Sister Day

My sisters and I get together once a month to have a fun day, sisters day. We have been doing this since my mom passed away so we can stay in touch. We usually go shopping, have lunch, site see, etc. Yesterday we went to the K. Spoetzl Brewery which is the oldest brewery in Texas. It is in a town about 8 miles from where I grew up and where my sisters live. 

The Spoetzl brewery brews Shiner beers. A very famous beer named after the little town it's located in. I can't believe this little brewery continues to make every drop of Shiner beer right here in Shiner Texas.

Shiner is a cute little Texas town but I'm prejudice because I'm from Yoakum which is just a few miles away.  This area of Texas will always be close to my heart. 

Shopping on the main street in Shiner Texas.

Who doesn't love to shop a little, and drink a little. 

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Project Deck Continued

Our deck project is still going full force. I'm so happy that the concrete was put in a lot sooner then expected. Yea!!!! 

Next on the list is to get the deck man back over to finish the skirting, which includes the storage unit.

I love the stain on the concrete. It really turned out nice. A lot nicer then when I tried it at my old house. 

There are so many decisions. I really don't want the deck builder to close in too much because we would like to utilize the bottom part for seating and entertaining. My fear is we will cut off the breeze. I don't like the look of the metal post and I dont' want to paint them either.  I"ll figure something out.

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If Not Now When?

I did it!!!

I finally got the courage to dye my hair pink. Ok it's not the full dye job, but the next best thing. I have wanted to do this for a long time. If you follow me on Pinterest, you know I have a board totally dedicated to this secret fantasy. I have been collecting photos of pink hair to help me decide what I like. 

I heard all the negative thoughts in my head keeping me from doing it like "You're too old!" or "What will people think?", or "What if it looks terrible?" But I did it anyway.

I love it. It's so much fun. I'm so glad I did it. 

So here's to Pink! 

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You is Kind, You is smart, You is Important

Here is a doodle drawing from my journal. Lately all I've been doing is doodles. I love these famous  three lines form the movie "The Help".  Sometimes one needs these little reminders, so simple but important.

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Cottontails

Cute Bunny

Sweet Bunny

These cute bunny's are all over our neighborhood and our backyard. I love watching them. The other evening I saw one run lickety split from my neighbors front yard to the backyard. It was being chased by a bobcat. Wow! I was on our deck and I think the cat heard me because she stopped and looked up at me for a long time. She sat on a rock staring at me. I called my husband to come out and look. She stayed on the rock long enough for him to see her. Then she meandered off as if nothing. We know it was a bobcat because of the short tail. She was very slick and lean. I'm guessing it was a girl because she was not huge....just looked more like a female. I guess I saved the poor bunny for a little while....bad, bad, bobcat!

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Party Dress Tags

I've had so much fun making these dress tags for my Etsy shop. I made 12, but selling them in groups of 3.

 Check out the others by clicking this link to my Etsy shop.

CharlottesCollection

  I am so enamored with the 60's cocktail dress right now.  I know it's because I've been watching "Mad Men". I love that show. We started watching it on Netflix's because I did not want to start watching the series in season four. We are almost through with season three and are taping this season, season four or five not sure which season is happening now. I'm so inspired by the dresses they wear on that show. I just had to try to make some of my own somehow. One day I might make a real one to wear, but for now they are paper. 


The deck is stained! Yea! My kids did it Memorial Weekend. I am so blessed to have such wonderful children.



They aren't all my kids just my son. The other boy is my son's best friend and the girl is my son's girlfriend. It does not matter, they are my kids to me. They are so sweet. I love having them over. They did a great job. I'm so glad Ryan's friend is not scared of heights. Yikes!

Now we wait for the concrete man. I think it has been decided to pour a slab of concrete underneath. Then the deck guy will come back and put up the skirting. So much fun! I love this process. I just wish my husband felt better, so he could enjoy what is going on. He has three more treatments to go. It has not been easy for him, all he does is sleep. He feels like he has the flu, no energy and wont eat. It's been so hard on him he probably wont continue on with the rest of the treatments. He'll do these last three and then that's it. No one can live like this for a whole year. It's a scary decision but it's his and I support him. If there was a better chance with this treatment, it would be different. These treatments are only to help prevent the cancer from coming back. They think they got it all with the last surgery, but of course no one knows for sure. 

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Margarita ChaChaCha

It's five o'clock and it's Margarita time!
To kick off the Memorial Day Weekend...the start of summer..... I will share my favorite Margarita recipe.
This one is on the rocks.
You will need:
1 part fresh squeezed lime juice or the "Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice" which I use to save time and energy.
1 part orange juice
1 part orange liqueur.... I have tried all kinds. I like Patron's or Grand Marnier !
5 to 6 parts margarita mix.
3 parts tequila.

Or to make more then one drink at a time I've come up with this conversion:

1/2 cup lime juice
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup orange liqueur
3 cups margarita mix
1 1/2 cups tequila
mix and pour over ice.

Enjoy...and don't drink and drive.... Please!
Stay at home.

The Crows Nest

Slowly but surely, little by little the deck is getting done. We have had an unusual amount of rain for May. We had another rain out day this week. They probably would have been through by now but the rain put them behind. Still a lot to do in my eyes and we have to wait for the land design man to show up. They aren't going to finish the skirting until the land is leveled and pavers are put in. (This could take all summer. )

I really like the fact that we made two levels. We put the arbor over the top level only. We need some shade but at the same time I did not want to disrupt the view from the inside from the windows looking out over the lower level. I call the top level the crows nest. It will be our viewing area, to sit and relax with a nice cool drink.  The bottom level will have the table and chairs for eating and entertaining.

When they get the crushed granite or pavers or whatever they are going to do the bottom under the deck, they are going to close in part for a storage unit. They will leave most of it open for all of my old rusty furniture from the old house. I have a rusty lounger which I love and really miss. I have 6 bouncy chairs, two wrought iron tables with chairs. The list goes on and on. All this stuff is still at my sister in laws place out in the country. We took two flat bed trailer loads of this rusty outdoor furniture and decorations, yard equipment, etc. there when we moved out.

We still need to retrieve all of these outdoor treasures of mine....just waiting for this deck to get finished.

Bring It On

New deck is coming together quite nicely. We had another rain out Thursday but who cares... it never rains in SA so we take it when we can get it. I do think we have some crazy luck because knowing it never rains here it's so odd that on the day we moved out of our home it rained. Then when we moved into the new house it rained and now that we are building a deck it has rained two days out of the 8.
I'm  considering it lucky because we must bring the rain.

Can't get enough of the Sunsets

Day five deck renovation was a rain out. We needed the rain so it's all right with me.
Hubby is on day two of the Interferon infusions. He is doing pretty good. He is sick for a few hours and then he feels better for the rest of the day. I hope his body will adjust so he does not get sick at all.
His attitude is so good it scars me. He is an amazing man.
While driving him to the cancer treatment center I glanced over at the car next to me. It was very interesting because there was a small sticker on the back window that read "You will get through this."
It seems my angel is always sending me messages like this. I had to smile because I really did need that reminder right then and there.