National Dog Day 2015

It's National Dog Day! So naturally, my roomie insisted on taking a photo of Lady and I. I actually think these may be some of my favorite photos of us, so thank goodness she made me get in the picture! :)

With love,
Kayla

Grandma's Piano

Because a backyard makeover just isn't exciting enough...WE GOT A PIANO!! My mother-in-law had made a comment some time ago about wanting to get rid of the piano in their living room. The piano belonged to Brad's Grandmother on his father's side. I, of course, encouraged the idea of handing it off to us! We finally rented a Uhaul and got it into the house. I absolutely love that several of the pieces that make our house a home come from our families.

A piano tuner came and now it's good as new! We got some simple decor to top it off for now and included images from places we've visited. I'm tossing around some ideas about refinishing it, but for now I couldn't be happier with how great it feels to be playing again!

With love,
Kayla

Our Backyard Remodel

The backyard for the house we're renting leaves something to be desired. Being from Washington, I LOVE big yards. Trees, bushes, flowers, grass...the whole bit. Well, the little concrete slab we have to work with currently has been used mostly for storage and garbage cans and I've been anxious to do something different with it.

So earlier this week we got a MAJOR steal on craigslist and I am SO excited about it! I found this amazing patio set and went to town on cute lighting for the fence. After all the work was done, we ordered pizza with the roomies and sat around the fire pit. I would be content to eat every meal from here on out in this backyard. :)

With love,
Kayla