weekend recap...don't miss this post!!!

greetings!

sorry i have been MIA for a couple of days! i was in michigan for the weekend and had an absolute blast! it was great to catch up with friends i haven't seen in awhile. don't you love it how you can go a year or two or more w/out talking to someone and then you see each other an pick up as if it was yesterday!

the designer show house was AWESOME! i forgot NO photos allowed inside! so i only have outside photos to share with you. the designers did an AMAZING job! this was one of the better houses and locations the junior league of detroit has chosen!

anyway, here's a link to an article found in the detroit news: click here

below is a photo from the driveway looking into the backyard and lake st. clair.

next up a couple more photos of the front of the house...

followed by a few more of the backyard. nice, huh! should should have seen the inside...outstanding!!

i love the palm plants....mind you this is michigan, not west palm beach! ha! ha!

while at the designer show house, i purchased the oil painting below. it definitely reminds me of home! isn't it beautiful! i love it!!!

i love the sailboats sailing out on the water. it's just like summertime in grosse pointe or GP as we call it! so this will be a great memento to remind me of home, while i live my daily life back in chicago.

the only problem with this painting was it was framed. yeah, the frame is cute----don't get me wrong, but not the look i was going for, so after much work i was able to release the oil painting from the glue gun fest on the back of the frame! so scared i was going to chip the oil or hurt the painting, i managed to get it loose -- whew!
below is the oil painting i bought at the designer show house back in 2006, same artist. don't you just love her work! truly AMAZING! anyway, the this is the look i want for the sailing by the beach oil painting above.

now here is the BEST part...today, i got back to chicago and checked out GROUPON's daily deal and guess what today's deal is here in Chicago....not sure what they are near you? $100 worth of framing for ONLY $45.00 -HELLO! if you aren't familiar with GROUPON, click here.

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anyway, is that crazy or what?!??! was GROUPON reading my mind? seriously, i was ecstatic to see that deal! after all, i have already invested $175 [after tax] in the oil painting alone! ha! ha! so yeah, check out GROUPON...it's AWESOME!

i have more to share from my weekend but will save it for another post. PLD is exhausted and needs to rest! later!

~ PLD