Come Away With Me...

to the Maldives Luxury Resort in the Indian Ocean

"Made up of 1,190 islands that form an archipelago of 26 major atolls, the Maldives is spread out over 90,000 square kilometres. At the centre of the atoll chain is the capital Male, possibly the smallest urban capital in the world, with a population of almost 103,700 (about a third of the nation's population). The island of Male happens to be the second most densely populated island in the world, after Hong Kong's Ap Lei Chau.

Today, the Maldives is considered a holiday-of-a-lifetime destination. Travellers from all over the world come to experience the paradise of endless turquoise waters, white powdery beaches and some of the world’s best diving sites with over 1,000 exotic marine life species."

Look good to you?

Sure looks good to me!!!

To find out more info about this beautiful place you can click here.

"Do You Like Pina Coladas"....

Hello my sweet friends,

I am back from my

ESCAPE!!!

However, I did not get caught in the rain or feel the ocean or make love on the dunes of The Cape, nor did I sip any champagne.

BUT

I did have a few margaritas, felt the cool clear lake and climbed some sand dunes! (Get it, all the references to the Pina Colada song? OK I didn't find a sense of humor on vacation but that's ok, I thought it was cute, maybe that is the half-of-brain part. :) )

Anyway, I had such an amazing two weeks sitting on the dock in the sunshine, going on boat rides, swimming and I actually read two books!! I don't read often but a good book on the dock with a Corona and lime and the sound of the waves and seagulls, well, it doesn't get any better than that.

I can't wait to show you some pics and tell you all about it! One of the best parts of my vacation was I got to meet another Bloggy friend!! Cathy from Check it Off vacations up there with her family and we were there the same time so we met up and had a great time!! She is one of the sweetest girls and her family is just amazing! I can't wait to share some pics with you!

Hopefully I will be able to that this week sometime but I have a lot to catch up on and I have to figure out why my cat is peeing all over the house, off to the vet tomorrow, and my daughter starts another sports camp and my computer is giving me attitude..ugh!

Back to reality!!

Before I left I did made something simple. I have seen these all over blogland and on Pinterest so I decided to make one myself.

Shell Shadow Box

I picked up a shadow box on sale at Hobby Lobby

painted it white and distressed it a bit.

Painted the inside gray and glued a few of the million shells that I have on.

I also glued some twine around the edge of the frame to give it a bit of detail.

Super easy project and I love the look of these.

I hope you have a wonderful week, it is going to be in the mid 90's here all week so we will be trying to find ways to stay cool.

The shark sheets came in while I was gone so now I can begin to start painting sometime, in the air conditioning of course. :)

Have a great week and I can't wait to see what you all have been up to!!!

HUGS!!!!!

Back From Vacation!!

I have returned from a wonderfully relaxing vacation with my family! It was so beautiful and we had such great weather. I can't wait to show you how special Glen Lake is to me and share all the great places and scenery with you!

Until then, here was my view everyday for the past 10 days...

and sometimes I had this view!

Wherever I was I was surrounded by the beauty and essence that one feels from being at the lake!!

I will be back soon!!