Mosaic Monday

Trying something new for a post again, this time participating (for the first time) in Mosaic Mondays at Little Red House.

My mosaic for today consists of pictures of a wedding Hubs and I attended on Saturday for one of his business frat brothers at a beautiful bed and breakfast about five to eight minutes from our condo. It amazes me such a rural looking place is so close to the busyness of our every day lives.

The first time I drove by this B&B, I thought it would be a beautiful place for a wedding, so you can imagine my delight when we received their wedding invite!

Here's Hubby being a gentleman and helping one of the grandmothers down the stairs. He doesn't get many opportunities to be a gentleman, so that's why I decided to catch it with the camera. Once the outdoor cocktail hour was over, we went inside for the reception. We were drawn back outside for a bit before dinner, though, because of this gorgeous sunset. The camera didn't capture it as well as I'd hoped, but that's user inexperience, not a camera malfunction.

Hubs even got his picture taken with me, so that was lovely! :)

Hope everyone had an awesome weekend and a great start to the week!

Blessings and Happy Monday!

Friday's Favorites

The last two days at work have been kind of a joke. I haven't had any work to do and so I've just been browsing the web and keeping myself busy... or at least looking like I'm busy.

So, on this gorgeous fall Friday, I'm going to share some bits of my week, including some new websites I found while I was "working" and some I reacquainted myself with that I already knew about.

Because it's what I do, I'm sharing it all in list form:

1. I thought Jim's speech about Pam at the rehearsal dinner was going to be dumb (after hearing parts of it on radio ads), but it actually brought a tear to my eye. And I thought it was great they ended up really making it their day and getting married on the Maid of the Mist. I don't care that they aren't a real couple, I think they are adorable.

2. If you don't know what I'm talking about in #1, please ignore me.

3. Hubby asked me last night if I was smitten with him. It made me laugh a lot.

4. He also made me laugh when he walked in on me (does that sound dirty to anyone else?) playing Farmville before work on Wednesday morning and before he could say anything, I said, "I haven't played in three days, so leave me alone," to which he replied, "So this is a relapse?"

5. Can someone please tell me why Farmville is so addictive? I just love taking care of my animated crops and farm animals and don't even get me started on arranging my cow, goat, pig, bunny, and elephant shaped topiaries.

6. About #5, again it's probably best to ignore me.

7. Reacquainted website love and laughter: Cake Wrecks. I even checked out the book they just released when I was waiting for my tires to get replaced yesterday (not a euphemism). The author of the blog and the book is hilarious and I recommend you check it out.

8. New websites and serious home decorating inspiration: Phoebe Howard (lots of great room photos at this link). Also check out her personal shopper's blog at Mrs. Howard Personal Shopper.

9. I bought some new clothes. I had been saving and waiting to cash in my rewards points on my credit card. I pretty much never buy new stuff for myself like that, but I'm glad to now have some new sweaters and such for fall.

10. I've got nothing more, really, but I had to make it an even ten, so yaaaayyyy for more blow up decorations at the Shell station that make me laugh but I haven't been able to take a picture of because I haven't had my camera but just imagine a giant blow up black cat whose head turns back and forth either in the wind or mechanically.

Hope you all had an awesome week and that your weekend is wonderful!

Blessings and Happy Friday!

Tea for... one.

The cooler weather has struck here in NoVa and I'm actually quite enjoying it. I'm loving the crisp cool air in favor of the hot muggy air of summer.

I'm also loving a cup of tea in the evenings. It's a warm, comforting treat before I curl up into bed.

I don't drink anything fancy, just regular Lipton Tea- no, not decaf before bed. I'm lucky (or unlucky?) to not be particularly affected by caffeine or sugary drinks.

Although the tea isn't fancy, the cups up the special factor significantly. Some of them are from thrift stores, but the majority are a set given to me by my mother-in-law. She had them in her cupboard when Hubs and I were dating and I always admired them. One day Hubby told her so and the next thing I knew, they were mine.I'm thankful for such blessings and the ability to enjoy something so simple. I hope you all are able to experience such things as well.

Blessings and Happy Wednesday!

It's that time of year again...

Blow up decoration time!

I've shared this Shell station before, last year at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Now it's time for their Halloween blow up decoration extravaganza!

Okay, so maybe it's not an extravaganza, as they have just a fraction of the Halloween decorations that they have for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

But at least they have some sort of creature on a motorcycle!

Ha!

Blessings and Happy Tuesday!

Tablescape Thursday

Welcome to my spot on the Tablescape Thursday tour, hosted by Between Naps on the Porch. I've only done this once before, but I really enjoyed it, so here we go again!

This time the table is dressed up for fall, as are the shelves I shared on Tuesday (also seen below).

Orange is one of my favorite colors, so I really enjoy this tablescape. What looks like a runner is actually two valances I laid out side by side. They are from my Grama and I believe she got them on a trip to Ukraine.

I already had the black tray (from the estate sale with Mum this summer), the two orange doilies (from Mum), candles, vintage dish (belonged to my Grammie Lucy), and black swirly candle holder. The leaf salt and pepper shakers are from Walmart ($2).

I also already had the black placemats, plates, and flatware, but I purchased the napkins (2 for $3 at Walmart) and the leaves and ribbon (discounted 50% at Michaels).

I hope you've enjoyed my spot on the tour and be sure to check back to Between Naps on the Porch for many more lovely tables!

Blessings and Happy Thursday!