tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42781763597192544472024-03-05T07:58:50.179-05:00Missy in PinkI am almost a wife in the South who loves shopping, cooking, and decorating!Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-45120570643023857292011-09-27T19:32:00.005-04:002011-09-27T20:05:11.557-04:00The Big AppleEeep...has it really been almost two months since I blogged! Lots has happened since then, including a wonderful trip to Seaside with my family, but I'm going to start with a trip I took to NYC with my mom a week ago! <div><br /></div><div>Mom and I both love NYC and both enjoy doing the same things while there - seeing a show, eating and drinking, and a little shopping. We were there for three nights - it never seems long enough!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> We started our trip with lunch at <a href="http://www.thenationalnyc.com/">the National</a>, which was wonderful:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3tes9w4OyRRQZnnaDutbMnKwE0c9HZ4u18OPwyMGq7flc_fVf0Dt2DVxtuTJEYj1gSgUU16NzwW9huXPjs6A9MItwPeIPlV1tgfP-skWN6GUNwbWM6SzRzKEwdmWBNdkTLw3AwBiZq-_/s1600/232323232-fp-%253B9-nu%253D323%253B-%253B34-6-4-WSNRCG%253D34%253B493%253B99533-nu0mrj.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3tes9w4OyRRQZnnaDutbMnKwE0c9HZ4u18OPwyMGq7flc_fVf0Dt2DVxtuTJEYj1gSgUU16NzwW9huXPjs6A9MItwPeIPlV1tgfP-skWN6GUNwbWM6SzRzKEwdmWBNdkTLw3AwBiZq-_/s400/232323232-fp-%253B9-nu%253D323%253B-%253B34-6-4-WSNRCG%253D34%253B493%253B99533-nu0mrj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657187323661379890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Next, we decided to walk uptown and go in some stores on Madison Avenue...but we had to stop midway for a glass of wine, of course!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0adH1bh4zS-dvoPF-btYLBY6yAL7KMiJUs-AlvtWaNGlu9K57-NHIsGFNw6nfrcsG1ep4eGnKa-86Eh2GXl_4SXGO-jLzFNeCtcutSE9UWXRZnf9UATpw33cGpH3unHQjcIeItTZWlLiQ/s1600/NYC+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0adH1bh4zS-dvoPF-btYLBY6yAL7KMiJUs-AlvtWaNGlu9K57-NHIsGFNw6nfrcsG1ep4eGnKa-86Eh2GXl_4SXGO-jLzFNeCtcutSE9UWXRZnf9UATpw33cGpH3unHQjcIeItTZWlLiQ/s400/NYC+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657187318789660706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the adorable terrace outside the Tory Burch store on Madison Avenue - so cute!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fU1RqVRgLr9BmS6iRrZf6qTUz3QTEtCintvRaOKb12pwKwIzIDNfJfPgsUJzRILL-jLuO6J-5zKnpfiioMggJAwpVgGkHh6ZvssxNS86ciXiW-IGTP1qnADL59pTL7JlWNN65rCA5KT2/s1600/NYC+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fU1RqVRgLr9BmS6iRrZf6qTUz3QTEtCintvRaOKb12pwKwIzIDNfJfPgsUJzRILL-jLuO6J-5zKnpfiioMggJAwpVgGkHh6ZvssxNS86ciXiW-IGTP1qnADL59pTL7JlWNN65rCA5KT2/s400/NYC+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657187316318347986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mom and I at lunch on Friday at the Island on the Upper East Side:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpC_gaKxKTyouGGppsDH6FdsAuy3_egN98wSrClAiBEBm7HeLjoABPkL_5xPaKGlnFSujvL_HmEyuh6KO7i5CJyxeBa3AuFZ99fTe5JnTid8TajWRUtkVvfML6I8q68Gt_0K9GvAgY4Yn/s1600/NYC+4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpC_gaKxKTyouGGppsDH6FdsAuy3_egN98wSrClAiBEBm7HeLjoABPkL_5xPaKGlnFSujvL_HmEyuh6KO7i5CJyxeBa3AuFZ99fTe5JnTid8TajWRUtkVvfML6I8q68Gt_0K9GvAgY4Yn/s400/NYC+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657187313902986050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Of course Mom had to do some shopping at the Lilly store:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5W2cv8uRTvEpld2lDJ7Gi5YLyoXUkaMLyfajYK3pBqXXX3PbNwhaoFF8YRzlwpnBMXnWEIf-b0ChczXj-iiX44dWYXZXSe6HVyrNBBRe1NqaNdLCWKnmcHLuJGHYYf7t_cIM5lUz-1Ak/s1600/NYC+15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5W2cv8uRTvEpld2lDJ7Gi5YLyoXUkaMLyfajYK3pBqXXX3PbNwhaoFF8YRzlwpnBMXnWEIf-b0ChczXj-iiX44dWYXZXSe6HVyrNBBRe1NqaNdLCWKnmcHLuJGHYYf7t_cIM5lUz-1Ak/s400/NYC+15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657187308979088370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoying some yogurt on the steps to the MET:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMlD7ytML8dlxl_9-Dm5QrLGvusqM-iYoJdZFKPSURQm9ng8On5F20FOzWPzRg_MBtv3tUYERMGXlDTq0LXnEn4yC15qq3SowJ258ogi4N3JLUkW7wlTmf5B0oJqrK3EWGvVE2e8bpfVw/s1600/NYC+5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMlD7ytML8dlxl_9-Dm5QrLGvusqM-iYoJdZFKPSURQm9ng8On5F20FOzWPzRg_MBtv3tUYERMGXlDTq0LXnEn4yC15qq3SowJ258ogi4N3JLUkW7wlTmf5B0oJqrK3EWGvVE2e8bpfVw/s400/NYC+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657186953200619202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Taking a stroll through Central Park:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6V8VFjy0c1SPZAEK0zmRuExzfsvPDW0rl8WL5NBufe0-W4f7cVuXLMRLFobUB3NUhRyS8wXVLb_Dofjx7Y5uZGlMegTwlQ52pbwXd-kI7qF_vdU4C19M2Y7JVxBuzt1BAfR62zA2kx_E/s1600/NYC+6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6V8VFjy0c1SPZAEK0zmRuExzfsvPDW0rl8WL5NBufe0-W4f7cVuXLMRLFobUB3NUhRyS8wXVLb_Dofjx7Y5uZGlMegTwlQ52pbwXd-kI7qF_vdU4C19M2Y7JVxBuzt1BAfR62zA2kx_E/s400/NYC+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657186949349993202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We saw a show Friday night and had a quick and tasty dinner at a Thai restaurant in the Theater District:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROTh3k3HMit0VSd7_Vzvn21e-U5Npv46hODULTvAj35EYDXhwgfSWAJNuU6AZCv4W7yJ9xhNHUa85HppV5LI0y3-B3RMC3_UwR4UHDMUghLujeJw2_4tl0o4CIVznw5VzI9PiuoGWhrUa/s1600/NYC+7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROTh3k3HMit0VSd7_Vzvn21e-U5Npv46hODULTvAj35EYDXhwgfSWAJNuU6AZCv4W7yJ9xhNHUa85HppV5LI0y3-B3RMC3_UwR4UHDMUghLujeJw2_4tl0o4CIVznw5VzI9PiuoGWhrUa/s400/NYC+7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657186943132503938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The show was AMAZING!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSN_FChz98u6z2lRhItn56gQiGNHCXGYWqZtiqTdK5zhaxjhgBDK7jPytUh64zxLALFsqrldPh_t2KzIiCpQQhdnmlxAZ-8wgN9aPGz26lKtMWI35PQXWOG3OsuwG2DKMRyqZDYazPWoik/s1600/NYC+8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSN_FChz98u6z2lRhItn56gQiGNHCXGYWqZtiqTdK5zhaxjhgBDK7jPytUh64zxLALFsqrldPh_t2KzIiCpQQhdnmlxAZ-8wgN9aPGz26lKtMWI35PQXWOG3OsuwG2DKMRyqZDYazPWoik/s400/NYC+8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657186945336250450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday we spent the day downtown. Lunch was at <a href="http://www.freemansrestaurant.com/">Freeman's</a>, a neat place in the Bowery:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEK22LPaPScgZF-vFWdPx3pfyYtoyo6vScUv2D2qd6c9XsS_GOtyFBiN2nlzYLAYe415ETjIewfCLLwlpEvXIHryC5Pqlhqeq6yck9Yy8Jn5mF2eHOT7SyUg08F0MQhwTqdu-sX08K4h8t/s1600/NYC+9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEK22LPaPScgZF-vFWdPx3pfyYtoyo6vScUv2D2qd6c9XsS_GOtyFBiN2nlzYLAYe415ETjIewfCLLwlpEvXIHryC5Pqlhqeq6yck9Yy8Jn5mF2eHOT7SyUg08F0MQhwTqdu-sX08K4h8t/s400/NYC+9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657186939987033730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had an afternoon drink at a cute Italian wine bar in Soho:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo7ZE4PlGbS8_B1eXtmQJHOpc0N_U9eskVozEmVzJUlfklNzsuH8xDfURqJmsjwejhSHb5AZZ62E3DwfO9_2LirwbLQtq8AJC5ag0hNfj6HIRZodUfhRh9bICyoS9kaHeoVmSBt8IFcwH/s1600/NYC+10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo7ZE4PlGbS8_B1eXtmQJHOpc0N_U9eskVozEmVzJUlfklNzsuH8xDfURqJmsjwejhSHb5AZZ62E3DwfO9_2LirwbLQtq8AJC5ag0hNfj6HIRZodUfhRh9bICyoS9kaHeoVmSBt8IFcwH/s400/NYC+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657186756601309186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And another afternoon drink, this time with cheesecake:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0E559CKYn5vAsMxryZw8ZFNe9vz21MUwAjz5jt2X7SbGSj8l1gXq8XOEH-L38N3Ys9ak381Qa-oiVYqZiHeokxTtDDuZp1Wi74JYGvuA-ej4Bpuz1wDI9oLPrW_y2zH2wd7RSSreOrLF/s1600/NYC+11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0E559CKYn5vAsMxryZw8ZFNe9vz21MUwAjz5jt2X7SbGSj8l1gXq8XOEH-L38N3Ys9ak381Qa-oiVYqZiHeokxTtDDuZp1Wi74JYGvuA-ej4Bpuz1wDI9oLPrW_y2zH2wd7RSSreOrLF/s400/NYC+11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657186750818433682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday night, we had dinner at <a href="http://perillanyc.com/">Perilla</a> in Greenwich Village. It's Harold from Top Chef's restaurant and it was phenomenal! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX1duVvq4W84VJsHpFeW7sWuVUWjsfavnrTo8VedcVv2OkIMyG-ybAA-MV4T89ShSDZTx2JyV8mbf7xl1NNrPY2HHVko7b3Y6pA1mP0iAt_mSceLHSMk2OJp1zg8pUAM6QkgN063wsL0m/s1600/NYC+12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX1duVvq4W84VJsHpFeW7sWuVUWjsfavnrTo8VedcVv2OkIMyG-ybAA-MV4T89ShSDZTx2JyV8mbf7xl1NNrPY2HHVko7b3Y6pA1mP0iAt_mSceLHSMk2OJp1zg8pUAM6QkgN063wsL0m/s400/NYC+12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657186753000748146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday, before we left, we had tasty brunch at <a href="http://www.maialinonyc.com/">Maialino</a>, which is the Gramercy Park Hotel:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJdXOzMksVtvw-1O9nT-1awbDD7PhqeD2_gsU37qgStY8QIP8R4kXPSqY4Lrq6GGiK5iGXyBlzUYFrk_PO5Nhi7H2wRUubooRfiYla8_ckZLR4D30tQUTdwENLN1eEUjBw2SWssQExMHC/s1600/NYC+13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJdXOzMksVtvw-1O9nT-1awbDD7PhqeD2_gsU37qgStY8QIP8R4kXPSqY4Lrq6GGiK5iGXyBlzUYFrk_PO5Nhi7H2wRUubooRfiYla8_ckZLR4D30tQUTdwENLN1eEUjBw2SWssQExMHC/s400/NYC+13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657186745198738658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Last pic of the trip!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEY0WBXF8LEa6-_8skp15YKidI1gr4SACx3ZsvYayWkpp0kgPAVd_j2bXDlEM4Ef7e55wrGZTzcnSBq8jfzOcJWDwCkCMm0_A83-x-r4ON9bl9s09TdLJ4po6D8IkqBFIxsqT6iIrJvfe/s1600/NYC+14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEY0WBXF8LEa6-_8skp15YKidI1gr4SACx3ZsvYayWkpp0kgPAVd_j2bXDlEM4Ef7e55wrGZTzcnSBq8jfzOcJWDwCkCMm0_A83-x-r4ON9bl9s09TdLJ4po6D8IkqBFIxsqT6iIrJvfe/s400/NYC+14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657186748492503666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, we definitely wined and dined our way through the city, which is exactly what we both wanted from our trip. It was such a fun getaway. Next up - our beach trip!</div><p><img style="border:0;" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-41268821525987971852011-07-29T17:59:00.013-04:002011-07-29T18:17:42.021-04:00Decorating the StudyThe study is coming along slowly. I thought I'd share an update with how it's looking these days. We haven't done anything special to the room except for painting <span style="font-size:78%;">(the color is Sherwin Williams Techno Gray if you're interested)</span> and adding crown moulding.<br /><br /><div align="center">Michael's parents gave us this beautiful antique piano when we got married. I LOVE it. We had the bench recovered, but that's about it.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRm_6Udbd9LvUq8qmyH6exvLBoy3fVYuJQZggKIZA-cNwlj1alxKEnqlGIjEQiggLPgBWAgBGAQS31G_OARFqQgunoouHWgqVsbWG3XlMMjaNU0woewcv7wmOQ7NqOiMR_b-NA0ac1VAg/s1600/Summer+2011+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634899184507566226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRm_6Udbd9LvUq8qmyH6exvLBoy3fVYuJQZggKIZA-cNwlj1alxKEnqlGIjEQiggLPgBWAgBGAQS31G_OARFqQgunoouHWgqVsbWG3XlMMjaNU0woewcv7wmOQ7NqOiMR_b-NA0ac1VAg/s400/Summer+2011+033.jpg" /></a> Obviously, my favorite colors are neutrals and soft greys, greens and blues :) And a tad bit of contemporary fabrics!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIUnp2HKjXo8W_wZDFQjb0mKYg5B4E3KdNFISQV3eJDixAbmLshHU2-NRiIy9uMi4wLWDzx9jHV7j2BNEm0KAJFuMSpmdNK-VK95j0nRL1ynX54vXn_2tRfNg34l3ewG7Wo_wd_8DE1HJ/s1600/Summer+2011+031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634897723701994706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIUnp2HKjXo8W_wZDFQjb0mKYg5B4E3KdNFISQV3eJDixAbmLshHU2-NRiIy9uMi4wLWDzx9jHV7j2BNEm0KAJFuMSpmdNK-VK95j0nRL1ynX54vXn_2tRfNg34l3ewG7Wo_wd_8DE1HJ/s400/Summer+2011+031.jpg" /></a> We got a desk for cheap at Target for now. It does the job until we find something we like better.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfgP3vgbIEmpRIOIpmNh7DY_DKoO8TCe1huRKJQa3H0F6ci7OO9TIHazPivix6gtqmoll0bSKn2r_HT4VBaAXvltxUcu1mtV64yEZU542wxtLi8NsH0jN4QZElvMA3hyphenhyphene9LIrTMV0fVXA/s1600/Summer+2011+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634897713605140146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfgP3vgbIEmpRIOIpmNh7DY_DKoO8TCe1huRKJQa3H0F6ci7OO9TIHazPivix6gtqmoll0bSKn2r_HT4VBaAXvltxUcu1mtV64yEZU542wxtLi8NsH0jN4QZElvMA3hyphenhyphene9LIrTMV0fVXA/s400/Summer+2011+030.jpg" /></a><br />That's about it! It has beautiful French doors that open up to the study from the living room, but I could not get a good picture of those. One day we'd like to get a nice club chair for reading, but we're making do for now. Have a great weekend!<br /><br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-90411554621699409062011-07-24T18:25:00.022-04:002011-07-25T09:52:09.708-04:00Jekyll Island WeekendIs anyone still here? If so, I'm thinking about coming back to blogging on a regular basis. Hopefully I can come up with enough interesting posts!<br /><br />Over Memorial Day weekend, Michael and I took an anniversary trip to one of my favorite places in the world - Jekyll Island, Georgia. We always stay at the <a href="http://www.jekyllclub.com/?gclid=CNav5I-Em6oCFcQRNAodf3A8xw">Jekyll Island Club Hotel</a>, which is one of my favorite hotels - everything is so peaceful and relaxing. The hotel and property has so much history and natural beauty. We didn't use our cars once over the long weekend, which was perfect.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633051989097101922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eMObdVL2dQf97Wf7hTIPHqrE0Pd6CvEzbtMcAz5iF5xbvhkyq7-F2_WX6IMmXYi546EQvrWTG8lr3HE8khayXDNzG6rmfWvU1-6HzsAT_tcWJgYqo1whw9JMs1cisr2NUX9mzvqVNR7j/s400/Jekyll+1.jpg" /><span style="font-size:78%;">{image from Jekyll Island Club website}</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633051987576160610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78r7vvDm5iUNbK1zZ2yWov0AaT9wHDoZILwhjfG3wBetxm_ll4_6Cy14ZzKchq7PGqLBqkvvnhgZJtLs3jF8T6vdl29Au-eu7fiyORnaFF7kk88743IXW2kJQ0Stvm6h0YTC4GYm__6cC/s400/Crane.jpg" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">{image from Jekyll Island Club website}</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">During the day, we rode bikes all over the island, relaxed by the pool, and took a few naps. I'm looking kinda gross here...sorry!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633050376794413202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LqVNudKzBxriNFyepp-r46lezivl6v-7VcqfIcAv_6wtbzpUeU3AKC-PXVJVuMQW963EIML1WxexhsKBHyHa4SrK35r9gvfGBZ5woC2eqTqtUCoMg0tw9BFGsCYHXEdZdU7nQCDgBbgc/s400/Summer+2011+013.jpg" />Reading at the pool!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633050368859775474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITh7BHkedQTRFFe1Do_h9Fi3WiiZkA-eE3sUtsYoKz0eV_2zdK4Tb8PFRgi-gafoN6ZfbpPoEPn8tB_T-m7OdMj4miv-n5_s6By5JPfpnqWXjQTrIS4Fq-01GJ40QM7IUse0KUWnjdnNr/s400/Summer+2011+011.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633050364201089410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd03h-EOiOibAURZK9QrFbS_j9zMj9R1IldXRtSotniKfIta8vD32vfYpBkYoiM8ywNoe_0U9-TiuR48xLxDNQp6pADMhuE6nsXOpVgH2mCkiWuUHbu1uz1aYqf7RQ70czLtVnZYb4CyCi/s400/Summer+2011+010.jpg" />Each night, we ate at a different delicious restaurant on the property. I'm missing that Dungeness crab right about now!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633050355612171954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W-Qh5J5R8gmXz_bh72xqdA4UFy_sjagVstJIKosl3Px7qH_xg2LhjKx8EmS3QQalJlgT9UIIKwvZC_YBwzZ4bFyG64bTBwwL8VYoeh6yIkRDdqAdY7H1CmI1EQcRKn18pV1Vs1pMEwxi/s400/Summer+2011+006.jpg" />Sorry for the poor quality - we took this with the timer:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633050361496902850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWp79Hfq6Ee-2lAkiw2P0yIlMjfuEt7CTiFcZ1wL0ojx6lMwxRFn0rU0DKw-uN8A0Z9a8GEE8lXlf2gxjT3xtlboyv_ZRfsHWx1-06rFrOyUiG64UA8jhpYdR4sKvkZwdczgt96Cg7MO7/s400/Summer+2011+009.jpg" />The most beautiful backdrop:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633051518455934802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFf3oUKQ7Z0CY41yhmW6x_7fS-qxDd9nkeJfeY6hRQx38fNZUqEsJDf-SoFGHaHZbOHX3JbpSS6ORL_C9yaD5cA6TfU0fYuu6UtbzZt1_-M2nHmhRsmq35vK1FFCsJfYerar-BG20c6JJ/s400/Summer+2011+020.jpg" />My favorite meal was probably at the <a href="http://www.jekyllclub.com/dining/courtyard-at-crane/">Crane Cottage</a>. So yummy:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633051523365972690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisocXoToQ08a62EdptRt3De6mu5Rq4cEy7M2dTOY3Xoz_kMUdoJflzOHde4OMSX9phhFA0jEN-V8FhvfCGeZod3mw2LnWCiV08dAPZlg9nASjiQqpTsDTulazBg9G0QRDzEC7DHug0R6-b/s400/Summer+2011+019.jpg" /> We had such a great time on our little getaway. Thank you Michael for surprising me with this amazing trip! Be back soon with updates on our home decor. Have a great evening!<br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-44294149254580552812011-04-25T18:31:00.011-04:002011-04-25T18:55:54.598-04:00Bathroom Reveal!Our bathroom is finally finished! It has actually been complete for about a month and half, but I've been waiting for my window treatment to share pictures. We gutted the entire bathroom, but we did keep the vanity/countertops that we had purchased right when moved in, so everything else is new. Goodbye, disgusting linoleum floors! Without further ado...<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653937542468258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDb5WU7qoQZKdwqLjKIR3pvyYabcxc6dtT8S9rneHBckmN8FznLmSP5pxKm_e1JTYmTHoChzTfSXaSjZbfgUftTZGQb5Sh_mzsbMUROfALslzAUy0ol5uJDvn_nQfeDBS56EFtmXDpdk3h/s400/IMG_1699.jpg" />Another view:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653947615549762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57leJCCUGNGbk7j5RPqegbkC9pi1dLHvdlDdF-Up7sUUXzK1BEKRRuNcc2TH-DD7e9O5L92Bpu_aHNE7z04QTPlYQViMp6ncNYfRyV3bg0hwAiQ5U9Rt_BQ5CsVsNVx2l11iZEpTm2B1k/s400/IMG_1700.jpg" />I looooove our monogrammed shower curtain. We were also able to keep half of the original built-ins, which was a huge plus:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653940025940210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUdFYaml95AIuDXdKNjetx80SFrKHJiuuySYqN1_tVj_oTPihhVd8B9zYaKOhq9UtYx-uoi16lxDJrct6jGlFAt30J0Jt_eAZdRQ734Ag2EsOByRVfIxO-n-bHkL5ukjt-q5y3B97BVva/s400/IMG_1698.jpg" />Our little shower nook for all of our bathroom products:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOB7H3MS-rY7xEYdhlcqWGjUPpLliMtH69mZB_iRodb9j5CqBAUHrrgSmme4pAjS-JTLZ4vobFXJ-SlBMUdEqlJ6x-geB5eigq7QGoosuJzFtLNg2iWqyd12HNDUUv4LOUNYCmuTAGmiA/s1600/IMG_1710.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599654710010451634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOB7H3MS-rY7xEYdhlcqWGjUPpLliMtH69mZB_iRodb9j5CqBAUHrrgSmme4pAjS-JTLZ4vobFXJ-SlBMUdEqlJ6x-geB5eigq7QGoosuJzFtLNg2iWqyd12HNDUUv4LOUNYCmuTAGmiA/s400/IMG_1710.jpg" /></a> One of my favorite parts - the showerhead and faucet!<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653972982730914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNB2FH0rEPtDjF-bC6ZZRZzFD_Y0XBdZz8nlxdl4kmzgw4FokA1gqX6uUBkeIBxBJTAwwZ0vT1NfXA2gMSOw5FM0mmRHADq_csNGJATzvAMPxbcucTNEIpM5ObOP_bu3m87PaDwOPL42o7/s400/IMG_1706.jpg" /> </div><br /></div>I love having a bathtub SO much. I'm definitely someone who enjoys a good bubble bath. I think the new bathroom goes well with the Craftsman style of our house, so we're very pleased. Let me know your thoughts!Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-67265805184934322152011-03-21T12:37:00.009-04:002011-03-21T13:08:23.855-04:00Yummy Mushroom PastaI have been craving some sort of mushroom pasta lately, so I found a recipe on Cooking Light. Oh my goodness - this is one of our favorite recipes now. I thought I would share this deliciousness since it's so yummy and healthy!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586580851028275106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwu3-NsehIqyvk6R5bvWq3J_je8a0lvBi2lMzQsZrZY2e4O9XGXs_wep0DMP-rkTz09L-zS3qqs5Y6D_zMVB_iULUI4-U-mOmaIQtO3gm6WTyt1hBJ7dy-JZr2pWjLsmgT8yHuMQ3VBhm/s400/shroom.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><strong>Farfalle with Creamy Mushroom Sauce</strong></p><p align="left"><strong>Ingredients<br /></strong>1 pound uncooked farfalle (bow tie pasta)<br />1 tablespoon butter<br />12 ounces presliced exotic mushroom blend<br />1/2 cup chopped onion<br />1/3 cup finely chopped shallots<br />1 tablespoon minced garlic<br />1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided<br />1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<br />1/4 cup dry white wine<br />2/3 cup whipping cream<br />1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese<br />2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley<br />Minced fresh parsley (optional)<br /><br /><strong>Preparation<br /></strong>Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain. Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, shallots, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper; cook 12 minutes or until liquid evaporates and mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally. Add wine; cook 2 minutes or until liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add the cooked pasta, whipping cream, cheese, and 2 tablespoons parsley, tossing gently to coat. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Garnish with minced fresh parsley, if desired. Serve immediately. </p><br /><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">{Recipe and image from Cooking Light}</span><br /></p><p><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" align="left" /></p>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-13147881534093797442011-03-16T16:36:00.008-04:002011-03-16T16:48:40.514-04:00Tara's Wedding!I spent an amazing weekend in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Greenville</span>, this past weekend, for one of my very best friend's wedding! Tara and I were college roommates at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Furman</span> and it was SO fun to go back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Greenville</span> for her wedding! Picture overload ahead...<br /><br /><div align="center">We got a sneak peek at all the flowers on Thursday night...they were breathtaking!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWlGnoiYD0GOuX6B9hNdxdIti3kZ65cKxAGT1L4X4q4r9S-78lunxeWEjX9JlFSgy7P3Xbs2ay1KkuH_EvKaf3bmdhIIwIPNORX7ZS6TuScMARUbbcEvRhwSEDMIO7bhIfz3qY5SYmakr/s1600/flowers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584780455795920466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWlGnoiYD0GOuX6B9hNdxdIti3kZ65cKxAGT1L4X4q4r9S-78lunxeWEjX9JlFSgy7P3Xbs2ay1KkuH_EvKaf3bmdhIIwIPNORX7ZS6TuScMARUbbcEvRhwSEDMIO7bhIfz3qY5SYmakr/s400/flowers.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tara and I at her bridesmaid's luncheon. The weather was beautiful all weekend:<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIxMcQbqws8ZCQxCrg-SylkzU5wgzVr_mnoKGiBXgYFyaBvvWcXK-_3G1ziUCysH_OTSw_E1qIP_eFLyOy7mcSFiW0yrtwD1pe6_j4BIHio6vX_PZe6W7zyck04Nhy5WgAgbXJQgGRxy4/s1600/luncheon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584779947844661842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIxMcQbqws8ZCQxCrg-SylkzU5wgzVr_mnoKGiBXgYFyaBvvWcXK-_3G1ziUCysH_OTSw_E1qIP_eFLyOy7mcSFiW0yrtwD1pe6_j4BIHio6vX_PZe6W7zyck04Nhy5WgAgbXJQgGRxy4/s400/luncheon.jpg" border="0" /></a> The rehearsal dinner. AMAZING:<br /><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584779781446854066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN9miX7P8UTrlwxgkS3QXJZ1Zsaqa05gSLKO5Y0T9Lo62zZlYiIezjnJE9IW5Fog9TDHJJ0sGomy2pnxghU1AMQcdnNr0EkvQ6sxVKSIipRavRhSq7TrNjDgViWHkql4tdGqwdgKcxCVf/s400/rehearsal+dinner.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Kaci</span>, Tara and I after the brunch the morning of her wedding!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584779943735376482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQBFzmHl-Q4244vhOlkcB0DB0A-ipdODaW2UGQVgi9Ws7rkoeGakG8yrY0cN27JtAXTtc13VVEAWp6_txEa1jOzSkZATIsUxaXKrgptdX5C8Itdrlla5bbhb11biC68R5w7pJabrFDuRh/s400/bmaids.jpg" border="0" /> </div><div>The most stunning bride! Her flowers were absolutely gorgeous...</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23iQFhKgDBeJ27iLxq4hJDGFtEYEc6s2-_iOl73NVOnzUj7EbV-ES53-i8m3ZhEiVTHlgadR209Dly_bc9SZGRqq30LgxXZBOJPPcT6G9S0BSjWY12kYgi14suUTzIAbjk1MWRGTCC2iL/s1600/bride.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584779777762348690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23iQFhKgDBeJ27iLxq4hJDGFtEYEc6s2-_iOl73NVOnzUj7EbV-ES53-i8m3ZhEiVTHlgadR209Dly_bc9SZGRqq30LgxXZBOJPPcT6G9S0BSjWY12kYgi14suUTzIAbjk1MWRGTCC2iL/s400/bride.jpg" border="0" /></a>Our bride on the trolley ride to the ceremony:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584781903495711650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6t0xB8fP0fCXoeC9qkDoFFKG0NeSUYNkcVBZV5z_Hoj-lKqp64I80DwfWhVfJMKEjbLz8n6nB_olggLhche_oV2D9lJor4E5a38ZCE1Dmvlz3ACNC5cVfOlXHZmruGpWmXNzyPMnaR1UC/s400/trolley.bmp" border="0" /> Bridesmaids before the wedding. How flattering were our bridesmaids' dresses?!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzK33q4G3oHEdLf5nU311_3uEHHFDj1zdc9wQUirLmTodgOTLvZ38nQsaskW_PNMaoiFmBnH6fOV_JX6X527XlbtumzFbs2ekWJ6yrDpVIPlkLROkNS6y2ks_5d7Jk2IZWyaCUkqVSpX9/s1600/dresses.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584779774246217586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzK33q4G3oHEdLf5nU311_3uEHHFDj1zdc9wQUirLmTodgOTLvZ38nQsaskW_PNMaoiFmBnH6fOV_JX6X527XlbtumzFbs2ekWJ6yrDpVIPlkLROkNS6y2ks_5d7Jk2IZWyaCUkqVSpX9/s400/dresses.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Furman</span> girls at the reception:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL85-Jb2_Dht9LpALBJYLvrtBj0JZx6_oAfGAywDe7JvDx4GeosGkPTMxd8DmEumAp3qvzmxnD2nQ_QArVXi6MyTxMj5Ou_qMjMUFn7_E0XoMKywdq17ryOZblepqwg9U6u3nHeHqGtHJj/s1600/friends.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584779764930577234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL85-Jb2_Dht9LpALBJYLvrtBj0JZx6_oAfGAywDe7JvDx4GeosGkPTMxd8DmEumAp3qvzmxnD2nQ_QArVXi6MyTxMj5Ou_qMjMUFn7_E0XoMKywdq17ryOZblepqwg9U6u3nHeHqGtHJj/s400/friends.jpg" border="0" /></a> My parents attended, which was so much fun: <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5CcRt7S-36pM7BFZSH4nAaFkTiS56wYlb4XcOPAOvXC7PetImfiavlPunNa7MS6wsObpDNgB7oBP_n7THFvVdSo7tfs549TEB-BVHb_rxu5gYfLOeE_Z-ZBrGuanKlQPplT9q_q30aPP/s1600/parents.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584779764855053026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5CcRt7S-36pM7BFZSH4nAaFkTiS56wYlb4XcOPAOvXC7PetImfiavlPunNa7MS6wsObpDNgB7oBP_n7THFvVdSo7tfs549TEB-BVHb_rxu5gYfLOeE_Z-ZBrGuanKlQPplT9q_q30aPP/s400/parents.jpg" border="0" /></a> Apparently I did not take one picture with my husband at the wedding. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ooops</span>. He was there, I promise! Proof below:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584780141317904898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKyFO4on6MDqxvzJAvRpywS9fvZ8wXS79Ms97yh2BqZ8IxtB4SjDKy3O_1GH0KbxJI_r8rL9Yl0bohawbyp7_jHxDgqbn_AZcQWfO3SulRB8Du0mjtiNVkVEzIaBNUO5eYMGnn_Jv5IX_/s400/mike.jpg" border="0" /> I'm so jealous of Tara's honeymoon right now. I want another one!<br /><p><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" align="left" /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-700521600854509122011-02-08T19:02:00.009-05:002011-02-08T19:17:11.610-05:00The Current State of our Bathroom<div align="left">And this is actually progress! We are finally renovating our master bathroom and I could not be more excited.<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571474183166394466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKO9pG6A5eeg03HXWDsh3r3XADXGoIPigT8-pqd3Th1OLnCZ5vlglgXV1dGKTY1ZQQar4qMpDa5_xtVCkQibC2JPSIXL7G4SrgOhk1K087agC50xsIrDU6Rlk8INl-7xYZdua6Lf8xUZ7/s400/Bathroom+Renovation+046.jpg" /></div><div align="left">We are pretty much gutting the entire thing, except we are keeping our vanity because we bought that new last year. We had this awful pre-fab shower stall (and that was our only shower/tub), so that was ripped out (would have liked to have taken the sledge hammer to that) and a bathtub has been installed. Praise God! I can't wait to have my bubble baths back.<br /></div><br /><div align="left">Plumbing and electrical are basically finished and drywalling should be done tomorrow. Hopefully tiling will start Thursday!<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571474194481400626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5usIlVb3i2QbLK4gEbqMPBXUiimFLZsUpDy77Ein-CwhEN9OOLTK2XXxw8agCOFZ3Om09kHS0bgVa6331EsAJDdjCcPQWkKi5DZU6oDRAMYq6w9w1ziJRYBhvtVPskGFja_rFgYsxD85/s400/Bathroom+Renovation+048.jpg" /><br /></div><div align="left">Michael and I are SO tired of showering at the gym, so I'm hoping we only have a week or so left. I'll post pictures as soon as it's finished. Have a great week!<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-8298077228236323042011-01-16T19:14:00.007-05:002011-01-16T19:32:51.398-05:00Pantry Redo!Michael and I finally got around to tackling our pantry this weekend. It's a great space, but it was pretty bad on the inside. There were wire shelves (WHY does anyone install these?), nasty scratched up white walls, etc. We took down the old shelves, patched the holes, sanded, painted, and finally, built and installed shelves. Here are some pictures, if you're interested:<br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Before</strong> (ick!):</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FkX7JbSr4lsVGsTJBLf5gAoAXXGCVI2RWePH3HRfEAKu_U8mHtU7zS7ARgl71u8vu2t16hgxAoYc7h951woFU6BHdOkpOMO4wmbYJgL7dh7F4Jfr9J6Ep_E_ury7HfPSyJNEyrXFyZNR/s1600/IMG_1526.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562943720443031906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FkX7JbSr4lsVGsTJBLf5gAoAXXGCVI2RWePH3HRfEAKu_U8mHtU7zS7ARgl71u8vu2t16hgxAoYc7h951woFU6BHdOkpOMO4wmbYJgL7dh7F4Jfr9J6Ep_E_ury7HfPSyJNEyrXFyZNR/s400/IMG_1526.jpg" /></a> Once we took out all of the shelves and started painting:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipu4v8jzPHuIjVlhSz4JgBM3qyyzKwKHkqWxp2i8OcP1vBIgAP8M5YDM0VYP7G5EyMiReviqI-IvMZvLm5Skl2aD6pcvFIfw3vjt28ttcVrDE0n8IowM7UA3ax_iyCHebLsrKy0Sah9S9F/s1600/IMG_1532.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562943716511353586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipu4v8jzPHuIjVlhSz4JgBM3qyyzKwKHkqWxp2i8OcP1vBIgAP8M5YDM0VYP7G5EyMiReviqI-IvMZvLm5Skl2aD6pcvFIfw3vjt28ttcVrDE0n8IowM7UA3ax_iyCHebLsrKy0Sah9S9F/s400/IMG_1532.jpg" /></a> Painting fun:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PHgtjy6zQi4OpBb5iU0JndsNNko4z8yu9GPJ3-764ViI_tUFyFaWn74IK2vgnRlm-NRWusXcjwCDy2_4V2NdgzryqsgWB2_bTiu5BLMAdeK8cp0A5cxpBlAI3IseRLu6u62u7vPdk7wZ/s1600/IMG_1535.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562942871447743250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PHgtjy6zQi4OpBb5iU0JndsNNko4z8yu9GPJ3-764ViI_tUFyFaWn74IK2vgnRlm-NRWusXcjwCDy2_4V2NdgzryqsgWB2_bTiu5BLMAdeK8cp0A5cxpBlAI3IseRLu6u62u7vPdk7wZ/s400/IMG_1535.jpg" /></a> The backings Michael installed for the shelves:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8-DjLbTVPI5ebp7Ir_dwU8iRknqUTkE850AZOrERKMm68CrIPf_qlIFumbTSuNhyscGECpS5I9aLg8JLKHKx2PKyBb6BKbU5S_ZAhF_duAeKRkLtOXN5-U00LGceayqu_fGJJRRRWPIM/s1600/IMG_1546.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562942863186936626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8-DjLbTVPI5ebp7Ir_dwU8iRknqUTkE850AZOrERKMm68CrIPf_qlIFumbTSuNhyscGECpS5I9aLg8JLKHKx2PKyBb6BKbU5S_ZAhF_duAeKRkLtOXN5-U00LGceayqu_fGJJRRRWPIM/s400/IMG_1546.jpg" /></a> <strong>AFTER!</strong> The color looks terrible here, but it's a lovely light blueish grey:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUD9G6vFuhLuj9E0NKbUNsBgb1eJ1ji7V5cPZcsrjuM-moxzmWXDSSHe7zCIof8k3TuYuvy-hwoTXBBm1tRLtqxL4WPCynXylNvwBQHh5ZRSODRMSKHa1Fl0wODS0wS_1RTcx6rRn8IjMI/s1600/IMG_1550.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562942173569503810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUD9G6vFuhLuj9E0NKbUNsBgb1eJ1ji7V5cPZcsrjuM-moxzmWXDSSHe7zCIof8k3TuYuvy-hwoTXBBm1tRLtqxL4WPCynXylNvwBQHh5ZRSODRMSKHa1Fl0wODS0wS_1RTcx6rRn8IjMI/s400/IMG_1550.jpg" /></a> And with all of our stuff organized:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgBJSUL1iuEzdI8CsBA47n7HwWI4iiFmYfL4j-4lVJf3gALwzvq3kJpmMH5NTmhOLK9bBBJ2JBR8m_kRL-1dAwH66fV3lOokMQy_C8qnDL0pNis_Rq4PzSwJheYPblTzMo7YJLZfUt9Gw/s1600/IMG_1557.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562941807987160770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgBJSUL1iuEzdI8CsBA47n7HwWI4iiFmYfL4j-4lVJf3gALwzvq3kJpmMH5NTmhOLK9bBBJ2JBR8m_kRL-1dAwH66fV3lOokMQy_C8qnDL0pNis_Rq4PzSwJheYPblTzMo7YJLZfUt9Gw/s400/IMG_1557.jpg" /></a>I love it! And I especially love that everything doesn't fall over like it always did on those wire shelves. What do you think?<br /><br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div></div></div></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-16080784129873972162011-01-13T16:07:00.018-05:002011-01-13T16:27:23.348-05:00Beautiful Kate Spade<div align="center">I am obsessed with Kate Spade's clothing line. It's absolutely gorgeous. Why do they have to be so dang expensive! I love how her pieces are feminine and stylish, but not too trendy. Here are some of my current favorites:<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Striped Piper Skirt:</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561780747130116418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HediftZseYlbLSJ0RcxmbNn9tyUqCu8RBXI5Nlw4AOY2intlYrvmlAzrrO-n6NBuiRiEpsoR3pNHdFw66FHhNHE7YuI_gwWxRRtLRn6lrEnmgOa1Pc_IGJo27yaGvWnRd3dgKJ-bwdB5/s400/skirt.jpg" border="0" />Houndstooth Lola Dress<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561782555580202674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvlpbpUFxnsIUr1GrqBdom8lXJul6AmjsfY-IAzKiDTGAGDx6-gvsgqAXUXMXmLQyjm7ndEtitWFvI_nanTX-STNtJ-tu3AygpPTWzUTkOLdaQQ-Kzi1hUL65Xs9Txs0CHF57wfUhC1nE/s400/dress5.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Hallie Pant<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rXUHT72yypg0bWfK4DxKSo6iowRfpxdfTnwLwnhpWUw5cyKtkn0ixaIj19fNUq93GZH3vqr1cCZgr7Oc-dQ4ggqEEQydFPKy8UiOhGhngNLFI9mgSnJd-q9BehOED99OMXzw0poOVmxM/s1600/pants.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561783036830041554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rXUHT72yypg0bWfK4DxKSo6iowRfpxdfTnwLwnhpWUw5cyKtkn0ixaIj19fNUq93GZH3vqr1cCZgr7Oc-dQ4ggqEEQydFPKy8UiOhGhngNLFI9mgSnJd-q9BehOED99OMXzw0poOVmxM/s400/pants.jpg" border="0" /></a> Be Dazzled Josie Dress<a href="http://www.katespade.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10776236&cp=2631362.3540941"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561780443388190562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaRuusbPL1WEKLwtzzJjzmDOqF4PXdC_tDVjugTptxS-neSPyYwnZiLUSdXDTQ1MDCR8aM6_K7nZ3T58_zHywehSKYRSylE1J9ETh0sAnkkw-KQnHDWzC1oGNrqEpmon1TlXBvSWdvXsE/s400/dress.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">{all images borrowed from </span><a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.katespade.com</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">}<br /></span><br /><p><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" align="left" /></p></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-44782513667270684242010-12-19T16:23:00.008-05:002010-12-19T16:56:17.782-05:00Christmas Decorating<div align="center">I absolutely LOVE Christmas! We decorated the weekend after Thanksgiving so we can enjoy our decorations as long as possible. We haven't done too much to our house since I last posted, but we have added crown moulding to the main rooms. I think it was a much-needed addition!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Our living room/dining room ready for Christmas!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552508367704288386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGJPYbIYOlH-IFZ9kpaYJ6wZGXiCVYMuaP06sx0bpwudquusX1RJIbIySu4kfJeNuai6w773sDw8_w4sxgPsrims5Rk-R5HMTBr7xggfCrdj78rufuVotQqwB0-Qgp6qog4dvHr2zCApx/s400/Christmas+2010+019.jpg" /> <p align="center">We have a real tree in the living room and a fake tree in the dining room. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552508378764960610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGurdBQ0kHBCJey8WmbgiECB4M7bCUhT-22whsXoszAYhN8e5waihLSuR0CH5HFWaa44hyHrmfH05ZzsunzknXT6xC6iM7FpLCDAwV8ZAJ61EoegThNAElyn_QLduQMTwMCg7vvCOihHt/s400/Christmas+2010+022.jpg" /></p><div align="center">Bailey's stocking is front and center, of course:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552508373510407538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDsWSwSfsOeDLtOj3mx3BnZJGgZF5aTeRo2WgEyAcaECCWhSnAJ-DKdMiVkSyt4doLcR7nrOGPFRSw_M0QeHH97bQfA7umKTwU7OagLmjZtdahkkFqwyReA1kiEF1Mp0NJ-suMLK0RxbU/s400/Christmas+2010+020.jpg" /></div><div align="center">Bailey's not quite sure of the Christmas tree, especially since it meant his chair got the boot:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552508384586886178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskAmXegVb6vfcLBKL5Cb1jxA6b-8-wKVeVTeVtOn7Fsc6GGcKbapcdcbAlWFCGLURvQKkfvORz99xCEjBdwpxPC5HXmUjc3pAI2aNqJWaGugqXKrWmajFa3Qc6ardp19uHqBrx-DaQfWV/s400/Christmas+2010+018.jpg" /> Merry Christmas!</div><div align="center"><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-84403287361790450012010-12-17T14:26:00.001-05:002010-12-17T14:27:39.057-05:00Merry Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42Etr7S387UdyIJF6dKoPO1x7Ma2zqImYMZthMXCSDEirU3sPqiQ8q92cCKWRXYJ8Op_JHC5PXP5mfmXs45EocDdTKLIiXosbU4lRk4hkh7PjaPAcXsXSLhVY9V8GMqPj6BlFYUpP89v0/s1600/Xmas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551734894756149394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42Etr7S387UdyIJF6dKoPO1x7Ma2zqImYMZthMXCSDEirU3sPqiQ8q92cCKWRXYJ8Op_JHC5PXP5mfmXs45EocDdTKLIiXosbU4lRk4hkh7PjaPAcXsXSLhVY9V8GMqPj6BlFYUpP89v0/s400/Xmas.jpg" border="0" /></a> We still exist - I've just completely fallen off the blogging bandwagon. I'm thinking of starting again in January. But for now, Merry Christmas!<br /><p><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" align="left" /></p>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-30317972085903780862010-08-16T16:47:00.008-04:002010-08-16T17:04:23.355-04:00Beach Vacation!Michael and I just got home from a week-long vacation in the Seaside, Florida area with my whole family! We had such a great time - it was so nice to relax and spend time with family. We rented a house for the big group, which included my parents, both of my brothers, my sister-in-law, her mother, baby Gates, Michael, and myself!<br /><br /><div align="center">Michael and I at the wine bar:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyDOyK7wMtCtUYPUN01SkzzPuTqGIE1Ld6MdSIhFY-9ifzETAi_z9L9157ZxfKST-rGeRM6_5UTQOcQUPCydlYt5mbAqpaGve9M9Fqr2RDbfJgKhr-NC5XV1PX72ak5CAFnPJj1NWeAGW/s1600/Summer+2010+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506114057989627586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyDOyK7wMtCtUYPUN01SkzzPuTqGIE1Ld6MdSIhFY-9ifzETAi_z9L9157ZxfKST-rGeRM6_5UTQOcQUPCydlYt5mbAqpaGve9M9Fqr2RDbfJgKhr-NC5XV1PX72ak5CAFnPJj1NWeAGW/s320/Summer+2010+039.jpg" /></a> Mom and I:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1m_uA5VlW04fZUyahLRKIkGriiwL-L8c48O32qaC6kML397URKUpmf-K30ttcyt_fJtOG9qzof8ukJQQBpqQsbqraMrutO8ruMrdlHdySacPcMxeLr1K1EBOhyxPDALh0E2cjiZyCr5OA/s1600/Summer+2010+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506114054941799810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1m_uA5VlW04fZUyahLRKIkGriiwL-L8c48O32qaC6kML397URKUpmf-K30ttcyt_fJtOG9qzof8ukJQQBpqQsbqraMrutO8ruMrdlHdySacPcMxeLr1K1EBOhyxPDALh0E2cjiZyCr5OA/s320/Summer+2010+040.jpg" /></a> Gates and me before dinner - I LOVED spending all week with him:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBPw2tV9CwIRQgRL2ewJHtnPtGMvzGy8UKRRqm0iJ-OF0BSknJGDvvXG-MDorPHoTXbB2cJo1aVrHzXQO44vKCJGl7cadGAL_JwEFRRYRXXcs0CX6PGgxA6U4J57ydwJZqOAdkFCQ2n8O/s1600/Summer+2010+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113872984758530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBPw2tV9CwIRQgRL2ewJHtnPtGMvzGy8UKRRqm0iJ-OF0BSknJGDvvXG-MDorPHoTXbB2cJo1aVrHzXQO44vKCJGl7cadGAL_JwEFRRYRXXcs0CX6PGgxA6U4J57ydwJZqOAdkFCQ2n8O/s320/Summer+2010+043.jpg" /></a> Michael and I at the wine bar again...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuMJH5_K9_8jWvhMwQEFPzwyDg4ce4XeqV6tabm0YDjrXAMF8S0Ov9W8UR4Y2FyewidAXRhxaBXSYAkpnn76EQbeIaIcuyPdr-X1rJI7KUdV9ZRNWu2Vbd3VYfB6oo7sUFuQJXLfY6GHT/s1600/Summer+2010+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113869884032962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuMJH5_K9_8jWvhMwQEFPzwyDg4ce4XeqV6tabm0YDjrXAMF8S0Ov9W8UR4Y2FyewidAXRhxaBXSYAkpnn76EQbeIaIcuyPdr-X1rJI7KUdV9ZRNWu2Vbd3VYfB6oo7sUFuQJXLfY6GHT/s320/Summer+2010+044.jpg" /></a> My family on Grayton Beach (minus Chris):<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpqtIeLk_5t8Vpcr48rKKre3A8J8SK9n5gwR8AsatEyQMvGEjCLsql7xTMdu7aCii9KldCE9NaCB8inkKczBX8isSsX3lOOSzrdP86n49FLfwzM2PsZbISfDV_AZFDszOJ_auKscUip33/s1600/Summer+2010+056.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113866742240386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpqtIeLk_5t8Vpcr48rKKre3A8J8SK9n5gwR8AsatEyQMvGEjCLsql7xTMdu7aCii9KldCE9NaCB8inkKczBX8isSsX3lOOSzrdP86n49FLfwzM2PsZbISfDV_AZFDszOJ_auKscUip33/s320/Summer+2010+056.jpg" /></a> Michael and I on the beach:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nRorNJmPrJKHO_q5vinQVCpefTHDcIKYCNKGwrOXXSOEUDo1iMY0ukxJG4sIP1AMwF5x_jRqUjRuY3IIqeVEJWNpmd0PmCUSWsbEdS4F42Y8PH55M50Hc08w_oETuRhWW7yvJJtnDmBi/s1600/Summer+2010+059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113863201041490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nRorNJmPrJKHO_q5vinQVCpefTHDcIKYCNKGwrOXXSOEUDo1iMY0ukxJG4sIP1AMwF5x_jRqUjRuY3IIqeVEJWNpmd0PmCUSWsbEdS4F42Y8PH55M50Hc08w_oETuRhWW7yvJJtnDmBi/s320/Summer+2010+059.jpg" /></a> Gates wasn't so sure of the sand...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUifm4auPPZOhWVRWTENiVk8Kwq46tAUDuWMKmvjMZ-WO2nie7jujezec8vlbfVw8Ts2OCK6MGIS2tjnYz9rCH9llUBHCjC5x6ua79eP4jhky-5qTvxpHEz3FIvzqLXal4F6jfRY1Uz_G/s1600/Summer+2010+062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506113857065903394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUifm4auPPZOhWVRWTENiVk8Kwq46tAUDuWMKmvjMZ-WO2nie7jujezec8vlbfVw8Ts2OCK6MGIS2tjnYz9rCH9llUBHCjC5x6ua79eP4jhky-5qTvxpHEz3FIvzqLXal4F6jfRY1Uz_G/s320/Summer+2010+062.jpg" /></a> Mom and I in Rosemary Beach the last night:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqqwnIA4wFYec6Uwd6jOo8sjuZ6jrvuq6IOHspD8-hbPI-qmoq94zSr226Y8PvDlRm1tdccHalw6cHzgD6CyYEYOvnv3HhS-UzAj9RkE-DD0MdUxgqohsCLSRu-QR1_dy6uKkhNVNyU2_/s1600/Summer+2010+066.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506112972065307202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqqwnIA4wFYec6Uwd6jOo8sjuZ6jrvuq6IOHspD8-hbPI-qmoq94zSr226Y8PvDlRm1tdccHalw6cHzgD6CyYEYOvnv3HhS-UzAj9RkE-DD0MdUxgqohsCLSRu-QR1_dy6uKkhNVNyU2_/s320/Summer+2010+066.jpg" /></a> Gates is starting to walk - it's absolutely adorable:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvm1lcRd8xQmOUqulXe9BOVqXqNJWSANcdv5dlP8Z3cq8fCC9uqlnlkwwE2TKA7cOpHOjh7HXr5cq3PLwXtgmi0gV836p1o14DejrDKf5Xc6FNcKZsjdTv4-ltyo6QzQfWgqTDKwTMSCr/s1600/Summer+2010+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506112969365173026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvm1lcRd8xQmOUqulXe9BOVqXqNJWSANcdv5dlP8Z3cq8fCC9uqlnlkwwE2TKA7cOpHOjh7HXr5cq3PLwXtgmi0gV836p1o14DejrDKf5Xc6FNcKZsjdTv4-ltyo6QzQfWgqTDKwTMSCr/s320/Summer+2010+078.jpg" /></a> Dad and I at <a href="http://www.georgesatalysbeach.com/">George's</a> in Alys Beach the last night:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCprPPJZEFJzV2LTlgkAU0NX4K0EVwHnauymXQZDcaERuLy2AYQszlHm9729Q8Nfv3fj_5NSrDhYyYqr4oUhY0OyTK6_tKUjqKreAZ1Jh1K4DnRdp9hgUr4pi8TEpm2n6Gu7Nb1KUyL14/s1600/Summer+2010+085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506112962838646770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCprPPJZEFJzV2LTlgkAU0NX4K0EVwHnauymXQZDcaERuLy2AYQszlHm9729Q8Nfv3fj_5NSrDhYyYqr4oUhY0OyTK6_tKUjqKreAZ1Jh1K4DnRdp9hgUr4pi8TEpm2n6Gu7Nb1KUyL14/s320/Summer+2010+085.jpg" /></a> Dinner at <a href="http://www.georgesatalysbeach.com/">George's</a> the last night:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QNoDhRKPL7_opSoBsaLGiqqsYEskQ8pafkrcRQvaSDhKs2tuyx166jreUR411AWznWdTEfXWjx79IP89k3sV4oyfxdEoVVxYXd0jEhz4ipC4FuYTu3Eoe2RXIxtAf9Z518M3xBmBaujE/s1600/Summer+2010+088.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506112959111663650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QNoDhRKPL7_opSoBsaLGiqqsYEskQ8pafkrcRQvaSDhKs2tuyx166jreUR411AWznWdTEfXWjx79IP89k3sV4oyfxdEoVVxYXd0jEhz4ipC4FuYTu3Eoe2RXIxtAf9Z518M3xBmBaujE/s320/Summer+2010+088.jpg" /></a> One last shot of mom and I:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20wojK3c1GP-EcWcmv0tHdLIJxTEVs-eCpR0SuhGhqJS2_TVoB9tln55MIi2mS5CL7Zmgq7PSFl3dqxh2cRwZP9OEIPlOSXSTrhHvCiWTmitqiKuh6gcFGVKo8lcwOXLfaWSBU2qLDu97/s1600/Summer+2010+089.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506112953939737282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20wojK3c1GP-EcWcmv0tHdLIJxTEVs-eCpR0SuhGhqJS2_TVoB9tln55MIi2mS5CL7Zmgq7PSFl3dqxh2cRwZP9OEIPlOSXSTrhHvCiWTmitqiKuh6gcFGVKo8lcwOXLfaWSBU2qLDu97/s320/Summer+2010+089.jpg" /></a><br />This trip couldn't have come at a better time! I finished my old job the Friday before we left for the beach and I start a new job at a Public Relations firm tomorrow! Wish me luck!<br /><br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-90512389969515636422010-07-29T17:50:00.003-04:002010-07-29T17:57:44.668-04:00Our kitchen is finally finished!<div align="left">We just added the finishing touches to our kitchen...finally! The final additions were window treatments, adding the above-the-range microwave, and crown molding to the cabinets! Here are some pictures (sorry for the poor quality, but I am definitely not a photographer):</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499449439441550130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQrN3z4iHhlhQqe7GF8fFVCo496_1wMuPWaVBWWOGi7kJxxsXSUGWGFgluUwBHOe_rTY4cyc6KCUfNr3D3-ARamFAVMbQN0MJmmXHUR5Ne-UVUIYizgCvpHvw13pHyQG2QNXTQsOD47r6/s320/Summer+2010+026.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvbE3Ji2M3MdWoZIdL_uvSczZD5kxdm3luJIttP6gFrBQ9IAG9si8_wdI636BJAAleE3Hh05IeVooCNTUtm3u-a02j310vE_LOOsoVSWwQSueXxzSOGsvklvN_b5SNdFQZkuDcCcM0rKM/s1600/Summer+2010+031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499449462348331570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvbE3Ji2M3MdWoZIdL_uvSczZD5kxdm3luJIttP6gFrBQ9IAG9si8_wdI636BJAAleE3Hh05IeVooCNTUtm3u-a02j310vE_LOOsoVSWwQSueXxzSOGsvklvN_b5SNdFQZkuDcCcM0rKM/s320/Summer+2010+031.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn38hR2cGBb6cAxSc_-CCF-G4293XW_ltC26IWnGW5D75QVVvM9fjdz-tI1vOuB5DXAIP1zbmpeMCUwte7Md9ILJoxUitXkfDjTvhaAB2nwKB77fpI-BA6Lgtf6-IuyjBaRElxNq3ImzKs/s1600/Summer+2010+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499449456086756866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn38hR2cGBb6cAxSc_-CCF-G4293XW_ltC26IWnGW5D75QVVvM9fjdz-tI1vOuB5DXAIP1zbmpeMCUwte7Md9ILJoxUitXkfDjTvhaAB2nwKB77fpI-BA6Lgtf6-IuyjBaRElxNq3ImzKs/s320/Summer+2010+035.jpg" /></a>I absolutely love how our kitchen turned out! We have done so much - we have painted, put in new granite countertops, replaces the hardware on the cabinets, installed hardwood floors, bought all new appliances, tiled a new backsplash, and the other items mentioned above. I really love cooking in here now - having an updated kitchen to cook in makes such a difference! Please tell me what you think!<br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-27682728114003482332010-07-27T19:07:00.003-04:002010-07-27T19:12:08.329-04:00New Porch FurnitureWe are finally finished with the front exterior of our house! It's taken about 8 months, but we are finally satisfied with how everything looks. We bought some new porch furniture a few weeks ago, which was the final touch.<br /><br /><div align="center">New chairs and table:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FH1IlilOf1K-R5TkymBmFoQadaq6mWnVgwXS7KkmXKpUlDG_Pk2vD5o21pfGBW5TTdQVwA8jg0m8JKoN106quAGdjgKt713CLVzHZeDxNwsdvGdC3pd3UijS5pyYWkJzP2mUnxtTp5B1/s1600/Copy+of+Summer+2010+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498726657465897266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FH1IlilOf1K-R5TkymBmFoQadaq6mWnVgwXS7KkmXKpUlDG_Pk2vD5o21pfGBW5TTdQVwA8jg0m8JKoN106quAGdjgKt713CLVzHZeDxNwsdvGdC3pd3UijS5pyYWkJzP2mUnxtTp5B1/s320/Copy+of+Summer+2010+025.jpg" /></a> We also got a new address plaque (which has been blurred, of course), and Michael painted our light fixture black:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-NuU801Iw20L-UdPZ4YINCNN7_epxbPJoaYMxkrdtx5U-gwFJO0hsNPTfxyepZqF4f3mQitNlruFXAI1bKfQNjfFA9cWqsKeD2Gl-yWgNLotl4WwrmzeGCY2V0a5FOiZzDS5_MVNFWz0/s1600/Copy+of+Summer+2010+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498726648160401698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-NuU801Iw20L-UdPZ4YINCNN7_epxbPJoaYMxkrdtx5U-gwFJO0hsNPTfxyepZqF4f3mQitNlruFXAI1bKfQNjfFA9cWqsKeD2Gl-yWgNLotl4WwrmzeGCY2V0a5FOiZzDS5_MVNFWz0/s320/Copy+of+Summer+2010+023.jpg" /></a><br />If it weren't so dang hot, we would probably be spending a lot of time out here!<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498726644044210418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpihStSX2m7Bsg_Hg2utNIZR2HARApTnl5pAWIoOlRJu_fWdem0sgXxw4RfqqbzHSIBRyI4DImZX6rZ_SQivMwFdCgEjh7nfttST8baZsscK8hQYX3y5lhl5hFl0np9YctRDusaJ6TmPdi/s320/Copy+of+Summer+2010+022.jpg" /> To recap, since November, we have landscaped the yard, painted the house, added a new porch swing and furniture, and added accessories. I think we're going to relax for a while!<br /><br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-57815187667685749522010-07-08T14:07:00.007-04:002010-07-08T14:33:42.109-04:00Greek-Style Pork ChopsI'm so sorry that I have been MIA for the past few weeks. Truthfully, I just don't have anything particularly interesting happening in my life right now (which is actually VERY nice not having event after event scheduled)!<br /><p style="text-align: left;">I wanted to share with you this delicious recipe from Cooking Light. If you like Greek cuisine, you will LOVE this recipe! And at only 233 calories per serving, you can enjoy this meal guilt-free.</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Greek-Style Pork Chops</span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsjqeGHRU89CMKp-rMTgG7AJDkdbSWsonaW-Cpe_P1B4RiNORqZC1dqu5OisrBWklToQo-m20jyM6GWHyTTVa0p0_f765cwy1Z8QK7Xfn7QNk5BSc4A6mfeKabsNXQpmfL2djt4wcgyi5/s1600/Pork+Chops.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsjqeGHRU89CMKp-rMTgG7AJDkdbSWsonaW-Cpe_P1B4RiNORqZC1dqu5OisrBWklToQo-m20jyM6GWHyTTVa0p0_f765cwy1Z8QK7Xfn7QNk5BSc4A6mfeKabsNXQpmfL2djt4wcgyi5/s320/Pork+Chops.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491600011275825602" border="0" /></a></p><div class="rcpdetail" id="ingredients"> <h2 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ingredients</span></h2> <ul><li> <span style="font-size:85%;">2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, divided</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> 1 teaspoon dried oregano</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> 2 garlic cloves, minced</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> 4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> 3/4 cup plain fat-free Greek-style yogurt</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> 1 1/2 cups diced plum tomatoes (about 2 medium)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> 1 cup diced seeded cucumber</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> 1/2 cup diced red onion</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Cooking spray</span></li></ul> </div><!-- end class="rcpdetail" --> <div class="rcpdetail" id="preparation"> <h2 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Preparation</span></h2> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">1. Combine 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, oregano, 1 teaspoon olive oil, and garlic in a zip-top plastic bag. Add pork to bag, and seal. Marinate for 20 minutes at room temperature, turning after 10 minutes. Combine remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar, remaining 1 teaspoon oil, yogurt, 1 tablespoon dill, and 1/8 teaspoon salt, stirring well with a whisk. Cover and chill. Combine tomatoes, cucumber, and onion. Sprinkle tomato mixture with 1/8 teaspoon salt; toss to combine.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">2. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Remove pork from bag, and discard marinade. Sprinkle both sides of pork evenly with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add pork to pan, and cook for 4 minutes on each side. Remove pork from pan, and let stand for 2 minutes. Place 3/4 cup tomato mixture on each of 4 plates, and top each serving with 1 pork chop and about 3 tablespoons yogurt mixture. Enjoy!<br /></span></p> </div><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><img style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" align="left" /></p>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-22692534792327652312010-06-26T09:42:00.001-04:002010-06-26T09:43:44.343-04:00LET'S GO USA!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFs0cCULrswZwG2c9F4A45fMu4vkeR5YEn0Ne7zm1PomaBcBGQdhJLATDvTJpLe9C1do9bOGO2NZYXty95QflJl_29D_bHoE-vVQn38iwisVPrJFH5EsOsmOo4NCOTMYtXp2_G9TecKBJ/s1600/world+cup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487077500664919090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFs0cCULrswZwG2c9F4A45fMu4vkeR5YEn0Ne7zm1PomaBcBGQdhJLATDvTJpLe9C1do9bOGO2NZYXty95QflJl_29D_bHoE-vVQn38iwisVPrJFH5EsOsmOo4NCOTMYtXp2_G9TecKBJ/s320/world+cup.jpg" /></a><br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-49267344893396803222010-06-23T20:45:00.004-04:002010-06-23T21:00:17.059-04:00Harry Potter OBSESSEDI completely admit it - I'm probably the LAST person to jump on the Harry Potter bandwagon. Even though I am obsessed with reading, I have never gotten into the fantasy genre. Finally, after the persuasion of my mom and friends, I gave in to the craze. And I'm SO glad I did!!<br /><br />I seriously read all 7 of the Harry Potter books in about 6 weeks. I just could not put them down - especially the last 3 or 4 in the series. J.K. Rowling has to have the most amazing imagination in the entire world. How in the world did she come up with all of the characters and scenarios in these books?!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiFU5Dhj4wlf00Beyy40wyC6f9P2P0_9P7nfzQX1shi5WqBQ0D9k6Kmyx33OJuUTVtL4Gxv9MVry31MWCo9qnE8J2CDX8sfIA5n3yg3mqhCoEbc1imM2fsdDj2o1w0KAEnbSc1ln95ELE/s1600/harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486135173532887666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiFU5Dhj4wlf00Beyy40wyC6f9P2P0_9P7nfzQX1shi5WqBQ0D9k6Kmyx33OJuUTVtL4Gxv9MVry31MWCo9qnE8J2CDX8sfIA5n3yg3mqhCoEbc1imM2fsdDj2o1w0KAEnbSc1ln95ELE/s320/harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix.jpg" /></a> I must admit...one of the saddest parts of the books, for me, was when <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Dobby</span> died. The little guy was so annoying, but so sweet to Harry! R.I.P. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Dobby</span>!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wrzZIA0UuwheRM1GAk5QkvPI06_6cOBwS8HF7pKUwaNFxgjet_34B6d08bQ0EpsodMZ5uBpmn_4qeN910NkJ0Hob1LQ9WrfwvcqJV_1cri0D7GWKI3RMJrJyWYwbsr6Q3E7Wr05BvOLc/s1600/dobby.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486135167751893826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wrzZIA0UuwheRM1GAk5QkvPI06_6cOBwS8HF7pKUwaNFxgjet_34B6d08bQ0EpsodMZ5uBpmn_4qeN910NkJ0Hob1LQ9WrfwvcqJV_1cri0D7GWKI3RMJrJyWYwbsr6Q3E7Wr05BvOLc/s320/dobby.jpg" /></a>I cannot WAIT for the Deathly Hallows movie to come out in November! If you have been holding out on reading Harry Potter like I was, seriously...give it a chance! You won't regret it!<br /><br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-69719078322250880072010-06-07T10:16:00.002-04:002010-06-07T10:21:11.793-04:00A Day at the LakeOne of my family's favorite summertime activities is to spend the day on our boat at the lake. Michael, Bailey, and I met my family at the lake on Saturday and we had so much fun!<br /><br /><div align="center">Isn't Gates the coolest baby you've ever seen?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctoGpFwOhnripljvL60QgaYYI70jka6ydE7anOrykfx9zk2wRQyNyoiRyCmzohGTd9oRri2QCuDoq4nzuOlf5dzl_YEvkCcI1PkcZut6DDMX81WZrEARsYtFop0S76ulH-rhPUxl6e3WD/s1600/Lake+2010+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480035869737330962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctoGpFwOhnripljvL60QgaYYI70jka6ydE7anOrykfx9zk2wRQyNyoiRyCmzohGTd9oRri2QCuDoq4nzuOlf5dzl_YEvkCcI1PkcZut6DDMX81WZrEARsYtFop0S76ulH-rhPUxl6e3WD/s320/Lake+2010+014.jpg" /></a>Michael and Bailey chillin on the boat:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05mV5SBOMwVH__3T6G4NvCtrbYPsJGk3v1AWcJRXtJj79cgYVc3BVjZP9Gd2AYEaD3xhte6QtFQw69uxWyMJoG39NhbKSqQOLfUhJ7Na-BLhttBYhUOTWPQTY9SS3x02DV5FEaRM5It8W/s1600/Lake+2010+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480035862212534594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05mV5SBOMwVH__3T6G4NvCtrbYPsJGk3v1AWcJRXtJj79cgYVc3BVjZP9Gd2AYEaD3xhte6QtFQw69uxWyMJoG39NhbKSqQOLfUhJ7Na-BLhttBYhUOTWPQTY9SS3x02DV5FEaRM5It8W/s320/Lake+2010+011.jpg" /></a> Bailey swam ALL DAY LONG. He was so tired that night:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBKCeYbkqsPFLk6kb3LsNLghZwsM5iJ3lulva-Ml0TquPiAG7dLLfwnv495U-z2jtEk7myY7CMsd_krCDvilMJVw5IYKfqWUMUxoW2sDehZfDQ9QAeo-5NO8mGPObQYUjRuoXimph8h8I/s1600/Lake+2010+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480035860627211554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBKCeYbkqsPFLk6kb3LsNLghZwsM5iJ3lulva-Ml0TquPiAG7dLLfwnv495U-z2jtEk7myY7CMsd_krCDvilMJVw5IYKfqWUMUxoW2sDehZfDQ9QAeo-5NO8mGPObQYUjRuoXimph8h8I/s320/Lake+2010+003.jpg" /></a> Gates really wanted to drive the boat!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s3YYjXwuZyD4aWDXOUeAg1WDzxdgsDd3byJZgKs1moonRSPFrIjjo8EFtqUdcWZsmvFqj7KtYDXeq5StEL2_Pqx66_xI-ao6ZDf-KC9gubhvk5rTyVYamRJXDOP0nr3rOGfQbFH4Yqa-/s1600/Lake+2010+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480035853533772370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s3YYjXwuZyD4aWDXOUeAg1WDzxdgsDd3byJZgKs1moonRSPFrIjjo8EFtqUdcWZsmvFqj7KtYDXeq5StEL2_Pqx66_xI-ao6ZDf-KC9gubhvk5rTyVYamRJXDOP0nr3rOGfQbFH4Yqa-/s320/Lake+2010+002.jpg" /></a><br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div></div><br /></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-78349661561882205232010-06-02T17:55:00.005-04:002010-06-02T18:12:13.399-04:00Beach Trip!We had the most amazing long weekend in the Seaside, Florida area last weekend. We spent it here....<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbG6Z8B71mdYkDHBQEottPTSQKGpmJjRryCIC50XhmurVfR2P4yP5HLqFzwO6rTNyspzbUEZH56hxZiUHr4flLsjDI-3J5CauKWYNDhIVQpU3ojfG6EavFzmxw2NCFTPTHqMHsBTGkb8A/s1600/seaside.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478300083815201314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbG6Z8B71mdYkDHBQEottPTSQKGpmJjRryCIC50XhmurVfR2P4yP5HLqFzwO6rTNyspzbUEZH56hxZiUHr4flLsjDI-3J5CauKWYNDhIVQpU3ojfG6EavFzmxw2NCFTPTHqMHsBTGkb8A/s320/seaside.jpg" /></a><br />And here...</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1HxwsngUNxaOrIHrTvZhyBidiDTn_C4NwNO7mk0e6bpPA1GNW-lFD6fbv8DgKpTD8YDUNgjNIcn_ZMQZLccxjeEMNg2yIe-Bet7aJRh_JTs90VdFjvm0gldB55J09YW8BkottI5_UJxZ/s1600/beach.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478300077717127618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1HxwsngUNxaOrIHrTvZhyBidiDTn_C4NwNO7mk0e6bpPA1GNW-lFD6fbv8DgKpTD8YDUNgjNIcn_ZMQZLccxjeEMNg2yIe-Bet7aJRh_JTs90VdFjvm0gldB55J09YW8BkottI5_UJxZ/s320/beach.jpg" /></a> I absolutely LOVE the Fort Walton Beach area. The beaches are gorgeous, the little towns are adorable, and there are so many fun restaurants and shops. We went with our good friends Grace and Will for the long weekend. We rented an adorable condo in the <a href="http://www.gulf-place.com/">Gulf Place village </a>- so cute!</div><div align="center"><br />Michael and I in Gulf Place the first night:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR74Oq83tQOOciaRPP0J8D-65KXCLy5tt_gmA_Z_php2Kf6TDvRGniBobyDrB7y8L2OzT9I2A2IOgfub0OH83j-MkUFefwEzp47AVJMWtQaoKU283iJ9lF-O5Qu5FoxJUlZ9lriOmIgWmb/s1600/Beach+2010+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478300076755038146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR74Oq83tQOOciaRPP0J8D-65KXCLy5tt_gmA_Z_php2Kf6TDvRGniBobyDrB7y8L2OzT9I2A2IOgfub0OH83j-MkUFefwEzp47AVJMWtQaoKU283iJ9lF-O5Qu5FoxJUlZ9lriOmIgWmb/s320/Beach+2010+005.jpg" /></a> Dinner at <a href="http://goatfeathersrestaurant.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goatfeathers</span></a> the first night:<br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478299223480089298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4ibltpOQE-HUNj3H-IGaqzHyxqfvo6xJandd9UNYJPxg7NA7gitt3RiKa6s2OvImUdR4r0Kp5bAJcLF4jeH4pqLvl_8CxfXeXamYkVbmQj2rw97mM7krYJv0sx1jpL-6L7joAMmoJxTE/s320/Beach+2010+008.jpg" /></div><div>The boys in our condo the second night:</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478299219760289538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfU6oe8u0XzQRWjJbrEf9ohUsLukRYITcgZWTAi-8qk88yipCwXeQtTxrrDh7hW5MNnR8Cgy7ZVOkQI8bepAPPl3yYTSi3XRtk0Z2XAAHS5lghgDuJfvEBvswByKGzS_Lnk87DwMPgucX/s320/Beach+2010+014.jpg" /></div><div>Dinner at the <a href="http://www.smilingfishcafe.com/">Smiling Fish Cafe</a> in Gulf Place:</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478299214983034034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPquSCh4_kzyAMxgTpjwCSmvEC6Dfv9e6xFMC1li11StQd8A3v65mJLTxg6K-RLMhqPnVzBLdCDBUDwbY4QtB7lBOOkvebqQqwQ5JTmgnd45vz2YePzsal64XQMzNfbef5T_hWzwR-m-Ng/s320/Beach+2010+016.jpg" /></div><div>Grace and me:</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478299211647486594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAslxXGDBBvuUY5uggePR3zKIcBikFGKaD8t5ni8eIqM4E4TLx_MBsWnzRAux3Tx_SC8S6uG7D6GkPxTc6EeoxH3qO_1qW-aiXpFJ07_c3TvMRMEMfntr3BYIedJeruqOi-t3mjgMhqX4/s320/Beach+2010+017.jpg" /></div><div>The whole group the last night at the <a href="http://www.thenakedgrapewinestation.com/">Naked Grape Wine Station</a>:</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478299321237038306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkFHS7DW3LNPha7KN_WYGAtmzWyRnjRAh4WZ1pu2x1pIA0xAmhWwd6fCjxUU2gSaqxsyHBtksRM5r12QiieM4j4XR3vP7F5OjDUyLB_JHf21PzHibuael7m26ApvVXHd4R0aMc_YwlJZN/s320/wine+bar.jpg" /><br /><div><div><div>We had SO much fun with them. We are definitely making this an annual trip. Lucky for me I'm heading back to Seaside in August for a whole week with my family!<br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-24197357972839892492010-05-25T17:40:00.003-04:002010-05-25T17:50:12.600-04:00Alison's Wedding Weekend!<div align="center">One of my very best friends, Alison, finally tied the knot this weekend in Washington, D.C.! Every event was absolutely amazing. All of the events were located close to Dupont Circle. I LOVED the area. The food, the flowers, the details - she didn't miss one thing! Here are a few of the pictures from the weekend:<br /><br /></div><div align="center">The bride popping some champagne Thursday evening in her Presidential Suite :)</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK5CBZtoaOS5BbbvTNkpOXfkhllEjjE-6DydLFmtYSxdD4xgpxY2K9SduVy_Ipeto_t0ZLaOpJ6TihzOKLOn7q0KVlcrNyhSwVQ7P-LMgHAeypT_0-Zg10dPLpDvbymIPUgY31zrCtZtE/s1600/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475326635429138994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK5CBZtoaOS5BbbvTNkpOXfkhllEjjE-6DydLFmtYSxdD4xgpxY2K9SduVy_Ipeto_t0ZLaOpJ6TihzOKLOn7q0KVlcrNyhSwVQ7P-LMgHAeypT_0-Zg10dPLpDvbymIPUgY31zrCtZtE/s320/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+002.jpg" /></a> Alison looking lovely at her bridesmaid's luncheon on Friday at Poste:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40GGQSotuKckp-PhTJ4rKyP_qWElWv4AvTshaod5-_0v7Zm7QbUqMyFoYhgm5I6-boY_sxTKXH58Q8Yjv-DstyRmkd87xXdi4Kd6qk6xXPSQ-UHazhiyUW4UHhX7wOIhZhn8xf1dtfSTh/s1600/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475326629248432050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40GGQSotuKckp-PhTJ4rKyP_qWElWv4AvTshaod5-_0v7Zm7QbUqMyFoYhgm5I6-boY_sxTKXH58Q8Yjv-DstyRmkd87xXdi4Kd6qk6xXPSQ-UHazhiyUW4UHhX7wOIhZhn8xf1dtfSTh/s320/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+005.jpg" /></a> Alison and I at the luncheon:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO-Ur2d6fw3sCELeLC4tZkASuTU-OEykihVCfyet5uc239iePKkupniOsMsk0FzlCVaQMRW4DJnwg8yg0XBDb3MOZuADLiuw9D2YdMofAr-KQ-0SMsWEdqzuyqQy7S9iB0-zGDrCt0VuV/s1600/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475326626753823570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO-Ur2d6fw3sCELeLC4tZkASuTU-OEykihVCfyet5uc239iePKkupniOsMsk0FzlCVaQMRW4DJnwg8yg0XBDb3MOZuADLiuw9D2YdMofAr-KQ-0SMsWEdqzuyqQy7S9iB0-zGDrCt0VuV/s320/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+010.jpg" /></a> Michael and I at the rehearsal dinner at the Old Tabard Inn(like my crazy hair?!):<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1vTc_UuuWn9WJNUrJvxo9lbq2zXQThloaWK3ppCqyu4Dgi73VdAW9zq405g3cf4O9vEEl2gSbzih5Mfbfj0Of8s0AoDF1RpW41vCzy0NLH_6Q-PifZ0Vrj4QALp1Qq3tG1S4IBZtv_XX/s1600/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475326379051263218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1vTc_UuuWn9WJNUrJvxo9lbq2zXQThloaWK3ppCqyu4Dgi73VdAW9zq405g3cf4O9vEEl2gSbzih5Mfbfj0Of8s0AoDF1RpW41vCzy0NLH_6Q-PifZ0Vrj4QALp1Qq3tG1S4IBZtv_XX/s320/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+017.jpg" /></a> Michael and I at the reception at the Meridian House...it was MAGNIFICIENT!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWIB-H-6vE2-0N2n7xyB15YqZxg0vRBZNiKNaW8xl1auhZG9JkmLF8byQO2Nm3EGfvkSomPbBqBWD3-H0EFOiaXXnwnEiy3MnWklmA4DR6CKYfiaA7OgHqyjI72exNHrBbjpWibyD_CBK/s1600/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475326383036348082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWIB-H-6vE2-0N2n7xyB15YqZxg0vRBZNiKNaW8xl1auhZG9JkmLF8byQO2Nm3EGfvkSomPbBqBWD3-H0EFOiaXXnwnEiy3MnWklmA4DR6CKYfiaA7OgHqyjI72exNHrBbjpWibyD_CBK/s320/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+023.jpg" /></a> The gorgeous centerpieces on our table at dinner:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-2dJN1HXcbt1J4NmgVp4EwG9ZSgSCQEIMAM5oYeq0uGf9Txi4tNh2jVa25PsnuOZLKJaxQkGvofVfabtv5q9vtiVtwhyDBwPKKgZmMfpJO51sr6cwhY1T1iUtI7QKJI4GfPcvJ_ox1_C/s1600/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475326376514165362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-2dJN1HXcbt1J4NmgVp4EwG9ZSgSCQEIMAM5oYeq0uGf9Txi4tNh2jVa25PsnuOZLKJaxQkGvofVfabtv5q9vtiVtwhyDBwPKKgZmMfpJO51sr6cwhY1T1iUtI7QKJI4GfPcvJ_ox1_C/s320/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+024.jpg" /></a> The gorgeous bride taking it easy after dinner!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZnfEoLLcElTNf95nt6KSauKTIu8fIdPPFQXwYes3xAunvlgWAgTFinzluFCih9sigYDD33Jqi0AhJhZWm7LxmoswX41l40VCaWiv4IPX_W7nCGRDUxCktntoyj72DllwcsAJL3Cm6qdT/s1600/alison.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475326371265589170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZnfEoLLcElTNf95nt6KSauKTIu8fIdPPFQXwYes3xAunvlgWAgTFinzluFCih9sigYDD33Jqi0AhJhZWm7LxmoswX41l40VCaWiv4IPX_W7nCGRDUxCktntoyj72DllwcsAJL3Cm6qdT/s320/alison.jpg" /></a> Furman girls with the groom!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCwr2Txi4euWhUwyRtnKUetAUSj1NQmc-wBCMeckC_fR-T_N0pN1vMCbRPEv_txLlcPx4DNRMKOfiNyHBg-GRf19KOvntF60k-vYckIWPibuLvreugy-YrGpVXsjUZgQg8oO79FD8uv9U/s1600/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475326368477958434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCwr2Txi4euWhUwyRtnKUetAUSj1NQmc-wBCMeckC_fR-T_N0pN1vMCbRPEv_txLlcPx4DNRMKOfiNyHBg-GRf19KOvntF60k-vYckIWPibuLvreugy-YrGpVXsjUZgQg8oO79FD8uv9U/s320/Alison's+Wedding+Weekend+040.jpg" /></a>I wish I had more pictures to share. I can't wait to see her photographer's pictures! Enjoy your honeymoon in Bermuda, Matt and Alison!<br /><br /></div><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-70735664486606067112010-05-11T17:23:00.003-04:002010-05-11T17:28:26.265-04:00Vote for our Backyard!Please take a minute and vote for us! Michael heard about a local contest on the radio yesterday to have your backyard completely redone and landscaped. Needless to say, our backyard is a complete disaster! We have done quite a bit of work on the front of our house and the inside, but the backyard has remained untouched...probably because we have NO idea where to start!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.mynewbackyard.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-photocontest/viewimg.php?img_id=40&post_id=196&order=chrono">You can vote for us by clicking here (you go to the bottom and rate the picture...preferably with 5 stars :)</a></p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470127255506989666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAx1vyS95teKDjomi2tI5bn5hux0ZtEco1NDrLIBaK6pyaVC-QtTGwZ3gHppwQNq9yC6Xb-aKmkI3BZdR4y-MBm8B0-pypWYi1rLtD0F4hc2GUN1MuzsvW9v5t9eAbWLYSlYFSX80V8kr/s320/Backyard.jpg" /></p><div align="center">Here is the picture we uploaded...with Bailey in the picture, of course! Thanks so much!<br /></div><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" width="166" height="69" /></p>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-54212697710758154142010-05-06T20:20:00.006-04:002010-05-06T20:32:27.297-04:00Updated Exterior House Pictures<div align="center">We have done quite a bit of work on the exterior of our house. I think it's time I finally share some pictures!</div><br /><div align="center"><strong>BEFORE</strong>: This is the picture of our house from the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">MLS</span> listing. To be honest, I did not even want to LOOK at this house after I saw this picture. Luckily, Michael convinced me:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHUcQLaghQIOCcYgXiWzGvB6EONkYmxxo5Ab656NroIf1vznTgl30PP39Xim0TM-pN4WOTERkk4fJe-AC23vpUuX0iSOQ5Ra_VhQ-VCUWYwoMWZ_FssEXBTzHt3JJy3gR2XzrhULMo9iS/s1600/House+Before.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468317427064150418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHUcQLaghQIOCcYgXiWzGvB6EONkYmxxo5Ab656NroIf1vznTgl30PP39Xim0TM-pN4WOTERkk4fJe-AC23vpUuX0iSOQ5Ra_VhQ-VCUWYwoMWZ_FssEXBTzHt3JJy3gR2XzrhULMo9iS/s320/House+Before.jpg" /></a> <strong>AFTER</strong>: We painted all of the red a classic grey (I'm much more into neutral colors).We have done quite a bit of landscaping, as well:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVvr6r-fMm-TgHNBMCR_7AH3OTzJxy3kZSmPWFqUEKLQyISq7VeKf_XA8xemkTxSy7eGaKHMCpikXj-Yp2eAkxCfKJGrpJhB-lORrC5TI_djUBErsPE7rWU1XxXkmHSaNkvVQXBk5GXJo/s1600/Spring+2010+House+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468317421331893810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVvr6r-fMm-TgHNBMCR_7AH3OTzJxy3kZSmPWFqUEKLQyISq7VeKf_XA8xemkTxSy7eGaKHMCpikXj-Yp2eAkxCfKJGrpJhB-lORrC5TI_djUBErsPE7rWU1XxXkmHSaNkvVQXBk5GXJo/s320/Spring+2010+House+005.jpg" /></a> We also got a new porch swing!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSkvdGgiQ64TQQM_3shOdgDp8T7jx27MA8d9-aQdMNoQ-Buu3qh2xzP73x_ovRho2fOBUCgotfEGlZVW-9LU28kNA9vniI8c2e2hACkOysP9UszBqD4c_-GePpDgGqy_YoeYsFXfnJiU1/s1600/Spring+2010+House+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468317295327996642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSkvdGgiQ64TQQM_3shOdgDp8T7jx27MA8d9-aQdMNoQ-Buu3qh2xzP73x_ovRho2fOBUCgotfEGlZVW-9LU28kNA9vniI8c2e2hACkOysP9UszBqD4c_-GePpDgGqy_YoeYsFXfnJiU1/s320/Spring+2010+House+002.jpg" /></a> Some pretty pots of Geraniums for the front steps:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ92v9aAiOtYqDBBK8x2yRk07FEUdIVZDcfAnNie-JFqx8ZVTCzWmq6NO5hADqeHags8YZJBLOCyGr0NGiBNeOb8ydnh9t7eyfDKRYR8w8UZEYk24HQvukaqiU-AypfZx4LR6m-WdonfOk/s1600/Spring+2010+House+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468317285916850178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ92v9aAiOtYqDBBK8x2yRk07FEUdIVZDcfAnNie-JFqx8ZVTCzWmq6NO5hADqeHags8YZJBLOCyGr0NGiBNeOb8ydnh9t7eyfDKRYR8w8UZEYk24HQvukaqiU-AypfZx4LR6m-WdonfOk/s320/Spring+2010+House+008.jpg" /></a> A closer view of the house:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X2y0ydgal7OES-0fuZTtobEq6tYwqgcrrbFLE3eFD-IaRRbagVhjKikHNV4ugbNHBJVliCFdgW1vh4doprU95FNmHhve28lEBWKgPd2tGTED-_9fa2-W16AN1zpurjh2-ocqtD5fKo7D/s1600/Spring+2010+House+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468317279866054162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X2y0ydgal7OES-0fuZTtobEq6tYwqgcrrbFLE3eFD-IaRRbagVhjKikHNV4ugbNHBJVliCFdgW1vh4doprU95FNmHhve28lEBWKgPd2tGTED-_9fa2-W16AN1zpurjh2-ocqtD5fKo7D/s320/Spring+2010+House+001.jpg" /></a><br />We still need a bit more porch furniture for the right side of the porch, but we are making slow and steady progress. The only thing we aren't quite sure about is the color of the door. Do you think we should paint it an accent color to make it pop? Please tell me what you think!<br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p><br /></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-37860639442110256792010-04-29T09:55:00.006-04:002010-04-29T10:06:06.381-04:00New York RecapI was in NYC last weekend for one of my best friend's Bachelorette weekend! Alison is getting married in May and she was one of my bridesmaids. We were roommates in college our freshman year and our senior year, so we have been friends for quite a while now!<br /><br /><div align="center">Alison, me, and Kaci on our way to a Broadway show:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnkMcmnci8DgsP-SquPb9evhljETJbrk7LC8N4KNZtIK73iCj2EE6WeEP94Aom6GhUS6YbPdfhSEe0Kr0eiBR4i1LDYaGNjbfTsolBWP2jtM7PFihL-ZrQ1vwHxMHz8QRbgkaDuBettP0/s1600/House+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465558500681080914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnkMcmnci8DgsP-SquPb9evhljETJbrk7LC8N4KNZtIK73iCj2EE6WeEP94Aom6GhUS6YbPdfhSEe0Kr0eiBR4i1LDYaGNjbfTsolBWP2jtM7PFihL-ZrQ1vwHxMHz8QRbgkaDuBettP0/s320/House+027.jpg" /></a> We saw Promises, Promises, with Kristin Chenowith. It was like Mad Men on Broadway...amazing!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynEHmUGzOnvMp_L0Bp0qw03Nd58rHGM9qiU_SqeEzC_9P7o4YCqhaS84VERzCvKQ5Uou4EGNzQF0ajwFmS8MWT8hNSS2wHubS0JqUjgQK3ksIrZWuYAYSTrGIiR768wb9gTAzHkd5hzjK/s1600/House+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465558493898048098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynEHmUGzOnvMp_L0Bp0qw03Nd58rHGM9qiU_SqeEzC_9P7o4YCqhaS84VERzCvKQ5Uou4EGNzQF0ajwFmS8MWT8hNSS2wHubS0JqUjgQK3ksIrZWuYAYSTrGIiR768wb9gTAzHkd5hzjK/s320/House+030.jpg" /></a> Alison's finance's sister, Allie, myself, and Alison at brunch at Jane in Soho on Saturday:<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ll1ZKU553cyTBxFrOzX1iO09inw9pvGhZ-9cJwk8WPnVrVc7NY-Gzzh03CG80jErx9pZ_phYxsFhw0JnAHhPGt236v_cJKFFcjry62Zaksz3vjGUp-pMoGkGaWKoflzfIO1FnfRZuN3c/s1600/House+056.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465558486874284690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ll1ZKU553cyTBxFrOzX1iO09inw9pvGhZ-9cJwk8WPnVrVc7NY-Gzzh03CG80jErx9pZ_phYxsFhw0JnAHhPGt236v_cJKFFcjry62Zaksz3vjGUp-pMoGkGaWKoflzfIO1FnfRZuN3c/s320/House+056.jpg" /></a> Dinner at Public in Soho! Yummy dinner and great atmosphere. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJeyJpfzZmlvZNsyiVm5q97VVkaIjairUAL1KA5V1oL99XGpv-IKGz7w49hDYIMEZG_wfCAkW_EYPiw7A94uZhAtmYtvmK7IW4vF9cZuEweoSf0CZSPmoySvrK8F7Lb6iwAWnSGc_wKu_/s1600/House+057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465558479661333858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJeyJpfzZmlvZNsyiVm5q97VVkaIjairUAL1KA5V1oL99XGpv-IKGz7w49hDYIMEZG_wfCAkW_EYPiw7A94uZhAtmYtvmK7IW4vF9cZuEweoSf0CZSPmoySvrK8F7Lb6iwAWnSGc_wKu_/s320/House+057.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div>It was a great weekend and I think Alison's ready to walk down the aisle in 3 short weeks!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div></div></div></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-62705434304593750002010-04-23T09:28:00.002-04:002010-04-23T09:29:32.260-04:00New York, New York!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJL4VrLTfnZIqkKqeSlPXef9l8ftU3VHWqAvMHyY_IyBG-VtRbIYz6zP93yCtu9pHpKYNhDTFkCOhWRB2lVRWJfZO3LzoDjvVmbakmRjYPgpx_qLD7UvS0rmWoyUaS9J4ljy2YBDNzKCj/s1600/nyc.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463324286044900162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJL4VrLTfnZIqkKqeSlPXef9l8ftU3VHWqAvMHyY_IyBG-VtRbIYz6zP93yCtu9pHpKYNhDTFkCOhWRB2lVRWJfZO3LzoDjvVmbakmRjYPgpx_qLD7UvS0rmWoyUaS9J4ljy2YBDNzKCj/s400/nyc.jpg" /></a> I'm headed to NYC for the weekend! Have a great weekend!<br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278176359719254447.post-33863111399673811442010-04-20T18:11:00.004-04:002010-04-20T18:16:56.965-04:00Birthday FlowersMy birthday was last Thursday and I received two BEAUTIFUL flower arrangements. Fresh flowers are definitely one of my favorite indulgences; I always have to have one bouquet of fresh flowers somewhere in my house.<br /><br /><div align="center">My best friend Alyssa sent me this beautiful hydrangea arrangement all the way from California!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5R3E6cf8rcDmurZiCTHmUVPFPvNbrjT3X1Cgy48GEcuUSYSbcp6hxMinXmz_tOmghwdp0lYZV3hsW_eqX3nZt9ExRZNlJTLH3nzYPLLTctBt2yiWdnXz2S1r3qgodutlX_0RMZ7E-gnnh/s1600/House+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462346013153946018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5R3E6cf8rcDmurZiCTHmUVPFPvNbrjT3X1Cgy48GEcuUSYSbcp6hxMinXmz_tOmghwdp0lYZV3hsW_eqX3nZt9ExRZNlJTLH3nzYPLLTctBt2yiWdnXz2S1r3qgodutlX_0RMZ7E-gnnh/s400/House+024.jpg" /></a> My parents gave me this adorable arrangement:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpTSQ3XtIagdXQc8wbo3aUe6mIV-6jmvBpri4IbvrrdYeOi9MQm3qhDXSkktslEAkKPSAaJegl9udNM8caFfautEDSoNnlqGrnO0BDLYprp-bvX6H6xMRVbNYgZqYzdEEq0aTz9yjlk-G/s1600/House+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462346010861255122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpTSQ3XtIagdXQc8wbo3aUe6mIV-6jmvBpri4IbvrrdYeOi9MQm3qhDXSkktslEAkKPSAaJegl9udNM8caFfautEDSoNnlqGrnO0BDLYprp-bvX6H6xMRVbNYgZqYzdEEq0aTz9yjlk-G/s400/House+018.jpg" /></a> My birthday was wonderful - very low key, since I had to work almost all weekend. My parents were able to visit on Saturday night, so we went to a nice dinner at a delicious Italian restaurant. My cute hubby gave me an amazing gift - he had our deck pressure washed and is almost finished staining it! I can't wait to share pictures with you. Have a great day!<br /><p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="left" src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z78/mikerin3/Premades/Custom%20Designs/Missy%20Hale/Signaturecopy-1.png" /></p></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161134938348869885noreply@blogger.com1