Amazing Weekend..for reals!!!

I hope that YOU had at least half as a good of a weekend as we did. I mean if you did then you had one amazing weekend...for reals!!

Ours started out with one of our treasure hunting adventures Saturday morning and treasures we did find!! It's awesome that the Hubbikins and the Chazman both keep an eye out for items that I can use with my ooaks. (one of a kind sculpts)  We went to the Robin's Nest and found a few items that I can most definitely use. (thank you Hubbikins and Chazman) If you live in the area or are planning a trip down to the beach then you really should check this cute little thrifty chic Boutique out. It's located at 15885 B Highway 59, Foley, AL. The proprietor, Robin Ellis, really has some of the cutest items and all of them are true treasures. Here..just look for yourself.

Cute...ri iight? I told ya so. She has the building next door too and all along the outside are units just filled with all kinds of things. Some you have to go through carefully or you might just miss a treasure. That's where we find the things for my ooaks. I love to wander through the inside though...so many pretties!! Oh..OHH.. OHHH...the weekend of Thanksgiving Robin is going to have her Christmas open  house and some of my ooaks will be visiting. Just thought I might mention that little tid bit of information. ^_^  I hope you will make some time to stop by and visit.

Here are the goodies we found at the nest plus some we found just out and about. The burgundy linens, the tiny baskets and the amazing trunk are our nest finds. It seems that this was the weekend to find bases for the ooaks too. Bases I so needed!!

Isn't the trunk a beauty? I love that it is covered in leather. It's going to make a great prop for Santa or elves or antique toys or perhaps all three. ^_^

Saturday was also the Hubbikins and my 11th year anniversary!! Time sure has flown by...so hard to believe it's been 11 years already. He surprised us by taking us to eat at a new place....Felix's Fish Camp. Yes..I said US....the Chazman goes where we go...always!! I'm not sure who enjoyed it the most...HA!! I think it was me...no...the Chazman....no the Hubbikins...NOOOO..it was...all three of us. The place sits on the Mobile Bay and our table looked out over it....perfect dining view. The lights on the bridge going over the bay was just far enough away that it looked magical. The people there are AWESOME.....everyone smiling and our waiter was the BEST!! The food was AHHHHmazing!! They even gave us a certificate for free dessert the next time we go plus 10% off.  My birthday is next month...Honey...are you reading this? Hint hint..hehe!!

Sunday we decided to go on one of our beach walkabouts. We LOVE living so close to the ocean...it just recharges us to be near her. Getting to sit on her shore and listen to the song of her waves hitting the shore. I'm sure I have said that before....not rubbing it in...just stating facts..hehe.  The water was crystal clear and BOY...do I mean crystal!! The Chazman and I love to walk out and just let the waves lift us up and with the water being so clear we saw that we weren't the only ones enjoying the water. There must have been hundreds of fish swimming with us. Each time the small waves would come you could look and see even more fish coming in to enjoy the water. They would bump into us or swim in between our legs and that caused us both to start giggling. Soon though, those giggles turned into a AHHHH of pure delight because not even eight feet from us a devil ray jumped out of the water. Seems he was enjoying all the fish too.

This is not a photo I took but one I googled so you could see just what a devil ray coming out of the waves looks like. Can you picture this guy about eight feet from you? Scary but oh so thrilling at the same time. We saw him several more times during the day and each time was just as thrilling as the first time. He wasn't the only creature enjoying the overflowing of fish either. The dolphins were having a blast!! They were far off from us but close enough for us to watch....clap...and giggle our enjoyment. My little camera will not take far off shots worth a toot but one of our local photographers, Michelle Stancil, was blessed to have caught some of these comical characters playing Saturday morning. Michelle definitely has "the eye" as she gets some amazing shots of our area.

I could sit and watch these guys all day long. Thank you Michelle for letting me use your amazing shots. ^_^

It was a perfect day....blue skies...crystal clear water.....comical and amazing creatures galore and time spent together as a family. The Chazman and I walked the shore to find shells and you wouldn't believe what else we found. Can you guess? Ohh alright, I will tell you....a butterfly. I kid ya not....they were EVERYWHERE yesterday flying around. This little guy had flown to close to the waves and apparently gotten caught. He wasn't alive and I just couldn't leave him there now could I? Besides, my muse started singing about faerie wings.

Now...see what I meant about if your weekend was half as good. It was a super fabtabulous one here and I am so thankful and blessed.

Until  next time.............HUGS,
Regi

Very interesting weekend....VERY!!

Beautiful blue skies, temp 79 and the wind blowing, making the trees sway back and forth like they are dancing to music we can not hear.  Tomorrow is going to be a completely different scene I fear!!  YIKES, our first hurricane since moving to paradise a little over two years ago. I guess I shouldn't complain since they are few and far between but I am praying and wishing that "Issac" will just fade away never to be heard from again. HEY...I can wish...it works sometimes!!!

We spent most the weekend getting prepared for the worse. Food for at least three days that doesn't require cooking. Which means lots of tuna fish, potted meat and PB & J sandwiches but to the Chazman...that's a good supply. Enough water to last the three days..Gatorade for the Hubbikins since he is "allergic" to the water.  ^_^  We made sure we had candles (honeydew melon...smells so good....I know, plain candles would do just as good but why not have a soothing fragrance along with the light), batteries, flashlights, ya know all the things necessary. Now if we can just get the nerves to settle down, we will be good. The Chazman is chillin and doesn't seem to be effected at all...so far!! He is excited that school has been cancelled for the next three days. Better to be over cautious than to take chances I suppose. I'm not sure how excited he will stay when I tell him that they will lose part of the Thanksgiving holiday to make up these days but that's a bridge I'll cross when I get there. HA!!

We did find a few treasures this weekend while we were out and about. We haven't been sale-ing the yards as of late and it was good to do some treasure hunting. It helped calm the nerves...oh yes it did!! The Chazman bought a HUGE stuffed reindeer...he is going to use it as a big pillow while watching TV at night...good buy and smart thinker and just imagine..he is mine. ^_^  He also found two dinosaur toys....watch out GI Joe...HEHE!!! The Hubbikins bought a brand new pair of Niki's for $4 at an Estate sale. YES...I said brand new for $4. I found a carved wooden bear, metal sleigh, tiny heart pill box and tulip cup and saucer. I'm excited about the wooden bear. I'm going to use him as a pattern to make some more bears to use with my Santa series ooaks. The pill box and cup are going to house tiny faeries. I think you can figure out what I'm going to use the sleigh for.

On our way home we stopped at the Robin's Nest. A cute little vintage/antique/flea market. They always have the most wonderful selection of items. Saturday was no different. I bought a cute little porcelain egg. I'm seeing a faerie poking her head out of it already. ^_^  My best find was a lovely vintage wicker sleigh. Perhaps though, the best part of stopping by the nest was that I'm going to be placing some of my ooaks there the end of October. They asked what I was going to do with the sleigh and when I told them they asked if I would let them put some of them in their shop to sell. OH YEAH BABY....of course I said yes. I stood there for a moment...didn't JUMP and say yes right away. I mean...I didn't want to seem to excited. HAHA!! That's not the reason I stood there for a moment though. I was actually in shock. Keep those fingers and toes crossed for me. She has a clientele of interior designers that come and shop with her. I may just have found my niche!!!

Here's my finds: Oh OH OHHH...I forgot about the material. A white linen with a pretty fringe edging and an apron with a very interesting pattern of threads...on the backside, which I'm going to use instead of the front side for a really interesting Santa coat. See, I told you, it was an interesting weekend!!

I hope that YOU had a great weekend too. I have each of you in my thoughts and prayers for this new week. Stay safe to all those living in the Issac zone...keep wishing HE will just go away, quietly!!!

Until next time...HUGS,
Regi