Still a little warm tonight, but I just couldn't wait any longer; I must blog from the back porch. :) Judging from the weather forecast, it looks like tomorrow night may be a back porch/blanket/hot chocolate night. But, for now, I'll take my sweet tea to drink while the sprinkler runs across my feet and enjoy what could very well be the last summer-feeling night. I love Tuesday nights. It means I can stay up a little later because I don't work on Wednesdays. So I may just stay out here with the flittering bugs and creepy crawlers all night. Okay, not really. Bugs aren't my bag. :P

So I'm looking through the living room window to the inside of our living room & kitchen, and a feeling of contentment comes over me. Have you ever just felt 100% content with every aspect of your life? That's how I feel. I have the best husband in the entire world that would do anything for me (and I for him), we have a roof over our heads, the best neighbors we could ask for right across the street from us, the cutest, most lovable dogs always so happy to see us when we get home, the BEST family a few hours away that would be here in a heartbeat if we needed them, and I just made seriously the best dinner I think I've ever had. And I'm really not saying that just because I made it; it really was awesome. I found the recipe from the Olive Garden web site. YUM.MEE. I posted it over on my Recipes page so you can try it too. You HAVE to try it. If I can make it, you know you can. Anyway, we are truly blessed, and the feeling you get when you genuinely realize that is awesome. Here is a literal description of what I saw when I was on the back porch lookin' in: We had eaten dinner, the dishes were washed, Hubs had just mowed the lawn and was sitting down to relax on the couch. What's that? The History Channel on TV? I better go in before things get out of hand :) I see sweet Rufus & Gus laying on my leopard print blanket thrown over the couch. They're asleep. Awwww. I see some furniture that needs to be built and some walls that need decor on them. All will come with time :)

In the meantime, here are the first things we have planted: yellow mums!