It’s an absolutely beautiful day here! 68 degrees and sunny. Perfect. I can’t wait to go outside and play!
Murphy has spent most of the day outside in our backyard””chewing sticks, eating grass, and enjoying our new fence!
Before I show you photos of our new fence, you need to see what the old one looked like. It was bad.
BEFORE:
Our old fence was moldy and rotting.
And falling into our neighbors’ yard on both sides.
Let’s just say, we really needed a new fence!
DURING:
The fence guys were really efficient and installed our entire fence in one day.
AFTER:
So much better, right!?! It’s like a new backyard!
Please ignore the dirt lawn in the last two pictures. That’s our next project.
Lunch
Today’s lunch was a ham, cheddar cheese, and hummus sandwich with a side salad with grape tomatoes, roasted tomatoes, and truffle oil.
Snack
A few hours later, I whipped up a green smoothie with Greek yogurt, frozen mango, frozen chopped kale, and almond milk. After a few sips, I dumped my smoothie back into the blender and added a half scoop of vanilla protein powder. It needed a little vanilla sweetness.
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I’m off to take Murphy for a long walk and then to CrossFit.
Enjoy the evening, guys!
Woohoo!! Your new fence is gorgeous!! You’re relaly going to enjoy that this summer! Well, mostly Murphy!! But you guys too! Fun!!
WOW! That does look like a whole new yard. NICE work. I love the white too–good color choice 🙂
Have fun at CF!
That new fence looks great, you guys really needed it!
Haha! No kidding, right?!
love the new fence! we just put in a new fence last summer, so i totally know the feeling. fencing is NOT cheap either! i couldn’t believe how much we spent on our’s last year. oh well, it’s certainly worth it ! especially if you have dogs!
WOW! That looks great! Seems like you got a bit more privacy out of the new fence too.
Kale Mango Smoothie….such a winner! Fence looks incredible! So bright and fresh!
That fence is gorgeous and that green shake looks delicious, especially on a nice hot day in MA!
the fence looks great! curious where you buy your frozen chopped kale…our local stop & shop didn’t seem to carry it, and i didn’t have time to ask them.
I buy it at Stop & Shop, but Whole Foods sells it too.
@Tina: thanks!
the fence looks awesome!
Wow, the fence looks AMAZING!
Murphy looks so small next to that fence! It looks really good, too! Can’t believe they did it all in one day.
love the new fence! it’s gorgeous 🙂
Love how this post included the usual fitness and food…plus a fence. That’s diversity!
The fence looks great!! What a difference!
The fence looks fantastic! The white looks so classic!
Wow what a difference, your new fence looks amazing!!
I have tried using frozen kale or spinach in my smoothies and they don’t work quite as well. Is there a trick to it, or do I need to just blend longer?
The fence looks awesome! We have a chain link fence which I hate, but we’re only staying in this house a couple more years so we’re going to just deal with it!!
love the fence – so fresh and new! I wonder what that white fence will look like when it snows, white everywhere!
Gorgeous!!!!! So cottagey!!
The fence looks great, like the light and airy color, makes the yard look more spacious. 🙂
It feels it too! 🙂
Your old fence looks like ours now! I’ve been dreaming of a nice, new white fence like yours:) it’s beautiful!
Ah-the American dream…house, white picket fence, 2 kids (well…murphy lol) Looks great 🙂 🙂
Haha! Two pugs?!? 😉
@Tina:
Yes! You need a 2nd pug 😉 Beautiful fence!!!!!
The fence looks great! Murphy must be in pug heaven!
That fence looks beautiful! Amazing what such a simple change can do to make your entire yard look better!
Your fence is gorgeous!
Oh, I’m going to go completely off topic, but does Murphy still eat Chicken Soup For The Pet Lover’s Soul?, even if he does not there were food recalls today and that was on the list along with some others. It’s worth checking out:
http://diamondpetrecall.com/diamond-expands-voluntary-recall/
He does, but we checked and thankfully his food wasn’t on the recall list. Thanks for thinking of Murphy though! We appreciate it! 🙂
@Tina: That is good news! and of course 🙂
Congratulations on the new fence!! I love the white and it looks really great!! 🙂
Wow Tina!! What an awesome fence! That is quite the improvement, no offense to your old fence. I hope y’all enjoy it.
Haha! Thanks! 🙂
Gorgeous fence!! I wish ours was like that!!
It looks great!
That fence looks perfect!!! It really frames the yard nicely. And don’t worry bout the dirt…one step at a time. Celebrate your victory ha!
The fence looks great! I’m sure your neighbors are happy too 🙂
Great fence! By the way Tina, my husband is stoked that I am starting to experiment with beers more. Thanks for your beer tips, feeling more comfie trying things besides wine and budlight!
I love Greek yogurt in smoothies but have been hesitant to try it in a green smoothie for fear it would be super bitter, but vanilla protein powder is an excellent idea! Talk about protein packed green smoothie!
The fence looks great Tina~! I wish I had a big yard like that for my pup.
Fence looks great! I really have to try the truffle oil- I’ve been hearing so many great things about it!
That is a wonderful fence~ you’ve increased my longing for a home of our very own someday:) Until then, I continue to enjoy looking at yours!
Luv luv luv the fence!
Wow! that fence is gorgeous!! Makes me want a white one now! 🙂
Looks great! As I looked at the pics I wondered why the yard was devoid of grass and then I realized, duh, they just finished winter! Living in South Florida my entire life, I often forget the change that the foliage undergoes. We always have grass, unless we get a heat wave and a drought in the spring.
Absolutely beautiful! Murphy seems to like it as well. That fence sure completes your yard 🙂
Very nice fence! My dog would love to roam around like Murphy!
The fence looks great! I love how you have so many mature trees in your neighborhood. It is good energy 😉