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February 7, 2014 by Lindsay

Weekend Rounds: BDay + Fun

Happy Weekend Everyone!! We have got a birthday to celebrate + some fun to have this weekend. What about you?

Yesterday was my 30th Birthday!! I had a wonderful day! My husband took the entire day off, so my momma came over and we all hopped in the car and headed out for a full day of vintage/thrift/salvage shopping. It was so much fun. The day started off with surprise red birthday roses waiting for my on table with a sweet card from my hubby.

birthday roses

He knows my favorite thing to do for my birthday is shopping so he offers it up every year! He also sneaks in gift cards to use on a later date too! I got $200.00 worth of Visa gift card money! What a keeper I have! Kevin also made me birthday pancakes and then I got ready. I don’t know why but it’s always big deal to see what I am going to wear on my birthday… haha… this year I went ultra casual…

birthday outfitPurple Skinny Jeans- Marshalls/ Heart Chambray Top- Kohls/ Grey Flats=- Target

We ended up going to The Rustic Rooster downtown to check out their store of furniture and selection of Annie Sloan Chalk Paints. Then we loaded up and headed to Sarasota Circus Salvage and had a ball. The owner there actually went to high school with my parents and was great friends with a cousin of ours. Small world… so funny. He let us know real quick we could have the Manchester Lancer (the high school they went to) discount. I took him up on his offer. I picked up a turquoise mermaid to sit on a shelf and this beauty…. (so much better in person by the way)… I have big, big, big plans for this!! It was $149.00 and he gave it to me for $99.00— steal of a birthday deal! You must go to this place if you haven’t yet locals…

metal beach sign

Here’s a peek at what else we saw during the day…

rustic kitchen island

hook boards and chalkboard arrow We also drove all the way to Venice to the Jealous Orchard to check out some chalk paint and furniture. Adorable. I snatched up some chalk paints to use on a few pieces around here!! Here’s a quick shot of her colors…

Seagirl Chalk Paint

We had a great time!! Next we went to St. Armand’s to Columbia for dinner… it was delicious as always!We went through a few shops and I snatched these up…

headwrap and mermaid necklace

Mermaid Necklace, Jeweled Headwrap, Lace & Jewel Headwrap- from Sea Maiden on St Armand’s

We are having a family party Sunday, so maybe I will show you the birthday swag next week…. until then we are celebrating and maybe even doing a little more shopping! Have a great weekend everyone! Enjoy!

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  1. Kimberly H. Smith says

    February 17, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    Happy Belated Birthday, Lindsay! Your husband sounds like a sweetheart. Gift cards are like gold to me. Thanks for sharing. #SITSBlogging

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