So apparently I am not very good at keeping up on this blogging thing but life has been a little crazy lately. Summer is now in full swing for me. The hubs and I spent about 2 weeks in San Diego with both of our families. It was a great time to be with everyone.  Then when we got back from San Diego we were planning and preparing for a dinner that we hosted for my in-laws 30th Anniversary (blog to come about that with pictures soon).

For now I want to update you on the garden. Can I just say that I am pretty much in shock because this whole gardening thing is actually starting to work!! I was SO skeptical in the beginning because in the past I have killed just about every plant I have touched.   A few weeks ago we cut the cilantro and used it in some fabulous guacamole. We are hoping that it will continue to grow back throughout the summer.

Exciting News: I HAVE 7 TOMATOES!!! Woo Hoo!!!! It is so funny because I planted 3 different tomato plants from seedlings and one plant does not have any fruit on it yet, my biggest plant has 2 tomatoes, and my smallest plant (seriously, like a little midget tomato plant) has 5 on it. The small plant is a Roma  and the biggest one is a Better Boy. I also planted some tomato seeds and those plants are really growing but I think we are still a little while away from seeing any fruit.

My zucchini plant has a HUGE flower on it this morning, which if I remember correctly means that the zucchini cannot be too far behind.

My cucumber seeds all failed! BOOOO!!! Oh well, next time, I guess.

My bean plants continue to take off, but I have not seen too many "bean" looking things yet.

The other exciting thing is that my Dahlias have started to bloom and they are so amazing. Each plant is a different color and each day there is a new flower. They might be one of my new favorite flowers.
The hydrangea have also really taken off. Even though the plants were completely dead when we moved in, they have come back to life. I cannot take any of the credit for those though, my hubby is the one who did all of the maintenance on those.

I am just so excited to continue to watch all of the plants grow and change. And I really can't wait to eat my first tomato and zucchini!!