First Shower!

Last month on April 25th I had my first wedding shower! It was thrown by some of my Mom's dear friends - Terry Morgan, Patti Staten, Jeanie Duvall and Marilyn Lunsford. They all worked so hard to make the shower very special! The shower was from 3-5 pm on Sunday afternoon, and I basically opened gifts the entire time! All of the women that came were so sweet and the gifts they gave are amazing! I got some great things off of my registry, but the things I received that I hadn't registered for are wonderful too! One of my favorites is a plaque that has the letter "R" engraved, with Roberts across the bottom, and it says "Est. July 10th, 2010" - how unique is that!

Here are a couple of pictures from the event!

My cousin, Mayer, me, and my aunt, Cindy

My sister, me and my Mom

Johnathan's Mom (Ms. Dottie), my Grandmother (PoppieT), Lauren, my Mom, Mrs. Duvall, me, Mrs. Staten, Mrs. Lunsford, and Mrs. Morgan

The renovations begin ...

As you all know, Johnathan and my wedding is just over three months away, and in the mix of wedding planning, I am also moving to St. Simons! It is an exciting time, and we are both ready to be in the same town - finally after two years!

Any time recently that I have been down on the island, Johnathan and I have been taking small steps to update the house. Of course my inspiration for all of my home improvements is now coming from the Young House Love blog. I am all about light colors, a clean look, and de-cluttering! 

We decided to take "before" pictures so we can see the changes along the way!  Here is the picture of the shelves in the den before:

 And here are the shelves after we cleared the clutter and added a touch of color with vases and pottery from Marshall's:

This past weekend we went to the local Ace Hardware to pick up a few things, and I saw their wall of paint colors. I pointed one out to Johnathan that I liked for the kitchen, and he suggested that we get a sample to try out. The color we got is called Veronica. Well,  one thing led to another, and we ended up getting a gallon of paint, went home, and painted the entire kitchen!

Here is the kitchen before:

Here is the kitchen after:

I will continue to post updates on our improvements - let me know your feedback or any suggestions you have!