As I mentioned in an earlier post, we finally got our patio table and chair set put together. July was a scorcher, but August has been absolutely lovely so far, and we've taken advantage of it by eating a few meals on our back deck already. A couple mornings ago I started my day out there with my bible and a cup of coffee. It was so peaceful.
Gilbert likes hanging out on the deck with us too. Especially when things like this fall out of the tree.
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| I moved it up to the railing to save it from being pawed to death. | | | | |
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| the back deck is also the perfect location for making sun tea! |
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| french toast and bacon for supper one night, and iced coffee in a mason jar. YUM! |
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| last night we strung lights on the awesome arbor that ryan and my dad made for some added ambiance. warm light makes everything more inviting, don't you agree? |
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| little lanterns left over from our wedding, and of course I'm putting all my mason jars to use wherever I can! |
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| this pretty little thing was a gift from my mom for my birthday. love it. it's also my favorite color. |
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| the birdbath was also a birthday gift. I'm not sure if the birds have discovered it yet, but Gilbert has. :) He thinks it was put there for him to drink out of. |
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so it's a work in progress, but it's coming together! I'm hoping to host a little back deck party before the end of the summer. Our next big project is to work on taming the jungle that is our backyard. That will be fun.
Now, I must go do some ironing that I've been putting off. If I had to pick one of my least favorite household chores, that would be it.
Oh my word! I love your deck! Will you come decorate mine please? Well, I hope to have one again in the next few months! I love the arbor! That is so cool! Totally romantic place for dinner! Looks amazing!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, good for you with the ironing! I think Kevin wishes I knew how! :)
ReplyDeletethanks, Corrie! :) I would gladly help you decorate your deck, but I'm pretty sure you don't need help. You are super creative and the DIY queen. :)
ReplyDeletealso...don't think too highly of me for ironing. Before I got married I NEVER ironed...unless the situation was desperate. I would usually just throw the clothes in the dryer and tumble them around for a bit. haha. I really didn't have a lot of clothes that needed to be ironed I guess. But when you have a husband with collared dress shirts, as we both do...the dryer will only do so much. Believe it or not...Ryan actually gave me some tips on ironing. :)
I'm watching American Pickers while I iron, so it's just a little more tolerable. :)
Oh... but that's where I trick people. I'm not really a very good DIYer... I have many many IDEAS that I trick people into helping me carrying out. Yes, I REALLY need to learn to iron. I really have no clue. I'm a little intimidated. I guess I should watch YouTube videos. Or just poor Kevin slaving away at 7AM every morning!
ReplyDeleteYour outdoor dinner looks like it was deelish!
ReplyDeleteI love your deck and I love your blog and I love you. :)
ReplyDeleteJust coming back to visit this post. We saw our new apartment (for 9 months anyways), and it has a patio. I'm not really planning to unpack/decorate too much, but I've seen so many cute little patios lately that I want to try!! Lol. I still love that arbor thing. When we get a house again... lol
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