Trip to Brimfield!



Here we are before getting in the car!



Last Thursday and Friday I went to the fabulous Brimfield antique fair with three of my friends!  We had the best time. Brimfield is known as the “superbowl of antique shows” and it was amazing!  There were so many booths.  I bet we only saw maybe ½ of the booths.  It’s hard to say because it’s SO big.  We walked through tent after tent full of beautiful things both days we were there.  I went with my friends Sabrina, Melany, and Sara.  Melany is opening up a new store in a few weeks in our town and she wanted to get some display and storage pieces for her store.  She was able to get some great things! 



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See the uhaul in the back!  Melany got that to carry all of our treasures!

Here is the VIP tent!  There were a lot of bloggers and designers in this tent.  We just peeked our head in this one but it was fun to look at!

Here is me, Sara and Melany in front of one of my favorite tents.  Thanks to Sabrina for taking our picture!

My absolute favorite find was this tray with my last name!  This was a real beer company that went out of business.  I have seen these on eBay for a lot of money so I was thrilled to get this one for only $25!

Here are the four of us after a long day of shopping! 

We got home on Friday so we had the rest of the weekend to relax. Brock and Ava got me these gifts for Mothers Day.  I will treasure them forever!  I especially love the rocks Ava painted that say " I love you"

 The college students are leaving this week for the summer.  This semester has gone SO fast!  This morning Ava and I went out to breakfast with Marissa who is Ava's favorite college student.  Ava likes this picture of herself she told me that she had a double chin like I do in some pictures- ha ha!

Treasures from our trip!

Graig likes to joke that my family does two things when we are together-eat and shop.  My last trip home was no exception we ate A LOT and we shopped A LOT!  We had a great time!  I want to share some of my treasures that I got on this trip!

My sister and Vicki kept talking about this store called Stuff.  It's a consignment store that sells upscale items. Usually I don't like consignment shops however after visiting Stuff I have changed my mind!  It's a great store and we got some great things!    Twice a year they have a 50% off sale and last Saturday was the day of the sale!  We went on Friday to scope out what we wanted.  Then we went back on Saturday morning and picked out some amazing things!
First I got 3 pairs of sandals for work.  They all look like brand new!  I also got the two pairs of flats at the outlet mall.

I had my eye on these dishes.  I got a whole set (4 plates, 4 salad plates, 4 big bowls and a huge serving bowl) for $15!  They sell this set  at Target.  I looked and a set of plates cost $15 so I was SO lucky to get the entire collection for $15!

I have a weakness for vases and planters so I got this yellow one for 1!

We also went to several antique stores and I picked up a few things

These darling salt and pepper shakers.  I love the color of these!

A 2 quart mason jar.  I have been looking for one of these and I'm so glad I found one! 

A cute little wooden box. 

We went to TJ Maxx one day while my sister was at work. To be nice I got her this flowered platter and she HATED it-ha ha!  So I took it home and put it on top of our fridge. 

Speaking of TJ Maxx one just opened in our little town over the weekend!  I am SO happy.  Ava and I went in there today and I got a pair of dress pants for work and this adorable colander.  I think I'm going to spend a lot of time and money in that store!

Shelby and I always like to go to Hobby Lobby when we are together.  The only thing I found  this time were these little  monogrammed hooks hang up in our front entry. 

Shelby gave me this little coach wristlet.  I LOVE it!  Thanks Shel!

My Dad also got us a beautiful blanket which is currently being washed. I will show pictures of it soon.   It was made at the Amana woolen mill in Amana, Iowa.  We had a nice time visiting there! 

I also got ALL of Brock's back to school shopping done in Iowa.  This is the first year that Brock has actually wanted to go school shopping so it was fun to shop with him!  Ava has SO many clothes that I want to go through all of her clothes before I buy her anything for back to school. 

While we were gone Graig surprised me by re-doing the floors in our office.  We had carpet in our office and it was nasty and gross.  The wood looks SO much better.  I love, love, love them!

Tomorrow is a big day for Brock he is having his tonsils taken out :(  We have to be at the hospital at 6:30am

Tomorrow is also my sister Shelby's birthday!  Happy Birthday!  We love you so much!

Grandma's Chair

Before my Grandma died she gave me two chairs from her dining room table set, one has a yellow cushion and one has a pink cushion.  They have been in our basement for years but over the weekend I decided to bring the pink one up to our living room. My Grandma LOVED pink.  In her house her bedroom was done in all pink and her bathroom was pink too.  She even had a pink toilet, sink and tub.  I loved taking baths in her pink tub when I was a little girl!  Anyway,  I added a blue pillow to it and put it in the corner of our living room.  I think it's a sweet addition to our room.  I really like it and it makes me think of my Grandma!

Happy Monday!

Summer Swim!

This afternoon Brock, Ava and I went to the pool. They swam and I sat and read a book. It was pure heaven. We love going to the pool in the summer.

I love this picture of Ava, I wish I centered it more

Don't they look cold? You gotta love summer in upstate NY

Brock doing a twist jump

Ava loves to pose for pictures. She said "Mommy take a picture of me on the ladder"

Guess what we had tonight??? Little League, Brock pitched for 4 innings and then played 1st base.

I am working on painting this antique cabinet I bought for only $25! When it's done it's going to go in the Sunroom. I am going to use it as a bar.