Fall Porch at the Atkins House

I switched it up this year.

The past two years my porch consisted of pumpkins, sunflowers and hay bales.  I had a slight obsession with pumpkins; especially when Harris Teeter was selling them for $3 a piece; I couldn't resist.

Several weeks ago, on our millionth trip to Lowes, I fell in love with purple mums.  That's when I ditched the pumpkin/hay bale idea and went with a foliage approach for the front porch.

I love the way it turned out and how it brought a little more life to our house!

Do you agree?!

Fall Porch 2013 - Pumpkins and Hay Bales

Fall Porch 2014 - Foliage

Several months ago I also added new plants to the large pots.  The previous plants were not symmetric (I am a little OCD) and the one on the left was slowly dying.
They were there when we bought the house so I had no shame in trashing them and starting over with something more my taste!

HAPPY FALL YALL!

The 30 Trend Continues.....

I am no longer feeling like Grandma of my friend group.  Thank goodness.  

This past weekend we brought one more into the 3rd decade of life...Miss Laura Faust.

You know you're 30 when.....

1.  Your girls birthday dinner starts at 7:00pm and ends at 10:00pm with everyone yawning and talking about how excited they are to get in bed.  No late night Thursdays anymore around these parts.

2.  Your group birthday party is a 9:30am tailgate before the Panthers football game and instead of partying after the game, you head home to write a paper that is due the next day for your grad school class.  Yes. You are 30.  

Happy Birthday Fausty-poo!  Love you to the moon and back!

We celebrated Thursday night at Cantina1511!  I got Laura's birthday cake at Harris Teeter and they did an awesome job!

We really need to brush up on our happy birthday tune.  Laura definitely did not pick her friends because we could sing :)

Birthday tailgate before the Panthers game.  Laura and Amy

Tiffany, Amy and Ashley

Front:  Leann, Katie, Leslie    Back:  Tiffany, Ashley, Laura, Me, Amy

and the hubs.  We NEVER take pics like this together... I need to get better.