longest yard sale day 1...

heads up guys,
very full post.

today was day one of my first

experience with the longest yard sale.

let's just say....um...

amazing.

you can read more about

 this yard sale

and all of the logistics

here.

my good friend, vera,

shot me a text a few months ago

and said, "ash we have to do

this longest yard sale thing."

she had stumbled upon

it and really wanted us to

make it our next little adventure.

i figured it was an impossibility

because i knew we would have a lot

going on with the house.

however, as it inched closer and closer,

i decided, what the heck, let's get outta

town and do it.

i scraped together some pennies

and we (as in vera, she's the planner)

put together all the ins and outs of the trip.

let me just say i am grateful for all the time

she took to plan this trip for us.

thanks doll.

anyway, we hit the road wednesday

around 1:30pm and drove for a while

until we reached our first hotel

at the starting point of the yard

sale in north alabama.

we crashed for the night

and woke up bright and early

and hit the trail.

we were both super excited

but had no clue what to expect.

well, let me tell ya people,

what you need to expect is complete

awesomeness.

i swear.

it is just miles and miles and miles

and then some more miles

of yard sales, antiques,

and plain ole junk.

it stretches through these amazingly

beautiful parts of our great country.

we stopped where we saw good stuff,

we wheeled, dealer, and we treasure hunted

till our hearts were content.

we both got lots of great

little finds. (some big ones too)

the best part,

my total for the day,

$82.

vera's total,

$86.

i mean c'mon.

that is just plain wonderful.

we did kind of hold back just

because we didn't wanna go crazy on

our first day.
but tomorrow,
ladies, i have news for you,
it's on.

we also found a fabulous estate sale.

we both filled up boxes with stuff.

i mean how brilliant are the people who

chose to have the estate sale this weekend.

i paid little to nothing for some fabulous

christmas decorations there that i'm
thrilled about.

here are some highlights of the day.

met paul when we arrived

at the first stop.

he owns over 1100 pieces of pyrex.

he was precious.

talk about a man crush.

yep, i said it.

i mean c'mon ya'll,

he collects pyrex,

what do you expect from me.

 beautiful things all around.
beautiful, ridiculously underpriced things.

these little things called fairy gardens.

this lady pairs quirky, little antiques

with beautiful plants.

they were filled with detail

and as precious as you could imagine.

vera and i wanted to buy some,

just cause.

amazing, amazing scenery.
absolutely breathtaking.
these pictures do not do it justice.
we saw a waterfall, mountains,
rocks, streams, and beautiful barns,
everywhere you turned.

we both kept saying,

how can you see all this,

and not believe in god.

he created this big world

that is filled with beauty.

if only, we could see it all.

all i could think today was,

thank you jesus,

for loving me and for giving me

the opportunity to take a peek

at your beautiful work.

we finished the day at this lovely

little cafe.

the food was some of the 

most delicious food i have eaten.

there was also a man

there playing the guitar and

making you, i mean making you,

sing along.

that may have been when i had

my second old man crush of the day.

yep, i said it.

yes, i know this is a long post

and it doesn't even begin to touch on

the day.

we are thrilled to the core for

tomorrow.

and yes, i am planning on posting

all my finds when i get home.

you will have to hold on until then.

thanks for checking out the beginning of

our adventure.

more to come...

ash...