Good Things

Hi sweet blogging friends,

Above, is one of a few sap buckets I own, I'll post pictures of the other ones over time. Can't show everything at once, right?. I have this one in my craft room, it's one of my favorite ones.

Today I received the sweetest gifts from Sonya, she was the first person to leave a comment on my blog, and that meant a lot to me. Every time I have a comment from her, it brings a smile to my face. She is also very creative, so go check her blog and say hi to her. She is lovely! These are the items she sent me:

A beautiful journal (looks like my living room!), a sweet friends tag, pen and sticky notes with pink roses all over , very Shabby Chic!

Three unfinished wood cutouts, I will have fun creating with these:

And the cutest and sweetest birdhouse ( I'm in love with it!), I've ever seen!

It's beyond CUTE!

Thank you so much Sonya, I'll treasure these gifts forever. Above all, thank you for your friendship!!

And speaking of friendship, I'm also getting to know, Jessi. I love that she is always doing something fun, she's creative, energetic and she makes time for people. I'm sure many of you know who she is. Jessi and I, are exchanging seasonal tags. We just received each other's Spring tags.

She sent me this beautiful tag:

Thank you Jessi, I'm looking forward to the Summer tag!!

This is the one I sent her:

I have something special planned for the Summer tag, so stay tuned!

And the following is the Spring banner/pennant I created for my son's second grade teacher:

Tomorrow we have activities in his classroom, I'll take a picture of all the banners together for you to see.

That's it for now. Till next time.

Hugs, Rosa

An American Girl in New York city- Part 3

Hello Everyone,

This the the final entry about our trip to NYC (The Big Apple). I suppose some of you have had the opportunity to visit New York City, and for those of you who have not, I truly hope you will some day. For now, I'd like to share a few photos of three places in the city.

The following shows the south side of St. Patrick's Cathedral. It's beautiful inside and out!

Next, are the Channel Gardens in Rockefeller Plaza. Depending on the time of year, they have beautiful displays that represent the season

This the famous Rockefeller Ice Skating Rink

This area is beautiful in person, and there's always something fun and interesting to see. This is where the Christmas Tree is placed during the Chritmas season. At this particular time, there is an Electric Fountain on display

And the next picture shows where the Today Show takes place

And finally, on our way home, we walked through Times Square. This area is gorgeous at night with all the billboards, and the lights

I hope you enjoy this little glimpse of NYC, there's a lot more to see. Next time we go to New York, we'll go see "The Little Mermaid" on Broadway.

I'll be back soon. Until then, take care and be well.

Hugs,

Rosa

An American Girl in New York City- Part2

Hello everyone, how are you today?

This is the second entry about our recent visit to the American Girl Place in NYC. I'll continue with our entree selections.

My mom and I had Tuscan Chicken Salad (VERY GOOD, VERY FILLING!):

Katarina (AKA Kathy), had Chicken Tenders:

And Nellie (Hayley's special guest) only had tea:

The girls can sit their doll(s) at the table.

We accompanied our meals with Pink Lemonade ( VERY LEMONY!!):

CHEERS!

And for dessert, we had Chocolate Mousse Flowerpot, Festive Heart Cake and Seasonal Sugar Cookie ( YUM, YUM...YUMMY!), delicious and pretty!!. My mom and I had cappuccinos, Kathy had green tea. The waiter put a birthday candle on Kathy's ( she turned 24 on March 25th), and on Hayley's heart cakes, and we sang Happy Birthday to them.

Here we are enjoying our time together:

This is my mom, Luz

Hayley and her doll Nellie( top photo)

And yours truly... this is ME!

Kathy and Hayley

Hayley and I

After our lunch, it was time for some shopping, something that some of us do too much of!

Miss Hayley bought the new Girl of The Year: Mia. She also bought some outfits for her dolls; and Kathy bought Hayley another outfit as her birthday gift- Thank you Kathy

We had a wonderful time ! . One of these days, we'll go back there for Tea.

I'll post part 3 , the final installment in this series as soon as I can.

Take care and big hugs,

Rosa

Enchanted Swap

Signed up for another fun swap hosted by the lovely Sarah, please go check it out. She was inspired by Disney's "Enchanted" movie, I personally love this movie!. It'll be interesting to see what the swap participants come up with.

Have a truly beautiful Tuesday!

Hugs,

Rosa

An American Girl in New York City- Part 1

Buenos dias, good morning, Bonjour, to my lovely blogland friends!

Yesterday, Hayley, my mom (Luz), my cousin (Katarina), and I went to have lunch at the

American Girl Place in NYC (Manhattan, The Big Apple). This was part of Hayley's birthday present. If you have a little girl in your life, it's definitely worth visiting. I love seeing all the girls walking around with their dolls in their arms, the excitement on their faces as they spot an outfit for their dolls. I love it when girls act their age, there's a sense of innocence to them, that only childhood provides.The AGP Cafe is beautifully decorated, there are painted flowers on the walls, dramatic black and white stripes, scalloped mirrors, lots of different shades of pink all over, everything screams out "GIRLY". The food is delicious, and the service is superb!. I love all the little details!

This is the sign at the entrance to the cafe:

And inside (actually we were in one of their private rooms, the main dining area is decorated differently, unfortunately I didn't take a picture of it)

On the table:

The girls get to keep the napkin ring ( a pony tail holder, CLEVER!)

The polka dot box has conversation prompts inside, CUTE!!

And a Warm Welcome: ( Cinnamon Buns, DELICIOSO) Oops, didn't take a picture of those!.

This was followed by the First Course: Pretzel bread with honey mustard, fresh fruit, cheese triangles, vegetable crudites and chicken salad boats, YUMMY!!

Our Entree Selections:

Hayley: Tic-Tac-Toe Pizza (she didn't like it),

So our waiter brought her instead, Bitty Bites:

I'll continue this post next time. But I thought that some of you may be wondering what I look like, here I am....

Oh well, close enough, lol!

I'll post a picture of what I really look like, next time!!

Have a great Monday.

Hugs, Rosa

To Be Continued...

Hanging Up Springtime Swap

I've been wanting to post pictures of the swap items I received for Sarah's Hanging Up Springtime Swap. She did a wonderful job putting all the items on a clothesline for all the participants. Aren't those tiny clothespins the cutest?!. I love everything!!

Here are the items I received:

Bird, from Priscilla:

Gloves are from Jessi:

The dress is from Linda:

The bloomers are from Vivian (http://vivs-whimsy.blogspot.com/)

The butterfly is from Nancy:

And last but not least, the hat is from Patricia (http://theunfinishedflower.blogspot.com/)

Here they are, hanging in my living room:

Aren't they adorable?

I hope you like them too!

Have a great day.

Hugs,

Rosa