Long weekend Looove

This past weekend we finally managed to find the perfect mix of getting stuff done and  relaxing/enjoying ourselves.  Friday night we cleaned out our dining room and finally started painting.  There had been three greenish coloured squares on the wall for over a year now--we couldn't commit.  Now it seems that was for good reason as we painted the room to match the living room and we couldn't be happier with the results:

[caption id="attachment_829" align="aligncenter" width="300"] He finally got my memo about not doing housework in his nice clothes[/caption]

That was partway through the work and below is once that mirror is hung and things shifted back to normal:

[caption id="attachment_830" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The piles of paper are wedding related things...which is in about 45 days just saying ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh[/caption]

It feels amazing to have one room really feeling finished and looking good.  We just need to swap out the light fixture and that room is done...now on to the rest of the house!

What else did we do?  My brother and his girlfriend just moved a few blocks away from us so we went over to help assemble some furniture.  Well Garret and Elliott did the assembling and Ashley and I supervised from the couch:

[caption id="attachment_831" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hey Elliott....did Mum give you ALL of her furniture or just the good stuff?[/caption]

We went up to visit our friends at their cottage, wakeboarded, swam, BBQed, hung out and made treats.

[caption id="attachment_832" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Boozy Popsicles. Best desert ever![/caption]

My mum's friend Nicki got us this as a wedding gift.  Garret really didnt get what the hype was about as I kept pestering him to make popsicles with me.  Michele and I made some amazing watermelon/ rum/berry creation and he got on board pretty fast.

It was extremely satisfying Monday night to be tired from having fun, and look around to see our house that I felt proud to be living in.

 

Wendy the Magnificent

Garret and I are dogsitting our neighbour's two dogs for a few days.  One of them ran away last night and we had to spend 1.5 hrs chasing it around the neighbourhood before successfully getting it back in the house.  NOT a fan of that dog.  The other one however...well we both can't get enough of her.  Her name is Wendy and we have debated stealing her since we moved in.  One day we are going to get one just like her.

[caption id="attachment_824" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] *needs to be carried downstairs cause her legs are too wee. I love it[/caption]

Potentially Inherited the Black Thumb...

....cause it sure ain't green!  I keep blaming the recent drought and crazy heat we have been having, but I am betting that even if it was ideal growing temperature my garden would still be a hot mess.  Some of the fault lies with G and I really concentrating on some interior house work and wedding planning, but I am finding the areas I did try with (our little tomato stash and various herbs and garlic) are not doing so well.  Our scapes were amazing and made phenomenal pesto, but our garlic crop leaves a lot to be desired.  One of the ladies from my work also planted a bunch in the fall and was telling me how huge and plump her garlic is...sadly mine are little midgie garlics that would be a huge pain in the butt to peel and use.  I even managed to kill our crop of chives (not like I was using that a lot anyway)  but I was just so proud of our garden last year!  It seems that this year is not to be.  But I did just read an article about this lady and it makes me wana get out and GARDEN!  Maybe I will get G to build me some raised boxes and I can plant some stuff in the fall so I have a semi successful crop of something (garlic you will be mastered!) for next year.  I think that I have too many things on my "I wana learn how to..." list, perhaps I should pare down and really focus on the things that will make me the happiest? Because it seems I end up not doing any of the things I want to do because I get overwhelmed with the sheer amount of these things.  This is the year of the wedding and getting our house painted, hardwooded and maybe even extentioned (this is totally a word). Next year I will feed our little family from the fruits of our/G's labour...I'll be honest with myself I will definitely be having him do all the digging

Bachelory Things

Last night I had a flash forward to my future...as I watched Garret get packed for his bachelor party I 100% saw my future child getting packed up and ready for camp. He was giddy with excitement and fielding phone calls from the other guys about who was bringing what.  They are only gone for two days but he brought six dress shirts, three pairs of shoes and about nine tee shirts.  We joke that he is like George Costanza   It is frustrating when I am trying to share a suitcase with him, but endearing otherwise.

[caption id="attachment_815" align="aligncenter" width="614"] Packing only essentials[/caption]

Amongst all the "essential' over packing needs, please note  Brutus, our white brass buffalo.  Few people know this but he is sort of the ShWalsh family mascot--he comes with us places like a travelling gnome. Garret makes videos of him getting up to no good, and he along with the other guys decided that he had to make the trip to Montreal as well.  I am wondering if he, along with everyone else will make it home in one piece!

Dance Dance Nation

Garret and I were in a family friend's  wedding this past weekend that called for some dancing down the aisle to the Recessional.  We tried to come up with a cool dance to do last minute but decided to improvise.  We went for a hand swinging gun toting smiling type of thing...Regardless it was fun!  Charlene caught us part way down the aisle.  Man do I love black and white photos!

 

[caption id="attachment_804" align="aligncenter" width="293"] Do the hustle![/caption]