Round Top/Warrenton, Texas...

 

A tornado blew in through Texas while I was there last weekend and I was totally and truly B-L-O-W-N away!!!

Okay, I said a little white lie about the tornado but I AM honest about being blown away!  ;)

I am SO a virgin when it comes to junkin' compared to the ladies that I had the honor of meeting last weekend at Antiques Week in Warrenton, Texas. These women know their stuff, know how to shop it, know how to price it, and know how to sell it! Awesome stuff I tell ya! I was blown away with them too...you are not going to believe who all I met in 48 hours!!!!!!

Beautiful findings at Sweet Peas ~ Gloria

I felt like a meager little kitten as all I do is wake up early on Saturday mornings and hit the local garage sales in hopes of finding that special something. I don't have a booth nor a shop, nor do I have anything for sale. I am just a confessed serial hoarder of all things vintage and pretty. Unless I die, it will not be sold or given to anyone...got it? ;)  I'm glad we understand each other now, let's carry on.

You see, I didn't really travel 6 hours to shop, per say. I traveled 6 hours to see my friends and meet them face to face, some for the first time ever. I'm warning you now, if you think that I look kind of foo foo in the photos ahead, please understand that I was totally overwhelmed, in shock, blown away and my little brain was overloaded with all the excitement of what they call...Round Top/Warrenton/Antiques Week!!!!!

Are you ready? This is going to be quite a long post. I've been working on this post since I came home on Monday night. Sifting through hundreds of photos and trying to find the right words and the right photos to describe my 48 hours of unremarkable memories was a feat in itself...so sit back, relax & enjoy the weekend with me, all over again!!! :)

Beautiful findings at Primitiques ~ Mindy

The first lady I'd like to mention is "my hero"... Debbie of Talking Trash. Without wanting to meet her with every breath in my body, I probably would not have made the 6 hour hike to Texas. And when I say that she is "my hero"...I mean it in a way that's more than selling or buying or shopping for 'stuff'. She IS one of the sweetest and most sincere people I know. And as a bonus, she's as cute as a bug and so very talented. She totally took me under her wing, she covered me in a blanket of love and spoiled me to death for a whopping 48 hours straight! (I'm sure she's thanking the stars above that I didn't stay all week as she would have had to put a restraining order on me to keep me away from her!) Oh I miss her already...can't wait for her to come home and tell us all what we missed!!! She's so hilarious...I can only imagine the fun they are still having over there!

 Beautiful findings at Carolyn Westbrook Home ~ Carolyn

I know you all know Debbie (like who don't?) by now and you gotta love her to death like I do. But for those that don't know her, you MUST check her out. I really don't think I could find the right adjective that would be "good enough" to describe her, other than the word "wonderful". And as for her husband, CD ~ short for Cat Daddy, he's right up there with her in my book! He's has this magic about him. Once you walk under his tent, you're going to walk out with something. Either with one of his magnificent finds or with "the Cat Daddy experience" itself. He's just amazing and has totally found his calling in buying, selling and trading his awesome finds!!!

The Trash Duo: Danny & Debbie York ~ Me

Although Debbie and Cat Daddy are still in Warrenton working in their tent all this week, I really need to stop all this sweet talk of them as their heads will explode when she reads this. (and I say "she" because "he" confessed that he doesn't read my blog at all but he does read Laura's of White Spray Paint!)

And speaking of Laura...she rounded the corner of Debbie's tent on Sunday evening and I just couldn't believe my eyes when I saw her. Again, she left me speechless too as I was so excited to meet her in person. (can't you just see the shock in my smile? I was waiting for somebody to pinch me!) She is every bit as wonderful on her blog as she is in person. Every bit! She's so real, I just love her!!!

Laura ~ Debbie ~ Me

Laura even brought each of us a sweet little bag of cookies! Yummy! (she really made some brownie points here with me!) haha

The 48 hour weekend brought so much fun and friends to me. If I don't stop talking and just show you the photos, this post will never end so I'm going to try and speed things up a bit...

Beautiful findings at Debbie and Cat Daddy's

Mindy was on my list of people to meet last weekend and within the first 10 minutes of me finding my way around, I found her nestled in her tent, staging all of her beautiful goodies. I was so excited that she was able to take a hug break and snap a photo with me. She's just the cutest little thing!!! And I just loved the fact that she drank her water out of an old glass canning jar. How primitive is that? ;) (I wish I'd have a photo of her with a drink in her hand to show ya'll...she's just so cute!)

Me ~ Mindy

Here she is all decked out for the blog party. With the help of Robelyn, she made her banner out of a grave site marker! A girl after my own heart!!!! I just love me some Mindy!!!

Mindy ~ Primitiques

And I am SO pouty! Speaking of Robelyn, I have NO photos of her! What's up with that? I scoured my camera time and time again but found NO photos of the famous red haired red.neck chic (she-k) girl with the fabulous famous handmade handbags that were the talk of Antiques Week. I guess I was so busy laughing and talking with her, I never thought to snap a photo of us together. (pout pout)

And don't think you are going to run over to her website above and buy them all before I get the chance to pick mine...uh uh...it ain't gonna happen. Finish reading this post and then you can go check out her beautiful bags! ;)  They are gorgeous! And she sews them on an old 60 something year old hand-me-down sewing machine!!!! This girl is fabulous...darn I wish I had a photo of her!!!!!

Random photo ~ I just LOVE old books!

And oh my gosh, there was nothing better than surprises!!! Here was another friend who I didn't expect to see! She's been on the road for the past few several weeks and ended up here with us! I just love this girl...Gale of The Wizard of Once Was!!!!!

Gale ~ Me

Gale is such a sweetheart. We've been blogging together for almost a year now and she never fails to leave me the sweetest comments. When she types, she types from her heart and she is so sincere. I'm always honored when she comes to visit me. It's hard to believe that she lives in California...it's almost as if she's my next door neighbor!!! I just love her!!!

Random photo ~ I just LOVE old door knobs!

Speaking of love, I almost fainted when I saw this SUPER STAR! I couldn't make a sound come out of my mouth and I feared that she'd walk away before I ever had the chance of telling her hello. Then suddenly, I blurted out "Heather!" and she turned around with that flashy gorgeous smile. I ran up to her and thanked her for the wonderful inspiration she showers me with every time I click on her blog. She surrounds herself with fresh and inspiring beauty and she is every bit of both in person too!!!! She's simply beautiful!!!! Meeting her for the first time was one of the highlights of my weekend!!!! :))) I am one of her biggest fans {sigh}

Me ~ Heather Bullard

There was so much to see there. There were miles and miles of rolling hills with tents and shops hundreds of yards deep on each side.

The weather was beautiful and all we had was time to enjoy it all. Nothing else stopped us from doing anything that we didn't want to...there were no deadlines. That's what I love about Texas...it seems like no one is in a hurry to do anything as no one really looks at their watch except when the tummy starts growling! ;)

I was able to mosey around a little bit and these things caught my eye at various booths in and around Warrenton...

Bingo anyone?

Or how about an old Chevy restoration project?

Or maybe something not so big, right?

Then as I thought I couldn't take any more excitement, I was fortunate to meet this beautiful gal below...

Anne ~ Me

Anne of Fiona & Twig! I've been following her blog for about a year now also. She's fabulous and funny and has a great little booth of her own in her small town. She was certainly on my list of friends to meet here. I was looking forward to meeting her and I'm so glad I did! Doesn't she look all professional in her F&T tee??? I didn't recognize her without her cowgirl hat but thanks goes to Debbie for introducing us!!!! Anne's Mom is the sweetest too! They are just too cute!!!!

Another great GREAT girl that was on my list is Amy of  The Gypsy Chick. Amy is such a doll. She has the biggest heart in the whole world. Credit goes to her for rounding up the miracles that surrounded Debbie's little Bella and much much more. Not only is she the sweetest but she is one great photographer! Her photos are gorgeous and she's a big inspiration to me. One day when I grow up, I want to be just like HER!

Speaking of growing up, I also want to have the sassy-ness and spunky-ness of this FABULOUS girl...Miss Angelique of Six in One Hand...

I think it was the end of the first day (Saturday) when we took this photo above. As you can tell, I was so overwhelmed with meeting all of these fabulous people that I was just in la-la land and could barely keep my eyes open. The humidity was awful so it was time for a baseball cap to cover the little bit of frizz I had. It was a whopping hot 83 degrees and if I could have taken off all my clothes (which would NOT have been a pretty sight I tell ya), I still wouldn't have been cool enough. However, I wish I would look as good as Angelique in a tank like that! Instead I look like a fluffy ruffled sheep...Please remind me to keep my jacket on next time I wear that shirt! Sorry I messed up our photo girl....but YOU look fabulous!   :)

Being from Louisiana, I would have never thought I'd come across my little Louisiana neighbor...sweet Miss Adrienne of The Flying Bee!!!!!! Isn't she the cutest??? She's every bit as cute in person! So upbeat and energetic, I see where she gets her name "The Flying Bee" from....she was everywhere and I'm so happy I was able to meet her and visit!!!

We only live a few hours from each other so she is definitely on my list of girls to hook up with soon! I'm going to have to take a trip and check out the cute little shops near her...Hang on Adrienne, I'm coming!!! ;)

Are you worn out yet? So now are you getting some sort of idea how overwhelming this 48 hours was for me? I probably should have split this post into chapters but I still have so much to show you...like this FABULOUS FAMOUS WOMAN...Jo Packham of Where Women Create.

I had the honor of meeting Jo last year at Silver Bella. She was the guest speaker of the event and by NO means was she there long enough...we just couldn't get enough of her!!! She's totally awesome (& totally huggable) in person and NEVER meets a stranger. She's met millions of fabulous women all over the world but when she's with you, she makes you feel like you're the only one in the room. Tears always fly when I get the chance to hug her! She's so real, so simple and so down to earth...I just LOVE her to pieces!

I'm going to have the honor of meeting with her again in a couple of weeks in Savannah!! (So Jo, if you are reading this...get ready for another big two arm hug scrunch...with happy tears!!!!!! ;)

okay...I'm exhausted...no more words could describe these 48 hours that I spent with these fabulous women.

I still have so much to show you but I'll have to save that for another post. Thanks for coming along with me so far. Get some rest and I'll take you some more around the Warrenton/Round Top area of beautiful TEXAS!!!!!!

 

Happy Easter everyone, I'll be back soon!!!!! 

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