{new loves}

rings from banana republic

sandals from nine west

happy weekend!!

inspiration

i am so inspired by susanne's latest post...her flowers are gorgeous and blooming, and it makes me want to have pretty pots of flowers on my front porch. my poor herb garden is in need of attention too... i want to weed it and cut back some of the herbs that have gotten a little out of control.

mike inspires me too...he's stays so busy and full of energy all the time. today he closed a big loan that he's been working on for a couple of doctors here. then he's coming home and mowing and edging the yard!

and my mom inspires me...she and les are settling in their house and getting everything organized and cleaned.

so i'm inspired and can think of lots of projects i want to do...if only i had some energy and wasn't sleepy all of the time! but i'm determined to clean the rest of my house today and cook a good southern dinner tonight (cornbread, sausage, black eyed peas, and cabbage.)

here's the recipe for the salmon and spagetti dish i made...i found a recipe in giada's newest cookbook and then changed it up a bit...and i made it for just the two of us, but it could easily be doubled.

1/3 bag of organic spagetti

2 natural salmon fillets

1 lemon

2 tb olive oil

1 1/2 cups fresh organic spinach

salt and pepper

parmesan

boil water and cook spagetti. while spagetti is cooking, cut up salmon into 1 inch squares and season with s & p. heat up skillet and cook salmon until done. in individual bowls, put 3/4 cup spinach in each bowl. when spagetti is cooked, toss with olive oil and juice from one lemon, plus s & p. put spagetti on top of spinach, then top with salmon and parmesan.

it may sound like an odd combo, but is so yummy! and the hot spagetti cooks the spinach a little, but it's still crisp. enjoy!

5 weeks

i was exactly 5 weeks when mike took this picture! we have our first ob appt. and sonogram on june 15th. so excited and ready for it. i can't wait to hear this little baby's heartbeat.

it is a gorgeous day here. sunny and bright. i've been waiting all week for the rain that the weatherman says is coming, but i haven't seen it yet thankfully.

we had such a nice day on monday...brett and savanah and kathy and dennis came over. savanah brought her new shitzu, lola belle, who is the cutest thing i have ever seen! we went to the pool and the guys played tennis. then we went to mcalister's for some lunch (i wanted their iced tea so bad, but i'm trying to do the no caffeine thing!) we just relaxed the rest of the day and i made a yummy dinner...spaghetti with lemon/olive oil sauce with salmon and spinach.

just to be sure...

just to be sure i did 4 tests...

I'M PREGNANT!!

pictures from naples

here we are on our last night eating at tommy bahama's...we had the sanibel stuffed chicken which is the BEST item on their menu. if you ever go, you have to try it!

here's my new sis, staci and her precious little girl, lauren

mom and i had so much fun shopping at waterside...a few minutes after this picture, it started pouring rain though

the beach and the sand is gorgeous! the sand is so fine and white...just beautiful!

{new loves}

the galliera pm bag from louis vuitton

these cute shorts from j. crew

happy friday!

show us where you live-dining rooms

hi! this week is dining rooms @ kelly's korner! we are really informal and love having an eat-in kitchen. so our dining space is in our kitchen. my dining table and chairs are from this fantastic store in waco called spice. my rug is from a local design center. and one year for our anniversary, my mom did this vase with coffee beans at the bottom and (artificial) white roses. i love it!

so since i missed kitchen week, here's my kitchen too. i LOVE to cook and LOVE my GE Monogram stove.

it has a griddle on top for making pancakes.

here's our coffee bar and my wine rack. (mike's wine rack is in his office). my little fat chefs were presents from my sister and a good friend.

i love having my sink in the island. it's a farmhouse Whitehaus sink.


thanks for looking!!!

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