High School Hi Jinx at nearly 50

My friends are on their way back to Pendleton and my sides are still aching from all the laughing we did this weekend.  It was like we were 16 year old school girls again.

It was a weekend full of silliness and fun. This photo just about sums it up.  Out on the lake, we were waved over by the patrol for a routine safety check, but my friend, Madonna, who was facing the officers was waving back to them, like they were best friends passing by, not realizing we were being flagged over.  So, I just kept driving and we just kept laughing and talking- until the red lights come on and they call out to us to stop.

Those poor officers never knew what they were in for.  Lori offered them cocktails, we asked them to pose for photographs, and chatted with them about where they were from, what they were doing, got their entire life stories.  Those boys had a deer in the headlight look in their eyes when they drove off. 

There was a giant music festival going on at the lake campgrounds this week. I think that Lori's tie dye shirt is what caught the officer's attention out on the boat.  They must have seen the bright colored shirt, heard the loud laughter and thought we were a bunch of stoners out joy riding!

Here are some signs up at the entrance to the park.  Words to live by everyday!

We were able to park in a cove and listen to the music off in the distance.  At almost 50, that is a beautiful way to attend a concert!  Floating on a calm lake, enjoying a breeze and some sunshine, watching a blue heron along the edge of the water, and hearing a blues band play in the background.

We also had hours and hours being pulled in the inner tubes behind the boat.  3 of us along with my 14 year old niece, managed the trick of jumping from one tube to the other, back and forth at full speed.   

On Friday and Saturday mornings we did some garage sailing. 

My best purchase is this cabinet for $50, slightly in need of some repairs. I have to attach the top back on to it.  Not hard to do at all. I don't know if I will repaint it or not, I like it as it is and hope to use it in my kitchen next to the fridge to keep my garbage can in.  But I have to wait till my husband goes out of town to bring it in from my studio, he HATES it when I get new furniture. The poor man would live with a bed, a couch, and a recliner if he had his way.  Well, I guess he'd need his pool table too.

The etched mirror was $10, but well worth it. The white vintage basket was $1 and the linens were only 10 cents each!  Two weekends in a row, scoring dime linens!!!

This blown glass frog paper weight will be a gift for my brother-in-law when he comes to visit next month.  It was $2, and just made for his collection of frogs.

I met a lady who has been a cake decorator for 35 years who was selling a box full of old items she didn't want, for only $5.  This is just a fraction of it.

I'd like to paint flowers on the cake cover. 

All the cake toppers looked looked vintage to me, some older than others.

Sugarwing's first birthday will be in August. Maybe I will make a tradition of using these little angels on numbers each year for her cake, starting with the blue #1.

Or maybe she'd like a circus carousal with a yellow monkey?  My son's nickname for his little fairy girl is Monkey Stuff. 

Speaking of my little Sugarwings (who also got a haul of goodies from the garage sailing adventure), I miss her, since I have been so busy. Her hippy-type parents are at the music festival out on the lake today, so I will get to babysit.  That will help me today, I'm sad about my friends going back home to Indiana.  But I'll have my fairy grand baby all day and we'll have some new adventures of our own. 

Comments

[Hope]

My goodness, Karla, what a weekend you've had. What fun to act like a teenager again! I'm still a kid in my mind but my body keeps reminding me otherwise.

I love all the fun goodies you found and that cabinet is great! My husband likes junkin as much as I do and he brought me some wonderful goodies this weekend. One of my faves is an old metal birdcage on a stand. It is in excellent shape too. Isn't it just like Christmas every day??

Have fun with SugarWings today. She will definitely fill the gap of missing your friends. I had 2 of my grandkids Thursday and Friday night so I'm re-couping today!

Hope

[Chris and Laurie]

Wow ! It sure looks and sounds like you had a great time with your friends.Have a great time with your granddaughter!!

[Marilyn]

Karla, it sounds like you had a great time with your friends. Who says you can't be a kid again???? I love going to the lake! My bil has a houseboat so we get to go out on it once or twice a summer and just stay all night and rough it....ha....at least it has a toilet and a shower...LOL.
I love that cabinet and the mirror is a great find! Enjoy moving furniture around again....my hubby is like yours, recliner, bed & tv! Men!!!!

[Natasha Burns]

Karla you are hilarious! such a good story teller and you are such fun!!!!!!!

[The Glitter Fairy]

Karla,
What a wonderful weekend you had! Great finds, too. I really enjoy your blog. Thanks for sharing your fun times and great pix.

Sooooo glad you love glitter, and yes, my husband and kids are always wearing it, too. Kinda goes with the territory, although now my studio is at one end of the house so I can keep it slightly under control! One day one of my son's teachers asked him, "Why do you have glitter in your ear???" He replied, "My mom's The Glitter Fairy!" That certainly got her attention! Character building, that's what glitter is!!!
Best regards,
Laurie

[willzmom]

It's so nice to spend time with old friends. Time just melts away and your right back to the good old days. I know it was sad to see them go. You should be happy, happy with your sale finds! Good gracious-you did good!

[Cindy]

How fun! I can't believe that mirror was only $10!