New Backyard Plans

Ugh it's getting hot here in Maryland! Makes me want to throw on a bathing suit and sip an ice cold drink!! With the weather and the fact that I work so much and can't get to the beach as much as I would like to... it has made me start thinking about getting A POOL. For 2 pit bulls my yard isn't as big as I would like it to be so I know if I get a pool I want to use as little space as I have to. We also have a big tree and a shed to throw in the mix so I decided to use an online planner found here to design my yard. Now I am far from a professional so mine certainly doesn't look very good but you get this gist. The right bottom corner symbolizes the back part of our house with our covered porch which I plan to move our outdoor dining set to. We are then going to gravel the bottom left part of our yard. That's where the pool will go and some lounge chairs and of course our grill! All of that grey stuff... That's our concrete sidewalk... I did my best with that lol. And all of the white will stay as grass for the dogs. What do ya'll think? We are still in the VERY beginning process so I'm not sure if this is our definite plan but I hope it is ;)

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New Summer Registry Items at Pottery Barn

Pottery Barn has a lot of great new items for all you bride-to-be's to add to  your registry. Below are my top 8 favorites! To see my entire registry, click here.

New Summer Registry Items at Pottery Barn by justine-ball featuring pottery barn beach towels

Pottery barn beach towel
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Pottery Barn serveware
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Pottery Barn square napkin
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Pottery Barn serveware
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Pottery Barn serveware
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Pottery Barn bolster pillow
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Pottery Barn throw pillow
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Pottery Barn shelves furniture
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Some Inspiration for you on this beautiful Tuesday...

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Recipe, Pasta Salad

This recipe is courtesy of my best friend. She makes this a lot for get-togethers and I've always wanted to try making it myself. It's SO EASY and so delicious.

What you'll need:
1. 1 package of pasta (I used whole grain spaghetti but you can use anything)
2. 1 bottle of zesty italian dressing
3. Salad supreme seasoning
4. 1 block of sharp cheddar cheese
5. Veggies- onion, cucumer, red bell pepper 

What to do:
1. Pasta- boil, drain, cool
2. Chop your veggies and cheese

3. Combine your cooled pasta, veggies, cheese, dressing, and seasoning to taste
4. Serve cold

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My Brothers Graduation

Yesterday my brother and cousin graduated from C. Milton Wright High School. I am so happy and proud of them. They both have bright futures ahead of them! 

Please disregard my terrible iPhone photos- My brother, James is the tall one in the middle of the picture. My cousin, Dan is the graduate on the right who looks like he is about to walk out of the picture. So amazing that out of 400 graduates and the way the last names were split down the middle , James (Ball) and Dan (Marzullo) ended up walking out only a few graduates apart!

James receiving his high school diploma.

Dan walking across to receive his high school diploma.

The Principle agreed to allow the students to have beach balls (to symbolize them going to the beach for Senior Week) as long as they waited until the end. The Principle kicked it off by throwing her own beach ball out into the crowd. It was such a fun moment!

James with our grandparents. Sun was in their eyes!

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Wedding Wednesday, Engagement Pictures

If you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen the pictures I posted last week from the mini engagement session we had with Thom Payne at A Place In Time. Here are just a few of those pictures- for the full album, see my Facebook page :)

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Memorial Day Weekend Recap

On Saturday Jon and I (along with some friends) went out to the lake. It isn't very often that we are off work during the day together so when we are, we like to spend our time at "our spot". It is pretty private and we love to bring the dogs for some swimming.

doggy life jackets

We had dinner with my best friend and her fiance at Chili's (by the way, did ya'll know they changed their fajitas? NOT GOOD) and then we saw Neighbors. Such a funny movie!

On Sunday Jon worked a double so me and the boys decided to be lazy all day since we were exhausted from our day at the lake on Saturday!

On Monday we attended the annual Baltimore Bully Crew Memorial Day Party. We adopted our dog, Corrado from them a few years ago and love getting to see everyone in this amazing rescue group each year :)

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