Hello Friend!
Oh my, time has been flying! Things have been a little up in the air the last few weeks, so now that things are a little more settled down, I am finding more time, reason, and drive to be consistent with both my blog posts and YouTube videos. All the words I have been using to describe the past few weeks go really well with the next big adventure our family will be celebrating in the near future: our son's first birthday party! My husband and I were on the fence about what theme to have for our son's party. Our first son's theme was very much inspired by him and his interests in his first year of life, so we wanted that same feeling to go towards our second son's theme. After much deliberation, we arrived at a mutual "aha moment" when I suggested a Travel theme. Our son is a mover, and he is most content when he is travelling in some way whether it is in a car or in a stroller. Once he figures out that walking is faster than crawling, we will have our work cut out for us for sure! We were fortunate enough to travel a couple times this past year to spend time with family as well, so the travel theme seemed fitting for him and his first year of life. I have also taken quite an interest in world travelling recently thanks to my international pen pals, so we decided to expand the theme to "World Travel" in hopes that some day he will be able to travel the world too.
The pictures below are items that I bought from my recent trip to Marshalls at the Renton Landing in Renton, WA. My family and I currently reside in a suburb close to Puyallup which is about 40 minutes away from Renton, so we do not frequent this shopping area very much. I just love the items that I found, and the majority of them will be put to good use for my son's party. My upcoming posts will focus a lot on our DIY projects for his celebration, the holidays in general, as well as other things I find fun and functional along the way.
Tadaaaa! Above is a single shot of my little haul.
The next two photos show in closer detail the pattern of the reusable Marshalls bags that I bought while I was placing all of my finds on the cashier's counter. At .99 each, I just couldn't say no to the print!
I love airmail patterns, and this bag caught my eye because of the airmail pattern on the side. As my purchases were being scanned, I noticed the Globe themed bag and figured I could put it to good use for my son's party.
At $14.99, this desktop globe will be sitting on the "Check In" table where our guests will be "checking in"(signing the guest book) and "dropping off luggage" (placing their gifts on the table). I really want the kids to have a lot of interaction with each other and with the travel theme in general, so I am still brainstorming how I can incorporate this globe with games and the party as a whole.
I am in total agreement with this statement, especially with all the holidays and planning come up! Even though I am not a self professed coffee lover, I have been more interested in different blends. My Dad recently returned from a trip to Kauai where we still own our family's home, and he bought me a great Kauai Coffee blend which inspired me to start looking for different coffee grinds in general. This coffee was pricey, but since I found it in the clearance aisle for $4, I decided to give it a try.
As always, I spent a long time going through the beautiful stationery aisle. This little container of twelve mini cards and envelopes caught my eye mainly because of the vintage world print. At $4.99, I decided that they would fit in nicely with either table decorations or party favors.
I don't know about you, but I have grown a great appreciation for kraft paper notepads like this made by Mara Mi. I have another set which has "To Do" in black script in the upper left hand corner. The kraft paper is only one sided, so the other side is plain white. It has a great smooth finish, and I have not had any issue with bleed through except with Sharpies (not the Sharpie pens). The check boxes, lines, and white print just resonate with the paper and list addict in me. My husband and I are thinking about doing a scavenger hunt during the party, so this pad of paper may be used for that purpose in some way.
How perfect is this journal? I am so glad that my son was being very patient with me as I perused the aisle for twenty or so minutes. This was one of the last things I found, and I just fell in love with it. The journal has a lovely Book feel to it with smooth pages and wonderful journal prompts. This journal will be displayed on the Check In table in some way. I may use it as a Time Capsule journal and record the trips we are taking as a family while he is still young, or I may hold on to it until he can travel on his own and then let him fill out the pages as he sees fit.
And, a little something for myself. At $5.99, I could not resist the colorful geometric patterns of this notepad. It was shrink wrapped, so I could not flip through the pages, but I liked that idea since I like purchasing untouched stationery. Yes, I am one of those girls who likes to flip through things and then dig for the crispy untouched ones in the back. Sorry.
I literally squealed with delight when I saw that the lines were a pretty mint color and that the arrows were the same color with a water color effect to it. I have been very much into water color lately, so I thought that this was just a great serendipitous moment for me.
Another reason why I liked this notepad was because it was bound at the top. I crossed my fingers that it would fit my Kikki-K lilac and gold compendium, and it fit perfectly. I use my compendium for on-the-go pen pal letter-writing. I will post a video about my compendium in the near future since I feel like I can give it a fair review after using it consistently for the past three months.
Well friend, there you have it. My little Marshalls haul made me quite the happy camper. I cannot wait to share with you the things we will be putting together for my son's World Traveler themed birthday party in my upcoming posts.
Have a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving!
Until Next Write,
Teresa
@sentimentalitee
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