Beautiful Monterrey and Carmel By The Sea

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjoXIAopM6ozYtUrXxhT9vmLZHxV2ERSGkyJGdCrFoCqLO238ftd39ogF53-6VW5TlbftlBgxHC56uDer8_EzS_bCvb-uhXU9B2bUo2gJSleIhxfv9oec8fo72GHHdBl3jXNrtx1qrDLGM/s1600/IMG_5154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXIAopM6ozYtUrXxhT9vmLZHxV2ERSGkyJGdCrFoCqLO238ftd39ogF53-6VW5TlbftlBgxHC56uDer8_EzS_bCvb-uhXU9B2bUo2gJSleIhxfv9oec8fo72GHHdBl3jXNrtx1qrDLGM/s640/IMG_5154.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Wow, doesn't that just take your breath away?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I have been to a LOT of places all over the world and I don't think that I can think of a prettier place than</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Monterrey and Carmel.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Everywhere you look the coastline is just spectacular.</span></i></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmSwmy3-E3evPXEqvh8jQhyphenhyphenbQGbezkOAfQ4n9tUDk2DOisL5D7BGpbYgCtfN7cZ8EQFsMrCFVa1kV6nw4JmMDxpmWoaQ0a0_s3KaeuPDFgL29PnGS4NGrtT-LR_A2_tW37qNoctyYvxM/s1600/61747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmSwmy3-E3evPXEqvh8jQhyphenhyphenbQGbezkOAfQ4n9tUDk2DOisL5D7BGpbYgCtfN7cZ8EQFsMrCFVa1kV6nw4JmMDxpmWoaQ0a0_s3KaeuPDFgL29PnGS4NGrtT-LR_A2_tW37qNoctyYvxM/s640/61747.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="http://www.bnbfinder.com/California/Pacific-Grove/Bed-and-Breakfast/PhotoGallery/11258/Martine_Bed_and_Breakfast_Inn" target="_blank">Source</a></i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> This is where we stayed:</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  <a href="http://www.martineinn.com/" target="_blank">The Martine Inn </a> in Pacific Grove. It's much prettier than this photo.  It was built in 1899 and remodeled into this slightly Spanish/Mediterranean facade.  You can walk right down to the water and walk 10 minutes to Cannery Row in Monterrey.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjF8KtQJ2WxbrcgoHOWqdtXv56a5JEIEsRvwqiwaGVAUuzEc9ZKks13KQ1Rz1GIysFg9XVYGpwNzlXXW1gQUoYM_Zdsh4pBSsM208aNekqtAhjzFOEkRYn3fmyzKPY3NY2lPMNW00F7dUM/s1600/IMG_5102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8KtQJ2WxbrcgoHOWqdtXv56a5JEIEsRvwqiwaGVAUuzEc9ZKks13KQ1Rz1GIysFg9XVYGpwNzlXXW1gQUoYM_Zdsh4pBSsM208aNekqtAhjzFOEkRYn3fmyzKPY3NY2lPMNW00F7dUM/s640/IMG_5102.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here is our room: The Parke Room which overlooks the ocean.  It was the original Master Bedroom. We would leave the small windows open at night and listen to the waves crashing against the rocks. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> So Romantic!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEgUl6lrRPe8PCGVHHqfstjRCpneT9uljbygxFb-j7__KvP7BCfSfjs0NuMS7xSw0mukcAl0hDrqXUSvMxoqayLR1QlSyrOF2Xe9OD91sUSPj3PmQnkCc6yO72FuF78vakJJPl2WR9npXWQ/s1600/IMG_5105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUl6lrRPe8PCGVHHqfstjRCpneT9uljbygxFb-j7__KvP7BCfSfjs0NuMS7xSw0mukcAl0hDrqXUSvMxoqayLR1QlSyrOF2Xe9OD91sUSPj3PmQnkCc6yO72FuF78vakJJPl2WR9npXWQ/s640/IMG_5105.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">There were lots of windows and look at this wonderful 1860 four poster bed.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEgw53v3TiLdOaXvEM5K2k0WPXjM3AiadgjSMBsONJ2WNKRNm9huGkRCjrCFpM2DZP9LcVyqyp69GVkn86yiuhLIStjK0nVfW57HgMVfVxVbYBzjhy4sJ8Gv0Z1842pQ81mS6WD0ynBqEh4/s1600/IMG_5107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw53v3TiLdOaXvEM5K2k0WPXjM3AiadgjSMBsONJ2WNKRNm9huGkRCjrCFpM2DZP9LcVyqyp69GVkn86yiuhLIStjK0nVfW57HgMVfVxVbYBzjhy4sJ8Gv0Z1842pQ81mS6WD0ynBqEh4/s640/IMG_5107.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">There were too many antiques to mention</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> and yet it didn't feel stuffy.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I think the extensive use of white bedding and the soft curtains helped to lighten it up. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEgdx7TXpFGYQ_bvmJd7mCCTHWO_WboUemSEcKc7PU3A90rKeAmhjQxWXj9DGMM9BqxBh-elb6K6sHD0LP1p4_rLwhmSFQNniUgkkNh6NnAqbaRn8YAaMeIae6lXqvaT9yOo81c_0OZKPtY/s1600/IMG_5128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdx7TXpFGYQ_bvmJd7mCCTHWO_WboUemSEcKc7PU3A90rKeAmhjQxWXj9DGMM9BqxBh-elb6K6sHD0LP1p4_rLwhmSFQNniUgkkNh6NnAqbaRn8YAaMeIae6lXqvaT9yOo81c_0OZKPtY/s640/IMG_5128.jpg" width="504" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The original claw foot tubs remain in the home even after many renovations.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEgahIyTGA8APCeRkIyaEmIlN7wvKrj2rHXoPGFu376sIpZPNLAsTGoJnwhiI4wdgU62Upuh_DhP2cQEA-cHTUWClWLJiudNxlsPnJs1I0wcZRjLxBEWA1LsGfmvNDYnBqJ0_wwOUKSAafg/s1600/IMG_5135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahIyTGA8APCeRkIyaEmIlN7wvKrj2rHXoPGFu376sIpZPNLAsTGoJnwhiI4wdgU62Upuh_DhP2cQEA-cHTUWClWLJiudNxlsPnJs1I0wcZRjLxBEWA1LsGfmvNDYnBqJ0_wwOUKSAafg/s640/IMG_5135.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">We were able to sneak a peek at the other rooms.  They would leave them open after they cleaned them.  See how they hang the pictures on the molding?  Love that!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjp8fL9ba6WV4sB1lLEbsZbi49qDkkei_KLGJrOs6ueZ9EeFty_LaYz2FNMTomY3ZADKRlKjrNol9Fn7qEA5TY0scOmZPOO4i9H86uBUjhKmNWB0ZNWriHxd5xZKnHVv95gP-j7y1YlAGg/s1600/IMG_5136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8fL9ba6WV4sB1lLEbsZbi49qDkkei_KLGJrOs6ueZ9EeFty_LaYz2FNMTomY3ZADKRlKjrNol9Fn7qEA5TY0scOmZPOO4i9H86uBUjhKmNWB0ZNWriHxd5xZKnHVv95gP-j7y1YlAGg/s640/IMG_5136.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I bet this bed has a history!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEhTJHu5Q70cBWUAFuPbjd2NucR43GP3qep_OucizvqGyP-dFF8yObfW3zgm-UTrFv-P8l0mY5WdZoKUQx0Te4gLI9LlfY2-JsQ17Tjma2d2NGPPVN6Hvc2V6I7YbGcgo4oB64Dcg_qmdxE/s1600/IMG_5139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJHu5Q70cBWUAFuPbjd2NucR43GP3qep_OucizvqGyP-dFF8yObfW3zgm-UTrFv-P8l0mY5WdZoKUQx0Te4gLI9LlfY2-JsQ17Tjma2d2NGPPVN6Hvc2V6I7YbGcgo4oB64Dcg_qmdxE/s640/IMG_5139.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">This was one of my favs.  I'm a sucker for blue toile...</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEgqo3aShmHHesaqEb-RDGxNZBGew1UnatA5GFfeDXaK6cvhqhMb4f-6jZH8Mh3Aw5F8fIQSWRRQuVViZAlkw6lByuvhVmPjhBiPFMrqFfSRnf6EVr67LTucIbrso8Zk75whaPML3j3b_kA/s1600/IMG_5141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo3aShmHHesaqEb-RDGxNZBGew1UnatA5GFfeDXaK6cvhqhMb4f-6jZH8Mh3Aw5F8fIQSWRRQuVViZAlkw6lByuvhVmPjhBiPFMrqFfSRnf6EVr67LTucIbrso8Zk75whaPML3j3b_kA/s640/IMG_5141.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Another cozy room with an awesome headboard.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjIkamxLJF0K7E5__tVgojVgxsKWFmv0xq_7UzzZMwc_YVnqqeGnO2WPjESrZewoQKOY34uh4E7-VkAW18FoJQ_F-il_2RWQMLjdF-ZkNCgsFlppa3TbYYTqPxxOq6AVWIxecOCky_OaiM/s1600/61750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkamxLJF0K7E5__tVgojVgxsKWFmv0xq_7UzzZMwc_YVnqqeGnO2WPjESrZewoQKOY34uh4E7-VkAW18FoJQ_F-il_2RWQMLjdF-ZkNCgsFlppa3TbYYTqPxxOq6AVWIxecOCky_OaiM/s640/61750.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">In the dining room breakfast would be served overlooking the view.  And, evening wine and snacks too!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever stayed in a B&B? </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I know some people don't care for them. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> As my sister put it, it feels like you are in too close of quarters.  But it doesn't bother me as long as I have my own personal bath.  I like the coziness of a B&B.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjY-v7-qxB1d78UKpbE8PMwR3FUzHoodNcbJfvhsY-15gX8Usah3kblEMOM9Mw1khSeche7QyIoUz8GZ5eR4aVdE7LPxal357zyepoFG_OVdZfhVCfSnnvHq8wf6oveaDfvAqc93ctdXA8/s1600/IMG_5147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-v7-qxB1d78UKpbE8PMwR3FUzHoodNcbJfvhsY-15gX8Usah3kblEMOM9Mw1khSeche7QyIoUz8GZ5eR4aVdE7LPxal357zyepoFG_OVdZfhVCfSnnvHq8wf6oveaDfvAqc93ctdXA8/s640/IMG_5147.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Of course a trip to Monterrey and Carmel would not be complete without a trip through 17 mile Drive.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEiuL3aGzeBdlrmxTtdsxBOqxUcBZfh-luorRYHOGqF6C7FekFeZUQt2kZioRZdFEMfnf1ePKLjKbEV_imGVeTs1J6o5k-hkT486vcCV30e_Tc0eOBObR0vX5tnvZLFHdBBYpRTSxPerdeg/s1600/IMG_5218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL3aGzeBdlrmxTtdsxBOqxUcBZfh-luorRYHOGqF6C7FekFeZUQt2kZioRZdFEMfnf1ePKLjKbEV_imGVeTs1J6o5k-hkT486vcCV30e_Tc0eOBObR0vX5tnvZLFHdBBYpRTSxPerdeg/s640/IMG_5218.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">   17 miles of Spectacular coastline and three golf courses which I guess are spectacular Haha!   Pebble Beach is the most famous course but Mr. Beaux says the the Spanish Bay is much prettier.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEg4NjF9yT2mjw4g7a6dhZIPWml77WiI4RHH0PNMqawuQ1NrlWJm8nDWMBgpvvRF_SZq60j9XU5N0BxyL78553S4gHxaoz8LXg453pfiVYfXi6ZjL8CbT170Qf360lDhuSquaG5NoKBtSW0/s1600/IMG_5228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NjF9yT2mjw4g7a6dhZIPWml77WiI4RHH0PNMqawuQ1NrlWJm8nDWMBgpvvRF_SZq60j9XU5N0BxyL78553S4gHxaoz8LXg453pfiVYfXi6ZjL8CbT170Qf360lDhuSquaG5NoKBtSW0/s640/IMG_5228.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here is my idea of pretty on the golf course!  Look at these cuties!  And the golfers would just walk right by them.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEibc4CVTt4Mn1r7fDDU1r7Z40UbOFR84sK3O3dKmoY1Yu-mSbjfMuaA-n8LfDmYu3iiagdSuFfg11bFZduOd28_0WfFLHsfk8yeMLDQ2UL9ICZqR5oNwbro3lK4fOU_n1Qux9fcjYC6IFI/s1600/IMG_5172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibc4CVTt4Mn1r7fDDU1r7Z40UbOFR84sK3O3dKmoY1Yu-mSbjfMuaA-n8LfDmYu3iiagdSuFfg11bFZduOd28_0WfFLHsfk8yeMLDQ2UL9ICZqR5oNwbro3lK4fOU_n1Qux9fcjYC6IFI/s640/IMG_5172.jpg" width="516" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The famous "Lone Cypress" is over 250 years old. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I love this photo!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEgw6_EsOVh-xL6QX20mBTOYD2DIpMid4BRtQBn7S3Ab3WL_mJEv6cbdK-axI0mWFc4J2F7KrCz98Jgbv4MpuXJqRjEE65BWFEJxvHDBCYXtJ2DdfJgILySB5GH-HPsmwv-sed7-U2HXTA4/s1600/IMG_5238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6_EsOVh-xL6QX20mBTOYD2DIpMid4BRtQBn7S3Ab3WL_mJEv6cbdK-axI0mWFc4J2F7KrCz98Jgbv4MpuXJqRjEE65BWFEJxvHDBCYXtJ2DdfJgILySB5GH-HPsmwv-sed7-U2HXTA4/s640/IMG_5238.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I won't bore you (sorry if I have already) with a million vacation photos but you do have to suffer through a few more.  This is a B&B named</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> the Gosby House in Pacific Grove. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEjIOwcPd-9U7Sy5FFCXUQUgLAc6_FXDntmzvBsToVUApCCiRt5GtXP0hqi-KcvUVlkUmOcaqEGwuiLniGQpciKt-wdDJR7iOLIJM_9tm7UjOkPARmw7GDYZWjJsaPO8s-clQS27AucPgTk/s1600/IMG_5240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOwcPd-9U7Sy5FFCXUQUgLAc6_FXDntmzvBsToVUApCCiRt5GtXP0hqi-KcvUVlkUmOcaqEGwuiLniGQpciKt-wdDJR7iOLIJM_9tm7UjOkPARmw7GDYZWjJsaPO8s-clQS27AucPgTk/s640/IMG_5240.jpg" width="632" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> We stayed here on our honeymoon 30 years ago.  Unfortunately it was booked so we couldn't stay there this time around.  But I did go up on the porch and Mr. Beaux took my picture.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEite1iPGdQVNMWfUWEz2dVW5sd5S9cKmYcb5wQTcpMzlbiW8un_bub-2fNgLI-Ob1LM6y7g4wx5mxTy4PV74uzZJZNx0WuiaDzxyvraO_ui38t38zkugoqiRhsMFUJZ6IzPtDPeA0zVhu4/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite1iPGdQVNMWfUWEz2dVW5sd5S9cKmYcb5wQTcpMzlbiW8un_bub-2fNgLI-Ob1LM6y7g4wx5mxTy4PV74uzZJZNx0WuiaDzxyvraO_ui38t38zkugoqiRhsMFUJZ6IzPtDPeA0zVhu4/s640/IMG_0003.jpg" width="540" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And there I am way back when!!!  I know, nothing has changed right?  Cool wedges!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; 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/AVvXsEia8v9gIvjuVA9WjGS1aYZISTwyKfcg9p_Snu9FQDMY9K4whgXxniG2rmWLZNwhd80-HQamGQljKoaNHyqxq-wUHT3KCoQAKTp2NpjsBSEj4bKR7zmwBDN0MLeuGIO0w6TvSxPSOpCmNUI/s1600/IMG_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8v9gIvjuVA9WjGS1aYZISTwyKfcg9p_Snu9FQDMY9K4whgXxniG2rmWLZNwhd80-HQamGQljKoaNHyqxq-wUHT3KCoQAKTp2NpjsBSEj4bKR7zmwBDN0MLeuGIO0w6TvSxPSOpCmNUI/s640/IMG_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Wrapping up our trip I will post this photo taken in Carmel 30 years ago.  Looking at these newlyweds today I can't believe all that we have accomplished together.  We have been through so much together and I feel so lucky to be married to my best friend.  I could go on and on but this is supposed to be a design blog...  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br />I'm linking to <i>Kim at <a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Savvy Southern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays </i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><i> </i><i>Judy at <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/">DIY by Design</a></i></span></div>

Beautiful Monterrey and Carmel By The Sea

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I've Been Everywhere Man

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I Have been everywhere!  </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Everywhere but here sitting at my computer blogging.  </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I took a much needed break (from the heat in the midwest) </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">to celebrate our 30th Anniversary!!!  </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If that isn't a good excuse to get away....  </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mr. Beaux took me on a fantastic trip out West </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">where we retraced our honeymoon way back in 1982.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFmoFz8C5nEUb2mWR4gPKcnDpc5o-r93bMyUFCc9VUapbL2n5lUNn5K8AYziswP4p2F5DSGvNDWv6ApBHz-072QMLenJ1V-3SeIN4bt5Fbyg2CAde7q7GG76fzFQ7Vnay7yMUq1C9Oiw/s1600/IMG_5165-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFmoFz8C5nEUb2mWR4gPKcnDpc5o-r93bMyUFCc9VUapbL2n5lUNn5K8AYziswP4p2F5DSGvNDWv6ApBHz-072QMLenJ1V-3SeIN4bt5Fbyg2CAde7q7GG76fzFQ7Vnay7yMUq1C9Oiw/s640/IMG_5165-001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKdVuMeqb7KIFlVrU8rPd2aq4hI3J1Ivv6WKDC8BjwhNci_cvZddBiXgRMkHgCcVL7f1J6GVVqABFWkziHFzSVv5_5931fI9VZdHd98CdElZX7tx39KD0_fAV1KwcrZWi3e_V4cGjF0c/s1600/IMG_5165-001.jpg"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We started our trip by dropping Miss Beaux off</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> in Southern California where she stayed </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">with my sister </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and had her own vacay at the beach for a week. </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Mr. Beaux and I headed up to San Francisco and stayed at the Fairmont on Nob Hill (Not where we stayed on our honeymoon but it's OK by me to upgrade *wink*)</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><br /></td><td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><br /></td><td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><br /></td><td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><br /></td><td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><br /></td><td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><br /></td><td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><br /></td><td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><br /></td> </tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"></td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><br /></td> </tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYBa_UhCsIA1_4NlbReqSeZ0OtUhXIMn6ioP7-0MSKeOG9Ij4S3KjYAL7yn8CNyGBXxXwUAmzY-uQcpnAUrK07KNoLKtICCcXPht-HdYB8droHcBmaeAToesWHeLcF32NNwBXmEfy0GQ/s1600/2cf9596a-8dbf-4eec-9bfd-f3775502cc4b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYBa_UhCsIA1_4NlbReqSeZ0OtUhXIMn6ioP7-0MSKeOG9Ij4S3KjYAL7yn8CNyGBXxXwUAmzY-uQcpnAUrK07KNoLKtICCcXPht-HdYB8droHcBmaeAToesWHeLcF32NNwBXmEfy0GQ/s640/2cf9596a-8dbf-4eec-9bfd-f3775502cc4b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><br /></td><td style="padding: 0in; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">source: http://www.fairmont.com</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> The Fairmont is such an Iconic Hotel. </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> After surviving the 1906 earthquake with all of it's gorgeous marble pillars to support it, she finally succumb to fire 24 hours later.  Julia Morgan, the first woman graduate of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris took over the job of the restoration.  After a short 12 months it was up and running and soon became<b> the </b>Posh place in the city to stay, dine and dance the night away.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hWcuKRIXDHBnbWj9c5BuSZC2uKrw4VzFoON-HbU5FQdn8Goc0nMHicUzzfnHRNrQYYDisEM2PgQNnpg2L4e3Ssqvv08cW828HBnJGYHJ1tDLmrOacpxzD1uHlvxlcichqEvq3ZihnNs/s1600/IMG_5010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I certainly felt special staying here.  </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How stunning is this room?</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtOFDgCc54lQkoULeaD5NviEtsZa2tgLKErVSaamhcIK1PUx29l80trFFx4VjrbJFQoukBVf0haLW2Yg9OZX_QR-kl3F7NbOGm8orPIBjXONaWrgalYhcF7fhrnGbp0aDQtouA6n4MwI/s1600/IMG_5014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtOFDgCc54lQkoULeaD5NviEtsZa2tgLKErVSaamhcIK1PUx29l80trFFx4VjrbJFQoukBVf0haLW2Yg9OZX_QR-kl3F7NbOGm8orPIBjXONaWrgalYhcF7fhrnGbp0aDQtouA6n4MwI/s640/IMG_5014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gb4s0-Po9Pam7Fb9RIgTTMWHuYyt6xuIRLW6aBfqzOO-Sm-uIZFWIJBrwDXhuSfScucFWvhtBOyTimfni4uQ3cQS11QY6MmY2gsXWNjLBRh5XuAXPqflJgTkE7g56ij0e36rvmFKsZY/s1600/IMG_5014.jpg"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"What Mr. Beaux? A SUITE???  How sweeeeeet" </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The view was spectacular</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and the suite came with complementary room service for breakfast!!!  </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I felt VERY spoiled!  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimlwPsExKR83L-TlXw4ImZLCrW706nCPvW1P5ljMvRLEqnSNsKohL95bSvJ7A2Uw6wsy1l3APnABUCT6CzF_NfrFQKM_8qlVziCcRGbaaXpmHUzuZetzBeFL-1GVpRQdro8RhvYXvcwU/s1600/IMG_5027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimlwPsExKR83L-TlXw4ImZLCrW706nCPvW1P5ljMvRLEqnSNsKohL95bSvJ7A2Uw6wsy1l3APnABUCT6CzF_NfrFQKM_8qlVziCcRGbaaXpmHUzuZetzBeFL-1GVpRQdro8RhvYXvcwU/s640/IMG_5027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihs1XIcCD-muLItQn0DqsCYxVtFDaqb4F-VEG_1BvJsUnMAO3SyXqYQmT0lRB-PeYuEFRtib9KvKZarZNv0kbx04EeF4paReZ0qa-F_y-LF9_lLjcDEbwg3su-J8xfDcbrz7pUiC4Z134/s1600/IMG_5027.jpg"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> We sneaked (snuck?) into the Gold Ballroom</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and took a few photos. </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> This is where they would hold regular Saturday </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">night dinner and dancing.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_dOVM3MehX_V8EUIdsazABiY_HibbqKpwKqVhI9NrAXQdD3LHEO8DFdI6lie5PmVLlWbVyPsXAXB33AscBNgtY1rLT7rY8k4xamiRulR-76f9M12M9ThyphenhyphenauWMS70hWOxY4PJoc4Bafc/s1600/IMG_5034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Sigh, just gorgeousness!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hr0LYDajFo4zIDLQiMeDg5wcgps95T9X64uUb9r6-XoiJVbQv2b9ZEGhL65xDxS6AHXKkUqNkmSBk9MKCcMbskGwbXSgjdIaXsffBjLZsWhITuDErdt2MeULp-ffhEwOcmNKbrP4D1M/s1600/IMG_5078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hr0LYDajFo4zIDLQiMeDg5wcgps95T9X64uUb9r6-XoiJVbQv2b9ZEGhL65xDxS6AHXKkUqNkmSBk9MKCcMbskGwbXSgjdIaXsffBjLZsWhITuDErdt2MeULp-ffhEwOcmNKbrP4D1M/s640/IMG_5078.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytBWzORrol6ijOYBdkcOPaRX3CAGW21s1KD92aIZVc5acDZWmMPhrbqa7nXZBwN6a4jJ3qc13nJYb7M8Nc9aT51agB08N8gJ9psDKmmOJg58GQ5fBHJFUjG5eUGR5aMVPc_uSrmxUTaw/s1600/IMG_5078.jpg"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Lobby</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The pillars are the original marble pillars from 1906. </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Don't you want to sink into those crushed velvet sofas?</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-8sy1bKK7bojrcNCNt1A0PfjikFjLFsB21Ina4Ds5z-27NdLf40pTm3ptpv7LtwrkXyJkeCWEoycP_fcElUgaW7-WepRIp1_5ul7O2ghYFPtzpUj2i1Dd9Ls4fYAEEgewIrocbdehjY/s1600/IMG_5039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-8sy1bKK7bojrcNCNt1A0PfjikFjLFsB21Ina4Ds5z-27NdLf40pTm3ptpv7LtwrkXyJkeCWEoycP_fcElUgaW7-WepRIp1_5ul7O2ghYFPtzpUj2i1Dd9Ls4fYAEEgewIrocbdehjY/s640/IMG_5039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; 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mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More of the Lobby.</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5sitEfGsKku-U6OAfH4y_rvcdds7a-b8FMiZP_iL-sxym3f7II062b0e20_RyFBnGRBpySb4eHFbohJjvqy1unOgCsZedT8yK8V4U-v5MiY_C31HBjiL7MBP1tYi30ihLjF96X-vmkU/s1600/IMG_5082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5sitEfGsKku-U6OAfH4y_rvcdds7a-b8FMiZP_iL-sxym3f7II062b0e20_RyFBnGRBpySb4eHFbohJjvqy1unOgCsZedT8yK8V4U-v5MiY_C31HBjiL7MBP1tYi30ihLjF96X-vmkU/s640/IMG_5082.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; 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mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We did make it out of the Hotel, I promise.  Here we are on our Anniversary night.  I set the camera on auto and jumped into this picture.  We had so much fun eating at the Quirky Tonga room at the hotel the first night, a great restaurant on the Wharf the next and fancy French dining on our anniversary.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4G7WVktPwicIJnF_Eu_6mlYN31pgEuRQGfYTaOyniCsT99JSvtcnyeJEXS9Zo2B92vpHFW7BPP0Ptfvi4qk1OiHcagWlcEXc4eWSEhzJrZ9fq3UPo5bli7845lxdmsiIHGPVBFI1saM0/s1600/IMG_5051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4G7WVktPwicIJnF_Eu_6mlYN31pgEuRQGfYTaOyniCsT99JSvtcnyeJEXS9Zo2B92vpHFW7BPP0Ptfvi4qk1OiHcagWlcEXc4eWSEhzJrZ9fq3UPo5bli7845lxdmsiIHGPVBFI1saM0/s640/IMG_5051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5k5K78NzhIbn3GC9kr3ggUFB167ZMN1Kl_DIHe_Nu3gSNl-uEGUTv964asFMVCfmGD5UEaPx4dL4o6IwtZtvjQbKzucrujPg7yA79CkIOiMcXOv2bgOmTYIseOmCxdPZvfEXx_uJmWA/s1600/IMG_5051.jpg"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We always try to visit places that we haven't seen yet so we headed to the Haight Ashbury district and walked around for a bit.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Want to try on the largest Tye Dye T-shirt ever?</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlRlGIoL2x3jWij5JGM4nDREem9dyLzHBXkZ6xZAkcoakOTXB_cu0tT54O941xDTrZdSxS8vc0OYqqFu4FrnRhge8tHs_XRusE-X5DLvLvlrbZJWsp8osLOsacx5A1_DdZFuWgkOP6u0/s1600/IMG_5045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlRlGIoL2x3jWij5JGM4nDREem9dyLzHBXkZ6xZAkcoakOTXB_cu0tT54O941xDTrZdSxS8vc0OYqqFu4FrnRhge8tHs_XRusE-X5DLvLvlrbZJWsp8osLOsacx5A1_DdZFuWgkOP6u0/s640/IMG_5045.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGftV-p6XH_nDmKCHByXIHVrZtOvqPaWxukhdG844ZLyef6xGvqlrc25KVb4o4nZ5KHlVa7qXDdixEfgPWau20TqirfCDj8RkmiJMdDxQ1qofffjXO_1pct3luMnFAQCw_4zY1wWQLB8/s1600/IMG_5045.jpg"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This was the cool ceiling at the same store.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkU_wb8xAk1CE-8JyqxTqZ_BY2ej3xi_Cvc_pqXELgr8ZWQalYxxm1IpIUfSZLrxcIfa2UQk2XfFtyNpzB7ZwrQKr5EK7KqQ-x7eNJZsZZZQDtugVdgrr5zxJqusS_qyMnpfMbRt0TJ9Q/s1600/IMG_5054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkU_wb8xAk1CE-8JyqxTqZ_BY2ej3xi_Cvc_pqXELgr8ZWQalYxxm1IpIUfSZLrxcIfa2UQk2XfFtyNpzB7ZwrQKr5EK7KqQ-x7eNJZsZZZQDtugVdgrr5zxJqusS_qyMnpfMbRt0TJ9Q/s640/IMG_5054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_lgAYUcrxa7EkV-ffv8qpW6U3q0cxnU0Dk3QAuBWycJqpERM2OqevO36nhySgNTaGxoFnHFVVn6CbtBJoNHPIve8tFVP_oCcgM59J0iOV_ja45iq4bqzGiXQpCt4oHqAXLs6YfIAG7w/s1600/IMG_5054.jpg"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Does this look familiar to anyone?  </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yep, this is where they filmed the opening scene of Full House. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_0l3nKBQPOnrX5OYPi-6a-33LKjBqYF4D3Pf6GCZdZnqoAtqixaSRR0T4r9ff7C_21qnI4J1GO3z77xLPJVmj7ZtOClWhaWF83Nuc0qNNh4q99YMOZ9k8JKaNyrdG4GAE8RxqDE1Y8A/s1600/IMG_5058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_0l3nKBQPOnrX5OYPi-6a-33LKjBqYF4D3Pf6GCZdZnqoAtqixaSRR0T4r9ff7C_21qnI4J1GO3z77xLPJVmj7ZtOClWhaWF83Nuc0qNNh4q99YMOZ9k8JKaNyrdG4GAE8RxqDE1Y8A/s640/IMG_5058.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwrj-0jqbrrAU7OnvcVfHQ31CeTvpfQQyS8YtqDr_vz1D_n8B57hTTR6Gc2b0SU0dvXeVlePsANPvtiwHNxggnE1NPc29deR2cCLUPsz2Lev5vISROE4AGNlU3BMNXh5_2PsasPn1D3w/s1600/IMG_5058.jpg"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Across the street is the park where they have the picnic.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyPGenV1mlV4du1BYxHzbcnFWc3n7o5FTfq7ZPN81sQ6B0Ag1ZQQ6r2tvlIwAwJ3rm-ljqUhyphenhyphenGGAr3pnk77G2jv8jxPJEELLEhas-r2CGwBcGr4vOP4lQFZjaYF0gdf3AYXeUe40aj54/s1600/IMG_5062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyPGenV1mlV4du1BYxHzbcnFWc3n7o5FTfq7ZPN81sQ6B0Ag1ZQQ6r2tvlIwAwJ3rm-ljqUhyphenhyphenGGAr3pnk77G2jv8jxPJEELLEhas-r2CGwBcGr4vOP4lQFZjaYF0gdf3AYXeUe40aj54/s640/IMG_5062.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFa_KQpZBfKa0xfhZCnXgmNCzd9j6jk-Ue1EWz07aP2Q7zp73vn0kPOBsZY_UsygbQVv7ZyMg6T3_M-WLNCV80jnzeiIwlqgGWpzeCWhOSB7DvlZHzu2Jgj9UacFJRog5T6zrOJR9Lz8/s1600/IMG_5062.jpg"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I thought that I would be the only Goofball who would sit here and take pictures.  But as you can see, everyone had a camera and was snapping away.  Guess I'm not such an original after all.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1OJSR3bviAK2CXaVVL-THO0_vjFK7evhwv3-IcoxCJGkBLeEFcL1mrrXbL0TfyJeIYPa0pu4scqKOLSZ3rQJpKAkJsxs0YAu0DYniNcyrc9cy0LeQ8wFgsJiszSbcCQHXHmaBInL2ig/s1600/IMG_5069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1OJSR3bviAK2CXaVVL-THO0_vjFK7evhwv3-IcoxCJGkBLeEFcL1mrrXbL0TfyJeIYPa0pu4scqKOLSZ3rQJpKAkJsxs0YAu0DYniNcyrc9cy0LeQ8wFgsJiszSbcCQHXHmaBInL2ig/s640/IMG_5069.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; 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mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></i></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Don't you love all the detail?  </span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As much fun as we had I can only spend about three days in a big city before I am itching to stretch out.  SO, we headed down the coast to Monterey and Carmel for the next part of our trip.  I'm excited to show you the Bed and Breakfast where we stayed so come back tomorrow for the  follow up post.</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also, besides all of the traveling I have done I have been working very hard on my bathroom and basement  remodeling project for my client.  I hope to have some photos up this week to show you the progress.  </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Until Next Time,</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Beaux R'eves,</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">XO Cindy</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>

I've Been Everywhere Man

I Have been everywhere!   Everywhere but here sitting at my computer blogging.   I took a much needed break (from the heat in the midwest)  ...

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Question of the Day

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How is it that this little project ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHEgOtZwizDFa5DYooOkeXMsArnWmFP3dl3utybgSUsVI-VTKE9M2uSm6YO1PdgNiGRXJF72VonAredWvhifXhr78-60unoH5dvN6u2zSkzKsRi4yGgYoXIiph0jGI6-jG8ERrh3Lug/s1600/166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHEgOtZwizDFa5DYooOkeXMsArnWmFP3dl3utybgSUsVI-VTKE9M2uSm6YO1PdgNiGRXJF72VonAredWvhifXhr78-60unoH5dvN6u2zSkzKsRi4yGgYoXIiph0jGI6-jG8ERrh3Lug/s640/166.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">turns into this project ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-sDUilkAhFL8zmX9GRaWpVDF0S8OTBNrYYP-ZhPePcHk9cxS3rYKVR0N9b0WUK7iorETOudmw-WEs7lbToPvTJJfrVi1tqDa4zymmpwVpJ-upexKlcyR4ZJzhh_xMLWtspfRYFJydQ/s1600/photo+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-sDUilkAhFL8zmX9GRaWpVDF0S8OTBNrYYP-ZhPePcHk9cxS3rYKVR0N9b0WUK7iorETOudmw-WEs7lbToPvTJJfrVi1tqDa4zymmpwVpJ-upexKlcyR4ZJzhh_xMLWtspfRYFJydQ/s400/photo+%25283%2529.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which turns into *this* project (I mean, it IS only natural for you to stop in the middle of painting to clean your cabinets out):</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAsMNCTXEYynuMTkUsIeREOFIDhJBFo4RIdzq9YgV_tCotbzpMFzaXRndKISydRa2_zme3yrIrrDyRAV-7zLkobaSio_eL3_crl3xeTswMENLwzoUHKnktw09zbMJqjHSKq7_6o552Q/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAsMNCTXEYynuMTkUsIeREOFIDhJBFo4RIdzq9YgV_tCotbzpMFzaXRndKISydRa2_zme3yrIrrDyRAV-7zLkobaSio_eL3_crl3xeTswMENLwzoUHKnktw09zbMJqjHSKq7_6o552Q/s640/005.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which then leads me here?  LOL.  If you know the answer, I'm all ears!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6ydDfTkKB-AG-3Tf4buFExkmKxiPStjJ-nA_o12B2qbXcsYaqdaPhTgOSgG3v1aDlzou2crfrcJuhkzrUxhhxOBMwvkCUQB3rZklWguF_RgAP-EzVWsnDccvVeNFRN9PTrP38oLt4g/s1600/patiohottub1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6ydDfTkKB-AG-3Tf4buFExkmKxiPStjJ-nA_o12B2qbXcsYaqdaPhTgOSgG3v1aDlzou2crfrcJuhkzrUxhhxOBMwvkCUQB3rZklWguF_RgAP-EzVWsnDccvVeNFRN9PTrP38oLt4g/s640/patiohottub1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't wait to share my craziness that's been going on in the kitchen!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">How many projects are *you* in the middle of today?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Becca</strong></em></span></div>

Question of the Day

How is it that this little project ... turns into this project ... which turns into *this* project (I mean, it IS only natural for you to st...

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Before It's Over ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to share our *summer* great room!  Annnd, to show a subtle change done earlier this summer.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs5Bey_xWCXwDsrztTTZZd5_Ssd-YvBiRDvjY0_CmjqY-6qXgMzl_UYTqiPzLxxrHytQk_Lj7d8AiD28C270CoOPrK3IlOW8SBBQi5b9anxgq7n750ncoTmLU9KGM8JrWh0KG4t_SzQ/s1600/summergreatoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs5Bey_xWCXwDsrztTTZZd5_Ssd-YvBiRDvjY0_CmjqY-6qXgMzl_UYTqiPzLxxrHytQk_Lj7d8AiD28C270CoOPrK3IlOW8SBBQi5b9anxgq7n750ncoTmLU9KGM8JrWh0KG4t_SzQ/s640/summergreatoverall.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below is how our great room looked last Fall ... can you spot the little difference between then and now?  Yes, we lightened the walls ... yippee!  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNolj7OP480FkOoTsI5mH3zhyrpACC2Ufqb8OGfSNs0qx8NwPFb6x4vexb6yFilWcoqHpZLqf91kBhvOrXSAJyhrxCH3k-cq0gezNeV9QRyLoZZcvGSq5rW3dVVfB5SZvGkr2aHNyPEg/s1600/fallgreatentry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNolj7OP480FkOoTsI5mH3zhyrpACC2Ufqb8OGfSNs0qx8NwPFb6x4vexb6yFilWcoqHpZLqf91kBhvOrXSAJyhrxCH3k-cq0gezNeV9QRyLoZZcvGSq5rW3dVVfB5SZvGkr2aHNyPEg/s640/fallgreatentry.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We (meaning, I) decided to paint the walls the same color as our dining and sitting rooms, which is BM's Manchester Tan.  Since our home is one big open floorplan, I thought it'd be a nice change to have them all the same color so that one room would flow into the other.  We're enjoying the change and will soon be carrying the same wall color into our kitchen/breafkast room, as well!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">While we're in here, I'll show you around our *summer* great room.  First stop, the buffet:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoMHzMBAI8sxRuF_yUaWceLP6mG0a2LcW8x9lE9InwqLOimbJ2A1XZ9BXBGgMzOOKtdF76qJ1msBFzc1MARfBXqESKH4aw7LkEhnlEf1j90hwX1Zcp4LLRhn5d59S3_YvVmmXLqorxQ/s1600/summergreatbuffet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoMHzMBAI8sxRuF_yUaWceLP6mG0a2LcW8x9lE9InwqLOimbJ2A1XZ9BXBGgMzOOKtdF76qJ1msBFzc1MARfBXqESKH4aw7LkEhnlEf1j90hwX1Zcp4LLRhn5d59S3_YvVmmXLqorxQ/s640/summergreatbuffet.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A small demijohn from TJMaxx:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w3KG_6WLC7M60Xr49anpKPKHzsLa56n2Ms4rZ1cPPFLbuJ6DL1LK_ujmc8V7tSpPFrrMDwkcGb7AymmOlHtQ2esqm_0tR87t3RMkzT0kqpmrQQ8h2rCV6w6qmGUG9aImvahHF1Zyww/s1600/summergreatdemi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w3KG_6WLC7M60Xr49anpKPKHzsLa56n2Ms4rZ1cPPFLbuJ6DL1LK_ujmc8V7tSpPFrrMDwkcGb7AymmOlHtQ2esqm_0tR87t3RMkzT0kqpmrQQ8h2rCV6w6qmGUG9aImvahHF1Zyww/s400/summergreatdemi.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GWoZe5LzBcHwj5f0o-bO4vbtnr7L-RLA5oxgQ8yOTFC405kJmMCXzzGRyFDS_G2MvupZS-sw9SQGCD0ADDR1WTHBOaBP8LbMPLBGk4ss3n4Dt-rKbmfeTfOHo3VfNxm8U60q4Dk7qw/s1600/summergreatbuffetclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GWoZe5LzBcHwj5f0o-bO4vbtnr7L-RLA5oxgQ8yOTFC405kJmMCXzzGRyFDS_G2MvupZS-sw9SQGCD0ADDR1WTHBOaBP8LbMPLBGk4ss3n4Dt-rKbmfeTfOHo3VfNxm8U60q4Dk7qw/s640/summergreatbuffetclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A tall, inexpensive lamp and fun, vintage boat (both from Home Goods):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZK8B-R8JgEROGoWO8MRPIz1ZAOCHIcKakT_wKeKpWzfjxILMDSjJ_iIdmBLNoJy25x6hRZ-cH6GkkeN1lI0FyHLR8YdSe58aKwPTGBIbIcowPZhXg3BwIKVhpiCCz5KgzorKe3GmbqA/s1600/summergreatbuffetship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZK8B-R8JgEROGoWO8MRPIz1ZAOCHIcKakT_wKeKpWzfjxILMDSjJ_iIdmBLNoJy25x6hRZ-cH6GkkeN1lI0FyHLR8YdSe58aKwPTGBIbIcowPZhXg3BwIKVhpiCCz5KgzorKe3GmbqA/s400/summergreatbuffetship.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A rustic anchor and oversized lantern frommmmm ... you guessed it, Home Goods!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_QtifuksHFKMqDaY45m5ztWvk3DKoUPvdWfnaDCXKjwT4fZapWUipytxGS_G8FVOvM-4O8dGvbpEPkEz9wL6BvZSWVWSD4xHx4PX7do6zNPB9Gq_okOvjBD3I72McSnnaBKg17b8tA/s1600/summergreatcandle1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_QtifuksHFKMqDaY45m5ztWvk3DKoUPvdWfnaDCXKjwT4fZapWUipytxGS_G8FVOvM-4O8dGvbpEPkEz9wL6BvZSWVWSD4xHx4PX7do6zNPB9Gq_okOvjBD3I72McSnnaBKg17b8tA/s400/summergreatcandle1.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, in keeping with the nautical theme, I simply *had* to wrap the base of the candle with nautical rope, add a small starfish and layer a sea fan behind:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSpIN8MxWR7jZBTTAv3dMEuVZKlxBBpkAubWA5h3xtuv1IytU-NOKFoz242WXVOsp3VmBi19jRe429u1aoSCznPLjD-7I20Mh-2CcnKfKCVuUCQibcbWzZlY6N9szrDWzKQTEXY6GQw/s1600/summergreatbuffetcandle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSpIN8MxWR7jZBTTAv3dMEuVZKlxBBpkAubWA5h3xtuv1IytU-NOKFoz242WXVOsp3VmBi19jRe429u1aoSCznPLjD-7I20Mh-2CcnKfKCVuUCQibcbWzZlY6N9szrDWzKQTEXY6GQw/s640/summergreatbuffetcandle.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Up above, I found this beautiful piece of art at Home Goods (last year) and was glad I finally found a fun spot to hang it ... I love the serene feel and soothing colors in it:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNhuQXTF2T7JYbp9Ypxxx5J5aRMUqptrmHPXlkbATumw4uo1jXwT9vx1GRCM87OW8qeQ4R4kT4AnbomQ-LDuOH6pN__xcBZQyKda2oeho6doQHMq4iwzOvzwmLWwYPRFrDxsDEok55g/s1600/summergreatart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNhuQXTF2T7JYbp9Ypxxx5J5aRMUqptrmHPXlkbATumw4uo1jXwT9vx1GRCM87OW8qeQ4R4kT4AnbomQ-LDuOH6pN__xcBZQyKda2oeho6doQHMq4iwzOvzwmLWwYPRFrDxsDEok55g/s640/summergreatart.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come on over and sit a spell (if you can find some room in between the pillows)!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_C_nwIQF2lDt1ALWoMPGisv_lWHOXRLFPTjUjJ03W2ATsjIy9E46OU_ZAhlvoccT3Wjl0nnxougOnlrTmKsL3y6mHUkNTZGNIyFb4nlqy9qsoh66PfS1cKTgdogWF3mbMS_pL3pX3UQ/s1600/summergreatoverall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_C_nwIQF2lDt1ALWoMPGisv_lWHOXRLFPTjUjJ03W2ATsjIy9E46OU_ZAhlvoccT3Wjl0nnxougOnlrTmKsL3y6mHUkNTZGNIyFb4nlqy9qsoh66PfS1cKTgdogWF3mbMS_pL3pX3UQ/s640/summergreatoverall1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pillow covers (from Pottery Barn) are pretty popular in our home.  I love being able to change out the covers to suit the season!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYk1DjzAD34YrD7SBFFyi0aKMzRbjyDIEPJhVq-FPWNCeW0ILM9R8PLyZO83cUeeM_Bm-ia1H-UWZmHcnGEe9UHBS7UfQogrAVBf52nVr9JWvKKb5QTqw_k4zw4P1FKdIJ9Y9Ao8UhA/s1600/summergreatpillows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYk1DjzAD34YrD7SBFFyi0aKMzRbjyDIEPJhVq-FPWNCeW0ILM9R8PLyZO83cUeeM_Bm-ia1H-UWZmHcnGEe9UHBS7UfQogrAVBf52nVr9JWvKKb5QTqw_k4zw4P1FKdIJ9Y9Ao8UhA/s400/summergreatpillows.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A simple vignette sits on the coffee table ... hmmm, *who* emptied the decanter?  Oops:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioXIqMPMFxovFvyWyRPCoUGLAHXrPO8fKGBltKB49mBRgXrgNf-C1qOIt1oqAGJLFjPqnOzp971KrE_ydUYUj7Tc1-A9DxAH8jG7E-GDs0x3PrdsTeM4LHUoMuKntlpa4Glc9CzrYbg/s1600/summergreatcoffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioXIqMPMFxovFvyWyRPCoUGLAHXrPO8fKGBltKB49mBRgXrgNf-C1qOIt1oqAGJLFjPqnOzp971KrE_ydUYUj7Tc1-A9DxAH8jG7E-GDs0x3PrdsTeM4LHUoMuKntlpa4Glc9CzrYbg/s640/summergreatcoffee.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On our mirrored tables sit the brown lamps that were once on our dining room sideboard.  And, an inexpensive pot filled with faux fern leaves serves as a easy filler for that spot, too:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8v2Iew55mcv4Xs94JgkUNSXU_NWb1uG338LxNWvVHUp_GT8t3rzpReipAWJpszCWwGaC4-0LeAC1RAKYiHed-fLpOU7LKkjTMOkXTfEtFo7Y74vW8dU16crpWUoBR6ZDZWG1SM1vwA/s1600/summergreatmirrortable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8v2Iew55mcv4Xs94JgkUNSXU_NWb1uG338LxNWvVHUp_GT8t3rzpReipAWJpszCWwGaC4-0LeAC1RAKYiHed-fLpOU7LKkjTMOkXTfEtFo7Y74vW8dU16crpWUoBR6ZDZWG1SM1vwA/s400/summergreatmirrortable.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sp-EAKING of lamps, this little diddy by the sofa got a little makeover (pictured from last Fall):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTHznrpO5FRs0A8HV3I5SBgbkqxJzhOerJfTLkEEzz9doegE-775SCXR6VbbkN5g0UNgOoPQOtvDFbf0-8QAKndfZ80olnC5yH0L56pptp-zudPpYcOEU04DiXb_wnSQ97wxSkFJqqg/s1600/fallgreatlamp1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTHznrpO5FRs0A8HV3I5SBgbkqxJzhOerJfTLkEEzz9doegE-775SCXR6VbbkN5g0UNgOoPQOtvDFbf0-8QAKndfZ80olnC5yH0L56pptp-zudPpYcOEU04DiXb_wnSQ97wxSkFJqqg/s400/fallgreatlamp1.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No surprise that a bit of leftover Annie Sloane's Old White made its way over the gold:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_oZU07vO_co9TI17tAfOmW0FNkz9K5f3hy451s3YUYJKGhQMSfwUREsLXRuiHzlI04LyVBb5hBlLKivH52BdzhCt7WkHwS7F_oIP0T_H_7ckL0Bnm_P9w0szBIH5e2iPfHyJHMZzcA/s1600/summergreatlamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_oZU07vO_co9TI17tAfOmW0FNkz9K5f3hy451s3YUYJKGhQMSfwUREsLXRuiHzlI04LyVBb5hBlLKivH52BdzhCt7WkHwS7F_oIP0T_H_7ckL0Bnm_P9w0szBIH5e2iPfHyJHMZzcA/s400/summergreatlamp.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lastly, our summer, nautical mantel, which I already shared, but, since it's getting ready to lose its summer look, I thought I'd show it one last time:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqDUjcrbHNoaLur6kxpZ48KxXlZxDC5rext_h0pDyGL4KaVVhfqPb0p93IeV5ugNNMcBa2lxd5CiXlVQwfAGUKHTOjvaWOORG_ExX8C-xPcMP_l97BKvAa2AKlG_nY8VN1xBzx71Y0w/s1600/summergreatfireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqDUjcrbHNoaLur6kxpZ48KxXlZxDC5rext_h0pDyGL4KaVVhfqPb0p93IeV5ugNNMcBa2lxd5CiXlVQwfAGUKHTOjvaWOORG_ExX8C-xPcMP_l97BKvAa2AKlG_nY8VN1xBzx71Y0w/s640/summergreatfireplace.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't believe that in a few, short weeks, I'll be decorating for Fall, will you?!  In the meantime, I've gotten myself in a bit of trouble in the kitchen ... it's going to take awhile (along with pleading with talented neighbors for their carpentry skills since both John and I aren't doing too well in that department), BUT, I know I'm going to love the results ... stay tuned!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIWnhfZ500zPwK-DbnvrXTZQ_3MSEBmsezDR4ucPoSLRTqCdsbjdH15Ti6DJUJ9WiuJtD5De6TN6Ax_27cTksRuVNT1csmnwjdYb_8zvCDTUHTY8YjK8ZiY6wXO0hd6PBh18HIslRlw/s1600/bowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIWnhfZ500zPwK-DbnvrXTZQ_3MSEBmsezDR4ucPoSLRTqCdsbjdH15Ti6DJUJ9WiuJtD5De6TN6Ax_27cTksRuVNT1csmnwjdYb_8zvCDTUHTY8YjK8ZiY6wXO0hd6PBh18HIslRlw/s640/bowl.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a fabulous weekend!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Becca</strong></em></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

Before It's Over ...

I wanted to share our *summer* great room!  Annnd, to show a subtle change done earlier this summer. Below is how our great room looked last...

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