What a day…

The day started out fantastic with the sound of my cell phone alarm at 6:08 am…I know, early right? but for good reason! I was meeting my friend Rachel at French Farmhouse 425 and her sweet Grandmother (who by the way doesn’t look like a Grandmother)…at 7:30 to attend 2nd Saturdayz. 

There were many fabulous faces that I recognized…Debi with Garden Party, Deb at Ormolulu, Todd with Bountiful Home, Kathy and Kris at Whimsical Whites   and so many more. I’m loving attending 2nd Saturdayz – just too see my friends with like minds! The only thing I brought home was this gorgeous candle holder that I purchased from Linda and Ludmil of Willow Nest all the way from Texas!  There is so much I can do with this fabulous candelabra to decorate for the upcoming holiday season!

My husband isn't fond of burning candles everywhere in the house ~ so I sat this outside for awhile and allowed candles to drip down the sides to give it the much needed “used look”.

and then I set it in its new home in the den.  If you have followed my blog you will remember a chippy white pillar was there before, but that now sits in my master suite.  

 

What do you think?

After I got got the candelabra set in its place at home – I headed to the do a little more shopping and texted my husband the words “thanks for letting me Flea”. I hit a few local thrift stores and found these old hymnals and these candles for a craft I’d like to try for the upcoming holidays.

 

After a few small purchases I hit the mall to pick up a pair of shoes that I have been eyeing for a while for the upcoming winter months…So cute right?  But as I sat there, trying on shoes and admiring my new shoes I was about to purchase – little did I notice that my brand new iPhone (purchased on 10/14/11), sitting on the chair with me, was being stolen…& of course I didn’t notice that my phone was missing till I’d already purchased the shoes and looked or my phone to let the family know I was on my way home!  Panic and anxiety set in……& I spent the next two hours at the mall running from Nordstrom's customer service, mall security, alerting At&t and apple – then calling the local police to report the phone stolen. Apple tried tracking the phone, but it had already been shut off. So I went back to Nordstrom's  and mall security, apple, at&t two to three times to make sure nothing had been turned in.  I am so saddened that people are so desperate to steal t make a quick dollar and not be honest when they find something that is not theirs. Especially – since according to Apple the phone is not useful to them since the phone is locked and the serial number is in the data base as stolen so if they try to take it to a pawn shop or reactivate it through a company – the phone itself will be flagged. Because it is being tracked - If the phone is turned on Apple, At&t, the police department and myself will all be contacted as to the exact location of the phone.  Oh, and did I mention – Nordstrom's has the theft on video? 

Well ~ so the end of my day wasn’t as happy as the beginning…I’m still missing my phone and the sweet cover I had especially made with my front gate with blooming roses. Wasn’t it cute?

Hope you all have a better weekend than I did! To see what I am linking to this week – please check my “Cottage Links” label…Hugs…tracie

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