If Memorial Day Weekend, the start to summer, is any indication of the summer that lies ahead, ours if full of work and free-time is focused on house projects.
Our weekend started out with my fabulous husband escorting me to the movie of the season. That's right, Matt saw Sex and the City 2, opening weekend. Unfortunately, Matt had to work bright and early Saturday morning. Bella and I took care of our weekend errands awaiting his return, so our holiday weekend could truly begin.
Upon his return, we enjoyed a rare "cool" (a relative term) evening. We ate dinner outside, listened to some music, enjoyed some wine and spirits, and relaxed, with no where to be but right here.
A perfect relaxing summer evening is made up of the components above. A great read, a nice glass of wine, and bug spray so one can tolerate being outdoors. Matt and I recognized our Southeast Texas status, when we realized the smell of bug spray reminds of us summer, not sun tan lotion. (By the way, I am currently reading "The Art of Racing in the Rain". I am not finished, but it is already a must, especially if you are a dog owner or have a child of the dog species. By page 6, I was already becoming slightly emotional.... Matt quickly responded with, "Take a sip!", Sex and the City anyone?)
Recently Bella has taken up a new pastime. She has finally learned how to catch a frisbee and return it. (Okay, we are still working on the return, but you get the point) Matt and I are quite entertained by her "skillz"... each time she makes a catch, you would think it was the first by the cheers and round of applause she receives.
I will not bore you with all the details, but the rest of our weekend revolved around our house, preparing it for strangers to come look at it, and hopefully want to purchase it. We did some yard work and spent the majority of the weekend painting the trim. So that made for several trips to Home Depot, sweat, bug bites, sunburn, approximately 3 showers a day, getting a quote from professional painters to complete our project, and opening a well deserved bottle of vino...
(Isn't this bottle adorable? Texas Wine Country purchase, although this particular beauty was bottled in Cali at a sister winery)
As we continued working on our "to-do list" one member of a family found time for a little cool down. As a child I thoroughly enjoyed our crazy daisy (sprinkler + flower = childrens or dogs water toy). As we slaved away covered in paint, sweat, bug spray, and sun tan lotion, Bella cooled down.
Hope your three-day weekend was a beautiful beginning to the summer!
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