Friends, Fun, & Football

Last weekend one of my college bff's, Catie, came up for a visit! We had a fabulous time! We had not seen each other since last October so we were excited to see one another and we had a lot of catching up to do. We went shopping, antiquing, and had a few great meals out around Nashville. Catie is such a great friend and we always have a wonderful time together. Lots of laughing was involved, which is always a great thing.

Friday night we had dinner at Virago

We dined on the rooftop and the sushi was really good.

Saturday we had lunch at Marche and then we headed to Franklin to walk around the adorable little downtown area as well as go through a few of the antique stores.

Saturday night we had a great dinner at Park Cafe. Mmmmm.

I had a really great time Catie! Come back and visit soon dear!

Well, I cannot believe Labor Day weekend is upon us. This summer flew by, but my hubby and I are ecstatic about college football starting up! Matt's team, Georgia Tech kicks off their season tonight and it feels like a national holiday around here! Needless to say, I heard "It's Gameday" more than once this morning.

Here are a few cute entertaining products great for the upcoming football season (I'll have a post with more next week)...

Cute Georgia Tech chip and dip dish

Adorable Alabama football sign

Fun football dip bowl

oxox,
lauren

*Georgia Tech chip and dip, Alabama football hanging sign, football bowl

Happenings...

Last week my sister, Katie, was here for a visit! If you have read my blog at all you know how close Katie and I are and how much I love when she comes up to visit us...this time was no different. We had a ball! This was her first visit to Nashville so we did a lot of exploring and had a ton of fun. We also laughed a lot, which is always a wonderful thing.

Matt and Me at dinner

Katie and me

Us at Margot's

We had some delicious drinks at some cool bars

Yummmm

Matt & me after church on Easter Sunday

Love her and I am already anticipating her next visit!

Katie and I went to some of the awesome antique stores in downtown Franklin and I could not take my eyes off this little piece of fabulousness

Love it!

Here is the Easter tree that I decorated and put in our living room

I have since taken it down, but I wanted to share it because it's so happy and cute

And on another note, my husband is super sweet and very thoughtful (most of the time!) but I thought the nice delivery lady had the wrong house when I opened the door this morning and saw this gorgeous arrangement in her hands...

Peonies are my favorite!

Gorgeous

But then she said they were for me and I happily accepted them. Today is the anniversary of when Matt & I met and he always does something sweet and unexpected to acknowledge the date (which I feel embarrassed to admit has previously slipped my mind in the past and i felt pretty crappy when I did not know why he was giving me a sweet card and little something out of the blue). I am very grateful to have a hubby who always remembers this day and I think it is really cute.

oxox,
lauren

Sprinkling in Some Glam: How Does Your Garden Grow? {Part I}

First of all, i am not by any account, known for having a green thumb...mine is more latte colored! I really try to grow beautiful plants, but i seem to be challenged in this department. My sister, Katie, LOVES to garden and she is spectacular at it (she has a kick booty garden) and my mother is as well. That gene skipped right over me, i guess. I just planted some herbs and flowers, so we'll see how it goes this year round. I am determined to have a pretty + thriving garden! We do live in a townhouse, where the grounds are maintained by a landscaping service, so all of my plants are in pots and i've decided that I'll just blame it on that if my garden is less than successful! I find that I get really excited when I have great looking gardening decor, tools and accessories. I am an accessories girl and I manage to find plenty with any hobby I find myself getting into (this is up for debate if the accessories are necessary and/or make me any better at said hobby)! I am inspired by some really cute gardening accessories that i've found. Sometimes gardening tools and accessories can be drab and ho-hum...these are anything but...

Love this potting shed bar

Cute gardening gloves are a must have to keep the dirt from getting underneath your nails

Really pretty antiqued iron garden chair to sit alone or...

...to go along with this lovely antique table

Cloche's look so sophisticated and i love them, especially when they're part of an arrangement like this

Gorgeous colored planters that look great, even if your plants don't look the best

Simple and stunning

Fun little decorative mushrooms

Love the detail of these planters

Whimsical garden stem

Hydrangeas are some of my favorite and I love the moss pots that these are planted in

These are some of the cutest garden markers that I've seen

I really like this watering can, which acts like decor when not being used

Bright + fun gardening boots

I want this adorable burlap lantern

I love using vintage crates as planters

Sweet little moss birdhouse

I think the structure of this wooden + glass lantern is really cool

Love these glass hanging terrariums

Citronella candles have never looked so good

These globe string lights are my favorite style for sprucing up your outdoor space

Now if i could just get my garden looking something like one of these lovelies...

i mean, really???? Have you ever seen a cuter gardening shed???? Actually, i should say, gardening house!

Gorgeousness

And the kids can enjoy the garden in this insanely beautiful play house!

Modern city garden

Oh yeah, this looks doable

This little garden is charming, but I really love it against this striking blue wall

...I'll know i'm doing something right! Time will tell...! A girl can dream though, right?!

oxox,
lauren

*pretty garden bar, cute garden gloves, iron antiqued chair, white antique round table, pretty bell cloche, gorgeous round aqua planters, planted edibles, decorative cement mushrooms, green scaled planters, metal agapanthus garden stem, pretty potted hydrangeas, mini birdhouse garden markers, antiqued watering can, bright blue boots, hanging burlap lantern, vintage crate, little moss birdhouse, lantern, hanging glass bubble planters, citronella hive candles, globe string lights, all other images courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens, Google Images and Tumblr.