Barn House Beauty

I was perusing the interwebs, trying to find more of my antique apothecary jars (photo above - I have 3 of these that I scored at an antique vendor and I want more!) and I came across the Barn House Marketplace. If you love little vintage treasures as much as I do you've got to check out this online boutique!
The Barnhouse "is a reflection of our quest to live sustainably and our love for collecting, reusing and repurposing beautiful vintage treasures." Joe & Jermonne - The boys of Barn House

This isn't your average antique flea market, they have some seriously beautiful things. They definitely have an eye for the curious collectible. And, if the merchandise they are pedaling isn't enough, just check out the photography of said merchandise...that alone kept me on their site for almost an hour!
Love these!...and the striped bows, perfection!

I will take one of these sweet little aprons, absolutely!

Charming.

I love this vignette!!!

I wanted to copy every photo from the site, it was really hard to choose.

I want one of each of these jars!

The simple beauty of these pieces makes me want a simpler life in a charming little farmhouse full of these little treasures.

You can follow the Barn House Boys on their blog here as well.

I'm smitten!!!

Doc

Today is a sad day. Today marks a year since my step-dad went to be with the Lord...

Doc,
When I first heard the news of your deteriorating health I found myself devastated and feeling helpless, and it made me think that I really wanted to be sure that you knew exactly how I felt about you and that you knew how truly loved you were.
When you became a part of our lives, almost twenty years ago, you filled a place in my heart that desperately needed filling. You sacrificed and loved my sisters and I like we were your own children and I am so grateful for your love. You were a wonderful role model of a Christian, a father, a husband, a friend and a very revered doctor. I can hardly find the words now to express my gratitude for all that you have done in mine, my mom's and my sister's lives. God brought you to our family as a father and a friend. Looking back, I have so many great memories of you: taking painting classes together, taking me to see model train layouts (which you loved), taking my girlfriends and I to get doughnuts the mornings after sleepovers, teaching me to drive and later laughing about me almost driving head-on into a brick mailbox and then surprising me with my first car when I turned sixteen, my high school graduation, always being there as I grew from a girl into a young woman, getting me ready to go out to Texas Tech, coming out to Lubbock to present me to my sorority and then moving me home after my college graduation, supporting me as I found my way into the "working world" and then standing next to me on my wedding day and proudly giving me away to Frank. There are so many memories and for all the ones that I listed there are so many in between. I can't fathom what my life would have been like without you there.
The bible says Jesus said "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26 and "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 As believers, we know that we are here to serve the Lord and by loving my mother and us girls, amongst many other things, you served the Lord well. Near the end it broke my heart to see you struggle in your earthly body. ALS held your mind captive in a body that was dying. "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4... You are free now!
With Jesus' spirit in our hearts we know that we are only here, on earth, for a very short time as we wait to be taken home. We, as believers, have eternal life!
I cherish the time that the Lord gave us together. I miss you.
Thank you for being my dad.
I love you very much,
Meme

Home

We are finally moved into our new home...well not completely moved in, but working on it. Many of you who know me personally know that our move to San Antonio was hard and emotional. We left everything we knew and were comfortable with behind in Dallas...my family, our friends, our church, my clients...there is not an aspect of our lives that hasn't been touched by our move. We made a decision for our future and ran with it. Up until now we had been living in a rent house while we searched for our new home. This was depressing. Not because of the house, (the rent house was super cute) but because we had no roots, or direction for that matter. I'm a nest-er and I wasn't able to make it ours. For six months we lived without a single picture on the wall and half of our belongings in either storage or boxes amidst our feet. We were slowly going crazy :-)

God has been so good to us. He has carried us through a challenging time in our lives and has blessed us in so many ways! We have a home now, a place to call ours, and I can already feel our roots reaching deep into the ground. The sun is shining again.

I've had some requests for photos and I will gladly share when we get fully unpacked. Above is a glimpse of my new kitchen that I am positively in love with!!!

"The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy." Psalms 126:3

Moving Week

It's Wednesday and we are moving into our new home this week, yay. I'm a little sidetracked and don't have a whole lot on the blog roll, so here is a little mid-week hypnosis for you.

Happy Half-the-week-is-over Day!

A Hill Country Weekend

I hope that you enjoyed my top three Vegas picks from our most recent trip and might even be inspired to try one the next time you're out there. After spending a little too much time in that glitzy city it was so nice to have a weekend in the hill country and get back to our roots. Our dear friends came down from Dallas and we spent our time together driving through the hill country and enjoying some of the landmarks that make our state so great!
On Friday, we met up with everyone at the famous Gristmill overlooking the Guadalupe river. If you are ever in those parts you HAVE to stop at The Gristmill and have a chicken fried steak and a Shiner Bock. HAVE to.

The only thing better than the food and atmosphere were our dear friends that we've missed so much since our move to San Antonio.

On Saturday we drove to Wimberley and piddled around the local shops that this sweet little town is brimming with. We picked up some raspberry chipotle salsa, jalapeno mustard and Mildly Wild bbq sauce...all from local Texas vendors. We also bought a mason jar full of Praline Pecan Honey Butter...oh. my. word. This deliciousness on a biscuit will melt in your mouth!!!
After an afternoon of shopping we drove out to Driftwood for some world famous (I don't know for sure if it is world famous, but it should be) Salt Lick Barbecue. It is a Texas landmark and is some of the best bbq you will ever taste!!!

Just look at the pit! My recommendation is the sampler platter with sausage, brisket and ribs...yum!

Enjoying a beautiful central Texas 60 degree day and licking our chops thinking about the amazing bbq we are about to gorge on.

Next on list was to see Stoney LaRue at the legendary Gruene Hall. It was built in the 1880's and is the oldest dance hall in Texas. This place is full of true Texas charm and you can't help but feel all warm and fuzzy when you're drinking Lone Star, listening to some great music and hundred year old wood floors are creaking beneath your feet.

Gruene is super charming!

This weekend was just what we needed to soothe our souls...great friends, great food and great music! I can't wait for everyone to come back down so we can do it all over again!