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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Busy around the home...

Besides staying busy with my Etsy shop, football, trips out of town, Mike and I have stayed busy around the house!

Last weekend, we planted broccoli (on the left) and cauliflower (on the right). We've never tried to grow these in the past, so we are pretty excited to see how it goes!!


We also finished setting up Helga (the witch) and her cats - fitted with a broom and lamp. At night, there is a spot light the shines right behind her showing only her silhouette!


On the other side of the driveway is the cemetery - bones, ghost (upper right corner) and tombstones! We are thinking this year for Halloween that Mike may be a 'scarecrow' that lives in the cemetery. I'll be luring the kiddos to come up the driveway for candy while he sneaks up behind them to scare them!


If you didn't know, allowing Mike to scare the kids is the only way I can get him to dress up!

Year one - He was a scare crow that sat 'dead like' on the front porch with the bowl of candy in his lap. He would jump up and chase the kids down the driveway!

Year two - He stayed on the roof and dropped a homemade ghost on top the of kids.

Year Three - we used his head as a prop on the table. A friend of ours also joined in on the fun (he's in the silver mask). By the time trick or treating started, the table was full of heads and candy. The best part was when the kids had NO CLUE the heads were real. All of a sudden, these heads would start moving and talking! so much fun!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Where has the time gone?!?

Life has been flying by!! that's for sure!!


This Sunday will mark one year that I've been married to my best friend! I can't believe how fast it has gone by!

Two weekends ago, I made a trip to Orlando to see Harry Potter World!!! (I know that's not the name, but that's what I call it!) Mike's sister, Deni, gave his mom and I tickets to the theme park. We are BIG Harry Potter dorks, so that was an awesome gift! Although it rained the whole day, we were able to ride many of the rides and have lots of fun!

Since August, Mike and I have attended several weddings, football games, put up decorations for Fall and Halloween, and have kept very busy! My Etsy shop has been keeping me busy! It's crazy to think Christmas is only (approx.) 9 weeks away!

The biggest news so far is that I've decided to open my own business. Last night I registered the business name and today, placed an ad in a local paper to announce the new business!

My new business is 'Southern Charm - Decoration and Prop Rentals'. I will offer decorations mainly for weddings, but not limited to just that. Items for family pictures and parties are just the tip of the iceberg!

Items to rent will include chandeliers, rustic decorations, mason jars, wooden benches, lanterns etc. If you can think of it, I can do it! Most of the items will have the rustic feel to them. Perhaps items from yard sales and the flea market that I will spruce up. Here is a link to my pinterest board where I've been collecting ideas: http://pinterest.com/ashley1001/one-day/

I still have a few more licenses to get, finalize a logo, and I need to add to my collection (that's the fun part!). I'm working on my website which needs to be tweaked before it's ready for public veiwing! All of the inventory will be photographed and put on the website so browsing through the items will be painless.

Lots of excitement coming soon!!!