Weekend Recap

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to over the past week or so.

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Home Projects & Updates

I was out of town most of the week, so I didn’t get to stop by the new build until Thursday. At some point during the week, we’d received an email that we were very much over our tile budget. So, once I got back in town, I had to schedule a last minute appointment to make some quick swaps.

We had a few tiles in our initial picks that were in the $70-80 sq/ft range which is very much NOT in budget. Unfortunately, at all of our initial meetings, they don’t give any sort of indication on pricing. So, I headed back to make a few changes.

Of course I saw this gem that was actually MORE expensive than any of my other prior picks. It felt very “if Hermes were a tile” to me and I loved it. Needless to say, it didn’t make the redline cuts.

A few marble choices were putting us over the budget limit, so I quickly found a few more cost-effective marbles that would work within the parameters we needed. One of these made the cut in a slightly different colorway.

I also reached out to the cabinet company, the appliance company and lighting contact to wrap up a few things there. Things seem to be moving very quickly in terms of decisions but not necessarily in terms of actual progress. There is so much sanding/filling/priming/prepping going on on the exterior. So while we know a lot is happening, the days seem to be moving a bit more slowly lately. Thankfully, the exterior is feeling much less yellow as they continue to complete more and more on the exterior checklist!

They fixed two exterior windows on the back of our house that make such a difference on the interior. One of which is in our bathroom. We have a similar window in the eaves of our guest bedroom on the other side of our house and these additions add so much great light and really do a great job of featuring the vaulted ceilings!

We spent a few hours Saturday at the new build cleaning up some of the scrub landscaping out back. Our lot continues about 10′ behind the silt fence they have built (which controls any runoff during the building process). Right now there are the most beautiful yellow wildflowers growing in the space. It was attracting so many butterflies and bees and made me so happy! It also smelled so strongly of dill so maybe wild dill is a thing this time of year? I’d love to know if any of you know what it might be! The pic below was taken through the silt fence slats on my phone.

Around Town & For Fun

I spent the first half of the week in Palm Springs, CA! Rachel and I flew out Sunday afternoon for the Amazon Creator’s Summit and were there thru Wednesday. I absolutely love the desert and the weather was so beautiful! I definitely didn’t need to pack the tights I wore with my dress and boots 😉 Here Rachel and I are with our other 30A friend, Josepha, who was also invited!

There were a handful of celebrities they brought in including Demi Lovato, Bethenny Frankel, Tyra Banks, Charlotte Tilbury and more. I made my friends wait in line for a picture with Demi Lovato. My sister-in-law and I surprised our nieces with tickets to her concert many years ago. So, despite the fact they’re in their mid-20’s now, I was excited to share it with them. They basically paired us in groups of 10 and then she would run into the frame, but we got the pic! And the girls were impressed!

They had a lot of photo opps as well as photographers walking around who would ask us to randomly do things. Like throwing packages in the air. Ha!

One night we had a Halloween party and it was so much fun! The costumes were so unique and the vibe was so beautiful around the pool!

They had food stations, dance stations, and entertainers set up all around.

Our favorite was the magician!

During the day, I literally kept looking at the pool thinking how nice it would be to have time to spend there! Such a beautiful setup! Instead, throughout the day, we had different presentations, classes and events we attended. They did a really nice job with the conference.

Rachel and I had a coordinating outfit moment (unintentionally) on the second day! I was in the Tuckernuck version because I already had it on hand but she was in the Amazon version, which is a great look for less!

The final evening was a formal event and I wore this dress.

Rachel and I headed home early Wednesday morning (but didn’t get home until later in the evening with the time change) and Kurtis headed to Omaha early that morning so we crossed paths.

Kurtis got home Friday afternoon and we made it to our friends dinner at Amigos Friday night. The moon was looking really cool! A few of us agreed that this is what we thought of as October moon on 30A.

We laid pretty low all weekend. We had plans to go to the beach, but with our guests over the coming weeks, and the fact we were both exhausted from travels, we decided to stay home. Honestly, it was the perfect decision.

Sunday morning we took a quick golf cart ride for some coffee and then had bocce league in the evening. But, we had rain most of the afternoon/evening, so we had a fun Farkle night with our friends! Louise said one of her daughters prayed for that because it’s her favorite game 😉 I wore this top, knowing we likely weren’t playing any sports and having more of a game night.

After bocce, we killed a few hours before we had to pick my brother and sister-in-law up from the airport after 11. He’s never been to 30A, and it’s been quite a while since she has, so we’re excited to show them around this week! The weather doesn’t look super promising, but I’m sure we’ll find some fun regardless!

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. You can shop their site here.
• ANN TAYLOR is offering 50% off everything, including new arrivals. You can shop their site here.
• ANTHROPOLOGIE has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• BODEN is offering 25% off everything with code JDNF. You can shop their site here.
• CHICO’S is hosting their Friends & Family Sale and just upped the savings to 40% off your entire purchase. You can shop their site here.
• CRATE & BARREL is offering up to 30% off during their Dining Room Event as well as free shipping on orders of $99+. You can shop their site here.
• ETU HOME is offering 15% off your purchase with code LOVS20! You can shop their site here.
• FRANK & EILEEN has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• GAP is offering 50% off your purchase, including sale. You can shop their sale here.
• J CREW is offering 30% off your purchase with Passport (it’s free to join) and an extra 10% off for cardmembers. You can shop their site here.
• J CREW FACTORY is offering 40-70% off everything. Plus get an extra 70% off clearance items with code LAYERS70. You can shop their sale here.
• LANDS’ END is offering 50% off sitewide (exclusions apply) as well as an extra 70% off clearance with code WANDER. You can shop their site here.
• LOFT is offering 40% off your purchase, and 60% off select items. You can shop their sale here.
• LULULEMON has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• MARK & GRAHAM is offering up to 50% off fall styles and free shipping on orders $150+ with code SHIPFREE. You can shop their site here.
• MARSHALLS is offering free shipping on orders of $89+ with code SHIP89. You can shop their site here.
• MCGEE & CO. is offering 20% off dining and an additional 20% off items in their clearance section. You can shop their site here.
• NORDSTROM has added quite a few new items to their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• OLD NAVY is offering 50% off everything! You can shop their sale here.
• POTTERY BARN is offering up to 60% off furniture, outdoor, bedding, plus an extra 20% off select clearance and up to 50% off items in their Halloween shop. You can shop their sale here.
• REJUVENATION is offering up to 40% off furniture, lighting, and more. You can shop their site here.
• SALT & STONE is offering 15% of your purchase with my custom code SARAHS15. I have really been loving their clean deodorant! You can shop their site here.
• SERENA & LILY is hosting their bedroom event. You can shop their sale here.
• TARGET has a number of home deals like up to 60% off indoor furniture, up to 50% off rugs, up to 40% off bedding, and more. You can shop their site here.
• TJ MAXX is offering free shipping on orders $89+ with code SHIP89! You can shop their site here.
• TORY BURCH has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• TUCKERNUCK has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• WAYFAIR is hosting Way Day, with items marked up to 80% off. You can shop their sale here.
• WEEZIE is offering 15% off sitewide for my readers with code LIFEONVIRGINIASTREET15! You can shop their site here.
• WEST ELM is offering up to 50% off sale styles. You can shop their site here.
• WILLIAMS SONOMA is offering up to 75% off clearance items. You can shop their site here.

I hope you all have a great week!

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