Guest Bedroom: Creating a Happy Place

I wanted to show everyone how my guest bedroom project turned out. This is one of my favorite rooms because my mom sewed the pillows for me and I picked out the wall color myself and painted it! The bedroom has a totally different feel now. Before I avoided this room and now I walk in just to take a peek! I wish I had a before picture but at least you can see it now!

I looked and looked for the right fabric and when I found the floral fabric in a store in Thomasville it just jumped out a me. I created the entire room design around this fabric. I found the lamps at TJ Maxx and I think they match perfect. The painting is one of my favorite things and it is painted by a local artist, Lisa Lanier.

I moved the mirror that was in my foyer to this room and I like it here so much better.

The Help

The Help is the best book I have read (ok, well heard) in a long time. I just loved it and am too excited to see a commercial for the upcoming movie! I am a member of audiobooks.com (thanks to Jill's good idea) which is just like Netflix for audiobooks. I am looking for new good reads, any ideas??

Congratulations to Brooke and Ben and Good Times in Nashville

Congratulations to Brooke and Ben

I am so excited to post about my sister and her boyfriend Ben getting engaged while we were in Nashville over the 4th of July.

He proposed at their hotel Saturday morning and then we all met for a fabulous brunch at Jackson's Bar and Bistro in Hillsboro Village to celebrate.

We had such a wonderful weekend celebrating their engagement and also got to spend time celebrating Karen's birthday as well. We had a great cookout Saturday night at Karen and Chandler's house and then got busy playing some XBox Kinect Sports. Since Nick and I are not competitive at all, it is probably hard to believe that we left their house full of yummy food with a pair of spilt pants. Needless to say Nick put his total effort into the hurdles when playing against Chandler. On Sunday, we rented an awesome boat and spent the day skiing and wakeboarding and then had a great lakeside meal at Black Pearl Cove

This was my first visit to Nashville during Nick's 2 month time there so I was too excited to also get to see his "Bachelor Pad" as he calls it. His condo has an amazing view from the terrace of the Nashville skyline. Here are a few pics of his pad...

Congratulations Lauren and Ryals!!!

Congratulations Lauren and Ryals!!!

I am back on the Blog and I felt it very fitting for my first post to be in Congratulations to Ryals and Lauren! I am thrilled to hear the news and am already too excited for May!!! You two were clearly meant for each other and are so alike in many, many ways. You truly compliment each other and I can't wait to see you start your life together as Mr. and Mrs. Ryals Stone!!! I have included a few fun pictures to finish out my Ryals/Lauren tribute!

Why not dinner and dancing?

Reading a good book and cruising!