Hot hot heat

Hello there!  Can you believe it's July already?  It is finally starting to feel like summer in Maine and it has been hot, hot, hot this week!  While I've been chowing down on popsicles and watermelon and holing up with my textbooks, Liz has been in HONDURAS!  I'm sure she'll share some pictures when she gets home, but for now I'll share some pics of what I've been up to.  Andy got me an iPod touch for my birthday and I've been going a little nuts with some of the camera apps. :)

Since we last spoke, I've been...

...playing dress up with Fishy... 

...taking walks on Mackworth Island...

...admiring the hydrangeas...

...taking foggy ferry rides...

...exploring the Hamptons...

...watching thunder storms roll over Portland...

...surviving school with iced coffee and watermelon.

Happy Birthday, Anna!!

So many birthdays in the month of June. But this one is extra special. So make sure you wish our Anna a happy happy 23rd birthday!!. We love youuuu!!!!! You are the best co-blogger I've ever had :) Wishing that I could make you this. Sending you so many Xs and Os.

Three Cheers for the Birthday Girl!!

To my dear Ali,

HAPPY, happy 23rd birthday!! I've loved ya since the very beginning, you know. I wish at times like these that we were still in the same city so that we could go out and celebrate. Enjoy your birthday weekend.

Love you!!

Ali on the left, me on the right (circa 1990)

Ali on the right, me on the left (circa 2007)

The Friday Find

We posted a while ago about one way to brighten up an old lampshade; here's a new idea!  Laura at Enjoying the Simple Things came up with a way to use paint stir sticks (which are almost always FREE, by the way!) to create a unique, super easy-to-make lampshade.  This was the final result:

via Enjoying the Simple Things

It has a very cottage-y feel.  I think it would look cute in a screened-in porch or rustic-style kitchen!  

Hope you have a great weekend.  I have two birthdays, an anniversary, and a friend's return from Kenya to celebrate as well as a baby shower to plan....not to mention exams to study for next week.  Eek!

New curtains

I have had sage green curtains for three or four years, and by now I am so sick of them. Green is not my color. Thus, they are staying in my old house while I move to my new house :) And a few weeks ago I treated myself to some nice fabric to make new curtains.

Robert Allen Cats Cradle (a navy blue color)

 
These simple curtains were pretty easy to make, but they're nothing fancy. In fact, I can't believe than anyone would be willing to pay $225 for them. I'll let you know how they look in their new home!

Happy hump day. Hope it's not too unbearable for you.

Photos from the weekend

Had a great weekend in Baltimore. But it went by too fast. Miss and love these girlies. And we missed Anna a lot. We did a lot of talking, walking, and eating. What else is new?

On the deck

Making pancakes

Testing out some snowballs

On a woodsy walk

Maintaining my sanity

In two short weeks I will be taking quite possibly one of the most relaxing vacations of my life. And I cannot wait. My cousin is in the Peace Corps in Honduras and the rest of us cousins are heading down to visit her. It didn't take much convincing. We will be staying in the most unbelievable beach house on the ocean with a view of the second largest coral reef in the whole world. I plan to spend all of my time in these hammocks or in the pool below...

Image via vrbo.com

Image via vrbo.com

Pictures of the trip to come in mid-July :)