Five on Friday

Happy GOOD Friday!  It's a good Friday indeed. We made it down to NC last night and are happy to be enjoying a lazy weekend in the mountains with the Lyons!  We are heading up to Highlands tonight to enjoy a nice dinner and see the sights - I am certainly looking forward to a delicious fish dinner! Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter weekend. Today for my five on Friday I thought I would update you on this weeks' happenings, since my blogging has been MIA.  

{one} Easter goodies for the kiddos. These boxes should arrive today in Alabama - a box of stuffed eggs, treats and a few books, pencils and games. 

{two} Last weekend the Braddick's hosted a fabulous crawfish boil. Kara pulled out all the stops with themed decor, the perfect beverages, hay bails for a late night fire, and 50lbs. of crawdads - good for the soul!  We had the most amazing weather and great times with friends! 

{three} Painting has begun! This was the color of the front bedroom when I began... I only got one coat of white up this week, but hoping to get number 2 up on Monday and then move on to the stripes. 

Can't wait to see the progress. 

{four} Love these Lilly sunglass straps. I refrained from buying them for myself when I was picking up goodies for Mrs. Elaine, but they are on the top of my wish list for summer! 

{five} My Easter dress story. Ha! I was so excited about my purple easter dress this year and the adorable yellow flowered necklace from Anthro... and about an hour down the road I realized that it was still hanging on my door - right where I left it after I took this picture. {ugh} Of all the things I could have left... it was the one thing I actually needed. So, naturally we found an Old Navy right off the interstate and I picked up dress and necklace number two - which is pretty cute too!  Love me some Easter Sunday Mass - so of course, I have to have a new dress. :) 

Linking up for 5 on Friday! 

Happy Easter weekend everyone!

Easter Basket Hop

We are heading to North Carolina to visit the in laws for Easter, so I thought I would fix up a couple baskets with some treats and link up with Darci for the Easter Basket Blog Hop! 

Baskets for the in-laws.

Mrs. Elaine is getting a cute lil mason jar chalkboard, Lilly tumblers and a koozie, some thank you notes, pretzels, and some sweets! 

Mr. W is getting Virginia peanuts, a Ped Egg, and sweet treats. Nutty Bars are Mr. Wayfords favorite.

Do you have a fun basket to share? Hop in on the fun!

Hope the Easter bunny brings you and your loved ones a basket full of fun this year!

Life.

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Somedays I wonder...

How the days, hours, and minutes fly by as fast as the do...

How I always seem to be working on that to-do list, but it doesn't seem to be getting any shorter...

How the project list somehow always remains untouched....

How the holidays sneak up and fly by without warning...

How my nieces and nephews keep growing and growing...

How my friends are growing bellies, having babies, and somehow I haven't met them...

I guess the answer would be, Life. It's what happens when we're busy making other plans. {so says John Lennon}

I guess todays post is mostly to say - I'm here, alive and well, just a little crazy at the moment! I miss my blogging and I will be back.... life just seems to be a little busy these days.

Renovations are in full swing... centennial planning is a go and I am ready for some sweets on Easter sunday, who else is with me!?!

Now, off to do some more painting. Updates soon, I promise.

Home Sweet Home

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I am happy to say, we are finally home!  We had a truly perfect trip to the coast. Every day was filled with friends, family, celebrations, relaxation, exploring, great food, neat finds, and lots of love and laughter!  After a long two day track home, I am very excited to slip into my own sheets tonight - but this trip was really just so much fun, it didn't really phase me that it's been 2 weeks since we were here. Crazy how quickly time flies when you're out and about {or maybe when you're getting older}, but man it went by quick!

We wrapped up our trip with a great weekend with my fam and a stop in ATL last night for work. Which ended up being a huge reunion with lots of our friends in the industry and fabulous vendors we work with. One of which took us to a delicious lunch at the Flying Biscuit Cafe before we hit the road today. Tune in tomorrow for a great southern brunch recipe.

Five on Friday: 30A

Today, I thought I would dedicate my five on Friday to 30A - one of my favorite beach spots to eat, drink, relax, and soak up some sun.  Here are my favorite spots that are a must see on your trip to 30A and a few things you can't miss!

{one} The Red Bar - Grayton Beach

By far the hot spot on 30A for locals and tourists alike - The Red Bar is where it's at! The food is fresh, authentic and delicious! Hands down our favorite meal of the week. Be sure to get there early - there is always a wait - but if you go on Wednesday a fun jazz band will keep you entertained while you grab a drink in their neat bar. O, and to make it real local - cash or check only!

{two} The Fonville Press - Aly's Beach.

We had a nice morning on Wednesday working from The Fonville Press for the morning. Such an adorable spot in Aly's Beach - with outside covered spots that give you the perfect amount of breeze and sunshine. That morning they had a play for the kiddos that was a hit, and they offer other family oriented things throughout the week like yoga and movie night on the lawn.

{three} Beach Cruisers.

I didn't get a pic of us cruising the beach - but we took a nice long cruise down to the local cantina for some margaritas and chips one afternoon. The best part of 30A is the bike paths along the road - every house comes with beach cruisers... and if not, there are lots of local bike shops where you can rent by the week!

{four} Bud & Ally's - Seaside Beach.

The best place to catch a sunset - and the only eatery on the water side  - Bud & Ally's is the perfect spot for cocktails, dinner, or late night revelry. We enjoyed some awesome shrimp corndogs, pimento cheese, and bread-n-butter fried pickles. Perfect match to the local 30A beer. 

Staying for sunset? Guess the sunset time and win a free drink!

{five} Fresh Seafood.

We love going out and exploring while we are at the beach, but we also love staying in and cooking up some delicious seafood ourselves. Because we were coming from P'cola, we hit up Joe Pattie's on the way for some fresh shrimp, but there are a couple local markets on 30A. One we have stopped at before is Goatfeathers Seafood. The local Publix can't be beat - they have everything you could possibly need!

Hope you get to make a trip down to 30A soon - it's the perfect lil getaway for families and those looking for some quiet beach time. Excited to get back to Lex next week and let the springtime fun begin.... renovations, planting, moving, and lots of sunshine! ...but not before another fun weekend with the folks!

Beach House Decor

As I mentioned earlier in the week, the hubs and I are taking a lil vaca/work time out of the office. Yesterday we spent more time in front of our lap tops than we did by the water, but after about 3 we hit the beach for some sunshine! A couple hours of hot sun was more than enough for these white bodies. 

While we are here we are staying at a very dear friends beach house on 30A. It's the most adorable lil beach cottage called The Bees Knees. It has the perfect amount of decor and charm that I just love. So today I thought I would share some of their decorating ideas. 

First is the kitchen. I love the baskets on the counter, the large farm table and the little pieces of driftwood laying around for decor. 

The chairs in the house are all so adorable. Here are some of my favorites. 

One of the gals is an artist, so all the art on the walls is original. I love the wire and wooden baskets she has laying around too. So fun! 

The den has two great coozie sofas with overstuffed pillows and blankets.

Perfect after a long day in the sun! 

The bedrooms may be my favorite part. She uses all white linens {which I love} and adds neutral pallets to each room. Lots of yellow too - my fav!

We are enjoying one last day of fun in the sun before heading over to visit with my folks for the weekend!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

The Market Cafe

Cheers from 30A! The hubs and I are enjoying a little time away from our busy schedules in Lex and working from the beautiful gulf coast this week. Today was a gorgeous day for us, and we certainly enjoyed every minute! Today, I wanted to share one of my favorite lunch spots...
The Market Cafe in Seagrove Beach! 

It's an old general store that serves food in the back. They serve the best blackened fish sandwich around... Spicy, served up on hot French bread with crispy fries. Mmmm... Mmmm, good! 

We tried their local brew with our yummy lunch... Not too shabby.
I'm excited to try their golden wheat 30A beer next. 

The recently added a cute lil patio out back, where we sat and enjoyed our first meal of the trip. We stopped even before we got to the place we're staying... Trust me, it's that tasty.

More of this on tap for tomorrow, after getting a lil work done at the local coffee shop in Aly's beach.
Stay tuned!