Going North

My family and I spent the past week traveling up the East Coast to spend a lavish weekend at the Oheka Castle to celebrate our friend's, Zach and Sarah's, wedding! (Robert was a groomsmen and Bradley was the ring bearer!) 

Our first stop was in Raleigh NC, to visit my husband's Grandparents! We took our son Bradley to Pullen Park, where they have a carousal, train ride, and kiddie boats! It was a wonderful experience for us all! 

Our next stop was Washington D.C. We stopped there to meet with the groom and spend a day walking around down town! We had a BLAST! 

After D.C. we went to NYC. What a shock it was! We have been in the south for a while and we were not ready for the hustle and bustle of the city! But, we got to see some pretty neat sites and some iconic buildings! over all we had a wonderful time! 

Our last stop was the Oheka Castle for the wedding extravaganza! It was AMAZING! 

The wedding was beautiful and the bride was stunning! 

The reception was a blast and the food was amazing!

Bradley had a wonderful time dancing the night away with his momma! 

And my husband and I clean up pretty well, if I don't say so myself! 

All in all, we had a wonderful time on our little get away! We saw new places and met new people! We are so thankful to Zach and Sarah for letting us be a part of their wedding! We had a wonderful time and we are extremely happy for them! 

Congratulations to Zach and Sarah! We love you both! 

Tip of the week 03-12-12

So, I recently went to stay with my mom and one day while helping do dishes, I noticed she kept all of her sponges and scrub pads cut up in a dish! I thought this is brilliant! I never use the whole sponge or scrub pad anyways! So as soon as I got home I did the same! It has saved me money and time!

Another great tip is: at the end of the night when you are finished with your dishes, rinse out your sponge or scrubby really well and place it in the microwave for a minute! It kills the bacteria and dries the sponge to keep it from stinking! I hope you enjoyed this tip of the week!!!


Here is a picture of where I keep my sponge and scrubs. The dish next to it is where I keep my dishwasher soap!!!

Easy Spring Wreath

I wanted to make a spring wreath that was CHEAP, but looked nice!

So I went to Michael's to see what I could find! I bought just your normal $4.99 stick wreath form. 

Then I found 5ft spring garland on sale for $3.50 ($6.00 regular price) I bought 4! 

I also had a 40% off one regular price item, so it was used on my wreath! 

Anywho, all you have to do is wrap the garland around the wreath! The garland has wire in it making easy to twist the ends around the sticks making it stay in place! No glue or anything! This way it can be interchangeable through out the year!  

I hope you all enjoy the wreath as much as I do! Get out to your craft stores and make something!! 

~Simplicity