Scenes from Around the House

This Labor Day was spent relaxing and working on some projects.  Bobby had a meeting down on Miami Beach so most of the day was just Aurelia and I hanging out together!

I've been working on our bedroom decoration and have one little area done.  My theme is vintage tropical--is that a thing?  I have a few of my favorite things on top of the bookcase and really like how everything is coming together!

 A gift from my mom--a little bit of tropical from the 1940's



These strange and ugly spiders have taken over our back yard (gross!).  They make thick webs and live in the trees and one has just made his home on our screen porch.  

A new project I'm working on!  I'm getting excited to share soon!



la famiglia

a typical skype session

I love my family.  When people ask me where I hung out in high school my first response is, "At home, with my family".  

Strange looks ensue, like I must have been some weirdo with no social life.  But when you have the best family in the whole world, why wouldn't you want to hang out with them?  

My little Florida family has been quite busy these past few weeks.  Aurelia has learned how to catch lizards (gross.) and that she has a tail.  And Bobby is back to school part time and getting geared up to go on some tours with the bands he works with.  I'm off to Jacksonville in a few weeks for a conference and working on some fun little projects in my free time.  

In my mind summer is coming to an end and I'm reminded every day now by the big yellow school buses that made me late to carpool this week.  But the weather is not cooperating and I can tell my a/c wants just a little break.  

Hope everyone gets to spend some time with their family on this hot and 3 day (yippee!) weekend.

:)

Its too hot.

The days here are long and hot.  Sticky and oppressing.

I am longing for cooler weather, wishing I was somewhere else where summer was coming to an end and crisp mornings soon greeted me.  

Its hard to be motivated to do more than just hide away in the house, with the a/c blowing and the ceiling fans swirling above.  My to do list sits there waiting for me, but all I can do is stay still and pray for night when the temperature drops 5 degrees.

Aurelia has taken shelter in the closet, avoiding her blanket I've laid out for her under the clothes.  She finds comfort in the dark, with her furry toes spread out on the hardwood floor.