Five Things for Friday
First Five Things for Friday of 2015!
1. We spent Christmas in Mexico with my family, and had the best time. We rode ATV’s from the jungle to the beach, went snorkeling, ate some great food, and enjoyed the warm sun.
2. When we got home from Mexico, we still had a week off of work. We went on 2 different wine tasting days. The first with my sister Nicole and her husband Ken in Sonoma. Was the most gorgeous December day!
We spent another day wine tasting in Livermore with Shawn’s siblings and cousins. We all have such fun together!
3. We were hoping to get some skiing in at Lake Tahoe, but there is barely any snow. So sad. We went up with Nicole and Ken for a weekend anyway, hoping we would get lucky and it would snow overnight. No such luck. We made the best of it and had fun gambling and going out to fancy dinners.
You can’t beat that gorgeous lake and mountain view from our room!
4. Last week we took the dogs for a walk around the ranch. We were throwing Jake’s tennis ball for him, which is his favorite activity. When we came back in the house, I noticed the tiniest drop of blood on his dog bed where he was laying. I figured he may have gotten a little cut on his foot. When I looked, I saw a huge 2″ gash on the back of his leg that was waaay too deep to heal on it’s own. He must have caught it on a sharp rock or pipe when he was running. It didn’t seem to hurt him at all, which was good. And oddly it wasn’t bleeding.
Just look how cute he is at the vet waiting room! Wouldn’t guess he has a big ‘ole gash in the back of his leg in this picture. He got 5 staples to close it up, and he’s good as new.
His brothers could tell he was hurt, so they were extra nice to him when he got home from the vet. Could the 3 of them be any cuter?
5. That laundry pedestal I was telling you about is complete! Doesn’t it look amazing? Our laundry room is right on the hallway that leads to our bedroom, and these look so much nicer on top of the pedestals. Before all the hoses and plugs were showing. Now they look neat and tidy.
The laundry pedestals LG sells were too tall for this space, and would have blocked part of the window and been too snug to fit under that cabinet. Plus, they’re $250 each! So Shawn designed, built, painted and installed these all on his own.
The best part? The whole project cost less than $100! I don’t think I could love them more. Was so excited to see them when I got home from work! And I’m still not sure how he lifted those heavy machines up by himself. The guy must be taking steroids.
He’s using the leftover lumber to make us another cornhole board set. Painting those this weekend!
18 Comments on “Five Things for Friday”
I’m glad you were able to have so many fun times with family over the holidays! And your dogs – so cute! I hope the little guy is all healed and feeling better!
It doesn’t get much better than Mexican and wine tasting! And Jake is so adorable…I’m sorry he got hurt, but how cute is that picture of him with his brothers? haha Love it!
Sounds like you had some awesome adventures! Especially all that wine tasting, Yum. You guys make me want to get out more!! Sorry about your doggies foot, poor thing! I’m glad he is recovering well, they look so cute, all three of them chillin ..one big happy family :-)
Nat, your Mexico vacation looks like so much fun! I love travel with my family too. Love all the awesome photos. It is a great way to show the pictures with this little clips ;-)
Natalie, you seriously have the most fun life ever! I want to go traveling and to the vineyards with you! I also want to play with your adorable dogs!!
Kurt and I love Mexico. Looking through your wonderful pictures makes me ache for a vacation. good thing we’re going on one in 5 weeks :) Can’t wait.
YOUR DOGS!!! OHmyGOSH they are so cute!! I want to snuggle up with them!! :) :) :)
This is so fun!! :) I love that mountain view!! :) SOOOOO nice!
Sounds like you had a fantastic time over your Christmas break, Natalie! I love doing wine tastings too, so much fun! And your dogs are so adorable! Sounds like your little guy with the cut on his foot is brave! Hope you have a good Sunday!
You had me at wine tasting! Also, your dogs are the cutest AND I need to borrow your amazing husband to show my husband how to build stuff :D looks as gorgeous as a laundry room can possibly be!
Awww your dogs are too cute! Looks like you had a wonderful time in Mexico, love the flipgrams!
Natalie! It’s been far too long and I saw you share a tweet yesterday and thought I needed to pop by! I missed your 5things roundups (especially the dogs! lol). So envious of your travels and dogs and the laundry room pedestals! hehe. Sending hugs xo
Yay for handy husbands! Your pedestals look great. It’s amazing how little touches like that can really change the feel of a space . . . I want to do something to brighten up our little laundry nook, too, but am not sure what. Hmm . . .
Your wine tasting days and Christmas in Mexico sound fabulous! I need to plan a little spring getaway before the baby comes. I’m thinking New York City, but I could do with something warmer!
What I would give for a nice, warm vacation! Your dogs are so sweet! I love the laundry pedestal idea – what a great way to get some functional storage.
So jealous of the beautiful, warm vacations everyone else went on… Lol. It was just not in the cards for us this Christmas! Your laundry room looks super cute too!
The laundry pedestal is so neat! What a good idea! And your doggies are so cute. They look so cozy!
Your pups always put an instant smile on my face. They are just beyond adorable! Poor Jake! Glad he’s feeling better. :) And your Mexico vacay looks like a complete blast! Love all the awesome photos—makes me want to go anywhere warm! LOL.
What a whirl wind for the past few months, Natalie! You’ve packed so much fun in! So sorry about the lack of Snow at Tahoe. The views looked pretty nice, though. Isn’t it great to have a husband that does sweet things like this? And yes, he is a he-man for picking up that washer and dryer by himself and building those beautiful risers!!! A superhero! How do our guys do such amazing things?! Thank you for brightening my day, Natalie! Have a fabulous weekend!