Beauty and the Beach House

Beauty and the Beach House

We're back in TX!  

We spent the week at Brigantine Beach, NJ to celebrate my parent's

50th Wedding Anniversary-

Congrats again, Mom and Dad!

Brigantine is located just outside of Atlantic City,

which of course which allowed us to spend some time at the casinos:)

The beach house we rented was beautiful...

just look at the fabrics throughout the house!

Below is the bathroom where my sister stayed....

 

This was my bath...

(one of these is not like the other!)

NOTE:

If you are remodeling or building...

1. Do not put a tiny square mirror over the tiny vanity

2. Do not put the light switches between the tiny square mirror and tiny vanity

3. Do not put the ONLY outlet near the floor

Good thing I'm not high maintenance:)

On a serious note, the three level house was gorgeous

and we had a fabulous week with my immediate and

extended families... it was wonderful to see you all!

We gave my parents a party on Tuesday and I decided that if I lived

any where near NJ/NY, I'd be at least 50 pounds heavier... yikes!

I did take advantage of some "me" time

which I cherished early, early in the morning...

The water, my playlist and my Nikes-

Thank you Mom, Dad, Tom, Tricia and the rest of my

NJ family... we enjoyed our visit very much!

Now... back to work!

Until next time,

Sunday, July 31, 2011 Comments: 1

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Bunking at Steamboat Springs

Bunking at Steamboat Springs

The joys of Spring Break...

without any "breaks"- whew!

We just returned from Steamboat Springs, Colorado for a few days of skiing with friends... 

and had a blast!  Interestingly enough, our condo would not keep an internet connection 

for long so I was forced to take a real vacation from work... sigh.  I'm back:)

While we weren't busy trying to keep up with this one...

or this one...

I did sneak a couple of pics of some of nature's beauty from the top of the peak-

The good news is that my knee held up and I got in three great days of skiing!

Off the slopes, my mind drifted off to the place it frequently goes...

good great design.

With four kids in tow, they definitely needed a place to 

crash after a day of nonstop skiing and boarding...

Thank goodness for Bunk Beds!  

If you are thinking of buying a cabin in the mountains,

get creative and bunk the kids... check these out-

My favorite... easy to do with paint-

The whole package!

1-2-3-4-5-6 kids?

I love how they used the architecture of the ceiling to pocket the bunks...

How fun is this???

or this loft?

When the kids are out, how about relaxing in a space like this?

or this will do!

Here's a shot of the whole crew... sorry about Wes' head...:)

I think that's the last bit of Winter... time to think Spring!

Until next time,

Images via* Moi, Houzz.com,

Saturday, March 19, 2011 Comments: 0

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