You see, my mom rents a house and lives in St. Louis during the weekdays to take care of her grandkids (lil' Indy and Rubes). Another way to put it: she gives up retired life and runs a second house during the week to take care of her grandbabies. While her days are spent breaking up fights over puzzle pieces, making frequent treks to local parks and doling out breakfast and lunch, her nights are her own and we thought adding to her outdoor oasis would be the perfect gift for a great momma.
First, we decided to set the scene by stringing frosted globe lights across the patio. Joe was enlisted to head the project (he is the resident carpenter, after all) and he insisted that he needed to climb a tree to do it...all in the name of his profession, claro que si. In true makeover style, we also bought a few accessories to tart the place up, including a set of seagrass-wrapped tumblers (perfect for little outdoor drink), a glass oil lamp with citronella oil and a small vase of flowers.
[1] Globe lights . Target [2] Seagrass tumblers . World Market [3] Glass oil candle . Pier 1
Now, on to the party...We had all the fixins for homemade burritos, a selection of Mexican beverages and a dessert buffet, thanks to a bake sale my mom hit up earlier in the day. You know it's a rockin' party when you end up riding on the back of a tractor sans shirt.
Where is Daniel in all this? We relegated him to kitchen duty to make us some delicious guacamole. (He wasn't there all night.)
Where are my mom, Alyse and I? Stuffing our faces with the aforementioned guacamole (with photos intentionally omitted).
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Now I need you all to come back and enjoy my beautiful patio with me!
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