Hidden Gem

Another beautiful weekend in the books, albeit a heavy one. All the emotions are flying high right now, but I am thankful that I was able to spend quality time with my husband while Lil' Miss enjoyed a gymnastics party at her gym (their monthly parents night out parties are GOLD!) and then on Saturday I spent quality time with my best girl and took her to the playground before having lunch at one of our favorite local spots. Lots of outdoor time and sunshine which is always good for the soul.

For date night we headed to the Tap Room at Dubsdread which is right on the golf course, and we even saw a wedding going on. We asked for a table outside with golf course views, and the weather was perfection.

Then we headed into downtown for a nightcap to check out The Wellborn which is the cutest hidden gem that is actually a part of a boutique hotel, and has a beautiful courtyard and kitchen and bar. My girlfriends and I have been talking about checking out their brunch, but had to postpone. So, fingers crossed our schedules will align soon because I can't wait to go back.

They have the prettiest cocktails, and even the bathrooms are super cute. I walked in, and not only did it not "smell like bathroom" but there was a bathtub filled with colorful ball pit balls. In my opinion it's a look don't touch situation because well it is a public bathroom. Ha!

The next morning, I decided to skip my workout after throwing some laundry in and take Lil' Miss to the playground and out for some lunch. She was living her best life running around, going down all the slides and climbing to her hearts content. She makes me SO nervous with how high she climbs, but she's a champ. Mini cheeseburgers with a side of fruit instead of fries was her lunch order which didn't stop her from stealing some of my fries of course!

We are ALMOST done on the DIY closet re-design. Just need to add the shelves above the bars in the back, organize a few more things and clear out all the tools. I couldn't be happier with how it came out, and am incredibly thankful that we didn't spend thousands of extra dollars for professional installation. It was daunting at first, but actually not that bad and SO worth it!

If you haven't been following along on Instagram Stories, this is the before shot:

This is something I've wanted to do for several years, but couldn't stomach the cost of professional installation. It's seriously SO expensive, like I'm talking we could gut our kitchen for the same amount. Craziness!

My husband mentioned a few months back that he could install it himself if we purchase closet systems from Home Depot or Lowes. I initially said absolutely not because I was afraid it couldn't be done, but I eventually warmed up to the idea and am SO glad I did. We ordered everything from Home Depot, and he's been working on it here and there on the weekends or at night.

As you can see above the "before" photo is a cluttered mess and horrible use of the space. We had a builders grade rack going around the whole perimeter and that was it. No fun shelves or drawers, no tiered racks, etc... I even still had a plastic dresser that I used in college to move back and forth from the dorms. It was bad...

I'll come back with final photos, and a breakdown of everything we ordered, what we needed and the roadblocks we ran into.

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Meet Me Outside

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Meet Me Outside

It has been absolutely beautiful outside, and I'm hoping that we have seen the last of the cold fronts moving through for the season. It's been warm, but not hot and low humidity. We celebrated a friend's son's birthday at the park, and then headed over to a local brewery for more outside time and catching up. Lil' Miss was living her best life running around outside with our friend's kiddos, and we enjoyed the weather and time with old friends.

We were treated to a second beautiful weekend day, and visited our favorite local Mexican restaurant for some fresh margaritas and dinner. I snapped a few outfit photos with the cutest ruffle one shoulder top before settling in on the patio with my favorite margarita. I can still hear my sigh of relief.

One Shoulder Top {available in 3 colors} | Boyfriend Jeans | Heels | Lipstick in Creme Cup | Sunglasses

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Brownies and Brunch

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Brownies and Brunch

Are we already more than halfway through February? I'm still feeling major burnout, but had a few days off last week (to burn through unused PTO before losing it on my work anniversary) which definitely helped. I treated chronic pain with a much needed massage, continued work on our DIY closet re-design, baked Valentine's cookies with Lil' Miss and helped her get ready for her classroom party, rocked out like a proper millennial to the Super Bowl halftime show and met Emily for a Galentine's Day brunch on the water.

Top {Similar} | Peep Toe Booties | Camera Bag in Deep Marine | Sunnies | Lipstick in Twig | Necklace | Drusy Ring in Rose Gold

If you've been following along on Instagram, I've been documenting in Stories how we are currently tackling a DIY master closet re-design. This is something I've wanted to do for several years, but couldn't stomach the cost of professional installation. It's seriously SO expensive, like I'm talking we could gut our kitchen for the same amount. Craziness!

My husband mentioned a few months back that he could install it himself if we purchase closet systems from Home Depot or Lowes. I initially said absolutely not because I was afraid it couldn't be done, but I eventually warmed up to the idea and am SO glad I did. Because even though we're about 2/3's done I'm already LOVING the newly transformed space. We ordered everything from Home Depot, and the sections have been arriving, and he's been working on it here and there on the weekends or at night.

Fast forward to our current progress, and we're getting there. One side is completely done, the back wall just needs the rods hung up (they need to be cut to fit the space), the corner pieces are in, and we just need to finish the other wall. Once everything is complete, I'll come back and share the entire process including some of issues we've run into.

Here's a breakdown of the closet system pieces we purchased:

2 ClosetMaid White Wood Closet System kits - 1 for each side wall (currently 25% off)

2 Corner Closet Towers for each far corner - they made it easy to connect everything

1 Narrow Closet System for the back wall

We're pleasantly surprised by the quality of the materials and easy to follow directions and installation. After measuring, make sure you're ordering closet system kits that will fit your space appropriately and utilize the existing holes in the walls after removing what's currently there to locate the studs.

We're excited for the sweetest new addition in town - Stackd Brownies recently opened up a brand new store, and we took home some deliciousness to enjoy along with a dozen mini's for Lil' Miss to treat the teachers at her school. Each batch of gourmet brownies are perfectly baked daliy, and the best part - they work with local suppliers for the finest and most authentic ingredients. Yummy and REAL ingredients? YES please!

Emily and I met up at one of our favorite brunch spots to catch up over good food and bottomless mimosas. We both skipped the traditional orange juice mimosa, and she went with pineapple while I went with grapefruit before we took our last drink outside to enjoy by the water. Perfect Galentine's Day celebration of our 11 years and counting friendship!