Birthday Dinner at Bonterra

Last night I went out with John, Jenny, Megan and Ken to Bonterra Restaurant.  Bonterra was an old church which they have now converted into a restaurant.  While we didn't take any pictures while we were there, I found some photos online.  The food, company and night was just fabulous!!

It is Charlotte Restaurant Week here now.  Which means you can enjoy a 3 course meal at quite a few select restaurants in Charlotte for $30.00 pp.  I had a Jumbo Lump Crab Cake for my appetizer, Seared Large Scallops for my main entree and Key Lime Mousse Cake for my dessert.  We all ordered different things.  Megan had duck, Jenny had Filet Mignon, John had the scallops also and Ken ordered the fish, which for the life of me I cannot remember.  Everyone said all that they ordered was so good.  I would definitely like to go back here again. I would try the restaurant again when it wasn't Restaurant week just because it was so busy.

I just love spending time with my family and they were very good to me-celebrating my birthday in style!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!

Today is my 53rd birthday!  I would like to say that I will be....

 wearing this gorgeous dress to a lovely party...

 or sitting on the beach sunning myself and just enjoying the beautiful of the beach...

 or cutting a huge bouquet of flowers to adorn my dining room table...

 or lounging in this gorgeous hammock...

or out on the ocean sailing in this beautiful sunny weather...

Well I am at work today but then tonight I will be having a beautiful dinner at a restaurant called Bonterra, which my daughter, Megan said is absolutely fabulous!  John, Megan, Ken, Jenny and I are going and that is a wonderful birthday for me!!  Oh and we will be having...

Everyone enjoy the day!!!

Wonderful Decorating and Garden Ideas for a Friday!

It's Friday (finally!!)!  I was looking at some decorating and garden ideas and I decided to share them with all of you.  I thought it would be a nice way to wind down this rather hectic week.

(all photos are via pinterest.com)

I love everything about this porch!!  The wicker, red, white, different green color paint, everything!!

 The shelves in this kitchen are loaded with such cute bowls and cups.  I love the soft colors!  The polka dots are so cute!!

 Now this is one dreamy bedroom!  Look at that chandelier!  Very restful looking.

 I have always loved arbors and this one didn't disappoint me! The field stone pathway is something I would love to do at the new house.  I think the new house is going to have an arbor in its future!!

 I have always loved craftsman style homes.  The one we hope to be building would look wonderful with a front door just like this one.  Love the color too!

 As most of you know I am an avid reader.  This is my idea of a wonderful reading area!!  I love that chair!

Here is another lovely little porch!  I wish I was here right now!!

Hope you liked all the lovelies I found on pinterest.  I love to daydream, especially on a Friday!  Have an awesome weekend everyone!

Makeup Vanity

When we move into the new house there won't be a makeup vanity in the Master Bath.  We will have 2 separate vanities but no where I can sit down and put on my makeup.  The Master Bedroom is plenty big enough to have a makeup vanity.  I was looking on pinterest.com and found some wonderful examples.  I love them all, what about you!

 This vanity looks like it may have been a desk at one time.  That would be a good way to upcycle an old desk.

Don't you just love the little seat to sit on!!!   I love the mirror too!  This is my idea of a beautiful makeup vanity.  I'm going to have to see if I can find something like this when we are ready!

I love the green covered chair and the oval mirror on this vanity.  I have an extra harp mirror that I could probably attach to a lovely cabriole legged desk and make my own vanity!

So many ideas!!  Which one do you like best?

Wordless Wednesday

Where I grew up

Last week as you all know I had to travel to northwestern NJ because my Dad wasn't feeling well.  While I was there I took some photos and I thought I would share them with you!

This is the view down my parents driveway.  They are a long way from the road!

These are 2 Fordson tractors my Dad restored.  They are his pride and joy!!

 My parent house.  Dad built this house about 42 yrs. ago.

 My Dad's barn.

 The 2 steer he has on the property.

This is a very small section of my Mom's beautiful garden in the backyard.  My Dad built the fence and arbor and they have trumpet vine growing on it.  It is really beautiful!  You can see the white Victorian birdhouse my Dad built.  Just gorgeous!

 This is the fence down by my Dad's barn.  He grew trumpet vine on it.  He told me he trimmed this way back in the Spring, but look how it has grown even after trimming!

 A section of my Mom's gorgeous garden in their backyard.

 I was in the right spot at the right time to snap a shot of this gorgeous Monarch Butterfly.

 My Dad's corn.

This Indian Grinding Stone was my Dad's mothers.  I had just filled it with clean water.  The butterflies flocked to it as soon as I filled it.  

 My sister, Sue gave my Mom this beautiful Mandevilla Vine for Mother's Day.  Isn't it a beauty!

This is a shot from the road of my parent's place.

I am so pleased at how the shot of my Mom's zinnia came out!  I love the color!

My Dad has  few blueberry plants in his garden and they are loaded down with berries.

I hope you enjoyed a little view into my week last week.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

Fabulous Friday!!!

I really would love to be lounging around on the hammock today, but duty calls!  This entire month has been a whirlwind for me!  I am sorry I haven't been very good about visiting your blogs and I miss that alot.  Hopefully everything will be calming down for me soon.  I'm glad I have my job and I'm busy but sometimes I want to shout, "Calgon take me away"-LOL!!!

Everyone have a fabulous Friday and weekend!