Seaside Shower | Creamware Cupcake Stands

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeibJpmJ6GmBMkHkq_OOq5K61SHY77d7vXR-NCTS_6OiKHnYcVQ7Y3yD5poOpEjTBI4B2YaJ4iU15ieFaklQ50mvTMzLPNBalx9VzyqgakM0gPR1GtjL9Ac6Ux9U6vfBG1mUsMhQ_EOFc1/s1600/IMG_2359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeibJpmJ6GmBMkHkq_OOq5K61SHY77d7vXR-NCTS_6OiKHnYcVQ7Y3yD5poOpEjTBI4B2YaJ4iU15ieFaklQ50mvTMzLPNBalx9VzyqgakM0gPR1GtjL9Ac6Ux9U6vfBG1mUsMhQ_EOFc1/s1600/IMG_2359.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections">"Shop By Color" Collection</a> of my store is one of my favorite elements - party and entertaining supplies of coordinating colors.  There, you can find ribbons, cards, tags & candles all in matching colors.  In the last month, I've added a new "Party & Wedding" section that has more essentials for your next party, shower or wedding.  These <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/products/creamware-cupcake-stands-set-of-6">Creamware Cupcake Stands</a> are a new addition that I think are so darling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be featuring table settings and party inspiration using various combinations of my favorites.  I used to design and coordinate 2-3 showers a month for clients, and sometimes I miss getting to set a fun table decked out in matching, festive decorations.  So, I'm letting myself have some fun and set some pretend tables for imaginary parties I wish I was hosting : )</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNEGz1WQtPxywcvL3gOrff06jctTmbxYALAESyUKdim5ja_WoGilNT2Y9spm67kGQmN93YqqT-JGA096umEqXPXT_NftLMSkObb1DNlok4HcsdAmqPwAAZAF0QNnVeVRlFmhy-HcPaUPE/s1600/IMG_2407.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNEGz1WQtPxywcvL3gOrff06jctTmbxYALAESyUKdim5ja_WoGilNT2Y9spm67kGQmN93YqqT-JGA096umEqXPXT_NftLMSkObb1DNlok4HcsdAmqPwAAZAF0QNnVeVRlFmhy-HcPaUPE/s1600/IMG_2407.JPG" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today's color is <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/seaside">Seaside</a>.  As most of you know, <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-life-our-wedding-seaside-florida-inn.html">Mike and I got married in Seaside, Florida</a> almost 4 years ago.  While most of our wedding was done in <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/navajo-cream">Navajo Cream</a>, <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/bliss-blue">Bliss Blue</a> & <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/true-navy-blue">Privet Berry Blue</a>, we also used hints of Seaside.  My "Seaside" color is a soft aqua - very much the color of the water there in magical seaside.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here, <a href="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0251/1846/products/IMG_8729_large.jpg?v=1395115157">Seaside 1 1/2" Satin Ribbon</a> is tied around gold polka-dot wrapping paper... I love this paper, do you think I should try to carry it in the store?   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyc2yCKuXFKfVGvJjqODdlPCzK_qioo8o_wpds_Q8wAiSh5IZZU_ETnV_rH0YifSvZJu7eD5AxgAi1rXONU941NHFWkN4tYDvWgwoX0QO8N2Jtwp1ZM_XYVHneVj6gfLQahgmCcYFjhsUH/s1600/IMG_2434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyc2yCKuXFKfVGvJjqODdlPCzK_qioo8o_wpds_Q8wAiSh5IZZU_ETnV_rH0YifSvZJu7eD5AxgAi1rXONU941NHFWkN4tYDvWgwoX0QO8N2Jtwp1ZM_XYVHneVj6gfLQahgmCcYFjhsUH/s1600/IMG_2434.jpg" width="425" /></a>My <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/all/products/gathering-basket">Willow Gathering Basket</a> filled with white hydrangeas got a makeover with some Seaside Satin Ribbon.<img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQSr6hfxRvN1fHHHRYfLXbv5kuU1QOwRG5taCUuY9DRvLhuEraFKRBUf-H4ouPxLcK5Cc_M0cvdJ9kaTopMWxL_kPlPjPylj896dExmS3BdkM2RNUygIXaeWGa8XWQ0gUbziYIdk4I1Nz/s1600/IMG_2378.JPG" width="640" /> </div><br />I set the table using my own Anna Weatherely china plates from our wedding that are a lovely soft blue with a gold rim.   Each place setting got a cupcake (on a stand, of course) and a place card with a <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/seaside/products/everyday-tags-cards-seaside">Seaside Folded Card</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjGydp7fNeBwYfABKDhkhf8INQdY0BHql3GYQbgAEi0em188nElu0ZWKWEpfdTRXG45rtZNE9LmWJ2UEWu93LrsPA0vzA6e6qZIiOW4aQRcvAqhUgssfw2qAhVFc3upeFD5Qe1kW94hvO/s1600/IMG_2410.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjGydp7fNeBwYfABKDhkhf8INQdY0BHql3GYQbgAEi0em188nElu0ZWKWEpfdTRXG45rtZNE9LmWJ2UEWu93LrsPA0vzA6e6qZIiOW4aQRcvAqhUgssfw2qAhVFc3upeFD5Qe1kW94hvO/s1600/IMG_2410.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I created a very, very easy centerpiece by filling the table with white hydrangeas in drinking glasses.  I love how it filled the table in a mass looking very impressive... but was literally the easiest centerpiece I'd ever made.  I used <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/seaside/products/hand-dipped-taper-candles-12-set-of-3">12" Hand Dipped Taper Candles in Navajo Cream</a> in my pewter holders, but the Seaside color would've looked great, too. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AEMyLqB2i5mBzkeS41YlRUZYUJyayMvWPxa2JiQpeydr5OfOJy7YB_4G8gzKIUpW1Ef2uPTFCUr38y9Ziai8VUh4pAsjgOBx86tNc-XxhN5q47kTRDwaP6biK_mHcBtEVb8D3kAnEpfB/s1600/IMG_2366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AEMyLqB2i5mBzkeS41YlRUZYUJyayMvWPxa2JiQpeydr5OfOJy7YB_4G8gzKIUpW1Ef2uPTFCUr38y9Ziai8VUh4pAsjgOBx86tNc-XxhN5q47kTRDwaP6biK_mHcBtEVb8D3kAnEpfB/s1600/IMG_2366.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />You can see the mass of hydrangeas from this angle.  If I had tried to put all 8 of them in just one vase, it would've looked nearly as full or impressive.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPad0rL_o1YyB655kOwNT0-KOKgdl81ZPQBMZRHjRig87PTjA_SF_Y5xe4MxFUWG9XGcl0bLzV9pbSDJGWbL3Ih08i9qOazlvmkCXJVFYxfGyllbqEDQdvFAVmrFUaHj1Y9cuDgYNOtO0R/s1600/IMG_2373.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPad0rL_o1YyB655kOwNT0-KOKgdl81ZPQBMZRHjRig87PTjA_SF_Y5xe4MxFUWG9XGcl0bLzV9pbSDJGWbL3Ih08i9qOazlvmkCXJVFYxfGyllbqEDQdvFAVmrFUaHj1Y9cuDgYNOtO0R/s1600/IMG_2373.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close up of the place card and cupcake stand.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkZbbUYpH-3HGL3PKC3MEJMzrbHG2hQK3MI03vIZyIVDR-Hm2mZtAFjbEqzakm73a8QfJJ5EMuaJU5yo1miEXMWnsp3GuS9Ru1tFPkvImW5oB9YtqkjWdS-MnlYLSSI5EiD-ysWWdziR1/s1600/IMG_2406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkZbbUYpH-3HGL3PKC3MEJMzrbHG2hQK3MI03vIZyIVDR-Hm2mZtAFjbEqzakm73a8QfJJ5EMuaJU5yo1miEXMWnsp3GuS9Ru1tFPkvImW5oB9YtqkjWdS-MnlYLSSI5EiD-ysWWdziR1/s1600/IMG_2406.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> What is a pretend party without a pretend favor?  : )  These <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/products/favor-boxes">Favor Boxes</a> are another new addition to the store - they come in a textured Cream and this Seaside color.  They are <span class="description">3 1/4" x 3 1/4" x 1 7/8" when folded.  I used my <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/packaging/products/printable-labels">Circle Printable Labels</a> to make them look custom.</span><br /><br /><span class="description">Here is the recipe for the yummy <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2014/07/wedding-cake-cookies.html">Wedding Cake Cookies</a>. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywdK1nkaobDqHjz5Tz7lh_PakXAgScAk5E2sggBgoLm9Aj4L1szBe214ibu8UmuH_8Ted5RYkBdX5hDJz5aBIL6Q7mbYxk0H4W9a8A93Ld-ML2D8ykrhpfhgjg-m32xei-QCiPTxao80d/s1600/IMG_2412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywdK1nkaobDqHjz5Tz7lh_PakXAgScAk5E2sggBgoLm9Aj4L1szBe214ibu8UmuH_8Ted5RYkBdX5hDJz5aBIL6Q7mbYxk0H4W9a8A93Ld-ML2D8ykrhpfhgjg-m32xei-QCiPTxao80d/s1600/IMG_2412.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />LaMarca Prosecco sent me this beautiful bottle that inspired this post!  Love this for a Bridal Shower or gift for the wedding toast.   <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI59aPfj4MUTxwfYvt7X07Fh2o8WB669YB66N-Jye1EU4f0-jwwc0PXSJRDYFW7eb-QfoYIFcNzya0X0eIvL2PNgJoHcYg9w4ooxSiHt3XoxbTJfIGxZR260EwPvbYIUW4lpmUnSmnuxhG/s1600/IMG_2417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI59aPfj4MUTxwfYvt7X07Fh2o8WB669YB66N-Jye1EU4f0-jwwc0PXSJRDYFW7eb-QfoYIFcNzya0X0eIvL2PNgJoHcYg9w4ooxSiHt3XoxbTJfIGxZR260EwPvbYIUW4lpmUnSmnuxhG/s1600/IMG_2417.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />These mini bottles make a perfect parting gift along with my "<a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2014/07/wedding-cake-cookies.html">Wedding Cake Cookies</a>."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Our Seaside Vacation 2014

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBFK15AYB9zELgOPqC6G5mcPOAfzbzPEAOaFvvW25OzoJ30SdLLpk78dCXUKd88dI-d6yx0bUSKmqpaOtGrkNlyttD73gRVlgFyB8jHQLXO17wMqrgsrgSn8uwf4JG5ZlM9X4m8T_-3ah/s1600/IMG_0366.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBFK15AYB9zELgOPqC6G5mcPOAfzbzPEAOaFvvW25OzoJ30SdLLpk78dCXUKd88dI-d6yx0bUSKmqpaOtGrkNlyttD73gRVlgFyB8jHQLXO17wMqrgsrgSn8uwf4JG5ZlM9X4m8T_-3ah/s1600/IMG_0366.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8ipnmEo2VRuMYrTTqbGc-DPrgM1EJlbpyEIFqGWWpbBaEDEvS_mwTo-QceBrcbfADOr0JLKFnf1ZnDg_7mt4Get-O284oPWxPbWLdHvmei1tEv6g3H5S_OMlrWrji42TpzUsmQZPzrKe/s1600/IMG_0079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xWacLXUH0TG_ZoXRGWno_KJgcod9PFQ6DMOeg9jicII3Zhgk9jVBEPJJQj95ebgipp1_iX01nL1FzcJ7eYcvv-ahumHeuAF9RyWsSLM4iBrwyBGssFIJpdf1xfO6CODLAqEkNF-FR0_q/s1600/JMH_0339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xWacLXUH0TG_ZoXRGWno_KJgcod9PFQ6DMOeg9jicII3Zhgk9jVBEPJJQj95ebgipp1_iX01nL1FzcJ7eYcvv-ahumHeuAF9RyWsSLM4iBrwyBGssFIJpdf1xfO6CODLAqEkNF-FR0_q/s1600/JMH_0339.jpg" width="266" /></a>We just returned from our annual Seaside vacation... almost 2 months ago.  It has taken me a little while (to say the least...) to get through all of the photos and get them ready to share.  <br /><br />We go to Seaside Florida just about every year - and have been since we got married there : )<br /><br />I just loved our wedding - wish I could go back and relive it all.  To be with our closest 60 friends and family members, there in our favorite place for an entire weekend - it was completely magical.  You can see all of our wedding photos, <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-life-our-wedding-seaside-florida-inn.html">here</a>.  <br /><br />This year, my sister and her family joined us for a mini wedding reunion.  Ok, maybe it was just a family vacation, but for us, anytime we're in Seaside we think of it as a wedding reunion.  <br /><br />There are a lot of photos.  This blog, while normally filled with recipes and entertaining inspiration, is also a little time capsule for me and my family.  Lots of pictures.  Consider yourself warned.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQxPJlT5nEP0d9aVG0d2DSZnxc7gUeX30Q74cIvwg-Dd8GBcwPfs4wbkYDXuFHk_xt7z-uCLiiqQWbsOiitcMR3_OZ37VTfayOZA_qpoa-fL20ePhc0dhx67H5hE_SpaGWIAMWqMClnV2/s1600/IMG_9994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQxPJlT5nEP0d9aVG0d2DSZnxc7gUeX30Q74cIvwg-Dd8GBcwPfs4wbkYDXuFHk_xt7z-uCLiiqQWbsOiitcMR3_OZ37VTfayOZA_qpoa-fL20ePhc0dhx67H5hE_SpaGWIAMWqMClnV2/s1600/IMG_9994.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Emma and Sam on the plane - all snuggled in for a 2 hour flight.  I was in charge of entertaining/controlling/distracting them.  Me and Frozen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lyJ7AFrbR0GaUXW4dKJ-0n04C8y36YI-GOJ3L5YOjaneGT5kwqu8JHwBP8euMdlZwy0aXyVO329_yIeSYqzHiawdtRWFm_hVpMwFAAto3VV7Va3i8vIYZzIScAAB6vCUb7EuTDVoCY2G/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lyJ7AFrbR0GaUXW4dKJ-0n04C8y36YI-GOJ3L5YOjaneGT5kwqu8JHwBP8euMdlZwy0aXyVO329_yIeSYqzHiawdtRWFm_hVpMwFAAto3VV7Va3i8vIYZzIScAAB6vCUb7EuTDVoCY2G/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Approaching the ocean!  Best buddies.  They're looking for whales and mermaids ; ) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebjhCSn2Fk8O4C0Z33400xm7qaDQKImbhCXygov9y5NQ8xCGWWKWxD7kLCq0E9pYhF5UZVJQvjJ_FA1NvBomV83iynQ-wCF-mVj4Uzr5oZK80srINp0nplPx7MQ7l8k3dAbOrfbt7-2yp/s1600/IMG_0342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebjhCSn2Fk8O4C0Z33400xm7qaDQKImbhCXygov9y5NQ8xCGWWKWxD7kLCq0E9pYhF5UZVJQvjJ_FA1NvBomV83iynQ-wCF-mVj4Uzr5oZK80srINp0nplPx7MQ7l8k3dAbOrfbt7-2yp/s1600/IMG_0342.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seaside is a little slice of small town America, right on the beach.  Picket fences, cobble streets and charming cottages.  I shared more of the architecture and town sites in my post about last year's trip there - <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2013/02/our-seaside-vacation-day-i-new-camera.html">Emma's first visit to Seaside</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY9n-Rfq2umF1YujX1AC8trJTCZzQt5ol50SfVsGMGYlPum9GVl9MARzAWCVWQEqSBSyN8WiEGiD_ZxqS1r0bxOMVBX9CatoITiwvpTCUqOdUXxDk-HAg6pdsoXDeWgc0CS_FEg2zDBcS/s1600/IMG_0347.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY9n-Rfq2umF1YujX1AC8trJTCZzQt5ol50SfVsGMGYlPum9GVl9MARzAWCVWQEqSBSyN8WiEGiD_ZxqS1r0bxOMVBX9CatoITiwvpTCUqOdUXxDk-HAg6pdsoXDeWgc0CS_FEg2zDBcS/s1600/IMG_0347.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNe_BEx3RZUVtlSnr-PtYSbmuvfP3tECVBvUqVv_unDI5VAp5DoPnQjbqpYt4c7OrhyphenhyphenA8FZ9S2U0zDfCAhzuluInqCM9oFA4Mm_5_SB1byfYVGa7FpLVmcdq6PNBHqhPcT1ddfttfmyQY/s1600/IMG_0353.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNe_BEx3RZUVtlSnr-PtYSbmuvfP3tECVBvUqVv_unDI5VAp5DoPnQjbqpYt4c7OrhyphenhyphenA8FZ9S2U0zDfCAhzuluInqCM9oFA4Mm_5_SB1byfYVGa7FpLVmcdq6PNBHqhPcT1ddfttfmyQY/s1600/IMG_0353.JPG" width="640" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Morning coffee stop before the beach. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJD_VvJVCjnaZj1qmhkOncvrwm56biKF80LfAPfl8Wkk7AD3Nrwudo2QEjpqDxVHeSCQ_4XZHdTZv3hxwl8Yyr2BZLuL64lsKLrJ2gbjM_oK2D09ymzX2rhSsEdIe0RzaZ9M8JSUYuMn4/s1600/IMG_0345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJD_VvJVCjnaZj1qmhkOncvrwm56biKF80LfAPfl8Wkk7AD3Nrwudo2QEjpqDxVHeSCQ_4XZHdTZv3hxwl8Yyr2BZLuL64lsKLrJ2gbjM_oK2D09ymzX2rhSsEdIe0RzaZ9M8JSUYuMn4/s1600/IMG_0345.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And window shopping in my favorite store.  I got a candle there that I'm obsessed with.  It inspired my newest candle that is coming out in a couple of weeks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq5K3CWRjOdbsiGbCXdwPgTMPCdw0UWj8sBwTpD3Rr0wiiqFbCsb1MM4l6AVH9o7k2_JlE8LuCgmyAQDImhV7YeUoI0HgEMezjsutagXUX6nffkXwAvqa0CfFsp5jr7eky1cEEMT8wKEQ/s1600/IMG_0354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq5K3CWRjOdbsiGbCXdwPgTMPCdw0UWj8sBwTpD3Rr0wiiqFbCsb1MM4l6AVH9o7k2_JlE8LuCgmyAQDImhV7YeUoI0HgEMezjsutagXUX6nffkXwAvqa0CfFsp5jr7eky1cEEMT8wKEQ/s1600/IMG_0354.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate Milk breakfast and sandy toes.   </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtpsQPTSjHpzIaeAyatwI-Re3C9ATBeDltsjGDMikwvA_azNxDEhuoOdtVxs9N-pJW1j8EFlZ0pDUzqNlhLgqSERmhnScflXLglsSDzKmZ41JwY8zGiP1CFDXU0Lv-LDQQkfa9vfBMoVF/s1600/IMG_0357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtpsQPTSjHpzIaeAyatwI-Re3C9ATBeDltsjGDMikwvA_azNxDEhuoOdtVxs9N-pJW1j8EFlZ0pDUzqNlhLgqSERmhnScflXLglsSDzKmZ41JwY8zGiP1CFDXU0Lv-LDQQkfa9vfBMoVF/s1600/IMG_0357.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUrSYvifWwnYm_QXKzbiowYmC8PqmnL5howOrkt4t5XLtnUrFrOrPgXBNU7rN5Iuk5P8AZLbOYuZa-fe63ZtU8PczOsdL202rRcfVSKtnmir1Z3mnd-n3ZR_y6i0zRbRqe1EklmAPaQhA/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUrSYvifWwnYm_QXKzbiowYmC8PqmnL5howOrkt4t5XLtnUrFrOrPgXBNU7rN5Iuk5P8AZLbOYuZa-fe63ZtU8PczOsdL202rRcfVSKtnmir1Z3mnd-n3ZR_y6i0zRbRqe1EklmAPaQhA/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Path to the beach.  The home on the left is where we stayed <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2013/02/our-seaside-vacation-day-i-new-camera.html">last year</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt4VsrhNDWvDH4aIVuIA1meASoTHBNc4d7sCdXwFfQ-X1jrd-SSFI8wvjqu_8yjGQvYO_KFl5M4IpLx_w3prIVrO28b97noul9akoTLjhM4fVifQ9BHpdMoDlf9rjF-s6nf1KqVP60_rw/s1600/IMG_0363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt4VsrhNDWvDH4aIVuIA1meASoTHBNc4d7sCdXwFfQ-X1jrd-SSFI8wvjqu_8yjGQvYO_KFl5M4IpLx_w3prIVrO28b97noul9akoTLjhM4fVifQ9BHpdMoDlf9rjF-s6nf1KqVP60_rw/s1600/IMG_0363.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided that this "Bliss Blue" is the color my Seaside house would need to be.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rHSDELr6x_7xKvXSWJV-RMuediKQ1uoi-tIqNByanMp9BFoVGSjuSdHDtW7-wThFDfuNVzt4DlvEBpuxVIPaJiykXCyLinfh6xojK5WbOXwTpkrpb2V8upjMREkOv179Mfgbn-njhkoi/s1600/IMG_0369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rHSDELr6x_7xKvXSWJV-RMuediKQ1uoi-tIqNByanMp9BFoVGSjuSdHDtW7-wThFDfuNVzt4DlvEBpuxVIPaJiykXCyLinfh6xojK5WbOXwTpkrpb2V8upjMREkOv179Mfgbn-njhkoi/s1600/IMG_0369.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIt6KjpdS7WSDKJGAGn2vm628Lq3E7nyoOIUEm1Iy6LQQE0_zorlnkTpUeGxS-Q_mL2KaJeP8ttY5_JV8Px1VKjGjsy7zGO3IqVo6XcvQ4_y_ziF1YWBd3Lfdhl-51KQQ94rAGx0NRAQW/s1600/IMG_0372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIt6KjpdS7WSDKJGAGn2vm628Lq3E7nyoOIUEm1Iy6LQQE0_zorlnkTpUeGxS-Q_mL2KaJeP8ttY5_JV8Px1VKjGjsy7zGO3IqVo6XcvQ4_y_ziF1YWBd3Lfdhl-51KQQ94rAGx0NRAQW/s1600/IMG_0372.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And a chair with my name on it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob0KeoBUldtBxehoAKpu930AUv9IWKNe91mktmI1S6QXSYm9oxsPabkrgkHfl0RCHQ4jR9ythhcLp1poHca5wellsjKfuQUsNsdly0PFge1skLveVDJ6E1LjuJbIUtnQEEtH5lDVOCHv-/s1600/IMG_0373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob0KeoBUldtBxehoAKpu930AUv9IWKNe91mktmI1S6QXSYm9oxsPabkrgkHfl0RCHQ4jR9ythhcLp1poHca5wellsjKfuQUsNsdly0PFge1skLveVDJ6E1LjuJbIUtnQEEtH5lDVOCHv-/s1600/IMG_0373.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Someone may have gone down to our spot early and hid some seashells for the girls to "find."  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhInkxLbdhN8872yRk6jClqhPn4Y3Wy5AtLd6LtO6117NmgF-YJjg3KaEGrZ-tnUEkJgc2S9Gi5tkk308eP9xS70B92HOfWSzOUcyP_vfrftIee962MDrxhi_l00oJ5Q2ZzTjZobdWuoK/s1600/IMG_0377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhInkxLbdhN8872yRk6jClqhPn4Y3Wy5AtLd6LtO6117NmgF-YJjg3KaEGrZ-tnUEkJgc2S9Gi5tkk308eP9xS70B92HOfWSzOUcyP_vfrftIee962MDrxhi_l00oJ5Q2ZzTjZobdWuoK/s1600/IMG_0377.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Emma was a little scared of the waves. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r0mu_3fVdy9ocFh8YKMJb9S6yzFzN99K3X5Fdl2V33T-Kpv7J2nGObjdJqnKm-dmhP8QyfKFGwt58rpor-aE7o0Cyh_D-dcBI7dMS5OGlL0_V08oXkXxMiskVqWyS1nZjfcigpse7qst/s1600/IMG_0378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r0mu_3fVdy9ocFh8YKMJb9S6yzFzN99K3X5Fdl2V33T-Kpv7J2nGObjdJqnKm-dmhP8QyfKFGwt58rpor-aE7o0Cyh_D-dcBI7dMS5OGlL0_V08oXkXxMiskVqWyS1nZjfcigpse7qst/s1600/IMG_0378.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She started warming up to it when she found the shells. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW3Njb7gUELzpW80BURdfjqRZ5FgAbMimBEO6svtZWjpJlvt3tEFzuJ_1lBwnklysPW5KufwbgCIP0uNEkaBy8tSoXG6skdMpTp535Y-k4ZIXc1GfUVNBi_Tlo81469hVOU1dJogaLaHo/s1600/IMG_0382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHGGkSDCCvvHdI1eVeftuOEgKO7LcQ-JHiAhM9kBcxYIPl2TncsdRC1oZcf8GuK2NJ-2oK-LfOuS-sZQYGhDrmCi1HROQHsNg58B0oh7YTsnX0Ex2bOErXbSsrg2mM_cuWg3cNQA2oxun/s1600/IMG_0423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHGGkSDCCvvHdI1eVeftuOEgKO7LcQ-JHiAhM9kBcxYIPl2TncsdRC1oZcf8GuK2NJ-2oK-LfOuS-sZQYGhDrmCi1HROQHsNg58B0oh7YTsnX0Ex2bOErXbSsrg2mM_cuWg3cNQA2oxun/s1600/IMG_0423.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37SP-mXtOL0I6TTdv1e7phqRLbnZsDud8YvK5vUWyrDcm_ntNlu7dQeGNw_bzOj1LrY4KBO1RBQverf9MLSswWnk1Pe2yXlwk-NISOoJgBb_KwBPQ2TNR5U_8hv-pjwrdUHJKEOSCEiKV/s1600/IMG_0129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37SP-mXtOL0I6TTdv1e7phqRLbnZsDud8YvK5vUWyrDcm_ntNlu7dQeGNw_bzOj1LrY4KBO1RBQverf9MLSswWnk1Pe2yXlwk-NISOoJgBb_KwBPQ2TNR5U_8hv-pjwrdUHJKEOSCEiKV/s1600/IMG_0129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We got the girls dolled up and went to dinner that night.  Cousin buddies.<br /><br />It was the only night we actually made dinner plans - the rest of the time we just went with the flow and had picnics on the beach or in the town lawn.   </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczs4uEcLonJVCPUZ9YlgcKdhzvTmPkoVW0U5Cvwij53UNZVUHluaLKFAxi6obSBpe76ZwgMfJnjZD53IoHqPApqZzjZoLTpzZ0eHMJvOp3Tok519XGOw5yXe2e5zi0A0BeJRZcXqaeSsq/s1600/IMG_0132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwEqlwkw8Dw2wY09-T89n3ezsCOdr6z29P4iQoXJkx3CqFNEJnAeZRccg0PsVlsPVMdodz6Hzg5KoexftU-toi2JazLk4DtG-Tr8dTcxW4Y3Ag-zklA5iKsVesAppls9EWUvUHXGuV5H2/s1600/IMG_0159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwEqlwkw8Dw2wY09-T89n3ezsCOdr6z29P4iQoXJkx3CqFNEJnAeZRccg0PsVlsPVMdodz6Hzg5KoexftU-toi2JazLk4DtG-Tr8dTcxW4Y3Ag-zklA5iKsVesAppls9EWUvUHXGuV5H2/s1600/IMG_0159.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even Baby Kate wants to get in on the action! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVb_bDp8N18dW89FyNwE_KUlSdS4EMtbvn5LY5DeDYPkDYTfvToafNhYT3FZcM-R_CAdO5n6Il9a7ACxb44PO46bviSa0lIVVHVYihwq0gD3rxKlRXwMxwU3Fgndn2nD88pPw7pRBsaYa/s1600/IMG_0165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_Tq1hQzAM3mA2183KgwGVNjRC2wgizW5rDz3u_xUIfLpSczNVsfqAiPLjC1ikYFTJBzI8u5Riro2JvIBGknbnQjB8WFWu4aU0zymcIVvhjefZpZORcp0b9bpO_ZYTxFmEmW98me4aiFa/s1600/IMG_0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_Tq1hQzAM3mA2183KgwGVNjRC2wgizW5rDz3u_xUIfLpSczNVsfqAiPLjC1ikYFTJBzI8u5Riro2JvIBGknbnQjB8WFWu4aU0zymcIVvhjefZpZORcp0b9bpO_ZYTxFmEmW98me4aiFa/s1600/IMG_0024.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Lots of fun beach play with Emma & Kate. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEVhmkYQt6-J8hGm5Ylbhx_yl074AmbxnaB07sYi8Y39lt0L8ctbE8g4dygdtkeFVo6arJtGZIgD4Nfr8hkR01nW7HCubybyuBNuWoxa_EBCv13ehRQb4aXpMCL9o0BdGXTEiK7ndFB0U/s1600/IMG_0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Our Seaside Vacation 2014

We just returned from our annual Seaside vacation... almost 2 months ago.  It has taken me a little while (to say the least...) to get throu...

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