"Into the Night"

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyone who knows *Mr. Adventures* and I will tell that we love to entertain!  Whether it's Fall Gatherings ... Christmas parties ... or surprise birthday parties, we love having friends over to share good laughs, spirts and food!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This past weekend was no exception, as we hosted a *cheezy* 80's "Into the Night" Prom!  We hosted about 60 of our friends and what a blast we all had!  You wouldn't have recognized our home ... out went the the birds' nests, glass cloches and slipcovered furniture, and in came glitter curtains, stars and balloon arch!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought I'd share a few (no, a LOT) of pictures with you all ... so, sit back and laugh with me!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As soon as our guests arrived, they could tell by the lack of furniture that we expected to dance the night away:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIo0IudRxDsKOKUZ9QdDNYk9O-SZp2ZJiPMoGgSTCCrycXKYxcjchh9OLjRBpzwZHmkArV-4JSFgTt36qe1eAKQsJFL5ovnyfi_7-sbBdhDClwUmWMTrnrpUI_xHONWNkeszPnUiNEoc/s1600/promgreat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIo0IudRxDsKOKUZ9QdDNYk9O-SZp2ZJiPMoGgSTCCrycXKYxcjchh9OLjRBpzwZHmkArV-4JSFgTt36qe1eAKQsJFL5ovnyfi_7-sbBdhDClwUmWMTrnrpUI_xHONWNkeszPnUiNEoc/s640/promgreat.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added metallic blue curtains and stars over my cream curtains, as well as fun, nighttime "scene setter" vinyl to the windows in keeping with the "Into the Night" theme.  I had the fun sign made, with "Club 313" being a nickname given to our home a few years ago by our friends:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3De_SiONlegQ5Us7AvI81LxcjR_-b3mkB3OgU2ZSIOqp7hSF6UhFg6jSHSH5wsuRh_wHqw9_Szls8SOTnzBoERnuAm6nBv9WlFzGuUay8w2gVxw7vgifx7_APwHPcVGj01WbCVRkuiU/s1600/promgreatroomclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3De_SiONlegQ5Us7AvI81LxcjR_-b3mkB3OgU2ZSIOqp7hSF6UhFg6jSHSH5wsuRh_wHqw9_Szls8SOTnzBoERnuAm6nBv9WlFzGuUay8w2gVxw7vgifx7_APwHPcVGj01WbCVRkuiU/s640/promgreatroomclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, it's not a prom without a bit of tulle, streamers and Christmas lights!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfiqmRVqo-BCm7sgZ3JCKVhpkN9ArIbKmsfGHspkoaPKuocwqD7Qy9hXhnXj0EcQ4dfmnZi9U1fQF0BML64fkKK9UiV8XRxzajANlHKpRBTvT95WpUX8bHeydiQbeIjLY302caeKH_A8/s1600/promcolumn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfiqmRVqo-BCm7sgZ3JCKVhpkN9ArIbKmsfGHspkoaPKuocwqD7Qy9hXhnXj0EcQ4dfmnZi9U1fQF0BML64fkKK9UiV8XRxzajANlHKpRBTvT95WpUX8bHeydiQbeIjLY302caeKH_A8/s640/promcolumn.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To the right, the photo shoot area awaited you!  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijG3BWe1EhFCocEUlpA_qMMZcOhEZX98Y68t0yi7j5AWfhQX-6AT09sUIQmtfd7mnVzb0fNeeeuQblZt7dLg1eH28YVL7v37qEbeIvy2fQy4tn3BD_lKUR_1KRYFnkAC_XiBRBD3PLn54/s1600/promballoonarch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijG3BWe1EhFCocEUlpA_qMMZcOhEZX98Y68t0yi7j5AWfhQX-6AT09sUIQmtfd7mnVzb0fNeeeuQblZt7dLg1eH28YVL7v37qEbeIvy2fQy4tn3BD_lKUR_1KRYFnkAC_XiBRBD3PLn54/s640/promballoonarch.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, my hubs and I had to be one of the first to try it out!  I almost suffocated in my rockin' 80's prom dress with poofy rosette sleeves! And, my husband looked "ohsocool" in his mullet!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSv-PrKxguJPjs1nuLETBbf8P9-rC-Eh3dGpdqwgOXNvA7_Gv92Bt9nIjBXpEvnA4I7mTsVqiK6fLDir1XRL7HScHzqIVcchtEnzCansQB-5XcfGlXewE_J0I8cRt5Ia90D-MhubEq3F4/s1600/prompic1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSv-PrKxguJPjs1nuLETBbf8P9-rC-Eh3dGpdqwgOXNvA7_Gv92Bt9nIjBXpEvnA4I7mTsVqiK6fLDir1XRL7HScHzqIVcchtEnzCansQB-5XcfGlXewE_J0I8cRt5Ia90D-MhubEq3F4/s640/prompic1.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this space, I also placed a cork board where folks could display their old prom photos!  We also had fun prom props on hand, which you'll see in action later in this post:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPjQechxj0-d2fIM4MLKi7E5y_UJyAYxl4Mw4x8YyrzIN7h-_74flaoF8OxlCafgVL06jhOl0r5g750J95jZRTGa1LB51V59h_VZ1Tml_cvjjN5fj5A0E7P1F9gOOfrPe23m-4zZmtPQ/s1600/prompictures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPjQechxj0-d2fIM4MLKi7E5y_UJyAYxl4Mw4x8YyrzIN7h-_74flaoF8OxlCafgVL06jhOl0r5g750J95jZRTGa1LB51V59h_VZ1Tml_cvjjN5fj5A0E7P1F9gOOfrPe23m-4zZmtPQ/s400/prompictures.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The mantel dripped of stars and, of course, a mandatory disco ball!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU8Fau38IeC-KEXjEpluO3NjnVvZHSZqwfKUnzVTYDGzMdfs8qsLMFhHoT2oXTQJgUSJOCWcxwo97lPxj5Z3C9wge-OZYLzclhghwZDVqZmeNZDlqzWlR7Pj54nDgOFkMYWE3RCUdGao/s1600/prommantel+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU8Fau38IeC-KEXjEpluO3NjnVvZHSZqwfKUnzVTYDGzMdfs8qsLMFhHoT2oXTQJgUSJOCWcxwo97lPxj5Z3C9wge-OZYLzclhghwZDVqZmeNZDlqzWlR7Pj54nDgOFkMYWE3RCUdGao/s400/prommantel+(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over in the breakfast area, I splashed more stars around, along with 80s prom food.  And, we also added "stars" to the ceiling with a green laser star show:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqQNxPgX5P7SEHiHDMCZB2lfcZxJunt-cQC_enuIbk33JPdrC-E7AIXlOc8v4H6gtNchfBcEW58sNZvENJmAZbScSY7rssHOu6w3wtjH9kqdZ_R-oguVjsIBW_Q0yVS38X1u7cy8mgFI/s1600/promfood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqQNxPgX5P7SEHiHDMCZB2lfcZxJunt-cQC_enuIbk33JPdrC-E7AIXlOc8v4H6gtNchfBcEW58sNZvENJmAZbScSY7rssHOu6w3wtjH9kqdZ_R-oguVjsIBW_Q0yVS38X1u7cy8mgFI/s640/promfood.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over on the dry bar, I created a dessert area, complete with moon and star cupcakes ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRgxB3jG6DmfkSPyH_nfxd3FYBloKr3QxWT9UPvoskZ4gfI49Sg1PwyRfZtCgFOjgYCj-iWoO1QR4z9wLWf_d9fGE1cGhcrv-BeuCzqxwAweZsc5sRlClTi-Sm6-xVDqisgQ1PRN7OA0/s1600/promcupcake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRgxB3jG6DmfkSPyH_nfxd3FYBloKr3QxWT9UPvoskZ4gfI49Sg1PwyRfZtCgFOjgYCj-iWoO1QR4z9wLWf_d9fGE1cGhcrv-BeuCzqxwAweZsc5sRlClTi-Sm6-xVDqisgQ1PRN7OA0/s640/promcupcake.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, fun 80's candy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtfi4Yf_NKUr4tkRsV_sFAKTiwbwUKdFWgYzR8H3Kj-XK8UyWMDy0aAncRiZt4R-jb_mPAupX-1rCU5vV-2P5x3dE9AoUffhSWpH94O8h6tX4ljis9OJtFcALBtqdxmgDJcjPsmnoimI/s1600/promcandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtfi4Yf_NKUr4tkRsV_sFAKTiwbwUKdFWgYzR8H3Kj-XK8UyWMDy0aAncRiZt4R-jb_mPAupX-1rCU5vV-2P5x3dE9AoUffhSWpH94O8h6tX4ljis9OJtFcALBtqdxmgDJcjPsmnoimI/s400/promcandy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More mandatory munchies could be found on the kitchen island:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpz0pW3YOna56d8X0rUxCpbHyvsWp9wHfvbU4atiGCTTRbOituBxCkjBb2MhVIfT01yQK5RTdEep5PJRFpvBAldLfgr-QmcOiPmLHJ0ErE43eKVoJTn5FiaLsC3Xl4tcyTp4hEMEvIZE/s1600/promisland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpz0pW3YOna56d8X0rUxCpbHyvsWp9wHfvbU4atiGCTTRbOituBxCkjBb2MhVIfT01yQK5RTdEep5PJRFpvBAldLfgr-QmcOiPmLHJ0ErE43eKVoJTn5FiaLsC3Xl4tcyTp4hEMEvIZE/s400/promisland.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, let's not forget the nominations of a Prom King and Queen!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuukyk5t07DzPsdjS7JKnk47UwSukDClBrg3JlI-Jz_YM0JevZoO0dEhuyWrrtUN7f9xWIANmJTuPUw6Yv4js04zyZH2MTFhxl-oHlaVkguw-DozJ6LMkPX74mMpM3J116XEcbkONT0Ho/s1600/promkingqueensign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuukyk5t07DzPsdjS7JKnk47UwSukDClBrg3JlI-Jz_YM0JevZoO0dEhuyWrrtUN7f9xWIANmJTuPUw6Yv4js04zyZH2MTFhxl-oHlaVkguw-DozJ6LMkPX74mMpM3J116XEcbkONT0Ho/s640/promkingqueensign.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKElc5QSFvtVyk2FGMFu5Mb8oMtqwXo7aGNBpEoegjRboCKkEfqBS6g50CPhrNqADKyRpMIZFQostFEib90DjqvpdiJ1zp-NsBa2eNtfPDlHJ2DwLreT7Y0u3OXsqsKsWEWAS_Sqq59Vc/s1600/prombox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKElc5QSFvtVyk2FGMFu5Mb8oMtqwXo7aGNBpEoegjRboCKkEfqBS6g50CPhrNqADKyRpMIZFQostFEib90DjqvpdiJ1zp-NsBa2eNtfPDlHJ2DwLreT7Y0u3OXsqsKsWEWAS_Sqq59Vc/s640/prombox.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For fun, in the bathrooms, on the back of each door, I mounted thick posterboard so that folks could "write on the wall" like they would in our bathrooms when we were crazy kids in high school!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd_MuQTFL3WC6vlUcrKo3ARavsNTkwnw8bzyb_h1Bi9mOFJTA60Oe6zvXAGLjkWobKPVMo8jvSDGbaiOc1fbtbbcBuvPg-513wPjyZOJx2ikt5oySBA1Niquk8ssAaqvJ4j4hTe8j0_c/s1600/promboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd_MuQTFL3WC6vlUcrKo3ARavsNTkwnw8bzyb_h1Bi9mOFJTA60Oe6zvXAGLjkWobKPVMo8jvSDGbaiOc1fbtbbcBuvPg-513wPjyZOJx2ikt5oySBA1Niquk8ssAaqvJ4j4hTe8j0_c/s640/promboard.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, of course, I had to add goodie baskets in each bathroom (one for the guys and one for the girls).  The guys basket was full of 80's items, including Sure spray deodorant, acne cream, a pick, "Polo" cologne, Rave hairspray (they liked to spray their hair, too, lol) and a few other prank items):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkPGS2L0xgiaf1y2IVSRIAirEDaSGUHZAVomIZuCZzzCDkmGcVAnkDam-ZSls85n50ZgWqUfdtDpJchEH-t5kM9pfwdwfCSAsgaRepjyQktpyiI6rZLBp0Ng77wigHfctcCjQ2J7Fe6I/s1600/prombasket.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkPGS2L0xgiaf1y2IVSRIAirEDaSGUHZAVomIZuCZzzCDkmGcVAnkDam-ZSls85n50ZgWqUfdtDpJchEH-t5kM9pfwdwfCSAsgaRepjyQktpyiI6rZLBp0Ng77wigHfctcCjQ2J7Fe6I/s400/prombasket.jpg.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The true fun began when our guests arrived all decked out in crazy, 80's fashions! ... whether by car, such as this fun vintageTrans Am (that, my friend's husband actually drove to his prom "back in the day"):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGcbTbEULrPOJIbZ372upoPv36l3LxuEP3k_nTO8RMFfQLC5y0TYi_M0KSc4toDhhQSfg_0YGDlWl0VtO0nZPpH_92wMQZT2xZm8R-djrrn5sk_IDwrv5UhGe_beemaxLzyPrgkNcpkY/s1600/promcar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGcbTbEULrPOJIbZ372upoPv36l3LxuEP3k_nTO8RMFfQLC5y0TYi_M0KSc4toDhhQSfg_0YGDlWl0VtO0nZPpH_92wMQZT2xZm8R-djrrn5sk_IDwrv5UhGe_beemaxLzyPrgkNcpkY/s400/promcar.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or, even in a big ol' limo ... did I mention my friends are fun and crazy ?!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSi59XGmNwTH3L_DNKLqWtxzmV09BZQrABW-YbAMEvJDIN_Km1uA27My7MyPOZrnF3K4qATq1iwSoYQoeyDUWSVlrZyYxIlwu9yQrm4i2CAEuX3uthDix3bvYZD4s9soj8YtHQ3YsXFc/s1600/limo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSi59XGmNwTH3L_DNKLqWtxzmV09BZQrABW-YbAMEvJDIN_Km1uA27My7MyPOZrnF3K4qATq1iwSoYQoeyDUWSVlrZyYxIlwu9yQrm4i2CAEuX3uthDix3bvYZD4s9soj8YtHQ3YsXFc/s400/limo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, now, I'll just let these speak for themselves:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv7mcy0YVEeaX9MpwMR3mUF0AQ7fO58pVagUE5qecRTMHKqJzF2cVPswNr6XrrYLMfyfRkCDZR8VIb2r9AIB_5zzrRDbavem2e70v3kSLAVUKSPNRdPwyAQuhTUelJlQIFW6Yg0OEw9I/s1600/promgroupgirls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv7mcy0YVEeaX9MpwMR3mUF0AQ7fO58pVagUE5qecRTMHKqJzF2cVPswNr6XrrYLMfyfRkCDZR8VIb2r9AIB_5zzrRDbavem2e70v3kSLAVUKSPNRdPwyAQuhTUelJlQIFW6Yg0OEw9I/s400/promgroupgirls.jpg" width="367" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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(my sweet friend even created an album where she gave us all "superlatives," like the one below):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGQHUnsQoSIqguPUm_BpAINVMJjPyTK3_HwB9koEhQ_pkD7_NIyF93NxSHKMrHhSQ4k9OnXZ4V8hR6Tk_rIXU9zL8JktH797-eBHy9Y0xk3-whhAxx-vDe8D1huc-Qzq0_TEKLSHmnpk/s1600/promusfunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGQHUnsQoSIqguPUm_BpAINVMJjPyTK3_HwB9koEhQ_pkD7_NIyF93NxSHKMrHhSQ4k9OnXZ4V8hR6Tk_rIXU9zL8JktH797-eBHy9Y0xk3-whhAxx-vDe8D1huc-Qzq0_TEKLSHmnpk/s400/promusfunny.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't wait to plan our next "theme" gathering!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by, friends!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

"Into the Night"

Anyone who knows *Mr. Adventures* and I will tell that we love to entertain!  Whether it's Fall Gatherings ... Christmas parties ... or surprise birthday parties, we love having friends over to share good laughs, spirts and food!  This past weekend was no exception, as we hosted a *cheezy* 80's "Int…

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Spring Buffet ....

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As IF I haven't shared our buffet with you enough, I'm sharing it a-GAIN (sorry).  Gone are the reds that were splashed around for Winter and in are more soft colors for Spring!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfLuu-0R-AImMeZtTMLcXzSauuGkiRN1YmSKkVYqLXfoLOFaEHHEKbfkrBXDK_Z_2qxmTNVKHHIzoA17M_ZF6Pill_vK7RspyMkEQsqqrExJ6VYNn4gJYcEfvKILoVP4OCp8luoU02Hk/s1600/buffetoverall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfLuu-0R-AImMeZtTMLcXzSauuGkiRN1YmSKkVYqLXfoLOFaEHHEKbfkrBXDK_Z_2qxmTNVKHHIzoA17M_ZF6Pill_vK7RspyMkEQsqqrExJ6VYNn4gJYcEfvKILoVP4OCp8luoU02Hk/s640/buffetoverall1.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added a few, inexpensive "newbies" here, too ... can you spot them?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY0UXO8LSjtuI81MJoETuW7iyx1alk-WCIW4IiRVrrh1_4_oT9zdCpNZOsrSqO9uAQW9VBvwiLITRha-44rpRAOp0R43xbP52qw_dI5xeEKaTOd46OwU_QIbK1e9c8gc5y1aJSbAdtaA/s1600/buffetclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY0UXO8LSjtuI81MJoETuW7iyx1alk-WCIW4IiRVrrh1_4_oT9zdCpNZOsrSqO9uAQW9VBvwiLITRha-44rpRAOp0R43xbP52qw_dI5xeEKaTOd46OwU_QIbK1e9c8gc5y1aJSbAdtaA/s640/buffetclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I kept my fleur-de-lis vase from Willow Tree.  I love that it can work with any season and is large enough to hold nice, fat bunches of faux florals!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg1LfWKjea0frTIsn-PZ-N7Ptib7gK2qJFLeR8UQuuoEyVr14Bb7MY07jWnqtDafmGlTCHy23cJQ038y3HeGzsl6DhSPqz5ZNss8uBOohxNMv0b7xhwAVI0umSPRm1Rkhvr77_Ejo8Qc/s1600/buffetfloral1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg1LfWKjea0frTIsn-PZ-N7Ptib7gK2qJFLeR8UQuuoEyVr14Bb7MY07jWnqtDafmGlTCHy23cJQ038y3HeGzsl6DhSPqz5ZNss8uBOohxNMv0b7xhwAVI0umSPRm1Rkhvr77_Ejo8Qc/s640/buffetfloral1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, what did we do before glass cloches?  My little bird's nest, robins eggs and shredded paper feel quite fancy being showcased like this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_dnHZcMqvkJ5YfX7DyMC1nYKH3A_P2OFdXDHljzW4-pJqtnKPR5RuMdZr9PHRmfs_LoWzDucCtpSS-A4XKNjgwXv18XCMIX73pnU2AXspD4kmyQePQD-q13nfpMbRakJqSLQ-8yaWXI/s1600/buffetcloche.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_dnHZcMqvkJ5YfX7DyMC1nYKH3A_P2OFdXDHljzW4-pJqtnKPR5RuMdZr9PHRmfs_LoWzDucCtpSS-A4XKNjgwXv18XCMIX73pnU2AXspD4kmyQePQD-q13nfpMbRakJqSLQ-8yaWXI/s640/buffetcloche.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Goodbye pinecones and hello seashells, cream orbs and beach wood:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzofRCUN00bBhWIToTk5P0boSuMax3hxFlJLtd1LTROGsOwklWQL3E_IMM7wdJJE-UqTJNAi4Y8dXTFkCFHKJJ-XhyZ8zpDyLTS-_aowifKKj8_BxxjWJ2vXhNawMJoBDC5FazE2yPvuk/s1600/buffetshells.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzofRCUN00bBhWIToTk5P0boSuMax3hxFlJLtd1LTROGsOwklWQL3E_IMM7wdJJE-UqTJNAi4Y8dXTFkCFHKJJ-XhyZ8zpDyLTS-_aowifKKj8_BxxjWJ2vXhNawMJoBDC5FazE2yPvuk/s640/buffetshells.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought it'd be fun to layer a touch of black in the mix ... this whimsical Subway art (Home Goods ... surprise, surprise) is just the ticket!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJ4e63nzViUUAp7q4v3PFBBMJ9Q38jylWrQw-FYz5Re2mpXzKkQ-Jtgt1BI2bvD4-gjNn8U_xgZI9zvPX2S1pdEN1vRaA5-g3fg7GPGOAR1Fl8B137XHO1vdW9ORMRXdcKsNUo14Pa7M/s1600/buffetart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJ4e63nzViUUAp7q4v3PFBBMJ9Q38jylWrQw-FYz5Re2mpXzKkQ-Jtgt1BI2bvD4-gjNn8U_xgZI9zvPX2S1pdEN1vRaA5-g3fg7GPGOAR1Fl8B137XHO1vdW9ORMRXdcKsNUo14Pa7M/s640/buffetart.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, unfortunately, my paintbrush skipped on over to my birdhouse and gave it a coat of Old White.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkB_xIvTR3p-1kbptUwA4doOmHt_g57q0Ab5oSyGqdaqs8XrMFFoGiLOd5Rqb80UyEmYH6Bn-x-5uLnk6Jlkz_5eugiAwKDz6XNF3L2CsQPhpbetFdQUwxWDQGTY9ux7UreUXSCTX5N4k/s1600/buffethouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkB_xIvTR3p-1kbptUwA4doOmHt_g57q0Ab5oSyGqdaqs8XrMFFoGiLOd5Rqb80UyEmYH6Bn-x-5uLnk6Jlkz_5eugiAwKDz6XNF3L2CsQPhpbetFdQUwxWDQGTY9ux7UreUXSCTX5N4k/s640/buffethouse.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To balance the robins eggs on the right side (under the cloche), my OCD-self had to add a splash of blue on the left side, as well.  Although, I did break my cardinal odd rule by not adding a third pop of blue.  Ugh ... might have to fix that before I convince myself that bad things will happen if I don't!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA06hYjKTELsG61dnvqvzb8r1mIHl_vB0MzFmSb_j_imdYARJRsBIl9XyLW2AjQSKHE8r3Dx9EBVvr4XuX9SOgmpm5lEMW_ng2KoHoSrOLmw_sGG6zrUpBct6LUVmlO2ACnc_yQjN7A8/s1600/buffetnest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA06hYjKTELsG61dnvqvzb8r1mIHl_vB0MzFmSb_j_imdYARJRsBIl9XyLW2AjQSKHE8r3Dx9EBVvr4XuX9SOgmpm5lEMW_ng2KoHoSrOLmw_sGG6zrUpBct6LUVmlO2ACnc_yQjN7A8/s640/buffetnest.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, to finish it off, I added a new lamp (yes, *hangs head low* ... Home Goods):</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKQcMsep7thHg1Rz-rdFy_bc7UVYpQ59vAGGX95DcwUclKUlWkrVJKLb4ocfwoqjfbGd5vpFxi2xKNxXfhf4mbW2A33o2dTpARIMvgRLfx13xplF75iuJod3zGE2UWpVytRI5CjyYbuE/s1600/buffetlamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKQcMsep7thHg1Rz-rdFy_bc7UVYpQ59vAGGX95DcwUclKUlWkrVJKLb4ocfwoqjfbGd5vpFxi2xKNxXfhf4mbW2A33o2dTpARIMvgRLfx13xplF75iuJod3zGE2UWpVytRI5CjyYbuE/s640/buffetlamp.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, there ya' have it ... simple and welcoming Spring (annnnd, now that I look at this again, I'm surprised I haven't painted the frame yet.  Hmmmmm ...)</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYWgcPNGGHfMcyiGU6M5R9D2xrtc4BxAcLzx3TgDlhj3gagrATu8a8XC2eCpPRbF4QdgQngNPOwR7ufXP0dcG295DKc-Ubk-OtMSPwSe3IwFVq3tH8ad-9SH7fTUDqMtUjw4gdbJwFCg/s1600/buffetclose1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYWgcPNGGHfMcyiGU6M5R9D2xrtc4BxAcLzx3TgDlhj3gagrATu8a8XC2eCpPRbF4QdgQngNPOwR7ufXP0dcG295DKc-Ubk-OtMSPwSe3IwFVq3tH8ad-9SH7fTUDqMtUjw4gdbJwFCg/s640/buffetclose1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love seeing how all of you are *Springifying,* too!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by,</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Becca</strong></em></span></div>

Spring Buffet ....

As IF I haven't shared our buffet with you enough, I'm sharing it a-GAIN (sorry).  Gone are the reds that were splashed around for Winter and in are more soft colors for Spring!I added a few, inexpensive "newbies" here, too ... can you spot them?Of course, I kept my fleur-de-lis vase from Willow Tr…

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Little Somethings ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently, I've been messin' around in the sitting room ... trying to add a bit of "newness."  Nothing too exciting though ... just "little somethings" here and there.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">With the cold temps officially being *ova,* it was time to retire the red and bring Spring-like colors back!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6kaRiiWKIiG2zNJwqaz8qsfDMz4RrIDDxVvE9tz42nsTyKMMVOJMevy0MFbZA3BJ453u93LyUIBnVdMEKxBQkYNYqNvtYihVg_n6SDYu15Q8pG4YsBiBUyWKLMFGN1nH2EL3KQIobME/s1600/sittingnewoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6kaRiiWKIiG2zNJwqaz8qsfDMz4RrIDDxVvE9tz42nsTyKMMVOJMevy0MFbZA3BJ453u93LyUIBnVdMEKxBQkYNYqNvtYihVg_n6SDYu15Q8pG4YsBiBUyWKLMFGN1nH2EL3KQIobME/s400/sittingnewoverall.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You may remember that I lined the back of the bookcase with brown craft paper last Fall.  That's gone now and back is the map wallpaper that I lined it with last Spring.  Admittedly, it was nice to welcome back the soft colors and fun map images.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihs7y5-Nv4kc4MRJoobBh46Y9jPqc3l1JeTAmSVayGCHVBNdYsoA2STFF3oqIRp-fRze5TIsCKIzEfnRsB-nZ8d43AHUz8j6iYr-kDbMax4l0_1a5GydaC37SauX6zfflr3fXZVIS9F1k/s1600/sittingnewbookcase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihs7y5-Nv4kc4MRJoobBh46Y9jPqc3l1JeTAmSVayGCHVBNdYsoA2STFF3oqIRp-fRze5TIsCKIzEfnRsB-nZ8d43AHUz8j6iYr-kDbMax4l0_1a5GydaC37SauX6zfflr3fXZVIS9F1k/s640/sittingnewbookcase.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also switched things up just a tad on a few of the shelves ... like by adding these new pots from Marshall's ... yes, they're similar to the ones from IKEA that used to be there, but I love the metal number "tags" that these have:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHlDU_SGND3DDYD2TJe_uawFgWfVtKtmCQHzPCTH4icLy9iAbaF0SgFzM6kAoKtHWj9sApOu4MmjT4OLiY6nfA_SLPuVApviRoqKUH5rDIoX2X5Va2uEEENLJOL9sMV03Itc7SOr6u1k/s1600/sittingnewpots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHlDU_SGND3DDYD2TJe_uawFgWfVtKtmCQHzPCTH4icLy9iAbaF0SgFzM6kAoKtHWj9sApOu4MmjT4OLiY6nfA_SLPuVApviRoqKUH5rDIoX2X5Va2uEEENLJOL9sMV03Itc7SOr6u1k/s640/sittingnewpots.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added a nest full of robin's eggs to this twine wrapped plate for a splash of *Spring-y* blue.  I also covered the books in craft paper (just need to add something to the spine):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiir17cfysmMAoXuB5p5XMuyjp4nnix77lJehDO-avLraWhs0gjcEgh7QkCMgmG_zE7hRqeH7vxu_cp1zSx7jlugLk-GRC83LS_XobU6a5-jRq29PfRzH9gLKka8IgZzX88Qu1g1KKpTaE/s1600/sittingnewplate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiir17cfysmMAoXuB5p5XMuyjp4nnix77lJehDO-avLraWhs0gjcEgh7QkCMgmG_zE7hRqeH7vxu_cp1zSx7jlugLk-GRC83LS_XobU6a5-jRq29PfRzH9gLKka8IgZzX88Qu1g1KKpTaE/s640/sittingnewplate.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Back are the pops of coral:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF38iHKDrzZ79XizF6uzALIe_ZsM_f56Xzs8Pk5-TdYRNo_a4WgfSRr40cueU7tvhKJEeLKdeBZARC7C433_6ft8MZWg35M8_PyGoHR3HGmK8sVnNUaUhESBdNvlgEZG-vtRpwCt2xF_w/s1600/sittingnewcoralvase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF38iHKDrzZ79XizF6uzALIe_ZsM_f56Xzs8Pk5-TdYRNo_a4WgfSRr40cueU7tvhKJEeLKdeBZARC7C433_6ft8MZWg35M8_PyGoHR3HGmK8sVnNUaUhESBdNvlgEZG-vtRpwCt2xF_w/s640/sittingnewcoralvase.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A new fleur-de-lis dish from Home Goods:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY8l-VrV3HGJeJQ2yzpS-JdgvwqSxZSDtCZvTmWNb_-aiAhHSGmoL59mLWXoweVqjTQgkfoeVfv1vWT8kTe9Ty2wypd6hyphenhyphenkpK6jp6qLZwNhwcXn-HF1t-mEFRVM7gyjl-gFq-s3UqFyE/s1600/sittingnewfleur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY8l-VrV3HGJeJQ2yzpS-JdgvwqSxZSDtCZvTmWNb_-aiAhHSGmoL59mLWXoweVqjTQgkfoeVfv1vWT8kTe9Ty2wypd6hyphenhyphenkpK6jp6qLZwNhwcXn-HF1t-mEFRVM7gyjl-gFq-s3UqFyE/s640/sittingnewfleur.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, an inexpensive wine carafe, also from Home Goods ... love the texture that the wicker adds:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYYhYcsnBU1JtGNSCK_JXXQCFysIC7wt-hu345bVaY6bDP1h4_wpfYZkrxUBymKy5hipEN5_S8h_HLKFlph3LnQBkRmNyED1Ub4VTkbMPtNm0HNzno2e3maSjMGMFlfZeDkhyLJhc_eE/s1600/sittingnewglasses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYYhYcsnBU1JtGNSCK_JXXQCFysIC7wt-hu345bVaY6bDP1h4_wpfYZkrxUBymKy5hipEN5_S8h_HLKFlph3LnQBkRmNyED1Ub4VTkbMPtNm0HNzno2e3maSjMGMFlfZeDkhyLJhc_eE/s640/sittingnewglasses.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I pulled the ol' *switch-a-roo* by replacing the mirrored chest that used to be in here with the blue chest (that was in our bedroom) ... isn't it fun to shop in your own home?  I know that my hubby LOVES when I do that!  I'm thinking about painting the mirror AS Linen:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTV7hQtdAamHyLLlwmAUdE0vM09Ghzws4ET8uMJXx1UAGli-azEe8oesuqjKfK89yVuD3egOat5-HTHSYHZnU4z_uXxhSYoXkQ1IaeCqgpYC7VcNAfn_qFBwBTUvGk2XgtqwLCcSvo2A/s1600/sittingnewchest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTV7hQtdAamHyLLlwmAUdE0vM09Ghzws4ET8uMJXx1UAGli-azEe8oesuqjKfK89yVuD3egOat5-HTHSYHZnU4z_uXxhSYoXkQ1IaeCqgpYC7VcNAfn_qFBwBTUvGk2XgtqwLCcSvo2A/s640/sittingnewchest.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A black and white nautical print (Home Goods) is a fun pairing with inexpensive coral (from one guess ... that's right, Home Goods)!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzf8kSJOyQHI2hBp5NW9nDdEy_CknIr7h0W9M2b3rcZEbDHewmon_pW6vx8pzFRelPQHis2shpO-MZLV9pVmr9M1IchoX16xQkMysGO9eLRtxm7CLYm0TKifIdBktK9aqR-zZL0PQlL0/s1600/sittingnewcoral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzf8kSJOyQHI2hBp5NW9nDdEy_CknIr7h0W9M2b3rcZEbDHewmon_pW6vx8pzFRelPQHis2shpO-MZLV9pVmr9M1IchoX16xQkMysGO9eLRtxm7CLYm0TKifIdBktK9aqR-zZL0PQlL0/s640/sittingnewcoral.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our family picture received a little embellishment by hot gluing Scrabble tiles onto the frame!  Fast, easy and free ... MY kind of project!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ExHZU_eNgdlkxt0-z0kMN0WsIh2d-Ze2EdlDTU4tWEGlqh9xbfrVdGTJ3hgYlijUgBvjxkTWYtu7mqAWvbHl_hhZO4UfMPfd70Tu8nQR5KdoY068VxFu1PjaoVOYvFxrdcRXF7Ah5Sc/s1600/fbframe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ExHZU_eNgdlkxt0-z0kMN0WsIh2d-Ze2EdlDTU4tWEGlqh9xbfrVdGTJ3hgYlijUgBvjxkTWYtu7mqAWvbHl_hhZO4UfMPfd70Tu8nQR5KdoY068VxFu1PjaoVOYvFxrdcRXF7Ah5Sc/s400/fbframe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, nooooo, these aren't ET's fingers:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI3pSmwVkd_xJnPedVTCmLPcitK1SsUkgPvxMacuNlPKDAKuLFAlNitjyM5GzSzaAxLf4z1m55BBO4HFQpbtRrpJzpRvcs264lfggx8lR-dhwK_NhL66WyU2qQTMDmdNkBgVXGnqjzs8/s1600/sittingnewsea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI3pSmwVkd_xJnPedVTCmLPcitK1SsUkgPvxMacuNlPKDAKuLFAlNitjyM5GzSzaAxLf4z1m55BBO4HFQpbtRrpJzpRvcs264lfggx8lR-dhwK_NhL66WyU2qQTMDmdNkBgVXGnqjzs8/s640/sittingnewsea.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Har har ... it's actually a great piece of beach wood that I found at "let's say it alllll together" ... Home Goods!  It's sitting comfortably on the bench that *used* to be in our mudroom, which has replaced the ottoman that used to be in here.  There was so much fabric going on in here between the slipcovers, pillows, panels, etc., that it was time to phase out a bit, thus, time for the ottoman to go:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mkspxxdEkIxC2T6Zx7zjaCULir2cuXkoBf5413NuCBEOuTsdkVzFT6j3SQ6r73Al-b_rvAQkUVy2_B_gRyDgoGH9paHdzuimye4yDZ9PTJIUZoDySG0YPFKHxkcR8dO0YQlWmSY6CGg/s1600/sittingnewbench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mkspxxdEkIxC2T6Zx7zjaCULir2cuXkoBf5413NuCBEOuTsdkVzFT6j3SQ6r73Al-b_rvAQkUVy2_B_gRyDgoGH9paHdzuimye4yDZ9PTJIUZoDySG0YPFKHxkcR8dO0YQlWmSY6CGg/s640/sittingnewbench.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Off in the background, is one of the fun, new pillow covers from Pottery Barn that I recently purchased.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's another peek at it, along with the new fabric that I bought.  While I LOVE the zebra print panels that I've had in here for awhile, I thought I'd trade them out ... but, I'm sure they'll be back.  For now, I'm enjoying the colors that are in this fabulous fabric ... it truly ties the corals, blues, white and tans together that I've used in here:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLI1vV5PQJLZlMinbvcAK6JGy0cXkG9h5xYJGaAJNglM_4BnQqpDIkFodHgQ2MAUmTJYDfWd_sIUGkJsfe2ULSm7wi6_HeT1zE75F805UNrEwc7CfaqIDqzDglB4Obm65Qf_O_LoJH8M/s1600/sittingnewpillows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLI1vV5PQJLZlMinbvcAK6JGy0cXkG9h5xYJGaAJNglM_4BnQqpDIkFodHgQ2MAUmTJYDfWd_sIUGkJsfe2ULSm7wi6_HeT1zE75F805UNrEwc7CfaqIDqzDglB4Obm65Qf_O_LoJH8M/s640/sittingnewpillows.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's the other pillow cover from Pottery Barn.  Of course, I had to bring back my coral throw:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeBSLZYE5AXjFJcf4_2Ofrxtu6YXFXedANrzdHswK5QiOmTkw0RNJPX_4KvwxFNBjTWl3ouLpGOF0Pgsg-MZBWfVvO3hNIfvfrdW_zgNF6g98-jHQZ0tuEUjDTbvb2QgEZoiu8nyP_fw/s1600/sittingnewpillowblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeBSLZYE5AXjFJcf4_2Ofrxtu6YXFXedANrzdHswK5QiOmTkw0RNJPX_4KvwxFNBjTWl3ouLpGOF0Pgsg-MZBWfVvO3hNIfvfrdW_zgNF6g98-jHQZ0tuEUjDTbvb2QgEZoiu8nyP_fw/s640/sittingnewpillowblue.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not done in here ... yet!  I'd LOVE to hang an oversized lantern in here and have found many that I'd scoop up in a heartbeat, if not for the *oversized* price tag!  If no sucess, I may end up painting the chandelier.  Stay tuned ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5jhSirbPky5CFUKgbC76eKHXn3f9-HguOA-9Muy7CKlMMS8UhaEStCX06wnkjW2lHLbgw9xK2bKzxJHjsQjavK8-oILL0rzIXhpn2MNO2Djvoq9hb26x1hpTTwOOU5f-W3Bu_GN4mqI/s1600/sittingnewside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5jhSirbPky5CFUKgbC76eKHXn3f9-HguOA-9Muy7CKlMMS8UhaEStCX06wnkjW2lHLbgw9xK2bKzxJHjsQjavK8-oILL0rzIXhpn2MNO2Djvoq9hb26x1hpTTwOOU5f-W3Bu_GN4mqI/s640/sittingnewside.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always, thanks for stopping by, sweet friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm linking up for the fun parties at these fabulous blogs:</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the Picket Fence/<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/04/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-60.html">Inspiration Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">French Country Cottage/<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/04/feathered-nest-friday_12.html">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From My Front Porch to Yours/<a href="http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/2012/04/treasure-hunt-thursday-52-highlights.html">Treasure Hunt Thursday</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

Little Somethings ...

Recently, I've been messin' around in the sitting room ... trying to add a bit of "newness."  Nothing too exciting though ... just "little somethings" here and there.With the cold temps officially being *ova,* it was time to retire the red and bring Spring-like colors back!You may remember that I li…

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