I’ll be camping the rest of the week with my youth girls.  Lots of pranks, lots of love, and a lot of fun.  Have a fabulous weekend and enjoy your Fourth!

Photos by Annika Vannerus.

My friends comment that I don’t write enough personal things about me, welp here ya go!  A few weeks ago I was able to go to Arizona for a family reunion on my Father’s side.  My dad, his brother, and sister all have cabins within 15 minutes of each other…making it the ideal location for 70 Deckers.  We invaded the Payson area.

There aren’t going to be many pictures of me mainly because I looked like this the entire weekend:

Yes, that’s me trying to manuver a big, fat tire…looking like a grandma.  In my defense the weather and environment was not what I planned.  And my sister just happened to catch this awesome shot of me.  {By the way, I won that leg of the race for my team}

{a gold star goes to the person that can guess where I am}

This is ALMOST all of us, I think someone counted only eight of us missing.  There’s my cute grandma in the pink in the middle; she and my grandpa have left quite the legacy. At night time the families would go home to their cabins accordingly, but during the day we met at my parent’s for fun activites.  Such as:

Horshoe Tournament…  My dad takes it very seriously.

Canoeing with the cousins…

Beebee gun shooting…

Fun, Friendly games of Volleyball…

Talent Shows, and great devotionals.

Birdcage wall?  Any takers?  I think it’s pretty fun…

Lovely.

via Apartment Therapy.

Soft Doilie inspiration for your Monday Afternoon.  By the talented Sweet Paul.

Lovely Vintage Botanical bookmarks by the talented Shuxin and their Sooooooound Shop.  Great price too!

I don’t know where this is, but I want to be there.

…without the tree. Red and Green is a highly desirable color combination. However, the complimentary color combo often comes with the Christmas stigma. Try adding in color through the accessories, and keeping the large areas (walls and sofas) neutral.  Like what I did here:

Enizio Salon is having a fun reception to launch their new kissable couture line. There will be mini makeup classes, light hor de vours, and giveways! Bring your girlfriends for a fun night out, hope to see you there!

I wish I was a clutch girl.  Or went to fabulous parties where a clutch would be appropriate.  Then I’d get one of these customized clutches.

Today my blog has become quite international.  I don’t know if I should appologize or not. Apartment Therapy has some pretty cooky things, but this is pretty amazing.  Yep, that’s right; a cantilevered pool on top of a house.  Found in Madrid, Spain.  If you have more patience than me and care to watch the video, it’s here.  Otherwise enjoy these fascinating phots from Archinet.

Thanks to a little twitter friend’s suggestion, I am now obsessed with this charming little boutique hotel.  If only I can get Mick to stop watch shallow Celebrity Reality shows and help me plan…

{okay, I might be guilty of watching a few myself: Bachelorette and Real Housewives of NY & NJ}

I could fit into a size 4…in Crew Cuts.

I don’t know why I love embroidery so much.

Alrighty all, your emails and comments were a TON of help for us on deciding between Cinque Terra and Lake Como.  I’m still set on trying to fit in both; however, Mick isn’t.  We just realized that we will be leaving in three weeks and don’t have any hotel reservations! Yikes!  Since ya’ll were so helpful earilier, we’re counting on your advice again: on places to stay.

While we having been saving our little pennies, pricing is a concern.  We really care a lot about location: a central place in Florence and Rome would be nice (yes, I know that’ll make the price more).  In Cinque Terra, I have no clue.  I’ve researched/read a lot about the five cities, but I still find them kind of all the same.  A recommendation on WHICH city would be nice.  If you haven’t been able to figure out by the pictures, we will be staying in Rome, Florence, and in the Cinque Terra region. Again, thanks for all your emails and comments!

Lovely.  I want to go read my book in that little nook.

I’ve had this in my file.  If you know where I can give it credit, please let me know.

L’Affiche has great finds. There’s nothing like modern children’s French art.

From their website: “Spanish illustrator Bukubuku presents a cute and colourful art print in French. Here, all is full of life and joy, and it’s absolutely natural that raindrops, tomatoes, slices of quiche and hamsters are all merrily giving us broad smiles!”

Simple, and beautiful dotted vase found over at Baily Doesn’t Bark.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! My proud dad in front of his garden…pretty impressive if you ask me.

This picture has been the email joke in my family for quite some time. Brother Benjamin with his blue and yellow short checkered shorts.  Sister Elizabeth with her weird smirk. Me (young blonde in front) with my signiture sass pose. My parents raised seven kids (youngest obviously not there…yet. My mother was still schemeing a way to make that happen.)  By the way, how in the world does my mom have that tiny of a waist after six kids?!?

I wish I had some old-school Hagen photos.  Those are pretty funny too.  Both my dad and Mick’s dad are some of the greatest men I know.  Hopefully you feel the same about your fathers.  Happy Dad’s Day!