Sara's Sweet Surprise

Happy Thanksgiving I'll be spending the holiday with my visiting family. We'll be dining at the Washington Quay, overlooking the Columbia River, for Thanksgiving. Yea! No cooking, and especially no cleaning the turkey carcass aftermath. It'll be a nice change not trying to clean up in a Tryptophan haze. I'm participating in a holiday show on Saturday. The event will feature over 200 local artisans. It's always difficult to keep from spending my profit at the show. I'll be back on Monday with pictures to share.

It's been a fantastic ride! I appreciate your patience in waiting for the reveal of winners. It allowed me the time to gather and invite all the girlfriends over to enter my Parisian Give Away. So lets proceed with the drawing of two winners. Paw picked by my beautiful assistant Angel. I present the box with the eligible candidates . Angel reaches in for the winners My kitty is Content with her selections, now hands me the names to make the announcement. The winner to receive the Girlfriend (eco tote) with all 25 sweet surprises , is........ . A Bite of Country Cupcakes ! The winner receiving the Eiffel tower lamp is........ . Decor To Adore! Girls, email me your addresses so I can get your winnings into the mail. That brings us to the honorary winners. Hmmmm, what? I've had a few visiting BLOGGERS that have given me the privilege of placing my blog (link) unconditionally on their blog rolls. This gracious act has touched me deeply. I would like to send you a Girlfriend...

A few weeks ago my hubby said, "Hey, I've got some vacation time I need to use up. How'd you like to go to the beach?" Well, after I regained consciousness, I jumped into action. Cat sitter, check. Light timers, check. Neighbor on recycling-garbage detail, check. Several suitcases packed later we were on a road trip to our favorite beach in Lincoln City, Oregon. We stayed at the Moon Breaker, a house that has been my heart breaker since it's always booked. Somehow a cancellation entitled us the honor of staying at this beachfront home. YAHOO! This was our first stop.... Factory Outlet Mall Where a girl's wish list is granted Okay, I'll admit it. I was a little preoccupied with the shopping, and I forgot to take pictures. No worries; I'll take some as we drive away.... Not as easy as I thought. At least I photographed the most important one. Isn't it amazing what feats a gal will go through to get a shot for her blog. This was taken at 20mph balanc...

The eleventh hour We had quite the Halloween haunt with pint sized witches, vampires and ninjas topping the evening off with a grand total of 130 treaters! The action usually begins around 5pm. So , we were a little nervous to find the streets and sidewalks were emmmpty at that time. Since there wasn't a ghost or witch in site, we decided to sit down for a quick dinner. You guessed it. The minute we sat down to eat, the doorbell rang, and so it began. The winner of best costume was a young gentleman dressed up as a magnet covered in baby chicks. He was so funny as he proudly announced his title The CHICK MAGNET. As I was passing out the goodie bags, an unexpected visitor appeared from the crowd, a chihuahua dressed up as a bumblebee. I squealed with delight. She was Bow-WOW Bootiful! I wish I could have gotten pictures of these treaters, but there was something eerie possessing our camera last night. Unexplainable phantoms kept appearing in our pictures. What's in...