Hangin' with the Heards

Our DEAR friends, the Heards, are moving to Memphis in TWO days (for Richard to begin his gastroenterology fellowship)...

I can't describe to you how that sentence makes me want to cry. We've been maximizing these past few weeks, and specifically, these past few days. Last night we did dinner at Taco Boy, and tonight we grilled out here at our place {pictures to come}.  So in lieu of crying myself to sleep, I thought I'd share some pics of what we've been up to...

We spent a day at Folly with dear friends...after a quick nap Kirksey was ready to get her feet in the sand...

hey cutie!

 Oh look - it's Liz, pre-baby!!!

Lookin' good, girlfriend!

 picture overload...but can you blame me?? 

sweet

yum...sand!

my little man

 both of my main men

hehe, this picture makes me laugh.

me and millsy.

Later that night we also celebrated with sweet friends at Bowen's Island (did we take a picture, friends???)

Last week we also headed to splash zone at the James Island County Park!

{I can just hear his little excited "oooooooh" in that second picture!}

 i just love him. :)

Katie and Kirksey enjoying the pool!

Mills and his "Baywatch run" coming towards Kirksey... :)

 so cute!

 We took many laps on the lazy river (why have we not been enjoying this place before???), and Mills enjoyed running right through the fountains in the wading pool.

 He wanted to go on the water slides with Dad, but he wasn't tall enough. :(

This is what he thought about that rule.

...but he got over it.  :)

And then he heard an airplane!

 Giving Daddy some extra pre-Father's Day love!

We all hung out at the vendue rooftop bar Saturday night...

 It was breathtakingly beautiful...as Charleston at sunset usually is...

 Then on Father's Day we brunched at Fat Hen...can I tell you the number of times us girls went there our first couple of years living here?!? {after all of our races, remember??}

take 1

take 2

Richard and Kirksey were dancing to the tunes...too precious not to capture...especially on Father's Day, right?!?

Yeah, we're gonna miss our sweet, sweet friends. How very blessed we've been to have all of our friends hand-placed into our lives.

Please don't move.

Okay, thanks!

;)

More pictures to come of our extravaganza!

Sweet Baby Charlotte!

Just Saturday night we were having dinner at the rooftop bar...lounging...chatting...hanging out...

Sunday was Liz's due date, but nothing happened...

And TODAY, arriving fashionably late and irresistibly sweet...

Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Schreiner was welcomed into the world!!!

Liz and Andrew did not find out the sex or reveal the name until today, so it was even more exciting for all the rest of us!

Sadly, the star of the show is missing from the pictures. Liz had a little fever during delivery so sweet Charlotte has to stay in the level II nursery for 24 hours, but thankfully she can have visitors back there so she's still been getting lots of love and kisses.  By the way, Liz was quite the rockstar...she had a smooth delivery, looked great, and was moving around like she did not just have a baby!

Liz and Andrew are staying in Charleston for at least another year, as Andrew just started his year as Chief Resident...so we will be seeing a lot of Miss Charlotte even after we move!!! 

It's hard to believe that this three years of residency is almost over...and now we have three babies within our close five couple group we started out this journey with...okay, Yoes and Rifes...we'll give you one more year. ;)

Congrats, Liz and Andrew - we're so happy for your family of THREE! 

Master Musings...

So, we're the proud owners of TWO homes...exciting, right?!?

{sense the sarcasm...}

:)

We decided to buy a house in our new town, instead of building right away. Until we know what we really want and where exactly we want it to be, this was just a better decision. And, we found a house with really good bones, for a great price, but it needs a liiiiiiiiittle work. Just some updates here and there as it was built in the early 80's, and a major deep cleaning.  We'll leave it at that.

The hardwoods are wide and beautiful - throughout the whole house. And the back porch is fabulous, with a good-sized back yard and view of the pond (or "lake" as they call it around there, hehe).  It's got TONS of potential and I can't wait to share it with you along the way.

Now if we could just sell our house here...but I digress...

I've selected all of the paint colors except for the master bedroom at this point. I'm trying to decide on the bedding first, then build the room around that.  I'm leaning towards the third option, and painting the bedroom a light green {either Benjamin Moore Urban Nature, Soft Fern, Mosaic Glass, or Saybrook Sage...anyone have any experience with any of those colors, btw???}, but I figured I'd throw them all out there.  The floors are dark hardwood and the room only has three small windows, so it's a little dark and I want it to be brightened up!

Option #1, DwellStudio from Layla Grayce

Love the updated pattern, only concern is that these colors will be used on the main floor a good bit, but no deal-breaker!

Option #2, from Serena & Lily

Super bold and fun with the navy and orange...but too bold and fun?? Whatcha think?

Option #3, Sienna Paisley from Pottery Barn

Like the light, airy feeling, and I'd probably use the sandalwood (tan) pickstitch quilt like pictured below:

Close-up detail swatch.

Or does it not pack enough punch?

What do you think, friends??? I would love some input - opinions are greatly appreciated! :)

Trash to Treasure...

A little over a month ago I picked up this "beauty" from the side of the road:

Don't worry, I'm not beginning a new hobby in dumpster diving - or anything like that - but I was looking for something with good bones to turn into a chalkboard, and I saw it in this spot right outside of our neighborhood where people set out furniture and all kinds of other junk on trash day...and I saw the potential!

I already have an old antique frame that we did this for {when I say "we," I actually mean my mom and stepdad, ha!} for Mills' room, so I wanted something wooden, and I wanted to paint it white and distress it...but this was my inspiration:

I think this was from Southern Living, and I love the idea of having it downstairs and listing the football schedule on it in the fall...because we're big football fans around here {now the only problem is which team! Guess we'll have to alternate!} ;)

Okay, now back to my vision...

 Nicholas said this thing was heinous...and he definitely doubted my skills...

But...

After a trip to Lowe's for a can of spray primer, a little sample container of paint, and some chalkboard paint

+

a little distressing around the edges with some sandpaper thingies I already had (i know, i know...there's a better word for those little sanding blocks but i can't think of it!)

And, ta-da!!!

 Isn't she cute?!?

Thanks to a blogosphere of crafty people I learned that you have to prime the chalkboard with chalk before writing on it so it doesn't become permanent.

And she's finished! :)

{and who's that cute little man golfing in the corner???}

I'm gonna wait until we move to put a sweet little quote or verse on it, and put it up on display, but I'm thinking this one will be just the one to remind me that it's not important where we live, but with whom we live {which I may need to be reminded of a time or two after leaving Charleston}: 

Whatcha think??? Didn't someone else's trash become quite a cute little treasure?!?

Hello, June!

It's nice to see you!

So sorry for my delay in posting, but we had family in town for Memorial Day Weekend, and I left my camera in their car...a week with no pictures - boo!!!

I can tell you we've been spending a lot of time here...

{these were on my camera from mem. day wknd}

Alto and Dylan looking for crabs - they caught tons of them!

Aunt Betsy helping Mills build a castle (of sorts).

Madison and Dylan!

{look at those cheeks - still so much like a baby!}  :)

It was a gorgeous weekend!

This kid is a beach lover for sure! We've been there twice this week so far, too, because it's Beach Week for the Internal Medicine Residents. We've been taking advantage of that!

I've got lots more to update you guys on - stay tuned!!!