Eureaka!!

For a while, I have been racking my brain (what there is of it) and attempting to come up with a new Blog name which really reflected who I am, what I like and etc. I think I finally found it..

I grew up in a small Texas town named Terrell, which is the Gateway to East Texas. It is your typical small town with a historical Main Street and older store fronts that have changed way too many times to recall.  I still remember a few..Merritt's, Rutledge Drug Store (they had an amazing soda fountain and I always got an orange-aide while my rx's were being filled), The Country Store, and way back the Candy Kitchen. The houses ranged from small frame houses to huge plantation style homes which date back to the first settler's in town. 

I grew up in a few different houses but must say that our house on Melody Lane is the one which I consider home. From my early teens to way beyond college was spent off and on in this home. It is somewhat small house for today's standards but there was only three of us..my Daddy (yep, I said Daddy), my Mom and I. We have shared many Birthdays, Holidays and lazy days in this home. We have also struggled through the tough times there. My parents still live in this home and now it bursts at the seams when we fill it will our Families and Love.

That is why I have chosen Melody Lane as the name of my blog...it is where life truly began for me and my heart still resides there.

Counting down the days until Spring/Summer

I Love Springtime and can not wait for it to be here again. I know that once spring is gone, we are on to the horrible-hot days of Summer with 100+ temps but this year I plan to cool off in our new pool.

We actually had our First home with a pool when we purchased the Fort Lauderdale house. We soon realized we really enjoyed it and probably wouldn't ever live in a house without one. On our home search in Texas we looked at countless homes with pools but couldn't find the right house/pool combo. So, we decided to find the house and then build the pool. The only problem was finding a pool company that understood we wanted a pool in our yard, not a yard which was a pool. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos of the yard before the pool construction began. However, I have alot of the process and completed pool.

The dig begins-notice the fence to the left for future refernce

Just add H2O

Time to dive in..

We have added a few details since these photos were taken but I need to take photos and add them. The pool isn't what everyone would want and we know that..But for us it is perfect. And I can not wait to enjoy it this summer..

Inspiration Needed

I really enjoy my blog and the possibilities it presents..I continually promise to blog more but can't seem to actually do it. I think some of my problems come from my dissatisfaction with the "name" of my blog. I started as the Frugal Flight Attendant, but that really didn't fit where I wanted to take my blog. So on I went to Butterflies and Beehives, but that isn't a catchy enough. I really want something that encompasses who I am, what I think and things that catch my eye. Basically, I am open to ideas..let me know if you have any. Until then, Enjoy!