Adding summer to the dining room.

Being as it's summer

and my love for the beach

I decided to bring a little beach indoors

Our family room is decorated "beachy" 

but the dining room usually changes with the seasons or holidays

Here are a few pics from the summer dinning room

Hurricane candle holder from Home Goods with Starfish and shells in the center of the table.

"Sail" pillow on the extra chairs - also from Home Goods. 

Drink cart from Hospice Thrift store last summer - love it.  It comes in so handy when entertaining.  (The jelly, spreader and dish towel is not part of the decor - LOL - just a recent gift from a sweet friend).

Place mats I already had, starfish, Tommy Bahama "Life is One Long Weekend" napkins and blue plates.  Each place mat has a different word, Ahoy, Sail Away, Ocean Fun and Fishing.  All in yellow, blue, and red. 

Not beachy but lighting from Ikea :) - the little cups are clear not sure why the are showing up yellow? 

My favorite wall in the dining room.  Family love.  This doesn't change with the seasons. 

Overall pic from one side of the room.  

How about you, do you bring in the beach or any other seasons?

Have a sunny weekend blogger friends. 

xo

Greek Pasta Chicken Salad

Greek Pasta Chicken Salad

2 Chicken Breast (baked in oven)

1 Box Bow Tie Pasta

1 Tomato

1 Cucumber

1/2 Green Pepper

1 Container of Feta Cheese

Farmer Boy Greek Salad Dressing

You could also use olives but I don't like them.

Boil the pasta, bake the chicken and cut up in small cubes, add all other items (diced) and dressing - it is better if it sits overnight.  Serve chilled.

Hope you like it.

xo

Bucket List for Summer 2012

Crossed off another item on my bucket list

Summer 2012

Scalloping

 This is my 2012 Summer Bucket List - found the idea on Pinterest.  

I wrote on the clothes pens.  

When an event is complete I simply

un-clip the clothes pen 

and put it inside the little bucket.  

 Pics from our day.  

My hunny, Savannah and 

our friends the Bonce's 

collected two full buckets of scallops.

After scalloping, the girls went for a long tube ride.

Judy prepared the scallops last night with her own secret sauce.

Great day and night with great friends.

Summer 2012 

xo