Sept. 24, 2010 Lunch at Lynn's Paradise Cafe on the 17th

The weeks have flown. :( Not that I want them to but it became very hectic right before the Art In the Highlands,(Sept 18th and 19th)then that weekend went by like a whirlwind then this week became even more busy that I have to stop for a second to make sure the spinning in my head stops! LOL!

First off I have to say that I enjoyed being a part of such a great art fair among other artists who are not only known here in Kentucky but also such talented people. I learned so much and is very grateful for the experience of being with this group of artists and a great school that volunteered their beautiful grounds and time for us. Despite the heat that came around this last weekend(yes I made it through without melting)Bo and I not only enjoyed our time at the art fair but also in Louisville.

Friday was set up day and so we needed to go to Louisville to set our booth and tables up then drive back to Elizabethtown to situate Nick to head on to a friends house since he had a race that Saturday and Jared to come to Louisville with us. After our set up we decided to eat at Lynn's Paradise Cafe. We saw this restaurant featured on the Food Network channel along with a throw down with Bobby Flay so we wanted to check it out. We were not disappointed. Not only was the restaurant very neat and eclectic but the food was awesome.

It really did help lift my mood which was nervous for the art show and sad in my heart over news we received just a day before. As Bo and I were running errands for last minute things before the weekend he received a phone call that would alter our plans for the next year. I knew the news would be coming at some point but this soon? So you can imagine it threw me for a loop and I had to really get myself back together to concentrate on that upcoming weekend.

So time spent with him not only for lunch but for the whole weekend of the art show became more important to me now more than ever.

So here are pictures of Lynn's Paradise Cafe in Louisville.










The lamp at our table



Bo playing with the toys on the table. :)





I thought the legs on the walls were so cool! :)


















After lunch we headed back to Elizabethtown about 50 miles away to situate Nick and grab Jared. We drove back to Louisville that night and ate dinner across the Ohio river at Rocky's in Jeffersonville, Indiana and stayed at the Sheraton there. I love the night skyline of the city and was able to see it with the sun setting.





This was the view from our hotel window.


It was going to be an early morning for all 3 of us, so we headed to bed. The next day was to bring about the first day of the Art in the Highlands at Louisville Collegiate.

The art fair was a great experience despite the heat and as we rounded that weekend off we came home to more of a to do list since Bo was to be leaving us soon. We ended up painting my art room and the boys rooms in a span of two days that Bo was off. The next thing we will tackle is our living room(he is changing the color we painted it) and finishing our unfinished side of the basement. He wants us to be comfortable and feel like this is our home mostly when he is not around. And yes I don't live with a procrastinator so we went from one project to another. LOL!

Tomorrow we are headed to Bowling Green for Nick's cross country race. It never ends in this household but I did want to update and hope to share pictures of more recent work and also the art fair soon.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Happy being busy...busy being happy. :)

I am still diligently getting my jewelry situated for the upcoming show and happily busy preparing for it. :) I am a bit nervous but I love my work and I just hope others who pass by my booth will enjoy it too.

Here are more fused earrings and lampwork bracelets made this last week.
















A sneak peek of what some of my displays will look like.





In the midst of all the working and all the other commitments we are still situating the garage as a work place for both Bo and I. The other day he found on Craigslist a work table for sale. It was a really good price but needed a little sprucing up and so he brought it home and worked on it today. Not only did he add more wood on the table so that it is sturdy for me to work on, but he also painted the boards and the legs and added more hooks on the peg board for me to organize my tools in. So it was table makeover today when he came home from work.

The before picture of the work table:




After pictures:








Now we just need to situate the garage so that we have enough light in there to work. I love my new table and cannot wait to set it up and start working on it.

Today I worked on my jewelry pictures to make a a collage poster for the show and 16X20 posters of other jewelry to hang in my art room. I should be picking them up tomorrow. I will be repainting that room again. The light pink in there is actually depressing in the light that comes in. :( So I picked a pear green that is a vibrant color and very energizing. And being that green is one of my favorite colors I know it will change my mood every time I walk into the room. :)

The poster heading to the show with us:



The other posters made to be framed:

Glass Bracelets



Metal Work



Glass Earrings



I am excited to pick them up tomorrow.

These last days have been beautiful out. I always feel like I have neglected to go out and just enjoy it and take some pictures, but with how busy I have been, I just take in the moment I can sit out on my back deck and drink my coffee while I watch Kaiah in our back yard in the morning. Around this time of the year, I know it was starting to get chilly and rainy in Alaska. Even though I miss the scenery very much, I don't miss being chilly. I know the fall season here will last for a while and I am hoping to enjoy every minute of it. So fall drives are in the agenda once the leaves start turning. And I have two flower presses waiting for fallen leaves to be pressed in them. *SMILE*

Well it is late and Kaiah and whining to go to bed. She tries to sneak into our room and jump up on the bed. LOL! And the boys need to be in bed. I hope you all are enjoying my updates leading up to the show.

Until next time.....

September 4,2010

The summer is still here with temps still high until this morning. I woke up to fall weather with cool temps and a breeze and it must have felt good for all the kids running at practice this morning. I am hoping this is a hint of what will be coming soon. Kentucky has had the hottest summer this year and so everyone is looking forward to the seasons changing. Fall is my favorite time of year and now I will enjoy it in a state that lavishes in colored trees around that time and cool days. We are hoping to go back to Huber Farms in Indiana and pick our pumpkins from a real pumpkin patch. :)




This weekend is still work for Bo and I. He has his shifts and I am still working on more inventory for the show and starting to figure out how we will displaying our jewelry now that I received more of my display pieces.
The countdown is literally on now. :)

So here are more jewelry pictures to share.

More Earrings.......











One of the newest bracelets.


Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Have a great Labor Day Weekend.

Eye Candy-Warning picture heavy

Okay surprised for me to say its been busy in our household? Probably not. So a little update and then some pictures. :)

My son Nick has been running cross country for his HS here. Last Saturday was the Bluegrass Cellular Heartland 5K.



Bo and I were checkpoints and road guards for the first mile as volunteers as we cheered everyone running the race. Then headed to the finish line to watch them come in.
I am very proud of Nick. This is his first 5K and he came in at 20:05.9 and was 6th in his age group of 16-20 and 25th overall of over 500 runners. :) Our whole cross country team did well and the times they came in put them in Varsity or JV and proud to say Nick is on the Varsity team. :) In fact today is their first meet out at Barren County this afternoon about an hour or so away from here.

Here are some race pictures.













After the race since Bo was off we headed to Starlight, Indiana to Huber Orchard and Winery and Farm. Those pictures will be for another post. :)

We have been busy getting our materials and all our stuff ready for the Louisville Collegiate Art Show called Art in the Highlands. Our tent came in last week and I am just waiting for more display pieces to come in. Here are some of our new jewelry that will be headed that way.

These pieces are handmade beads by my husband Bo and put together with Swarovski crystals and sterling silver by me. :)























Kaiah patiently waiting for me while I am taking pictures.





Of course I have more pictures but will stop here for now.

Today is Bo's birthday and it will be a busy and hectic day. We have to drive out to the cross country meet and not sure when it will be over for us to have dinner. So I am very thankful that he is happy that the gifts he has is to be with us. I know though we will be hitting Sears here soon for some power tools. :) After this show he wants to finish our basement, redo our landscaping and start adding details to our house like crown molding. We want to finish our house in time to enjoy it and yet it put more detail to it that when we sell it others will also appreciate. We are putting all that in within the months since we have word that he is still on the deployment list. Just not ready to have my husband leave us. But you know we go on right? And I pray that I do have the strength to deal with things like some of my other friends have while their husband's have been gone.

Well on a good note...this is Nick's first race and Bo's birthday so heading off to enjoy my busy life with the guys. :)

My Coffell guys.......time is sure flying by. :(