Saturday, July 7, 2012

I HATE my COAT CLOSET

It SUCKS!!!


It's not functional!  We live in Texas and only wear our coats one month out of the year.  I can never find anything and when I need to get something I have to pull everything out.  Rediculous!



So, I cleaned it out and decided to start all over.



I found OOPS paint at Jabo's Ace Hardware in Keller.  $15 for Benjamin Moore Pottery Barn Paint regularly $45.


I taped and painted.



Beautiful! I also have grey accents in the living room.



I needed a place to put everyday items.  I used bins I already had in the garage, Martha Stewart chalkboard lables, and a utility shelf I bought at Home depot.





I decided to add shoe pockets to the door.  I used gift tags and wooden clips to label each pocket.  It holds all the little things I can never find :)





I bought Ocean theme gift tags @ Hobby Lobby (package of 24 for $2.99)
 

I also bought the Marth Stewart wall pockets to hold my mail.


I Love It!  Kid's games, party bags/tissue, sleeping bags,  hats, gloves, purses, suitcases, toilet tissue, paper towels, camera cases, sleep over bags, yoga mat, umbrellas and vacuum cleaner all organized and easily accessible:)







Tuesday, July 3, 2012

The TEXAS COAST

The Texas Coast

This year we wanted to go somewhere for vacation but on a budget.  We love the beach and had a wonderful time last year on the California Coast.  So we decided to take a trip the the Texas Coast.  Maybe next year we will be going to the East Coast! 

We were so pleasantly surprised!  I have been many times before as a child but I remembered it very differently.  We had a wonderful time and stayed at a beautiful historic hotel that I would recommend to anybody.  Even though it was a known haunted hotel (known to everyone but me.)

Hotel Galvez



The Courtyard


The Pool Bar



 
The Hotel Bar built in 1876

The Girls loved the hotel breakfast bar.


The Foyer

Great Hotel


The Gulf Coast



Pleasure Pier in the background



Ella the Sand Princess



Maya got stung by a jellyfish (what do we expect in Texas) best medicine is vinegar.


Looking for sea shells and found so many cool ones (including a huge conch and sand dollar)



This doesn't happen every day



Ella's Happy Place :) (with her Mommy and Ocean)


Maya's Happy Place :) (with her Daddy anywhere)




Our Beach Umbrella and hotel



Morning walk on the beach



The Pleasure Pier with rides, food, and fun.  1st Bubba Gump in Texas.



Good-Bye Galveston :(