Keep Austin Weird

Blake and I got to go on our first little weekend vacay together & by ourselves a couple of weekends ago! It was much needed and so much fun!

We originally picked Austin (if you know me at all you know this is not my favorite place in Texas due to the vast amount of burnt orange) because Blake was scheduled to lead worship at a church plant down there! But unfourtunatly the church plants last Sunday was the Sunday before we would be there.

Since we already had the hotel booked and of course I had our whole weekend written down and planned out, we decided to go anyway!

We drove through Waco so of course we had to stop at The Magnolia Market! We were sooo hoping to see Chip and Joanna, but unfourtunatly they weren't there :( They were getting their new trailer delivered/set up so it was cool to get to see inside that.

Blake and some of his groomsmen had gone to Austin for his Bachelor weekend, also so he could lead worship for the church plant. So he had a few places picked out that he for sure wanted to go to!



So our first stop in Austin was his pick! Root beer floats from Sandys! 

This cute little walk up/drive through place that serves everything from hamburgers to corn dogs and the best root beer floats! 

Side note: we may or may not have had a root beer float bar at our wedding. We are pretty big fans :)

On Saturday we got to sleep in until 8! That's a huge deal for us. It was so nice to get some much needed rest. 

Austin is much more crowded than I had remembered it being when I was younger. The lines to eat were insanely long wherever you went. So again, if you know me at all you know I just about lose it if what I have planned doesn't go as planned. I know, I'm working on it. 

So after driving around for way too long, we finally decided to eat at the original Torchys! My brother manages a Torchys but neither Blake or I have eaten there! It was ridiculously good. 

I've never been inside the Capitol Building so that was next on our list. Way deep down in my heart is a strong love for history. It was always my favorite subject! So getting to walk around in there and see all the old pictures was so fun! I loved it. 

Then we finally got the courage to brave the chaos they call South Congress Street. We both had a few places we wanted to look at and then head back to the hotel and get ready for dinner! 

How cute is this little cupcake van!? I loved all the food trucks. Such a cool idea. 

We got the chance to meet up for dinner with a sweet couple that Blake and I love and their kids! They were so encouraging to us and it was so nice to laugh and talk and relate with another married couple! That's one thing that Blake and I are so thankful for! Having couples going through the same stages of life as us and us getting to point one another towards Christ. It's truly a blessing. 

After dinner we finally got to try out the ice cream place I had been talking about all day! Lick Honest Ice Creams! 

They use local, whole, and pure ingredients. I got the Roasted Beets & Mint with the Texas Au Lait. It was insanely good. Blake got the Cilantro & Lime with the Caramel Salt Lick and he loved it! 

We also found out that we could but them in pints here in Dallas at Whole Foods! Score! 

I am so thankful that we have time to get away and do fun weekends like this! They are much needed. I'm also thankful for a very patient husband who loves me even when I get way too upset just because our plans don't go as planned. 

Here's to many more weekend trips and good eats with the Kelchs! 

Be looking out tomorrow for a recipie for some from scratch, mixed berry muffins over on my foodie blog!

My Forever Valentine

I just have to brag on my sweet husband for a minute. He planned out the most wonderful Valentines Day ever! He is the most thoughtful person I know and he understands how much little moments and their significance mean to me! I couldn't have asked for a better day.

He took me to the Arboretum where he proposed to me almost a year ago. We walked the same path that led me to him on the day he proposed and had a picnic! 


Oh, and of course we people watched! We kept trying to pick out couples that looked like they were going to get proposed to but we were unsuccessful :(

But seriously, the weather on Saturday was i n s a n e l y beautiful! Sunny and 75! We didn't want to leave our little picnic spot! 

Next we went to the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM. I want to meet the person that came up with this completely genious idea and personally thank them! I mean, how cool is it that you can get cupcakes from an ATM?! So cool. 

Blake got Salted Caramel and I got Red Velvet and they were delicious! 

The Lord has truly blessed me with the most incredible husband I could ever imagine. He is everything I've always prayed for and more. He shows me love just as Christ loves His church daily, and not just on this one silly little, candy filled, holiday. I couldn't be more thankful. 

Here's to many, many more! 



Tell someone you love them today! 

Out With The Old

I am so excited to finally share some pictures from our little bathroom "renovation" from Saturday!

Blake and I have been watching so much Fixer Upper on HGTV. Chip and Joanna are probably our favorite people right now! Can we just talk about how cute they are for a second?? I can't deal. They are some seriously talented people.

Blake loves to build just about anything. He's also super talented but won't admit it :) He made the majority of all of our signs for our wedding and has done so much to improve our little house already! He's my very own handy man! 

So the combination of too much Fixer Upper on our tv and Blake just itching to do something with his hands, he suggested Friday at 3 in the afternoon that we renovate our bathroom! So with a little convincing and a promised trip to Hobby Lobby (my favorite place ever) after Home Depot (Blakes equivalent to my Hobby Lobby) I said yes!

We decided on paint colors, a theme, and some DIY stuff we really wanted to do!

Side note: We got the big can of paint for 9 dollars in the "oops aisle" at Home Depot! It ended up being a little bit more blue than we wanted but we still love it!

This is what we ended up getting. 

So here's the before! 

And here's the after!



I love love love how much brighter everything is! It makes it a little bit more enjoyable to wake up to so early in the morning. Our towels were a gift from my aunt that does embroidery. I love them! Unfortunately the colors we picked for our bathroom when we first got married changed so now all we need is some matching towels and the room is complete :) 

Also I stink at taking panoramic pictures so sorry for the random black stuff in the picture :)

We got the wooden crates at Walmart for 12 dollars. They were just unfinished wood so I painted them a grey color to match our 2 grey walls in the bathroom. They are my favorite part of the bathroom I think! I'm currently obsessed with all things crates!

We got this little piece of decor at Kirklands for only 6 dollars! What a steal. 

This square wooden cut out is from Hobby Lobby! On sale for 12 dollars. We have a bunch of these little tin pails left over from our wedding so I just got a few flowers and made an arrangement to go inside the pail!

 So there's our little mini renovation to our bathroom! There's still a few things we would like to do but those will come in time. Granite countertops, paint the cabinets white, and little stuff here and there! But we love it how it turned out!