"The Puppet Show" Night 1 and Day 1

My absolutely fabulous cousin, MP aka Puppettina flew south to visit this weekend. She and I are VERY similar, we did a lot of growing up together, so we ultimately had a great time!

Her flight was canceled leaving the mitten state on Wednesday because of a torrential snow storm (thankfully she was able to catch another flight) and didn't arrive until super late. Whenever we have to pick either one up at the airport we usually have some sort of sign that we hold. This time, I really out did myself...

Complete with glitter, stars, and swirls. I'm certain the people around me thought I was off my rocker since I was holding a glittered sign that said "Puppet." Little do they know...

And if you are wondering, why in the world would one refer to their cousin as a puppet? It's a long story, however it involves an "honesty puppet" that would come out when you needed to tell the other something (sometimes not the best news) with an understanding there would be no hard feeling afterwards.

Day 1: Friends, for all of you that know what I mean when I refer to "The Mart," congratulations--you now know what my vision of heaven truly is. For those of you that don't, it is a wholesale marektplace a.k.a. you go to a store, you see an item you like, most likely a buyer came to The Mart and purchased it.

I am a very privileged gal and have a job that allows me access to this fabulously wonderful place! And in return, I am able to share this gem with my friends and fam.

MP and I share the same obsession with monograms. We both love our initals..and it was even discussed that if they opprotunity arose to purchase monogrammed undies--we both totally would. And one of my favorite stores that I do business with engraves monograms on jewelry. Needless to say, 2 of our 4 hours of shopping were spent in this store. Here's a very small highlight of what I got...

This is actually a sea shell...perfect for spring/summer!

I also have another obsession, the Holy Communion of Saints. I recently have started collecting holy medals. So I was able to pick up a vintage looking charm bracelet to house my new acquired collection.

MP got a bunch of great engraved jewelry too, including a pair of earrings which I could kick myself that I didn't get! We ended our day by driving over an hour outside of town to hit up some outlets, seriously drove about 50 miles south of the Tennessee border (my fault completely, I thought it was the closest Coach outlet). Pointless trip where nothing was purchased, but a great drive into the "quasi" Georgia Mountains.