April Showers Bring May Flowers Part 2

I've been extremely busy in the past few weeks and have been neglecting my blog! Although, during this time, my flowers have continued to grow and bloom and make my garden more beautiful each day. How can you not love this time of year?

Blog Giveaway!

Ok, here's the deal - I feel like giving something away! Yay!

What is it? A shot at winning at An Original 5x7 Professional Quality Fine Art Photographic Print (That would be signed by the fabulous artist...yours truly)

How do I win? The game is "Name that Print" - This photo was taken in Maui, HI at sunset from the balcony of our ship on our first wedding anniversary. I have only been so clever as to come up with, "Hawaiian or Maui Sunset"...unique I know. Well, that's where you come into play.

Leave a comment with your most creative title and if you win not only will you be the person who named this print, but you will also get your signed copy, with the winning name on the back.

So, good luck and I'm excited to finally have a cool name for the print. Help!

I love this print. I have it framed in my house. Now...Name it and win it!

Oh, and the deadline is this Saturday, November 15 at noon, CST. Yay!!!

Music City

Caleb and I had such a fun time celebrating our anniversary this past weekend in Nashville, TN. We will have been married 2 years on October 7th! Due to the Titans having an away game next weekend, we opted to celebrate a weekend early.

After a complete fiasco regarding our game tickets, we finally got on the road. Saturday we got to check out some amazing bluegrass music at a swanky little joint called the Bluegrass Inn. We took a seat at the bar, drank delicious Tennessee micro brews and tapped our toes away.



Following our afternoon bluegrass listening session, we explored a little through downtown. Found a cool dog riding a horse...


and the finest showgirls in Nashville...


Last and certainly not least, we awoke from a fun night to go watch the Titans beat the Minnesota Vikings with a final score of 30-17. This win led the Titans to go 4-0 for the first time in franchise history! Go Titans!

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

One non stop source of inspiration for me is nature. Each aspect of nature has its own sense of awe inducing emotions. Flowers, in particular, are simply fascinating.

Any time I travel, I try to hit up whatever garden or other type of conservatory that the city may have to offer. I have yet to regret making this decision and in turn, have seen some of mother nature's most incredible creations.

This radiating purple water lily was seen in the Conservatory of Flowers - Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA. I highly recommend visiting if you have never been. It's fairly small, but what is there is beautiful.


These two rare finds were also in the Conservatory. I wish I could remember the names. If anyone knows, please feel free to share.