Hi friends!

If you’re reading this and feeling a little blah from another snow storm and more freezing cold temperatures, I’m going to share a little about my sunny visit to Florida last week. Maybe that’s going to make you dislike me, but I’m trusting it won’t. I’m hoping that you’ll love the story and it will distract you a bit from this nasty week in New England.

Last weekend, I went on a trip to see my friend Marcie. On my flight to Florida, I had the rare opportunity to watch the sunset from above the clouds. Maybe for some of you that’s a normal occurrence. It was a first for me, I felt so tiny… way up above the clouds. Filled with awe by the technology we have to be able to be flying… and watching a movie or taking a nap. Just mind blowing. I mean, look at this!
As I was taking this picture the lady next to me asked if we should switch seats since this was probably the 10th picture I had taken (and I was in the middle seat). Annoying I’m sure, I just couldn’t help myself. lol That reminded me of the last trip when I was flying in the dark, but the moon was amazing. I was in the middle seat, yet again, it seems to be my destiny. I snapped a quick shot while the lady next to me was sleeping. Well…. I didn’t realize that my sound and flash were on and it went off right in her face. She literally jumped and screamed in utter fear. I apologized profusely and she was very forgiving, but oh my word it still makes me laugh to think about.

I made it to Tampa and saw my friend Marcie.
Marcie’s a special lady… I could go on and on about all I love about her. I’ve done that a couple times on the blog already so I won’t do it again. She doesn’t like all that mushy gushy stuff anyway. That being said, makes my next story all the more special. I walked into the guest room in Marcie’s house, turned on the lights, and found this.
She had put 31 balloons all over my room and each balloon had a hand written note with something that she loves about me. Coming from a non-mushy gushy kind of person, I knew she went out of her comfort zone to show me love in one of my love languages… words of affirmation. I saved every note. I want to give her a public thanks because things like this mean so very much to me and is what sets her apart as a forever friend in my book.

Asher is almost 2 and he’s Marcie’s youngest son. I was thankful to love on him and be loved by him. You see, he has LCH which is a rare disease that produces cancer in your body. Right now, he has liver cancer. He is a reminder to me that every day is a gift.

And last but certainly not least, I was able to hang out with my friend turned sister in law, Gina. It’s been FOREVER since we’ve had just her and me time. It was so fun!!

My flight was delayed thanks to the snow storm of last week (insert monotone semi annoyed tone here). I was thankful to be stuck in the sun for one more day though. We enjoyed a relaxing day at the beach.
Moving on to the furniture friends. My friends Jen and Steve had a friend who wanted to get rid of this dresser and asked me if I would be interested in it.

I love how large it is with that big beautiful mirror and the marble tops on the two little drawers. It just needed some love… love, I knew I could give it. :)

We painted it using Benjamin Moore’s Dragon’s Breath. If you would like to see how we paint furniture, check out our How To Paint Furniture post. It needed new hardware desperately. I also distressed it lightly to give it an aged feel.
And once again… one of my favorite parts about this piece is IT’s FOR SALE! Check out our Furniture For Sale page to see if it’s still available (if you don’t see it there, it’s not), measurements and pricing.

Happy funcycling friends!

Sarah ;)

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