Have you planted paperwhites yet? Forcing paperwhites has become a yearly holiday tradition for me!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Paperwhites!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Show & Tell Friday
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! I'm breaking the rules of Show and Tell a little today and sharing something that is not from my home or garden. This is where Lauren and I had Thanksgiving dinner today! I know...not a very traditional Thanksgiving but it was nice!
It's the Dolce-Hayes Mansion in San Jose, California. It's a hotel and conference center. I bet everyone that works any where near Silicon Valley has been here before for offsite meetings! I've been here quite a few times with different companies over the years.
For Thanksgiving they had a big buffet and it was really good! They had the traditional Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, etc. but they also had so much more! There was a cold seafood bar with raw oysters, prawns and crab legs and a huge dessert bar. You can see the menu here. I didn't feel comfortable taking photos inside the restaurant so I'll just share the outside with you...
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Thank you! I look forward to seeing everyone's posts...it may take me awhile to get around to visit everyone since I work full time but I'll do my best to get to your blog as soon as I can!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I wish all my U.S. friends a very Happy Thanksgiving! I'm so thankful to have "met" you all! You really have enriched my life!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thanksgiving Past
I'm still not feeling well at all, in fact it sometimes feels like I'm getting worse not better. The mornings are the worst. When I get up in the morning it feels like I've slept with a pile of bricks on my chest! The pain goes all the way to into my back! I really feel for people who have chronic pain, I just can't even imagine living like this all the time! This is day 5 of this and I'm going crazy not being able to get things done on my week off! I just wish I knew what caused this or even what it is! I've never had chest pain that wasn't related to respiratory problems before. I go back to my doctor next week for a follow-up appointment and I'm hoping I can tell her that I'm feeling better! I'm thinking positive thoughts...
I'm not having Thanksgiving dinner at my house this year--and given the pain I'm in, I'm so thankful for that, but thought I would share my table from last year (I don't even have the energy to take photos of anything new). I may be playing reruns here until I get better. I hope you don't mind!
I do plan on taking some photos of the very nontraditional Thanksgiving dinner we are going to this year though. I'm going to share them for Show and Tell Friday, so I'll be breaking the rules this week since it won't be something in my own home. Feel free to do the same if you want to join in!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
New Finds!
Thank you for all the nice comments yesterday. I went to the doctor, had an EKG, blood test, and a chest x-ray and they all came out good so my doctor thinks something in my chest is inflamed, either cartilage or tendons or something... I have to take Ibuprofen (Motrin) 3 times a day for awhile and then I'll have a follow up appointment with her next week. Hopefully it will be gone by then! I woke up last night in extreme pain! I think lying down makes it worse! I can breath fine and I can walk around and do things, it's just when I move certain ways I have extreme pain. At least I'm not in constant pain!
I also won 3 of these pink "Bridal Rose" plates that are made in Bavaria on eBay for only $5.99!
I'm so addicted to thrifting that yesterday I left early for my doctors appointment so I could stop in a thrift store near my doctor's office. Even pain won't keep me away! I was on my way back to look at the dishes when something caught my eye on a clothes rack...the next thing I know I have a Juicy Couture sweater in my hands! This sweater sold for $168 new...I did a little research via google to find that out!! I paid only $14.99. I just knew Lauren would be thrilled...she loves Juicy Couture but not this sweater! Good thing I like it!
Then I found this Jones of New York navy polka dot shirt for $9.99. It's really cute with a tie at the waist. It's a little tight now but by spring I hope to be wearing this with some white capri pants! I'm not usually into anything with polka dots but I liked this!
Then I found this Jones of New York tunic for $8.99. I don't usually wear animal prints either but I tried this on and loved it! It's so much cuter on than it looks here!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Vacation!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Show & Tell Friday
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Thank you! I look forward to seeing everyone's posts...it may take me awhile to get around to visit everyone since I work full time but I'll do my best to get to your blog as soon as I can!
Giveaway Fun!
What a fun day! I get to announce the winner of my monthly giveaway and the winner of the Pfaltzgraff giveaway and also announce a brand new giveaway!!!
First the winner of my monthly giveaway for November is Laurie from Bargain Hunting with Laurie.
and the winner of the Pfaltzgraff Holiday Dinnerware is Evelyn (no blog), she chose the Winterberry pattern.
I'm also pleased to also announce that Lavender Fields is hosting a giveaway on my product review page. Please click here to see what TWO lucky people will win!
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Reminder: I will have the Show and Tell Post up tonight for those of you that want to join in!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Vintage & Vogue Christmas-Part III
Here is part 3 of my Vintage & Vogue posts. I still have more photos but I think I'll save those for next week.
Isn't it all so beautiful! I love all the different themes they have going.
Vintage & Vogue
241 East Campbell Ave, Ste A
Campbell, California
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I now have new windows in my apartment and they look so much better! I can even feel the difference. Usually when I walk downstairs in the morning it's a lot colder down there and it wasn't this morning! They also keep so much more noise out!
More good news! My landlord said she would get someone to paint my stairway walls. It's the only place I can't paint myself because the ceiling is two stories high. I think I'm going to paint it white so it will be lighter and brighter! Maybe next year I'll get lucky and get the wood laminate floors put in! She's put them in 2 out of the 4 units and they look great! I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
I'm behind in posting my giveaway winners but they will be announced soon! I thought I would be able to do it yesterday but I had to hold Beau all day so he wouldn't attack the window installers.