A Bit East-coast

Smithsonian's National Zoo [pt.1]

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Saturday was spent walking the National Zoo in DC. It was crowded, but at least not too hot and sunny-the weather was just right(until we left when it stormed)! Our first time at the zoo, I did my best to snapped a few photos. The lighting was the best in the bird areas-it was filtering through perfectly. I wish I had a better zoom lens for the tiger/lion enclosures...they were so far away(which is a good thing). It was such a beautiful zoo, the best I have seen...

 

iphone/pad vacation photos.

.[iphone/pad vacation photos].

I snapped a few photos of us out and about in OBX...

4th year OBX vacation.

.[4th year Outer Banks North Carolina vacation].

Just came back from our beach vacation yesterday-this is why this blog has not been updated, sorry! We've done Corolla, Nags Head, Duck, and Kill Devil Hills. Now we feel like summer is OVER, lol. The first few days of our vacation were rained out, thank goodness the sun came out for the rest of our trip. Here are a few quick photos for now...

OBX over the 4th...

 

 

so many photos to edit...

 Not only do I need to get ready for Santa, I have tons of photos to edit. I have New York photos still waiting on me-some of which are lost since LaVaughn didn't listen to me, argh. Thanksgiving photos & DC photos-my mom, lil sister (auntie Hilary) and her boyfriend Chris came for a visit. I need to take Christmas photos. Plus, edit Caitlyne's wedding photos. Oh-and I still have Halloween...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 
 
 

Home Goods home updates...

 

This week I did a quick update to Kiela's room. Her old lamp was literally on its last leg! So I had to make a Home Goods stop for a new lamp....and see if they still had this mirror I saw a month ago! They had ONE mirror left I had seen a while back when we bought some new things for our bedroom & powder room. Thank goodness it was still there after so long and it just makes her room sweeter!! I wasn't thrilled with the lamp choices they had and grab the best I could find. Once I set everything up in her room it was perfect. I grabbed her the jewelry holder & ceramic rose candle holder from Marshall's on my way home-love them to death. When Kiela came home she was thrilled & couldn't stop looking at it all. I got a million 'thank you mama' from her. And she said it was 'so pretty'.

 

I also have been spray painting old things in her room to make them less baby looking and more grown up...the duck was sprayed gold and her shell was sprayed silver

I often take Kiela to 5 Below to spend her allowance, she had to have the pink disco ball. I strung it up with pretty purple ribbon.

I just had to have this mirror from Home Goods, now I just need an orchid or paper whites here.

We also found this velvet bench at Home Goods.

We finally painted the main floor powder room a sweet shade of gray & added this cool new mirror I found at Home Goods-I love it. I thought that the print would be nice, but I hate it-lol! I really want some framed butterflies & moths I've seen on Etsy instead. Although, it does look way better...I feel it still needs something.

My first paper whites are growing! It has been about 3 weeks since I planted them. I can't wait for the flowers to bloom.

 

I am so GRAY and black! I just seem to always buy these colors. Even down to my nails...love love love this color by Sally Hanson gray by gray. Usually I wear a nude shade but for our trip to NYC I want more dramatic!

I still need to download the photos from our camera...so here are a few of my fave camera phone photos taken in Central Park...
 

 


 

JBS Giveaway winner...

So sorry for the wait, but LaVaughn & I were in NYC for the past 4 days celebrating our 15th anniversary!!

I picked my 15th comment as the winner of the Jenni Bowlin goods...

kate blue said...

love all the new jb; especially the Monthly bingo cards...luv small prints on PP in my fav colors :)

 

Congrats Kate, please email me at [email protected] with your address info.

 

i am trying to do better...

Yay, I scrapped!!

For this page I used MM Just Chillin' girls line(which is 50% off)-tag,stamps(splatter); Flower Patch flowers stickers; felt flower, straight pin, ribbon, velvet brads; Fancy Pants felt scallop frame

JBS Mercantile Oct 09 kit gallery is up, take a peek!!

I spent Saturday in Philly(my first time there) with Cindy, Linda, and Kelly.