Sunday, July 31, 2011

Our Best Garage Sale Find Ever....


...was a sweet little camper that I just gave a nod to when I first saw it.  My in-laws were visiting from Pennsylvania and when we traveled a ways to a flea market that closed earlier than we anticipated, we agreed to garage sale hop all the way home.  One of the sales had a camper for sale that I thought was interesting.  I walked through it and didn't think much of it - except that it was kind of cute and was a great price for what it was.  Two days later, after my in-laws had returned home, I told my husband about it.  I'd come across some cute photos of re-done trailers on the MaryJanesFarm and Sisters on the fly websites and was showing them to my husband.  To my surprise, Tony responded, "I've always thought it would be great to own one of those".  It was 4th of July weekend, 3 years ago now, and decided to venture out to the garage sale the very next day.  We were so excited to see the camper still in the driveway of the sale, but the sign was gone.  Long story made shorter, we were there as the new owner showed up to tow the camper away.  My husband offered $50 more than the original sale price and it became ours :)!  A little bit of work and a whole lot of camping fun later, it has been one of our best purchases ever.

When we bought it, it looked like this:

The interior was like this:

Our children were grossed out that once upon a time, a guy named "Bug" used to live in it.

With some wood refinishing, new curtains and cushions, it has a whole new look:

A different angle:

Now we just have to find the perfect awning!
Pure camping fun!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Wedding Season is in Full Swing....

and I've hardly taken a moment to post photos - though we did take time to have a great California get away :)! More about that at another time.

For now - enjoy some shots of a long awaited wedding...
Mandy and Ken are both in the military. Though their date had been set for this summer, they thought they would have to post-pone the wedding due to new military assignments. As it turned out, they were able to go forward with their planned date, and they couldn't be happier.

I'm looking forward to getting photos from the wedding photographer, but in the meantime, am posting the photos that I took during set up.  The family was a joy to work with - and so were the flowers :)~

A typical delivery day look for the car...


One style of centerpiece...

Another style of centerpiece...

The almost completed look.  Windows were yet to be decorated...

The bridal bouquet....

Bridal bouquet with 2 of the 4 bridesmaids bouquets...

Another shot, different angle...

Lanterns used at the church and later for the reception...

There were 4 lanterns total, 2 on each side of the front of the church...

Just loved Ken and Mandy's color combination....

Ken and Mandy, it was a joy to provide flowers for your wedding.
Thank you for all that you do to serve our country!  God Bless!