Weekend Recap

Here is a little recap from my friend and food filled weekend... what more is there?

 

Wine with Sushi?.. why not?

Any time is a good time for wine in my book!

Caught up with some friends over dinner on Friday night... a much needed laugh sesh!

 

 

 Lockeland Table... there are not words.

It is a "must eat" in Nashville.
My mom and I took our friend out for a very be-lated birthday celebration dinner on Saturday night... there was laughter for days!

 

Some of my favorites on their menu:

Crab and Corn Fritters

Pork and Shrimp Dumplings

Bibb Wedge Salad with Fried Green Tomatoes and red pepper jam

Roasted Chicken entree.. also with pepper jam!

Oh... we also had their special corn bread, it was to die for..it came with a sweet maple butter- amaze!

 

 

 And Sunday we celebrated a friends birthday at Edley's BBQ

Let's talk about too delish for words!

Bushwacker-- too much deliciousness to handle

 

BBQ Pork Nachos- yes!

     So this was my first time having fried pickles,

pretty sure they changed my life!

Me and the birthday boy!

 

 

The group!

 

 

Had a great weekend filled with great people, and good food too!

 

Wordy Wednesday

There can never be too much love in this world.

Wordy Wednesday

Easter Decor

Here are some photos of Easter decor I made this year...

Made a smaller scale Easter Tree for our house...

Pulled out my favorite apothecary jars and filled with some Easter goodies...

 

Used my Bunny Topiaries on the mantel this year, I love these little guys!

Fresh Spring tulips

and fresh Hyacinths, love them!

I found that cute little pink bunny in the "dollar" section at Target!

 

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday with your friends and family!

Looking forward to some nice spring weather now!

Wordy Wednesday

Make up your mind to have a great day!

in B'ham for a day

My mom and I are in Birmingham for the day, the city where I went to college...

my alma-mater, Birmingham Southern College is hosting a lecture that Bill Rancic is speaking at...

I am looking forward to hear his wise words on business and life in general!

He is truly an inspiration and I can't wait to share what we hear at his lecture!

 

I am looking forward to a quick trip to Birmingham, I absolutely loved my time there and in college!

 

Stay tuned for more from Rancic!

Easter Trees

Happy April!

 I had a request to make Easter window decor for my family's store to take the place of the Valentines Trees that I made for February...

Here they are in all their glory... Handmade "Easter Trees"

I had seen several variations on this idea and just started brainstorming, I ended up clipping branches out of the trees in our back yard because I couldn't seem to find exactly what I was looking for in the stores... and I painted them white!

I found cute little glittery eggs at Dollar Tree and went to town with some styrofoam for the base, green Easter grass and these adorable bunnies from Pier 1 that I also used last year for some Bunny Topiaries

 

close up of the tree base.. I put the bunnies at varying heights where it would like they were "hopping".. haha!

I was very pleased with how they turned out!

Hope everyone had a fabulous Easter!

Happy Easter!

Hope everyone has a blessed Easter with family and friends and what matters most!

 "Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time." - Martin Luther

Birthday Flowers

These are some very belated pictures of flowers I fixed for my mom's birthday earlier this month...

They were just too beautiful not to share

blue hydrangeas, one of her favorites

amazing hyacinths, smell so good!

these peonies were so fabulous, I actually took them to work with me after the weekend and they stayed looking pretty for a week!... totally worth the cost!

I also picked up some orangey-yellow tipped tulips that were amazing

Happy Spring time everyone, get out there and enjoy everything spring has to offer!

Wordy Wednesday

Sweet reminder today...

 

Find more uplifting quotes on my Pinterest!

First Day of Spring!

Hope you have had a wonderful first day of Spring!

... even if it isn't feeling like Spring yet, it will be here soon!

I am looking forward to many fun Spring events and some visits to Cheekwood! Tulips in bloom, one of my favorite things!

 

And in part with my new tradition of Wordy Wednesday, here is the quote for today...

I reposted this quote today from the lovely Southern Weddings instagram account (@iloveswmag)

Always love a sweet Southern quote!

 

Follow me on instagram too: @ohmygraciousnash

Wordy Wednesday

Don't be afraid to dream a little bigger!

Vineyard Vines Birthday Bash

Last weekend was the 2nd Birthday Blowout Party for the Vineyard Vines Store here in Nashville

Here are some highlights from the party...

 

 

Stickers for the kids... or adults! How cute!

 

Adorable Vineyard Vines cake pops!

 

How adorable are the little whale decals made out of edible sugar?

 

 

 These hats were special gifts with purchase at the party!

 

Personalized for the Nashville Store party, of course!

This is the back of the shirt that also was a gift with purchase

 

Even though the last thing I need is another t-shirt, I had to!

 

Check out Vineyard Vines.