a little before and after

BEFORE

Kathy from T.C. Eggington's (a delicious breakfast restaurant in Mesa) stopped in the store to ask for some help with her hutch at the restaurant (you can see the before above).  She was so pleased with how easy it was to transform.  Keeping her palate clean and white helped show off their jams and made everything look fresh and new.  

Thanks, Kathy, for shopping with us!  You were a pleasure to help!

AFTER

a backyard wedding

Another beautiful wedding was held in my backyard last week.  This time I didn't have to do anything, but show up and be a guest!  It was such a fun wedding and everything looked so beautiful.

Congratulations to Matt (my Godson) and Fallon!

The bride's mother did this amazing table!  The cake went in the center, but I forgot to get another pic with the cake there... whoops.

The bride made this adorable guest book herself.  I loved all the different envelopes she found!

number 19!

My son in Chicago and his wife just had a beautiful baby girl last week!

Grace Elizabeth was our 19th grandchild!

Welcome to the world, little Gracie!  We can't wait to meet you!

they think they're so funny...

The girls at the store surprised me with these shirts last week...

After all, it is all about Bev, right?

Hahaha.

vintage shopping

In California last week, my daughter took me to Huntington Beach to a couple of vintage shops she had come across.  We had so much fun looking at all the dresses and swim suits!  We fell in love with absolutely every single thing we looked at!  If you are headed to Huntington (or anywhere near) this summer, you absolutely must stop and check it out! 

Unique Vintage and Merrilee's Swimwear

Check out my daughter's blog, A Passion for a Dress, for more great photos!

and a wedding!

We had the most wonderful time this weekend celebrating the marriage of Paige and Robert!  

(Remember last April when we went to Italy for the engagement?)  Everything was beautiful and we had so much fun!  Paige looked gorgeous at the rehearsal dinner and absolutely stunning at the wedding!  

Congratulations you two!

 They had an entire dessert table at the reception...

Mmmmm.

a wedding shower

We are back in California for the wedding of my dear friend Laurie's daughter this weekend.  We were there a few weeks ago to throw her a shower and we all had a wonderful time.

Here are a few pics from the shower and we hope to have some great ones from the weekend!

Hope your weekend is lovely!

another happy easter!

I decorated the house just a bit here and there and got ready for all the grandkids to head our way for an Easter celebration!  Everyone came over after Mass on Sunday and we enjoyed the beautiful weather, had an Easter egg hunt, ate delicious food, some napped and some swan.  It was a wonderful day!

Declan was the king of confetti eggs this year...

and some of the big boys couldn't help, but enjoy the confetti eggs, as well...