April | 2017 — Joy Lynn

May 1

May 1 April | 2017

What a full month we've had! Not only terms of our schedules, but full in joys and accomplishments and celebrations. See below for the photos and summary!

This month's happenings:

1. I had my hair cut and colored and it's fun going back to blond :)

2-4. We celebrated our four year wedding anniversary by doing a progressive dinner through Ponce City Market and it was a blast!

5-11. We did a ton of work in our backyard/porch. Tom burned a ton of brush, and ended up singeing some of his hair in the process. I pressure washed our pergola and it made a huge difference. Tom built a garden box and I planted everything. Tom tilled and seeded the backyard for grass (and we're already seeing new blades of grass). The mourning dove's babies finally hatched! Everything was in bloom and sooo pretty, so I took ALL the photos.

12. Steak and our favorite wine as a bonus anniversary celebration.

13. I have a new love for neck scarves!

14. Easter Sunday did not include brunch, but Italian food! Haha it was not planned.

15-16. We spent some time exploring, and since it was warm, it also included cold drinks - like bubble tea!

17-21. Hondo updates: He's over 60 lbs (maybe close to 70). He is always so happy to see us in the morning and it melts my heart. He's lost tons of teeth and for a while he was missing a huge row and it made me laugh! We put him in a t-shirt to see how much he would hate it, and he didn't even notice! He's still super needy and hates when either of us is working, so sometimes we have to just give in, right? He's blowing his puppy coat like CRAZY!

22. Thank goodness for car insurance. My car got a whole new rear suspension, but we got a sweet rental to get us through the two weeks it was out of commission. See how my back wheel is tilted out sort of far?

23. I took some family photos for our friends and had so much fun! They're so photogenic and the location was gorgeous. Click the photo to visit my little photography page. Currently, I'm just building a portfolio.

Favorite Links

Now that we've announced our trip to Iceland and Europe this fall, I can show you guys the fun tips, videos, and articles I've found on travel to these places. I love this video by Gal Meets Glam on their visit to Iceland this past winter.

In preparation for our big trip, we're also working on making some lifestyle changes. We've joined a gym and I've been working at keeping my portions under wraps. Recipes like this make it seem like a totally enjoyable change to make!

We've been on the hunt for water resistant jackets for Iceland that can roll up really small as we'll also be going to France, and we found them at Target! I'm so excited to wear this blue jacket!

As today is May 1st, check out this post on my Facebook page where I explain my FAVORITE song about the month of May. Hint: it's from a 1960's favorite movie of mine!