Sunday, September 19, 2010
Walking
My husband and I are trying to squeeze in a walk in the evenings. Man, we have some hills in our neighborhood!
If I had . . .
a million dollars! Every morning I drive past some pretty homes. One of the houses that I always look at is now up for sale. Too bad its listed for 1.6 million dollars! Wow, but it does have a pool.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Nice
I saw a Ferrari this morning!!!! It was so pretty and had a sweet sound as it drove past me on the Red Mountain Expressway . . .
Friday, September 10, 2010
Staycation Day 4
Today we ran a little slower! Took the dogs out to play late in the morning. Man it was hot, where did that cool weather go? Afterwards we ran to Hoover to run some errands. Michael needed a UT color mat for his football picture he wanted framed. I picked up a frame for one of my old sorority pictures. Then we headed to Moe's for a little lunch. Then off the the mall as I searched for small AU & UT flags for the front yard. Found the Auburn one, but will be waiting for them to order the Tennessee one. Got home and put the flag up! Looks good and now we are displaying team spirit.
Jasmine ready for her toy. . .
Jasmine ready for her toy. . . 
Staycation Day 3
Wow, what a day!
Today we planned to look at the antique stores located in downtown Birmingham. The first place on the list turned out to be in the Pepper Place Market, which is somewhere that neither my husband nor I had ever visited before. Turns out this is the location of the early 1900s Dr. Pepper Syrup & Bottling Company and Martin Biscuit Company. We visited shops. My favorite was the General Store which had Alabama made food, pottery, jewelry and gifts. I am totally going back for some Christmas gifts this year. Also, hope to attend the farmer's market one of these Saturdays.
The last antique shop on our list may just be a winner for us. We have been searching for a buffet/sideboard for our formal dining room that will blend with our current dining table. This has been a challenge. My husband actually liked this piece first and it has grown on me. All we know is that it is an English oak buffet and that it is currently 50% off the asking price. It is unique and we are pondering our options.
Our evening plans were to attend The Cocktails In The Gardens event held at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. This event was located in the Hill Garden area. Music performed by Hunter Lawley. We drank wine/beer and sampled on some yummy hors d' oeuvres - mini pulled pork sandwiches, Kobe beef sliders, mac & cheese tarts, herb marinated chicken & tortellini, mini grilled cheese sandwiches, grit cake and olive and fruit pie shooters. Picked out a lovely butterfly necklace from the gift shop before leaving. We had a great time and would love to attend another event in the future!
Meanwhile, we had the Auburn & Mississippi State football game recording. As soon as we got home we started watching the game. Had me worried there towards the end of the 4th quarter, but AU pulled it off with a win of 17-14.
After that I switched over to the season premier of the CW's Vampire Diaries!
Dr. Pepper Company Building
Martin Biscuit Company Building
The General Store
English Oak Buffet
Cocktails In The Garden
Today we planned to look at the antique stores located in downtown Birmingham. The first place on the list turned out to be in the Pepper Place Market, which is somewhere that neither my husband nor I had ever visited before. Turns out this is the location of the early 1900s Dr. Pepper Syrup & Bottling Company and Martin Biscuit Company. We visited shops. My favorite was the General Store which had Alabama made food, pottery, jewelry and gifts. I am totally going back for some Christmas gifts this year. Also, hope to attend the farmer's market one of these Saturdays.
The last antique shop on our list may just be a winner for us. We have been searching for a buffet/sideboard for our formal dining room that will blend with our current dining table. This has been a challenge. My husband actually liked this piece first and it has grown on me. All we know is that it is an English oak buffet and that it is currently 50% off the asking price. It is unique and we are pondering our options.
Our evening plans were to attend The Cocktails In The Gardens event held at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. This event was located in the Hill Garden area. Music performed by Hunter Lawley. We drank wine/beer and sampled on some yummy hors d' oeuvres - mini pulled pork sandwiches, Kobe beef sliders, mac & cheese tarts, herb marinated chicken & tortellini, mini grilled cheese sandwiches, grit cake and olive and fruit pie shooters. Picked out a lovely butterfly necklace from the gift shop before leaving. We had a great time and would love to attend another event in the future!
Meanwhile, we had the Auburn & Mississippi State football game recording. As soon as we got home we started watching the game. Had me worried there towards the end of the 4th quarter, but AU pulled it off with a win of 17-14.
After that I switched over to the season premier of the CW's Vampire Diaries!
Dr. Pepper Company Building
Martin Biscuit Company Building
The General Store
English Oak Buffet
Cocktails In The GardenThursday, September 9, 2010
Staycation Day 2
We have been spoiling the dogs this week. Usually we put them up at night, but this week we have left them lose and of course they sleep in our room. We got them a little off schedule with potty breaks with our running around that day. Thus, at 3am my little Auburn started pacing in the hallway and then walks over to my side of the bed and goes into repeat mode. I got up to take him out and of course Jasmine wanted to go too. Might as well take her then. Needless to say, I slept in this morning! By the afternoon we were headed to Trussville to check out an antique store. As we pulled up, I asked if the place was an old school. My husband informed me that it was an old nursing home. Interesting. Saw some neat pieces but didn't see what I was looking for which be a buffet or a sideboard. On our way back we ate lunch outside in the Cahaba Village - Newks for me and the Noodle House for Michael. Stopped in Whole Foods to see if they had the wine my dad told us was on of his favorites, but didn't see it. Next stop was the Pottery Barn at the Summit. Michael actually saw a buffet that he liked, unfortunately it was mahogany and would not match our decor. Oh, well. While looking at this piece, we did notice that they had empty wine bottles staged in the decor, one of which happened to be the kind we were looking to find for my dad! Beef tips and rice for dinner as we watched The Killers movie on tv. We actually enjoyed it!
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