Out & About & A Favorite Treat

Good day friends. I have to be honest; I have nothing whatsoever profound to share today. :) BUT I love celebrating the little joys of life!!!  With that being said, Wednesday was a good day. I didn't sleep well the night before, so I slept in a tad. I had my monthly lunch with our daughter, Hannah. She works about 25 minutes away at an Orthodontist office. There are a lot of options to eat and shop around in the city she works in compared to my "city."

We went to Panera. It is really "OUR" place. I got my favorite soup, Chicken and Wild Rice. It is delicious. Hannah always chooses the bread bowl with Broccoli and Cheddar Soup. I got their blueberry muffin to go for my afternoon teatime. :) 

It really is my favorite blueberry muffin on the planet so far. :) I love it so much. I do not get it often, but I always get it to go and have it for an afternoon treat. IT IS THE LITTLE THINGS!! Is it not?

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT? SOMETHING THAT YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO HAVE EVERY SO OFTEN? I am curious?????

While I was out I stopped by the dangerous store.....HOBBY LOBBY! I do not go in there often! LIKE it can be a very dangerous place if you are not good with restraint. :) 

I did get this lovely new piece for $15 it was on sale. There was one left. I also collect church artwork and pieces. AND....I was looking for a piece like this for this spot. I don't really like to purchase things JUST because. I want it to be something that I have been really looking for or have a purpose. Anyway, as a homemaker I do like to make our home special and cozy and I try to find things on sale or thrifted or FREE on the side of the road. I cannot tell you how much treasure I have found that someone puts out for free. I have found many things that has been a beautiful addition to our home. 

Anyway..... I hope you all have a beautiful end of the week ahead. I have a Minister and Pastor's Wives Conference starting tonight. I am not sure how much I will get to post or visit all of you that I visit. I will try my best. 

Until next time....

Chrissy T

FIND WONDER...It is all AROUND!

 

Hello friends. Yesterday I popped out to find a little wonder on my walk! It was refreshing. I definitely found some WONDER! You really do not have to go far to find it!!!

I went to a local trail that our library has. It is in the middle of the town, but it seems like a little oasis in the middle of all the hustle and bustle. It is on my favorite little spots to take a walk when I need a quick mood boost and want a few steps in some nature. 

Look at that pop of green among the dead leaves!!!! Oh.....WONDER!!!

Hello there! What WONDER!!! The geese are just enjoying life!!!! 

The geese was tired of me I guess admiring them and started honking and heading away! So, I respected them and decided to move on to look for my wonder!!!

So, looking for WONDER led me to purchasing these beautiful flowers!!! Oh, how the cheered up my soul and home!

I hope you GO and FIND some WONDER TODAY! Really it is everywhere. Not just outdoors. Look in your surroundings in your home!!! We are truly blessed!!

With Love,

Chrissy T

Tuesday Tea~ SPRINGSATION! (Spring Inspiration)

Hello Beautiful Friends. Here in the deep south, it's been in the 60's-70's during the day but mid 30's-40's at night. I am itching for a PROPER Hike Day. It has been rainy and wet here so.... I will hike in rain and mud, but I would not choose that for myself if I can choose better.

SINCE...On Tuesdays I usually post all things TEA related I thought I would post some inspiration for us LOVERS of TEA, CHINA PATTERNS, TEA POTS, FLOWERS, and GARDENING! 

Spring Inspiration you shall say~~~

NOW....this would be a fun, easy and cheap project almost anyone could do!!!!!

                                                                     Oh, so true!!!!!

I hope you all have a lovely Tuesday! Make time today to grab you a beautiful cup or mug and pour you a nice drink and enjoy 5 minutes of this day!!! 

Here is also a scone recipe I would like to try!!!! I would like to really try a true authentic British Scones!

PLEASE KNOW ALL IMAGES AND SOURCES SHOWN ARE FROM PINTEREST OR OTHER LINKS SHARED!

With Love, 

Chrissy T

Sunday's Family Dinner ~ Valentines Style

Hello friends. I know...I know, Valentines has left as quickly as it came. But for my memories I want to post about our family lunch after church. All our young adult kids along with some of their boyfriends and girlfriends joined us. 

We had homemade Lasagna that I made early before church. Clayton (Hannah's boyfriend) made the bread. He is our Bread Connoisseur. I also had corn, salad with fried bacon and yummy toppings. I made a strawberry cake that was so delicious. I will share the recipe below. 

I hope you all have a wonderful start of your week....

With Love, 

Chrissy T

Strawberry Sheet Cake Recipe is found here and was so wonderful and delish!

Valentine Brunch & Walk

We had a lovely day, Saturday! The temperature was fantastic. It was cloudy, though. My hubby brought me home chocolate for Valentines Friday evening. We sat on the porch and relaxed while chatting! It was a lovely evening. I worked on some diamond painting and finished a National Park Coaster I have been working on.

All done! I love it. I have a whole set of different National Parks. Our youngest son's girlfriend gifted me them for Christmas. :)

We went to a cafe for brunch for Valentines. I had a weird sandwich. It was good but different. :) Derrick (my hubby) had chicken and waffles. 

We then walked next door to an one room art museum of Wyatt Walters. He has beautiful watercolor art. 

Two of my favorites. 

We went back home and then changed clothes and drove to a park in a neighboring town and walked along the reservoir. It was lovely! I can't wait to come back and kayak this water in the summer. 

We got back home and rested a bit and then I began to make our strawberry cake for our Family Valentines Lunch for after church Sunday! I set up the table and cooked the beef for the lasagna and prepped what I could to make my morning easier. I have to cook up our food before church, so it is ready when we get home. We had a lovely day! 

I hope you all have had a good weekend!!! Blessings!

With Love,

Chrissy T

Valentine Decor & Glassware Decluttering

Happy Friday Friends! I am so thankful to be feeling a little better. I have been so yuck all week. Thursday, I seen a new horizon! Thank the Lord! 

I kept myself slow paced because I am still not 100 and kind of "sicky" still but I could not lay in bed any longer mentally or physically. My sciatica was killing me! So, I did a lot of pacing!!! I would putter a tad and sit down and relax a while and then get back up for a minute and putter and sit back down. It was how the day went....

Just a little pop of Valentine Love here and there. I don't go all out anymore. I also like a lot of more neutral colors with a pop of color here and there. 

Two of my favorite magazines in this picture above! Yes, I still do get a good ole true magazine. I love Tea Time and the Victoria Magazine. I get the subscriptions as a gift from my mom on my birthday. 

I love how the little stuffed hearts turned out in my glass lantern on the center of my coffee table. 

I just added some more little stuffed hearts to this kneading bowl for our dining room table for a festive touch. We will have Sunday dinner with a Valentines theme for the young adult kiddos.

Now let's head to the little spot in the kitchen I decluttered! It had just become a mess.

We are gifted A LOT of mugs in the ministry! A LOT!! I simply cannot house all of them. I am not showing nowhere all of them. Because I had already had to remove some. 

I also had to purchase some new glassware because ours was just a mess and old. I got these glasses on the bottom shelf from Ikea. I GOT THESE LAST FEBRUARY!!!! I forgot about them and tucked them away and then remembered them!!!! Yes, that is a shame. But IT IS WHAT IT IS!
I got sick when I got back from getting them and then stuck them in a closet and forgot about them forging on with the old and tattered ones.

Boxed up and put in the car for drop off tomorrow at the thrift store. 

All finished. It is nothing fancy, but it is orderly and has our favorite mugs. I paired down our mugs to the ones we always love and grab for each person. I put a few seasonal ones up at the top of the cabinet that we recently got as gifts. 

 

Yes, I actually "had" pretty matching cups and mugs BUT we never used them. The handles were awkward so I thought we should only keep those favorite cups and mugs. 

These two right here are my husbands and my favorite cups. We will use these over any of the others. 

The Seagrove one is mine and the Nasa one is his!

I am glad to have this cabinet done. I worked a little here and there as I rested.

I hope you have a fantastic weekend!!!!

With Love,

Chrissy T