BEACH IN 4 DAYS AND A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS..

Chloee's bikini I bought yesterday for $6.00. Bill was like "is that good"? Uh, YEAH! Last year we spent like $30 a pop at Dillard's..hello?? Do you not remember paying for them?? Haaa. And where I got it is the kicker..I just wandered through FRED'S yesterday on my lunch break..picked up some chalk for the beach..and wandered over to kid's stuff. This bikini is a size 18 month bikini. But, I knew it looked big enough {if anyone has ever noticed..I think sometimes the cheaper stuff is NEVER sized right anyway}..Too Cute AND a great DEAL!

And behind her are a few of my favorite things..I LOVE the brick wall {original} I LOVE the tile on the floor + the step up...{Bill did by hand while I was pregnant..along with everything else in our 1949 home}...The gas log wood stove..there was an actual wood stove there for the 1st year and we got tired of the soot really quick. The tall metal bird cage candle stick "thing"...None other than purchased at Ross "Dress for Less" for like $25..the miniature chiminea that Amanda Harrelson got for me for Christmas one year..2 of my beautiful inside plants && the floral arrangement that Amanda Stroupe {Bill's sister in law} got for us for our wedding. And if you look real closely to the left of the candle stick..my green blown glass door knob. I will take pictures of my other door knobs..LOVE them!

Our house used to be Bill's Grandparents and we bought it with full intention of remodeling inside and out. We don't want to lose the "oldness" of the home, as we both think it should stay in a sense the way it always has been. We have redone the majority of the house and recently added a sunroom. I think the smallest touches, whether vintage or contemporary make the biggest difference in an older home and gives the house so much character. I LOVE finding things that connect with my old house! And I HEART all outlandish things..

MY HAPPY CORNER

To go along with the previous post of Chloee in the bathroom..I decided I would follow up with something I saw on http://lalalovelythings.blogspot.com/ blog. She just posted a corner in her basement that always makes her smile..so as I was taking this picture of Chloee yesterday I also snapped a picture of this flower arrangement {not realizing I would actually post..I just wanted to take a picture of it}...But it does always make me happy to see this in my bathroom. Reason being: I thought and thought forever {and when I say forever..I'm serious...I PONDERED for like a year on the idea..} of something small I could put on the floor beside the bathtub because it looked so bare. BUT I didn't want something that would be in the way of Bill getting in and out of the shower {heaven forbid:}...So the vase I found at Stein Mart for like five bucks and found the fake floral at walmart..just enough to add a touch of style to the beloved lavatory.

I think I am going to take time out this week and take pictures of the many things in my home that I truly appreciate. I do have an artistic side and it's high time I blog it for my memories..So that when I'm 80 and can't match my clothes anymore..at least I will have something to look back on....