All Moved In!

I'm finally all moved into my new shed/cottage! I know some of you may think this is totally silly on my part to be so excited about a shed in my backyard. But if you knew how long I've wanted this and how long it took to get it constructed once it was purchased, then you'd understand why it's such a big deal to me. It is soooo nice to have all my stuff for parties/events in one place, instead of sharing space with hubby's tools in the garage, or stuffed under my bed, or all over the floor in my office. Now everything is contained in one area, organized with labels, so that when I need something, all I have to do is open the doors and pull it out of its little "home", then place it back when I'm finished.
This is what the inside looks like from left to right:

Girl Friend Get-Together

So today on my street was a block-long yard sale. I didn't know it was going to happen and so I didn't get to go to any of it, as I had already made other plans for the day. So, bummer, cause I'm sure I missed out on some good deals. O well, I don't really need any more 'junque' anyhow, as I still haven't finished putting everything in my shed/cottage.
My 'other plans' were getting together with my girl friends from High School. You remember they came to my house back in February and we hadn't seen each other since then. So today we met for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. O, and let me tell you, if you've never eaten at this restaruant (not sure if I spelled that right - it somehow doesn't look right to me right now), run, don't walk, to the nearest location and order up some GREAT food! Not just the cheesecake, which was ABSOLUTELY FAB - U - LOUS, but the Luau Salad that I ordered was just as yummy, with a beautiful presentation. So, we ate, and chatted, and ate some more, and chatted some more, and pretty much ate all afternoon (almost 5 hours). Then before we left, we snapped these pics. And we all look exactly like we did when we were in high school, 34 years ago (and if you believe that, I've got some swamp land I'll make you a deal on! lol). We had a great time, and as usual, the time flew by all too quickly and we had to say good-bye.
The three of us: Cathy, Pat, Me

Cathy & Pat
Cathy & Me

Making Progress, I Think

No pics today, but I will have some up soon of all the organization going on in my little "cottage", aka, shed. I have moved shelving units from the garage to the shed, plus added two other units that I purchased this week. All my silk flowers, and there are a TON of them, are all in plastic storage bins according to color, and all labeled and looking pretty on their shelves. Likewise, the tea sets (16 of 17 that is). I've filled three walls so far with all my catering and decorating stuff. I've hauled so much out of my office inside the house, and it seems like I've hardly made a dent. And once I get everything moved and organized, I will start on the closet in my office. My plan is to turn it into a paper crafting/scrapbooking station. I knew I had lots of stuff, but I had no idea I had this much. I'm not sure if this makes me a "collector" or just a major packrat! One thing I do know, when it's all said and done, I'm going to be able to decorate for any event in any color scheme!
Okay, enough whining for now. Hopefully tomorrow I will gets some pics of my nice, neatly organized "cottage"! But for now, I need a nice looonng rest. TTFN, Brenda

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You like to think of yourself as a fairly modest person. And it's true that you don't talk yourself up... but you're also pretty happy with who you are. You have a wild reputation, but you're not as wild as you seem. You take risks, but only measured risks. You are a somewhat open minded person, but deep down you're fairly conservative. You don't like trying new things very much. And if you do find something new you like, you stick with it. You are a natural multitasker. You feel alive when you're doing more than one thing at a time. You are a serious and contemplative person. You definitely do your own thing in life.

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It's Finally Here!

It's finally here! My shed, that is. Hubby, along with the help of our brother-in-law and nephew, completed my shed yesterday. It needs some clean-up and outside decorating to turn it into the "B'z Place" that will house my tea sets, florals, and other party equipment. Until now, everything has been stored in the garage or piled in my office, making it difficult to organize anything, much less find it when I need it for an event. But now I'll be able to get everything properly organized and stored in my new little "cottage". I'm very excited. Here's what it looks like at this moment, but as soon as it is fixed up, I'll post more pics. :)

Hooray for B'z Place!

"Paris In Springtime" Tea

I know I've been away for a long time, and when I finally got around to posting about the past month, it just got too long for one post. So here's the catch-up.

This past Saturday, May 17th, was our Women's Ministries' trip to "Paris". Well, not exactly Paris, France, but more like Paris, Church Fellowship Hall style. It started out with these gorgeous invitations/tickets that Esther made. The envelopes, the outside of the card, and the inside with it's little ticket tucked in the left side.



The room decor:








The buffet and dessert tables:


Each guest received one of these suckers as a party favor:
The tables for four were dresses in pink tablecloths, with a black and white gingham topper. 2' tall bud vases held pink roses with black filler and Eiffel Towers on two sides. White lace-trimmed napkins were folded into Fleur-de-lis pattern and napkin rings were black bands with an Eiffel Tower at the top. Pink Eiffel Tower photo holders reserved tables for each group.
The event was a great success, except for the fact that the a/c in the room did not work, and we all were about to "die" from the heat. You take a room that's already been heated from the oven being on in the adjoining kitchen, 90 degree weather outside, an a/c that isn't working, and fill it full of women who are all busily chattering away, and you get a temperature reading of about 1,000 degrees farenheit! lol
O, and here's a few pics of the "chatterboxes" - :)







Hope you enjoyed our trip to Paris as much as our ladies. Au revoir!

I'm finally back! I looked at my last post and discovered it's been more than a month since I had been here. And I also discovered I missed my one-year blogiversary! How sad that I've been so neglectful. But now I'm here and I'll let you all in on what I've been up to for the last month.
On April 19th I attended a Balloon Decorating Business seminar, where we learned how to make all sorts of balloon decorations, including arches, plus learned about the business end of balloon decorating. I haven't used my new "skills" yet, but I'm very anxious to create some fun decorations for some upcoming events I'll be working on.
In one of my last posts I had shown you some of the decorations that I was working on for our Women's Fellowship "Spring Fling". That event took place on April 26th. Here's how it looked.
The buffet table:


The seating tables:


The room:


Here's a cake I made. We had a whole Bird's Nest theme going on, so I made the cake topper to go along with the other decos.
I forgot to take a picture of this before Ipainted it, but this is a little item I found at the thrift store for $1.50. It was ugly brown and rusty looking and I don't even know what it's supposed to be, but I painted it and glued some little flowers and ribbon on it, then made paper cones and filled them with pink and green candies. It turned out pretty cute, I think.
After the Spring Fling in the morning, we went to my nephew's wedding in the afternoon. The wedding took place on a yacht as it cruised the harbor in Newport Beach, Ca. Here's my handsome nephew, his lovely new bride, and their blended family:I thought it was really lovely that, during the ceremony, the family all participated in a Sand Ceremony. One by one, beginning with the youngest of the children, each member of the new family poured sand from an individual glass into one single glass in the center, signifying that they are now one "blended family". I did take lots of pictures, but since we were facing into the sun during the ceremony, my pics didn't turn out, but this is one they posed for afterward.
Okay, this post is getting really long, so I think I'll come back tomorrow and post about our Women's Fellowship's "trip" to Paris this past Saturday. TTFN, :)