Back to a Braves Game!

Well, if you read regularly, you know that Will was out of town for a while for work. We only got to see each other every other weekend or so during that time period. But, that's all over!! And of course, the first weekend he was back for good, we went back out of town!

We had the first in a series of weddings that weekend and it happened to be in the Atlanta area, our old stomping grounds. So, we decided to make a long weekend out of it, hit some of our favorite spots, see some old friends, and catch a Braves playoff game!

When we lived in Atlanta, Will was so spoiled by being able to go to 10+ Braves game a season. However, since moving back to Greenville, he just doesn't get to go nearly as much as he wants. So, when it was a playoff game, and the first 10,000 people got a tomahawk, we got there EARLY, folks. 

We had great seats, and, even better for me, two of the couples in our old small group happened to be at the game! We got to meet up with Jason & Bess and finally meet their sweet boy Skipper, and see Tyler & Ann, who just announced they are expecting as well! It was so nice to catch up with old friends that I didn't even think to get pictures while we were together. Of all the things we miss about Atlanta, our small group is definitely one of the biggest!

Watching some warm up. Again, we were here early!

First pitch thrown out by Bobby Cox!

Luckily, the Braves pulled out a win, however they did lose the series and got knocked out of the postseason. Hey, there's always next year, right? :)

Needtobreathe Concert!

A few weekends ago, Will and I made a special trip down to Columbia to go to the State Fair to see one of our favorite bands, Needtobreathe! We met Will's sister Mindy and a friend for dinner near the fairgrounds and headed down to the concert. We ended up getting there halfway into the first song and rushed into our seats. And our seats were AWESOME! 8 rows back almost in the middle. 

 

"Washed by the Water" in the rain :)

NTB is an awesome live show if you ever get a chance, go see them!

We were so close! One of my best friends Kristi and her fiance also had tickets with us, but traffic and parking problems met that they got there with 1.5 songs left in their show. That would be my only complaint, I wished the show was longer!!

Generally, Will and I aren't concert people. In fact, I think this was one of the first concerts we have been to during our marriage. However, this concert was great! It helps that we love the band and know all of their songs, but they were also really good live. Different enough from the records that you know they are really signing, full of passion, and they just seem like nice people! :)

Kristi & I!

The four of us!

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7 months from today, they will be married! :)

Doing a Little Dreaming

So, the Blackmon home is in for a little upgrade. And by little, I mean king sized! That's right ladies and gentlemen, Will has finally caved and we are getting a king sized bed!! I have wanted one forever, and our bedroom is plenty big enough, so we figured we would finally upgrade!

Of course, with upgrading to a bigger bed, that means I have to figure out new bedding. Which is a total nightmare. Married ladies can probably understand my struggle. We ladies want beautiful, luxurious fluffy bedding. Boys want something that's "not girly". Hmmmm.... So the search begins!

Love this bedding look from Pottery Barn (who am I kidding, I love almost everything about Pottery Barn but their prices!)

More PB neutral bedding love :)

Or maybe a little darker look for the bedroom. 

Well, I have lots of things to think about. Hopefully I can come up with some "non-girly" options before our new bed arrives :)

Worst.Project.Ever

So, a few weeks back, I started another project. And maybe this was a stupid project. But I started painting the trim in our guest room. The trim in our home is old, stained and not in great shape in several places.

I knew it would make a big difference, but here was the first place I started. And you can see what a huge difference it makes. The new trim is bright white, semi-gloss, and looks awesome!

Here are the closet doors before I started. 

Halfway done with the closet door!

New, bright shiny white doors!

I know that painting the trim is a huge undertaking, and quite honestly, while I love the finished look, I have way too much trim in this house. So far, the guest bedroom and master bedroom and bathroom are done. I'm telling you, before long, I will have painted every single surface in this home. :)

New Collage in the Kitchen

For a while now, I have wanted to hang some stuff on our blank kitchen wall, I just had to find the right arrangement of stuff. And we finally made some decisions!

Ta-da! The layout!

This wall was looking a little bland, and needed something...or a few things :)

The 'Blackmon' print that Will's parents got us for Christmas.

Plus a corkboard for hanging fun notes and invitations!

The first three invites for upcoming weddings!

Plus a canvas print from our Jackson Hole trip

The last piece of the puzzle is an original piece of art I bought at Artisphere, an art festival in downtown Greenville.

I love the new look in the kitchen! It definitely adds something to the room and I am so glad I finally got around to getting this done (and props to Will for doing the measuring for me :))

Getting Crafty

The other weekend, after staining the deck on Saturday morning, I decided I was done with house projects for a while. I had been doing stuff here and there for several weekends when Will was working out of town, and I was done! It was time for this girl to watch some football. 

Then, I got to thinking about what I could do while I was watching football. And I remembered all that scrapbooking stuff I bought to do a scrapbook of our awesome Grand Tetons/Yellowstone trip this summer. I already had everything I needed, so I grabbed our folding table and set up this sweet work station. 

Football and crafting. That makes a Southern girl happy right there. 

I starting putting together spreads, like of our time in Salt Lake City and at Antelope Island State Park. 

Or our time in Yellowstone! 

Sure, the living room looked like a bomb went off....

But a few days later I had this awesome scrapbook. I surprised Will with it when he got home last weekend and it was great to sit around and reflect on that trip, although it just made us want to go back that much more!

(Not So) Covert Ops

Things have been busy here at the Blackmon house! 

Two weekends ago, I decided it was time for another (not so) covert mission. Will and I had been talking about staining the deck at the end of summer/beginning of fall, and we (I) decided to go for it! When he was home, Will helped me get all the supplies ready to go for the next weekend. 

This was the deck before...

The beginning of the staining. The color was a ceder type color from Thompson's Water Seal. It turned out to be a little more red than we were thinking, but overall it turned out great!

Even though the hubby couldn't be there to help me, I did have two awesome helpers...his parents! I was so thankful for their help because otherwise, I would still be outside working on that deck!

Finished product! It turned out to be a great weekend to do it. Not too hot, not too cool, not too many leaves falling from the massive trees in our backyard to ruin the stain, and no rain!

Even though the color is a little different than we thought, I like it!

Finished product. Done just in time for a welcome home party for Will, right? :)