Maigirlz Madness

Once Upon a Dream....

Was just heavenly!!

I arrived at Ashville airport on Wednesday night and shared a car to the hotel with these girls...

Jessi, Meleen and Danille

I was very happy...

Photo by Danille Muller

Then we gathered up a few more girls and walked over to the Mellow Mushroom for dinner:

Then back to the hotel for some wine and night-night.  I was so lucky to have Jessi for a roomate!!

The next day we walked into town to grab some coffee:

Earleen, Molly Cheryl and Jessi

We saw this sign and were happy to oblige...

Of course I would follow Earleen anywhere for some good shopping!

And we are all happy owners of new shoes from Tops:

Back row l-r: me, Molly, Andrea, Jessi, Kim, Cheryl

Front row l-r; Earleen, Cynthia, Annette

Back to the hotel to change for our evening of Opening Night and the Vendor Faire.  Saw these beauties Molly and Andrea dressed to roll...

Hopped on the bus and sat next to these two teachers, Lori Oles and Dee Faust!

Arrived at the venue and caught up with my girlfriend Tiffany!  She always makes me so happy!!

Found this pretty fairy angel Sherry.....

The decorationg was so clever....we were assigned Chapters for our tables:

Our first class was this brooch taught by Karla Nathan:

And this is the kit for the class taught by Lori Oles:

After crafting, shopping and eating, me and a few of my peeps went back to the hotel for some chocolate martini's and a book swap....more on that gorgeous thing in another post!

Friday we hopped on the bus and went here:

beautiful venue...

We had arrived:

Everything was so beautiful, ethereal and inviting...

My place at our table, full of treats...

Just look at the details!!

And just above our heads...

We could walk out and enjoy the views....

Or hang out in some lovely corner inside....

The classes were perfect and the day complete with dinner, martini's and smores by the outdoor fire pit!

Saturday was our tour day.  We started out on the bus on a sunshiney day....

We went to the Biltmore Mansion and toured the house and lovely gardens....

We had lunch on the Estate, and Natasha was so excited to point out this beautiful strawberry tree!!!

Then we were off to Antler Village:

And my first stop was here:

Yes, the Biltmore Winery.  But I wasn't alone...

Suzanne, me, Danielle, Heid, Meleen and Kana

And thanks to darling Amy Powers for turning me on to the states favorite non-alcholic beverage!

Way more to follow!!!

There Is A Bug in my Bed.....

Or perhaps it's a spider, but I have 2 bites- one on my tummy and the other on my forehead.  The one on my forehead is the "special occasion" blemish...you know, the kind you get when you are going to be seeing people you haven't seen for ages?  Well, hopefully it will be gone by next week since I will be heading here:

I'll be seeing some of my besties there!

Thrifting And Other Markets

Last weekend myself and a few girlfriends spent the day together at A Paris Market and The Horseshoe Market:

 Me, Laurie, Rachel and Lisa

At lunch a few girls had this:

Battered and fried avocado....it was yummy!

These two look happy:

Lisa and Laurie

It was a wonderful surprise to run into my fab friend Valarie:

And the highlight of the markets:

Jeanne Oliver Designs!!!

I love this chick...

What did I get?

No, not this, though I loved it.  Instead I came home with these:

It's so great to move to a new place and have immediate friends!!  Thank you Blogland and Facebook!

I've been on liquid proteins for the last 2 days trying to detox my "pouch" (WLS speak).  Trying to stick to a protein first diet isn't easy when I go to the store and see this...

A display of my current favorite wine- Seven Deadly Zins.

 I'm SO ready to mainline some wine and cheese......

I've been walking the dogs and taking in the beauty that is Colorado.  This is the view:

There is a reservoir and look at those mountains!!  This photo was taken last week.  Today, there is snow on those same mountains.

I'm looking for some new retreats next year.  I am for sure going to this one:

And I'd love to do and Art Camp with this friend of mine:

And this one sounds good- The Makerie - it's in Colorado, and Jenny Doh will be an instructor:

And this one, R&R sounds really good and it's in San Diego.

Whose planning on a retreat next year?

And I have to finish this post with a Cute Dog Photo:

SCOUT

Mini beagle