Junk Pile

I'm in love with Historic Ellicott City. The town used to be synonymous with Dental Board studying, since I spent a month hanging out at the local Barnes and Nobles. My only other trip to was during graduation weekend with my mom. It reminded me of when I was younger and would beg to go into the store in hopes that I would see something cool and casually place it into her cart. I was usually no match for her marathon shopping excursions. My plan backfired after an hour of following her around the store and I would retreat to the car.  Main street is my mothers dream row, a street lined with antique stores, vintage clothing and cafes. 

Venturing with my family and friends I stumbled into a lot of great shops this past weekend. I love being a tourist it my own area! Where else can you find a Subway Cafe?  Yes... Ellicott City is too posh to have just a regular Subway, their Subway serves Tazo chai latte with a full pastry menu.

Even Alex had fun hanging out in the antique stores. Can we say baby wooden chairs?

Here's Mr. Patrick and one of our friends at one of the local stores. 

I found the coolest cast iron hooks at A journey from Junk.  There was no need to spray paint them, since they were already lime green. I already made a spot for them on my wall

The Destroyer

At nine months, Alex has now been given the nickname of "the destroyer." He is moving so fast I can hardly catch him before he gets into something.  He has no interest in playing with his own toys; only destroying whatever is in your hands. Hopefully he will learn to build and not destroy soon.

You want to watch TV? Nope. I stole your remote

No... Its not a mistake that his hand is pushing my face out of the way. I was in his picture, so he tried to move me.

Sofa Table

I found a cool sofa table at the Main Street Festival in May. I loved the style, but it had a certain Grandma flare with the outdated flowers and forest green color.

I sanded the table to get it ready for the spray paint (I have been a little spray paint happy lately... I may have my priveledges revoked soon). Will post the other spray painted items soon.

I used the hammered Rust-oleum rosemary spray paint to give the table a goldish green look. Still green, but no more granny flowers.

$10 stroller?

If someone had told me last year that you needed more than one stroller I would have laughed and called them fancy folks. Walking, umbrella, pram, terrain, jogging, all too many names for one purpose... carrying a baby. Right now my Graco stroller is doing great, the only downside is the size. The stroller sometimes occupies more then half the trunk. This can really be a deal breaker.

I was in Marshalls the other day and I happened to peruse through the baby aisle and caught wind of a 19.99 Cosco umbrella stroller marked at half price to $9.99. Very small and compact and could easily fit under your seat. The deal sounded too good to be true, so I quickly searched to see if there were any recalls on this model. I didnt want Alex to be put in harms way with my cheapness. Nothing was found and I couldn't resist. I decided to give it a try; even if the stroller breaks in a month its money well spent.

 We decided to hangout in Alexandria and I felt it was a good time to breakout my new stroller to cut down on car space. Walking through old towne I got the strangest looks from people. I didn't notice at first until Mr. Patrick pointed it out. " Everyones looking at me because of our stroller. They don't realize that your the cheap one that bought it."

 Now the stroller did leave a little to be desired in the plush department, but it was definitely functional. I never thought about it before but I guess a stroller could be compared to a car... and we were in the hoopty. On a hot summer day, it didn't have nice shade like the midsize strollers, but was definitely functional.

To make up for our lack of overhead shade, I decided to get alex a beach hat. He was too cute for VA. Alex totally pimped out the stroller, with one leg up in the air.

Its not about the ride, but the dude that's inside. Right Alex? Despite the looks, I think this Cosco stroller is here to stay. Has anybody heard anything bad about this model?