tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79476737944016484142024-03-19T04:07:54.224-04:00Lipstick and RougeThe Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-42120064196507644722011-02-28T20:11:00.011-05:002011-02-28T20:55:47.937-05:00Dining Room Reveal - Before & After<span style="color:#339999;">BEFORE:</span><br /><div><div><div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">Christmas 2010</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBbuYCwWFKqLFGyzKHpIlFXggoPJlzbv3gUd8B_gXGuVLleVw9Hv7f9UTlP3FmPbfZ96jjgGvRFSr50nfH1oChlQJ0lRN3V36cXF8YXiDCeY2_3u_Vu073mMBjn1fxYeXBbOCkm0UcyUX/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578917143094433394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBbuYCwWFKqLFGyzKHpIlFXggoPJlzbv3gUd8B_gXGuVLleVw9Hv7f9UTlP3FmPbfZ96jjgGvRFSr50nfH1oChlQJ0lRN3V36cXF8YXiDCeY2_3u_Vu073mMBjn1fxYeXBbOCkm0UcyUX/s400/015.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#339999;">I have been wanting Grasscloth for ages. If I could grasscloth cover my whole house I probably would. Heck, I would drape myself in it if I could. However, I settled on the dining room. It was like Christmas morning waiting for my wallpaper man to arrive that Saturday morning a few weeks ago. He did a fabulous job and even though I wasn't certain at first if I had made the right choice on the color, my fears were quickly put to rest as soon as that beautiful first piece was applied to the wall.<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-size:85%;">After applying 4 coats of primer</span><br /></span><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578917655019380898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjCRnpvitMgn4BMgieNegmOIsnExc52SES5sKkDYTNPY739OQu-hXAhNvrCQkJnnioz7Rk8DCNuBWdYW9tMmgc9BbDmOghx0O9u0b-6dygFAOxAc1AsJ_28Cp8etGlyIY7GM_U3aMDAix/s320/IMG_5377.JPG" /></div></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#339999;">A quick swap out from my <del>hideous</del> functionable chandelier to a more sleek lantern style one and then up went my old guest room drapes that I think fit the room perfectly. </span></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">Close up of the finished product</span></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578918908591779634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmQcfIHiz08FdachalSm-2BA6OPzoBOnrT91xXkofbeTaj5NZ7MB_Zd-hpdhtmkMAH1I1v1tjBM-id3U2O_xcG7yKY77qux-ocBEnD8kypIpne8RvJSU3DJtg7YHdizyfrOJHOE9GGDPS/s320/IMG_5548.JPG" /><br /><div><span style="color:#339999;">I didn't want to use my hutch and buffet but I knew I didn't really have a choice due to storage issue. I needed something, so I decided to only use the buffet. While I was staring endlessly at it one night trying to decide how I could jazz it up, I had an idea to flip the hutch upside down and see if it was painted underneath. Imagine my surprise that it was! It was like the heavens opened up and started singing Hallelujah! I flipped that baby to the other side of the room and loaded it with my booze that always had a cramped home on my tiny wine rack.</span></div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578920672750122354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSC29QORcSHSW6B_5tLK4a3LnBG-bM8T30FXz7VpxxMmWjj67HlgSBrZxhB8BVnClJNp0Ur3Qe_8it6Rj5SXHRpAq6IAUAGGsgL0JngUFrhZJlDKyUEsx9ss17KwB0aTOramOrVgJ2ENvW/s400/IMG_5552.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#339999;">So all in all, this whole room transformation only set me back around $750. Using what you already have is the key to decorating on a budget!</span></div><div><span style="color:#339999;"></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">The Reveal</span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 480px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 325px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578921654188405026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOjguWb_Y5OxaXsNkxL5vat6-Whj-gqIqkcLMwzMDfE3e1sUyjF7QEZO0FHiCmrDzqGagBn0EJai-x_g6FPX8v3YbhoD2FpA2DnoT5ynE0KehnanhU2MDfr9vERW2NCwkvzBx-PQTqVvv/s400/IMG_5545.JPG" /> <span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-size:85%;">yes, I realize the drapes are too short, I am waiting on coordinating fabric & trim to be added to the bottom!</span><br /></span></div><div> </div><div><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 295px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; HEIGHT: 86px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/47/FA66EFAA4854450F0E08548A271F81DB.png" width="295" height="104" /></a></div></div></div></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-53735688111129099492011-01-14T20:25:00.005-05:002011-01-14T20:30:43.961-05:00HGTV Bragging Rights<span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;">Yesterday on facebook I submitted a photo to HGTV's page for a contest they were holding called "Snow day". They wanted to see your best snow day photos. I uploaded this photo of my nephew during a snowstorm in Connecticut recently, keeping his eye on his Mr. Frosty that his Gramps built him. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Imagine my surprise when HGTV picked </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;"><span style="font-size:180%;">my photo as the winner!</span> </span></div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;">My photo was picked out of hundreds of submissions and I was thrilled! There is no official "prize" but HGTV Bragging Rights is all I need! Now if I could just have them come knocking on my door that I won the HGTV Dream Home in Stowe, Vermont........</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTo1R62-Tz9bujejbTRyDjlmf-ZSE14gAb-sxRExLIUu_GYdP75G_asJiMlzFvZbBamvkNF5suwENaB8VdWYHcj2LKPvO-TOzorAQgLOC3tqtgk6eDTBa22wUp0H-B51qpaUsKvYWYIql/s1600/CooperHGTV.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562217822786722882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTo1R62-Tz9bujejbTRyDjlmf-ZSE14gAb-sxRExLIUu_GYdP75G_asJiMlzFvZbBamvkNF5suwENaB8VdWYHcj2LKPvO-TOzorAQgLOC3tqtgk6eDTBa22wUp0H-B51qpaUsKvYWYIql/s400/CooperHGTV.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/47/FA66EFAA4854450F0E08548A271F81DB.png" /></a></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-68785076961847342992011-01-13T19:34:00.006-05:002011-01-13T19:43:57.857-05:00Oh..the silent majesty of a winter's morn.......<span style="color:#339999;"><strong>I couldn't resist posting a picture of my husband in his favorite Christmas gift. Nevermind the expensive Hugo Boss winter coat I got him - he was secretly more thrilled with his new Griswold Blackhawks jersey! We couldn't resist snapping the obligatory </strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dUK56CugQFLfzGUBECCmw0Ko15DvpsZlyM5r1SFdGYWOYwWmKHOES21FXs_iUU1A8SSquQBjv-1tGdCrWHm-aCFwDLz3OguE1PRh7dn1KPEpyQRN83rHJ_fJMiDhP5h-GRpyOBCuokDF/s1600/IMG_5041.JPG"><span style="color:#339999;"><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 345px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561834258898122690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dUK56CugQFLfzGUBECCmw0Ko15DvpsZlyM5r1SFdGYWOYwWmKHOES21FXs_iUU1A8SSquQBjv-1tGdCrWHm-aCFwDLz3OguE1PRh7dn1KPEpyQRN83rHJ_fJMiDhP5h-GRpyOBCuokDF/s320/IMG_5041.JPG" /></strong></span></a><span style="color:#339999;"><strong>photo of him staring out </strong></span><span style="color:#339999;"><strong>the window at my parents house. Christmas Vacation will </strong></span><span style="color:#339999;"><strong>always be a classic in our house!</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohCt2pypw9CgVOR9a4iZp2mf0A4EcfjxKYR0iYc_iMv-QTcNlE76iAfPPWAPXb_L9he4ZwDdvNL34ORa3INPfWiuygjGyVKjbttN1COkUA7ZutHxzjwS45fFGySY0I5XyecWAP1rMoLiG/s1600/Clark-Griswold-Jersey-Movie2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561833634589469010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohCt2pypw9CgVOR9a4iZp2mf0A4EcfjxKYR0iYc_iMv-QTcNlE76iAfPPWAPXb_L9he4ZwDdvNL34ORa3INPfWiuygjGyVKjbttN1COkUA7ZutHxzjwS45fFGySY0I5XyecWAP1rMoLiG/s320/Clark-Griswold-Jersey-Movie2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/46/13BC2AC737A4DD7D6381AB83833339DE.png" /></a>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-33962265740386708192011-01-13T15:13:00.001-05:002011-01-13T15:43:46.788-05:00Winter Wonderland<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="color:#00cccc;">Last weekend Connecticut got hit by a snowstorm (one of many!) and I was up visiting for the night. I convinced my sister to have my nephew sleep over for a little snowy slumber.....</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SCorKlWMBmAyxvDH1CYZ5VafYvpuvTe3uV-Zusqc9BvidzOsRnZzxRtPZ4IRTf8AqjNnjN9T9BjKPGn1qOXCuk63ZudF9Ze5F-cCxjrJ3CrKbTUGRdhVsC7RlV_qPZ2mYn8CCbTvdIic/s1600/IMG_5160.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SCorKlWMBmAyxvDH1CYZ5VafYvpuvTe3uV-Zusqc9BvidzOsRnZzxRtPZ4IRTf8AqjNnjN9T9BjKPGn1qOXCuk63ZudF9Ze5F-cCxjrJ3CrKbTUGRdhVsC7RlV_qPZ2mYn8CCbTvdIic/s400/IMG_5160.JPG" /></a> </div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Cooper staring at "Mr. Frosty" that his Gramps built for him...<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43zOCJJjPnBs8FOM8oWCOviqgiiWHsGTWyp588Fb114pmXcEPQgtCfB2VphsohTH6C2fSVwyIfJiBuZFKz_1rI2hrPl79F8kpVdNchSIXIyw5Rk4yaif21NeFpOeJiCcrGckYZMbaWxap/s1600/IMG_5173.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43zOCJJjPnBs8FOM8oWCOviqgiiWHsGTWyp588Fb114pmXcEPQgtCfB2VphsohTH6C2fSVwyIfJiBuZFKz_1rI2hrPl79F8kpVdNchSIXIyw5Rk4yaif21NeFpOeJiCcrGckYZMbaWxap/s400/IMG_5173.JPG" /></a> </div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Finally going outside to visit him!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yRLNpTK5EpOgSbGHH7Kv0fMoqdbAbNiIr8h0zNjp-7c6I4UAjDQDDH1i6uHrHK07sFyBQ30wl44RR7CIeD9QxHnC_XVK0oySg5qrVrkSjBG1UehFyWgtSLZhOnMf4yjlVmzMR0p34vAj/s1600/IMG_5193.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yRLNpTK5EpOgSbGHH7Kv0fMoqdbAbNiIr8h0zNjp-7c6I4UAjDQDDH1i6uHrHK07sFyBQ30wl44RR7CIeD9QxHnC_XVK0oySg5qrVrkSjBG1UehFyWgtSLZhOnMf4yjlVmzMR0p34vAj/s400/IMG_5193.JPG" /></a> </div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Beautiful sky the next morning after the snow had finished....</span> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-86413202284743279992010-12-24T09:26:00.000-05:002010-12-24T09:26:14.111-05:00....and to all a goodnight!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSu6VzQ5zcIH6LiY6jsoOyzxGdg8XnIOGG-LI0rikym226UdukBWbY050lVtg5jPEY8De9XS66AXqVNwsPvKZ1Gm_7G6M5pLojuODrsOcCVyISrNKJWvABG3zWbzq1kCHHpaPL1MHD1u4/s1600/stxmco001christmas_tree_and_presents.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSu6VzQ5zcIH6LiY6jsoOyzxGdg8XnIOGG-LI0rikym226UdukBWbY050lVtg5jPEY8De9XS66AXqVNwsPvKZ1Gm_7G6M5pLojuODrsOcCVyISrNKJWvABG3zWbzq1kCHHpaPL1MHD1u4/s400/stxmco001christmas_tree_and_presents.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Hope everyone has a beautiful Christmas Eve tonight and a wonderful day tomorrow celebrating!</span><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-31750794040282343772010-12-09T09:12:00.029-05:002011-01-13T20:44:32.357-05:00The Halls are decked! Connecticut Gal's holiday best.....<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">Welcome to my holiday home dressed in its finest!</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrgv99w68oDXZR1vHdsv60SrjS_M44l5zx7Q1xdrkLsTCsGKJ01fg3F_6c_NAvT39A3q9e5tpnHYq45v4D8n_ruKlnprGsipPdyVFNB_qi_e7jJEo_2Sp1Hk3P2H2e0TJhipb98tQ23Gl/s1600/IMG_4659.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548703256628120962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrgv99w68oDXZR1vHdsv60SrjS_M44l5zx7Q1xdrkLsTCsGKJ01fg3F_6c_NAvT39A3q9e5tpnHYq45v4D8n_ruKlnprGsipPdyVFNB_qi_e7jJEo_2Sp1Hk3P2H2e0TJhipb98tQ23Gl/s400/IMG_4659.JPG" /></a><strong> <span style="color:#336666;">Our Living Room decked out in its finest. Being from Connecticut and seeing how we spend every Christmas there, I couldn't resist this picture above the mantel.</span></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-JVp-VTuseV2GPPXzV491gU_I2jbTTdBsmi2IDf-jrom_MPiRrFGrqcRPga54ZMWS_k7NFaFDdFNxPRD1Uee1SlanGsdH5nx0hF1ag3NMFT-6XCtwV2KRVN_iaKRJ-yU41fwgPLRV3fu/s1600/IMG_4658.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548702840227150626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-JVp-VTuseV2GPPXzV491gU_I2jbTTdBsmi2IDf-jrom_MPiRrFGrqcRPga54ZMWS_k7NFaFDdFNxPRD1Uee1SlanGsdH5nx0hF1ag3NMFT-6XCtwV2KRVN_iaKRJ-yU41fwgPLRV3fu/s400/IMG_4658.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#336666;"><strong> View from the front door.....</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxquwS1spdcMMxCzQowPNQgXJ7J3MBfXufpd2hZzk4YB8s6Q6My5HFPh2EIsS0jlhBjdQfVvCIS2oDQRBanI_1riSGrx3xm1XaBi3LPeF-RrP7R77fXlj9EykKmlNfyOIWFKyVL_8Sbgf/s1600/IMG_4633.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548702082149051298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxquwS1spdcMMxCzQowPNQgXJ7J3MBfXufpd2hZzk4YB8s6Q6My5HFPh2EIsS0jlhBjdQfVvCIS2oDQRBanI_1riSGrx3xm1XaBi3LPeF-RrP7R77fXlj9EykKmlNfyOIWFKyVL_8Sbgf/s400/IMG_4633.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#336666;"><strong> Close ups of the tree...used a hydrangea, white pointsettia and pale blue theme - along with a faded brown zebra stripe ribbon.</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn70IcLrayajAHBMoQHTMjeHZfVOf8mdu8CVYQOaMPSwpkIU8DKMqbuX43s5koUL1Yq3J4Qp11igzaF6BZgl0VlVAwkAI22A0QvAwWVtXPRrKYj-75AejpaEptlJ1lMlBjBs-dWjFBTO6/s1600/IMG_4635.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548701683284443090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn70IcLrayajAHBMoQHTMjeHZfVOf8mdu8CVYQOaMPSwpkIU8DKMqbuX43s5koUL1Yq3J4Qp11igzaF6BZgl0VlVAwkAI22A0QvAwWVtXPRrKYj-75AejpaEptlJ1lMlBjBs-dWjFBTO6/s320/IMG_4635.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsmR8o0cvJ42Le4nnJFEuW-sDwNwRr-erJ9KCmLPdh64qP19V6CLqRSo-9jLRgd2nF5Q4LgfWN3AVrwtgcGLniOUkbkNvoZJs0HycBaNmBE3DQSQN11o9ru8cCwp2PXpmaoMlV-dEQCXP/s1600/IMG_4634.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548701361187973122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsmR8o0cvJ42Le4nnJFEuW-sDwNwRr-erJ9KCmLPdh64qP19V6CLqRSo-9jLRgd2nF5Q4LgfWN3AVrwtgcGLniOUkbkNvoZJs0HycBaNmBE3DQSQN11o9ru8cCwp2PXpmaoMlV-dEQCXP/s200/IMG_4634.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhsunnMtX4aynEP4knzuRAnetyUAKjI9AyNNkaZ1s2kzU4ElB5ZvEKfTOHiyRb_OpnbgSYc2CV3-Pe9lBhSUvKRRyEucLPC2EdXihwYkwkITDo22NVBt1attV5hAu5VAtB9Tn1JasyTQY/s1600/IMG_4660.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548700793596503234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhsunnMtX4aynEP4knzuRAnetyUAKjI9AyNNkaZ1s2kzU4ElB5ZvEKfTOHiyRb_OpnbgSYc2CV3-Pe9lBhSUvKRRyEucLPC2EdXihwYkwkITDo22NVBt1attV5hAu5VAtB9Tn1JasyTQY/s400/IMG_4660.JPG" /></a><strong> <span style="color:#336666;">Close ups of the mantel...</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KikkgvwoT4MaqMMOolVE5_FvW_0Kts9AyTqwdqf2b3kit9cm7vqbSO2MyjRahJfyNfz3MyiuRI2Q7pXvtYgU9tCsX3Bgnmd7CBcOcznhHQoDvw5wxRRy_W-qNIhQ-755pMbMG56FI-FE/s1600/IMG_4638.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548700241378370562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KikkgvwoT4MaqMMOolVE5_FvW_0Kts9AyTqwdqf2b3kit9cm7vqbSO2MyjRahJfyNfz3MyiuRI2Q7pXvtYgU9tCsX3Bgnmd7CBcOcznhHQoDvw5wxRRy_W-qNIhQ-755pMbMG56FI-FE/s320/IMG_4638.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-UgPBaRIqD31susKno1ibCzzRg0jepypcmVJjg2TGI5a3J85vBU7sNs16FGm2fFa_G-R5TbP010FtmZLY7rtfsaMP1pwcJaAxRQQGU1fHFd-0YssKctlZXZjqkm4HpBg_2wsAocdL2Y9/s1600/IMG_4637.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548699912924784434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-UgPBaRIqD31susKno1ibCzzRg0jepypcmVJjg2TGI5a3J85vBU7sNs16FGm2fFa_G-R5TbP010FtmZLY7rtfsaMP1pwcJaAxRQQGU1fHFd-0YssKctlZXZjqkm4HpBg_2wsAocdL2Y9/s320/IMG_4637.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><br /></div><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>My Byers Choice Caroler collection - I have about 25 now I think....The factory where they are made are close by to me in Pennsylvania, its really a fun thing to go visit during the holiday season!</strong></span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548699178637170322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0b56ZSzGVoOvc9q4pxC839ziy26dXyXh9_-L6yQsNYrXEAPSo7G8yXZ3JGpCr1dpbdb2XXMIMA19r5XUeIQRc-eeW0X0FEK-l1xX-mC9oCyRFGPN_SUB_6qa7M7qpQf4nqyyQOPzNM_Gl/s320/IMG_4630.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcd5HbI9d3M_ckypEYjDA_MFdkokkB_mmM-f50_9TymtAnS1K4j0XeUFU6nBTRFWjJBDUvc79-2g64mqAYbn0_r91R-A4wibrqjWtf2bE4LocEYLr251lMZTC5l0Q1kEAKMC6i_Mpmht96/s1600/IMG_4640.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548698679138751042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcd5HbI9d3M_ckypEYjDA_MFdkokkB_mmM-f50_9TymtAnS1K4j0XeUFU6nBTRFWjJBDUvc79-2g64mqAYbn0_r91R-A4wibrqjWtf2bE4LocEYLr251lMZTC5l0Q1kEAKMC6i_Mpmht96/s200/IMG_4640.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoch0rXkD7zSSfx43RP0J431OZTRxy_uOrRgm1lihOkASEuNX9WteMCn0AWZdYxrbjQTBrSv0Y7Ls5sridES5G-oS3IclQLr6GiC11iZ8K-cW4Jqb7S-tVFxu_59MlarNMHsrShBQEdvD/s1600/IMG_4641.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 134px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548698033370536626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoch0rXkD7zSSfx43RP0J431OZTRxy_uOrRgm1lihOkASEuNX9WteMCn0AWZdYxrbjQTBrSv0Y7Ls5sridES5G-oS3IclQLr6GiC11iZ8K-cW4Jqb7S-tVFxu_59MlarNMHsrShBQEdvD/s200/IMG_4641.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#336666;">Our family room with the more "fun" holiday stuff.....</span><br /></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWlt1gzyMynaZk0KJkq7EiOdaGj6_WAcSNe4S1_N-kdcYbiOESiwoY9z1nV-_hYI-_RYt5ylo4ZVYRNNUhVTQawfuQJeWO8TCJn0rFEV1WIfp-zZNagPKWVZquK1CFtSeWuADlKjywvks/s1600/IMG_4648.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548697087870493282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWlt1gzyMynaZk0KJkq7EiOdaGj6_WAcSNe4S1_N-kdcYbiOESiwoY9z1nV-_hYI-_RYt5ylo4ZVYRNNUhVTQawfuQJeWO8TCJn0rFEV1WIfp-zZNagPKWVZquK1CFtSeWuADlKjywvks/s400/IMG_4648.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>Close up of the tree, yes its missing its star! Looking for a new one to top it!</strong></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZZduupuPLFMuO7merFEB2Z51YlgH_dSaxKQSx0nVWv4WqckAwMlVwH25ee7Y_nDWst6Z9S0P0kEJ9yItR18MdrckqRGCMYY8aGaRdrbsPtDjKRWmS_D8UvCNFwkHf3G-oEXbMH2V3TKg/s1600/IMG_4646.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548696007353166066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZZduupuPLFMuO7merFEB2Z51YlgH_dSaxKQSx0nVWv4WqckAwMlVwH25ee7Y_nDWst6Z9S0P0kEJ9yItR18MdrckqRGCMYY8aGaRdrbsPtDjKRWmS_D8UvCNFwkHf3G-oEXbMH2V3TKg/s400/IMG_4646.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>Nighttime View</strong></span><br /><div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9cZ_lDJxO6Q6HaXgaS3ZVvz1LRB-CpRwfkIt8XqbvbUhywht8zU13mZS-0fL6w0Kd6f5WcBUwjrB_2K2VcDgq_fSCLkAGHWvevavDl5LUqbNsu6APLvTKjpOWe8jmjAprXoicA01ZdqE/s1600/IMG_4669.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548691863767836594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9cZ_lDJxO6Q6HaXgaS3ZVvz1LRB-CpRwfkIt8XqbvbUhywht8zU13mZS-0fL6w0Kd6f5WcBUwjrB_2K2VcDgq_fSCLkAGHWvevavDl5LUqbNsu6APLvTKjpOWe8jmjAprXoicA01ZdqE/s320/IMG_4669.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>Photo of us on our first Christmas 9 years ago</strong></span></div><div align="right"><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>as well as a photo of my husband playing Santa at work!<br /></strong></span><br /></div><div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyetyVQHU5xzRBy3zwELbG4r7Og10WiEQ_CBKPpL3ImCnHp51-Rw_u5ep0zYqg7843hSigPHvOZVPfPoWOwZkPhwelVmp7wiRb09tHB1RtTPSsq_Neb6BIYwQGmgiOKckpNTzJO-wVa9z/s1600/IMG_4656.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548691391341730626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyetyVQHU5xzRBy3zwELbG4r7Og10WiEQ_CBKPpL3ImCnHp51-Rw_u5ep0zYqg7843hSigPHvOZVPfPoWOwZkPhwelVmp7wiRb09tHB1RtTPSsq_Neb6BIYwQGmgiOKckpNTzJO-wVa9z/s320/IMG_4656.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDDmoY6twGLrVIEEfqt0gZIrWWb_UX_M1aZJg_4zBJmawMdZe0S05AxSCXOOzSRcmKuEH7dwiBeSkngLEzfxTvk7jq5YoOaUpRNe14V6ghCApLwXOM54HVxfGwLdc3rSthjPUmvRGl1C5/s1600/IMG_4650.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548689623166049042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDDmoY6twGLrVIEEfqt0gZIrWWb_UX_M1aZJg_4zBJmawMdZe0S05AxSCXOOzSRcmKuEH7dwiBeSkngLEzfxTvk7jq5YoOaUpRNe14V6ghCApLwXOM54HVxfGwLdc3rSthjPUmvRGl1C5/s320/IMG_4650.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>My wall of autographs from "A Christmas Story". We roadtripped to Cleveland, OH a few years ago to visit the "real" Ralphie house where the movie was filmed and we got to meet many castmates!<br /></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548689123464169026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGiMtCiJTdhM1FBwKc3LFF9oTDZEKQzRvnFFjWUtaZGrFZ8-nk6IDQ7iqey22kENqgDkrh-gLGenwkHaVB6_h7cSyrwx0x-Ht-gJDZYsTmxMR2MqTsH7qlusdRT6YqN1jRSx2SdduJe3i/s400/IMG_4665.JPG" /> <strong><span style="color:#336666;">Dining Room - this room is next to be re-decorated. Hopefully going to start after the holidays!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#336666;">Kitchen - Everyone needs a copy of Paula Deen's Christmas! Also, a great book on the left called "The Gingerbread Architect" - its blueprints to make a fabulous gingerbread house - which I have yet to do!</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSwDEWu4HOGgs5M0qvgsc21_7tFwDy4APcQKLkBdAKddy_zb5rv2CEpWzChL-IMvwow0q3sWgmJSRHRmS3BPVR9R59Y7frgjTWR3fw9NLTzR3qR0BdkGTXkaYgXDQr203vFjb4CLWGmvw/s1600/IMG_4643.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548688275636701282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSwDEWu4HOGgs5M0qvgsc21_7tFwDy4APcQKLkBdAKddy_zb5rv2CEpWzChL-IMvwow0q3sWgmJSRHRmS3BPVR9R59Y7frgjTWR3fw9NLTzR3qR0BdkGTXkaYgXDQr203vFjb4CLWGmvw/s200/IMG_4643.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2N2pJZHL6YUWmPt9IX7EGNf9MaArPk9PVTW9JoMJXggkexAiMp9R6AI02WpJmutfP65Wa8hfTKeykJ8y-hClTU3oVcTNwL9Q_ljyQVi2iucawf4EwiObew2AvEVWgHrbq58Q_P-P3wHHN/s1600/IMG_4642.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548687688509636370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2N2pJZHL6YUWmPt9IX7EGNf9MaArPk9PVTW9JoMJXggkexAiMp9R6AI02WpJmutfP65Wa8hfTKeykJ8y-hClTU3oVcTNwL9Q_ljyQVi2iucawf4EwiObew2AvEVWgHrbq58Q_P-P3wHHN/s200/IMG_4642.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>Hot cocoa station - I just recently saw something similar posted on another blog </strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>- I guess great minds think alike!</strong><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESC_hHnCH27OtYEiM_KxmRRYFzIJn9SoSVTNPRfnKhuy8TrmHLepOCCGhY_InhPfRm0ZPsyQX_k5Gk_pCrcinqarsXO620vm4SYD5YWiI54lgqUmlKaQDhCSsXT5mXQzfUpnw2iJJeC5d/s1600/IMG_4627.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548687265955453826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESC_hHnCH27OtYEiM_KxmRRYFzIJn9SoSVTNPRfnKhuy8TrmHLepOCCGhY_InhPfRm0ZPsyQX_k5Gk_pCrcinqarsXO620vm4SYD5YWiI54lgqUmlKaQDhCSsXT5mXQzfUpnw2iJJeC5d/s320/IMG_4627.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>Front Hallway with Santa Greeting - LOVE his green toile coat!<br /></strong></span><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0sMeICqCW0HgpxU3-nLMuU-J7sd8R73-SKYNfnbwhiXkrkloOnLtdX5aXbQHs1c7k0OJZXD6Gbdfl7MrpfXnx7BAk3mj-3GT1yV6MWSwaqUYJZ02-mluUdsEEgKkN-jltYI36H2nY_r1/s1600/IMG_4623.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548686389318959474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0sMeICqCW0HgpxU3-nLMuU-J7sd8R73-SKYNfnbwhiXkrkloOnLtdX5aXbQHs1c7k0OJZXD6Gbdfl7MrpfXnx7BAk3mj-3GT1yV6MWSwaqUYJZ02-mluUdsEEgKkN-jltYI36H2nY_r1/s320/IMG_4623.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>Bannister going upstairs - ribbon done in a brown zebra stripe -</strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#336666;"><strong>same ribbon used on the living room tree.</strong></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7iKQglqv05vdJuFdtJdx1IqrPuA7tX_19WBbVReacUTKzR2JGFaF25uvYFcYUNHsFvyxWOxlZYD2TT9s0KPVnxd1k5TzITmsMLsybJxnzwS_GHxWAmQ-WDee5HBXzQeqSA83Vd0Lp3N4/s1600/IMG_4620.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548685888566133202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7iKQglqv05vdJuFdtJdx1IqrPuA7tX_19WBbVReacUTKzR2JGFaF25uvYFcYUNHsFvyxWOxlZYD2TT9s0KPVnxd1k5TzITmsMLsybJxnzwS_GHxWAmQ-WDee5HBXzQeqSA83Vd0Lp3N4/s320/IMG_4620.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-9820667141342514532010-12-08T15:55:00.005-05:002011-01-13T20:44:55.092-05:00Halloween Soiree<span style="color:#330099;">A little late to the game, but better late than never, I guess? Just wanted to share a few pictures from our Halloween Soiree we had back in October....</span><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOmsfVdu7OkpvfFcXr-V5iljjqAIzS-oSkau16EsxfxZlgihnI8cvJeW7CHKQNoAA_LrqwXYr43A7WWrhBe8LZSfgQ0dB6JxYe2toiluszIAt6aTeqajt2X61G-yF6Dwxe5-NWxR5COlA/s1600/IMG_4246.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548419327370098898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOmsfVdu7OkpvfFcXr-V5iljjqAIzS-oSkau16EsxfxZlgihnI8cvJeW7CHKQNoAA_LrqwXYr43A7WWrhBe8LZSfgQ0dB6JxYe2toiluszIAt6aTeqajt2X61G-yF6Dwxe5-NWxR5COlA/s320/IMG_4246.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gsPLJoO1m2Q-2tzXqe7AiB7lqEwdOMUCOpq5X6T4PfF0eR3E8TezWt3mSlBBYZGn_V7yHQeDuF7YQqBo0ASD0hKLuOFe7bKS24wjuZ_gnXLE3SAxf_0C04dpI-U8knnaLowglgE4j6_2/s1600/IMG_4230.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gsPLJoO1m2Q-2tzXqe7AiB7lqEwdOMUCOpq5X6T4PfF0eR3E8TezWt3mSlBBYZGn_V7yHQeDuF7YQqBo0ASD0hKLuOFe7bKS24wjuZ_gnXLE3SAxf_0C04dpI-U8knnaLowglgE4j6_2/s400/IMG_4230.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548420339265613170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM_I3L04rAWCZdQxlcLd0gQr9UemPa1aFmYJ0XSoa6IvCi4-YqVQZoxKmZwEJ0Ida9LtqxLGHjHqV38k7XpCR9u_ifdPyOoQHva47f-T0stemOVr_bolomAeUHnhFV-iWVVTf0e6UT-xZ/s400/IMG_4270.JPG" /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHAyeZgbY7zaKtC25mXWMfgCRUZ4Qqp3vWtRhnW570ifdyaj7B0ZhKXQ5yBv8XgQdBj2fq6juGJcizZQVFGCV0mQLDsbHx4urkuZfrztoFbfzqIk0PPYNgKYrswGjoemB2pFISP7vD0yG/s1600/IMG_4269.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548419779434524290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHAyeZgbY7zaKtC25mXWMfgCRUZ4Qqp3vWtRhnW570ifdyaj7B0ZhKXQ5yBv8XgQdBj2fq6juGJcizZQVFGCV0mQLDsbHx4urkuZfrztoFbfzqIk0PPYNgKYrswGjoemB2pFISP7vD0yG/s320/IMG_4269.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsU84WztS51UtEAXESXpeX2jARInfeNgjYiluT3H8GMIy001aQRKX9xn2anjqBuL18GWNZN99GDofKwQB0TmTYRECi0IbqDE7qkyRQcO2dpwfwgHCVjAjsZtMdl7FF6_-WHojjUbW08x6/s1600/IMG_4232.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsU84WztS51UtEAXESXpeX2jARInfeNgjYiluT3H8GMIy001aQRKX9xn2anjqBuL18GWNZN99GDofKwQB0TmTYRECi0IbqDE7qkyRQcO2dpwfwgHCVjAjsZtMdl7FF6_-WHojjUbW08x6/s400/IMG_4232.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXZW-23kPevQHz3A8Pp1oZ4cCaizrS17ZZMgYJqGXqmiY7yIeaw9P3d9NAVRfuIuaXVW_pbo9AqhXo3jAvhRq2PkdKo2gM62uTHcjq-oTBCmIOomE9k7VEzsvbtdIpOIT5QsJc5p7n9pr/s1600/IMG_4234.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXZW-23kPevQHz3A8Pp1oZ4cCaizrS17ZZMgYJqGXqmiY7yIeaw9P3d9NAVRfuIuaXVW_pbo9AqhXo3jAvhRq2PkdKo2gM62uTHcjq-oTBCmIOomE9k7VEzsvbtdIpOIT5QsJc5p7n9pr/s400/IMG_4234.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyyzwzRZkkzdqK1RwLDUC2-kKrpxf9tUfxRjiLPDI8Ypvi22oR_SqZ9PiCS7H1qswTjITni5LYdIqUAwqIqgVZ88vSjQLA09tJThQO0qpXqaHT1fsfVqWp3gS7KS1Q9GweRGGceOo4c7B/s1600/IMG_4235.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyyzwzRZkkzdqK1RwLDUC2-kKrpxf9tUfxRjiLPDI8Ypvi22oR_SqZ9PiCS7H1qswTjITni5LYdIqUAwqIqgVZ88vSjQLA09tJThQO0qpXqaHT1fsfVqWp3gS7KS1Q9GweRGGceOo4c7B/s400/IMG_4235.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-79716513282666814112010-12-08T15:26:00.004-05:002011-01-13T20:45:13.347-05:00Part 3: Rehoboth Beach - The Bellmoor InnWe had never been to Rehoboth Beach before and what a lovely surprise it was! After receiving some hints from a fellow blogger, I took her suggestions and booked a room at The Bellmoor Inn. It was pure luxury. We were booked on the 4th floor, where there are no children allowed, and its private card key access to get into.<br />We had a well stocked library with a roaring fireplace right across the hall from our suite and you could help yourself to snacks and drinks.<br />They served a great complimentary hot breakfast the next morning in the sunroom and common room areas. We enjoyed walking the town and walking the boardwalk, even though it was October, it was quite busy probably because it was such a beautiful day.<br />We finished our evening at the "Cultured Pearl" restaurant. All I can say is Best. Sushi. Ever. Actually, every single thing we ordered down to the carrot cake with ginger cream cheese frosting was some of the best food we have ever had.<br />Luckily Rehoboth is only about an hour and half way from us, so I see us making frequent trips down there in our future!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUz4fU1RUWBbaGBxENo0wmSbq-HddoRDsOcZWIQXM6QRtGdhT3lLo0E_23WpB2-NXFp0EHcUM9IGIN6x5k5TBlXrPi68cU5snGPBkTUQvH5XAIJ6bNNlI4A36GX5BeCcyG4XYgSp6zHeN/s1600/IMG_4170.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548414104759590530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUz4fU1RUWBbaGBxENo0wmSbq-HddoRDsOcZWIQXM6QRtGdhT3lLo0E_23WpB2-NXFp0EHcUM9IGIN6x5k5TBlXrPi68cU5snGPBkTUQvH5XAIJ6bNNlI4A36GX5BeCcyG4XYgSp6zHeN/s320/IMG_4170.JPG" /></a><br /><div>This bed was so comfortable, and check out the size of that pine armoire!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEue3NFkAtF61UcwwzSc3iv-VComAybAQrHp92OZ9iy-GUpFlSWwOFR1hCeDoO2bPoCnvbuRP9XEPeE35B2RFmSSgCzglrpLnEgy54wyB9LP64yq0o_cKHAnF_99_cL9FLi3ZjXVrC5Q6/s1600/IMG_4161.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548413566241404098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEue3NFkAtF61UcwwzSc3iv-VComAybAQrHp92OZ9iy-GUpFlSWwOFR1hCeDoO2bPoCnvbuRP9XEPeE35B2RFmSSgCzglrpLnEgy54wyB9LP64yq0o_cKHAnF_99_cL9FLi3ZjXVrC5Q6/s400/IMG_4161.JPG" /></a> Entrance inside our suite - I was in love with the grasscloth wallpaper!</div><div></div><div></div><div>This was the other side of the hotel room. The gas fireplace made is so cozy!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy_jlRJwwAl6VnTNb5_afz5aQ_EY-sYPSuSmeSQK2C7Kpv3f8iAo4-FlvC3VDYgDIRL981KLX0Usw6fGDucLTYXiKSHowsJZ6rYAvdEWspyrjY4MEeSiNo3rf-Gc1I4WuzpSxjspRCc6o/s1600/IMG_4165.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548413006077051650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy_jlRJwwAl6VnTNb5_afz5aQ_EY-sYPSuSmeSQK2C7Kpv3f8iAo4-FlvC3VDYgDIRL981KLX0Usw6fGDucLTYXiKSHowsJZ6rYAvdEWspyrjY4MEeSiNo3rf-Gc1I4WuzpSxjspRCc6o/s400/IMG_4165.JPG" /></a></div></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-15364283929181405852010-11-02T16:42:00.001-04:002011-01-13T20:45:27.313-05:00Part 2 - The Virginia Hotel - Common areas<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /><span style="color:#663300;">For being a fairly small hotel with only 24 rooms, they have truly created some wonderful living spaces. Cape May.com has described this hotel as walking into a F.Scott Fitgerald novel because of the 1930's feel that it reflects. The Virginia was recently renovated in the past few years and decorated by NYC's Colleen Bashaw, whom I just recently read that her brother owns The Virginia and also their much larger sister property a block away, Congress Hall.<br />This is the room to the left side of the lobby that houses a small bar in the corner. The hotel is in a great location where people shopping or dining can stop in for a drink and enjoy it out on the front porch.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCthoVx_7E3OKGEzrxeCglQ4YtpXA33-_ptsa_kjaGUpCcdTshsR0sRlMiO4PsWEIpPh5Nd5xccUjJ3A2ojyfI1IBNNweAwXNKJNjXZiIN45mHFpaFUQ6p2jVs9qNM_SDb5080IrAJJzaq/s1600/IMG_4152.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCthoVx_7E3OKGEzrxeCglQ4YtpXA33-_ptsa_kjaGUpCcdTshsR0sRlMiO4PsWEIpPh5Nd5xccUjJ3A2ojyfI1IBNNweAwXNKJNjXZiIN45mHFpaFUQ6p2jVs9qNM_SDb5080IrAJJzaq/s400/IMG_4152.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><span style="color:#663300;">This is the area right off the front desk. There is a piano in the right corner that they have a pianist playing most nights, with the fire going and all the candles lit on the mantel, it is a truly relaxing space.<br /></span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cThmk5pQfvJZozRmodeMU-0gjNFIgVP2TwiNoE68y8i1RbEg1sVKpnRLKUN9douEbdNmdlp4FvP8Ax2texi0jgGn04g1p6bHlNEyGuFwQrcCSr9TTGfU0XsF55MJBQy9vRsxEMeN5qnp/s1600/IMG_4153.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cThmk5pQfvJZozRmodeMU-0gjNFIgVP2TwiNoE68y8i1RbEg1sVKpnRLKUN9douEbdNmdlp4FvP8Ax2texi0jgGn04g1p6bHlNEyGuFwQrcCSr9TTGfU0XsF55MJBQy9vRsxEMeN5qnp/s400/IMG_4153.JPG" /></a> </div><span style="color:#663300;">This little nook was new this time around for us. It was in the far corner of the inside porch. I finally found it empty so I could snap a photo - most people were using it for coffee and Sunday newspaper reading.<br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BT8ViK5SmvjazaGpgao9mmTgCEXnnInTATo1J1BqUQzd1kElOX94cY17oZ2l5y6SiCKQqBWKkF-MUgi6CCszHa5K_NGMUhUSgKDBs8JP3eOD28JPYAn78Cw81ljZjlb_smsaQ48uIEZ1/s1600/IMG_4155.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BT8ViK5SmvjazaGpgao9mmTgCEXnnInTATo1J1BqUQzd1kElOX94cY17oZ2l5y6SiCKQqBWKkF-MUgi6CCszHa5K_NGMUhUSgKDBs8JP3eOD28JPYAn78Cw81ljZjlb_smsaQ48uIEZ1/s400/IMG_4155.JPG" /></a> </div><span style="color:#663300;">Here is a view from the porch looking back towards the lobby. Love that starburst mirror with the sconces over the piano and also that tufted ottoman. The same style of Osborne and Little wallpaper that covers the downstairs was also continued in the guest rooms.</span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkrC1563Kh3re6E2c0CSXZnUBfF9guPFhTZspZ8ARMd6GPfCKSEpF4xCBq4EjF96BUsP6R6abHLUVZo6Yg4zCUE0Nd_v9qBMOLfGEa-Vg5Hchg6YR7x6cOFr0xtaMD8xZOBAvGfLKWSYi/s1600/IMG_4156.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkrC1563Kh3re6E2c0CSXZnUBfF9guPFhTZspZ8ARMd6GPfCKSEpF4xCBq4EjF96BUsP6R6abHLUVZo6Yg4zCUE0Nd_v9qBMOLfGEa-Vg5Hchg6YR7x6cOFr0xtaMD8xZOBAvGfLKWSYi/s400/IMG_4156.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-41487913425623970422010-11-02T16:13:00.004-04:002010-11-02T16:29:55.965-04:008 Years? Where does the time go? Part 1<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="color:#cc0000;">In the first few years of our marriage, we would usually plan a great vacation for October and incorporate it into our anniversary. The past few years that we have been living in the 'burbs, we have stayed pretty low key. This year we decided to do a little getaway that wouldn't be too far from home. This gives me a chance to share a couple of great hotels that we stayed at.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="color:#cc0000;">First we were off to Cape May, NJ. This is the entrance that greets you from the fabulous front porch of The Virginia Hotel in Cape May, NJ. They are always on the ball with making sure that the porch is decorated to the appropriate season. We have never stayed here in the fall, so we were delighted to find the cornstalks, pumpkins, gourds, etc. that welcomed us as soon as we pulled the car up to valet. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="color:#cc0000;">We have only been lucky enough to stay here twice now and have enjoyed in both times....<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://localhost:60532/0a35d32aad211167c150776542c02982/image/36ee0c7a97e0fd13.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:60532/0a35d32aad211167c150776542c02982/image/36ee0c7a97e0fd13.jpg?size=400" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><span style="color:#cc0000;">Our room this time was a large corner suite style. I am in love with the wallpaper and the pops of red and coral they use against the turquoise.<br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:60532/0a35d32aad211167c150776542c02982/image/55ca88b3e82a2191.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:60532/0a35d32aad211167c150776542c02982/image/55ca88b3e82a2191.jpg?size=400" /></a> </div><span style="color:#cc0000;">Unfortunately for me, it was football Sunday so the quietness of the room didn't last too long once my husband was settled in front of that flatscreen.</span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:60532/0a35d32aad211167c150776542c02982/image/cb3a133e4596d4c4.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:60532/0a35d32aad211167c150776542c02982/image/cb3a133e4596d4c4.jpg?size=400" /></a> </div><span style="color:#cc0000;">I have this same mirror hanging in my living room. Do you think they were frugal like me and found it at Home Goods? Probably not. I love hotels that use fresh white linens as their bedding. It adds such a crisp feeling to the room....<br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:60532/0a35d32aad211167c150776542c02982/image/ae15fce81751ee4a.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:60532/0a35d32aad211167c150776542c02982/image/ae15fce81751ee4a.jpg?size=400" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Next up: The common area's of the hotel</span></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-16239881469927130442010-10-13T11:41:00.007-04:002010-10-13T12:10:14.759-04:00A Do-it Yourself Fire Pit for people that are NOT Do-it-Yourself!<span style="color:#333333;">My husband and I are not handy people. Not even an ounce when it comes to building things. However, after watching a step-by-step video on good ol' Lowe's website, we felt very confident we could turn some stone blocks and a run-of-the-mill fire pit bowl into something a little more special. It was so easy! The hardest part was trying to get the blocks home. Not realizing how heavy they are, we split the 68 rocks into 2 trips back and forth to Lowe's, and almost popped a wheelie in the Jeep after realizing how heavy the load was!<br /><br />First step, take the cover off the bowl and place down where you want to start building. Layer the blocks in a circle around the cover.</span><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527556770469221282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jaI2oWrqRUc6DN84pbELUnzECR3aJ6boUXanffywFxe7rgeAlee43wHZiYKsiYYAuRFW3YNeoAdWpvBZubZKQBbGjXBfjK5TGLNepUqWqG3BoghAEFgSc0aOtAkRGd-SAIFIqhemCIv-/s320/IMG_3961.JPG" /> <span style="color:#333333;">Second Step, just start layering the next level, staggering them from how you built the first layer. Each layer will take 16 blocks for this particular bowl, which was 35" across.</span><br /><div><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527557283592259074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZomD4NRrpaiW7KO2VLXKRSxoplQSTWnPXeVPEAoG-89ku1Ny3mQ4jtl6rkO1weZvfNeAlyFXcmuwLy1c0PdVYf92XD7MBVT1ZzEyQ143ZkSW13PSlNRk1sL9n_pHgnqx0JYK-g6cJSop/s320/IMG_3964.JPG" /> <span style="color:#333333;">This is what it will look like once you have all four levels complete. You can do 3 layers, but we wanted it a little bit higher.</span> </div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527560281048641026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1rN9D9ibAajt0SMtVISCXxxLSxsRn6xKLu8g0qP_wkxHU4_mqJmsGMdznkZ37j-pwIgsCVDvYWdM_4gZJW4H9dQmUjHuN6ywC0gSm2lmdJQqgrelYpM86zKOu7wZ_z8vkVgeGM4jyn67/s320/IMG_3966.JPG" /></div><div><span style="color:#333333;">Next, if your fire pit came assembled (as did ours, since it was the last one, a perfect floor model that they took $30 bucks off, score!) you will need to take the legs off it, so you are just left with the bowl. Place the bowl on top of the rock layers, making sure that the lip has enough overhang.</span></div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527558659395598674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3LePUorMeWBKTt_NfUCu0IybYuXMQP_xsp382eMRiGm1xtv4SBsWkOyVyTYdmHuTNS4UYKWDeMAy956NuLJ0FCSyQKZVLUw0w-gGhfD3T_eyoV-EYQnR91kslFxaDKLwV2zJf6lsBEVW/s320/IMG_3973.JPG" /></div><div><span style="color:#333333;">Eventually we would like to get some snazzy furniture to put around this, but for now, these $17 ace hardware adirondack chairs will have to suffice. We haven't lit it yet, I think we will christen it next Friday night when we have family coming over for my husband's birthday.</span> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527557974144077810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTSWl8vk8K3vF45N4ANXKS_drH8GBkqj4-ON931EeqjM6-jOq05aQr5J15DWq3TMzQDEwjf8E_mEX9o7pD6zLOUjtTOJzR8l8veH9bq7_EuCGZSVluZZkATzxboPDTpJd5lmKvOdhKT0y/s400/IMG_4097.JPG" /><br /><span style="color:#333333;">Cost breakdown:</span></div><div><span style="color:#333333;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#333333;">64 Lowe's rocks - $2.48 ea+, minus 10% coupon I had = $143</span></div><div><span style="color:#333333;">Lowe's fire pit - $60</span></div><div><span style="color:#333333;">Adirondack chairs - (we already had two!) $34</span></div><div><span style="color:#333333;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#333333;">Total Spent: $237, which I don't think bad, as alot of people I know have fancy installers come and built them one. Another plus? Its totally moveable since it doesn't have to be cemented down. So when we finally figure out next spring what we want to do with our yard, it can easily be transferred. </span></div></div></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-47521249480780945552010-10-13T11:24:00.005-04:002011-01-13T20:45:57.791-05:00Halloween Mantel<div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I started decorating & cleaning today for our Halloween Soiree that we are having next Saturday. Today I spent a little time working on our living room Mantel. Thought I would take a quick break to share a photo of the finished product.....</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 347px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 527px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527552785174343714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58hnLbEFZEpowlysUQ1qgzFbl2VtOiSMN2yvKq1FNFa6Pxj-bXpAjVVlFebxN2rzG52J4PxbDUQfpjJ-xj5M9FDMv_V-RmdnpDzQFh7jYiZCMV2tIIz9XZynvqLgiCvLAYy7zMIrWKYyK/s400/IMG_4100.JPG" /></span><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">Linking up with </span><a href="http://www.thestoriesofa2z.com/2010/10/halloween-mantel-linky-party.html"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">The Stories of A to Z</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;"> for her fabulous Fall Mantel Party.</span></p>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-45897156768078389862010-09-20T21:54:00.008-04:002011-01-13T20:46:16.813-05:00Living Room Part DeuxI am linking up with <a href="http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/">http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/</a> for Show Us your Life Friday. I am a little late in the game, but I figured why not. This past week she was showcasing Living Rooms. Here are a few photos of mine:<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519181474038169346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhfG5x7zVnSFSu-e2mvDVz0J2vPfWprfwHZnboHZ1rOUc8gyjsHZjpZiTWKFZ5WXql7kPzjRsMaZlKEy4xmQvj4PUl4BBOVtXAwljcLK9Em_v1xkiTqK0Jzc1vx3sQ9Wnti19EwnbiIkF/s400/IMG_3723.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519181135495350514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkM_dv9w44YVVgNLDGmLY8ominS2I4LT7VMD5QSh5s4LiOi3xujmAgF3NBlhN_d8jCM35zLC8YyCprFl4iZreM4n7Xb6Xjpflomco1lHXVCpnb7EgirCTlciodU0SK4hLW6BEYSAvwg8L/s400/IMG_3731.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkshm4_N09Uz1NBsJr4MUMu2mtoO7576qqQ3x-KP0HJoeAI0iNQAyjmjt34ZDKpo9JVWphSzXrTHyEXRP2Vpt1p6osTYNMIWOlZFhXGuH6wi29dcyfS_gy7lWuTVeenXBHhulvQMQPIUvp/s1600/IMG_3724.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519180305116791234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkshm4_N09Uz1NBsJr4MUMu2mtoO7576qqQ3x-KP0HJoeAI0iNQAyjmjt34ZDKpo9JVWphSzXrTHyEXRP2Vpt1p6osTYNMIWOlZFhXGuH6wi29dcyfS_gy7lWuTVeenXBHhulvQMQPIUvp/s320/IMG_3724.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-45898929802884484802010-09-14T08:47:00.007-04:002010-09-14T09:26:04.625-04:00Summer Wrap UpI figured I had better do a summer wrap up , since Fall will be here next week already! I definitely lost track of time this summer, as being unemployed right now, has its benefits with being able to take some great little trips.<br />Below find some photos of our trip to Cape Cod this July. The house that our friends family rented was fabulous - loved each and every room.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtwvi6TNxkFR0GUPSJtjeXZJrSOqUQ8X81h6Iqy1sMcfwaihFGuymoRd-g1ovizLqm-ysODabAEAFxfH-OZLQLw2sBhoGvuhB390Xr5yDCA09-4sdOOYN5I15U1hBJbl9Yq8lCnWR74td/s1600/IMG_3133.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516756907600515090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtwvi6TNxkFR0GUPSJtjeXZJrSOqUQ8X81h6Iqy1sMcfwaihFGuymoRd-g1ovizLqm-ysODabAEAFxfH-OZLQLw2sBhoGvuhB390Xr5yDCA09-4sdOOYN5I15U1hBJbl9Yq8lCnWR74td/s400/IMG_3133.JPG" /></a> Sunset from Rock Harbor Beach across the street from our house.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8ziXBw2HsVZuBA-vDbTmhGVCUKedaWzaXCHLteGTA1dN_b-bjVYjsj-gdgfsIHtDX5SS75ZxhlM2E9yCpdgStKNE9S3kbG93RRW-oMh8TXqLwPW41q8LlIoxXooJNsXl7MiLMv58bWIK/s1600/IMG_3255.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516753204045874610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8ziXBw2HsVZuBA-vDbTmhGVCUKedaWzaXCHLteGTA1dN_b-bjVYjsj-gdgfsIHtDX5SS75ZxhlM2E9yCpdgStKNE9S3kbG93RRW-oMh8TXqLwPW41q8LlIoxXooJNsXl7MiLMv58bWIK/s320/IMG_3255.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RpLuUGYJezkaio25Nfj-QXEj9xv7WPpebGh9HGP1amuYBYaGxiWdYmP01X80Mx-sCZtrR6AcOk1tBZaGvvehanesO2SPxz8FJWTfKO3N6-LeywANjSh9WpmZE7nVw37ojcVoWTYMM5Pv/s1600/IMG_2985.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516755882997420706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEUZ4uxS7IyXVTw6vGWWAE-PcSAXT7R8GHH-kH9d34XnwdFyo01nIgpsXhNoUY0YLS8vFSu9scoEKScwhyU9rAygGfJZ_YZYXQGedQWYa-nF-mnMUK_eRixMJoSZ7AiMCcaoYWJAdBE7n/s320/IMG_2974.JPG" /></a><br />Back view of the house Family Room<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516754682896472354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4Z1VtYTVWAQi0Pzxfz-46ZSM9pVRhpBRaV9z9eZCkavnboa6BXNZEEy2h7S7Yi9o59eHCgQWER8eWOJEszPrWmHv4MCVVDdAbISwZwJlrxx59U0uPaZHPaPG9l4kVvfkTsbno7c5nc4R/s200/IMG_2977.JPG" /></div><div align="center">Fabulous Paper Mache Fish that hung over the doorway of the family room/dining room.</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516754689501024290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RpLuUGYJezkaio25Nfj-QXEj9xv7WPpebGh9HGP1amuYBYaGxiWdYmP01X80Mx-sCZtrR6AcOk1tBZaGvvehanesO2SPxz8FJWTfKO3N6-LeywANjSh9WpmZE7nVw37ojcVoWTYMM5Pv/s200/IMG_2985.JPG" />Hydrangea centerpiece I cut from the front bushes. </div><div align="center">This house was loaded with those beautiful flowers!<br /><div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5-oy3kGsvT5jjRyv_OjzDpJke4nHwr8F6znhWS_SsolbgnY4jQI9BBzUYAa9oIE1EmNUt0Wp2Fuag_BJQBusGrUmBEgyM_k6CQD-230wKEiKJOAWQXmZWvNxGTmLNMXCZPGgT_VIaBjE/s1600/IMG_2978.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516753746088416114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5-oy3kGsvT5jjRyv_OjzDpJke4nHwr8F6znhWS_SsolbgnY4jQI9BBzUYAa9oIE1EmNUt0Wp2Fuag_BJQBusGrUmBEgyM_k6CQD-230wKEiKJOAWQXmZWvNxGTmLNMXCZPGgT_VIaBjE/s400/IMG_2978.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5-oy3kGsvT5jjRyv_OjzDpJke4nHwr8F6znhWS_SsolbgnY4jQI9BBzUYAa9oIE1EmNUt0Wp2Fuag_BJQBusGrUmBEgyM_k6CQD-230wKEiKJOAWQXmZWvNxGTmLNMXCZPGgT_VIaBjE/s1600/IMG_2978.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 12px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 9px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516753746088416114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5-oy3kGsvT5jjRyv_OjzDpJke4nHwr8F6znhWS_SsolbgnY4jQI9BBzUYAa9oIE1EmNUt0Wp2Fuag_BJQBusGrUmBEgyM_k6CQD-230wKEiKJOAWQXmZWvNxGTmLNMXCZPGgT_VIaBjE/s400/IMG_2978.JPG" /></a></div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Loved this fabulous Kitchen! We cooked almost every night here, especially since there was a wonderful fish market directly across the street on the bay. </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516750738004792418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFLzC9gra-YpK12ve7N2LC84aUpAdKEt6f_sFPWOm1j0imzz7Qs2RIomgQxzh9hBpKOEoieK9oeH805sCIZNXIFZwmTrJhqOZyzoJeIny1gNr9hvyIxOJlyClbmzhkWy70oELYYpqBCqf/s400/IMG_3117.JPG" />Front view of "Harbor House"<br /></div><div> </div><div>We are counting down the days until our Cape vacation next July !</div></div><br /></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-87284054354275275132010-07-01T09:04:00.000-04:002010-07-01T09:04:42.934-04:00Silence for Cohen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaWXlcWW0VVbsIttxFyvGvr-FmcuD89wAPa2g7l3X_WHMYSzRvL29YvSam0G3FOhQ__7aR45iwLZZPnyEH3XmLFAxRBKxAEj1QEHXI0KsELicaJJ8EFXBkcDwwA2e3WDOAo5KOU6STHbG/s1600/Picture-413.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaWXlcWW0VVbsIttxFyvGvr-FmcuD89wAPa2g7l3X_WHMYSzRvL29YvSam0G3FOhQ__7aR45iwLZZPnyEH3XmLFAxRBKxAEj1QEHXI0KsELicaJJ8EFXBkcDwwA2e3WDOAo5KOU6STHbG/s400/Picture-413.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sendlovetocohen.blogspot.com/">Send Love to Cohen</a></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-17572213019333339882010-06-30T17:17:00.000-04:002010-06-30T17:17:49.220-04:00Look who's one!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This past Saturday was my nephew Cooper's 1st Birthday! Where does the time go? I feel like he was just born a couple of months ago. We decided to do a baseball themed party since his middle name is Fenway and his dad is a lover of all things Red Sox!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhI78DCz_WZ2Q-WJfsCsnpBoncXqo2C8NbFnu53F0S9GUfw0tRMuV9aDiKJ4ICSA-CzlckKjEmbT7TUxG8AytBWXBOvCvyMiZ2UeYA8jftZCOEi2W_Y4VLfC52-fWlsdF4w5FNug6GnBOI/s1600/IMG_2766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhI78DCz_WZ2Q-WJfsCsnpBoncXqo2C8NbFnu53F0S9GUfw0tRMuV9aDiKJ4ICSA-CzlckKjEmbT7TUxG8AytBWXBOvCvyMiZ2UeYA8jftZCOEi2W_Y4VLfC52-fWlsdF4w5FNug6GnBOI/s320/IMG_2766.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">Here is the tent that we rented since it was going to be almost 90 degrees.....</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPDSI5BInTbqTcK5tK9qAjUzf1Zuu43C4kQq9yCvQTTUnFK9oRkDu2odHExxgnEkxIAzACxmuzAlD3jp_c1hmVZFUyf56irpmCqxecQtnVlwGmWS5xS5zua7cbkdX1Th53lc5BywbBhln/s1600/IMG_2770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPDSI5BInTbqTcK5tK9qAjUzf1Zuu43C4kQq9yCvQTTUnFK9oRkDu2odHExxgnEkxIAzACxmuzAlD3jp_c1hmVZFUyf56irpmCqxecQtnVlwGmWS5xS5zua7cbkdX1Th53lc5BywbBhln/s400/IMG_2770.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpLnHotTtdcbc-tIOcISwMueNkzVuakHi75TdWnol7bh3MCu1yUgT8InmURVaAHhM-KJTof3Hw4okVfvLf8UqjICLdYoPFUgcfGWlXnCpIZQqvJwLJ0PoUzTCJyo3syrwgobOLzWzLLYX/s1600/IMG_2771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpLnHotTtdcbc-tIOcISwMueNkzVuakHi75TdWnol7bh3MCu1yUgT8InmURVaAHhM-KJTof3Hw4okVfvLf8UqjICLdYoPFUgcfGWlXnCpIZQqvJwLJ0PoUzTCJyo3syrwgobOLzWzLLYX/s320/IMG_2771.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-32240676025644641742010-04-14T21:15:00.002-04:002011-01-13T20:46:35.982-05:00Eye Candy<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#c27ba0;"><strong>How would you like this in your master bedroom closet? </strong></span><br /><span style="color:#c27ba0;"><strong>I know I would!</strong></span> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWP6TynLfpZzoSGeMB7yLxRdN8TdounhfYcaaSZqeR6S1ZZ6OmpWld5mTkwm9xNNBsCDDVeIzRXOwqQPoxrH-lbBszv5lhehi3z2kQ6w_ohaR141o2atTZuof2iqeIAkdGrD1jApf1Ew-n/s1600/BG-3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWP6TynLfpZzoSGeMB7yLxRdN8TdounhfYcaaSZqeR6S1ZZ6OmpWld5mTkwm9xNNBsCDDVeIzRXOwqQPoxrH-lbBszv5lhehi3z2kQ6w_ohaR141o2atTZuof2iqeIAkdGrD1jApf1Ew-n/s400/BG-3.jpg" width="265" height="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><span style="font-size:x-small;color:#c27ba0;">photo from </span><a href="http://uptowncountryhome.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:x-small;color:#c27ba0;">here</span></a></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-56191474675588383442010-04-11T11:59:00.003-04:002011-01-13T20:46:58.284-05:00Little Houses, Big Curb Appeal<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; CLEAR: right; cssfloat: right" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeDhJrkDqzsAtQCRZM76eSDfcCp6hH6gFZRaMtOJt47klhOXImOlUW-dfwJnF9AC4_hDluJuZBGOvuTZ3LIxUxR13wHbbUuely6AEKjS5ebh3vd00SeiQM8USmLpzecHvxbIweM39fRnM/s1600/SMALLHOUSE.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeDhJrkDqzsAtQCRZM76eSDfcCp6hH6gFZRaMtOJt47klhOXImOlUW-dfwJnF9AC4_hDluJuZBGOvuTZ3LIxUxR13wHbbUuely6AEKjS5ebh3vd00SeiQM8USmLpzecHvxbIweM39fRnM/s400/SMALLHOUSE.JPG" width="395" height="400" wt="true" /></a><span style="color:#0b5394;">I recently came across some homes on the smaller side, and while they are certainly not "McMansions", they sometimes have more curb appeal than your large stately homes. One thing you will find with a small home, is that that it can have alot more charm. Take this home for example, simple touches like the starfish in the window sashes and the tiny white picket fence make this home look so inviting.</span> </div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFsku1eiGB6aau6OP8jcbizlkzeGjzAfzihAUAcqRQp4aKYeq2jEO3hkNcMgMCh0j8f-2rKplBHD6QE7P5HGVn-F3sw-Zts-8POjqSZCLqLAJaZshofECLHXIXX0aZl-tZ-N1IC1RRrgh/s1600/SMALLHOUSE2.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFsku1eiGB6aau6OP8jcbizlkzeGjzAfzihAUAcqRQp4aKYeq2jEO3hkNcMgMCh0j8f-2rKplBHD6QE7P5HGVn-F3sw-Zts-8POjqSZCLqLAJaZshofECLHXIXX0aZl-tZ-N1IC1RRrgh/s400/SMALLHOUSE2.JPG" width="341" height="400" wt="true" /></a><span style="color:#0b5394;">This home is a home I found recently in Cape Cod Magazine. It can't be more than 2 rooms with most likely a galley kitchen. My family owns a home on the beach in Old Saybrook, CT which could one day use some major upgrades. I think the above fabulous cottage could easily be swapped out for our family cottage:</span></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnOq6IRdzB8Iopu-X0UJXFbo0BNCjZPdoeUYPUnv5SwDgalnz5lmWGni7aIFVpBZwbhv-6bDq4Box9z0gLzBUjN2rCUwQRw_kzOClbF5_-3D2rxkyz139iKOyH130JixciiCkP4-dugAz/s1600/IMG_0387.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnOq6IRdzB8Iopu-X0UJXFbo0BNCjZPdoeUYPUnv5SwDgalnz5lmWGni7aIFVpBZwbhv-6bDq4Box9z0gLzBUjN2rCUwQRw_kzOClbF5_-3D2rxkyz139iKOyH130JixciiCkP4-dugAz/s320/IMG_0387.JPG" width="320" height="240" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white;color:#0b5394;" >This simple South Carolina bugalow is the perfect picture of low country.</span></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdrEGMV3MEvsF6pKvKHyIRJPzAuWE_gyOESa7gYYexfYhWlFcHt7TjZPROnBjL3FjzkB-E751-ui0ib7UqgFJh2RWRi47lUZpCwNAQ-LvlHSp-CcPji2LbOIG-0FIy64MK9kVoirQURHb/s1600/SmallHouse7" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdrEGMV3MEvsF6pKvKHyIRJPzAuWE_gyOESa7gYYexfYhWlFcHt7TjZPROnBjL3FjzkB-E751-ui0ib7UqgFJh2RWRi47lUZpCwNAQ-LvlHSp-CcPji2LbOIG-0FIy64MK9kVoirQURHb/s400/SmallHouse7" width="300" height="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><span style="color:#0b5394;">Another simple beach cottage that they keep simple looking with white paint, black shutters and for a little pop of color, purple front door with matching adirondack chairs.</span> </div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYArl3whvTC-Id8QcC81JFDQNVoD93VruLrPXJfaRbfvuBl3ZR4Mlqz60joYMXbLOuU-8RwrNUBTdHHAT5Uwj_a2_2Hc1YtzlUyJCt4wKhG4fmRkEKy017adg2AhzcNDkIc8flUTdXAye0/s1600/SmallHouse6" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYArl3whvTC-Id8QcC81JFDQNVoD93VruLrPXJfaRbfvuBl3ZR4Mlqz60joYMXbLOuU-8RwrNUBTdHHAT5Uwj_a2_2Hc1YtzlUyJCt4wKhG4fmRkEKy017adg2AhzcNDkIc8flUTdXAye0/s640/SmallHouse6" width="459" height="640" wt="true" /></a></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-68354684895990774432010-03-21T19:47:00.001-04:002011-01-13T20:47:13.698-05:00Tweet Little Baby.....<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white;font-size:large;color:#3d85c6;" >Last weekend we threw a baby shower for my sister in law Lori. Its her second, but her first "baby" is turning 8 this year, so we figured she could use some new goods! Here are just a few details....</span></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrYVCZwKVSBXy7xWWFG5Gr-0BY-QS3RjmoC4bxNJLiCf9rqyKzkzrWbWqbAQsQHFkhyphenhyphen7HT-6mYU1eiOuUluhMfz5kN_6l3gbHkv7L_8gk0vhRbz670MxMG8-KDUgrta4AC1BpGNVhJAeD/s1600-h/IMG_1927.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrYVCZwKVSBXy7xWWFG5Gr-0BY-QS3RjmoC4bxNJLiCf9rqyKzkzrWbWqbAQsQHFkhyphenhyphen7HT-6mYU1eiOuUluhMfz5kN_6l3gbHkv7L_8gk0vhRbz670MxMG8-KDUgrta4AC1BpGNVhJAeD/s320/IMG_1927.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><span style="color:#0b5394;">sign made from Etsy seller Devany</span></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslQuwH7tqKx0Ib_usHf6a218Ll7TY1Q_7v14f7ck0UQrKyQUamPmWn8RmdmRTuf2nLJbkWKsO5Fg4-5ZYGtCNQarLYo_0OW3_gHxfu5_bnl7sSTcJPx8WVhSAiu0bNzqJ4vX3l5tqjT8I/s1600-h/IMG_1917.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslQuwH7tqKx0Ib_usHf6a218Ll7TY1Q_7v14f7ck0UQrKyQUamPmWn8RmdmRTuf2nLJbkWKsO5Fg4-5ZYGtCNQarLYo_0OW3_gHxfu5_bnl7sSTcJPx8WVhSAiu0bNzqJ4vX3l5tqjT8I/s320/IMG_1917.JPG" vt="true" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtpMG6efym9dUdQXQpyl8DWHTCHGQjdILUC8lw4fnt3gxJJ1t12GBNAw1WOGEHTiPMtsAio7TPA8m1lqRgFsrG7Bj01gRJYLu5PQbN22D_uTCyuAAIfGjKgyOcFuQ1hghAbmbgcUdU4bY/s1600-h/IMG_1916.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtpMG6efym9dUdQXQpyl8DWHTCHGQjdILUC8lw4fnt3gxJJ1t12GBNAw1WOGEHTiPMtsAio7TPA8m1lqRgFsrG7Bj01gRJYLu5PQbN22D_uTCyuAAIfGjKgyOcFuQ1hghAbmbgcUdU4bY/s200/IMG_1916.JPG" width="200" height="133" vt="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><span style="color:#0b5394;">favor stickers made by Etsy seller AutumnLeah</span></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; CLEAR: right; cssfloat: right" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2qcMmj6b_HTarQJX8NDyzLESWtYxq89BuomT759W8y2kUQkcwFJWuj9NZZ0eUPTywUfpP-IjA81chQlvPQmTQKAgffddaOq0B_BfVIAOcRQTwF0R6XPu2wPI5ACsRqu-lvJxwRprTlEj/s1600-h/IMG_1979.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2qcMmj6b_HTarQJX8NDyzLESWtYxq89BuomT759W8y2kUQkcwFJWuj9NZZ0eUPTywUfpP-IjA81chQlvPQmTQKAgffddaOq0B_BfVIAOcRQTwF0R6XPu2wPI5ACsRqu-lvJxwRprTlEj/s320/IMG_1979.JPG" vt="true" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A38RIC-Zm9fTjrJWv0JtbPQ4I_sIaP9X2b1pxtXA77HBMSvcu1l-Vb9sFEoRRHC1a4T2A3o0_WEc0hRBavOLzAbzZjx8ICu7fhuNCs43lP7_TFCDDKDLYIWFilmBcsiybvJkj-fgV8T7/s1600-h/IMG_1913.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A38RIC-Zm9fTjrJWv0JtbPQ4I_sIaP9X2b1pxtXA77HBMSvcu1l-Vb9sFEoRRHC1a4T2A3o0_WEc0hRBavOLzAbzZjx8ICu7fhuNCs43lP7_TFCDDKDLYIWFilmBcsiybvJkj-fgV8T7/s320/IMG_1913.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white;color:#3d85c6;" >My birdcage from my wedding, I knew that it would come in handy again one day!</span></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><span style="color:#3d85c6;">Beautiful cake made by our dear friend Karen.</span> </div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqLqATyNXMVsIfTz4qXcHM3ooKJrF7vXgGjSVzlSlBREnghVbtgmE8Nxr6InzDtBDAr1XKzlq4V4MLreBVrod7zEAs1gg1k1Cs2ElM5dlED5bTifOq2-yG2fWgnf7j5YpbiuAbHLMvwQA/s1600-h/IMG_1948.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqLqATyNXMVsIfTz4qXcHM3ooKJrF7vXgGjSVzlSlBREnghVbtgmE8Nxr6InzDtBDAr1XKzlq4V4MLreBVrod7zEAs1gg1k1Cs2ElM5dlED5bTifOq2-yG2fWgnf7j5YpbiuAbHLMvwQA/s320/IMG_1948.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-68249173306412119302010-02-25T18:01:00.003-05:002010-02-25T18:12:58.233-05:00Happy 3rd Birthday Divi !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xfFPVAM4abQ0Bc3NUZKu0ZtwkFD0oGcGnyLlvQrNOAbd1I8-2_XiqjxSYZPoNkbYCnegTUqzMtbCvhQdIu36gp71GK4NhzQfCsd1R-bbf-ayVKJ1hBTcXdL4C4Gznr16tnm4vXLGi3qW/s1600-h/IMG_1881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xfFPVAM4abQ0Bc3NUZKu0ZtwkFD0oGcGnyLlvQrNOAbd1I8-2_XiqjxSYZPoNkbYCnegTUqzMtbCvhQdIu36gp71GK4NhzQfCsd1R-bbf-ayVKJ1hBTcXdL4C4Gznr16tnm4vXLGi3qW/s200/IMG_1881.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Even though I am a few days late, I couldn't let this week slip by without acknowledging my niece Divi's 3rd Birthday. </span><span style="color: #741b47;">I wanted to share a few of my favorite pictures of her over the last few years, starting with the most recent....</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Divinity Grace!!!!! </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Love, Aunt Jen & Uncle Joey xoxo</span></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-19825910542851008472010-02-25T17:16:00.002-05:002011-01-13T20:47:28.555-05:00Linguine & Clams<span style="color:#0b5394;">I first had this recipe this summer up on the Cape where our friends made it for us for dinner. I have tried to recreate it a few times but according to the Hubs, it still does not compare to when our friend Jen made it. I am trying to convince him it was the freshness of the clams brought straight in on the wharf that day, but secretly, I do know Jen's is better! I am going to share it with you, because if you haven't had Jen's on Cape Cod, than you won't know the difference, and the recipe comes out restaurant quality good!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">Ingredients:</span><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">1 lb dried linguine</span><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">3/4 C olive oil</span><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">5 cloves of chopped garlic</span><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">3 shallots or diced thin</span><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">2 lbs littleneck clams, rinsed to remove excess sand</span><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">1/2 C. white wine</span><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">2 T. butter</span><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">1 lemon, zested</span><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">1 shake of red pepper flakes</span><br /><span style="color:#0b5394;">S & P to taste</span><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSxij6wGCsk6e3yM1rcCTAr7-Bvw3l1SS9xxAq2gm_ZeS85lL-lVkrG9Xh9l8tBelznJhs2dwH2zRHbCzoP9q73LieyBRYFZ_m8eg1ClNS5RVDqSXV2JyB5Nd2BJvtyytoUYspEO1Bw2a/s1600-h/IMG_1822.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSxij6wGCsk6e3yM1rcCTAr7-Bvw3l1SS9xxAq2gm_ZeS85lL-lVkrG9Xh9l8tBelznJhs2dwH2zRHbCzoP9q73LieyBRYFZ_m8eg1ClNS5RVDqSXV2JyB5Nd2BJvtyytoUYspEO1Bw2a/s200/IMG_1822.JPG" width="200" height="172" kt="true" /></a><span style="color:#0b5394;">Start by scrubbing, or at the very least rinsing, the clams to make sure you </span><span style="color:#0b5394;">have gotten rid of any excess sand.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; 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TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><span style="color:#0b5394;">When the wine and olive oil is hot, drop clams in and cover with a lid to steam them open. Simmer & steam for approximately 7-8 minutes. If for some reason any of the clams don't open, pick them out and throw them away, nobody wants to eat a bad clam! When everything has opened, stir in the butter to give the sauce a little bit of sweetness. </span></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><span style="color:#0b5394;">(this is what it will look like once they have all opened).</span> </div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wFDifGOlEoaOeuGhIFwg9BDLvHbEt3QvElX-EGMfIzzQMK2ylGZJ0qxsLvPo_KQ37rVEUl-bBNkvFra2nLEapdlapSg8rwN8WJwf3Rx4pPBPydNbT85ye7mJcIarsQozm3BfWySvKJc2/s1600-h/IMG_1832.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wFDifGOlEoaOeuGhIFwg9BDLvHbEt3QvElX-EGMfIzzQMK2ylGZJ0qxsLvPo_KQ37rVEUl-bBNkvFra2nLEapdlapSg8rwN8WJwf3Rx4pPBPydNbT85ye7mJcIarsQozm3BfWySvKJc2/s320/IMG_1832.JPG" kt="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><span style="color:#0b5394;">Zest up the lemon and set aside</span> </div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbe-tvB_27xmXIKQImpjib_Te6pDCvGxC-QKoeuNt9lWGbUdYVU5dlTF6ee7eKXJRQhlgOnOp7MhUX0huduzmxYHxtXDMeCVgZREJVYuo8dRtDUl9nr2eQwoN2W5FNYZkJ7z2n3jeC6kYi/s1600-h/IMG_1830.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbe-tvB_27xmXIKQImpjib_Te6pDCvGxC-QKoeuNt9lWGbUdYVU5dlTF6ee7eKXJRQhlgOnOp7MhUX0huduzmxYHxtXDMeCVgZREJVYuo8dRtDUl9nr2eQwoN2W5FNYZkJ7z2n3jeC6kYi/s200/IMG_1830.JPG" width="200" height="133" kt="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><span style="color:#0b5394;">When linguine is done cooking, drain and toss everything together in a big bowl. Season with salt and pepper, be generous, the pasta really soaks it up. Shake on a little bit of crushed red pepper flakes and top each bowl with a sprinkle of the lemon zest. </span></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUPUJc6r7S1JHXZUIwDTUuGtLdsAnhNwr5jRldl2yeoffeiIS7dTtFb9kE6hMVDrfZtY9oOkuYBUFk0MEcPCXCskf7vszN4MnPDbY_Durvwjesh6aMbp025RJYUVIyiMHn3w9C2G6zHdf/s1600-h/IMG_1835.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUPUJc6r7S1JHXZUIwDTUuGtLdsAnhNwr5jRldl2yeoffeiIS7dTtFb9kE6hMVDrfZtY9oOkuYBUFk0MEcPCXCskf7vszN4MnPDbY_Durvwjesh6aMbp025RJYUVIyiMHn3w9C2G6zHdf/s640/IMG_1835.JPG" width="640" height="428" kt="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-73160314808299061982010-02-15T10:14:00.001-05:002010-02-15T10:15:34.579-05:00Happy Hearts Day!<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Hope everyone had a fun Valentine's Day! ♥ </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Mine was spent exactly doing exactly what I wanted to do! </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">A little bit of this:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">and then a lot of that:</span><br />
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</div><span style="color: blue;">On another note, my sister forwarded me some pictures of my nephew's photo shoot from last weekend, and I wanted to share them because I thought they came out so cute!! This photographer was amazing, she was very reasonably priced and they were given the rights to all photos to do what they please. Here are a few of the little ham:</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">and one with me, the proud Auntie, even though the little guy was NOT happy at this point:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">* photo credit, Photography by Asiya</span></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-66131126853203358702010-01-07T11:18:00.001-05:002011-01-13T20:47:40.336-05:00Super Easy Dinner<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;color:#cc0000;">This dinner is so easy to make in a pinch.</span><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;color:#cc0000;"> I like to keep the ingredients on hand when I dont </span><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;color:#cc0000;">have anything else to throw together.</span><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /><span style="font-size:large;"></span></span><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Start with a package of chicken breasts, cut them up into cubes. Throw a swirl of olive oil in a big pan</span></span><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"> and cook the chicken until its cooked through.</span> </span><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;color:#cc0000;">Next, throw in a bag of the birds eye green bean stir fry. It is full of beans, water chestnuts, carrots, broccoli and little pieces of spaghetti.</span><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em; cssfloat: right" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdkvT8rDv_rUJA3jbi5UDx9H-Ovh7ajJO1VlPs0I5Fb4n02amvz3SqsE3NFWkfg2uwmTTue15cIcZJegyxXFu8DlydOjVUIqeWxHdwyDjNHUHlKmwO_CoBannimpAzgNSRu2kbAyI3mao/s1600-h/IMG_1483.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdkvT8rDv_rUJA3jbi5UDx9H-Ovh7ajJO1VlPs0I5Fb4n02amvz3SqsE3NFWkfg2uwmTTue15cIcZJegyxXFu8DlydOjVUIqeWxHdwyDjNHUHlKmwO_CoBannimpAzgNSRu2kbAyI3mao/s320/IMG_1483.JPG" ps="true" /></a><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;color:#cc0000;">Once that gets cooking, use about a 1/3 to a 1/2 of a jar of the "secret" ingredient - Heinz 57 sauce.</span><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em; cssfloat: right" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO5Nb1iiZN3Ft0cKHGpq5WcF3uHkvkK-KDS0uc8DP0qmRNWHlaE5TVAzE5CtNXXeX1Qb8s-4uwXgtQbNevwFIxRLzoPghblvZ7EeNMsExnaJ_mNKDrQyiXV9C1ao0h6AgxvTLmuZ85Wuo/s1600-h/IMG_1482.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO5Nb1iiZN3Ft0cKHGpq5WcF3uHkvkK-KDS0uc8DP0qmRNWHlaE5TVAzE5CtNXXeX1Qb8s-4uwXgtQbNevwFIxRLzoPghblvZ7EeNMsExnaJ_mNKDrQyiXV9C1ao0h6AgxvTLmuZ85Wuo/s320/IMG_1482.JPG" ps="true" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;color:#cc0000;">At this point, it will look like this. I like to throw in a small handful of sesame seeds as well.</span><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em; cssfloat: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUGOOqBF_l2SOqdZaFNFYC8IYJ80Sn3w2Pldx0uZGmlB0o58tU9q7WteSPdNjb0Lnqc-d96PxAh7rH9MI27Rzydr3sxrR-H-SVTT8aHlPUWx8PSKyAYLRDP2P5Ev4lBb_5cD0u2roYd8e/s1600-h/IMG_1481.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUGOOqBF_l2SOqdZaFNFYC8IYJ80Sn3w2Pldx0uZGmlB0o58tU9q7WteSPdNjb0Lnqc-d96PxAh7rH9MI27Rzydr3sxrR-H-SVTT8aHlPUWx8PSKyAYLRDP2P5Ev4lBb_5cD0u2roYd8e/s320/IMG_1481.JPG" ps="true" /></a><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;color:#cc0000;">Finally, you can add either extra spaghetti noodles, or for a REALLY quick meal, I throw in a bunch of boiled Ramen noodles. Did you know you can buy them separately without the little powder packages that usually come with them? You will find them in the asian section. </span><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><span style="font-size:large;color:#cc0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:x-large;">VOILA!</span></strong> The finished product.</span><br /></div></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em; cssfloat: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUtnm6KfGgnRWBrbdTxcTHU_SMoXQs50D_qmrVVvNkVA-hEL0xjdaQW4py9k_SAFHZDoclL9bafM3NzCIMrD4XWGwdcoqJjlz1VDPdJBljfCnUGNrEZzV-PT1eeOXTyItRhBxM0l95XbR/s1600-h/IMG_1485.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUtnm6KfGgnRWBrbdTxcTHU_SMoXQs50D_qmrVVvNkVA-hEL0xjdaQW4py9k_SAFHZDoclL9bafM3NzCIMrD4XWGwdcoqJjlz1VDPdJBljfCnUGNrEZzV-PT1eeOXTyItRhBxM0l95XbR/s400/IMG_1485.JPG" ps="true" /></a><br /></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"></div>The Swanky Socialitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018515711869784554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947673794401648414.post-86140912744831797492009-12-21T18:07:00.002-05:002009-12-21T18:10:44.709-05:00Does Christmas come any cuter than this????<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">Frosty the Snowman......was a <strike>jolly happy soul</strike>.</span> </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">or do you think Cooper is wishing he could just melt away?</span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">HAHAHA - have you ever seen a 5 month old give you the 'Stink-Eye'? I have now.</span><br />
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