June 2nd, 2010

I got an early birthday card from Anthropologie today, and it just made my day!

... And the birthday candle is really a necklace!

[Aris is such a baby in this photo! This was taken when we were in Hawaii last year!]

Happy Birthday to both my Mommy and Ariston!!! Love you guys so much! Can't wait for us to all celebrate our birthdays together! :)

June 1st, 2010

I know I've probably said this a million times... but I miss my Snickers so much!

May 31st, 2010

I went to Deb's Memorial Day BBQ... the first unofficial day of summer! It was a great day to spend out by the pool! I'm looking forward to many more of these days! :)

On a separate note, this blog has been up for about a year now! Can you believe it? It's been such a joy to share my photo(s)-a-day with you all, and it's also wonderful to know that I have my entire 24th year archived on here! It's really something! I've been debating whether or not I should continue posting a photo-a-day... Or I may even just take a break for awhile. We'll see... I guess I'll make the official decision on my birthday which is only a couple of days from now! Please feel free to give me some feedback! I love hearing from you all! I hope you all enjoyed this long weekend, and I hope that the sunny days continue!

PS. I miss my Snickers dearly! :( She left me today.... My sister took this while they were en route to Georgia! My house feels empty without her.

May 30th, 2010

Ashley and I decided to head out to the Strawberry Festival out in Pungo on Sunday. As you can see, there isn't anything strawberry-related about these photos, and because it was sooo hot.. we decided to skip the strawberry picking. We had a pleasant lunch there, though! :)

May 29th, 2010

[Party favors I put together]

[Some of the food]

[The beginning of Baby Joshua's College Fund]

[Birthday cupcakes for my Ariston who will soon be 2!]

[The CAKE!!! Best cake ever from Jaime's bakery... it's the almond and strawberry heaven cake I mentioned some photos-a-day back in March!]

[Homemade sangria!]

[The parents-to-be!]

[Baby shower games!]

[Here's the Mama-to-be opening gifts!]

[The family singing Happy Birthday to Aris!]

This past week has been a busy one because I've been planning a baby shower for my sister and her husband, Jose! It's been a lot of fun gathering all the decorations, planning games, and buying gifts! I can't wait to meet little Baby Joshua!

May 28th, 2010

I love my new Liberty bedding (from Target) and 300+ count organic cotton sheets! I didn't realize that the cotton count can make such a difference... I've been sleeping like a baby! Now I wonder what a 400+ count Egyptian cotton must feel like....

May 27th, 2010

I've been eyeballing these shoes since January or February, and I finally got them at a nice sale price! They were meant for me! :)

May 26th, 2010

I've been cherishing every single moment that I get to spend with Snickers... I'm gonna miss my baby!

May 25th, 2010

You can't get a good glimpse of the new flag that I put up, but it has an image of a pineapple and it says "Welcome" :) ...Probably the most important thing I did this day, though, was that I mowed my own lawn. Never EVER again!

May 24th, 2010

Because Tara isn't going to be around for my birthday this year, she decided to give me my birthday gift early! She made me this adorable birdhouse! I just loooove how she incorporates my love for coffee shops, and the fact that I would love to own one one day -- "Mel's honeybee cafe"; the meaning of my name "Melissa = honeybee"; and of course, my love for birds! I can't thank you enough, Tara! :)