What have you all been doing this month?
Since I haven't blogged since October 1st, I thought I would tell you what I've been up to...
The first weekend our family attended a Civil War Reinactment, where we filled our tummies with lots of good food from that period~ Indian bread, kettle corn, ham-n-beans w/cornbread, meatpies and homemade rootbeer... YUM! And, since this is mainly a blog about my shopping escapades... I bought my Red Egyptian Musk oil that I wear as my signature scent from Past Tyme Perfumerie, who had a booth at the event. Now, Michael, by Michael Kors is my absolute favorite perfume~ but these days I'd much rather spend $5 on my musk, than $60+ on the perfume!!
Over the same weekend, I also fit in a little thrift store shopping with a friend... While we were out of town watching our sons play in a soccer game, we also went to "Our Father's House", in Warsaw, IN. I purchased this vintage wood (I know, it looks like wicker!) little shelf stand... My oldest daughter, who is in college, needed something like this for her bathroom, to hold bath towels, etc. Isn't it the sweetest?
The second week, I missed 3.5 days of work... Yes, I survived H1N1! I was sick from Friday until Wednesday of the following week~ was never officially diagnosed, but our community has been hit hard with it and I haven't been that sick in a very long time~ if ever?
Last week...
On Tuesday, my son got his braces off! He looks so grown up... 16 yrs old and a few weeks... Again, where has the time gone?
On Thursday, our family started out on a road trip to The Smokey Mountains in Gatlinburg, TN... One of our favorite places on Earth! We were out of school for Fall Break and boy, did we need a break...
A little time away~ A little time to put our feet up~ A little time to spend as a Family!
Even our Corgi, Tegan, needed a little time to relax...
Of course, shopping can be a form of relaxation... So, while there, we did some outlet shopping in Pigeon Forge. I picked up a cozy, sherpa lined, zip-up hoodie from J.Crew in a toast color~ LOVE IT! Also, bought a couple of sweat outfits from the Nike Store... I'll be ready for my work-outs when they move into the gym, now that the weather is getting cooler.
On Saturday, we headed over the mountains to North Carolina~ BEAUTIFUL drive! Fall Foilage at it's finest!!! Right outside of Cherokee, on your way to Maggie Valley, there is a store called Bearmeat's Indian Den. I always buy aromatherapy oils from this place... This time I picked up Rosemary and Cedarwood essential oil.
During our time in Gatlinburg, we stayed in a condo @ Westgate Resort... We have friends who own a time share there. Normally, I use Priceline or HotWire for hotel deals when we travel, but our friends gave us a coupon certificate to stay at this resort. We stayed at this fabulous property (with unbelievable views!) in a 1 bedroom condo with a sofa sleeper (in the leather sectional in the living area) for $179 for 4 days/3 nights! This was the BEST deal of the trip!!
Since we stayed at the condo and had a full kitchen, we were able to save $$$ by making some of our meals at our "home away from home"... I made breakfast every morning and dear hubby made dinner one night. The other nights, we went out to dinner at 2 of our favorite restaurants in Gatlinburg, The Peddler and Best Italian... If you ever travel to Gatlinburg, these are must tries! Well, only 1 week left... I plan to find some time to blog more often, finish the bookshelf that was featured in my "1st Blog" and list more items on both Etsy & Ebay! All the while, I want to savor the colors of the season, enjoy more pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pancakes and pumpkin milkshakes, enhale the scents of my Autumn candles and take it all in as long as Fall lasts... I hope you do the same... Happy Halloween!!
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