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July 2012

While the Boys are Away

by Kay~Kacey on 7/31/2012

The girls will play. While the boys were bachelor partying in Vegas (they survived…barely…), Lauren’s aunt threw a lovely bridal shower at Seven Gables Inn. It was a charming place for a shower with a cute courtyard where we gathered for yummy drinks before the shower.

Lauren looked darling, as always. We’re so glad to have another female in the family!!
Lauren

Her aunt left no detail to chance. The flowers on the tables were from the florist who is doing their wedding flowers. They were so pretty!
flowers on table

We had little sachets with our names for place cards at the tables. So cute!
place tag favors

My sister, of course, would not let me get a photo of her…but we expect that now, don’t we??
my sister

Caught my mom when she wasn’t looking.
mom

The food was so yummy and set up so cute. They used glass blocks and sheets of glass on the serving tables. Very cute. Must steal that idea for my next party…
cute cupcakes

More photos on Facebook.

We’re getting excited about the wedding now!! October 6th! Not long now!!

Watch Out Vegas

by Kay~Kacey on 7/25/2012

The boys are coming to town…

mean boy

Rumor has it that 20 + males are hitting Vegas this weekend for our oldest’s bachelor party. I’m not sure Vegas is ready for them.

whats wrong

I’m sure they’ll be okay….and not cause much trouble…she said, hopefully.

up to no good

they look innocent enough

whats up
Kinda…

boys

I’m not sure how these little boys got to the grown up stage

young boys

They grow up so quickly…

But can I just say…what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas…I’m sure this mama doesn’t want to hear about 99% of the stuff that will go on this weekend. Stay safe. Be good. Have fun. (in that order…)

Never-ending Heat and Drought

by Kay~Kacey on 7/20/2012

Seriously, I can’t remember a summer this hot for so many days in a row, and this dry. Dry. Dry. We haven’t had any significant rain since before we started building our house at the beginning of May. We’ve lost a few trees, some bushes…our yard is a joke. No tomatoes. My lilac that finally bloomed doesn’t look very good…

But I’m always surprised at the survivors. The flowers that weather the drought.

zinnia flower

A few zinnias have survived where all the other flowers in the garden have succumbed to the heat and drought.

pale pink flower

A few random flowers that I don’t even like have survived…but that’s another story….

This pale zinnia with its hint of lilac is so pretty, braving it’s way up between a lot of burned out foliage.

pale yellow zinnia

Well, we all do whatever it takes to survive the heat and the dry weather, now don’t we?

white wine

So how are your flowers and gardens surviving this summer? And what are you doing to survive the heat??