this is the life

prep for this weekend's Urban Craft Uprising show is really heatin' up around here and i've got lots to do today! no curated life post this week (actually, i'm looking for submissions, so if you have a collection you can share, email me!), but i thought i'd share some instagram shots from our holiday yesterday.

we had a great day. fun sodas, a ride in our friend Katie's little convertible VW, mini golf, and a picnic BBQ- complete with pina coladas, and that lovely flag cake that Katie made, and fireworks! we ran out time for sparklers (my favorite) so i lit a mini cupcake sparkler off this morning, just for fun!

how was your fourth of july? i hope you had a great day and if you happened to blog about your own festivities, leave a link in the comments so we can see what you were up to!

gratitude

happy independence day! i know some of my readers are not in or from the US, but i hope everyone has a happy wednesday at least. many of my mister's non-US born coworkers refer to the 4th as 'blow stuff up day', which makes me laugh.

{image via Vintage Antique Classics}

i don't have much of a post for you today, other than to say that today i am grateful for time to spend with friends and family. the mister, my dear friend Katie, and i are going mini-golfing today- one of my favorite activities! later we'll have a little BBQ picnic with my mom as well, then watch the wonderful fireworks they light off over Lake Union. 

what are you up to today? whatever you do, i hope it's wonderful! if you're watching fireworks and would like to capture good photos of them, head over to Nicole's Classes today- she's sharing some really helpful tips on how to get the best images of fireworks!