Cafe de Valentine

so last week it was beautiful here. cool breeze each day with the warm sun. evenings were gorgeous. i even put on a long sleeve shirt one night to go for a walk. this week was a totally different story. i've officially come to terms with the fact that summer is here and it's not leaving. and it's going to be a hot one! in the process of realizing this, i've discovered three things that i really enjoy this summer {there are more than three because i forgot how much i love summer fruit and corn on the cob... but we'll have a food post all it's own one day}. so, my three things {in no particular order}: 1. the summer/maxi dress. i don't own this one in particular one, but i love it! i found it on the Forever 21 website two days ago and i saved the picture specifically for the blog, and now i can't find it on the website! :( it's so cute, i want it! 2. chunky jewelry! i have this same necklace in hot pink and i LOVE it. it goes great with my white...

we've been without internet at our house for almost a week and i thought i was going to go crazy. lucky for me, i work in front of a computer all day everyday, so i was able to stay in the loop somewhat. the last two weekends we spent re-staining and refinishing an antique dresser and our two nightstands. i have a few before and after shots to share. we're getting another piece of furniture from my inlaws that we'll stain the same color. we also have two other dressers to paint. we tried to stain them but it's not real wood, they're made out of like a partical board type stuff so it doesn't absorb the stain so it looks bad. we're just going to paint them. more to come on those. before the drawer before the newly finished chest! the nightstand before (they have a marble slab that sits on top) finished nightstand. ignore the dog toys under it and the fact that i obviously didn't make the bed. i'm just keeping it real. we had a bbq last night with some ...

summer to me brings happy thoughts. even if i do live where it will most definitely reach 110 degrees at some point in the next four months. i thought i would share my anticipation... warm summer nights a tan bbq's late daylight vacations (this years will be weekend trips, but still) lazy afternoons car washes star gazing sunshine yard work homemade ice cream baseball ry enjoys a late, cool night out back with our dog and a cigar. i enjoy a good magazine in the sunshine on a "cooler" day. each summer since we've been married we've taken a long summer vacation, the last two years to idaho. this year with ry being so new at his job he can't really take vacation yet. we look forward to maybe a long weekend trip to the beach or maybe camping up at the lake (yes i agreed to go CAMPING) my rule is there has to be some sort of hole to use as a toilet. girls dont squat. it ends up in our shoes. we hope ya'll are anticipating the season as much as we are. if you li...