Downtown Getaway

G and I visited Downtown St. Louis for an evening this Saturday with his boss and his lovely wife. We traveled in style with a horse-drawn carriage.

This is the view of the arch from the carriage. 

 In the carriage

This is Luke, our horse. Isn't he cute? 

We ate at The Millenium, a restaurant that slowly spins on the rooftop of The Millenium Hotel. It was amazing. This was the view for a few minutes.

 

Another view.

 

What an amazingly excellent night.

Marijuana March

In St. Louis this weekend G and I ran into a marijuana march. I'm easily amused, so of course I took photos.

 

What's Blooming at my House

I love Peonies. They're right up there on my list of favorite flowers. They're so big and fluffy and they smell delicious.

The only bad thing about Peonies is that they attract ants, so it's important NOT to keep them close to the house.

Here's one that hasn't bloomed yet. See the ants?

Here are our Dianthus.

 

My favorite flowers are Dahlias. Once I get some good ones I will post a photo of them. 

I also have been eying some Clematis at a home on my way to work. 

Do you have a favorite flower?

Camera Bag Strap

Check out this cute camera bag strap cover I made for my work camera bag.

   

 I couldn't really get a good photo of the back, but maybe I'll try to get one. I hate the whole photo-in-the-mirror thing, but that was the best I could do with this one.

   

 I made it with an old sheet and a little hot glue, and my friend Heidi who helped me twist a few flowers. I think it turned out pretty cute. The best part? It was free! Oh, and I'm sorry if the text on this is showing up weird, for some reason the new blogger posting thing is being difficult.

Right Now

This is what the sky looked like as I arrived to work this morning at about 6:40 a.m.

New Look

G has been wanting a fire pit for awhile. This weekend he decided we would "pull the trigger" and get one. We looked at some blocks to make our own, but it seemed a little...big. G had seen this one at Lowe's and took me to check it out.

 

I liked the look of this one, but it seemed a little expensive for what it was. So what did we do? You guys are going to love this. We purchased the exact same blocks separately (about $79), and another fire pit ($89)- this one to be exact.

 

 And made our own creation!

Perfect for roasting (mini) marshmallows.

I really love how it turned out. The best part? It was $30 cheaper than the kit and I think it looks more finished. What do you guys think?

Hoppy Easter!

Easter 2012.

Basket!

We dyed eggs in the morning.

Then we had a little Easter egg hunt.

Blurry, yes. But cute.

Aw!

We played with chalk.

It was even warm enough to play in water...for about 5 minutes.

Poor Mi-mi.

Lexigirl didn't get out of going through the water either...

This holiday was a different one. This year, we celebrated Easter without Grandpa. Last year we did too, but it was so raw. This year, well, it kindof felt the same... raw. I miss him so much. I cried randomly. I hid so people didn't see me. He was such a special part of my life. I'm not usually this sappy, but Easter fell the day before the 1 year anniversary of him passing so I was extra sensitive.

I remembered how on Easter I used to go to my grandparents house... in my little Easter dress made by my grandma. I would look all cute and even have a little white bonnet-like hat.

I was happy to be spending time with my family. I didn't get to see my brother or sister, but I did get to spend time with my mama and G's family. And I loved getting to watch my little man hunt for eggs and think about all the memories we're making. I like the thought that someday (hopefully a long time from now), he'll be looking back on these memories.