The Best Beach Retreat!

Okay, I'm just going to say that

this is how we started our mornings at the beach this

past weekend.

Kelli and April are such foodies that every meal

was like we stepped into a fine restaurant!

my two besties kelli and april

I treated them both (because I love to give gifts)

 to aprons that

suited their personality.

 Let me just say thatI had to endure

these two talking food

and exchanging recipes the whole time!

Then they would wake up early

6:oo am early!

because they are not night owls like

moi,

and go on hikes down the 350 (not kidding here)

steps

to the beach, walk the beach for

miles...

 then back up the 350 steps all

refreshed and

ready to start the day!

In the meantime,

 I had, I think, just gotten to sleep from reading

all night!

I made the mistake the one night and

started reading the newest

Flea Market Style

magazine and my mind started

racing!

As only besties could get away with,

they would force me to go on more walks!

"But we're on vacation! Isn't crawling through

junk shops

excercise??".....

...they wouldn't hear it.

That's why they are the bestest besties ever!



April at the door



Okay, on to our venture....

 This is one of my

favorite stops everytime I head to

the Oregon coast.

It's this junk shack that is filled to the brim with all sorts of

oddities and treasures.

It is literally an ADD nightmare!

Which is why it takes me

an hour to go through all

200 square feet

of it!

It's called "Lexi's Cool Stuff".



this section and the bottles below were the only
sense of organization!

Then when you look up.....

hats, all over the ceiling!

We also went to a particular fave of mine called

 Little White Church Antiques.

I'm just going to say that this is a

feast for the eyes.

in the summer the barrels and window boxes are

 brimming with gorgeous flowers

the shop's sweet owners Linda and Lori

One of the back rooms had piles of vintage linen,

I felt like I had died

and gone to

Little White Church

heaven!

a little somethin' for the beach house peeps

Okay, so I said before I left  that I was going to

be on the hunt

for vintage bottles to make a garland.

I scored these in one

of the shops.

They are purplely in color and I think will make

 a great accent to my garland.

Then with my racing ADD mind, I came up

with another

idea.....

wait until you see,

you are going to

love

it!!!