Landscaping the Front Yard

Last Fall Jonathan and I took a stab at some landscaping on the front lawn. Needless to say, our front "bank" as we like to call it was in need of some desperate attention. It started out with a little bit of mulch and a lot of weeds.





It was obviously lacking in many areas, so we made a game plan and attacked one Friday. We drew out exactly what we wanted it to look like when we were finished, then we went out to Lowe's and bought all sorts of flowers and plants.



To start with, we pulled up all the weeds that were there and made a clean slate.



Then we had a truck load of mulch delivered to help cover up the now bare bank.



And we built a couple of planters out of stone we bought from Lowe's, so we could bring some color into the space with annual flowers.



After we finished that day, we were well on our way to a 100% change in the bank. We were sore for about a week afterwards, but I think the end result was totally worth it.



Still not perfect, but muuuuuch better than our starting point! We decided that it was a little too late in the year to plant annuals in our planters, so we waited until this Spring to do that. Now all the flowers are in full bloom, and I must say, I love looking out the window to this every morning!





It was our first shot at landscaping such a unique spot, but I think it turned out pretty good for two novices. Of course there are still I few things we'd like to change and add...like blooms on our azaleas!!! But God is in control of that one, so we'll wait and see if they start to bloom here in a couple more weeks.

What's Your Decorating Personality

I saw this little quiz and just had to share. It was right on with me - turns out I'm a cozy casual decorator. Feel free to click the link and take the quiz yourself!

http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/decorating/decorating-style-quiz-00000000030420/

A new set of eyes

Yesterday I made a little date with the eye doctor. I have been having difficulty driving at night for the past couple of months, so I figured it was time to have an eye exam. Well, as it turns out, I needed to order glasses! No wonder I've been having problems, right? I only have to wear them when I work at the computer (only about 9 hours a day haha) and when I drive at night. I haven't worn glasses since I was about six years old - and they were pink and majorly, majorly dorky :) If I had a picture, I would post it, but lucky for me, I don't. The glasses I ordered last night are super cute - at least I think so. I'm actually a tiny bit excited to get them and try them out! Here's a picture of them I found online:

Happy Birthday, Amber!

Tomorrow is my sister's birthday!!! Not only is she the best sister in the world, but she's pretty awesome too. I remember the day she was born...I was 5 years old, and I got to hold a baby for the very first time! A cute, fat, bald baby! I was so proud to be a "Big Sister". Of course as time went on we fought like only sisters can...seriously, there are still some scars. But, now that we've matured (somewhat haha) I can honestly say she is the best sister I could have ever asked for. Here are a few pics from the past couple of years to celebrate my wonderful baby sis!

Showing Off

Here's a little video I shot of Mac showing off his tricks. Enjoy!

Busy Busy

It's been a busy couple of weeks since I last blogged. I try to blog once a week, but sometimes it's so crazy I'm lucky to do the things I HAVE to do after work, much less the things I WANT to do. We've been keeping busy here, that's for sure. A couple of weeks ago Mom and Dad dropped in for a little overnight visit. It was so fantastic to see them! We went out to dinner then got them on the Wii fit...sooo much fun! Here they are working it:





We also went to Winter Jam, which was fantastic! OF course Third Day was our favorite group there, but most all of them were great! Here's a pic of Mac Powell that Jonathan took:



Last weekend Amber came to visit. It was so great spending time with her! I didn't get any pictures of the weekend, but we had a great time. We went to see Dear John (she was right...the book is definitely better than the movie) and made a pineapple upside down cake. She also got to come to church with us on Sunday, which was great!

We've been doing a few things around the house too in our spare time. I'm working on a post for that :) Maybe this week I'll have time to finish it and post it? We shall see...

Snow Snow Go Away

We got another big snow storm this weekend. This is the 3rd one of the winter. I'm a tiny bit (aka ALOT) over the snow. It's pretty when it falls, but when it starts accumulating and we can't leave the house, I get frustrated. This is the second weekend in a row we have had snow on Friday/Saturday. Thank goodness this one let up a little earlier so we were able to get out of the house yesterday. We ventured to Wal Mart to get a few groceries then went out to dinner. And we get to have church today! It seems like forever since we've been (even if it has only been 2 weeks).

Since there was still snow from the last storm when this one started, we ended up with alot of it on the ground. Here's a pic of Jonathan shoveling the driveway:



We took Mac on a little walk down the street, and he loved it! We saw quite a few snowmen in the people's yards, but this one was by far my favorite. It's seriosuly about 10 feet tall!



Lucky for me (and Jonathan) I won't go crazy today because we get to leave the house. I go a little stir crazy being inside for too long :) But hey, don't we all?