Whirlwind

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of events and the next couple weeks will be the same....don't you just love summer!

We started off with my stepdaughters graduation open house.  It was such a good time and worth the many weeks of prep leading up to the big day.  Although, in typical Michigan fashion, it decided to rain about an hour into the party, which caused about 30+ people to gather under 2 small canopies, our gazebo, and the garage.

The day after this party, I couldn't even get out of bed!  I prepped for about 3 weeks and put in well over 100 hours getting our backyard ready.

This past weekend my sister and I drove from Michigan to West Virginia to attend the Fiestaware Tent Sale.  It was so much fun, but exhausting all at the same time.  I awoke Friday morning about 3am and was on the road by 4:30am.  By the time we arrive back home I was whooped!  Not to mention a wee-bit sunburned :)

We normally stay in a hotel the night before, and then get in line about 6am to get our tickets.  But this year we decided to try something different.  We arrived about 10:45am and only had to wait in line about 2+ hours before entering the tent.



Patiently waiting

 

We rounded the corner and could finally see the tent

 

 If you've never had the chance to experience this.....It is an amazing site!

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Bin after bin after bin of colorful, fiestaware.  I am drooling all over again just thinking about it.



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I was hoping for a few more pieces than what I got, but that just means we will have to go back again next year!

I was able to catch up on some much needed quality time with the hubby and the pets yesterday.  It was a gorgeous summer day here in West Michigan and we enjoyed every minute of it.

Stewie

Lainey

It's so hard to get my tongue all the way into this cow hoof

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This upcoming weekend I have a bridal shower for a good friend of mine and then the following weekend is the July 4th holiday/wedding. If I can just get through the next 12 days or so, I think I will be able to relax.

Newell, WV

So the weekend was a whirl-wind....... I worked until 3pm on Friday and then headed to my sisters house so we could load up her vehicle and head to Newell, WV for the FiestaWare Tent Sale. We arrived at our destination about 10:30pm, checked into the hotel and got some shut-eye! Saturday was the tent sale and it was totally worth the trip.....Well, some may beg to differ considering the cost of the trip (including gas, hotel, food) was about 2-3 times more then what we spent at the sale.

Anywho........I got some great finds and I can't wait to go back next year!

Here we are waiting in line for our tickets.....it was mighty chilly out.....I think in my picture my teeth are actuallly chattering!!

And here are all my goodies.......I ended up with 32 pieces of FiestaWare so not a bad trip!! (and in case you can't tell....most of my kitchen dishes are ORANGE)

A HUGE thank you to my sister for such wonderful memories......I had a blast, I hope you did!

FiestaWare Tent Sale

Today I am leaving with my sister to head to Newell, WV where we will be attending the Semi-Annual FiestaWare Clearance Tent Sale.......yippee, yahoo.....I'm so excited!

Homer Laughlin China Company will put up a big tent and sell all of the "seconds" they have on hand. The sale is held twice a year in June and October. My sister went last year and brought me back some goodies, which in turn, resulted in my infactuation with all things FiestaWare.....thanks Rachel!!

From what I hear, the tent is huge and filled with pallets of FiestaWare. There is no guarantee what is going to be there, but it is all the colors and items currently being produced. It is not arranged in any particular fashion, you just have to dig for what you want. If you look at the pieces long enough you can usually see why they were considered to be "seconds. They may have some small bumps on them, uneven glaze or maybe a dark speck or too! To be honest, you would never even know the pieces my sister got me were "seconds".

My sister has also informed me that we need to bring socks to wear on our hands to wipe off the dust and dirt.....I just can't wait to see a bunch of people, all frantically searching through bins with socks on their hands. It's going to be exciting....and maybe even a little bit scary!