High5 For Friday y'all

Happy Friday! 

What a beautiful week here in Minnesota!

Every week, I link up with Lauren and Jeanette for my favs from my week through my pix!

I am loving my Katie Daisy print! Perfect for Independence Day! Plus, I love MN! 

Last Friday night, we hit up Rochester parade with friends! My daughter (yellow headband) Zion, had a blast to say the least! We got rained on, but it was a blast.

My baby Zakiyah was very entertained by all the commotion. 

I am loving how my daughter draws flowers. so cute!

"Bless the Lord....Oh my soul. Ohhhhhh my soul. I worship his holy name." A song I sing when I drink coffee. Praise the Lord for my Americano! 

My girls have been wearing their matching dresses every few days. I can't get enough of them. We headed up Lake Geneva for one night at family camp. It was fun filled with swimming in the lake, playing with friends, a magic show, bounce houses, and seeing my husband's pastor from his youth. It was great!  

Cass Fam 2013 4th of July- Holler! 

...And I leave you with a sneak peak of my table that my hus has been working on again. He put the legs on this week. He made it for me as a surprise a year ago, and we have been waiting to finish it up! I love it so much. You can read about it here. We are hoping to stain it soon. 

Do you have any fun plans for the weekend? We are heading to the pool today and I am going to yoga for the first time in months! Can't wait!!!! 

Loves.

FarmHouse table

My friend Brie and I hit up NYC city this past holiday weekend, and let me tell you we had a blast! More on that trip later.....
While we were gone, Andy had a big surprise for me! He stayed back with Zion to enjoy the weekend and hit up grad parties. But, He did more than that! I have been begging for a table for our dining room. We were using the outdoor glass top patio table from Menards. Since last fall, we have been planning on building a table. When I say "we" I mean the hus:) We have talked about using our remainder of barn wood we used in the studio. Or building a concrete top table, using pieces from a organ that is broken from church. All which we still want to implement  with other pieces.
Andy decided to use the barn wood.  The table is 80x42 for the size. It is gorgeous!

This picture is the beginning stages of the build. He spent all weekend on it. Thanks to our amazing neighbors and friends that helped with building it or playing with Zion.

Here is the top of the table during the process. Isn't the wood awesome! The wood is from an old shed that Andy's parents got us;) I m in LOVE.

This is a picture of it in the dining room before I got home. We will easily be able to seat 10 people and probable jam more in when hosting holidays. We still have to get more reclaimed wood to wrap the legs with. Andy treated the wood with an outdoor stain to protect the wood and a clear coat of varnish to shine it up a bit. I love the simplicity of the design and the character it has! It's awesome!!!!!!

If only all wood had this much charm.

When I got home from my trip at midnight on Memorial Day I knew something was up when I smelt the lovely aroma of stain in the garage. I went straight to the dining room to see the lovely present! Andy even picked a rose from our yard and put in a vase:) So sweet. I love what this table represents.....LOVE. work. It will host many gatherings and conversations. It will bless many! The Cass Fam will cherish it forever!

We used existing chairs that we already had. They are all Target, but we purchased them at Goodwill for super cheap. I really want a bench on one side and eventually we will have a banquet at the front window with a cushion. Oh the dreams.....

more later...just wanted to get this up and share the love. call my hus for a consult on table today at 507.319...jk. loves.