Riverton Garden Tour 2018 Highlights

Garden Tour 2018 was one of the highlights of Spring for me. This tour, hosted by the Porch Club of Riverton, was a gorgeous tour of nine different gardens in Riverton, NJ.

I took hundreds of pictures, and editing down my selection was a challenge. The first stop on the tour, which I’m sharing here, was easily my favorite.

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This gorgeous front porch caught my eye right away. I loved the soothing color palette, which featured mint green, steel grey, and pops of blue, red, and orange with a generous sprinkling of gold metallic elements. This home inspired me to start incorporating mint into my living room decor.

The walkway to the back garden featured a slate path and plenty of adorable little vignettes to keep your eyes moving on the path back to the backyard, which ended up being quite the stunner…

My mom was all about this adorable side garden!

I loved the red yarn details on this wooden piece (above). I’m thinking of mimicking this embroidery style, but on a wall tapestry.

Didn’t I tell you that the backyard was quite the stunner? This stand-alone back deck is impeccably decorated. The color scheme ties in with the front porch without being an exact replica of the same style. I wanted to cozy up on this little couch and hide out in the backyard all day. I would’ve gotten kicked out, eventually. But it would’ve been worth it, I think.

Reflecting on One Year with Our Beautiful Lexi Girl

It’s hard to believe that come July 6, our precious baby girl will be a year old. It might sound like a cliché, but it seems like only yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. 9 pounds 3 ounces, dark hair on her head, and deep brown eyes. As she’s grown, she’s gotten more beautiful with each passing day, in my opinion. As I look back on photos of her, she’s changed so much in such a short amount of time, and I’ve fallen in love with each version of her.

Things I Didn’t Know About Motherhood

Motherhood is an experience that is both challenging and rewarding. Despite having many friends who became mothers before me, and despite listening to them tell me about their experiences, there was absolutely nothing that could have prepared me for the reality of motherhood. There were parts that were way more difficult than I anticipated, but there are also parts that are so much better than I could ever have imagined.