How was your weekend?

Remember in elementary school the teacher would go around the room and ask each of us to share what we did over the weekend? We even did it in high school. It was my favorite part of Monday. (Ok, so maybe it was the only good thing about Monday) I loved listening to what other people did, and it was always a way for me to briefly replay my weekend in my mind.

So, I thought on Mondays maybe I should share a little bit of our weekend with you. Some weekends we may be assisting our cousin Betsey in two back-to-back weddings, and others we may just sit on the porch with a glass of lemonade. Either way, you'll get to know us a little better! And maybe you can share your weekends with us!

No, it's not Monday, I'm fully aware that it's Tuesday. But after hearing what our weekend was like, I think you may forgive me. As some of you may know we are renovating a building at the Raibley home to be a brand new in-law quarters or guest house. And by renovating, I mean gutting and starting over from the studs, and in some areas even removing the studs. It's been quite the project. Well, the walls are up, the texture is done, and we were finally able to paint! Our good friend Ally even came up for the weekend to lend a helping hand. So with rollers in hand we attacked the cottage and finished all priming and color coats by Saturday night!

The cherry on top of the weekend was our amazing Aunt Becky popping in for a visit. Her and Mom hit every antique shop from Auburn to Roseville. (We have some awesome new props you'll see featured soon.) They also saw Julie and Julia and said it was a must see.

Needless to say, we had a very busy house over the weekend! We are so blessed to have such amazing family and friends.

*Are you wondering what the paint is doing on dear old dad's face? And J & J's for that matter? These boys are so smart they decided to use the paint sprayer to spray the primer and then the ceiling paint. (Which made for a very speedy job) What they didn't account for was the spray back. I'm just glad they all wore masks.

**And I would like to clarify that my entire home is not green. Just the bedroom. And kitchen. Don't judge me, it's my favorite color! And if the green on your screen looks minty, it's just your screen. It is definitely sage (or Spanish Moss, according to the can) but not mint.