Locama Welcome Home-a

I feel like I'm finally getting back into the grove of things after a nice long weekend with some family and my first full week of being back home. Now that my May weddings are done, I've been scratching things off of my much neglected To Do list. And I'm happy to say I'm slowly making progress to get things back in order. Hopefully that means more time for blogging! I have so much to share with you guys, including all of the details on said weddings!

One of the things I've been able to mark as "done" was finding a new bedspread for our master bedroom. I mentioned the situation to you guys here and showed you some options I had in mind. Well as luck would have it, I found one this weekend! TJMaxx/HomeGoods is typically one of the spots my mom and I always hit up whenever she comes into town. And since it was my sister's first time to visit what I refer to as "heaven on Earth" down here, there was definitely no way around it.

While my mom and sister were shopping in the bath section, I decided to check out the bedspreads to see what they had to offer. Much to my surprise they had one of the bedspreads on my list! It was the first listed on the above mentioned post. But the happy moment ended quickly when I realized it looked much better, and more importantly brighter, online than it did in person. A little deflated, I continued to look at what else they had and ended up finding one I liked even better! And at $59.99, it was also cheaper than any option I'd found online. HomeGoods strikes again! It's a square patterned coverlet by a company called Locama Home Textiles. I tried to see if I could find a link to it online for you guys online, but no luck.

The subtle pattern is just what I wanted, and I think it works well with my other pillows.

The weight is just right too. Not too heavy, like a quilt might be, but still offering enough warmth to compensate for the two fans I have going every night :)

I kept the old duvet folded up at the end of the bed so that it's within reach if I do want some more cover, although I don't think that will happen any time soon with this Florida heat.

In the end, I think I got really lucky with this find, especially since it was the only one in the store. Now I can sleep in peace, a nice cool peace :)

On a side note, I have to share a few cute photos from this weekend. My nephew Cohen came for a visit, so of course loads of picture taking ensued. Here are some of my favorite shots of the little guy.

Look at those feet! He is SUCH a happy baby!

He gets to use the frog towel when he comes to visit Aunt Mallie.

I think he's a fan of my bed too :)

The cutest beach bum I've ever seen :)

I hope you all had a wonderful, long weekend and also took some time to remember why we had it in the first place. A big thanks goes out to my hubby and all of the other men and women who have given their lives or are currently risking them to ensure our freedom.

Our Living Room Mood Board

Our living room is slowly but surely coming together. The biggest To Do's are ordering a new media console, painting the room (which is unfortunately open to the dining room, kitchen, office and breakfast area which means lots of painting to be done!), order a few lamps and a console for the long wall behind the couch. I realize I haven't shared any pictures of our "new" house (we moved in at the end of last October) with you guys. So here's a glimpse of the living room before we moved in. This is what you see when you walk in the front door. The dining room is on the left, the living room is straight ahead and the office on the right. A closer look at the living room. Florida loves their plant ledges...I do not. You win some. You lose some. I also want to replace the tile around the fireplace. A view from the back of the living room looking toward the front corner of the house. The room behind the half green wall is the o...

Guest Room Before and After-Healing Aloe

Here is a shot of the room in all of its coral glory. Great for a teenager, not for a soothing guest room. And here is the Healing Aloe after. Healing Aloe is a color by Benjamin Moore. It was hard to get a good shot of the true color, but it is more of a seafoam than gray. Aside from painting the walls and buying a new white quilt for the bed, everything else in the space we already had--most of which are hand-me-downs (bed and dresser) or thrift store finds (lamp and side table). It will all be sufficient for now, and hopefully a space that our guests will love. I'm very happy with the outcome and the progress of one more room in the house coming closer to completion. One down, three to go (at least in the painting department!)

Up Up And Away- Take Two (And Three)

We took our second family flight this past June. We took the earliest flight out so we had to wake up at 4:00am to get everything ready. I had all of the girls' stuff ready and laid out so we only woke them five minutes before we left at 5:00 am. Rollins is our late sleeper so I thought she would for sure fall back asleep in the car on the way to the airport. Nope. Auden, who is typically my early riser (with the sunrise), fell asleep instead. I guess Rollins knew something was up and was too excited to miss anything. She didn't fall asleep until we were 10 minutes from our friends' house in Dallas. Meanwhile, Auden fell asleep again on the plane. Proof that you can never predict what toddlers will do during travel days. Auden loved getting to use her new suitcase and travel backpack (that daddy so graciously attached to his luggage for her). We got quite a few comments from those ...

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