When the Sun Comes Out

 

I split my Memorial day yesterday into two celebrations: 1. Hanging out with my friend Kris and helping her put together her new chesapeake outdoor furniture and 2. watching movies in the comfort of my air conditioned apartment.  (The latter of which isn’t exactly blog worthy so I’ll just stick to covering my foray into woodworking for the time being)

The Chesapeake collection is Pottery Barn’s most popular outdoor collection and I used to have many pieces of it when I lived in Michigan.  Unfortunately I wasn’t exactly able to pack it on my drive down so it is living happily with my friend Amanda.

 

I look a little tentative in the first one, but look at that flourish in the second!

 

THIS CITY IS SO HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!

 

Tah-dah! Kris reaping the rewards of a hard relatively easy days 30 minutes work

 

Plus as a thank you she took me out for what I’m pretty sure is the perfect Texas meal: Tex-Mex and margaritas!!! (I totally would have done it for free but didn’t put up too much of a fight…)

 

Artist: Barbra Streisand/ Album: The Second Barbra Streisand Album

9 to 5

 

This past Tuesday my friends Monica and Kris and I got away from the grind of the Barn and headed downtown to see 9 to 5: The Musical at the Hobby Center.  If you’re not a Dolly Parton fan, then don’t continue to read.  (Actually, if you’re not a Dolly Parton fan then we probably shouldn’t be friends.)

Look at those showgirls Monica and Kris workin’ it!

 

 

Getting some coffee before the show

 

Oooooh the antici… … … … …pation

 

 

Being a Tuesday, the audience wasn’t exactly brimming so we decided to take over some box seats that were empty! Ummm… I mean we paid full price for them? :-/

 

Houston’s very own Statler and Waldorf

 

Hobby Center at intermission

 

We’re smiling because there aren’t any customers around

Because we met at the Barn and carpooled (Kris got free valet parking because she drives a Lexus and they are a sponsor) we had to go back to Town and Country to get our cars.  At 10:30 there was still a group there doing Holiday 2 floorset and so as an after dinner treat Monica and I busted in and had some of my CTS cake for dessert.  I’d like to think we were a breath of fresh air after a long evening of putting ornaments on trees, but I get the feeling they were actually pretty grumblies we had been out having a fab.u.lous night on the town without them.  You’ll notice that Kris is not in the cake eating pictures… that’s because she’s a mature adult and decided not to come in… but not Monica and I!

 

 

It’s like looking in a mirror, isn’t it?

You know, ‘cause I kinda had to!

 

Artist: Dolly Parton/ Album: 9 to 5: The Musical