BACK FROM ALASKA.....KINDA

BACK FROM ALASKA... BUT STILL NOT READY FOR REALITY!!

AMAZING TRIP...AND CRUISING IS AN IDEAL WAY TO SEE EVERYTHING.  EVERYTIME WE LOOKED OUTSIDE THERE WAS A WHALE...FANTASTIC ENTERTAIMENT....ALTHOUGH MY HUSBAND GOT A LITTLE  IRRITATED ABOUT THE LACK OF DINNER CONVERSATION.....SINCE THE REST OF US STARED OUT THE WINDOW THE ENTIRE TIME WAITING FOR ANOTHER WHALE SIGHTING!

OUR FIRST EXCURSION WAS IN JUNEAU  CALLED A "FLOAT TRIP".....WASN'T SURE WHY THEY HAD US DRESSED IN THE WATERPROOF GEAR UNTIL WE HIT THE CLASS 3 AND 4 RAPIDS!! I HAD BUCKETS FULL OF 33 DEGREE GLACIER WATER THAT MANAGED TO FIND A TINY CRACK IN BETWEEN MY NECK AND MY PROTECTIVE WATERPROOF GEAR....DRENCHED.....BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT....THE KIDS LOVED LOVED LOVED IT... AND I DID TOO!

MY ATTEMPTS TO GET MY KIDS TO ACTUALLY SMILE AND POSE FOR A PICTURE ARE ALWAYS UNSUCCESSFUL.....BUT THE SCENERY BEHIND US AT GLACIER BAY WAS AMAZING!

THE LEGO ACTION FIGURES SOMEHOW MADE IT ON BOARD...ALL 100 OF THEM!

BEAUTIFUL TURQUOISE LAKES!

 A POPULAR PASTIME....BASKETBALL COURT!

WE WERE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THE FREE UPGRADE TO A BALCONY CABIN!!

A TRIP WITH PRICELESS MEMORIES....THIS IS WHY I LOVE TO TRAVEL!!

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OUT OF OFFICE: ALASKA BOUND!!!

THANK GOD FOR SUMMER! I LOVE TO TRAVEL AND THRILLED OUR KIDS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER VACATIONS.

 LAST SUMMER WE WERE TRAPPED AT HOME SO THIS SUMMER WE ARE GOING BIG!!

IT WAS BETWEEN YELLOWSTONE OR AN ALASKAN CRUISE. I KEEP HEARING ALL THIS HYPE ABOUT THE ALASKAN CRUISE SO I AM REALLY CURIOUS!

......I KINDA HATE BEING COLD AND IM MORE OF AN INDOOR GIRL (ACCORDING TO MY HUSBAND) BUT I NEED TO CHECK IT OUT!!.....NOT TO MENTION MY 9 AND 6 YEAR OLD BOYS ARE GOING TO BE IN HEAVEN!

 JUST HOPE I DON'T RUN INTO A BEAR....I RAN INTO A SHARK LAST WEEK AT THE BEACH SO ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE?

 OKAY, SO IF IM NOT ATTACKED AND LIVE TO TELL ABOUT MY TRIP, PHOTOS TO FOLLOW!

SEE YALL LATER!

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ARCHITECTURE INSPIRATION: CHAMBERS AND CHAMBERS

SO I STUMBLED UPON THIS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BASED ARCHITECTURE FIRM  ON PINTEREST......AND OMG.....
IT'S RARE THAT I GET THIS EXCITED......AND I WAS SOOOOOOOO PSYCHED WITH WHAT I FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE.
NOT ONLY ABSOLUTLEY AMAZING EXTERIORS BUT ALSO  BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING AND THE DECOR INSIDE?..........PIN PIN PIN PIN PIN!!!!
HERE IS A LOOK INSIDE MY FAVORITE PROJECT BY THE VERY TALENTED CHAMBERS AND CHAMBERS.
http://www.chambersandchambers.com/

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BEFORE AND AFTER: BEACH HOUSE FINE TUNING

A VERY SPECIAL CUSTOMER RECENTLY ASKED ME TO HELP REDO SOME STUFF IN THEIR BEACH HOUSE. IM ALWAYS UP FOR A FUN EXPERIENCE AND THIS BECAME QUITE THE TRANSFORMATION!

 FIRST, WE STARTED CLEANING HOUSE BY ELIMINATING ANYTHING THAT WAS A DISTRACTION .....REMEMBERING THAT LESS IS MORE, WE WANTED A SIMPLISTIC DESIGN.

NEXT, THE HOMEOWNER HAD ORDERED 3 LARGE SLIPCOVER SOFAS- BUT WE NEEDED SOME REALLY LARGE PILLOWS TO TAKE UP SOME SPACE....AND THE PILLOWS NEEDED TO COMPLIMENT  THE CUSTOM SEASCAPE ARTWORK.

SO,  MY WORKROOM MADE EURO SHAM SIZE PILLOWS TO REALLY ANCHOR THE LARGE OVERSCALE SOFAS...THE PILLOWS ALSO  HELP BALANCE OUT THE WEIGHT OF THE ART. REUPHOLSTERED CLUB CHAIRS CARRY THE COLOR SCHEME TO THE OTHER END OF THE ROOM...

 NOW THE HOMEOWNER HAS AN EASY & CASUAL,  COMFORTABLE , & BEACHY LOOKING SPACE.

BEFORE

BEFORE

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