A Quick Drive To The Country

We all know what a TRUE blessing it is to be a parent

& to have children,

but we also know that with having a family,

anything can happen,

anything can change

 & it does,

 a lot,

 especially around here.

My 6(almost 7) year old Shane was sick on

Mother's Day.

I felt sooo bad for him, he was so miserable.

Our plans did shrink slightly but that was ok, he was/is more important than any fun family trip we had planned to drive to the country(North Fork) to shop & visit family.

Ok, I admit I was a little bummed,

I was excited to go

antiquing

& take the drive

& stop by the flower farms

& grap a coffee

& smell the air

& stop by our favorite vineyard

& see our family.

I think my husband felt really bad so when

both boys fell asleep he said,

"you go."

I said

"really,ok"

Keep in mind my son had been sick since Friday

&

I had day & night duty all weekend,

done at least 10 loads of laundry,

became the house waitress,

changed sheets

& other things,

etc...

 We all know what we do when our babies are sick

&

we do it because we LOVE them so dearly & deeply,

 that we wouldn't have it any other way.

With that being said I grabbed my purse

&

 drove to the country for a few hours.

I skipped most of the things on the list but did manage to

stop by my favorite antique shops,

grab a quick cup of coffee &

take in the beautiful sights & smells(lilacs).

I loved it!

Aside from Shane being sick, it was a perfect few hours.

And I REALLY needed it!

I thought I would share some photos

of what I returned home with.....

 Old Finials- $4 each, very cool!

Small Vintage Bottle-$5

 Vintage Blue Box--$6

Zinc Box-$12

Large Vintage Bottle-$2

Vintage Jar-$6

 

Vintage Liquor Cabinet-$20

 I love the inset wood panel &

I love that it has casters!

It will be pretty when I paint it.

 

I love the inside, it needs a good cleaning but I think it's really cool.

A unique nightstand for certain:).

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I hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday!

Happy Monday Everyone!!!