Life Lately: Where has April Gone?!?

Where has April gone? I cannot believe how time is flying by and it's almost May!! So, it's been 2 weeks since I posted and we have officially taken 3 weeks off from working on the basement. Good news: Spring is HERE! Thank the Heavens!

So what have we been up to? Being completely lazy and sitting on the couch all day. Well, for starters, we have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the spare bedrooms. Chad was able to find a great deal on Craigslist for a headboard that works great on the queen bed. All he had to do was paint it black to match the rest of the furniture in the room. He also took the end table that was in that room and painted it black and added new handles. Everything looks like it goes together now!

The headboard Chad got on Craigslist came with a mirror as well. We found some paint that matched the teal color on the bedspreads and it adds a nice "pop of color" as they say on HGTV. =)

I decided to try my hand a being artistic (risky, I know!) and make a little piece of artwork to hang on the wall. For being completely terrible at all things artsy, I think it turned out quite well! These are lyrics from the song Chad and I danced to at our wedding. Michael Buble - "Hold On". It says, "we are stronger here together, than we could ever be apart."

Also, Chad slapped a coat of white paint on the dresser and made it match the other furniture in this room. Also, new handles and it looks much better. This dresser was a little harder to salvage than the other pieces we refinished. It didn't take the paint well and even in the picture below you can see that it looks slightly "pink" because the wood was absorbing the paint and showing through in spots. But, for the purposes we need it for, it's going to work just fine!

The bedrooms got their first use last weekend when we had Chad's family in town. We even got to use the blow-up mattress I said we needed and so badly wanted (and got!) for Christmas. We had a fun weekend full of fried food and alcohol. But also, fun times with great family, so it was worth it! I love a good piano bar and an amaretto sour with some of my favorite people! =)

Other than that, we have mostly been enjoying this weather, trying to get back to the gym as much as possible before bikini season, and just plain old relaxing! Relaxing is key because we have a summer (yes it's almost summer!) that is completely BOOKED! I was looking at our calendar and every weekend from now until September is nearly booked with fun things to do! It seems this is just how summers are and I love it! But it does make the summers go by too fast and leaves me wishing I had had more time to do this or that! We will try to make the best of it and enjoy it while it lasts! 

Things on the agenda for this summer:

Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties (possibly to Nashville!). Reds Games. Birthdays (the big 25 for me!) and birthday parties: I can't believe my niece and nephew will be 8 and 11! I feel old! Bridal Shower, which I'm hosting! 

Also the big things- 

Maine! We are going to Houlton, Maine for 4 days in June for a good friend's wedding. Chad is actually a groomsmen in it. It will be a lot of fun to see a new place and celebrate with close friends. Also, then I can say I've been to a place I've never been or thought I would ever go, Maine! I bet it will be beautiful (the bride and the place!)

Hilton Head! We are taking our family vacation this year to one of my favorite places, Hilton Head, SC! We are going for almost 8 days in July! I went here nearly every summer as a kid and had so much fun. Chad has never been so I'm excited for him to experience it. Also, how could sun, sand and a pool ever be bad!?

Lexington! My bestest friend in the whole world is getting married and I'm her Matron of Honor! I'm so excited for this wedding that has been in the works for nearly TWO YEARS and it is FINALLY almost here! 

Needless to say, it will be an action packed summer full of fun, fun, fun! We are kicking things off with another Blackburn family weekend this weekend. Chad's family is coming down to celebrate my in-laws birthdays'. I see a trip to the new casino in our future (also probably more fried food) I better get to the gym! =)

Did I mention we have a basement to finish??