Party on The Patio!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for letting me share our <a href="http://adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com/2011/06/come-sit-spell.html">screened in porch</a> for Kim's deck party at <a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-decks-and-porches-party-time.html">Savvy Southern Style</a>!  Now, it's time to head over to Sherry's summer entertaining party at <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-entertaining-blog-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NoMinimalistHere+%28No+Minimalist+Here%29">No Minimalist Here</a>, so let's venture on out to our patio!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRH5goBF59k6E1eKfnjzDAv-HVqwg3av0Y-RTvibsP1LgzWekeZjbRbHtUnNgINYChx-M4LE5ImvC3IX90jWfCgkh7edBB3xL139ArNB0wHDOXU8Z-oD-_sl5fAileBKYtq8Q6ogRS-0g/s1600/patiowelcome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we first moved here, our back patio consisted of one slab of concrete and a little pergola above (unfortunately, I don't have a picture). Two years ago, we expanded the patio to cover almost the entire back of the house ... had the concrete stained and "etched" and also expanded the entire pergola.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTOHdBd2m9dEm6UZjBRAdcdCQTNI67GVaz78zqiCRH2R396ES_W9sMaHItCYxpn8mkpP0bXNP4JkdlSyUc-clAlp4ihKWYxHk_DdK1yrC0NkWi0txIBcR0XOLzblB7qiGesDHb2xEGJQ/s1600/patiooverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please step on up to the BBQ island (which I had fun designing with a local business):</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIRW8445mTqNCrYK_mj4h54d8kuOjHeln1YpjzB7M5WIsY8oby1yC3OHbWnquvtzoFRnRvREFsXQ110UmOqq-_BMFEncPjeT3R15-ImuN1HnsHxwjaNS5rIOnUvo9_sviANqTBlJz33s/s1600/patiobbq1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">May I offer you a water, tea or *spirit,* which we are keeping nice and cold in the mini-fridge?</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOeSnQdJdr8I59I6KcvplmauJvf3_khoFPVrMSqkPQnot9X0qZFsTNWj2JePdU25DZ3gO4lZFQvqH4-zd2XlJ7x7vz4OMlm9axZTG3IGzG_SAL2VQOmyfG-sl3sxRMXCNqusHtITbkSk4/s1600/patiobbq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How about a piece of yummy fake bread?  Hmmmmmm!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERpQYPewSidp3u345rOdCWl6RgdH8IoZF7sfLOMFiUJLX7ZKFclgVIuwS73CsgG5JjVQ1e7fJFC7RDqOMvkTF_1oefblYYH3yJ84RhnFSakMK-1zfevRFKagxvMPFc9CpBgfGRTX7q-I/s1600/patiobread.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or, would you prefer a glass of wine, along with a fake breadstick, grapes and cheese?</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3cj32PohxQfQN1lsxgqgmTwdKruFmLXrO__rG6_8YSJTQSUvwOnQpzgu27NbXvlLpLaAFOcb-lFJfifzi_uH3cC7NnEK1lVdi8-nkrKg7ykdOuoshPbuEG5Shks7IFFZdIcsCrT_n58/s1600/patiograpes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're ready to eat, let's move on over to the table, which I've given a patriotic theme: </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmwgZFFahhJpbJ-ZLxEoEABW_krpqRM0shNFKmAPTAubXha8E6u8cu_2HUXlpETALIB-Ss9EM7oHt0_FRLjPqx9kyrcpPpK7aOu7pTbDu9kft8Ii2K96JRMeeg9PHnjElyG7MBfoZDvo/s1600/patiotable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had the tray, greenery, chargers, plates and napkins on hand:</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUB9wfRaYIupct6Cv62v5vkXq9w7UzLBW8JrTHnThYRLRqOatxR3XkCiT56UwDvJZyCZ4VXeofpV4DQq-S7JGhSA2GYDUKEOnZ-P-Hk8VSTHdgbxt16GNu90C80qPAiG0vl-zZSkhc_3k/s1600/patiotableclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why not place boxes of sparklers in your centerpiece for added fun (and just pray that the heat doesn't ignite them!!)</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kFXz94SGvD7i9poUm-FZfzbobemswyqF7uSOA71fDEn4HwEpBTnKW0BoSIyeyh5rPpYmoTgL9q6hLLXdk_-YThigjC98WDYsW_t9tpXyjOtwj-FXXNsfWwR-vA90dNDg2l-Ptm63dAU/s1600/patiocenterpiece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How cute are these patriotic salt/pepper shakers and peppermint melts?  Can you say Dollar Tree and Dollar General?!  </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VU9YgG6X1mP1bSYHhEt141Q0capUIkL2lCMp1kIsj-zwZiu1IOvF_XyPjvLCjL39veATs87BhzDV_dHZFa_PH3bEFCZIpuZTw3AHNadUZ8n2eXmtsLvsaABJ0XZIiVpSfkiXxmXqDhI/s1600/patiosalt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found these whimsical napkin rings at Pier One (on sale) and the cute plastic cups in the background are from Dollar General, as well!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVtnuqvS01snhz4VLbHxi6hZqrk-41NJM7n9_na-vqm05XVlXAd35Pu169aMQsfxAQcburbk1eGTuGpRzepcpVZ8rWP4m6hnTkrxMjUVicvmvQl3hwk-G9HP6tn5ywrRcG4eBRFTGU6A/s1600/pationapkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're full or don't have an appetite, we can move on over to our</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"sit in one of the freshly spray painted red rockers and watch the fire or the drought ridden marsh" area.  I recently scored this fireplace from Lowes, which I'd been watching ... and watching ... and watching until it *finally* went on sale !!  Let's get the s'mores ready!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMK54BJAsROfQDNtpJaevfhft-h5prdqNicrImWD4g7VqCobk7byRaQLB1TP8g-LYub5TQUcFMUIS5n1zpbhF_afVqSksg6rTUXWJclWuC8Sa85TVUy5DfFX5kcUGvE56AFlxh8HfrhlY/s1600/patiorockers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJb-K_pHxMPpg3L6b1jeQuZRn9PtFV5oFQWt_5DIxMJly6MPfzEgnY5W-_qZq2WAQZybMNckVnvCKrvnncGbh9ViF4kDpAoXDW6cplG-A2sZjN682Jj-sLi2CzoRjdlEkIG4l09562iE/s1600/patioaccent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or, if you don't feel like relaxing, how about stepping on over to da hot tub!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRa9sufIXMjdw-hNbwEscdb8JMQURUqGVYcrWwZ-BC4-fh5HGSLtdyY1PosUTWkQjGWENQ2OTRlHj3nbcMRyb83l2O2NxApAeOCnBCyj9EO_ieItDzYArf2Y_G8BBQlitw_1V8kTIn8g/s1600/patiohottub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" /></a></div><div align="justify" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While getting a good soak, you can look up at the fun chandie I found at World Market.  It almost reminds me of floating bubbles (I know, I know ... have another cocktail Miss Hostess ... lol):</span></div><div align="justify" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrVe7kDyvjWu2EShtBnwU60mRBJmcx7UZbP6gT48QEOJ53Zs2Y7sfbaxl1jO2JQyL9VabLWKtAuxAoc2nl8PP7RdrkLijVcaQk3z6BQdeFaSFQtdPmQmRVfMGg4qVPHyKxm_YqSE3Pu0/s1600/patiochandie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div align="justify" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The jets are on ... the built-in party lights are going ... and Jimmy Buffet is blasting from its speakers.  I've even got a clean towel and cold beverage waiting for you.  Now, hurry up and save duckie, who appears to have tipped over ... oh no:</span></div><div align="justify" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhpMky-9Gflcfy3NJO__KUr3HMMeF66Em4ZjwaiC50ZzUbBV5nopFZlEUvJaFGE7FIiMrWCCIQoGj3uEKgi2Jm0H6Z-wJV3prXOvzOuWG4Ql-Pc6oVYHFb9qek0dP-ueireycxuaaEiI/s1600/patiohottub1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by ... you know I appreciate your visit(!), and now I'm off to be inspired by everyone else's summer gatherings.  Be sure and join me for the fun!  Cheers!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUA4phOhBbX_2r89jyZ3wmw0wgTyfjgXTjX8F2HLsMLQ0y_H0ywb-XEINLs91p7oehaBdkfkUuUbkFCoEfZzF9gk8IpKJAkUlfG40lx60oqB5VHROwHg6ATuY8teVXDhLU-Mi9sfIEjhk/s1600/patiome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>Becca</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm also linking up with with this fun party:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Funky Junk Interiors/<a href="http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/07/sat-nite-special-88-bringing-indoors.html">Saturday Nite Special</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMVPcWR2tmQzORSkPhpLkuKrsDmsKIFD2mzgmD962kf8ex3zpX06jR9H7UVWgRKBLKVN87r8r73P3LF3RRqZhWNjvFlpQAcg5HjItT7qtScUbSmcuhEr8JhyeRNL6zvEY2wzignIVZg/" /></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>

Party on The Patio!

Thanks for letting me share our  screened in porch for Kim's deck party at Savvy Southern Style !  Now, it's time to head over to S...

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