Sold! Sort of.
It looks like Friday the 13th is pretty lucky after all. After a week of back and forth, and back and forth some more, we've accepted an offer on the house. Now comes the sort of part of the deal - the window of time for the house inspection and financing conditions. Fortunately we have only 11 more days of limbo and if all goes well we'll be popping the bubbly.
Want to know how to ensure an offer on your house? Schedule an Open House for the weekend, then spend two days landscaping the yard and cleaning the house to get ready for it. As soon as the last bag of wood chips hits the garden the realtor will call with the offer. At least that's what happened to us.
Stay tuned for some great before/after shots of the yard and outdoor furniture.
May 13, 2011
May 1, 2011
Royal Tea
Why was the Royal Wedding of William and Kate such a big deal? As Frankie on ABC's The Middle said "it's the Superbowl times a thousand....with crowns"! My English granny would have been proud of my Royal Tea Party on Friday. And yes, I did wake up at 4am to watch the festivities live. We invited my mom as well as Syd's best friend Reilly and her mom Jen for an evening viewing at a more civilized hour.
I prepared a variety of tea, homemade scones with jam and cream cheeses, and finger sandwiches (including heart-shaped PB&J for the girls) and Jen brought the delicious shortbread and Pinot Grigio. I must admit I consumed more wine than tea but granny would have appreciated that too. The food looked lovely on my mom's antique gold china, which I was excited to use for the first time ever.
I couldn't resist hand-making fascinators for each guest - a trip to the dollar store and a hot glue gun was all it took. For those of you who haven't been royal obsessed, fascinators are the feathery/flowery headpieces recently made popular by Kate Middleton. For extra fun I hung a William and Kate poster and put out flowers in tea pots. Each guest received a Ring Pop so we'd all have rings like the new princess.
Here are a few pictures from the party:
I prepared a variety of tea, homemade scones with jam and cream cheeses, and finger sandwiches (including heart-shaped PB&J for the girls) and Jen brought the delicious shortbread and Pinot Grigio. I must admit I consumed more wine than tea but granny would have appreciated that too. The food looked lovely on my mom's antique gold china, which I was excited to use for the first time ever.
I couldn't resist hand-making fascinators for each guest - a trip to the dollar store and a hot glue gun was all it took. For those of you who haven't been royal obsessed, fascinators are the feathery/flowery headpieces recently made popular by Kate Middleton. For extra fun I hung a William and Kate poster and put out flowers in tea pots. Each guest received a Ring Pop so we'd all have rings like the new princess.
Here are a few pictures from the party:
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| our royal treats and tea |
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| the girls watching Kate and her father (you'll have to take my word for it) |
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| Jen and my mom under the Will and Kate poster. Don't they look awesome in their fascinators and dresses? |
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| Reilly posing with my fascinator on, wearing her new dress |
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