It's Mardi Gras

Happy Mardi Gras Friends!!

These "Mini Holidays" are sneaking up on me.

I didn't have any Fat Tuesday plans until yesterday.

And...  

I still don't have a king cake! 

I'm heading back to the dentist this morning and once I finish up there I am going on a king cake hunt.

I woke up and immediately started digging through my holiday drawers.

No.. not like the day of the week drawers that I used to wear

but the buffet drawers that are organized by seasons.

Keeping my top on.. 

I started flinging beads onto the branches on the sun porch.

Done. 

Decorated. 

Did you notice that I changed the porch and the branches?

It's beginning to look like Spring!!

Normally I would have taken the branches down

 but the girls suggested that since we love the cherry blossoms in DC

 but have no plans to visit them anytime soon

 that I make a cherry blossom tree on the porch.    

So,  there I was..

hot gluing tiny cherry blossom pedals and leaves to branches, my fingers,  the table top...

I switched the lights to a softer twinkle light and added the lanterns

 ( that have hung out there forever)

It's not really my thing.. 

but it's growing on me. 

I love them so much more in the Fall

And at Christmas time

And Valentines day.

Spring is not really my favorite decorating season.

Spring cleaning is fun though..

and I can't wait until we can open windows and give this old house a good cleaning!

okay,  I'm dragging my feet.

I need to get ready for my dentist appointment.

I don't wanna go!

Have a great day 

Happy Mardi gras. 

Get them beads!