Easter Weekend ...

Went by in a flash I tell ya! One minute we were driving upstate to my parents house and the next we were headed back home to BK. We did manage to get in a TON of productive items around the UpstateHaven though.

First thing Saturday morning, we headed to Home Depot in Oneonta to purchase 10 Green Emerald Arborvitae for our "Operation Backyard Privacy!" We had measured for 19 trees to run along the fence on the left-hand side of our backyard, however, we agreed that starting with half as many would be a good idea to see how they look first.

* Choices, choices .... matured trees or younger trees ....

We ended up purchasing the more juvenile trees because A. they were much cheaper than the more matured and B. we are in no rush to fully block out the neighbors view of our yard. We thought blocking them out slowly and steadily would be less of a shock to their systems haha.

These trees may seem really small now, but in a few years they will reach 12-15 feet in height and will be the perfect divider!

We are also toying with the idea of putting in alternating mature trees in order to give us SOME privacy while we wait for the smaller trees to grow. Decisions ... decisions ....

In addition to all the Arborvitae excitement going on in the backyard, I also assembled a new lamp for the Living Room and assisted my Uncle in installing a new toilet seat for our new downstairs bathroom toilet. Good times! Pictures to follow later this week of both of those new items. We also received a West Elm package with some new pillows I have been obsessing over for quite some time ...

* Mongolian Lamb Pillows from West Elm

They give our couch just the right touch of "girly" and "modern" without going overboard!

To round out our Easter weekend, we had a relaxing dinner at home on Saturday with my parents after some fast and furious Target shopping in the afternoon. Then on Sunday we went to Easter Brunch with my Mom's side of the family (minus Grandma and my Aunt and Uncle as they were on vacation in Louisiana and Florida, respectively). It was a lovely weekend full of good food and endless amounts of sunshine. Too bad the wind was out of control and made things a little more cold than I would have liked.

This weekend we are off to Isla Mujeres, Mexico for 5 days of sun and relaxation as well as a wedding. Cannot wait to have a full report for you!