Thrift List

I'm in the mood for thrifting. I've never done much Thrift Store/Garage Sale/Flea Market shopping, but that is all about to change. And here is what I'm out to get...and I wanna get em CHEAP. If they're are rusty or scratched, I'm going to redo them. In funky colors.

In no particular order ~

I want to find a plain, wooden queen size headboard to paint for Stephen's room.

I want a vintage circle plant holder for my back patio. Something like this:



And, I want a single one for my living room. Something like this:



I'm also hoping to find a vintage kitchen stool like this:


And here are some other misc items I'm hoping to stumble upon:

Yellow and green depression glass:



And I'd love to find some vintage sheets and tableclothes:




And a milk glass cake stand (or 2!):



Wish me luck!

Cooking with Dad

My husband makes THE BEST Chicken Enchiladas. Period. I'll match his up to anyone's. PERIOD! :)

He and Ste are in the kitchen making up a batch right now. Let me tell you, the smell is Heavenly!

I sneeked in and took a picture. Two genius cooks at work!





Gotta go taste test the sauce! ~@my

Thank you Kristen!!

Awww...Kristen - You're a sweet - E! "You like me! You really like me!!" Name that oscar winner...

Anyhooch - thank you for the super sweet award. It makes me feel all good, and well...liked! :)

Anyone stopping by, be sure to check out Kristen's blog - Scrappin' My Bliss.

You won't be disappointed!

Vacation Pictures

We started out in Memphis and enjoyed Blues music on Beale Street:

The next day we drove to a Tennessee State park:





That night Stephen went to his very first Drive-In movie:



And then we headed for Pensacola...and the BEACH!







~@my

We're home!

We made it home at about 7:30 p.m. yesterday. We savored sleeping in our own beds. It is always good to come home.

Sharing one minute from our vacation at the beach:

Guess what we had for supper?

The guys went Deep Sea fishing early Wednesday morning. I slept in. Then read. Then surfed the internet. Then took a nap! Ahhhhh.....vacation!

Then the guys picked me up and we took their catch to Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant in Destin where they cooked up the catch and we feasted on it! The restaurant fried some, grilled some and blackened some. The blackened and grilled were my favorites. Ste and V liked the blackened the most too.

I HEART vacation!!

~ @my

Boiled Peanuts

Today we drove from Memphis to Pensacola. We started seeing roadside stands advertising boiled peanuts when got into the southern part of Mississippi. By the time we got to Alabama, we could no longer resist. We pulled over and Virgil bought some boiled peanuts while Ste and I stayed in the truck. He came back with a bag and said, "Well, I guarantee you've never had peanuts like this before!" I was thinking, "They're peanuts. How different could it be?" Then I reached my hand into the bag and came up with a wet glop that looked like a peanut shell...but it was soggy and dripping. I opened the "shell" popped the two nuts in my mouth and I LOVE THEM! Gloppy mess and all...the nuts are like, I don't know, umm BEANS! Stephen says they are like mashed potatoes. Either way, a fun and unique experience for us.

We're used to our peanuts roasted!