Before... Disclaimer: I did not have any hand in putting this ugly thing in the place to begin with :)
After... It's hard to capture the coolness of it with my lack of photography skills, but it looks "Smashing!" with the table.
Above this table...
Husband and I want to go to the Netherlands for the World Cup in 2018. Great excuse to travel right? Isn't it BEAUTIFUL!?
Love this watery reflection of the gorgeous buildings
Talented photographers from here: 1. Albrecht Bijvank; 2. Bartek Rozanski; 3. Jaap Polak; 4. Johan Bakker; 5. Jaap Polak; 6. Siegfried Potrykus; 7. Fulvio Ferraris; 8. Joanna Walczak
It was a nice relaxing weekend! What did you do for Memorial Day?
I unpacked more boxes, went swimming, and ran a 5K. It was my very first. I'd like to do it again. I'm not the full on marathon type, this was just my size! I ran with hubby and puppy :). It was a church sponsered 5K run and free breakfast afterward. Sorry, no sweaty pics of myself to show.
picture from here
I also watched p.s. I love you It was so good! I wouldn't consider myself a cryer during movies, but I bawled my way through this one, so much so I needed kleenex on more then one occasion. Hillary Swank does an excellent job of showing true emotion. It hit closer to home then I thought it would, the portrayal of losing a much loved spouse. It made me even more greatful for my man. It's available to rent, WATCH IT!! Oh and I loved her apartment and fashion in the movie!
"A collection of subtle hearts in special places"
Pia is doing a neat project. She is asking people to submit photo's of hearts occuring in the home (special place), either ones that occur naturally or ones you've made. The photo below is my project entry. Join in! You can submit a photo until June 15! 
This is who I was rooting for, since the top 10 or so. All around talent, his songs don't sound the same every week. The man can sing anything and do wonders with songs. Other favs- Always be my baby, Billie Jean, Music of the Night.
My favorite: All I Really Need Is You
I have been on the hunt for a new throw pillow, as you can see my pillows on my couch are solid. I wanted to bring a little more texture and design into the room with a print. Trouble is, I can NEVER find throw pillows with both sage and purple in them. Here is the lastest find from Pier 1. Found it while "Hook Mirror Shopping" Hubby said, "um... It looks Brown." :)
What do you think?
Cosmo (puppy) won't leave it alone!
The vines are sage green, tops of the flowers purple, and the background chocolate.
WANTED: "Entry mirror with hooks". Have you seen any good ones that are reasonably priced? Do share!! I need it for our entry. I want a mirror and hooks, and it would be even better if it had slots on below the mirror for bills etc, with hooks on the outside of the slots, but doesn't have to. Make sense? I can't even find a picture of what I'm talking about, but I've seen them in peoples homes. Here are some basics without the slots. It would be great to hang the dog leash and keys on (I have a habit of losing my keys).
This one's from Target. In real life its super small (too small) but does look sharp)
I like the look of this but it's $140. Looking for something cheaper.
I have looked at Target, Home Goods, Ross, Kohls, JCPenney's, Bed Bath and Beyond, Pottery Barn, and all over the internet. Honestly these are the only ones I found. If you have insider knowledge on where to find them, let me know!!
My bike bucked me off this week (not the first time), resulting in skinned knee and hand+lots of bruises. They say when you get bucked off, you gotta get right back on. This picture makes me want to take puppy on a nice long bike ride this weekend.
Sweedish Bikes
taken by tinoqahoush via webshots
Hats off to Deborah Dee and her great idea! I commend those who come up with cool creative original ideas. I first saw this over at Makingitlovely.com. Deborah uses a bamboo place matt to make creative beads/necklaces/pendants. Take a looksy...
Both cars we have are white, so our goal was to choose another color (we like black but it gets too dang hot in Florida in the Summer), but the white civic looked the sharpest. So we are the proud new owners of a white Honda Civic. We have 50 miles on our car and the fuel gage still reads completely full. For that sheer fact alone I'm in love with this car (other reasons too). Reading more about them, there is practically no maitenance. THANKS for all your input on my previous post!
Moseying around on my lunch break I found a bead/jewelry store, near my office. I have one word to describe it, DANGEROUS! All the stones in there are real, they have walls and walls, divided by color. It's a jewelry lover's dream come true. I couldn't resist the temptation, and bought these stones. Hubby couldn't understand why I couldn't resist. Wouldn't this be a gorgeous necklace! You buy the stones then if you want to take a jewelry making class it's $10 and they teach you everything you need to know and how to string up your jewels, or you they will make the piece for you for about $20. When I finally left they had to wipe my drool off the floor :) Next I want to go back and get some gorgeous Onyx stones.
When we first got him...
What does the Lowe family fo for mother's day? Go to the beach for a week of course! Grandma on down through the generation of mom's in the familly are all invited to the condo on the beach. I can only go Sat night and Sunday (dang that whole "be responsible and have a job" thing!) You see, the Lowe women decided to stop relying on the men in the family to show appreciation, and took matters into their own hands. What did they want to do? Eat seafood, read magazines/books, relax, walk on the beach and have loads of girl talk! Smart women these Lowe's! Glad I can be a part of it.
Isn't that a cute baby girl name? anyways~ We're needing a new car. This is what I want. Love the new body design. Anyone have any of these cars with feedback for me? We need somewhat fuel efficient.
