Flea Finds: June

Here is what we brought home from the June Flea!

Crystal got me this Spock 8x10. Isn't he handsome? I already have it framed on my wall. And like I said before, Neil Diamond is really speaking to me this summer. Sing it out, sing it strong!

When the vendor said the price of this little vinyl tiger was just two bucks I knew it was coming home with me.

We're working on filling our little hall with souviner plates and one vendor had a big stack, three for a dollar! Here are my two favorites. I love the ones with kitschy attractions. Marineland and Cypress Gardens! These cleaned up perfectly once I got them home.

So cute! Another Marineland.

My friend John had a little packet of vintage pictures that he sold me. They were all good! My favorite is that dog in the party hat! I didn't take a photo for some reason, but that woman on the right is standing on a broom with a funnel on her head. Wicked witch realness!

A great month at the flea!

Nashville Flea: June Edition

We were back at the flea this June.We haven't been buying much vintage this year, but I still love to browse. The weather was beautiful this day! A small respite from the sweltering heat/humidity we've all been having. Here are some of the things we saw:

I don't think I've seen this seal toy before. I love her floral wreath.

If the visible dog in the box was as cute as the illustration on the front he would have come home with me!

Oh Vincent!

Travis trying out a megaphone. He let out the most beautiful falsetto note.

Here is a photo of his lips. Hahahahaha, I crack up every time I look at it!

If I had a covered porch I would love to have this cute thing!

I'm always on the lookout for vintage toys. Love this vinyl tiger.

I really wanted this little dog toy, but couldn't think of a place to put it. Isn't it cute?

Best buds shopping with me. Crystal and Marc were set up here again and Crystal shopped with us for a while.

Did I mention that I'm having a Neil Diamond summer? Was happy to pick up this record!

After we had our fill of shopping we went to Baja Burrito for dinner. The weather was too beautiful to eat inside. I got my usual peasant plate. Perfection.

Kicked out of Rock Island!

We headed out to our favorite swimming hole a few weeks ago to celebrate a friend turning 30.The forecast was for rain so we kept thinking we would have to call it off, but we went anyway and were rewarded with a great day of swimming. I love that place! I wish it was a little bit closer.

Billie the dog came! She loved it, and swam pretty much nonstop the whole time we were there.

Jumping in!

There were a bunch of people there I swear! This is pretty much the only picture I got that wasn't of Travis, Crystal and Marc. Oops.

This part is shallow so you can let the current take you away from the little water fall. So fun.

Travis about to jump. I'm still too chicken to try!

I bet he jumped 5 times throughout the day.

Billie very good at towing everyone around.

Old lady boxer having a great time.

I bet you are wondering about the title of this post. We got escorted out because we had alcohol in our cooler. Dang! They do have signs posted, but no one has ever said anything to us. Oh well, the ranger was nice about it, and it made us feel like rebels. He said the cooler was a dead giveaway. Haha. At least we got kicked out after we had been there several hours.

We stopped at Sonic on the way back for tots and cherry lime-aids.

Here is the only picture of my face I took that day. I wish I had smiled! What a great day.

Crystal and I sang the whole way back, the boys slept.

Two weeks until our family vacation to Asheville! I can't wait.

Nashville Pride 2015!

Travis and I went downtown to check out the Pride festivities last weekend.We had planned on walking in the Equality March but were a little late. The mood was amazing since the Supreme Court had made their ruling just days before. There was a huge turnout for Pride!

We saw these cuties, Hank and Cupcakes. I loved their stage set. We watched some shows at the drag stage, spun a few prize wheels, kissed bunnies at the Clover Patch Sanctuary tent (they were giving out "I love buns" bracelets!)

Miss Jaidynn Dior Fierce was the MC. Any RuPaul's Drag Race fans out there? She was on this season. I was so excited to see a hometown queen! I don't know why she chose to wear that terrible leather and lace outfit after it was bashed on the main stage on Drag Race. But she performed my favorite RuPaul song "Sissy That Walk" so I can forgive the outfit, haha.

We played pin the mustache on John Waters and put our names in for free tickets to his holiday show. I hope we win! We went last year and had a blast but it is a little too expensive for us to justify going again.

I had heard rumors that the Grilled Cheeserie food truck had vegan options and finally got to try it out. Grilled rice cheese with avocado! It was so so good! Travis got grilled mushrooms and caramelized onions on his.

There were tons of animal adoption groups there! I loved petting all the puppies! Travis got a Nashville Grizzlies rugby shirt and lamented that he has too weird of a work schedule to be able to play on the team.

We had a really great time and I'm so happy the national government took a huge step forward in recognizing basic human rights. There is still a lot to be done, but you have to start somewhere. I really thought it would be YEARS before gay marriage would be legal in my state.

We missed this moment of the day but I lived seeing the photos pop up on facebook. Here are the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence blocking the tiny group of protesters from the event. Happy pride and here's to more advances in the year to come!