New Friends

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">What a WONDERFUL day I had today!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I had the pleasure of meeting up with Alycia </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">from <a href="http://tabletwentyone.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tablescapes at Table Twenty-One</span></b></a><b>. </b></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>She lives about 35 minutes away from me</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> in a neighboring town. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I was asked to do a table for an ASID Charity Event</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> coming up in a few weeks.  I knew that Alycia had a large inventory of dishes and linens and such. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I wrote to her and asked her if I could possibly</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> borrow some items for the event.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Being the <b>DOLL </b>that she is, she offered for me to come over and look through her 2500+ page online inventory Book.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  My goodness!  That alone was a treat! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> We had a great time talking and looking at all of her things. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I felt as if I had known her for years.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIj4vMXsI3I0SOUrn4FNPJksoPoMYlx9gbiRmFKSN6rZ7h6xx_6F0Fjm48pCKV0DIaEpBtOPjUpHLMgkXi0HnlG0BhcsknrUIwhRrXtNjcwyM2CXJl7D8C7-7tGTxacp-lAyyQy0j4_C5g/s1600/IMG_3799-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIj4vMXsI3I0SOUrn4FNPJksoPoMYlx9gbiRmFKSN6rZ7h6xx_6F0Fjm48pCKV0DIaEpBtOPjUpHLMgkXi0HnlG0BhcsknrUIwhRrXtNjcwyM2CXJl7D8C7-7tGTxacp-lAyyQy0j4_C5g/s640/IMG_3799-001.JPG" width="392" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Here are some of the things I have gathered for the table. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I think it is going to be Smashing! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Thank you Alycia.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> If you haven't seen her Blog <b>PLEASE</b> run over there now and check it out. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> She is a master of the exquisite table </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and has so much experience.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">She is also teaching a course at the local college. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> And to top it all off she is just a hoot to be around. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Her sense of humor is unmatched.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhPJdvRWFjs2qihVc0OGqf_JvR5uZZ40H3BqNocbaldCmxnD5O4IKr6oY46FW4rImnFfSKYfyvLM30p8dIeIo2NW4GAhNiuznTjtaGc3ogAAUitwUFaoNgHvaHn1Ui46Jx1sn8QeZ8WmV/s1600/IMG_3796-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhPJdvRWFjs2qihVc0OGqf_JvR5uZZ40H3BqNocbaldCmxnD5O4IKr6oY46FW4rImnFfSKYfyvLM30p8dIeIo2NW4GAhNiuznTjtaGc3ogAAUitwUFaoNgHvaHn1Ui46Jx1sn8QeZ8WmV/s640/IMG_3796-001.JPG" width="550" /></a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><i style="color: #666666;">Thank you again Alycia!  Here is to new friends!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Until Next Time</i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Beaux R'eves</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #666666;">XO Cindy</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; 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New Friends

What a WONDERFUL day I had today!   I had the pleasure of meeting up with Alycia  from Tablescapes at Table Twenty-One .    She lives about ...

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