It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Happy Fall! I'm so excited that it's finally officially Autumn! Just a few more days until October =) The early signs of Autumn are beginning to show- hopefully the cool weather will soon arrive!

I had a great artsy weekend getaway and was sooooo thrilled to be in a big city with lots of stores! Needless to say, I snagged lots of cute fall-ish outfits! Fall is my favorite season for fashion!

To me this really is the most wonderful time of the year!




(I still haven't forgotten about posting pictures of my classroom 'mystery' changes! ;) And I'm going to blog about my getaway weekend soon. Stay tuned! )

Gotta Get Away

WARNING
This post is really long! Continue at your own risk!

*I'm a bit late blogging about this, so I'm backdating it*

Since our last artistic outing last October, my kindred spirit, T, and I have been trying to find the time to get away again. It took us almost a year, but we finally escaped! We have been dying to get together and paint again, but just couldn't work our schedules out right. Finally, we were able to get away to Mobile for a charity art event this past weeked. Last year we came back the same night, and it was REALLY late when we finally arrived home. This time we decided to stay the night. So, here is an overview of our fabulous get away!

I picked up T early Saturday morning. We wanted to get to Mobile early enough to do some shopping before the charity event that evening at 6. I think my favorite part of the trip was the girl talk we had on the way down there and back! (T, I think you'll agree with me on that one!) Our first priority of business was to find a hotel. T and I are so much alike- we both are extremely picky about where we stay (blame it on our OCD). So, before we would commit to a hotel we had to check out the room for cleanliness, smell, decor, etc.... We were dressed alike in black shirts, jeans, and black flats (not intentionally, but great minds do think alike!). I swear the front desk workers at the hotels must have thought we were lesbians! They made some comments to suggest we had other intentions besides just 'looking' at the room. It was hilarious! We finally settled on the Hilton and quickly unloaded the car to go shopping. Our room was really sweet!


We ate lunch at the Picadilly cafe and then did some serious shopping! =) We had so much fun! I don't think Bel Air mall was ready for the two of us! My goal was to buy a new Fall wardrobe. I succeeded but the only catch was the boots. I wanted to find some cute black boots and brown boots to wear with my skirts and dresses during Fall. I had a few pairs already, but wanted a different style. However, I decided that since the weather would not cool off for another month at least, there was no point in buying boots then. So, I decided on some cute brown flats and some gorgeous black suede wedges. (I did end up buying boots the following weekend after a cold snap hit! haha). I ended up with several new accessories, purses, dresses, tops and skirts. New wardrobe for Fall- check!

After shopping to our hearts content, we headed out to the charity event. This was a blast! All of the proceeds went towards Ginger Woe's father who is suffering from cancer. Ginger Woe is a local artist who worked with us on our last artistic outing last October. There was wine, champagne, food, and a silent art auction. Here are some pics of our time.....

*Note: The number of fingers I'm holding up indicates how many drinks I've had..... T was my designated driver! Thanks T!

My blank canvas!



Getting Started on my painting- "Java Blues"


Almost done!


Adding the highlights.....

T's pears..... I love them! =)



Loved the flower next to me! Pretty! =)


Number 2....


Number 3....

Yay- I won a door prize!



T and I - number 4....


"Java Blues" by Sylvi G

They had some gorgeous art by local artists at the silent auction. I fell in love with a sunflower... and a biding war ensued. I gave up once I reached my limit..... oh well.... I found another nice piece of art a few weeks later to put in my office.

The Sunflower that I bid on... so cute!


Haha, love it!


Loved this piece by Ginger Woe... so pretty! This was also one of the auction pieces.


Another auction piece....


A Picasso interpretation by a local artist.... auction piece.


LOVED this auction piece also!


Another Picasso interpretation. Going by my mood lately, this melancholy piece is what I should have painted. I think I will paint this at home on my own.

After the charity event, we went back to the hotel. We ended up going to grab pancakes around midnight. It was so nice to eat when I wanted, sleep when I wanted, go where I wanted.... and not have to worry about time or work or the rest of the world! We slept in late Sunday morning and headed back to Target, Bel Air Mall, and Michael's. We made it back home around 8ish Sunday night. We had so much fun! I cannot wait until we do it again! Hopefully we can plan another trip in November to do some Christmas shopping.

T- I had such a great time! I cannot wait until we do it again! =)

Here is the piece I fell in love a few weeks later. I ended up buying it for my office.

Not My Style

I cannot get this song, Supermassive Black Hole, out of my head! I downloaded it onto my iPod and it's now my pump it song when I'm running. Let's just say this song is totally out of character for me- and I kinda like that!


Uhhh..... LOVE it!

muse - supermassive black hole songs
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