ROAD TRIP!

Photography by my niece Princess Spoiled Brat

A few months ago I heard through the grapevine about a little go-ins on over in Spokane. So I made some phone calls and invited myself to the shindig I had heard about.

Sometimes that's what a girl has to do.

So this little shindig was happening during the week when apparently, my usual road trip posse has these things called jobs, and kids, and they couldn't go.

I know!

Those jobs and kids are always getting in the way of  my fun.

Anyway...............

I finally found someone to go on a little road trip with me to the shindig that I had invited myself to.

and my partner was................

HAPPY TO GO!

 Meet Princess Spoiled Brat! 
My road trip partner

So we gased up, got some Diet Cokes and we were off to Spokane!

We did a little chatting, Princess Spoiled Brat did a little artwork

Then about an hour into the 5 hour trip she was board.

So I handed her the camera and said

"you will be the official road trip photographer"

Of course we start the session off with a fabulous photo of the driver.

NICE!

Then I beat her with the camera!

So we drive and drive and drive and drive and finally arrive at our first destination

Our hotel!

We decided that on our trip we should have fancy accommodations.

So we got checked in before PJ could get home and log in to his on-line banking to see what we had been up to.

Not to mention Princess Spoiled Brat demanded a pool.

So we stayed at  Northern Quest

Yes I took the kid to the casino!

Beautiful rooms!

This was the closet with the fancy white robes. 

The door lit up when you opened it.

Our fancy bathroom

 This is the night light that was on in the bathroom when the lights were off.

It was very swanky!

 The view from our 7th floor suite

The next day we got up early, we spent A LOT of time in the bathroom getting ready. Doing hair, makeup, ironing clothes and looking just right.

This was a very important shindig.

Then we finally arrived at our destination 

That's right! You read it right

Princess Spoiled Brat and I went to the taping of Diners Drive-In's and Dives

I've been a big fan of Guy Fieri since he was on Who Wants To Be The Next Food Network Star

and................

He's on my list!

What list is that you ask?

It's entirely OK for me to have sex play spin the bottle with Guy if the opportunity comes up.

PJ can't get mad.

Princess Spoiled Brat is a big fan of Minute to Win It and Diner's Drive-In's and Dives

Can you guess where we were to see this taping of Triple D?

 

That's right!

Chaps

One of my most favorite places ever!

I had heard through the grapevine that Chaps had been selected to be on Triple D

So I immediately got a hold of Celeste and asked if it was true.

She said yes and then I explained to her that Guy was on my list and if the opportunity came up for us to have sex   play spin the bottle, PJ would be fine with it. 

This was my opportunity!

 So we arrived on time, lipstick on, nails done, and teeth brushed!

OMG!!!

Yes he was that close!

We watched quietly as they taped the opening

Then I was sure I would get my opportunity to make my move

No such luck!  It was more waiting outside for us

We waited and waited

We waited with those crazy Mermaids of the Lake

and that wacky Hollie of Funky Junk Antique Show

We had all kinds of fun while we waited.

Then we got called in! 

Yes, I was chosen to go inside and have a little "one-on-one" with Guy.

We talked about me being from Seattle, about the blueberries, and just how fabulous Chaps was.

Then I peeded my pants!

Well not really but Me, Myself, and I were sitting there tongue tied and trying to keep our cool.
It wasn't easy.
I don't know about you but I have a hard time on a daily basis not making a fool out of myself.
Put a big time celebrity in front of me and............
well it's just a recipe for me making an ass out of myself. 

Me, sitting next to Guy chatting. I couldn't believe this is what was happening in this moment of my life and totally forgot my mission!

DAMN!

So Princess Spoiled Brat and I loaded up and headed home

More photography by Princess Spoiled Brat

The trip from Spokane over HWY 2 in to Monroe really is beautiful

but there are a lot of bugs! 

We were getting closer to home and the picture taking quality out the window went down hill quick!

We had one more stop to make in Leavenworth WA

A little shop called The Hat Shop

I might not have gotten to play spin the bottle with Guy Fieri but I knew who would play spin the bottle with me!

 We picked up this little number for PJ

 WHALA!!!  Instant Guy Fieri!

How can you not love a bald man who will wear this hat for you?

I KNOW!

So that was our Hollywood road trip!

This was Princess Spoiled Brat's first overnight girls only road trip with me. She was the official photographer on almost all the pictures. 

We really had a great time and at times it really was hard to believe that it was all real.  A girl doesn't get too many opportunities like this.

Thank you Celeste!

The Chaps episode airs Monday November 1, 2010 at 7:00 pm. 

I'm not sure if I made the cut or if I ended up on the cutting room floor. Either way I don't care. It was so much fun to see all this unfold before my very eyes. Even more exciting to to see Celeste and her Chaps crew get national recognition.

Way to go!

Princess Spoiled Brat got a lot of Show and Tell material also.

Have you never been to Chaps? 

You must go!

Here's a fun event coming up that you might like to attend.  Two celebs for the price of one!

This next Friday November 5th from 10 am - 1pm  Serena of The Farm Chicks will be at Chaps signing copies of her new book

Go on down, get yourself a maple scone from the famous Celeste and then get yourself the new book from Serena The Farm Chick

That right there has GREAT DAY written all over it!

Have a wonderful day!

I Need To Be Two People!

There is so much going on this weekend that I wish I were two people.

Donna and I are going to take off today and headed over to The Vintage Barn

I have heard so many wonderful things about this sale and when I finally met Rolane at Farm Chicks this year I knew I had to make the trip over to Idaho.

How cute is this?

Rolane's new truck

You will find Donna and I here bright and early Saturday morning

Then after that...................

We are headed to the Latah Summer Market

Where we will find some more friends

June Bug

Funky Junk Antique Show girls

Celeste from Chaps

and the list goes on and on

I do love a road trip!

If you're going to be in the Seattle area don't miss

2nd Saturdayz Market

Held at The Warren Magnuson Park aka Sandpoint.

Now I know there has been some confusion about the Sandpoint Sale

Let me see if I can clear it up

There has been a sale at Sandpoint for years held on Sundays

it's called Sand Point Antique and Desgin Show

It's still happening

BUT

In addition to that sale there is NOW the 2nd Saturdayz Market.   Held on the 2nd Saturday of each month.

This is a GREAT SALE. It's fresh, it's got some great vendors, and it's TOTALLY different from the other sale.

If you haven't been able to attend I suggest you make this Saturday the day!

Why you ask?

Well I heard that Top Pot Doughnuts will be there

AND

It's BUY ONE GET ONE FREE weekend!

Print off this coupon and take a friend for free

Imagine how impressed your friend will be when you call and say "Let's go, it's my treat!"

Another  event happening....................

Miss Julie has been getting ready for weeks for a big sale this weekend

and I bet for this one you will have to wait in line just like we did last time

Glitter and Ivy in Monroe

is having Christmas in July sale today Friday July 9th

Glitter and Ivy in Monroe Washington has the biggest selection of

Christopher Radko ornaments you have ever seen

I loved these travel ornaments

There is always really good food and drink at Julie's open houses.

I have some insider information that this open house is going to be

REALLY REALLY GOOD!

There is always discounts, free stuff , and food!

This is the perfect recipe for an event.

Can't make the sale?

You can always order on line

Glitter and Ivy

Glitter and Ivy is also an official Come Junk With Us ticket outlet.

You can purchase tickets for Barn House or Clayson Farms at the store.

Don't miss this sale!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Let the Campin Season Begin!

and Other Blog Worthy Adventures

Over Easter weekend PJ and I kicked off camping season 2010!

Oh I'm shameless when it comes to advertising Come Junk With Us and our next trip to The Farm Chicks in Spokane.  No window goes unpostered at this house.

So we headed to Pacific Beach to enjoy a little down time

The plan was to do NOTHING

I had a stack of magazines I was going to get caught up on reading, I was going to do a little blogging, and I was going to do a lot of laying on the couch doing NOTHING.

Well that lasted as long as the thought!

On our way there I had to stop at the lovely Grand Heron in Aberdeen

I have read about it on blogs, seen pictures on Facebook

and

The lovely Lisa from Coastal Nest and I have been chatting through blogs, email, and facebook for a little over 2 years now. It was time we met face to face.

She is part of the Grand Heron

This was a meeting long long overdue!

I was so excited !

When Lisa and I met it was like we had been friends forever!

So sorry............I dont' have good pictures. I stole some of the photos off the Grand Heron fan page on Facebook.

Lisa and I spent hours talking and she gave PJ and me a tour of the project that her and her family have been working on

This is the old location of Grand Heron but it will be soon be the new and improved

location.  After Windstorm 2007, the store was destroyed and they have been rebuilding ever since.

It's coming along and it's going to be BEAUTIFUL

I'm tellin ya, if you need a trip to the coast, plan it when these ladies are having their grand re-opening.

It's going to be spectacular!

A little sneak of what Grand Heron has in the store

Not one ugly thing in this store! 

Not even one thing that makes you say "ya, I don't really care for that!"

I left wanting everything! 

These ladies know how to decorate!

Look at that!  Come Junk With Us flyers at the front desk

Thank you ladies!

This is my fabulous package with my purchases from Grand Heron

Wrapped all pretty

I bought these great placemates. 

I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them but I really liked them

My silver trophy

Again not sure what I'm going to do with it but I really liked it.

After a lovely afternoon with Lisa and family it was back to Pacific Beach

oooooooooooooooh it was nasty!

High winds, we woke up to snow on Friday, then rain, then more wind, then more rain and it was FREAKIN COLD!

See all the campers?

Yeah!

I KNOW! 

We were the only fools to camp in a wind storm

Friday afternoon WSU Laura and family joined us

They camped in the spot next to us

Laura and I both laid awake all night Friday night listening to the wind thinking "this is it!"  "this is where we start flying through the air and end up in Kansas!"

One of the employees at the front desk on Saturday morning told us that they clocked wind gusts up to 132 mph at Westport.  Which means......we were close to that!

And PJ never once woke up!

Princess Spoiled Brat didnt' care!

She bundled up and headed to the beach with her Dad.

Good Daddy

Auntie wasn't getting out of the trailer unless it was to go shopping in another well ancohered to the ground building!

So we did a lot of looking at the weather on line

Visiting with WSU Laura and DH

Then WSU Laura and I went in to Ocean Shores to check out a new store that

Lisa had told us about.

She has a space called Sea Worthy in a store called One Whacky Woman.

VERY VERY CUTE STORE!!!

I'll go out on a limb here and just say it.............

This is the best store in Ocean Shores!

They are located right next door to Going Coastal which is another of my favorite stores but I'm lovin this new store One Whacky Woman.

Sorry no pictures!

Look at this cute coffee mug I found at Ace Hardware

I thought it was so fun I had to have it

I don't usually "own it" but I'm going to start trying!

Charlie had a lot of napping on this trip.

He didn't even get to the beach this time

The Easter Bunny left Princess Spoiled Brat an Easter Bowl on the table Sunday morning

Now before you start judging about how stupid that is

The Easter Bunny didn't know she was going to be there so he had to improvise

WSU Laura and I thought he had done a pretty good job considering he had a bit too much to drink the night before!

Sunday morning, the sun was kind of out, the wind had stopped blowing and the sea was a little calmer

We started our day with a little brunch at the resturant in Pacific Beach

PJ givin ya a little beach pose

He's so stinkin cute!  I think I'll keep him!

Then after brunch it was off to Coastal Nest to have a little cocktail and visit with

Lisa and "Bob Villa" before we left.

We could have hung out with them for hours.  What great people!

and that little beach rental they have is so

FREAKIN FABULOUS!

WSU Laura and I didn't want to leave.

This little place is so wonderful.

They have done such a great job of remodeling, decorating and thinking of everything at that beach house.

If you are needing a little beach get away

Coastal Nest at Pacific Beach

you won't be sorry!

I'm thinking one of you crafty ladies needs to rent it and do a retreat there!

With not wanting to say good-bye

PJ and WSU DH had to pry mine and WSU Laura's arms off from around the porch posts and we were off to home!

Charlie met a new friend at the rest area

This is Rosie

She was so cute I could have taken her home with me.

Very cute!

I came home, did a half ass job of cleaning up the trailer, worked on some arrangments for The Farm Chicks Junk Junket  and then........................

I grabbed Donna and we took off for Spokane!

We first made a stop in Seattle at the

2nd Saturday Market planning meeting.

If you're on Facebook join their fan page

This is going to be a fabulous new show in the Seattle area starting next month and then EVERY 2nd Saturday of the month.

How fun is that?

We are getting our own fresh new flea market in Seattle

Where you ask?

Sandpoint Hangers over at Warren Magnuson Park

Put this on your calendar!

May 8, 2010

I'll be there with all my Come Junk With Us gear

I'm very excited!

Then it was off to Spokane!

I had some appointments that I had made for planning The Farm Chicks Junk Junket

First stop

Not an appointment but since I was in town...................

Saturday morning Donna and I got up early and headed out to

The Original Funky Junk Antique Show

Great show!

I was greated by Hollie giving me a very cute t-shirt because I was a facebook fan

How fun is that?

Everyone loves something free!

Look how pretty it was out that day

A perfect day for a sale

Lots of people at this sale

Great stuff, great prices, vendors all super nice

What more could a girl ask for?

Being Princess Lazy Ass I'm always drawn to any type of chair that looks like it will recline and allow me to sip Diet Coke and read magazines

I so wanted to buy these but PJ would have had my head if I brought home one more "recliner" type chair.  I resisted

Some of the fabulous items found at this show

I would like you to meet Miss Kelly

We met over her fantastic handbag

Isn't it fabulous? 

She has them special made for her by Buttercuppity for her cute little shop

Gardenstone Creations

More pictures of the show

The fabulous Celia and Gladys of Junebug

I had some bit-ness with them!

Yeah that's right

We are tryin to cook something up

These are a couple of the fantastic items I found for myself  at the show.

These will be showing up at a campground near you this summer!

After the Funky Junk Antique Show we head to Chaps

More planning!

I can't even begin to tell you how funktabulous this resturant is.

I snapped a few pictures while there

Just to give you an idea

The Chaps Truck parked out front

From Chaps it was off to a couple more stops

for The Farm Chicks Junk Junket planning and

THEN.....

Lunch with Rene my blog buddy that I met in person last summer at mine and Annie's

Hot Blogust Nights.

She invited me and Donna to join her and some of her Farm Girl Friends.

We all look scared for some reason. We really weren't.

 I was introduced to some new friends by the fabulous Rene Groom and her husband.

Have you met Rene?  

Rene writes the wonderful blog for Mary Jane's Farm called Rural Farm Girl

P.S..... Mary Jane's Farm Store has a Facebook Fan Page now

Also at lunch was

Heather Scholten and her hubs

She has a super cute little 1947 Silver Lark Trailer which she blogs about.

She also is THE realtor to contact if you need one in Spokane

William Keller Spokane

Grace Brown and husband were there.

They got there first, so Donna and I had a chance to visit with the both of them for a while.

VERY VERY NICE people.  

Grace is also the owner of a very cute trailer

Check out her trailer blog

After that we hit a couple more appointments I had while in Spokane

and then....................

it was home to take all the information I gathered and get ta plannin!

Last weekend was the sale at Annie's in Snohomish that I co-hosted.

Stay tuned on Come Junk With Us blog for that update.

Super fun!

I'm currently off on another adventure!