life around here.

phew! busy, busy, busy has been the name of the game around here lately! so, as i'm sitting here sipping my latest fav at-home coffee, i thought i'd jot down a post.

this coffee has been a life saver for me recently. i am an iced coffee lover. i bought the iced k-cups a couple months ago thinking that would solve all of my problems. wrong. it doesn't brew the coffee strong or hot enough. so, it's basically watered down not-strong-at-all nastiness. although this coffee isn't the best of the best (i'd rather have sbux any day), it's a great alternative! caramel macchiato is my fav!

i somehow talked my bff becca into coming to nowheresville, indiana for a visit! she flew in last weekend and it was just what i needed! having many friends is great, but having a few friends that know you better than you know yourself is such a blessing. we ate, laughed, shopped, pedicured, cooked, talked. it was fab. she's getting hitched in oct, so we talked about wedding a bunch, too! helps make me not feel quite so left out of the planning process! 

becca flew out tuesday afternoon and then my parents drove in from mn on thurs! it's been fun hosting, but our home feels SO much smaller when people are staying here! ha! while here, my parents and i drove all over town, looked at land for them to build, met w a realtor, toured some homes. oh... did i mention that they are moving here??? it's like a dream come true and i don't really know how my life could be playing out so perfectly! they have a home to sell in mn and have to figure out a lot of details, but indiana is in their future and i can think of one little boy who would be so excited if he understood what all this means!!

everyone got ready for church on sunday and then grant pointed out that they all matched. ha! needless to say he went and changed...

fun with cousin roslyn at the local zoo. they are riding a caterpillar!

checking out the emu's with gpa!

getting up close & personal with the emu's!

this boy is so lucky to have these two as his grandparents!

labor day goodness (my homemade mac n' cheese, along with potato salad, pineapple & grilled chicken/ burgers! yum-o.

in the midst of hosting visitors, we got the exterior of our house painted (trim, door, shutters) & updated exterior lights, had an open house at grant's new office space he's leasing and ordered our bedroom furniture!

holden acting like he owned the place at grant's office open house. 

my rose bush is blooming!!

freshly painted trim, shutters & door! ptl.

new dresser! love the chunky feet on it and the grain is gorgeous!!! got matching nightstands, too!

i'm hoping life will slow down a little bit now and we can have a few days with no real agenda. well, except for catching up on the bachelorette, that is! anyone else watching???