Outdoor Living Space

I've always secretly desired to have an outdoor living space. You know the kind? You've seen them before at Sam's. Your kids want to adjust the lovely red canvas umbrella that coordinates so beautifully with the dark brown wicker furniture with deep red cushions for the love seat, ottoman, and sofa.

You can picture yourself drinking your refreshing Coke Zero that your husband just retrieved for you from your outdoor bar area. You recline with him while watching your four peaceful children play quietly in the yard together.

Well, yesterday morning as I'm in the van leaving for church (Cowboy was already there warming up with the band--not sure how you warm up a bass guitar), the 3 boys donning their matching shorts and shirts, Miss B wearing an adorable summer dress, and me looking mom-ish, going over my mental pre-church checklist something catches my eye.

Could it be someone knows my secret thoughts of a lovely outdoor living space? I was absolutely stunned to see that someone had done this for us:





You'd have been stunned, too!!! Not only did we get a sofa, lamp, TV, table, and flower vase filled with silk flowers, but we also got a trash can (a partially-filled trash can, I might add).