Cause for Celebration

Yesterday was an awesome day.

It was a beautiful day out. I hung out some laundry and ran my errands with the top down. One of my errands was going to the bank to pay off my car. Yep. Now it's alllllll mine. I'm super happy because now we don't have any car payments. I was ready to celebrate.

When I got back from running errands I found these on the table. Flowers and unsweet tea. My booboo knows what I like.

So yesterday was Valentine's Day. I have plenty to celebrate on this totally kitchy, doesn't mean much to me holiday--and every day. I have a great husband. He puts up with my craziness. He loves me. He supports me in everything I do. All that and he's got the cutest bum ever. I also have Bailey, who comforts me when I'm sick, and snuggles with me--even if it is just to steal my warmth.

So to celebrate the car being paid off and it being February 14th we went to Five Guys. It's just what we do. When we got there we found a line, which was a little surprising. The funny thing was there wasn't much of a line at Amy's and The Cheesecake Factory had a very long line and at least an hour wait. I'm sorry. I'm not waiting in line to eat overpriced, mediocre food. And if I wanted to eat some place that bad, I'd just wait until the next day if I walked up on a line like that. What makes February 14th the Ultimate Day to express your love?

After our burgers and fries we laughed at the people standing in line at The Cheesecake Factory, skipped the long line at Amy's, and went home to celebrate with caramel popcorn. Nom Nom Nom. It was a perfectly sweet and salty end to a great day.

This is what was left:

Clothes Line

I've always wanted a clothes line.  I don't know why we didn't put one in on the house on Dryden.  Well, my parents came to visit and my dad and Ainsmar helped me put one in here. Actually, everyone pitched in.  My mom marked where the holes needed to be drilled and Ross put up the actual clothes line. Clothes dry quickly here in the Texas heat, and I really don't mind the crunchiness.

First we had to dig holes.  Not fun.  Especially when we hit the clay. Then we hit rock and called it deep enough.

Dad cut the PVC pipe with the jigsaw.

We kept calling the concrete cake mix with nuts (rocks).  We had to get it the right consistency and stir it up so it was smooth.

We set the PVC pipe in the hole.  Ainsmar held the pipe while Dad and I poured in the concrete.

We assembled the T pieces and set them in with set screws so that they don't twist.  Ross put up the line a few days later so that the concrete would have time to set in.  

My mom has a cute clothespin hanger that looks like a little dress.  I wanted one too.  I looked on etsy, and they were around twenty bucks.  No way!  We went to Savers and I got this little jumper for two bucks.  I got some kid sized hangers at IKEA for a buck-fitty. I sewed shut the legs and the crotch snaps.  I tacked the shoulder straps tight against the hanger and voila!  A clothespin hanger for less than five dollars.  The buttons in the front allow me to easily reach in with my hand to get to the clothespins.  I bought three packs of clothespins, but I think I'm going to order a couple more.  I like to use a lot of clothespins.