There's No Place like Home.

This past weekend was our first full weekend home in 2 months. Boy, did we need it!  It was really nice to finally have a full weekend when neither one of us had to work and we weren't traveling anywhere. =)  We made the best of our time at home and were especially happy that some decent weather pulled through!

We managed to cram alot into the weekend...  We gave the house a good cleaning and had some friends over on Friday.  Got to sleep in Saturday and then hit the town for some shopping and errands.  I fell victim to all that Target offers (sigh, so many cute things!) and couldn't resist a trip to the mall, and Kurt retreated to Menards for landscaping supplies (and anything else he could get his hands on).  We came home with all sorts of stuff crossed off our lists! 

• Rehearsal Dinner outfits - CHECK!
• Golf themed attire for my Bachelorette Party - CHECK! (still searching for the perfect argyl socks though...)
• Gifts for the kiddo's in our wedding - CHECK!
• Mulch - CHECK!
• Solar lights for the landscaping - CHECK!

After a long productive day on Saturday we were ready to blow off some steam when Sunday rolled around.  We hit up a Car Show at the Casino in town which was fun but it was so darn windy we were barely able to make the rounds before heading in for the free coffee!  A couple hours later we walked out about $40 richer... NICE!  Our gambling luck revved up our motivation again and we decided to dive in and tackle the landscaping.  Let me tell you... this is no easy project.  One thing we've learned as homeowners is that curb appeal does not come easily!  When we re-roofed the house last fall we were a little rough on the landscaping and yard so we're trying to give our flowers, plants and grass some extra love this spring.  We worked for 5 hours (until we ran out of sunlight) and we still have 1/3 of the landscaping to finish...luckily we finished the prominent areas and only have a couple smaller sections left.  It's fun to stand back and see our hard work pay off. :)

digging out all the old stuff. 
We even moved a couple plants that we didn't like to fill in other spots around the house! 
What a difference!

 

Can you tell where we stopped?? HA!

We're anxious to get this project finished...just need another nice weekend or evening! 

Until next time....Enjoy the little bit of sunshine we're getting!! =)