22 August 2010



some of my new pretty thrifted sheets

ahh...so today was good. A and i slept in late, he made pancakes when we got up and our couch and daybed got delivered just in time for us to run out of town to an estate sale. which, by the way, was amazingly amazing. this was seriously the best estate sale i've ever been to. i mean i guess i haven't been to a ton of estate sales, but this has been the best thus far. it was out in the country a little ways outside of town, and it was a house with a huge barn in the backyard (which were woods, awesome!). so the barn used to be an antique store run by the lady that lived in the house. now, unfortunately, we didn't know about the sale til the second day, so i can only imagine what goodies we could have found had we been there the first day....But, we got a few cool things anyways. but really just the adventure was so fun. being in the house and barn, imagining what it would have been like to visit when the antique store was in it's heyday. oh my gosh, and the daydreaming...ideas about owning my own thrift store or flea market, right behind our (theoretical) house that backs up to the woods in a giant barn or other old structure. i cannot believe we didn't have a camera on us, not even a phone camera! i sooo wanted to post pictures of this place. it was awesome. so anyways, then the day got even better, although really i don't know how. we went into the little town nearby the estate sale, which A and i have fallen in love with! it's the quaintest (hehe) little town with a town square and its very own (best part) antique district! so we went exploring around the antique area and found some awesome stuff, but we didn't purchase anything today because lack of funds is an issue at the moment. but, we know where to go in the future, so that's good. we also stopped into the local goodwill and habitat restore. (if anyone doesn't know about habitat for humanity restores...well, they are awesome and you should check one out). but yeah, by this time we were starving so we stopped at an A&W thinking it was a little fast-food drive thru ya know? but no! it was a restaurant! and it was so fun! i had grilled cheese (of course) and a rootbeer float, yum. and A had a patty melt and brat, yuck. :) so i thought the fun was over for the day as we headed home, but then tonight we went to a movie. yay. we haven't been in a while, and it was so fun and the movie was awesome. we saw The Kids are All Right. i love julianne moore and mark ruffalo. it was cute and funny and kinda sad sometimes. lol i should be a movie critic. ok well that's all. now we are home, and i'm going to bed soon. so til later...

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20 August 2010


wooden owl painting - hidden treasures thrift store


ceramic lamb planter - megamall antique center


'70s style mugs and pitcher - goodwill emporium


cute victorian shoes (fit perfectly by the way) - megamall antique center


glass jars - volunteers of america thrift store


vintage jackie o dress - salvation army


vintage handmade? patchwork dress - goodwill emporium

and there you have it... my recent thrift finds!

so this week i did some seriously successful thrifting! i posted pics of some of my finds and there are more to come. today was awesome! A came home from work and we went to the mega mall antique store. i found a few cute things there like my vintage victorian shoes and my little lamb planter. A found more gallon glass jars for his wine-making, which, by the way, he will be starting a new batch soon! :) but, the best part came on the way home. we stopped at this new thrift store right along the same road as the mega mall. it was amazing! we bought a couch, daybed and recliner. i can't wait to post pictures! they are seriously awesome. i felt like there was no way we could pass them up (well, maybe the recliner). but anyways, we got a really good deal (A was wheelin' and dealin'). i've never seen him negotiate like that before. lol, that must mean he really didn't want to be making those purchases. so, the couch is in great condition while the daybed needs a little work.  i think it can be brought up to greatness :) the recliner is so so. it definitely fits with our current home decor. it's like an ugly brownish yellowish orange color...similar to our couch. well, i guess i don't think it's ugly, but most people would (like my dad who will surely have an opinion on it). the daybed was a good purchase because my mom, dad and grandma are coming to visit in a week, and we needed an extra sleeping space. we have a guest room, but there's only one full bed in it to accommodate my mom and dad. so this way, we have another single person sleeping space when other visitors come. on another note, i'm drinking wine (moscato, my favorite!) and watching a new say yes to the dress atlanta. i don't know why i love this show so much, especially since i'm already married and will never need a wedding dress again. But, nevertheless, i watch it. some of the people on this show are seriously crazy and spoiled. it kind of makes me mad. :) ok well that's all for now. i don't want to start ranting about say yes to the dress, so til later! 


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19 August 2010



my sweet furry baby, maggie


well, i've been trying to give the blog a makeover, but it turns out i'm really not that good. hah! i thought i'd be able to have A teach me a little about xml or html or whatever, but i didn't learn too much. so anyways, this is the look for a while til i can learn more. so we are finally getting settled into our new place.  A is loving his new job which i am so happy about.  and i am still looking for a job. eh. i guess i'm not really looking too hard and i'm not really in a hurry, but we'll see what happens. i've found some amazing thrift stores right near our house, and i've found some great treasures already.  i'll be taking pictures of some of my finds soon and posting them. we found out this week that our great friends that are currently living in AZ are moving back to the midwest in a month! we can't wait! they will be just a short train ride away. i'm already planning weekend visits! ok, so i haven't been eating very healthy lately and i just haven't been leading a healthy lifestyle all together.  i really need to get back in the routine of working out.  i like doing yoga, pilates and balanceball workouts at home, but i haven't been motivated.  i've been feeling really homesick since we moved and i just haven't been motivated to do much of anything.  so my mental health and physical health both need jump starts.  i'm thinking i will try to start fresh on monday morning. get up when A goes to work, eat b-fast, work out then hopefully get some sewing and scrapping done.  that's my plan thus far.  i'll report back how it goes on monday.  ok, til later.

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ahh. the blog is getting a serious makeover. hopefully, in the next couple of days it will be lookin' good and back up and runnin'. 

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16 July 2010


mister took this picture of me yesterday when i had just woken up from a nap...
so, i got busy last night and got tons of packing done!  the movers are coming today so i wanted to clean up a little and get the majority of the packing taken care of.  a and i are going to visit my brother this weekend.  he just moved in to a new place today.  i've been reading all these blogs lately, and i'm anxious to get busy crafting and such, but all my stuff is packed!  oh well, i guess it can wait a week.  last night i had a serious case of insomnia.  i have only ever experienced this one other time in my life, and it was when i had started taking a new medication.  ugh.  it was so frustrating.  i finally got to sleep around 3:30 and then got up to take the mister to work at 8:30.  that may seem like enough sleep to some, but for me it's really not.  i usually sleep at least 9 hours a night, and that's not including daily naps.  hard life, huh?  :)  well, my world will be changing soon enough, and i'm pretty excited.  i think michigan will be an exciting new adventure for me and the mister.  i really hope he loves his job.  college towns are pretty exciting places, so i'm thrilled we'll be living in one again.  ok, well until later....

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15 July 2010


gloomy day...

well, once again i should be packing, but i'm not. i've been procrastinating all morning! i slept in late, ate a couple bowls of cereal, tried to watch the brady bunch (but something is wrong with the tv!) and now i'm sitting and watching the storm come while updating my blog. i think i may start a new book today also. i've only read three books this whole summer, and that is not sufficient. since i'm not working this summer, the plan was to read a whole lot and craft/thrift a whole lot. well, i thrifted for sure, but i didn't so much create and read. i think once we move to our bigger place in michigan i'll be more apt to do more. hmm we'll see. so the mister and i are on a soup kick. we've been eating lotsa soup and i've been collecting lotsa recipes for this fall and winter. i've decided i'm not really a cold soup person, so i think i'm going to dedicate my soup-eating to this fall and the colder months. i've been eating soup in 90+ degree weather, and it's not so great. a, on the other hand, thinks he likes cold soup, so he's on his own. :) i'm so excited for our move, i can hardly wait til next weekend! i love love love the house we are moving in to. the fact that it has a fireplace is soo amazing. i can't wait to snuggle with my babies and the mister in front of it. ok, well i guess i better get to it.

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14 July 2010



my new pan!

So, instead of packing (which is what I should be doing) I am going to update by blog. :) We are moving to Michigan in less than two weeks, and I have done nothing to get ready. Movers are coming on Friday to look around and give us a quote on how much it will cost. It sounds like our budget is going to be maxed out if we hire this company. Oh well, I think it will be so worth it to hire people to move us rather than us (and my parents) doing it ourselves yet again. I can't believe we just moved less than two months ago! Surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly, I've acquiring lotsa stuff in these two months, so now I need to weed some other things out. I'm getting excited about decorating our new place once we get settled...I see a new couch, some new rugs..hmm and lots more in our near future! :) So I bought this cute new vintage lidded pan at the thrift store yesterday, and guess what? I just saw the same pan on Bewitched!! I love it! Hmm I should take a picture of it to post. I've also recently been watching The Bob Newhart Show. I remember watching TV Land when I was younger and I love being able to check the shows out from the library now. Ok, well really I should get to work, however, I will probably stop by the Goodwill sometime today.

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