Small town goes BIGger

Happy hump day everyone! One more work day for me this week and then it's blue skies and sunshine! I wanted to write a post about our growing town. I have lived here in Windsor my entire life as far as I can remember resources have always been limited, until now. We have a wonderful Oyster bar in town with some of the best food you will ever eat (in my opinion) and we are expanding with two new store fronts! This is big news for a small town. My friend Lori Beth is fulfilling a life long dream of opening Kaley Jase Boutique this Saturday, April 12th and we also have a coffee shop opening soon. Lori Beth already has several items available online.

photo credit: Kaley Jase Boutique

I couldn't be more excited to walk a mile downtown to pick a new dress and grab a cup of coffee. If you are ever in this area on Saturday make sure to stop by for the grand opening of Kaley Jase Boutique. I should also mention (as a big fan and friend of the owner) Bunns BBQ will not disappoint you if you're looking for great BBQ. Ask for a corner piece of cornbread! Have a great rest of your week!

Oh the struggle...

I find myself constantly needing change. A weather change, nail polish, pillows, paint, it's a never ending process with me. I am steadily rearranging things in my house and looking for something new to put here or there. The latest topic of conversation in our home has been the buffet in our dining room. I have struggled with what to put on it since the day we moved it in. I have put pictures and flower arrangements but couldn't seem to find anything fitting. My sister stumbled upon this picture on Pinterest last week and it seemed to be exactly what I was looking for. We went thrifting this weekend and I found a white ceramic vase for $1, what a steal! This is what I can up with on a days notice...

Tray is part of the Nate Berkus collection at Target

 I would like to add more white ceramic pieces as I find them but for now I am finally somewhat satisfied. I also decided to give this old wooden tray a face lift with some fresh white paint (which I think will brighten up just about anything).

 It's only a matter of time before I'm off to find yet anther item or room in my house to mix up. I look forward to the relief of having everything decorated just the way I want, if that is ever possible. Have a great week everyone!

Life actually on North King Street

It has been FAR too long since I have blogged. I truly hate starting something and never finishing and I am bad for that. I woke up and decided to try to commit to this at least twice a month. I started this blog as a why to document life lately; our new home, new adventures, new recipes, etc. I am going to give this another try! I realized that I hadn't actually talked about living in our new home at all. It's hard to believe almost a YEAR has gone by since we closed on our house. Time goes by far too quickly! We are loving being in town! I grew up (literally) three houses down from our home so I feel like I never left. I can't wait to have kids and experience "town life" with them. This may sound crazy to some, this "town life", especially if you live in a big city. When I was in middle school, my friends and I used to ride our bikes from sun up to sun down. We could go get lunch (at one of the 5 restaurants in town), ride to a friends house, to the park or the ball park. I loved every minute of it and felt so safe being in the middle of Windsor. I know times have changed but still I hope my children will love being in the middle of of this little town as much as I do. Back to our home, it's FINALLY spring and thank the Lord for it. I am so happy to get some springy colors and Easter decor in the house.

Spring banner from Target last year and bunny banner is Target Threshold this year.

 

Ceramic bunny from Pier 1 (He's actually a book end)

This little gem is something I painted last week at Cork and Canvas in Edenton, NC. Leanna is awesome and the classes are so much fun!

I'm still very happy with the decision to paint most of the walls in our house either white or some other neutral. I am constantly loosing in interest in things and with the white walls a throw blanket or vase of flowers can make the entire room look different. I still have so many things I want to do in the house, but for now we are living comfortably. We are planning to add on a master bathroom and closet this summer. Any thoughts? I would love to talk to someone who has added on an entire room to their existing home. It should be a hot and stressful summer, yet again with home remodeling. Have a GREAT weekend!!

Christmas Mini Sessions

This weekend I had the pleasure of helping out my youngest sister (who is only 15) with Christmas mini sessions. We saw so many beautiful kids and families over the last two days. Obviously, I think my sister is so talented at such a young age but I hope everyone else will think so too. Here are a few of my personal favorites...

I hope you all have a VERY Merry Christmas season!!