Life has been wonderfully hectic lately. I'm always one to have a project or two going on. It's what keeps life fun & exciting. This past weekend we had a camera crew in our home filming a promo video for a local real estate agent & friend of mine, Wendy Elder. They filmed for about 6 hours & interviewed two of Wendy's clients. It was a great time & a good excuse to get my house super clean which it rarely is these days with 4 precious kids. 

Even our sweet little dog Fanta got interviewed! You see those nice newly planted bushes in the background? Those were dead bushes the day before & I couldn't stand the thought of them being filmed so we had them replaced & it's so nice to drive up to a nicely landscaped yard now!

I stayed up the night before the shoot after the kids were tucked in so I could clean everything. I requested they not come downstairs upon waking the next morning & they (mostly) obeyed.  We had to move a toy or two more before the filming started!

Fresh flowers & fruit made for a wonderful backdrop the day of the shoot.

We closed funding on the first round of our D6 Retreat & the kids (minus our oldest who was in school) came along to help us sign the docs! For the first round of D6 we are planning 4 luxury cabins all with their own kitchens, bathrooms & washer/dryers. Each one will have luxury mattresses & linens, a welcome box of fresh snacks & goodies & board games & activities to keep you busy if you choose to stay with us and "unplug" for a bit. 

Anyone for a dip in the pool? Our pool also got started last week. We use an amazing pool builder. She built the pool at our home & is amazing to work with & always seems to bring my sketches & scribbled notes to life!

Speaking of coming to life, check out the amazing 3D video on our homepage (done by Mirko)! We're expecting the retreat to be open for summer guests. We'll be opening up our reservations very soon!  Follow us on Facebook for updates!

It already feels like spring here in Texas & I was inspired by the wonderful weather to create some floral arrangements for The Teal Door, so off to Hobby Lobby I went...

I loved arranging all of these beautiful flowers in vases from estate sales, Hobby Lobby & Ikea.

This is an antique bread pan that I picked up at an antique sale last weekend.

Picked up these mason jars 80% off at Hobby Lobby & hot glued some burlap ribbon on them to add a little extra color and texture.

What a great centerpiece! Love this pop of yellow!

Hope a few of these inspire you to try a few arrangements for your own home! You can also follow us on Facebook to get notifications of future blogs!

Happy planting! ~T

This is my friend Christen. She's preparing to head out on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic & I wanted to send her off in style. We had a short planning time & I wanted to keep it simple so that the focus was on her having a relaxing time with her friends in our home. The night before the party, my sweet little baby had a rough night (and therefore so did mommy). I had to rush her into the doctor the morning of the party for meds because she had an ear infection. She was feeling much better by party time. All this to say, the decor may look like it took hours but it was really quick & simple & we got it done on no sleep! The party was so fun & amazing!

Instead of a "message in a bottle" we had a "message in a bag" station where guests wrote memories or words of encouragement that she could read once she was on the mission trip. I used cut up scrap booking paper from Hobby Lobby & red twine leftover from Christmas.
Hopefully I created a memory that my friend will carry with her for years to come...that's the reason I truly love entertaining!

Antique suitcase filled with fun treasures helped set the perfect backdrop to the party.

I purchased these cross ornaments after Christmas for around 35 cents each to give guests as a reminder to pray for our friend on her mission trip.

Mini chocolate cupcakes with heart shaped maps for guests to enjoy.

Plenty of kid friendly drinks & comfy shoes for yours truly!

Delicious!