weekend warriors.

since this was my first weekend off in a while, austin and i decided to try to get as much housework/gardening/errands done as we could. and, boy, did we.

first, saturday morning, we go up bright and early to go car shopping! very exciting.

first, we tried the nissan sentra {images from here}.

then, we tried out the new ford fusion {images from here}.

these cars are hi-tech, especially when compared to my dated-but-loved little mirage. we've got a few more cars to look at before we make any decisions. but we're just not sure how much longer my mitsubishi is going to hang in there {i've had her for almost 10 years!}. fingers crossed she holds on long enough!

after car driving, we got to work around the house. we had some outdoor tables that needed to be painted so i scrubbed them down {while austin mowed the grass}.

cleaned and ready for paint.

we chose this lovely dark green textured paint from rust-oleum {and i made austin buy me that hat if i was going to paint anything}.

but in actuality, austin did most of the painting.

while julie and i frolicked in the sunshine.

so here's the color and the texture we chose.

top surfaces done, drying in the sun.

and, we finally planted our garden!

juliet was there for moral support, of course.

we also got some awesome new chairs and a giant umbrella for our patio table. we also have plans to paint the patio table to bring the whole set together. hopefully i'll have pictures soon!

all in all, we had a very eventful weekend. but we've got big plans for the upcoming weekend, as well! i love having weekends off again!