Not this past weekend, but the weekend before, Rob and I headed over to a local farm to pick our own peaches. It was warm and crowded, but otherwise quite successful. We managed to pick 22 pounds of peaches! For just the two of us!! (I might have gotten a little excited and carried away with the whole experience.) I made a cobbler early in the week last week, and Rob and I spent a few hours peeling, slicing and freezing peaches. It was not my favorite job ever...we had a giant puddle of juice on the table and sticky fingers, hands and even forearms, but peach cobblers and pies will be simple and delicious for some time to come :) Here are a few pictures of it all...
Peach picking action shots!
I thought the vine of peaches in the tree was kind of funny looking, so I took a picture :)
We had to carry our peaches all through the grove (I think that's what they're called...) and wait in line to pay for them, so Rob carried the box on his head to make it easier. I couldn't resist lagging behind to take a picture :)
So many frozen peaches!
Right after picking peaches, we headed over to Target and bought a grill! Last summer, we grilled all the time because it meant we didn't have to turn the oven on in the summer heat. Unfortunately, we had to climb three flights of stairs to get to the grill, and always managed to forget something from the kitchen. It is so nice to be able to just walk out the sliding glass door and grill...especially when we grill pizza and have tons of toppings and spices to drag along with us. We celebrated our new grill with hamburgers and corn on the cob last Wednesday. Later this week, we are going to have another couple over for grilled pizza and I am going to try my hand at making homemade ice cream sandwiches...store bought ice cream sandwiched between the homemade M&M cookies Rob's mom always makes. Hopefully everything will turn out well!
Burgers cooking away on the new grill.
This past weekend, Rob and I went on a date Friday night to celebrate my completion of my first school year! We saw the movie Date Night and then had dinner at Cheesecake Factory...delicious! Then, on Saturday we decided to get back into the routine of tackling home improvement work/projects we'd put off for a while. Unfortunately, we kept hitting road blocks. We tried to install ceiling fans, but when the previous owners took the fans, they also took all the hardware that went with the wire box (I think it was called that....the lil box that attaches the fan to the ceiling). Anyway, we put off the ceiling fans until Sunday because we needed to head to Lowe's. We also had to put off reattaching the sprinkler system that was pulled off the side of the house, and the sunshade/outdoor curtain type thing that will help block some of the sun from coming into our bedroom because both needed stucco screws (also at Lowe's). We did manage to reattach all of the vents that we took down when we painted the ceilings and hung a ceiling fan in our bedroom yesterday.
New ceiling fan!
Our bedroom looks super pale here. I think it is the next paint project on the list. Rob is going to finish painting the hallway tonight (we got a little behind due to the semi-gloss/satin mishap and never finished!). I have been looking at a cream and tan striped bedspread at Pottery Barn and am considering painting the walls a peach-ish/orange color. Thoughts? I don't want to do anything dark because the sun sets in that room, but also don't want to pick a lighter color that will make it look like a baby's room. Input is always welcome... :)
Finally, today I planted a small herb garden on the window sill above the sink. Vacha had sent us four pots and herb seedlings as a housewarming gift, but two of the pots broke in the mail. (So far, everything fragile that has been sent through the post office has broken. I'm not particularly happy about it.) I finally found two replacement pots of a similar size and planted the seeds. Hopefully, we will have fresh oregano, basil, rosemary and chives here shortly. I sometimes struggle a little with keeping plants alive, especially when they start out as seeds and not actual plants, but I bought soil that helps with water management and troubleshoots when the plant is watered too much or not enough. Either I'm a victim of marketing again or these lil guys stand a real chance. Time will tell.
I should maybe try this picture again when there isn't tons of light coming through the window...but here are all four of my pots!
And here's an up close and personal shot of the basil so you can see my little handmade id tags...necessary because I don't actually know what all these spices look like when they sprout up. There are orange and blue tags to match the color scheme of the kitchen. I'm very proud of them...at least today, when they have the potential to grow!
We hope everyone else's summers are off to a good start as well! Miss and love you all, Sarah and Rob
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