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Surprise weekend getaway

By Tricia on May 15, 2011 in Outings, Refashion

This actually happened a few weeks ago but I had not gotten around to posting it. In all the years of raising our clan of 10 Poppa and I have only gone away I think once…when we renewed our vows and that only lasted one day because we went back to get the kids on the second day and take them with us on our honeymoon getaway. It had been over 12 years since we actually spent a night away alone. For no apparent reason, he decided to suprise me with a weekend getaway. With an 18 year old at home this seems like something we could actually do and get away with..hee-hee.

Now my husband has never been a planner. He is a last minute type guy so imagine my surprise all weekend when he had planned everything from where we would eat, visit, even to having champagne chilling in our penthouse suite! sweet! We went an hour away to Orlando, Florida (you know where Disney World is) which was just far enough away to be well, away.

looking down from the penthouse (did I ever mention I was scared of heights)

this is a dress which I refashioned from a not so pretty dress… hmm maybe I should have shared that project, huh?

he would not stop taking pictures : ) Note: I am not responsible if you are blinded by my super white legs

we ate at a really good Irish Pub called Raglan

black and tan Kilkenny

I vow to try and duplicate this at home, it was that amazing. What they call “stone bread” topped with grilled salmon, grape tomatoes, goat cheese and water cress…I could eat this all day. The bread was crispy like a cracker and so good…anybody know how to make this?

this is where we get into our super hero outfits if someone had needs help

a walk down a street in Celebration, Florida. So pretty!

and he took me to an art fair…swoon. Did I tell you that he really thought this through?

where I totally fell in love with this painting by an amazing artist named Rob Kaz. Um, is that $4,000 dollars???

On our weekend out, we got to reconnect and remember why we started this whirlwind life in the first place, we laughed and talked and I am sure we will do it again soon. Have you gotten to get away with your beloved lately?

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Blogiversary Blogger Guest- Kris from Resweater and a wool sweater giveaway

By Tricia on April 2, 2011 in CCM Guests, giveaways, Happy Blogiversary, Refashion

Day six of year three

Are you having fun yet? I hope you have been able to be part of every post and giveaway this week, if not go back and check out the past five days of awesome guests and giveaways. You can enter each giveaway many times just check out the rules at the bottom of any of the posts and you the winner in each giveaway will be announced on Wednesday!

I met todays guest in a yahoo group. She is a super creative, out of the box thinker and has come up with a business which I just love. She owns a blog and online store at Artfire called Resweater. What is Resweater, you say? Resweater is Kris’ blog where she posts loads of wool and wool blend sweaters for sale every Sunday and gives lots of ideas on how to use them. Too cool!! She has lots of giveaways (I actually won one a while back) and new ideas all the time. I love her “what I am working on Wednesday” posts. Check out her blog yourself here, it will become a fave.

you can find a new stash like this one every Sunday

dryer balls

here’s a cute monster pillow she made for her son
and she finds other bloggers who reuse wool around the web

what would you make from this wool sweater?

how about these really warm and cozy baby shoes

As part of my blogiversary celebration she is giving one lucky winner their choice of wool sweater from her shop here. Wanna meet her, here you go with a little Q&A:

My favorite blogs are: There are way too many to pick favorites, but here are a couple I enjoy:

http://24-7-365.blogspot.com/ because it is funny & amusing, and real.

http://sewingdork.blogspot.com/, because I love seeing her creations, and reading her funny posts, and she is such a lovely person.

My favorite color is: orange. Oddly enough it was blue my whole life, until I had my son. His favorite color is orange & he converted me.

My first job was: delivering newspapers. I was a little girl, and would hand deliver the papers before school every morning.

My favorite guilty pleasure is: Gummy bears!

The best advice I ever received is: God helps those who help themselves.

I am inspired by: My son, nature, creative people.

If I have an afternoon off I like to: Hmmm… I never have an afternoon off, but I think I would try to nap.

Think quick, if there was a fire and you could only grab three things (not people) what would they be: My antique Singer Featherweight sewing machine, my laptop, and my camera.

As Kris would say, Reuse, Recycle, Resweater!

Winner will be announced on Wednesday night, April 6th!
This Crunchy Catholic Momma’s giveaway can be entered by any ONE of three ways. You get an entry for every one that you do.
1) By linking about this giveaway (to your blog, facebook, or any other site), you have to let me know you did and where you did.
2) By leaving a comment
3) By becoming a follower of my blog. There is a FOLLOW button at the upper right hand bar on this blog. If you win and are not a follower, the prize will go to the next person : ( sorry!

Just remember to please leave me a comment telling me what you did so that I can go back and look for your entry. Either give me the link that you posted for the giveaway to or tell me that you began to follow me.

Good luck to all my bloggy friends and thank you for joining me for my blogiversary giveaway week.