Good Things Happen When You Wake at 6:20am

I woke up with bells on this Sunday. I WAS nervous that I would sleep though the alarm.

First off....I forget that it's so dark then. But then....that sunrise. I KNEW it was going to be a good day.

We got to our flea market at 7:45. I got this sticker that let all the people around me know that I had waken early and I was DEDICATED. Okay. Everyone who paid before 9:00am received one, but mine felt extra special. It is not often (ever) that I see these on MY person.

GREAT finds at the flea market, then off to the Goodwill Bins. Not ANY luck there, but we saw this....THAT is dedication. (Look closely...there is a black lab in the front seat...FUNNY!)

As we drove to our next destination, hearts beating quickly looking froward to the next find, we saw this....my coffee survived the u-turn. (Yes...those forest creatures are on an old gurney).

The "adventure" that followed lasted 3 hours. It involved a call to Portland BEGGING my husband to meet us with the truck. And quickly. Before we die....

I saw things like I have never seen. It was like living in a Hoarders meets American Pickers episode . No matter WHAT I picked up, it was the owner's FAVORITE thing and had some crazy price. (Get a good picture of the owner in your mind. It's necessary. Cigarette hanging out of his mouth, nicotine & black fingers, hunch backed with rheumy eyes...a QUICK wit though!) He would then promptly drop his quote 60%, but little did he know he was dealing with Miss A.D.D. and I had moved on to the next item.

Bee & Mason scored left & right because she is very brave and tall. She was not keeping one eye on the door the entire time as was I. Note: I am zooming in because I was very far behind her...trembling.

That we didn't encounter rodents STILL blows my mind.

This is a PILE of chairs. As in, EASILY, 100 chairs all nested together like a Rat King. (I, of course, wanted the one in the MIDDLE, on TOP. Leave it to the person who is 5 foot 3 inhces.)

I sent a picture of the store to my husband so he knew where he was going. He wrote back..."Get out of there now. I will be there SOON"

That was FUN. Slightly terrifying & completely out of my comfort zone, but it resulted in some FANTASTIC finds for my booths.

I am loading up the truck and headed into the stores today. 

Cheers to adventures and Happy Valentine's Day! 

 

Comments

[melanie]

wow...looks awesome...you are an early bird!!!
love your booth at STARS...glad you are finding great finds!
melanie

[Salwar Kameez]

Nice article been very glade to be here.. enjoyed reading this..