DIY fire pit & Girls Night In

The lazy days of summer are here. 

There has been a break in the DIY Total Yard Makeover while the grass takes root however we did manage to build our DIY fire pit a couple weekends ago.

Unfortunately the weather here has been way too hot to actually have a fire or even work on outside projects. However, the grass is scheduled to be mowed in 3 days { finally } and then work can resume on the other projects including the retaining wall and seating around the fire pit. By then our weather is supposed to be back to normal August temperatures which means warm days and cooler nights. 

Since Miss E and I were the only ones home today we decided it would be fun to cook a simple dinner for 2 and eat on the patio. I offered to make our favorite chicken salad and Miss E volunteered to make a dessert. We made a quick run to the store and picked up some olive bread and found a big wonderful apple to share.

It was very bright and sunny when we sat down to eat so my picture of the salad didn't turn out so well but it sure tasted good.

We used homegrown tomatoes from our garden in the salad. They are just coming on so these were the first ones we've picked. Warm, fresh picked tomatoes, it doesn't get better than that!

Once we were finished with our salads it was time to make dessert. Miss E made the most wonderful

CHOCOLATE MOLTEN LAVA CAKES!

These were so quick, easy and absolutely divine. So good in fact, she is going to make them again for Sunday Supper tomorrow.

Once we were finished with dinner it was beginning to cool down which was the first time in almost 2 weeks. In fact, the clouds moved in and the forecast was calling for rain. Well, we decided it was perfect weather to try out our new Fire Pit so we gathered some wood and tried it out. 

It was amazing! However, after about an hour it started to rain on us, just as they predicted, so we put out the fire and called it a night. It was a perfect

Girls Night In!

Have a wonderful weekend!