Black Friday

I had to work a couple hours at the flower shop today and then I went shopping for a few hours! Don't fret though, it wasn't bad! Our town doesn't have a mall or any of the huge stores that lure the masses of crazy people. I had a 20% off coupon for Bealls and found a pair of warm and fuzzy lined boots already on sale for 50% off. $75.00 boots for $30.00! Next week is suppose to be much colder and my feet are always cold, so I'll be wearing my new boots alot!

Then I decided to venture to Wal Mart. I was needing a few crafting items and had a few items in the sale paper circled. Wal Mart seemed calmer at 1:00 today, than 5:00 any other day of the week. I didn't even have to wait in line to check out! I wasn't in search of the big tickets items, so there was no disappointment here. I got a iPad accesory kit for $15.00 with a screen cover, car charger, USB plug, and stylus. We looked at a stylus last week for $12.00, so it was a good deal. I found some cute clothes for my little nephew and got him a Cars table and chairs. I found a new jacket for me too! Hey, its gonna be cold next week...Me cold = bad mood!

When I got home, I decided to decorate my gazebo before the frigid weather gets here. We are expecting rain in the morning, so I didn't know when my next opportunity to decorate would be. I finished at dark tonight, so I'll take pictures and share soon. I have a garden themed tree in the gazebo.

Never before have I put a tree up before Thanksgiving, but I did get started on my indoor tree last weekend. I'm not completely through decorating it though. I got the tree at a garage sale a few weeks ago and decided the small tree would fit in our house better than my large tree. Our cat, Annie, loves to sit by the tree on top of the sewing machine and gaze out the window. The tree has a very vintage theme and I will share more pictures soon.

So what did you do on Black Friday? Shopping, Decorating, Eating leftovers, Spending time with family?

Happy Thanksgiving

I want to wish each and everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!

We are heading to my in-laws in a little while. My sweet mother in law said not to bring anything, but I feel as if I can't go empty handed so I made a pecan pie this morning.

My grandmama's pecan pie was always my favorite. Every pecan pie she ever made had chopped pecans, because my granddaddy didn't have teeth! I was in high school before I realized most everyone else didn't chop their pecans to make pies! Of course I always think the chopped pecans make a pretty pie and it's just the way I was raised, so I follow the tradition and chop my pecans .

I am thankful for each and all my blog friends and hope you all have a wonderful day and don't eat too much!

Fall Flowers

Frost killed some of my flowers last week, but thankfully there are a few blooms left in the yard for the butterflies to feed on.

 A few marigolds and the oxalis survived the frost as well.

Yard clean up is now in progress as I clean up the frosted plants and tidy up the flower beds in preparation for winter days to come.

I don't know about yall, but I'm ready for spring! I despise daylight savings time and cold weather, so we can fast foward a couple of months and all will be well here!