How to throw a proper pity party...

No doubt about it, I've had a nasty case of the Pregnancy Blues the past week or so. Therefore, the other night I gave myself permission to spoil myself a little bit. I went to Albertsons to get something yummy and found a delicious piece of 5 layer decadent chocolate cake at the bakery. YUM! Then I spotted a sale on some flowers! Nothing cheers me up than than flowers, so I grabbed a few and headed toward the checkout. As I was standing in line I admit, I felt a little bit guilty. A piece of cake and a bouquet of flowers weren't exactly worked into our budget for this month. So as I was trying to come up with reasons to justify my splurge the man behind me in line said "You shouldn't be buying those flowers". I was shocked and confused but he continued on to say "Someone should be buying flowers for YOU." Slightly embarrassed, I let him know that they were, in fact for me. And then he looked shocked and thought for a second and said, "Well, good for you! It's nice of you to treat yourself and you look like you deserve it!" I thought it was so nice! And after that I thought, YEAH! I'm growing a whole 'nother person, the least I deserve is flowers and a piece of cake. So I didn't let myself feel guilty any longer and as I left he yelled out, "Enjoy those flowers!" I believe me, I AM! :)

So now the flowers are sitting in a vase on my dining room table looking gorgeous and putting a smile on my face everytime I see them. As for the piece of cake, the poor thing didn't have time for a picture before I devoured it. I kick myself, cuz this was a beautiful piece of cake! Enough to make anyone's mouth water. The rest of that night I sat and watched movies and read magazines that my dear friend Whitney had brought me. Isn't this a wonderful sight?

So three things that are crucial in throwing a proper pity party are: Chocolate, Flowers & Magazines. And if it weren't for the fact that it's summertime and I'm pregnant, a warm bubble bath would have just send it over the top.

Lavender Festival

Last Saturday I went to a Lavender Festival in Kuna with my mom, sister, her two kiddo's and my grandmother. It was so much fun! There was a lot to take in. Lavender fields, vendors, food and gardens. It was gorgeous.

I think our favorite part was the catering by Sophie's Choice Designs. They looked adorable in their matching shirts and aprons and the goodies were amazing. Lavender cupcakes, Lavender lemonade (which was probably the best lemonade I've ever had!) Lavender jams, sugar, brownies (also amazing) and tons more. They did such a good job and were so nice to let me take pictures! You can check out their website. They do catering for all sorts of events.

There were a lot of other vendors selling neat hats, scarves, paintings and restored furniture.

Pictured above is my cute niece, beautiful mother and sister and a very pregnant me! It was a good day.

Doily Coasters

I found these really cute handmade doilies on Etsy and had to have them. They were only a few dollars! I decided to use them as coasters for my living room coffee table and it definitely added a classy, vintage touch. And as you can see, they look great with the beautiful glasses I found at at a store in Eagle called Ooh La La. They are just so much fun, I had to share.