7.12.2010

Scenes from The Weekend (+ A Winner...)







The weekend started and finished with birthday celebrations (a little dinner for my dearest friend Achlee's 35th on Friday and a swim party for our little friend Elizabeth's 3rd on Sunday), and in between, there was an awful lot of, well, hanging around the house...

And it was nice.

We read and cooked and tidied and crafted a bit. I scored two new lamps for the dining room that I've had my eye on for a while. We purged the dress-up bin of all the ratty old non-wearable pieces (as opposed to the ratty old, "mommy if you throw that away I'll never speak to you again" pieces), we tore through the junk drawers and started weeding through the girlies summer clothes.

There's something about July and August that gets me in this mode. It's like I'm prepping for the bustle of Fall (which somehow, oddly, seems just around the corner...) I have to say, it felt good to get so much done. I feel ready for the week. As ready as you can be for a Monday that is...

{And now for a winner. Congrats Mel...You won the sweet doll from Hijkids!}

12 comments:

Simply Mel {Reverie} said...

Get out! My heart just stopped when I saw MEL...and I clicked twice to make sure it was moi!

Oh the crumb is going to be thrilled! Thanks Joslyn!

Now, we need to work on our dress-up bin...more additions needed as opposed to tossing!

Have a great week!
~Melissa
melissa@reverie-daydream.com

Ana Degenaar said...

Congrats to Mel!
Now, I need to say that I LOVE yellow walls MADLY! We just recently painted a few walls yellow and it is so energizing and gorgeous.
The lamps are tres chic... I love your weekends, I had a pretty hectic but happy one.
xo.

Michelle said...

LOVE those walls, and the lamps look amazing there!

Rachel said...

Those little flags are adorable! Such a quick craft fix.

Anonymous said...

love that tape!

molly said...

the tape craft is oh so cute. I will most definitely be borrowing that idea :)

i've been cleaning, organizing and purging lately. once fourth of july is over I'm ready to get prepped for fall, which just happens to be when #3 will arrive :) let's just say i have quite a bit of painting to tackle!

Tamara said...

wow! your tiny flags are adorable! looks like a lovely weekend.

Aron said...

Sounds like a great weekend!

rikshaw design said...

where did you score those lovely lamps..i am searching for some cool white lamps for my dining room project.

Joslyn said...

Catherine -- they are from the Arteriors "outlet" here in Dallas...you'll have to pop by when you're in town!

meme said...

ahhh, i see you bought my little painting, clip & all, at wigwam!!
so happy to see it went to a good (great) home!!

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