Today we began sodding the front yard. Being a cube-dweller I struggled in the Texas heat. Ryan, on the other hand, is used to working outside and was a champ. Let’s just hope the City of Grapevine doesn’t start a water ban or our yard will be toast, literally. We got all the sod from Mike’s Lawn Care in Southlake. No more front yard parties, cause now we have pretty green grass!! Here’s a few pics from the event.
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Tagged landscaping, Mike's Lawn Care, saint Augustine, Sod, truck, Work, yard
I probably looked like a fool taking a picture of the entrance to the ladies room at the Jacksonville Airport, but I couldn’t resist! So fun and different!
We’ve had a dirt front yard ever since we ripped up those boxwood shrubs a few months ago. My dad had an awesome idea to host a fish fry in the front yard while it is still somewhat cool outside and we don’t have our beautiful landscaping in place (fingers crossed that day will come soon!). I sent out a few text messages and a Facebook invite and we decided to throw the shindig over Memorial Day weekend. We had an awesome turnout, and the Grapevine Police had to show up around10:30pm to tell everyone to take the party inside! Success!
A few things that make a front yard party awesome:
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A few weeks ago I cut about 5 inches off my hair. Brooklyn Decker was my inspiration…
Earlier this month Ryan and I took a weekend trip down to Panama City Beach, FL. I had a work event on a Monday, so it was the perfect opportunity to relax on the beach! We had a great time, got sunburned, tried some awesome food, and did a little outlet shopping! Here are a few pics:
Awesome brunch at a cool, beachy, restaurant, Liza’s Kitchen. There was an awesome bluegrass band playing music on the patio…Ryan was in heaven.
A few mimosas later we were laying on the beach…
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Tagged beach, brunch, mimosas, ocean, panama city beach, sunburn, Travel, Vacation
Last week I made this Empanada recipe featured in Cooking Light. The whole family raved…they were tasty. I was left with remaining frozen pie crust, so I searched the web for some inspiration. It dawned on me that I had a bag of frozen blueberries in my freezer, leftover from a brief smoothie phase I experienced. I found this recipe from an actual blueberry farm, with a few substitutions:
Linbo’s Blueberries Recipe #36: Blueberry Empanadas Printer-friendly
2 cups blueberries
1 cup finely copped, pared tart apple (such as Granny Smith)
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
dash salt
12 each 4 1/2 inch pastry round
1 tablespoon butter
Cinnamon-sugar for dusting
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine apple, walnuts, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla and salt in a medium bowl and mix well. Gently fold in berries. Place 2 tablespoons berry filling on half of each
4 1/2” pastry round, leaving about 1/2 inch along edges. Fold the other half of pastry over filled half, moisten edges and seal by pressing with fork. Repeat this procedure until all rounds are folded and sealed. Combine 2 tablespoons sugar with 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Brush each empanada with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Bake on greased cookie sheet 18 – 20 Minutes or until golden brown.
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Tagged blueberries, blueberry empanada, Cooking, dessert, empanada, recipe, Sunday Dinner
When we first moved into our house last year, our realtor spotted a little owl in one of the trees in our front yard. I’ll name him Jim. With two cats, two dogs, and lot’s of activity in and around our house, it amazed me that Jim chose to be our yard mate. Here’s where this story gets sad….
About a month after we moved in, Jim was found dead in our front yard. Ryan stumbled upon his lifeless body and we had a private funeral. Sad but true story. Fast forward a few months…
We have another Owl spotting, and this time there are two of them! An owl couple! We’ll call them Lucy and Ricky. They are pretty precious and sit up in the tree all day watching our house. I need to do a little research to see how we can make sure our owls have a happy home. Two interesting things I learned during my online research: Owls mate for life, they lay eggs and nest mid-March to May (which is probably what our pair was doing)…we might have some Owlets around here soon! Here’s a pic of the pair:
