Weekend projects with my favorite electrician.....

A couple of weeks ago I saw a lamp in a restaurant that I LOVED. I pointed it out to Kevin and told him how I'd love to have one like it but I knew it was expensive. He looked at my like I was nuts and he went on to explain he could make it easy and cheap. You don't have to tell me twice. 

I found the perfect mason jar and burlap lamp shade for the first lamp. For the second lamp I found a rusty lantern from Hobby Lobby. And even better it was all half price. 

I let Kevin grab the electrical material at Home Depot. I'm not even going to pretend to know all the parts he got, but it was very affordable. 

Kevin started on the burlap lamp and it took him about 15 mins. 

It was just what I wanted and fits perfectly next to our bed. 

The lantern lamp took a little longer, but a total of 45 mins from start to finish including installation. 

I wanted an old time bulb, in both lamps but since you can only see it in the lantern lamp I picked up just one. That's was really the only pricey item that wasn't on sale. 

I found a couple of other cute lamp ideas on Pinterest that Kevin said he would help me with. His honey do list is starting to grow. 

We have one more project we're working on this rainy weekend. It includes a pallet, stain and mason jars. If I don't screw it up I'll share a picture later this week. Kevin's kind of taken over that project so I'm not sure I will have the opportunity to screw it up. 

Kevin's had a great week and has felt so good. It took him a day to get over the chemo but since then he's been going strong. Just like he felt back in November which makes my heart to happy. We truly have been blessed through his surgery, radiation, chemo and healing. Thank you again for all your prayers. 

We've been talking about planning a getaway this summer before or after a round of chemo. We might do Beavers Bend since it's one of our favorite spots but are open to suggestions. 

Happy Sunday! 

Hale of a Mavs Game and more.....

Saturday night the entire Hale family went to the mavs game. With us it's always an adventure, and we were able to check off our 2014 family picture from our to do list.

Kevin finishes his first round of "5 day chemo a month" tonight. He has done great and only felt a little sick during this round. Next month they will increase the dosage another 100 mg, so we are praying he tolerates that one well too. It goes by quickly, so that's a bonus too. But other than that he's doing really good and enjoying a normal life again. 

Other than the Mavs game, this weekend was pretty much full of movies, laying on the couch and naps. Kevin gets so irritated at me and my closet. It's amazing how fast it can go from organized to crazy. So Sunday morning he helped me do a little spring cleaning. I've promised to keep it clean for a while, will see how long that lasts. 

We're thankful for a happy and relaxing weekend, bring it Monday. 

What the weekend is for......

I love weekends, along with everyone else. Their our time to rest and pack as many fun things in before Monday. Lately we've made a shopping trip to central market in Dallas a weekend ritual. Since Kevin's diagnosis we've done our best to clean up our diet and have been eating pretty much all organic and no processed foods. We do have the occasional cheats but for the most part it's a healthy around our house.

I love our trips to central market. We usually find somewhere fun to do brunch or lunch along the way. Yesterday we stopped at Whiskey Cake. It was so good, and we were so miserably full the rest of the day.

And sometimes I can even convince Kevin to stop by Northpark. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't a fan of Northpark. He always walks away with something fun too. A couple of weeks ago we got Kevin a new safety razor and Jack Black shaving kit. He's addicted now. And I'm not gonna lie, I love their lotion too. Kevin keeps reminding me it's men's lotion, but it doesn't stop me from using it.

This weekend also consisted of lounging on the couch, which is one of my favorite pastimes. It was cool enough to turn our fireplace on Saturday night. Sometimes you need a night at home with a fire and a movie. Today we got to have lunch with one of my besties and her sweet boyfriend. I'm so thankful for all the friendships I made in college (especially my Alpha Phi sisters) but I'm especially thankful for this friend. She is always there when I need someone to talk to, vent to or just need cheering up. She always will tell me the truth. It's hard to believe we've been friends for 14 years.

This next week is a pretty quiet on for us. Kevin has a follow up appointment with the radiologist on Thursday and he starts his first round of 5 day oral chemo Wednesday. Thank you for the continued prayers. Kevin's feeling so good, we are truly blessed.