so...my friend tamara has drawn me into the world of antiquing....tis true. and, as i always feel on that weekend, this last weekend was falling back timewise, and i was feeling lazy. saturday i stayed in bed til noon...and
thought about cleaning. but really didn't want to. all i wanted to do was take a bath and go antiquing. so that's what i did! cause golly
darn its what i felt like! izsak was with a friend so it was just ryenn and i. we went to coburg and checked out the shops.
i was there specifically for something for my bedroom walls. NOTHING ELSE. and trust me...NOTHING ELSE is soooo easy to want to buy...like all the fabulous costume jewelry that reminds me of my grandma zina and the jewelry i used to play with as a kid in her back bedroom where it smelled of lavendar...and now that $3 bracelett or pin is worth $20 or MORE. and i so wish i'd been interested when my grandmother passed away and my aunties said "what do you want?" and i chose a couple items of my grandfather's i didn't actually get...
anywho...what i WAS on the hunt for was a turn of the 20th century something to put on my now blank walls (the LOTR posters from married days finally came down)...my idea being inspired by this card (now framed i loved it so):
so on our fourth and last store, we each found a little something...i found this postcard. not quite the size i was hoping for but i think i might be on to something...a theme...
miss ryenn, well she found a gorgeous, delicate metal butterfly pin that cost her $20 (it was her money!). sorry for the poor quality of the pics! i'm using my phone...so bear with me. thank you.
i also found a perfect gift for izsak for christmas but on the very off chance he decides to check the blog out i won't say what....but ryenn and i think he'll love it.
also...the first weekend of december there is a HUGE costume jewelry event there in coburg at the grange...i just might have to check it out....
And that's cool and all, but I am a little surprised at where and in what position this nap is taking place...
And if he finds out I posted this...I might not be the coolest mom around...but he's not checking up on ME and my postings. :)
and here you can see what nasty sad color it was before. some weird gray...we wanted to brighten her room and make it an upliftng place to be. so we got rid of the big loft bed a couple months ago and replaced it with the white bedframe and a new comforter...brown w/ turquoise and pink and orange...we'll get that next time when the room is complete..
and that is the one wall done as well. i like is so much! a much cozier feel.
it has been quite the experience making the house MINE for the time being...before i had to compromise. what is my style when i DON'T have to compromise? so i'm finding it! my friend tamara has this great sense of style and i'm stealing it off her...artsy and antiquey...my bedroom will eventually be turn of the 20th century motif and the "tv" room will eventually be retro from art deco to early 1960s...i have a thing for old telephones i'm finding...tamara also turned me onto that antiques...and that is where the next post goes...
izsak had a shirt that said "this is my zombie killing shirt" w/ blood splatter. it was perfect but really he looked just like himself...this is his last year trick or treating as far as i'm concerned. :) there they are with grandpa bob and nathan at their dad's.
this is my girlie (its a picture from early summer). i lost her for a bit this last year. my beautiful, talented, fun girlie was a sad, low confidence, unsure girlie. and i missed her! i hated that life had made her feel sad and unloved. but i'm happy to say that she is back to normal ryenn these days! she once again thinks of herself as cute and smart and she's full of life and fun again. hurray for counseling and a normal, mostly predictable rountine. welcome back ryenn! i love you so!
