HOMESTEAD BOUND!!

WHEN MY HUSBAND ASKED IF I WANTED A PARTY FOR MY 40TH, OR A WEEKEND AT THE HOMESTEAD, THE DECISION WAS EASY. SERIOUSLY, IF I DON'T GET AT LEAST ONE WEEKEND A YEAR AT THIS PLACE, I MIGHT HAVE WITHDRAWAL !! HANDS DOWN THE HOMESTEAD IN HOT SPRINGS, VIRGINIA IS MY LITTLE HEAVEN ON EARTH.

MY ITINERARY AT THE HOMESTEAD?

  1. EAT BREAKFAST (KILLER BUFFET IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM!)
  2. SIT IN THE LOBBY
  3. BUMP INTO SOMEONE YOU HAVENT SEEN IN YEARS
  4. GET A MASSAGE
  5. LUNCH WITH A BLOODY MARY (I LOVE THE FLATBREAD PIZZA AT THE CASINO RESTAURANT!)
  6. SPEED WALK ON THE GOLF COURSE
  7. SIT IN THE LOBBY
  8. PLAY GIN IN THE LOBBY
  9. DRINK TEA IN THE LOBBY
  10. PLAY BACKGAMMON IN THE LOBBY
  11. TAKE A NAP
  12.  COCKTAIL HOUR AT THE LOBBY BAR
  13. DINNER IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM
  14. NIGHT CAP IN THE LOBBY BAR
  15. SLEEP
  16. START ALL OVER AGAIN!!!
LIFE AINT BAD AT THE HOMESTEAD......


 MY FAVORITE NEW ADDITION TO THE HOMESTEAD IS THE NEW BAR OFF THE HEART OF THE LOBBY! FUN LITTLE PLACE TO GET A COCKTAIL AFTER DINNER IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM......


THE LOBBY BAR

WHEN YOU WANT TO GET AWAY AND DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, THESE LOBBY SEATS ARE VERY APPEALING! WE BROUGHT BACKGAMMON AND PLAYED GIN FOR HOURS...LOVE DOING NOTHING!!

 AND IF YOU DONT WANT TO SIT IN THE MAIN LOBBY, GO TO ALL THE OTHER AREAS....YOU CAN GET LOST IN THIS PLACE.








 THE MURALS IN THE PLACE ARE OUTSTANDING. MOST OF THEM WERE PAINTED BY VIRGINIA ARTIST LEE BASKERVILLE....CHECK HIM OUT!
http://leebaskerville.com/about.html

OKAY, JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE NEW POOL. YOU GOTTA COME HERE.....I LOVE THIS PLACE! CHECK IT OUT.......
http://www.thehomestead.com/

FABULOUS 40!

I LOVE 40!!! I NOW FEEL LIKE MY AGE AUTOMATICALLY MAKES ME "MATURE"....ALTHOUGH I KNOW I'M THE TOTAL OPPOSITE!! AND THANKS TO MY 2 BOYS, THEY HELPED REMIND ME OF MY NEW NUMBER AT BREAKFAST YESTERDAY MORNING..........
"I LOVE YOU MOM. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
YOUR HAIR LOOKS GOOD"-R, AGE 6

-H, AGE 9


and then i got THE BEST GIFT EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! one of my oldest best friends
whom i met my freshman year at university of georgia (the girl in the middle!) sent me an
 email with the link to her blog.......this her gift.....ps-PLEASE cover your eyes for
picture #3-she made me pose like that!!!!!


http://www.jcwebbstudios.com/


THE LUXURY OF A COFFEE TABLE!

I TOTALLY FORGOT HOW NICE IT IS TO HAVE A COFFEE TABLE UNTIL I FINALLY GOT ONE. I HAVE NO CLUE WHEN IT COMES TO PICKING OUT MY OWN FURNISHINGS.....BUT HERE WERE MY REQUIREMENTS:

  1. DISTRESSED (SO MY KIDS COULDN'T RUIN :)
  2. SHELF FOR THE HIDDEN CLUTTER
  3. CASUAL
  4. COOL FINISH
AND I GOT IT. REALLY HAPPY AND IT WAS SUPER CHEAP FROM DOVETAIL!!











what NOT to buy for your house!!

occasionally i stumble across crazy pics that leave me thinking "you've got to be kidding me!!!" of course i have to add the finds to my "you gotta be kidding me" board on pinterest....
 and since today is overcast, freezing, and i'm getting over a horrible cold (tis the season!)..........and since i found this great bathtub for my "you gotta be kidding me" board, i figured i'd share some of the insanity.
so here's what i recommend NOT buying for your house.......are these people serious?
(this blogs for you, case!)

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OOPS, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!

WAHOOO...2 OF THESE CHESTS WERE DELIVERED BY MISTAKE TO MY CUSTOMER ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SHE WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE ONE....AND RATHER THAN GO THRU THE HEADACHE OF HAVING THE SECOND CHEST PICKED UP AND RETURNED, I HAD A BRILLIANT IDEA (OR AT LEAST I THOUGHT SO!)....WHY NOT KEEP THE SECOND CHEST FOR MYSELF? AFTER ALL, I'VE BEEN DYING DYING DYING TO HAVE THIS FOR MY UPSTAIRS HALLWAY!!
PAINTING IN THE WORKS (VERY RAW RIGHT NOW!)

STOLE THIS LAMP FROM MY FAMILY ROOM...LOVE LOVE LOVE IT ON
THE CHEST....


AND HERE IT IS WITH MY NEIGHBORING ART SPACE.....THE OLD CHEST IT REPLACED IS HIDING IN BACKGROUND....WILL BE IN A NEW HOME SOON-THE GARAGE!