Sunday, October 23, 2011

Closet Bomb.

That's right...CLOSET BOMB! 
It was so bad I did not even take a before picture (embarrassing)
I finally took on the project of cleaning and organizing my hall closet that I seriously have not touched since I moved. Agh.
I would open that silly door, look at it, sigh and then shut it. It was just too overwhelming, a dumping ground for anything that did not have a place. I love to organize...and clean so I worked myself up and got it done. Phew, one more thing I can check off my list...
And it only took me 2 years! Ha...
Now I love to open it. Everything is in it's place. Magazines, Fabric, Sewing and Craft items...




This white pitcher was my Great Grandmothers. My mom had it lying around her house forever and at one point when my Granny had it, unfortunately fell and broke the top. But my pop-pop did the best he could to glue it back together. A couple weeks ago I went to go throw away something in my mom's garbage and I saw it lying at the bottom. I freaked! After telling my Mom..."Mom, you don't ever throw away pottery that is over 80 years old!!" we both laughed :) and after a good cleaning and love it has now found it's new home in mine.  I love old stuff like this...and I remember seeing it in my Great Grandmas home.  Glad he was rescued. Even if he is a little broken.




Sunday, October 2, 2011

Heaven.

Yup. Heaven.
Last weekend Brady and I had the amazing opportunity to stay at the St. Regis in Deer Valley. If you have not seen this place, GO! It is beautiful, the view alone is worth the drive. I feel so lucky and blessed that I was able to go. We were treated like....well, I have never experienced this kind of service. Really, this is a totally different lifestyle.  First off, you cannot park "at" the resort. You have to take the findicular. See that big track behind on the mountainside? That is what takes you there. First class right as you step in the door of that thing. I am a total weirdo and APPRECIATE that it had bomber leather tufted seats..ha.I could have just stayed in there and been as happy as a clam. We checked in, warmly greeted and the concierge asked before we left the front desk..."Will you be requiring anything else this evening, Mr.and Mrs.Beyer?" just like in the movies. It made me giggle. As we ventured to our suite, I was peeing my pants...Seriously. In love with the ENTIRE design, dying over the furniture and drooling over the lighting fixtures.  I think I must have said..."Oh my gosh, look at this babe" and "did you see that sideboard and the wallpaper?!" a million times over..Brady was not as excited over it as I was. As we opened our door...yes, we had and "entry" with amazing wood floors that was it's own space completely separate from our room..
Hi Anne Curry...the tv in the bathroom mirror.
Check out the basket weave travertiene for the backsplash...Loved the open double sink vanity, complete with cute baskets and crispy linens! I reeeeeeealy wanted the ring holder they had on the counter..it was so handy and PRETTY!
This was the view from our room..aghhh..Can I live here please?! Also, they had this gorgeous writing desk with a orange leather nailhead trim, and a hammered copper lamp. And look what was waiting for me..One of my favorite mag's. Ready for me to curl up and read..How did they know? :)
Oh yes, and the gorgeous waterfall I heard outside our window...

Everything was taken care of..including the excellent yummy room service! One night I wanted popcorn SO bad. It was not on the menu but I asked anyway and $16 later (yes $16, we were dying over how much everything was..and felt bad, for a minute :) hey, Brady worked his tail off for this trip :)) I had a gourmet  personal bowl of lightly flavored basil popcorn. It sounds strange but it was SUPER yummy!!
Every night our bed was turned down, down comforter and pillows with a chocolate on top. Slippers, by the bedside begging for me to put them on. And classical symphony music playing...The first night we walked in from dinner and looked around, Brady and I looked at eachother and laughed..."Fancy...Schmancy" it was dreamy I must say.

Most of the furniture looked just like a company I used to sell..Lorts. They were all GORG!!
Our friends Curry and Cody...The were a BLAST to hang out with..and eat with... Curry and I had breakfast every morning on the deck while the boys were in meetings..She is expecting her first babe in a month..
Here is the grand foyer..the fireplace is HUGE...just look at the size of the chairs (which were very large) in comparison to it. Beautiful.
This is kind of hard to see but it is custom wallpaper...and yes it's Main Street Park City.
This little number made my heart go pitter-patter. They are the tiniest gold beads strung around the light. Breathtaking.





Remede. The Spa.
Here is where I was pampered.pampered.pampered. I received a hour massage and a facial. I felt like a new woman. They had an aromatherapy steam room which was lavender and eucalyptus. Rainfall showers and a warm bubbly relaxation pool...which I used them all. Right before my appointment I was pointed towards the "waiting" room which was filled with fresh fruit, chocolates, and orchid cucumber water.
All delicious.
My robe was super comfy, I curled up by one of the fireplaces put my feet on the ottoman and dozed off a little :) heavenly. Then I heard my name, down the stairs we went. At the bottom was this river running through the middle of the spa...sounded so tranquil.
As I was chatting with the masseuse...she told me a few famous people had come through a couple weeks before. Including Sandra Bullock and Ryan Renoylds (together, I may add)
and Steve Carrell. I thought it was pretty snazy.. :)


During our stay, a wedding was going to take place there and they had been setting up for 3 days...Everyday I checked the progress and would sneak by the tent. They had these huge logs and branches...giant planters and flowers everywhere..I wanted SO BADLY to go help! I was half tempted just to start hauling logs and pretend like I belonged...Then a thought occurred.
What if I crashed...........the wedding?! :)
I just wanted to see the end result. And yes, I DID. HA! Don't worry, I didn't eat the cake or anything....I just snuck in the back with another gal from Sysco. Right as the groom was giving a toast, we just started to clap like we were supposed to be there. I was in awe of the entire thing. It was gorgeous. Her flowers, lights,oodles of candles and lanterns cascading down the grand staircase was unreal. The band was good too.....I wanted to snap some pictures but I thought that was going too far..
Glad I went!

Sysco also set up our own, "Amazing Race" around Park City. It was SO much fun.
We had to run around, do these activities and score points. And I loves me a good old fashioned competition. Especially when there is a cash prize involved! 
We ended up in 2nd place....DANG!!! didn't get the cashola but it was still a lot of fun. And my prize was just being there.

Our last meal...Breakfast delivered to our room. Blueberry pancakes and eggs. YUM.

So long St. Regis...It was truly an amazing trip.
It was good to go and relax, but I missed my boys terribly. A huge thank you to "Mimi" for taking care of our kiddos...we knew they were in the best of care!
It was a much needed getaway. Perfect.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Personal Farmers Market.

  ~HARVEST TIME~
 
I feel so lucky.  I have a personal, healthy," Farmers Market" in my own backyard. I LOVE my garden...and that I can go out and hand pick a healthy snack anytime.  We planted tomatoes, peppers, a couple different kinds of squash, pumpkins, carrots, beets, and Brayden picked out his own cherry tomato plant...Which he just helps himself to and picks a couple off when were hanging out outside...And I am a beet fan. LOVE beets. There slight sugary sweetness and tenderness about them, they are perfect.  Not only do I have veggies, we have our eggs too! Wow, I should just set up my own stand in front of my house! Ha. It is a great feeling to be able to produce something that is super yummy, healthy and you know where it is coming from.  So~my next attempt is to pickle and can all of these lovely beets. I am sure it will be a learning experience..we shall see how it goes. And, if it goes good {no major catastrophies}, maybe some tomatoes as well..
And I of course I had my super cute helper...my grubworm lovin' the dirt!!
I have the sweetest boys....TOTAL BOYS!!! Gettin' down and dirty, on our "Farm"
Here's to growing a garden!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Spook.





Okay. Brayden has been BEGGING me to get out the "Pooky" (spooky) decorations...Now that the Halloween stuff is out at the stores, he thinks "it's coming up very soon...this day" He his freaking hilarious. Just love him. So I promised him I would get out the Halloween tote when he got home from preschool and we would put it out together...And secretly I was pretty excited too. To be honest I have never been much of a Halloween decor kinda gal, just Fall. But~this year I decided I needed to get more into it...Brayden LOVES Halloween as I am sure his brother will too. So yes, I know it is a little early but this totally made his day.
 He even helped me "accessorize" and he did say "accessorize" Ha! Taught this boy well...
This was his little contribution, he was so proud..
he said, "Mom, that looks pretty good doesn't it?" :)
"Yes...It looks beautiful!"
 All we need now are some Pumpkins...Every year that goes by Halloween just gets more exciting for our family!
Happy Early Spooking!
I was downtown the other day and couldn't resist stopping by my favorite consignment store...EmileJayne. I have been wanting a scale for  a really long time but never came across anything I really liked. Truth be known I would LOVE a heavy duty stainless-steel one but I cannot bring myself to pay what they are going for new....Anyway I stumbled across this little sweetie stuck on the bottom shelf in a corner! I knew it needed a good home, a little lovin' and good scrub...There were old stickers on it from the 50's and it works!! Finding these kind of things are an adventure for me.  He is currently nesting neatly on my kitchen counter.

And I also picked up this old Hamm Radio Transistor, it just looked too cute..I have no idea what I will be doing with it but, it was just calling my name.
Cheers to good adventure finds!