Not Everyone Can Say They've Been To A Ball

A few months after a deployment is over, a ball is held in celebration that its over and to remember the fallen. And just to get shitfaced while dressed up fancy. We went to the ball this time (read: I finally convinced my husband to dress up in his Class As and wear them for an entire evening). This years ball was held at the Opryland Hotel. Yes THAT Opry. Its the hotel for the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Not gonna lie, its expensive, but we got a room there anyway. I could probably do an entire post on just the hotel. Its pretty amazing. Its big enough for a little river to run through it which has boat rides, and at least 2 waterfalls on the inside that I saw. IN the hotel. This is what I saw when we first walked in

Unfortunately this is the only picture I took because we were in a mad rush to get to our room and get changed. By the time we walked around that night it was too dark to get any good photos. The inside has little shops and restaurants and its like walking around outside at night.

This is me right after getting my hair & makeup done by Ashley. Im pretty sure you all follow her blog Lisa Freemont Street but if you dont you should. Shes pretty amazing. And a very nice gal if I do say so myself. Here are some pics she took of my updo.



Heres my husband after he got dressed in the room.

And one my husband took of me during the cocktail hour.

And us after the ball.

I wouldnt say it was *fun* but it was something to experience. Not everyone can say theyve been to a ball.

Meet Mabel

Meet Mabel, my mannequin! Shes modern but she feels like a Mabel to me so thats what I call her. Ive been searching for a dress form forever and a day and cant seem to find one in my area and definitely cant find one online in my price range when shipping is involved so I broke down and bought Mabel. Shes cheap but hey we cant all be classy.

Despite her cheapness I think she makes the clothes Im selling look so much better than a hanger. Ive avoided selling clothes because I just dont feel a hanger does them any justice what so ever.

Everything is currently for sale in the shop!

[Apology Blog Title Here]

Yes I am a bad blogger. If Im not doing my household duties or being mama and daddy rolled into one, Im probably doing something that requires absolutely no thinking at all. Sometimes my days blur together. Im very tired most days. I wish I could be the happy housewife like this..

but yeah after you go through a couple months of deployment, exhaustion and monotony sometimes set in and its more like this..

Ive been putting off everything that hasnt been of high importance and my blog was on that list :( BUT my lil man is starting prek soon so just me and my little miss, I think Ill be able to keep up more. I have a TO DO list thats a mile long. The first thing on the list though is catching up on season 3 of True Blood..

Godric...Puurrrrr.

OH and I made a Facebook page for my etsy store yesterday. Like me!

Kentucky Down Under

Ive realized I havent posted much. Not about vintage or about life in general. So hopefully this post will catch you up some on my ultra fab life haha!
In May the hubby was home for 2 weeks of blissful R&R. We took Lil C to Kentucky Down Under which is exactly what it sounds like. It has kangaroos and dingos, sheep herding demonstrations, places to feed birds (that may or may not attack your head) and cave tours. (Kentucky has a lot of caves, its not related to Australia.)

You even get to pet the roos!

Feeding some birds. These were eager for food, but not as eager as the ones I didnt get a picture of. They swooped down on us a la The Birds and I can totally see them taking over the world if they wanted to. They scared the crap out of Lil C. Damn birds.
Other than that we actually had a couple date nights thanks to my mom coming to help out with the kids so we could spend some alone time. We hadnt been to the movies since Feb/March of 2010. Sadly I cant even remember what we saw besides Water For Elephants which was excellent by the way. Reese Witherspoon does a great job on period pieces. See it if you havent!

New Items In The Shop

Hey yall! Heres some shameless advertising for the shop!

Ive listed the taller set of tumblers so far.

Pyrex juice server

Mele jewelry box

60s textured yellow glasses

Dont hesitate to ask any questions or convo me on Etsy! I will ship anywhere and everywhere so just message me with your country and Ill get you a shipping quote lickety split!

Jeepers Keepers

As you now know I opened my Etsy shop, but these are the things I just had to keep for myself!

I had picked up a pair of these for the shop but I fell for em. Im addicted to glasses.

Only found 1 of this one so I figured I might as well keep it for myself haha

Pyrex!

beaded gloves!

A picture of my dish drainer. The pattern is Blue Heaven and it is indeed.

Yes more glasses..

Found this on the curb! Someone was going to just toss this!

i heart vintage glassware!

saddle shoes for my lil miss.
Oooook, this catches you up of many weeks of vintage huntin'. Many other things went to the shop and I will update that later. I need to do a life post too. SO much going on.

Taking The Plunge

Yes my friends, I have started my own Etsy shop. You can visit it here! My hopes for it are simple. I just want to add a little to the family income while doing something I enjoy. It gives me a reason to go thrifting and if I find something awesome that I cant pass up but dont need, I can still buy it! Haha! I dont plan on making big bucks and I hope my prices reflect that. Anyways, mosey on over and take a peek and add me to your circle and all that good social network stuff. Below is a few things in the shop currently.