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Dining Room Update

I sort of gave this update away awhile back, but I thought I’d officially update the progress now.  I’m still waiting on our rug – p.s. Ballard Designs takes an EXTREMELY long time to ship rugs, but I think the dining room is show-able for now. 

I’m still debating painting the walls, and I’d like to get a shelf to go over the bar console we have to hang wine glasses from, and I’d like to do off-white/cream, monogrammed slipcovers for the chairs eventually… ala this….

or this from Pure Style Home…

or this from The English Cottage…

 

but it’ll do for now. :)  I absolutely LOVE our new table – it is the perfect combination of farmhouse and traditional.  Plus, the trestle-style makes it easier to squeeze extra seats around it with no annoying table legs getting in someone’s way.  

We’ve got some big backyard changes coming up too – hopefully I’ll have a great before/after to share early next week!

Quote of the Day

How cute is this sign from Laurie Anna's Vintage Home?  

That's all I've got for today - but I'll have some house updates coming soon!

Two posts in one day?!

And maybe more – I’ve got a lot to catch up on!  I wanted to write a quick post in support of my cousin, Hannah, who was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis late last summer.  You might remember my post last August asking for prayer for her… well I have one more favor to ask. 

She is participating in a walk to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation this weekend.  I know she would love your support in any way – even if that just means praying for her and others who suffer from CF.  If you feel compelled, you can help support her by donating here - www.cff.org/Great_Strides/HannahStaloch 

That’s all I’ve got for now.  I’ll be back soon with more updates though!

It’s been awhile

Yet again, I have fallen behind on blogging.  Apparently student teaching and blogging don’t mix well in my world.  Now that my student teaching is done, I plan to keep up (at least through the summer) and blog more! 

To start – I wanted to recap Easter since that’s where I left off.  Matt and I hosted our first holiday meal at our home and both our families were able to be here to celebrate together! 

Here’s what was on the menu for the celebration:

• Honey Baked Ham with a brown sugar glaze (my first time to cook a ham!)
• Cheesy Potato Casserole (my mom’s recipe – SO delicious!)
• Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Bundles
• Green Bean Casserole
• Orange-Pear Salad (my mother-in-law’s recipe and Matt’s favorite)
• Dinner Rolls
• and for dessert…
• Buttermilk Pie from Tootie Pie Co. 
• Homemade Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

It was all delicious and I have a little more confidence in my ability to cook – even though half of the items above were prepared by my mom, mother-in-law or sister. :)

Matt and I posed in front of the spread – in my “Easter Apron” that my grandma sent me (it was a part of a big Easter/birthday care package she sent to help with my first holiday meal) – thanks Grandma! 

Here’s a shot of the table and “place settings” – although I took these pictures a little early and there are no glasses or silverware down yet.

I found the little turquoise eggs at HomeGoods – they are actually little candles, but I didn’t light them so I can use them again.  Then I went to Hobby Lobby and bought little vine-wreaths to use a nests for the eggs.  I think it turned out pretty cute!  

Here’s a group shot after we were all stuffed from the big meal!

He Is Risen

After the Sabbath, as the first light of the new week dawned, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to keep vigil at the tomb. Suddenly the earth reeled and rocked under their feet as God's angel came down from heaven, came right up to where they were standing. He rolled back the stone and then sat on it. Shafts of lightning blazed from him. His garments shimmered snow-white. The guards at the tomb were scared to death. They were so frightened, they couldn't move.

The angel spoke to the women: "There is nothing to fear here. I know you're looking for Jesus, the One they nailed to the cross. He is not here. He was raised, just as he said. Come and look at the place where he was placed.

"Now, get on your way quickly and tell his disciples, 'He is risen from the dead. He is going on ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there.' That's the message."

The women, deep in wonder and full of joy, lost no time in leaving the tomb. They ran to tell the disciples. Then Jesus met them, stopping them in their tracks. "Good morning!" he said. They fell to their knees, embraced his feet, and worshiped him.

After three days…

As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. "Sir," they said, "we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise again.' So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first."

"Take a guard," Pilate answered. "Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how." So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.