Tis The Season

One of my fave shops in Amish Country is Tis the Season...a year round Christmas shop.

The peacock tree.

I loved all these glittery pointy thingys popping out of the top of this tree.

I should have brought this cute owl home with me...but I passed.

These poinsettas were gorgeous stuck in this colorful tree. They were covered in glittery beads.

It will be here before we know it!

This "Brussells" I Really Like!

I had a REALLY hard time leaving this furry face in Amish Country.

She is a Brussells Griffon.

She's totally perfected "the face."

Don't stare directly at the cuteness. She REALLY liked me. Mean ol' me came home without her.

Petting

I was so excited to see this petting zoo in Amish Country! I was a little freaked out when the "goat statue" on top of the building started moving! They were real goats!

Poor little things...

A pile of weiney dogs!

Big Ben was HUGE! He came over and posed for me! This picture does not do his "hugeness" justice....he was CRAZY huge!

Amish Autumn

Autumn in Amish Country was full of colorful leaves, mums, and pumpkins. I would love to take the kids back to do a corn maze...but Wild Child and I would have to wear oxygen masks so we could breathe...lol.

Happy Wife...Happy Life!

Dr. Hubby and I left for our weekend getaway on Saturday. We went to Easton in Columbus, OH. We stayed at my fave hotel... the Hilton!

Here's the view out our window...Easton is a shopping community with a town center in the middle.

We started shopping as soon as we got there. These shoes by Harajuku Lovers cracked me up!

We ate dinner at PF Changs and then headed to the movies. We saw My Sister's Keeper....this movie is like sitting next to the road watching your little puppy get run over again and again and it looking at you with its sad puppy eyes saying "Why are you doing this to me?"...bring your tissues. You could hear sniffling through the whole thing and the person next to me...whom shall remain nameless...Dr. Hubby...shed a few tears too. Jodie Piccoult is the female Nicholas Sparks.

On Sunday (after recovering from the depression brought on by that movie) we slept in and then headed to Archivers! This was great therapy!

We also discovered a new addiction...THE CONTAINER STORE! Oh the damage I could do in there. I got the plastic bin and pencil holder in the pic above. Let's just say next time I am bringing the measurements for the shelves in the scrappy schoolhouse!

After a divine lunch at The Cheesecake Factory we headed across the street to the chalk festival.

Children and artists were busy at work and a man walking on stilts added flair!

I added a quick Dr. Hubby + Scrappy Girl #15 on the pavement to celebrate our anniversary! So romantic!

I love watching the kids playing in the fountain...too bad the age limit is 10!

I found this rug for the scrappy schoolhouse at TJMaxx ($7.99).

How could I resist this magnetic plaque with the quote from NJ Housewives! After this trip Dr. Hubby should have a very happy life!

This post is dedicated to Dr. Hubby and his amazing patience while I spent almost 2 hours in Archivers. I love you sweetie!

Guess Where Scrappy Is Going!

...to a Hilton in Cleveland, Ohio.

For 3 nights! Just me, Dr. Hubby, a laptop, a good magazine, a good book, and anything else I want to do! Woo Hoo! He will be at a conference during the day and then we can sightsee in the evenings! I SO need this.

If only it was summer...LOL!