50's Dress for a Dollar \\ Strawberries

One Saturday {a week ago, actually} we went on a family outing to some garage sales. Fun stuff, of course. ;) I found some things to buy, including a black purse, clothes, and a movie. However, the coolest thing I bought was at a senior center, where there were twenty sales- I think- in one big room. My sister showed me these two authentic-looking vintage dresses. 50's dresses. My interest was quite peaked of course, because I always like vintage things! So I asked the person selling them how much they were.

SHE SAID TWO DOLLARS FOR BOTH!

I did not expect them to be that cheap, even at a garage sale! We bought them, obviously. Who could pass up a vintage dress for a dollar? Not me! xP 

Definitely one of the perks of thrift\garage saling: you just never know what you may find, and for what price!

Eek, isn't it cute? 

Here we are, dressed up vintage with our one dollar dresses. *grins* We just need to learn to do 50's hair and makeup. At least we have red lipstick. *winks*

I also have a few strawberry pictutes to finish off this post with. One morning recently we went to an Amish farm to pick some strawberries. I thought they made fun pictures next to our cowboy boots. *winks* 

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE RETRO DRESS? FAVE STRAWBERRY PICTURE?

Tropical Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie

Happy Saturday! Are you burning up from pre-summer heat yet? Well if you are, you're in luck, because I have a five-ingredient smoothie recipe for y'all today. 

I made a smoothie yesterday for me and some of my family members, and decided I might as well take pictures and do a post. I need to get back into recipe posting. :P

Tropical Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie


INGREDIENTS:

About 1 1\2 cups frozen strawberries

About 2 1\2 cups fresh pineapple

Half of a frozen banana

1 cup plain yogurt

1 cup of water *


INSTRUCTIONS:

Throw everything into your blender and blend until smooth.
Enjoy!


Serves: about 7 small glasses- less for large glasses
* If you like your smoothies thicker, I would suggest doing less water.

My Life Lately

 Hi everyone! I'm doing a post on what I've been doing lately. A life update, of sorts. ;)

                      

 For one, the school year is coming to an end. I'm am nearing the completion on tenth grade. ;) ... hopefully I did enough. O.o Then, two more years of school till I graduate!  

 We've gotten lots of strawberries from the Amish recently. :) We froze whole strawberries and made strawberry jam. Me and my siblings mostly just prepared the berries. My mom did the other work. I did more of the freezer strawberry jam, though. :)

 And here's my basil. Isn't this a pretty picture with the jam in the background? :) I think it would me fun to have an herb\spice and flower garden. ;) 

   Yesterday I had to take some aerial pictures.

  So I climbed up this little tree with my camera. :D After my brother went up. Our cat came up and joined us later. ;)

  Wouldn't it be nice to read up here? :D As long as you could get into a comfortable position. 

  Today I tried something, which is an idea I got from another blog. 

First, I cooked some rolled oats on a plate with milk, water, and some honey.

Then I put some of it in a little bowl. 

I put smashed up frozen banana on top, and topped it off with shredded coconut (been eating that a lot lately- its so good. ;) ), and a tiny bit of cocoa. 

And it was GOOD! :D It may sound weird, but I really enjoyed it. That coconut, ahh, it's so yummy on there! :)

I'm also almost done this box\chest that I've been making for awhile in a woodworking class. All I have to do is put on the hinges and latch. :) Isn't it nice? I had a lot of help though. :)

  I just had to add a picture of the frozen yogurt I had today at my brother's football game. :) It was watermelon sorbet with mini gummy bears- perfect for this hot day. There were some festivities going on at the park, so... yea. :)

Well anyhow, I hope that you found this post interesting! ;)