Happy St. Valentine's Day

Some of the greater things

in life are unseen
that's why you close your eyes

when you kiss, cry, or dream...~Unknown

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays of the year. I love the colors associated with it, the decorations, the cards! Love it all!!

I wish all of you a very happy Valentine's Day, shared with those you love!

I'll leave you with some images of my Valentine's decor...enjoy!!

Valentine's treat bags for my son's Jeremy's class.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy a fabulous day!

XOXO

Rosa

"Mommy, I don't Wanna Be A Cowboy!"

Our little guy turned 5, on January 13th. Where does the time go?. Every birthday, I try to come up with a theme appropriate to the age, and design the invites, decor, and favor around the chosen theme. I told Jason that the theme for his birthday this year was going to be "a cowboy". As soon as the words left my mouth, he told me: " I don't wanna be a cowboy!"..".but look, I have this adorable cowboy stamp" from http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/. " And...it's only a theme, you're not a real cowboy...." . Needless to say, I had some convincing to do, I didn't think a 5 y/o was so opinionated, was I wrong!

The cowboy theme it was!. Here's a sample of the invitation I made:

The "Wanted" and the star are stamps from http://www.purpleoniondesigns.com. I am really happy with how it turned out.





On the day of the party, my little "cowboy" didn't want to dress the part. I bought him the gingham shirt from Target, got him a red bandanna, a sheriff's badge...no cowboy hat!







He's lost that baby face! Sniff, sniff!!!



We had a few friends over for pizza, cupcakes, ice cream cake. We had a pinata from http://www.birthdayexpress.com, the kids had a blast pulling the strings.

The birthday boy pulling the first string:

For the favors, I used a stamp from http://www.thegreetingfarm.com, and made tags and attached them to a "Reward" goodie bag:

After the party, he opened the gifts he received, and the cowboy issue was forgotten. I asked Jason if he had a good time, he said "Yes, I don't have to be a cowboy anymore, right mom?".

Kids are so funny!

Hugs,

Rosa

Happy New Year!

Just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a very happy , healthy and prosperous 2010!

May peace prevail on Earth.

Road Trip Part 2

It's been a while since my last post, but you know how it is, sometimes you have to take care of people and stuff in our lives. I miss blogging, so here I am.

Continuing with our Summer vacation....

We went to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. I love this area, so rich in history, so beautifully

preserved!

It's also part of the Appalachian Trail

The Shenandoah River runs on one side:

And the Potomac River meets the Shenandoah on another side:

We ate at the Secret Six Tavern on High Street, the food was delicious and reasonably priced.

Vince and I, had the Southwestern Shrimp Salad:

YUMMY!

It we ever go back, we'll definitely eat there again!

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We were also in Leesburg, Virginia. I remembered from reading The Cottage G als' blog about the store they run in Leesburg. Vince took me there so I could check out the store in person. If you love the cottage style, this store will make you love it even more.









I adore the aqua color of the entrance door:









They were so gracious in allowing me to take pictures inside, thank you so much ladies!











I loved so many things in that store, now as I look at other pictures I took, I wonder why I didn't buy certain things in those pictures. Quite simple, we didn't have room in the van for more things. However, I did buy a big tin star, which I love!. And believe me, it was quite the adventure driving around with it!!



This store is on the top of my list for when we go back to this area again.



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We also took the kids to Dinosaur Land in Winchester, VA. They have these concrete replicas of different dinosaurs, along with some information pertainig to them. My kids had a lot of fun there!
















There are many other dinosaur sculptures, you'd think that you have stepped back in time!. Great place for kids and dinosaur lovers.


I have one more post about our vacation, and then I'll post about stuff I've made and apple picking, Halloween around the house etc.
Check back for those, and I'll try not to be away too long!

A big Hello to Grace, and to Sarah.

Take care of yourselves and hold your loved ones near!


Hugs,


Rosa

First Day of School/ Road Trip Part 1

It seems like it was yesterday my kids had their last day of school, yet here we go again with the start of a brand new school year. Every September, I take a picture by our front door just to see how they have grown from year to year. Let's see how much longer I can get them to pose for this . Hayley is in 6th grade, and Jeremy is in 3rd grade, Oh my, where have my little babies gone?

I wish them a very happy and successful school year!

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Road Trip Part 1

We started off our road trip in Strasburg, PA. We visited the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum.

Inside, there are numerous locomotives, and different train cars, that have been beautifully restored by volunteers.

Even if you're not a train fan, this is an incredible experience!

Across from the museum, is the Strasburg Railroad Company. You can take a ride in beautifully restored coaches, and dining cars, pulled by an authentic steam locomotive. The ride takes you through corn fields, and by Amish farms. It's very relaxing riding on this train.

An Amish farm:

I love the Amish Country!

And if you feel that you'd like to sleep in a caboose, you can always stay at the Red Caboose Motel in Strasburg:

These are really awesome in person!. We didn't stay in one of these. Instead, we headed to visit some good friends in Germantown, Maryland.

I'll continue with our trip next time.

Take good care,

Hugs,

Rosa

I'm Back...And A Winner

Hello there,

We're back from our road trip, and after driving (actually, Vince did the driving) 1,358 miles, I feel like a pooped chic(ken)!

We visited many areas, I'll post pictures over the next few days. But I wanted to thank the lovely ladies who left me birthday wishes, thank you for making me feel very special. All were entered to win a birthday crown similar to this one:

I had two helpful assistants pick out a winner...

And without further ado, the winner is....

Congratulations, Maria Elena!

I'll create a crown for you with the colors of your choice.

Once again, thank you all so much!!

Big hugs,

Rosa