Perfection

Yesterday was the most Perfect Day...
it started with my girls at one of the local Sushi places. As we ALL should know by now...Drama Teen is NOT a fan of Sushi....but she's a good sport. Normally I would have taken C0-ed alone....but we planned to hit some Thrift Stores afterward and I didn't want Drama Teen to miss out that part of our plans...so she tagged along...and managed to find something on the menu that was edible to her....


We did talk her into trying a couple Rolls though.....this first one , a Honolulu Roll,she just did NOT want to try....we spent a good 15 minutes talking her into it....

After finally swallowing it down I don't think she totally hated it....she didn't really 'like' it but it wasn't THAT bad.....then we had her Try the Buffalo Roll..this was made with Fillet Minion instead of Fish....she didn't totally hate this one either....we also got her to try one of the appetizers we ordered, Tempura Fried Soft Shell Crab.....she kinda liked that.....

Afterwards we stopped over at Salvation Army where the girls found a few cute outfits and I found some cute Pottery....and linens...

We bought both of these Dresses for Drama Teen.....there will be plenty of opportunities for her to dress up as a Princess...and the next one she actually plans to a New Years Eve Party tonight....

Co-ed likes Vintage Style dresses...especially Shirt dresses...this one was actually pretty cute....cuter in person....

and this was just a cute little Tweed Sheath Dress...it looks cute as a top over jean and will be just as cute worn alone...

and then here is my STASH......found another Pyrex Bowl to add to my collection....I LOOOOVVVVVEEEEE Pyrex.....

and these cute Yellow cups and bowl.......they are much brighter than the picture shows...

and is this not ADORABLE!!! It says Japan on the bottom....they were just too cute to pass up....I'm kind of in a Retro ...Bright Colors Mood lately.....I think I'm finally starting to have withdrawal from all the neutral decorating we've done to try to sell the house.....I need COLOR again!!!

Later we hit another Thrift Store and I found these.....I've been looking for a cute pair of 'nude' colored shoes.....these are perfect!

and some vintage linens....I'm being inspired by Jeks Flickr Group : Making the Bed....she changes her Bedding every month...for a fresh vintagy look.....these will be washed on my Washer's Sanitary Mode...which uses SUPER HOT Water....I think the sheet is twin sized and will be used on C0-eds bed..... the Pillow case is Queen/King....so this one will rotate around thru-out our other beds in the house....2 queens and one king...

I also got this set...I think it's probably a Queen...it will probably go on Drama Teens bed or maybe the Guest bed..

Oh and I got this cute Shower Curtain....I don't really have a use for it yet..but I liked the pattern....It will be nice to have it if I feel like switching the other ones out.

I also found this nice Lands End long Cardigan....it'll be comfy on cold days...
and I've been in a rugged flannel mood...maybe in anticipation of our move to the Frozen Tundra of Wisconsin??? So I got these two men's flannel shirts to wear around the house on cold days...maybe with some wool leggings? and thick wool socks!

After the Thrift shopping we stopped off at the Grocery Store.....Co-ed and I don't really have any GREAT New Years Eve plans...we were invited to a couple of Parties but we really don't feel like going to either...one was the Daughter of one of my Best Friends who moved to NY a couple years ago...she was trying to convince her Parents to come down for her party, and if they had, I would have gone....but alas, they refused....and it's mostly going to be a bunch of REALLY young youth group kids......not really my cup of tea......

the other party was a couple in our neighborhood...and while I DO enjoy hanging with our neighbors....I'm really not into it this year without the Commander, who left for the Frozen Tundra last Sunday....and Co-ed definitely doesn't find the idea of spending New Years with a bunch of old fogies, who are probably older than her mom even, all that Thrilling.....

So we've decided to spend the evening quietly at home.....we have plenty of Champagne( from CDR's Retirement) and stopped off at Farm Fresh to pick up a few New Year Eve Snacks....a cheese log...a beef stick....and a few other items....while we were there she remembered we had some overly ripe bananas at home and thought it would be nice to make Bananas Foster.....we just needed some Vanilla Ice cream so we bought that too....

Here was something funny we came across at our local Farm Fresh!! LOL
Choco Something Body Paint!!

Finally, we got home and after a little Video Game playing( Genius Boy surprised his little sister, the Co-ed, with a New Version of one of her favorite Video games...it just came out yesterday I guess), she broke herself away to make Bananas Foster for us....it's one of her specialties....while attending Va Tech she worked in the Dining Hall and was in charge of the Desserts...Va Tech is known for having a really Great dining hall.....they serve things like Bananas Foster and Cream Brulee( which is another of her favorites to make....she gets to use the Blow Torch.....LOL) come to think of it, both involve 'fire', which is probably why she likes them sooo much....

To Die For........Yumm

This is what I wore on my Perfect Day....I really liked this outfit....it made me feel 'thin"..