GOODIES FROM MY TRIP

Happy Monday!!!...Have I told you that I love Mondays???...I don't know why!...Most people grumble at the mere mention of Monday....Definitely if I had to go out to work then I'd feel differently...I just love the start of another week God has given me...It's a chance to clean the house from a busy weekend with everyone being home...I like doing the laundry and organizing...The next thing to tackle is the garage before it gets hot weather...I want to get rid of things I couldn't last year after the move...I was too attached to items that I'd had for years in our other house...I have now bought new items that fit this house better and that fit the look I'm trying to achieve...

Now to the question my sweet husband asked me...When is it complete???...When is the house finally finished??...When has enough primitve items been bought???....I think I felt light headed when he asked that....When do you watch your last ballgame???...buy your last ball cap???....Eat your last meal???....As I thought about it I guess it is NEVER complete!!!...Not completely....There will always be some little something that we just HAVE TO HAVE for just that look we want...We grow tired of stuff and need new....Let's just say what it is... it's an addiction!!!...There are some pieces that I have my eye on and must have...Just to COMPLETE my look!!!...HA!...Has your husband ever asked you something similar????...

Ok here are some items I brought home from my trip....And let me say it was a challenge because Myrtle Beach ISN'T prim capital of the world by any means...I found one...I mean 1 little craft/antique mall...But wouldn't you know that I found something that I've always wanted...I added the candle....The whole thing measures 12 inches tall...It is a huge candle holder for $12.00.... I haven't decided where to put it, but I will let you know!

And then some wooden chimes for $2.79...I've got them hanging here in the laundry room til Tim gets them put outside...Every shop we went into that had chimes I would ring all of them for Luke and we loved the sound of these...I have chimes that hang on the front porch that Tim bought me the Christmas I finished up chemo and radiation...I remember lying in bed and listening to the sweet sound and thinking of angels when I felt so bad...So I think I would like these on the back porch to enjoy or outside my kitchen window....

And a blue agate necklace...It goes perfectly with my blue lapis southwest jewelry I buy off of QVC.....And hold onto your seat!!!...It was a whopping $2.25.....HA!

Then on the way home we stopped by Hobby Lobby in Aiken, SC...Just let me say it was WAY OUT of our way....I wanted to get some big paper mache boxes, but they were 50% off and practically wiped out....I did manage to come home with 3 of the paper mache eggs....Maybe now that Easter is over I might find all the paper mache eggs I already had that I haven't been able to find since the move a year ago...You know how that goes!!...I will let you know if and when I find them!!

I did find some fabric....I love blues and browns....

And then I found these!!...Yeah!..I was going to make me some of these and now I don't have to....2 big ones and 3 smaller ones....How cool is that???...Ok are you sitting down???....The big ones were $2.99 and the small ones were $1.99...I will let you see what I do with them and where I put them at a later post...

Well, that is it for now!...Next time I will show you some awesome new items I've gotten in the mail and maybe share some news with you....Until next time!!....hugs,Jen