Vacation & House Work!

Our family just returned from a beautiful vacation in Williamsburg, VA and Virginia Beach! 

We spent the week at Busch Gardens (3 days) and at a beautiful hotel on the beach in Virginia Beach (3 days). 

We packed alot into that week! Busch Gardens was wonderful! We had very little wait for the rides. We enjoyed the different countries they showcased. I especially was happy to see the show Celtic Fyre! I'm a huge Irish stepdance/Riverdance fan. So that was awesome! 

Went to Cracker Barrel where I bought the sunflower fountain below! 

We ate at amazing restaurants for Seafood! Catch 31 was great, a Beatles themed pub called Abbey Road but I'm a simple girl and my favorite was a breakfast place in Williamsburgh called Colonial Pancake! It reminded me of a place we loved to eat breakfast in when we visit Salem called Tammany Hall. Its been closed for many years but it was our favorite. 

A great family trip. We brought my son's girlfriend with us too. that is them below. Up above is my daughter Caitlin with Viera in the pool.

Before we left, we had started some work in our home. We had the the first floor repainted, new area rug and some new furniture for our family room. I had a pod to store everything and that made it easier for the painters. Now that I'm home, the work continues, and I will post photos once everything is done. Here's a sneak peek at one of my new pieces!

Saturday I got to Hobby Lobby just as the doors were opening. I'm completely over Summer!!! Bring on Autumn PLEASE! I bought a few things and will definitely be back but I wanted to wait to see what I have and what I need. Truth is I actually need nothing but we all know thats not gonna happen and I will be buying! 

I'm just excited for the new season! Its been great refreshing my house and although I originally dreaded loading up the pod, I needed to pack up everything in order to motivate me for the redo!And it surely did.  I'm glad it'll be done just in time for me to decorate for Fall. 

Have a great day!