Orchid Souvenirs

Hello!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  I cannot believe the weekend has flown by so quickly, but at least we have weekend "souvenir" orchids!  Almost as exciting as the flowers, is the opportunity to use that incredibly perfect vase it sits in.  I bought that vase years ago when I was in a phase of accumulating things just because it looked good, I thought it might be perfect one day, and just didn't want someone else to take it home.  Unfortunately, when I bought the vase the sale price must have distracted me from seeing that the tiny opening can only accommodate one stem!  

Morals of the story:  simple and beautiful things should be appreciated and people should refrain from impulse shopping. 

Friday (Ice Cream) Sundaes

TGIF! I'm thankful it's Friday and that I have two whole days to have some fun, relax, and spend time with people who make me happy.  This weekend our plans include attending a "sod planting" party and a dinner celebration.  We are also hoping to spend a little time growing our own "herb garden" and upgrading it to a fruit, veggie, and floral garden by planting the seeds we picked up here last weekend.   Since our activities will be sending us outdoors and the forecast indicates sunny skies, I think it'll be the perfect time to sample the coconut ice cream I just brought home from the grocery store!  Do your weekend plans include ice cream too?

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It's Weekend Time

I am super excited for the long weekend!  This week had me completely drained and so it's a great reprieve that the office is closing early today (yippie!).  The early early close will give me the opportunity to relax, attack the drawer organization project that I have been putting off, and hopefully prep dinner and snacks for a chill movie night with the Mister.  What types of fun do you have planned for the weekend? BBQs anyone?

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