Photo of the Day--Suzy

'Kay--little background is necessary here to fully appreciate these photos that tell a little story.... on the right is my older sister Suzy. We're at the beach (Sunset) and it's June 2002. That's her future daughter-in-law Carrie Reid (now Kerley) on the left. You must also know that Suzy is NOT a drinker--period. She very rarely partakes and then just tea-totals. Well, this particular evening some of us were bravely taking shots of vodka. As a family, we are not big drinkers--we'll have it at holidays and cook-outs but nobody drinks very much. I came across these photos while working on putting photos in albums---had to go back to 2000. I had completely forgotten about this hilarious adventure!!

So here's what it looks like was happening to me: Suzy, "the big drinker"--NOT, says "yeah, I'll have one of those shots." So Carrie obliges. They tell her how to do the lemon first, etc. And she looks so nonchalant, so confident about doing this. Heh--little did she know!

Note: these are poor quality photos--they're a "photo of a photo" as they were taken before I was using a digital camera exclusively.

Now we have Suzy's other future daughter-in-law, Kara Felise (now Kerley) making sure Carrie does this right and that Suzy gets a proper dose! OMG--this just cracks me up!!

I must have missed the actual taking the shot photo! But think she's taken it here, looks like anyway. That grimace!! That's Adam Johnson in the background.

OMG!!! If you know Suzy, you can just hear her coughing, sputtering, gagging and carrying on!!! And Carrie's expression!! I just can't help but just crack up laughing every time I look at this. She can barely get her breath here! She, I'm sure had NEVER taken a shot of alcohol in her life and had NO idea! Oh! How I love my sissy! There ain't nobody like her!

So here she is still in the throes of the alcohol burning and setting her on fire and high-five-ing with Brian (my niece Aimee's husband) Vaughan. This is just priceless!! Hey--family--let's do this again!!

Also--as a side note: Need to post some recent photos of Suzy. She's lost another person in weight! Yeah--you go Suzy!! She's off all her meds for diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol and is able to exercise now.

Remodel Master Bath

Well.

Rather atrocious, huh? Very 80's! Great tile workmanship, I guess, but OMG, just horrible! So busy, just too much. We completely gutted this bathroom. Except for the inside of the shower--we got a bit lazy and just left the tile in there.

Doesn't even look like the same room. Master Craft did the cabinetry--same as in the kitchen. We (as in Jug and helpers--Kim didn't lay a single piece) laid all the tile.

A LOT of mirrors in this space! It was like the "Funny House" at the carnival. Mirrors reflecting mirrors everywhere you turned.

This is my side of the bathroom. Not crazy about the upholstery on the little seat but haven't gotten around to recovering it. Need to do that.....

The medicine cabinets I found at Metrolina (FABULOUS flea market in Huntersville that Michelle turned me on to) and I striped them. Not sure I really like having two there together like that but it'll do.

Remodel Master Bedroom

Master bedroom before. Notice the sliding glass door on the right. I know this is a bit confusing but that lead into what is now the living room. The living room now was a "aviary/sunroom" for the previous owners and was surrounded by sliding glass doors. So we closed the sliding glass doors up here in the bedroom. Took out the carpet and replaced with hardwood.

I'm most comfortable with rich, warm tones of green, red, brown. Just feels "homey" and relaxing to me. That's the front "Crackle Barrel" porch you see out the windows. Also note the trunk in front of the bed. This is a family treasure. My paternal grandmother, Annie Bess Palmer Hudson made one of these for each of her eight children--my father, Smith Hudson was her youngest child. She was a very artsy-crafty lady! She was constantly making something. I remember well her wall art of colorful cut glass and beads and she made purses of the same materials. Back in the 70's it might have been all the rage--don't know--but I remember thinking as a teenager that they were the tackiest things I'd ever seen! Wouldn't I love to have some of her work now! I do have one of her oil paintings and Mel has a three-piece painting that was intended to be a fireplace screen. Granny Hudson was very talented/gifted artist. Daddy was too--we all have some of his water colors.

The small round table in the left was also made by Granny Hudson. I acquired it when our Aunt Bet died and how I cherish it! It's so in vogue now! It's sea shells or oyster shells that have been immersed/covered with that shellac that does like a thousand coats in one coat?? Something like that--just love it. And the chair is a treasured piece too. My mother had it when she started her adult life--no idea where she acquired it but it was just one of the very few things she kept over the years of her life. She was definitely NOT a pack-rat--hated clutter and old things and was not sentimental about much of anything. So I really treasure having this old chair--with it's original upholstery.

The oil painting above the bed was purchased at an auction--don't know the artist but I just like it. After doing a couple of (very bad) oil paintings myself a couple of years ago now, I appreciate art so much more! It's so very challenging!!

That's the bathroom through the arched doorway. More pics of the bathroom in another post.

Same view after. Master bath pics next.

The smaller pillows on the bed my friend Michelle (please visit her blog: www.thevintagehomeofwilkes.blogspot.com ) made them all for me. Man, is she ever talented!!