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{this moment} - Inspired by SouleMama. A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Around the House Saturdays: Outdoor Country Chic

This Saturday's post is a spotlight on my parents' beautiful yard. They live in a beautiful 100 year old farmhouse (the same one I grew up in) in Southern Virginia. Since the weather is so beautiful here today, I thought I would highlight a few of the beautiful details of their home and yard. So sit back, grab a glass of good ol' sweet tea, and enjoy.

P.S. This beautiful location was also the place that my Hubby and I were married...the ceremony was on the front porch and the reception was in the backyard.


I hope you enjoyed this post today. Next Saturday I will be posting photos of the inside of their lovely country chic home, which is just as, if not more, beautiful than their yard.

Summer Time in a Teapot

Doesn't this photo just make you happy and want to run around barefoot in a field of flowers? So bright and happy.

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So a lot of fun things have been happening lately. We're moving into our first house. That's right. We're all "growed up" now. It's been a long process of moving boxes over and we're still not done, but by this weekend, we should have everything over there and we will officially be living in the house. We have lots of projects to tackle in the house, like painting, ripping out/replacing base boards, replacing bathroom vanities and planting flowers, but it's all fun stuff that we're excited to do. AND my parents and brother are coming up at the end of the month to help us out. Don't worry, I'll be sharing photos soon. We've been so busy moving stuff over that thinking about grabbing my camera doesn't really hit me until we're already over at the house unpacking.

Let's see, what else? Well, we're having a little boy! You can see his sweet face here. (And yes, he has my nose and his Daddy's head). We're so excited that we're half-way through the pregnancy. The 2nd trimester has definitely been a lot more easy than the first. (Life is just always better without the constant feeling of nausea and heartburn). And my sweet little baby bump is getting bigger, which is exciting, especially since I can feel the little guy moving around a lot.

So yeah...lots going on. Many, many blessings from God and a lot of excitement.

A Magenta Monday

A Quarter of a Century

I turned 25 yesterday. That's a quarter of a century people! It's crazy to think that in this next year of my life that we're going to be moving into our first house and having our first child. Goodness me. How grown up I have become. Well...to a point. I do occasionally still love watching Saturday morning cartoons and any Disney movie I can get my hands on.

Yesterday was definitely a wonderful Birthday. My parents sang me happy birthday (over the phone) at 7:15am. My Hubby (who actually started giving me my Birthday presents 2 months ago) spoiled me with Olivia books and Dr. Seuss's ABC's, which I think are more for the baby, but I could read them over and over again. He also took me to lunch at Urban Element. I highly recommend the chicken salad sandwich. Yum-yum.

These beautiful flowers were delivered to my work from my amazing parents. Their aroma is filling my office with Spring.


And my friends at work made me a lemon bundt cake and rasberry sherbert punch.


The big finale for my Birthday will take place this Saturday, when the Hubby and I visit Cincinnatti to see Cirque du Soleil. It has been a huge dream of mine and I'm so excited to see that come true. We also might take a trip to IKEA if time allows.

So thank you to all of my amazing friends and family for making my 25th Birthday absolutely spectacular.

Put a Little Spring in Your Step

It's nice to have you back, Spring. How bout stickin' around for a while.

Around the House Saturdays: Spring Time Flowers

Fresh flowers have to be the best greeting from Spring. They shine so bright and bring happiness to what once was a dreary winter ground. Here are some daffodils that we have in our home that are singing quite a cheery Spring time tune.

I Heart Design*Sponge

I've shared this with you all before, but I absolutely love the blog Design*Sponge. They always have some of the most amazing ideas, not to mention, the photography is impeccable. Today I stumbled upon the site and found a whole feature on a peach floral wedding shoot. Doesn't this just make your heart all warm inside?**All photos courtesy of Design*Sponge.

P.S. I apologize for the lack of posts recently. I have tons of photos on my camera just waiting to show you all, but I've been so tired after work that I haven't really wanted to look at a computer once I get home. I promise there will be many updates this weekend.

Sunflowers

Saw a field of sunflowers the other day and decided that I just had to stop and take photos.

Peaceful

Having some fresh delphinium in the house just makes our mantel fresh and peaceful.

Flowers from My Hubby

I know I've posted about this before, but it's worth it every time. The Hubby surprised me the other day when I wasn't feel the best and brought home a beautiful bouquet of flowers to bring a smile to my face. *Sigh* And boy did it ever.

Flowers from My Hubby