Happy Things

I absolutely love succulents of all shapes, sizes and forms. They are happy little plants and can survive the intense Texas heat! So, in the spirit of springtime, I visited my local Home Depot to pick up a few for the front porch. I could stay in Home Depot all day, it also makes me happy! 

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When I came home from work today my grab bag package from Mod Cloth arrived! A few days ago Mod Cloth had a special, for 15 dollars you could purchase a surprise! 

The packaging is so cute!

My surprise was a little black dress with gold buttons down the front. 

Unfortunately, I do not wear skirts or dresses this short because I have short little legs. But, this dress is super cute on, minus my short legs. I figure I can style it with a pair of slim jeans underneath, accessories, and a cute pair of colorful heels! 

Cheers!!

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Letters in the mail from Violet. 

Cheers!

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Well, just in time for another happy things post...this arrived in my mailbox today.

I love Stella and Dot and their packaging makes me happy. I actually won a gift card at the last Stella and Dot party I went to. Lucky me! That does not happen very often. If you need a S&D stylist let me know because I know a good one!

Cheers! 

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Handmade things are happy things. I love handmade gifts that have thought and meaning behind them. Today, a good friend, "J", stopped by to bring us a gift.  He is extremely talented and made us 2 gorgeous shelves out of wooden wine boxes. Our other good friend "H" is a Sommelier and apparently has access to many wooden wine boxes. So, very talented "J" turns trash into treasure.  He even hung them for me!

Fancy wine box #1; a nice spice rack for the kitchen:

 I love the detail that he added inside the shelf.

 He also added this cute little shelf that I put my vintage pigs on.

 Fancy wine box #2; a nice shelf for my newly remodeled bedroom:

A side view with the original wine box rope handle. 

There is actually a hidden shelf with a sliding door! This is the part that the wine bottle was package in. 

I took down what I had there before and put in another place in the room because I though this fancy wine box shelf fit there perfectly!

So, today is a happy day, thank you J! I told him he needs to sell them on Etsy!

Cheers! 

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I love granola. I especially love yogurt, granola, and berries for breakfast. I first ate this fantastic breakfast treat at the Chocolate Maven. They call it the Great Start Breakfast. Yes, I have to agree...it is a great start to any day! I have been taking it to work with me and it gives me the refreshing jolt I need to begin the day! Our Santa Fe trip is right around the corner and I believe I will be heading to the Maven for breakfast one morning, I can't wait!

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The Fabulous Beekman Boys! They make me so happy! I love their show and is pretty much the reason I live for TV on Tuesday (well aside from Glee anyway).  I love their llama, Polka Spot. She has so much personality. Oh, and the goats and Farmer John! Farmer John is so great! You can actually watch their goats on a goat cam. Check out their website where they sell all their wonderful things. The Fabulous Beekman boys, watch it on Planet Green. It WILL make you happy, I guarantee!

Happy Cupcakes

I love cupcakes. Probably more so than cake. Cupcakes are happy little tasty pieces of heaven! They come in all sizes, flavors, and colors. Not to mention the endless possibilities of decorating them! I also love going into cupcake stores. That makes me happy for some reason. The cute little box they come in and packaged all sweetly. We have a few little cupcake storefronts here in Funky Town. One of them is J. Rae's. Lucky for me, it is right next door to my salon! I makes me happy just to walk past it and I don't even have to go in! Even luckier for me is my sister visiting and making cupcakes. Oh man...talk about heaven!

Happy Posts

So, I am going to follow in my sister's footsteps and have a happy post every week. I think every Thursday will be the day of my happy post. We all need a little happy in our lives! 

This week the thing that made me most happy was watching Jeff help my niece, Violet, make a tent on the couch! Tents are happy things. My sister and I made tents all the time out of couch cushions and blankets when we were kids. There was something so cool with being inside the tent after we made it!

For this particular type of tent all you really need is a big stick and some sheets.

We ended up needing something to stabilize the stick so Jeff used his guitar stand, seemed to work pretty well (even though you can't see it in the picture).

There you have it....a tent!

Fishsticks in a tent make Violet happy.....

....so does watching American Idol from inside a tent....

 ....and peeking out through the side of a tent!

Cheers!