Never fails. We wanted to set up large tables all together for the lunch and didn’t have room for them inside my house (without pulling out furniture!) so we had to quickly pivot the day before the party and move things to my other friend’s house. We went over the night before to set up and brought ALL the decor with us!

We also brought ALL the lemons. :) We rolled up our sleeves and got to work and a few hours later everything looked so beautiful! That night it rained and we were so grateful we made the decision to move the party inside so we were able to set up most of it the night before.

Yellow Dress, Sandals (similar)

I kept thinking I needed to go through my closet or go to the mall and find something blue or yellow to wear and then was strolling through Target earlier in the week picking up some random household things and couldn’t believe my luck when I saw this cute dress! Hello spring/summer perfection! Looks like it’s straight out of Anthro and it fits so cute! Perfect for a lemon themed party, right!? You can wear it loose around the waist or tighter like I have it with the tie.

This was the scene the night before..

here is the after!

My friend’s entry is nice and wide and perfect for all of our round tables!

Floral Blue and White Disposable Plates, Yellow Napkins, Striped Runner, Chargers (similar), Blue and White Vase Options: 1, 2, 3, 4

We were a little worried about the runners not working because originally we were going to use rectangle tables in my backyard, but I think they worked beautifully on the round tables and I love the stripes! Such a happy theme.

Floral Blue and White Disposable Plates, Yellow Napkins, Striped Runner, Chargers (similar), Blue and White Vase Options: 1, 2, 3, 4

I was so excited when we found these cute plates on Amazon!

Floral Blue and White Disposable Plates, Yellow Napkins, Striped Runner, Chargers (similar), Blue and White Vase Options: 1, 2, 3, 4

Perfect to pair with the yellow napkins. Love that I captured my friend’s cute dog in the background patiently waiting for us to finish setting up. :)

Striped Runner, Blue and White Vase Options: 1, 2, 3, 4

Beautiful flowers in blue floral vases for the centerpieces surrounded by lemons. I’m a fan. :)

Striped Runner, Blue and White Vase Options: 1, 2, 3, 4

Another friend also put together this gorgeous centerpiece for the one long table. STUNNING.

Table Runner, Cake Stand, Lemon Vase, Cupcake Stand, Floral Blue and White Disposable Plates, Yellow Napkins, Lemon Napkins

Dessert table!

Mixed Metals Chafing Dishes

We ordered Mediterranean food and put everything in these beautiful metal chafing dishes.

Mixed Metals Chafing Dishes

XL Blue Vase, Large Blue Vase, Medium Blue Vase

Aren’t these blue vases full of flowers and lemons pretty!?

Square Wavy Edge Platter, Round Platter

I also love this idea of setting some pretty flower tops on the fruit platter. Easy and so fun for spring/summer.

Lemon Drink Sign, Lemon Napkins, Yellow Straws, Short Cups, Tall Cups

These mocktails were delicious.

But I was obsessed with this! Have you seen the Diet Coke with lime!? I always add some lime to my DC.. genius. First time I’ve seen this and I guess it’s hard to find because it only comes back occasionally but it was so good.

Yellow Dress, Sandals (similar)

The beautiful bride and her mom! We are all so excited and happy for her!

Shower planning committee. :) Love these girls so much!

Lemon Bowl, Blue Vase, Olive Stems (similar)

We had this set up on the entry table with the cutest party favors for everyone to take when they left!

Citrus Lemon Squeezer

Rebecca found her main squeeze. :) We are all so excited and happy for her!

1 –EASTER WEEKEND

Happy Monday! I hope you had a beautiful Easter weekend!

I had both of my girls home over the weekend and there is nothing better! Ad flew in Thursday soon after we got back from spending some time in Utah. Saturday my girls laid out by the pool and I enjoyed some down time and also spent some time cleaning my outdoor cushions and getting my backyard in shape. I loved having my whole crew together for Easter Sunday too! She flew back this morning (such a fast trip!) so I’m playing catch up which is why you’re seeing Sunday 6 on Monday or Tuesday. :) I’m feeling refreshed after a fun week with lots of family time and knowing my yard is finally clean! I can’t believe April is in full swing already. It will be summer before we blink!

2 – OUTDOOR SET/CANDLES

These were a great price and give a nice evening glow!

Patio Set, Pillows, Rug, Lantern

3 – BLACK VASE

4 – COFFEE TABLE BOOK

Eat Drink Nap Book

This recent find is pretty much coffee table book perfection if you collect them like I do! It’s a mix of interior design, recipes, hosting and gathering ideas. It also includes cocktail recipes (I don’t drink, but a fun section if you love to host with cocktails!). Overall fun pictures to look at and the best part is the linen cover! Beautiful to set out on a table or shelf.

Eat Drink Nap Book

Even the simple binding in black is perfection. EAT DRINK NAP. Sounds like a plan to me. ;)

5 – AMAZON TRAY

Braided Tray, Braided Tray (another option I love!)

Really excited about this braided tray! It’s so beautiful! Looks like it’s out of stock, but it’s not if you click the “see all buying options.”

Chip clips

Artificial Flowers, Glass Storage Containers, Doormat, Backpack, Pant Hangers, Planner, Bed Sheet Organizer, Eye Patches, She’s Birdie

Tinted Eye Cream/Revision Sunscreen

My favorite tinted eye cream made the best sellers list once again! So so good.

Rattan Easter Collection, Tinted Eye Cream, Marble Decorative Bowl, Wristlet, Umbrella, Mary Jane Flats, Doormat, Hoop Earrings

Quilt SetKitchen Sponges, Sponge Holder

Smocked Tee, Espadrilles, Striped Tee, Striped Shorts, Blue Dress, Slide Sandals, Cover-up Dress, Palm Tote, Shorts 

Happy Friday! We made it to the weekend. Easter weekend! How did that sneak up so quickly!? We spent some of this week in Utah visiting my parents and when I saw my mom’s cute house with an empty porch I knew we had to give it a quick spring re-fresh! I wanted to order a few things but shipping was going to take longer than the time we had together so next best thing.. time for a Target run! A few trips around the store and I found some things I was excited about.

Faux Trees, Faux Olive Tree (similar)

I knew my beloved faux olive trees from Amazon would be so cute on her porch! But since they wouldn’t ship in time I was happy when I found these. I have this same faux tree in my house on my stair landing and it’s beautiful! 

We had Kenny’s truck but the trees were too long to put in the back so we laid them in the back seat and had some of the top hanging in the front seat with us. We ran through a drive through to get lunch after and my mom snapped this picture because we were laughing.. don’t mind us and our tree leaves over here!

Faux Trees, Faux Olive Tree (similar), Striped Outdoor Rug, Scalloped Basket, Scalloped Baskets (similar)

Here is the end result! So simple and so easy and so cute! One Target run later and I’m in love with her new spring porch. I fell hard for the scalloped baskets so I used them to hold the trees. I like the pots the trees come in, but always feel like bigger is better when it comes to porch pots! I will bring some pot filler next time I visit to fill the baskets and I might try adding a couple more pots with some white flowers on the sides. I just didn’t have time to add more this trip!

Striped Outdoor Rug

This outdoor rug! I was seriously giddy when I found it. The colorful stripes are so fun for spring/summer and I love that you can easily pull out green, blue or yellow. I ordered two for my yard and just need to figure out how I’ll use them.. they were too cute to pass up! I really wish it came in a larger size and I would buy it for my entertaining area. (This pattern just comes in a 4×6)

Rocking Bench (similar), Pattern Pillow, Green Velvet Pillow

My mom has as rocking bench that she sits on with my dad in the evenings so I added a couple of cute pillows to pull out the green.

Rocking Bench (similar), Pattern Pillow, Green Velvet Pillow

Fern Green Accent Rug

I also bought this cute accent rug to possibly layer over the stripe rug, but that was looking too busy so now she has a couple of new rugs in the kitchen.

Fern Green Accent Rug

Clancy (my mom’s puppy) likes the new rugs too. :)

Faux Trees, Faux Olive Tree (similar), Striped Outdoor Rug, Scalloped Basket, Scalloped Baskets (similar), Smocked Tee Madewell, Smocked Tee also at Nordstrom, Mary Jane Flat, Paige Canyon Bootcut Jeans Petite, Regular Paige Canyon Jeans

Meet my little assistant and partner in crime! It wouldn’t be a trip to Utah without spending time with my sweet niece. She is the cutest and the two of us get along famously. We both love to decorate and every September when she starts talking about Christmas trees my brother and sister-in-law want to ship her to my house for a while. :) She helped me with the porch.

Then we hung out in her fort. :)

Complete with lots of friends and lights that are giving Stranger Things but lit the fort up beautifully.

We wouldn’t have been able to enjoy multiple rounds of Go Fish without them.

It was a beautiful week and I loved spending so much time with my parents.

I miss them! And their house.

That I’m feeling so much better about now that it has a cute rug on the front porch.

:)

1 – TEEN GIFT IDEAS

Happy Sunday! Time for a random round-up of things going on around here! My youngest is turning 16 years old on Monday. HOW is that even possible!? I’m going to do one of these two things for a gift for him and thought I’d share because teens can be so hard to shop for! They love gift cards or cash, but that can feel not as fun to give so here are a couple things I’ve done in the past. I gave Kole gift cards to favorite spots when he turned 10 and just clipped them to a card I made with clothespins! Easy and he loved it.

When Ellie turned 16 we gave her cash in a pizza box. So simple and it was a fun way to give cash and still feel like it was a thoughtful gift.

I just taped the back with painters tape to hold it all together.. ha. Painters tape always does the trick!

2 – PB UMBRELLAS

Fun early morning delivery last week!

Patio Umbrella

We ordered a couple more patio umbrellas. We’ve had these around our pool for the past 13 years (since we moved into the house) and have LOVED them. They adjust to different heights and swing around so you can move the shade where you want it. They have lasted for years and have been a great investment we use again and again.

We always wish we had more umbrellas when we have people over and lots of tables set out that need shade so this summer we should be covered!

3 – GEOMETRY TOWELS

Geometry Towels

I shared a lot of cute Geometry towels in a collage last week and here is a pic of what I ended up ordering! I’m slowly moving over to all Geometry dish towels in my kitchen because I ALWAYS want to reach for the few I have. They absorb so well and are a great size and the cutest prints! Hands down my favorite and these patterns for spring and summer are so adorable. 

Geometry Towels

 Geometry Towels

4 – VASES

5 – FLORAL DOORMAT

Spring is springing in the yard! I have a row of white iceberg roses in-between all of these purple flowers and can’t wait for them to bloom too!

Floral Mat, Jute Rug, Striped Rug, Planter Baskets, Rattan Bunny, Rattan Flower Holder, Faux Tulips, Faux Olive Tree, Faux Camellia Tree, Faux Camellia Tree Duo, Faux Camellia Tree Duo (similar), Spanish Moss

My floral doormat finally arrived and it’s so cute. I initially bought it to layer on my porch and really like it like this.

BUT I got used to just seeing this and can’t decided now if I should layer it or not.

Floral Mat

It also looks so cute on its own in front of the dutch door! Life is full of a lot of UN FUN decisions so when a fun decision like this comes along I’m here for it. :)

I also like fun solutions so maybe I just need two of these floral mats!

6 – MARCH FAVORITES/AMAZON SPRING SALE

Spring Sale Beauty Deals

Spring Sale Fashion Deals 

Faux Olive Tree Hair Brush Dust Buster Pant Hangers Dermaplaning Wands

Faux Olive Tree, Dust Buster, Hair Brush, Pant Hangers, Dermaplaning Wands, Eye Masks, Oven Liners, Chicken Shredder