Vacation Time - Cruise Anyone?

My baby girl is graduating from college this weekend... and for her graduation present we are taking a vacation :)  Woohoo... I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!!!  Here are a few preview pictures of where we are going... Can you guess where it is?

We will not be staying in a hotel, we will be on that ship you see out in the ocean.

I've never seen clear ocean water and am looking forward to it!

This rock formation is pretty famous and has been filmed in a bunch of movies... I've never been here in person so I hope it really is this pretty!

I won't be blogging while I'm away since the cruise company charges 79 cents a minute (highway robbery) for Wi-Fi internet... but I will bring back plenty of pictures to share.

To Post or Not to Post

Things have been crazy lately.  I feel like I've been soooo so busy, but I have yet to accomplish finishing any projects this month.  There has been family health issues (which took us out of state for a bit), my daughter is about to graduate from college...  (which we are preparing for and I'm doing a few projects for), today is my birthday (so I got to play and get a much needed hour long massage)... and we are getting ready to go on a cruise (so shopping for clothes, cute shoes, sunscreen and fun stuff has pretty much been a priority lately)... Plus doing tons of laundry and packing has kept me busy busy busy!  On top of all that; housework, company visiting, cooking meals, working on our veggie garden and back yard and just life in general has kept me from blogging much as of recent.  I promise I will get back to my tons of projects in the near future, after graduation this weekend and our week long Mexican Riviera cruise this next week!


We will be cruising on that ship that broke down a few years ago on it's maiden voyage.... The one that had no electricity and no running water or flushing toilets for days and they were stuck at sea.  I assume that can only happen once... hehe, praying!!!  Anyways, we got a great deal because of recent negative publicity with the cruiselines.   Hopefully we will have a great time and won't have anything negative happen to us!

I will not be posting from the cruise ship as I have a lame phone and I won't have any service when I'm out of the country, but when I get back I will post lots of fun pictures and probably a few stories of all of the festivities!  Hopefully the stories will all be fun ones!!!


Wish us luck :)

Shelf Liner Backed Cabinets - Fox Hollow Cottage

I love the Fox Hollow Cottage Blog.  Shannon, the author of the blog is super creative and she does many amazing DIY projects... and they are usually super budget friendly :)  I love her style and she has a great eye for decorating!!!   Here is one of her recent projects that I absolutely love and I wanted to share!


She did lined these cabinet backs with shelf liner paper from Dollar Tree.  The total cost of her project was only $6... amazing!!!

Visit Shannon's blog to see the complete post on how she transformed these beautiful cabinets and see all of the additional photos of the project... Just click to visit:  Fox Hollow Cottage: Open Cabinets in a Cottage Kitchen

Life Struggles - Father in Law's Health

We were away for a few days visiting my father in law who had a stroke this past week. He lost quite bit of his eyesight and his equilibrium. He is now walking with a walker or a cane, bumping into walls regularly.  He has times where he is very lucid and other times where he is completely disoriented (like getting lost in his own house).  He has had a few prior strokes and each one seems to get worse.  The doctors are saying that there isn't much they can do for him.  We ask for prayers for him to be healed, but more importantly we pray that God's will be done in his life ♥


I did not blog while we were away... today I am getting back to a few painting projects and our garden project.  I will be posting photos on these projects soon.


Blessings,

Friday Shout Out - Join the BLOG HOP

This week I am the guest host for the Friday Shout Out blog hop :)

What is this blog hop all about, you ask? Myself (Loren), Cinthya and a Guest Host (this week, that's me, Diana) will be hosting this blog hop every Friday for the duration of three days. The Guest Host will be a featured blogger picked randomly every week (and can only be featured once every month) from the list of everyone who link up. They will have the benefit of joining Cinthya and Myself in hosting the Friday Shout-Out blog hop along with getting some free promotional space on our blogs (hence the Shout-Out). We will post their button on our page for a week for free. Who doesn't love free advertisement?!

Meet out guest host for this week: Diana from Anyone can Decorate

Hi, I am Diana and my blog is Anyone Can Decorate (http://AnyoneCanDecorate.blogspot.com).  I am a Southern California native who grew up near the beach. I believe that, with a little help, Anyone can learn to decorate and put personality into their space! I am a fun loving DIY decorator & crafter. I enjoy sharing tips, tricks and ideas. I absolutely love thrifting, flea markets, garage sales and roadside junk! I use many vintage and salvaged items and transform them from drab to fab. I hope you will come to my blog for a visit!  Blessings, Diana

 

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How to join in:

1. Follow the hosts, Loren and Cinthya (Pandora's Craft Box and Eye Heart) and our Guest Host,  Diana from Anyone Can Decorate  via GFC or Linky Followers. 
2. Be sure to link up the HOME page of your blog as this is a Social Blog Hop.
3. Be social and visit some of your fellow bloggers who linked ahead of you.
4. Post the "Friday Shout-Out" Button on your blog to show your support and spread the love. Help us make this blog hop grow.

Liebster Blog Award - A Nice Recognition

Thank you so much to Tammy at A Walk In The Countryside for nominating me for the Liebster Blog Award!  After receiving this nomination I did a little research on this award.  Although I couldn't find the exact origin of the award, it seems to have started in Germany.  In German, liebster means "dearest", "darling" or "favorite".  This award is given as a form of recognition, appreciation and support for smaller "Up and Coming" blogs that have fewer than 200 followers.

The rules of the award:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to their blog.
2. Copy & paste the award to your blog.
3. Nominate up to five blogs for the award (include their links on your post) and let them know they have been nominated by leaving them a comment.

It is an honor to pass this award along to the following blogs:

• Under A Pile of Scrap
• Silver Boxes
• Lauries Little Bits of Creativity
• Reinventing Mimi B 

Please visit these lovely ladies blogs and give them some support! They all have beautiful things to share.

Until next time :)