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Here goes.... Sunday - Pan seared gnocchi with roasted chicken, carrots and peas (shared by my friend Sara) Monday - Tacos with ground turkey Tuesday -  Fresh Tomato, Sausage and Pecorino Pasta  (shared by Ada-Marie who says this recipe is a keeper) Wednesday - Loaded Baked Potato Soup Thursday - Homemade Chicken Pizza Happy weekend everyone! I have so many projects that I am trying to put the finishing touches on and photograph. Stay tuned. Hopefully I can get my act together!

Last week, I was fortunate to get a great listing near Willow Lawn and it sold first day on the market because my clients, Dawn & Scott did such an excellent job with the renovation. Dawn shared with me before pictures that she took and I have posted the afters! Such a cute Cape! Before Living Room After Living Room Before Dining Room After Dining Room Before Kitchen After Kitchen Before Kitchen After Kitchen Before Bathroom After Bathroom Also, many thanks to Mary with Montague Media & Marketing  for helping me with the photos. I know her photos also contributed to this quick sale.

What a great week! With three real estate closings and my listing  going under contract first day on the market, I certainly can't complain. I also picked up "Betty" yesterday. You may remember her from this post. Am I crazy to love this needlepoint picture so much? Stay tuned for a post this week on her new location at our house! Found these cute eggs in the Dollar Bin at Target (2 for $1). I picked up three packs and found Clyde lining them up on the floor yesterday saying "Chicks, Chicks." Hopefully they will make it to Easter.  Lands End is finally having their Friends & Family sale and everything is 30% off. I have had items in my cart for weeks waiting for it. Picked up these cute shorts for Clyde in green, yellow and red and this cute skirt & a top for Camille.  Also, won a ticket to the Virginia Wine Expo and I think my friend, Melissa, and I are going to check it out tomorrow. I need some new wines in my life so I am excited.  Here goes with...

Well the time has come to announce the winner of my fabulous Bellatique Giveaway ... If you have not "Liked" Bellatique on Facebook yet you will for sure want to because their cute Spring stuff is to die for and very very affordable! Thank you so much to everyone who entered to win! We had over 350 entries!!  The Winner of a RealDana Top and Charming Necklace is ...  (and I swear this was not rigged, so crazy!!!) One of my favorite bloggers from right here in Lexington KY!! So crazy!! Miss Brooke!! She is so adorable. I love her blog so so much. She has the funniest and cutest stuff over there! Go check out her blog HERE if you're not already!  Brooke you will look so cute in your RealDana Top :)  Bellatique will contact you about your winnings:)  XOXO,

Shew ... whoever said planning a wedding is stressful was RIGHT! Good grief ...  I always said I would never be the stressed out bride.  I would be the "go with the flow" never crazy or bitchy, just excited and happy ...  Welllll, that bird has flown the coup friends .. I am officially stressed!  (of course not crazy or bitchy though..yet! ha!) hahahahaha this is hysterical! Don't fret, this is not me, there are probably only about 3 people in the world I would actually like to punch in the throat, and they have nothing to do with the wedding lol!!  (and no no no I won't name them, I'm not talking bad about people for lent this year ha)  I think it is all the small little details that I am stressing about (not to mention I have OCD) and then also just getting things done in a timely manner when you work 60 hours a week and try to have a life at the same time, makes things a little more difficult too.  Plus don't even get me started on how expensive all...

I picked up a new desk / dressing table for Camille at Class and Trash last December. Last weekend, I got around to painting it. Here she is before!  Here is my inspiration pic from BHG January 2013 issue And here she is after I free hand painted the design on the drawers so it is far from perfect.  I used two different sized biscuit cutters to create the polka dots Add caption Here is the run down on the project..... First, I did one coat of primer with Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 . Next, I used three cans of RustOleum Painter's Touch Ultra Cover 2X in Gloss Candy Pink . After it dried overnight, I free hand painted the design on the drawers and then used two different sized biscuit cutters for the polka dots. The white paint I had on hand from Michaels. Camille was so excited about the finished product. She immediately put all her make up on top. This picture is her styling.  And do you spy the mirror from the Goochland Goodwill . I am still trying to figure out the treat...

Happy Sunday friends :)  This is a long one, I am sorry for being a bad blogger and combining all these into one because I didn't post for a week ha but make it to the end for a special prize!! I have been a little MIA lately, not by choice, but do to the early Spring Real Estate Market here in Lexington, KY that is BOOMING already!!  Remember the new listing with the professional pics from last post? Well ...  BAM!  ( In my best NeNe Leakes Voice ha! ) Woohoo! SOLD in 5 Days! That's right ... not even a week on the market!  So excited! Love when people price their house right and do the things I suggest before listing ... this is what happens :)  Now I have another awesome house I just listed this weekend to show you ... because the pics are amazing! Gentry-Jackson & Associates is on a roll ;)  So blessed. 4,000 sq ft up like new space loaded with upgrades! Isn't that so nice? And the theater room is awesome! Just an added bonus, oh and a hot tub ...