Wednesday, September 30, 2009

SPOOKY GIVEAWAY!!!!



I LOVE HALLOWEEN....LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
AND I WANTED TO HELP ONE LUCKY READER SPOOK UP HER HOME WITH SOME OF THE NEW HALLOWEEN PILLOW CASES FROM MY SHOP!


SO LEAVE A COMMENT......AND YOU WILL BE ENTERED IN TO WIN THIS SET OF THREE PILLOW CASES!!!! SPREAD THE WORD ON YOUR BLOG AND YOU WILL GET TWO CHANCES TO WIN!

I WILL BE PICKING THE WINNER FRIDAY AT 8AM!


ENJOY!!!!!!!




Monday, September 28, 2009

A KILLER PARTY!!!!!

I have some GREAT friends! Not to mention some friends that LOVE a good themed out party! It is SOOOO fun to have a themed party when EVERYONE gets involved and pays attention to the details that make it so fun!

My birthday happens to be in my FAVORITE month of the year, OCTOBER! I love the feeling of fall (well, what I remember of it anyways. It is still VERY hot in Florida), the candy corn, the decorations, my birthday, and best of all HALLOWEEN! Love it all!!!!

Last year to celebrate my 29th Birthday one of my BFF'S, Courtney threw me a KILLER PARTY! She hosted a Murder mystery party 1920's style! THE BEST PARTY EVER!!!!!!!!!!



We all received our characters in the mail and dressed the part, made our pre-party phone call clues to each other, and came in character! (yes, I am VERY short compared to my friends! This is why I tend to hang out with my kids most of the time)

This picture makes me laugh! Poor Neil (far left) said his card just said baseball player....didn't realize it was in the 1920's. ha!

It took place at a bar in the 1920's. ha! (I am fully aware that they didn't have these signs back then....but it was still fun!)

My birthday cake! RED VELVET! The perfect cake for a murder!




I guess they told us to act tough. I just look upset. ha!

We had a dance contest to 20's music!

A Fully stocked bar and poker table set up.


And of course......A MURDER!

This is a really fun idea to have any time of the year.....but ESP around Halloween! We are already starting to plan the party for this year!!!!!!!!!! check it out here to pick your theme!

Monday, September 21, 2009

Growing old.....together

This weekend Chad and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary!!!!! I am still in shock that we are old enough to have been married for 6 years....let alone have two kids! Where oh where does the time go?! (go ahead....do the math....I believe I came home from my honeymoon pregnant!)
We got married at my FAVORITE hotel in Delray Beach RIGHT on the ocean! It was BEAUTIFUL and everything I had wanted. Probably 90% of the people that came to our wedding were from out of town! It felt AMAZING to know that all of our friends and family made the trips from Maine, Virginia, and all over to come and celebrate us!
We must have gotten married PRIOR to digital pics because I had to actually take a picture of our pictures. HA! (yes, I have a scanner....but have NO idea how to use it)
If that makes me feel old....IMAGINE what this picture does to me knowing that this was 11 years ago!!!! HA! We look like babies!
Don't worry....I DID ask the photographer at the time if they had any other background...it was either this or the fake river scene. LOVELY!

Life is SOOO Much better when you are married to your very best friend!



Thursday, September 17, 2009

Working on My Skills



I LOVE photography....but I am NOT great at taking pictures! ESPECIALLY when it comes to taking pictures of my pillows! It is something that I constantly say I need to work on.....yet I never seem to make time.

My camera broke a few months ago (aka....I dropped it on the floor one last time) and so I borrow my neighbors camera on a weekly basis until Santa brings me a new one! (santa....are you reading this?!)
Tonight I couldn't sleep and I decided to bring my patio furniture into my home...and try out a little pillow photo shoot. :) I realized that I am NOT good at editing either...maybe I should sign up for a class in my "free time".
This is NEW! I think it looks very much like fall with the olive crown!
Another NEW Pillow case! It is a larger take on the origional Ruffle Pillow Case. I LOVE this one!
NEW Pink girlie crown gift set!
I just love this pillow case! I think it can make any room feel fancy!
Hope you stop by and check them out at my shop!

Halloween Spirit

CHECK OUT THE CUTE CARD THAT MY SISTER PUT ON HER BLOG TODAY! I WANT TO FRAME THIS LITTLE GUY AND DISPLAY FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. HA!
These pillow cases are selling like crazy! I am so excited to know that SOO many people are already decorating for Halloween!





Wednesday, September 16, 2009

A Dream Is a Wish.....

This week has been pretty tough around here....SO this past weekend we decided to make it fun!!!!! I took Kacey, with a few of my friends and their daughters, to go see Disney Princesses on Ice! WE HAD A BLAST!!!!
I have NO idea how on earth they can dance in those dresses.....AND ON ICE!
The girls were SOOO excited! Kacey REALLY wanted to be Ariel....but we are waiting until The Disney store puts their costumes on Sale...so poor thing had to wear her last years costume. Such a trooper! :)
These girls really did feel like princesses!! We spoiled them rotten. (when else would it be okay to pay $10 for an icee JUST because it comes in a Cinderella cup?!?!)


The BEST part of the whole day is when Kacey told me, "Mom...I have been dreaming of coming to something like this for my whole life!" Just sort of melts your heart and makes you want to stop time for a bit.

OH, and Collin and Chad had a "Boys Date" as well! They played soccer at the park....went to McDonalds.........back to the playground...........BOTH took naps.........and were BOTH covered in stickers from head to toe when we walked in the door.
GREAT DAY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

Friday, September 11, 2009

Hard to Explain


Yesterday my grandpa passed away at the age of 87. That may seem old to some people.....but I FULLY plan on living to be at least 100, so to me this seems like his life was cut too short!

In all of the sadness that I am feeling for the loss and the loss that my mom and whole family is having....I am having a VERY hard time explaining all of this to my kids! Collin (almost 3) doesn't really get it, and seems to think that it is very cool that he has wings and can fly and be in heaven.
Kacey, on the other hand....this is tough! She is VERY interested in things and is VERY aware of my feelings! She is VERY in touch with how I feel about anything, and always seems to know the right things to say!

When I first found out yesterday evening she came right up to me after I told them what had happened and said, "It is okay mom, we need to remember the good times we had with Great Grandpa!" I was in SHOCK and was blown away by her ability to say JUST what I needed!

She had NO idea what she was saying or even what death really is......but in that moment she was so grown up and had the ability to just say the PERFECT thing!


We have been laying low today and just sitting around the house watching movies. I set out markers and paper in effort to do something fun today! I asked Kacey what she was drawing...and she told me that she was drawing a picture of Great Grandpa and her holding hands and she is going to send it to heaven so that he can "fix up his new home". I assured her that I would make sure that the letter/picture would be delivered and that he would LOVE it!


When she was all done, she broke down crying and told me how much she misses him. I am at a loss as to how to stay strong enough to give her a positive outlook on all of this and not be scared of death.....ESPECIALLY when she is SOOO in touch with how I feel.......and I am a bit scared too!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

I NEED this....OAR else. :)

I have been dreaming of a pair of turquoise vintage oars for my house! I just LOVE them! I have seen a few for sale on etsy and they make me SOOOO happy to visit! Last night I decided to check out craigslist and see if I could find any that I could refinish myself...............AND WAHOOOOOO!!!! I FOUND THESE!!!!!!!!!! FOR $20 FOR THE PAIR!!!!! And since I generally don't ask for a lower price.....I am happy with paying full price for these babies! (considering I almost got to the point where I paid $100 for a pair!)
I have emailed the seller and am actually stalking him at this point. I would LOVE to have these by the weekend so that I can finish them up and get these bad boys finished!!!!!!!!!!


Craigslist....I love you!!!!!!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

GIVE YOUR HOUSE A LITTLE SPOOKY PILLOW!

I LOVE decorating for Halloween! I have not yet started to decorate....but I have made a few pillows and added them to my etsy shop! and I am VERY excited about them!!!
These are included in our Buy 2 get 1 FREE deal!!!!!!


Enjoy your holiday weekend!!!!

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Proud Mama!

I have the past week taking care of my little kiddos! I HATE seeing them sick! They are SUCH troopers because we have been stuck in the house and have watched EVERY movie that we own, painted water color pictures daily, played disney bingo about 3 times a day, and I have made frozen drink pops non-stop! I hope that all this rest and calmness around here will help them get better ASAP!

I have been soooo excited lately looking at some of my FAVE blogs and seeing how they have displayed their very own Sa-Sea Boutique pillow cases! It makes me smile!!!!!

Life in the Fun Lane is a SUPER amazing blog!!!!! She just opened up her very own shop.....and I have been seriously wishing I lived in Canada so that I could snag some of her AMAZING furniture! Check it out!!!!!!!!!! WHITE BERRY REINVENTED...trust me your jaw will drop at her amazing talent!!!



I also met a new blogger...Diane and was SO excited when she posted pics of her new pillow cases!!!! She is SOOO sweet and has great style!
xoxo!