patio,2

And, although I may be slightly biased, it's my own personal opinion that everyone could use a little Amy as well;)

patio!

Everyone needs a Clayton;)

one year later

Still here. As is. Making me happy.

And making me feel like watching a little Jeopardy:)

friday's find

Hope I'm not boring everyone with all the nesting going on here on Mayflower Drive. Just know that I'm only actually sharing a small portion of it! Found this great Chinese bowl at one of my favorite vintage places in Dallas. Only 15 dollars and I LOVE the color. Can't wait for our next dumpling marathon! Who's in? :)

and kisses

Chicken pot pie is like a hug. ~ Adrienne Lipoma

sweet dreaming

goodbye, darkness!

The living room renovation is under way! Ok. So it's not so much a renovation as a redecoration. Whatever. Our new couch has been ordered - super comfy micro suede with a chaise! But because we're super fancy and didn't go with one of the stock colors, we're gonna have to wait a few months (MONTHS!) for it's arrival. And we're thinking about a distressed leather club chair for one of the corners but may wait until the couch is in place so we can be sure of sizing/fit. In the meantime, I took advantage of a drapery sale and picked up the organic cotton basket weave curtains I had been eyeing.

They let in so much more light but we'll have to be careful we don't over-neutral the room. Ya know? Clayton and I both agreed that we could bring in color with vibrant curtain tie-backs. And our house warming present from Grandma is a quilted throw with tons of great color variety. So I think the end result will be light and airy but not at all boring. Here's hoping!

When I asked Clayton if he had a color preference for the tie backs (I love it when he actually has an opinion!), he said - sheepishly - red. Why sheepishly? The dark and not-at-all-us curtains I just took down? Red. Yeah. But what my baby wants, my baby gets. With an amy twist, of course! One stop at our neighborhood vintage store later and a bunch of red 1960s skinny ties get repurposed as part of our new decor.

Today was such a good day:)