Weekend Recap

Good morning! I hope you all had a nice weekend. Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to this past week!

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Home Projects & Updates

Over at our new build, they wrapped up installing most of the cabinet hardware. Our fridge will be panel ready, so I ordered coordinating appliance pulls for that as well as the pantry cabinets on the opposite side to make everything a little more symmetrical. Those will all get installed closer to move-in date.

We tested about a half dozen tile samples we’d picked up at Lowe’s and a few other spots. We didn’t really love any of them so it’s back to the drawing board. We have such a small space to even cover (the range hood will be built covering most of this opening) so we may just end up leaving it shiplap. The photo is a bit skewed here because I had it on wide angle to show the full view.

Most of the tile in the house has now been grouted, so it will be ready when the plumbers come in a few weeks for the fixtures.

Our countertops were all templated on Monday, as well. In the living room, they installed the vented fireplace (kind of). They have some demo and reconstruction to do for the chimney stack on the inside, but I think we’ll start seeing that move along fairly quickly now.

I thought I’d also share a peek of our friends Chris and Rachel’s house. They’re about a month ahead of us in the building process and just got their countertops last week! She chose Taj Mahal quartzite and it looks beautiful with their putty-colored cabinets and natural wood island. Like our home, I don’t have the exact cabinet color because it’s just a stock option from the cabinet company/builder.

They are expected to move in within about a month, and then we should be about a month later. It still hasn’t really sunk in yet!

Around Town & For Fun

We’ve had some wild weather this past week, but it has made for some pretty stunning sunsets. Tuesday night was trivia night and it was so beautiful outside!

Friday night we had dinner with our friends in Rosemary Beach at Havana. We couldn’t have hand-selected a better table if we tried! Unfortunately my camera lens fogged over before I took this photo, but glad I still captured it!

Rosemary really is the most charming little town! It hasn’t been crazy busy down here yet this summer, so we’ve been much more willing to visit. Our cute little post office (and where we vote) is the white building shown below. The day had been really stormy, but it was the most beautiful evening outside that night! The boys challenged us to races in the green, and we enjoyed a long dinner out on the patio shown above. Such a memorable night!

Here’s a picture standing in the green looking back at The Pearl hotel (which is where the restaurant Havana is). Our table was in the bottom left bump out of the photo below.

Saturday morning was another rain out, so Kurtis and I took the time to get a bunch of things done around the house. Really exciting things like cleaning and purging 😉 I had two little “helpers” in our closet if you look closely.

Raw & Juicy continues to be one of our all-time favorites!

After brunch, we had to meet our friends/business partners at our commercial building to discuss some plans for the backyard area. After tearing down some dilapidated outbuildings, we’re now left with a bunch of sand. So we quickly talked through some ideas with the landscaper, as we could quickly see another major storm rolling in!

It rained most of the day again so we hung out for most of the afternoon inside. We chatted with both of our dads and then we had dinner that night with our friends at Amigos and it turned out to b e another beautiful evening outside!

We seem to be stuck in this cycle of storms for about half of each day and then beautiful weather. Right now, we’re in storm mode again. But, it looks like tomorrow should be a fun day of sunshine (and heat and humidity) but we need a little reprieve from the clouds! One thing I have quickly learned in our time living in Florida: planter watering is a much easier chore since the storms handle most of it 😉

Recent Buys & Sales

Following are some sales from the weekend that have carried over and are still going strong! You can see my top picks here.

• AMAZON has a number of daily deals happening now! You can shop their site here.
• ANN TAYLOR is offering an additional 60% off all sale styles. You can shop their site here.
• ANNIE SELKE is offering buy three dining chairs, get one free! No code required. You can shop their site here.
• ANTHROPOLOGIE has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• BALLARD DESIGNS is offering 25% off sitewide! You can shop their sale here.
• GAP is offering 50% off your purchase at checkout – no code required. You can shop their sale here.
• HOMEGOODS has a number of new arrivals, as well as free shipping on orders $119+ with code SHIP119. You can shop their site here.
• J CREW is offering up to 50% off summer styles as well as an extra 50% off sale items with code SALETIME. Several of the items shown below are currently on sale. You can shop their site here.
• J CREW FACTORY is offering up to 60% off everything, plus shorts and swim marked under $25. You can shop their sale here.
• LOFT is offering 50% off and free shipping on everything with code CYBER! You can shop their sale here.
• LULULEMON has a large sale section with some major markdowns. You can shop their site here.
• MADEWELL is offering $25 off $100 for Insiders (it’s free to join). You can shop their site here.
• MARK & GRAHAM is offering an additional 25% off sale styles with code EXTRA25. The sale includes these clover lacquer trays we love so much! You can shop their site here.
• MARSHALLS has a number of deals sitewide plus free shipping on orders of 89+ with code SHIP89. You can shop their site here.
• MICHAELS is offering 20% off regular priced items with code DAILY23US. You can shop their site here.
• NORDSTROM has a number of new items added to their sale section! You can shop their site here.
• OLD NAVY is offering 50% off activewear for the family, as well as 25% off your purchase at checkout – no code required. You can shop their sale here.
• OVERSTOCK is hosting a Red Tag sale with markdowns on over 500,000 items! You can shop their sale here.
• POTTERY BARN is offering up to 50% off furniture, outdoor, as well as free shipping on 1000s of items! You can shop their sale here.
• REJUVENATION is offering up to 40% off outdoor and up to 75% off clearance items. You can shop their site here.
• RUGS USA is offering up to 75% off sitewide. You can shop their site here.
• SERENA & LILY is hosting their Summer Tent Sale, with items marked up to 70% off as well as up to 30% off dining, entertaining, rugs & select lighting. They have an incredible price on the teak camp stools we have and love. They’re so cute tucked under a console table and used for extra seating or an ottoman as needed. You can shop their sale here.
• TARGET has a number of home deals, including 50% off select outdoor furniture and up to 25% off indoor furniture. Plus tons more! You can shop their site here.
• TJ MAXX has a number of deals sitewide, up to 75% off select items, and is offering free shipping on orders $89+ with code SHIP89! You can shop their site here.
• TORY BURCH is hosting their semi-annual sale, offering an additional 25% off their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• TUCKERNUCK has a lot of cute new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• WALMART still has our favorite outdoor swivel chairs on markdown, as well as the coordinating sofa and entire conversation set. You can shop their site here for other deals.
• WEST ELM is offering up 25% off in-stock furniture and up to 60% off clearance items. You can shop their site here.
• WILLIAMS SONOMA is offering up to 75% off clearance items. You can shop their site here.
• WILLIAMS SONOMA HOME is offering an additional 15% off select sale items already marked up to 50% off with code OUTDOOR. You can shop their site here.

I hope you all have a great week!

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