Mini vacation...Hey! Why not?!

You know that feeling that you just need to "get away!!"...I totally got that feeling last week. Sometimes a change of scenery can be just the perfect "re-boot" for the week or month ahead! Friday afternoon Trey and myself were trying to come up with ideas that would be fun...the best idea was a cabin retreat that we could bring our dog child Milly! We had such a great time being outside in the perfect spring time weather, sitting in our deck hot tub and just having some good R & R away from it all! It was refreshing to not have much cell service or Internet.

This was the living room view of our little cabin

When we drove up I saw this heart in the tree! Such a cute surprise!

The creek in the back

I was not too sure how Milly would do in "outdoors". Shes an inside diva who just uses outside as her "bathroom" if you will..

She really kept up the whole time on our walks

and was not kidding around in the creek. She went right in and wanted to swim! She loved it.

Of course we ended the day with some Big Bang Theory.

So all you "wanna get away" people out there...do it!! I promise its fun to remove yourself from your little box for even just a few days!

Sneak peak into our living room

Trey and I went by the lot last week and they finally have started to break ground. This weekend they were laying pipes and then the walls will go up. Crazy to think we will be fully moved in by our first wedding anniversary. It has been so fun to start buying furniture and accessories for our new home! I have always loved home design (that's why I fell in love with Pinterest ;) ) and we now get to pick out our own things for our place! I knew I always had a thing for East coast style. I struggle with the right word to call my home style..I guess you could say Nantucket/Cape Cod mixed with fresh. I know it's not close or near where I live but I have a love of all things white and striped. Therefore our living room will be all of those things! I knew I wanted soft blues, whites and a comfy large sectional. We have most of these things already ordered and we are stalking Pottery Barn to wait until the console table goes on sale. Here is a sneak peak of our future living room!

Who doesn't love LOVE?

First of all, CONGRATS to our precious friends Stephanie and Stuart. They got engaged tonight and I feel SO blessed we were able to be a part of it. They have become such great friends and I love being part of the memory. Everything went off perfect and was a surprise (which is almost crazy because all girls somewhat "know") but she was so surprised!! The plan went as follows..


Stuart told her he had something great happen at work today that called for a celebration. He took her to one of the most nice restaurants in Oklahoma City and they had a nice dinner. While they were at dinner, the little elves (Trey and I) went over and set everything up..some funny things happened in that process.

1) Anybody who knows my personality knows I was FREAKING OUT about it going perfectly. I was worried we were going to get caught, something was going to fall, they would see us drive off or we would have to hide in the bushes..Trey was wishing I wasnt a little helper at that point....
2) Stuart sent a joke text message that he was five minutes out and Trey and I scrambled out the house, almost set off the alarm, went out the wrong door...
3) Whole foods ran out of flowers so I sweet talked the Customer Service desk for their arrangement before we went over for champagne...

He just bought a house a few weeks ago and I think its so special he wanted to come back and do it there! That will be their first home together and what memories to have gotten engaged in that same house! They got to the house and he blindfolded her...took her through the house to this:

Right after we came over for champagne and have a few girl screams!!! She was so excited it made me tear up. Don't we all love love?! I think I love love more now that I am married, and I know I will more as time goes on. Marriage suddenly becomes a new form of love and engagements are all the more special to me now. You are a new family and this is your buddy for life. Youre in it forever through thick and thin.

Trey was really embarassed at how giddy I was at all the memories happening! I had to get a picture with the finished project! So impressed Stuart!

Before we left I had to leave a girl with some flowers and wedding books/magazines to look at as her mind races all night of her wedding day..

What a fun night! And if you ever need some love elves you know who to call! ;)