My Disney Gallery Wall

Hello there!  How are you doing today?  Fine, I hope.

I so wanted to keep these posts in order but that's not happening today!  I have edited the photos from the Nottoway Plantation but I have not finished the post.  I have so many photos I want to share with you.  I hope to have it ready tomorrow.

We have been so busy around here working on finishing projects from our remodel that I mentioned here and also with decorating for Christmas!!!  To say I am very excited is a serious understatement.

I don't know about you, but putting together a gallery wall can be quite daunting.  It takes patience, patience and more patience.  Here are the steps I took to achieve my Disney gallery wall.

The first thing I did was lay out the framed pictures on the floor in the design I thought I wanted.  I left this out on the floor (drove me crazy in the interim) and kept looking at it for a couple of days.

I would move them around until I achieved the look I wanted.

The next thing I did was take old wrapping paper and cut out the shape of each and every photo.  Yes, all 12 of them.  I numbered the back of each photo and the piece of paper that would stand in for it on the wall.  It's very important to number them both so you don't get confused which one is which.  Especially, in this case, when there are so many like frames.

 I got the hubs to help me place them on the wall.  So much measuring, placing, and remeasuring.  It goes much faster if you have your tape strips ready ahead of time.  I used painters tape.

Once this is done you can start putting nails in the wall.  But first, locate the hanger on the back side of each photo to see if they all hang the same.  Unfortunately for us they were different.

 I didn't actually time how long it took us but my guess is a couple of hours from start to finish.  I am very pleased with the way it turned out.  I need to pick up another Disney plaque to finish it off.

I have to say it was worth all of the time it took to accomplish this gallery.  Enough so I'd consider doing it again!!!

Take care and have a great day,

xoxoxo

Debbie

Geaux Tigers (Weekend Recap)

This past weekend the hubs, myself, and Brooke and Brad went to Baton Rouge, LA to see the LSU Tigers play the Florida Gators.  We had a wonderful weekend.  The weather was gorgeous.  We could not have asked for better weather.

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Port Allen, LA.  Port Allen is just over the bridge from the LSU football stadium.  Finding tickets and hotel rooms for an LSU game is quite the feat.  Especially for a sell out rival game like this one.  We were lucky we had bought our tickets in September as the game was sold out.

Our room was rather spacious for just the two of us.  We were on the go the entire time we were there except to crash sleep.  

On Friday night we ate at Parrain's Seafood Restaurant in Baton Rouge.  The food is delicious!  I did a post on it here.

 On our way to the LSU Tiger Stadium.

You would not believe how many photos I tried taking of the stadium (from the bridge) as we were waiting in traffic.  Every time we stopped (except for this one) the bridge beams were in my way.

The hub's best friends set up for tailgating on Friday in order to have a place for Saturday.  They were back up there at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.  They cooked gumbo, shrimp etoufee, steaks and baked potatoes, sausage, etc.  There was a lot of food.  As usual, the food was delicious.  I want to give a shout out to Warren, Kurt, Trent and John.  Great job!!!  Much appreciated.

I want to give a "shout out" to Kurt Cassell for snagging us the best parking space ever!!!  We were steps from the tailgating party.  So sweet!!!

One of the stations came by and was interviewing one of hub's friends.  I don't know the details of  the interview but it is my understanding it was on TV this last night.

Mike the Tiger had his back to the crowd.  I guess it gets old having so many people come to see you.

We went to the Barnes and Noble LSU store to get souvenirs.  It's a tradition.  Billy Canon was there. He was the Heisman Trophy Winner in 1959.  He was signing autographs in the books and pretty much whatever else you had for him.  The hubs stayed in  line for at least an hour, maybe longer.  Mr. Canon was a delight to meet.  He made sure he spoke with every person that waited to see him.  Such a friendly man.

After the long wait of two hours, we walked outside to this.  The street was blocked off for the "walk of fame".  This is when the football players walk to the stadium.  We were stuck so we waited for the players.  The hub's said it was like waiting for a parade at Disney World.  I told him there was no comparison.  Ha ha!!!

On our way back to the tailgating area we passed the LSU cheerleaders.  When we got back to the party, everyone poked fun at the hubs saying are you having a UPS truck deliver your purchases to your home?  They assumed we were shopping the entire time.  I'll admit there have been times we have been guilty of shopping 'til we dropped but this wasn't one of them.  :)

We had a great time at the game.

The band performed their pre game performance.

Here are a few photos of the sunset.  It was beautiful!

Halftime performance.

How cute is this?

In spite of the bad ref calls, the bad punts, etc. LSU managed to pull out a win 35-28.

Unbeknownst to us, Tom Cruise was at the game, too.  He is reportedly filming a movie in New Orleans and decided to go to the game.   This was his first time at a college football game.

We had perfect football weather.  Low humidity and the lowest temperature while at the game was 62 degrees.  Perfect!!!

We saw this car magnet on the way home.  I want to find one for our car.  :)

A beautiful view of the yellow flowers under the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.

We had a great weekend.  I will be doing a post on our tour of the Nottoway Mansion Tour soon.

I hope you have a great day today and a wonderful weekend.  I hope your forecast has better weather than ours.  We are expecting a deluge of rain.  I can't complain....we need the rain.

Take care,

xoxoxo

Debbie

The Pumpkin Patch

Our church has a Pumpkin Patch every year.  We purchase the pumpkins from the Navajo Indians in New Mexico.  They tell us how to price the various sizes.  We return 75% of the money we make and keep 25% for the church.  We are ranked in 8th place in sales in the nation.  That is a lot of pumpkins. 

The shifts are worked by volunteers made up mostly by members of the church.

Most shifts are worked by two people, however, there are some with only one person.

I worked the 2-4 p.m. shift on Tuesday with a gentleman from church.  The shift before us only sold $33.00 worth of pumpkins.

We sold $414.50 during our shift.  That my friend is a lot of pumpkins!!!

I heard that over the weekend, two different shifts made over $1,000.00 each.  I'm so glad I wasn't working that shift!!!

Do you have a pumpkin patch near you?  If so, do you go?  It is so much fun watching all the little ones running around trying to find the perfect pumpkin.  Some families have been coming to the Pumpkin Patch for years to have family photos made.  It is a family tradition.

Wishing you a wonderful Fall week!!!

Take care,

xoxoxo

Debbie

Our New Foyer

I am so excited to introduce you to our new foyer!!!  I love the new wall.  But our favorite change is the widening of the doorway to the family room.  It is so dramatic.  We are having a bit of a time getting used to it.  

We are searching for a console table for this wall.  In fact, I hope that by the time you read this we already have one.  I'd like something with an elegant look with some hidden storage.  I am going to hang a wreath over it for the holidays.  But, I'll be searching for a mirror to be placed there afterwards.

We have a small area of floor that needs to be replaced.  They have discontinued our flooring so we are hoping to get it repaired with the few pieces we have left.  Cross your fingers!  If not, we will have to come up with something else for the floor in the foyer.

We had the contractor add trim to the ceiling.  I think such a small change really dresses up the ceiling.

Here's my office.  It is so strange not seeing the doors.  A happy strange, that is.  I will be able to put up a collage of my Disney decor on this large wall.  I am so excited.  I ordered some black and white drapes for this window...just waiting for them to come in.

I took this opportunity to change the paint color in the foyer and my office. 

I have new hardware for the built ins in my office.  I also bought some corbels to add under the cabinets.  I can't wait to see it all come together.

I am so happy to have everything cleaned up.  There was so much dust!

What do you think of our little remodel?  Isn't it so much better?

Hope you have a great day!

Take care,

xoxoxo

Debbie