LulaMae Boutique

My sweet friend Sarah, from college, has recently opened up LulaMae Boutique. She has such a creative eye for beautiful things...I hope you enjoy her website!

LulaMae Boutique

I mean just look at how cute some of these bags are...

cute father's day gifts...

For those of you who haven't purchased your Father's Day gifts or you just want a creative idea, here you go...

For the running Dad...


For the humorous Dad...(yes that is an embroidered roll of toilet paper)

For the brand new Dad...

For the brand new Grandpa...

For the "just want to get you something cute" Dad...


For the keychain Dad...
For the guitar playin Dad...

For the gardening Dad...


For the beer drinkin Dad...

For the beer or soda drinkin Dad...

(all products and pictures courtesy of etsy.com)

i made the plunge

What do you think?

jessi and katie take pittsburgh

That's right...you read correctly, my lovely little sister is gracing Pittsburgh with her presence in a mere 14 hours!! I cannot wait for her to be here!!! Wahooooo! This city isn't going to know what hit it. Its going to be a girls' week here in the burgh (John is in CA for a conference) and I can't wait!! Although I already miss my hubs (how sad...I mean sweet...is that?) I'm still so freaking thrilled that KATIE IS COMING!!!!!!!!! I love you didder :) Can't wait!!

just some pics...

beautiful rhododendron


beautiful roses



hey Dixie girl


posing



cilantro, basil, chives and oregano


parsley and two types of peppers


hello sweet summertime


love our sycamore tree


shake

things i love, love, love:

1. Red, red wine...no, not the song, the actual wine...well while we're at it I love the song too
2. Golden Girls--I had a mini-marathon tonight (Sophia is my fave)
3. Leslie Samsone walking workouts--I chose this exercise segment from ondemand today and it was awesome
4. Guacamole
5. Mexican food--my husband was gone for 29 hours and 3 out of the 4 meals I ate were Mexican
6. Jazz music--I could listen to it all day long, and today I did
7. Cool breeze coming through an open window
8. My Black Currant Vanilla and Sandalwood Vanilla candles
9. My hot pink rhododendron and roses (pics will come later)
10. (Please note sarcasm here) The fact that my dog can and will eat 1/3 of a pound cake in 5 seconds (this happened while I was taking a potty break today)
    

happy birthday T!!

Today is my dear friend Teresa's birthday!! She is one of the sweetest, funniest, most wonderful people in the world! Teresa, I hope you have an awesome day!!! I wish I was with you to celebrate :) I love you so much!

And yes, the picture is a joke, she doesn't actually pose for pics like that :)