Independence Day

Zac and I declared our independence from relaxation this weekend and did some very sorely needed yard work. We put some SERIOUS sweat equity into the Copp Casa...it was like 3 days straight of Bikram yoga in the 100+ summertime heat. We also did lots of re-purposing. First of all, we re-purposed the weekend. We had planned to spend the long weekend with friends at our buddy Wade's ranch. I'm sure we missed an "unprecedented" party (unprecedented in quotes b/c that's Wade's word for awesome...was apropo here), but we did get a ton of stuff done 'round here.

First, we re-purposed an old table and chairs that Tara and I bought for our first apartment together after college. It's made of wrought iron, glass, and solid wood, so fortunately we could remove the old stain on the wood, paint it with outdoor paint (it looks white, but it's actually a beautiful green color called oak moss) and make it usable again on the flagstone patio.

We also stripped the area near the garden with the banana tree and elephant ears of all the Bermuda grass and put filter fabric and mulch down. We also uncovered our flagstone path--the St. Augustine had totally taken over. By the way, we have re-purposing plans for that garage too. Only, unfortunately for the garage, the plans include demolition and putting in a pool. Some day. :)

We also plucked the Bermuda from the driveway and finally planted the planters in front of the garage with Lavender. The planters are re-purposed too...they originally held Italian Cypress plants that we planted at a job site back in January. Horray for free planter boxes!

We carried the Lavender through to the front pots too.

All-in-all, it was a ton of hard work, but so worth it. We officially reclaim our dependence to relaxation.