The Saturday Six

Okay I completely stole this idea from Emily A. Clark's blog, but she has so many interesting little factoids and tidbits and links and such that she shares on Saturdays, so I thought I'd try to see if I encountered that much interesting-ness in a week. :)

One.

 We received a silver platter for our wedding...a gift from one of our fifth grade teachers...a lovely, elegant woman with such class. Her card read that it was a traditional gift - but she felt every home should have a silver platter. Last Sunday night, Ryan's parents took us out for dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant, and when we all came back to our house, we invited them in for coffee and homemade chocolate chip cookies, freshly baked by two of us that afternoon. I walked into our newly-nested den, silver platter of homemade cookies in hand...and I felt like the consummate hostess. Mrs. Bryan was right. Every home needs a silver platter.

Two.

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I realize that as of late, you haven't heard much about David Phelps. And no doubt, this has kept you awake many a night. {Oh stop it.} Well, I was so excited when Kristin texted me to say Sandi Patty had tweeted out some pics with the Vocal Band...and look what's back!!! David's curls! Still a little short on the bottom for my liking, but three thousand points for growing that back out!

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As I mentioned, Ryan and I are dreaming up some renovations for our kitchen, and our driving factor is...budget. We both like to keep it frugal. That's why I was so excited to see this post from KariAnne over at Thistlewood Farms, about her butler's pantry floor for under $100. Three things I loved about this post: 1.) She has a butler's pantry. I call my kitchen a butler's kitchen. They could be related! 2.) When you click over and see the before picture...well...prepare to be amazed. Gives me much hope for the idea of vision in renovation. 3.) Never would have thought of alternating two tile patterns like she did. {Those are peel and stick tiles, by the way.} The whole post made me giddy and ready to start a day planner printable for renovation dreams.

Four.

I'm sure most of you have seen this video by now...it's been all over Facebook and Twitter feeds this week. But if you've not paused to actually watch it...you should. Especially in light of my "Worth it Wednesdays" journey, I cannot get out of my mind what this video conveys. I'd continue to describe it, but I'd ruin it. Watch and ponder.

Five.

  You all know I love Essie polish. It's possible that while shopping for milk, bread, potatoes and mushrooms this week...this found its way into my cart. A nice, new spring inspired color - called Turquoise and Caicos. Ohhhh how tropical!!!

Six

 

Things that make us very happy include...an organized spice cabinet. We did this little project earlier in the week and we may or may not open the cabinet randomly to admire our good work. I feel much more settled in a home that contains such organization - even in hidden places. Please tell me this sort of thing makes you as happy as it makes us...