Catch up time.

Its catch up time! We had a very long, fun Labor day weekend(me and Will and some friends) It was a great trip out to Shelter Island, and we celebrated the end of the summer all weekend long, leaving little time to post new blog updates and yada yada.


*a dock on Shelter Island*

I feel like I have so much to post, and I really should try to stay on schedule and post more often, but the time really slips on by. How do you grasp some time to do these things? Help! I really need to start focusing on making time for all the little things I want to do, any tips, ideas?

So Labor Day weekend which was suppose to bring a big ole tropical storm went great. No storm, just pretty days and nice breezes, a birthday BBQ, visits to the local bar and lots of friend catching up and a few good laughs. Oh and lots of pictures, I love to take them but I despise dumping them on my computer and fixing them all up for viewing, blah.


*Will and one of his many new friends*


*my friend Sara decorating Tara's front walkway*



*morning coffee with the girls*



*some island music*



*my friend Tara relaxing on the grass at her grandma's bday party*



*moi*



*Will on the ferry ride back to the main land*


It was Will's first time over to the island and he really had a great time and was loved by all. Its just his personality, so outgoing and kind, how could you not love him?

I was sad to leave, but it was more of a bitter sweet sadness. Summer is coming to an end, and I am sort of happy about that. If you follow my tweets, you can see that I am all for Fall, everything about it makes me smile. But it was sad to say good bye to my friends for now and all the days of summer filled with swimming in the bay and tons of adventures. Till next year!!

I am very proud to say that I am keeping up with the Shimelle "Learn something new everyday" class. Well I am keeping up with it in my own way. I have been carrying around a notebook and jotting down each day something I have seemed to learn. I also have been packing a few supplies and working on my book at work during my down time. It makes me smile to know that I have scrap supplies with me in my tote bag when I am off to work, I just do not know what it is:)

I did take a few pictures of what the book currently looks like. I have not written in any of my journaling and have just done some basic decorating of the sorts. Eventually it will all come together. This book has got me thinking about Ali Edwards and her December daily. If I can get through making this current book, then I am going to take on the December Daily! eeek.










And there you have it, pages 1-7. I am just getting ready to work on some more of it while I become a couch potato:) hehe.

Before I go I do want to do a Thrifted file. It has been awhile and I surely do not want to neglect my little shop and my love for thrifting. It has been hectic and I am holding on tight to Pattycake's Vintage through a new job transition. I will pull through.

Right now I am featured over on Paper N Stitch and if you make a purchase using the code: PaperNstitch during checkout, you will receive a 10% discount. Hey that's pretty good :0)

Ok, Thrifted Find #5!
Well its not Christmas time, yet, but man I just could not resist this little St. Nick. He is just a charmer with his little rosy nose and cute little eyes. Maybe he is so cheery because he has a nice cup of spiked egg nog, haha. Who knows! He is in the shop right now, ready for a new home. Well that is if I decide not to keep him myself, hehe.




Theee End:) well till next time...