Hop, hop, hopping

All work and no play for me today...catch ya tomorrow!

In the mean time, this is an interesting collection of photos.

I mean...FINALLY!

I thought I would have green tomatoes for, like, ever!

Henna Me

I had a tattoo artist who also owns a henna business, henna my foot so I could have some cool body art for the remainder of the summer. It was a really fun experience to get it done, and it looks great with my flip flops. Tons of people have commented on it already. It's a fun thing, and I don't have to keep it forever! Which means I'll have to get it done again...
If you live in the Nashville area and you're interested in getting hennaed, contact Henna Blooming for a schedule of their set-up times or for a private home visit.

Craft Show!!

Don't forget about the craft show TODAY! I'll be there from 11am to 5pm! Come on over to East Nash!

IMAX

The Tennessee Aquarium

Hello Chattanooga

We're off to Chattanooga for the weekend. These are all the places we're going. See you next week!
(Ruby Falls. Image from here.)

(Lover's Leap, Lookout Mountain. Image from here.)

(Tennessee Aquarium. Image from here.)

Happy Summer

Today is the official first day of summer! Hooray! (O.k. It's really tomorrow, but I'll be out all day and won't be able to do a post. Hey, at least I'm the first one to post about it! Ha!:)

(I think I've posted this picture before, but it's my favorite from my beach pictures. Makes me wanna go back...)

Go for a glow?

This is what I learned this week about self tanner.
1. They have really come a long way with the color...it looks pretty real.
2. The brand from Bath and Body Works doesn't smell too bad. Kinda perfumy,
and not burnt skin smell.
3. If you're going to indulge in the cool spray kind, it's probably best if someone
else sprays it for you.
4. Exfoliating afterward to fix a bunch of streaks, because you thought you could
spray it alone, doesn't really fix it...at all.
5. Cute, long pants that were bought during the winter really come in handy in the
summer...

Living in Dresses

I've been looking for the perfect summery white (or light colored dress.)

(Image via The Sartorialist)

These are some affordable ones that have popped up on my radar:
I love this pin stripe one.

This one's nice, too.

What are your favorite affordable dress shops?

Early Summer Blooms

The spring flowers have come and gone, and I've been waiting for the first flowers of summer to blossom. After the huge rain this past weekend, they began to open their petals to the sun. Hooray! These are a few that are blooming in our yard:

I have my eye on

these summer sandals.

Cheekwood

A friend and I took our kids to Cheekwood Yesterday. We enjoyed a pleasant picnic at the ponds and then we walked the gardens. I've found that I like photographing flowers almost more than I like taking pictures of the kids. Flowers are always still...
Anyway, here are some of my pictures from the day:







Oh, and Emet made new best friends with the plastic crossing guard.

Bathing Suits Please

I'm always a fan of DKNY and I'm in love with these one pieces.


I guess I'm subconsciously wishing for swimming weather...

Pool Day

I finally bought another pool after I said never I would again because the dogs always chew it up and they are generally a huge hassle... but the kids broke me down, and I'm glad they did. They are having sooo much fun out there. And THIS time I put it on the front patio where the dogs can't get to it. I mean, we're out in front of all the neighbors, but who cares... Kids splashing in a pool is a beautiful summer inspiration!

school's out for summer

My children are so precious, but this is the last week of school and I'm scared! Don't get me wrong, I still have that feeling of excitment probably left over from my school days when summer hits, and I relish the idea of not having to pack lunches or find outfits that "look" clean in the morning after the boys have already gotten dressed in something they pulled out of the bottom of the dirty clothes stack in their rooms that doesn't even match. And I love the idea of spending some extra quality time with the loves of my life, but what to do with the them during all the other times? We have nothing planned for summer, and we are on a tight budget, so everything we do has to be VERY creative. Any ideas?