The back patio

July 17, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley Comments Off

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Within the past two years, we bought the perfect patio set for our patio at The Home Depot. We are both conservative on how we make big purchases and we lived for 9 years with adequate, but not spectacular patio furniture because it meant little to us. However, once we bought comfortable and inviting patio furniture, we realized what we had been missing. Also, in the 11 years that we have owned this house, all the trees have grown and finally provide a pleasing shade cover.

We have had a few people over for dinner at this patio table and chairs. For one of our friends, all the trees remind him of Michigan. In fact, a few more of our out of state guests have commented on the trees and had not pictured Texas to be able to grow so many different ones. I feel that people may view Texas as they do Arizona: dry, arid and desert. But, Austin,Texas has a lot of greenery.

I grew up with a tree filled backyard and I planned and planted one within a year of moving to this home. I know some neighbors thought I was crazy, “You’re going to have a forest back there!” All I can say is I am happy for my shade cover. I can go out in 100 degree heat and be protected by my trees. It gives me a feeling of the North – Massachusetts and Michigan – when I am in my backyard.

We love our patio set and entertaining on it. We will, however, sell it because we do not know how much deck we will have at the house we are considering. I love new furniture and the new energy it brings. I am excited for new patio furniture!

suburbia

About Heather Lucier Stanley

Heather Lucier Stanley grew up in Central Massachusetts and lived in New England until she started studying at the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature. In her early 20s, she moved to San Antonio, Texas and started studying business and accounting. In her late 20s, she became a Certified Public Accountant. She has held many varied and interesting business and volunteer positions: public accountant, internal auditor, systems implementer, project manager, business analyst, tax preparer and Austin Skiers board member. While traveling 35% for a position she held, she earned her Master of Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Phoenix. She is enthusiastic about learning and trying new things. A few of her passions are personal development, fitness, snow skiing, and travel. She is outgoing and real. She feels that success is easy to attain if the individual defines what success means to her and then has a plan to achieve her individual success. No two definitions of success are the same because each of us is unique and has something original to share with the world.
View all posts by Heather Lucier Stanley →

Comments are closed.