Soft Surroundings Make Me Happy
Such a lovely weekend!
On Saturday morning I left the house to head to the city while everyone was still asleep. I would normally be grumpy about leaving so early, but the long Texas Hill Country drive combined with praise music and my first sighting of bluebonnets made my heart soar. I love Texas wildflowers….LOVE!
I had been invited to go to a store at the mall before opening hours. At first I didn’t even care what store it was because, frankly, going to a store when they are closed has long been a fantasy of mine…..like parachuting or eating an entire chocolate cake. I could check this off my bucket list.
It turned out to be a beautiful store, which made it even better! Have you heard of Soft Surroundings? I’ll confess I wasn’t familiar with the company, but now have fallen madly in love with everything about it. They have the most beautiful clothes, bedding, jewelry….just gorgeous.
They also sell make-up, which is what we got to play with on Saturday. They explained all of the products and what they are for, which was great for me because I often wonder what these mystery products do. I mean, would you know what Blue Copper is? Me neither! But I have an inquiring mind. Now that I know how great it is for my skin I am saving my money to buy some. And I’m going to enter their Makeup Bag Makeover to win some of their incredible beauty products….you should too! (this is not a sponsored post, I just really liked their things!)
My friend Colleen from San Antonio Mom Blogs snapped this picture of me getting some makeup advice….
And they gave me a coupon for you if you want to go get your own makeup color consultation.
Afterward I was all made up and pretty but I had no where else to go, so I came home and took a nap. Let’s call it beauty sleep.
On Sunday we had another family canasta tournament, which was even more exciting than last weekend because this time the whole family, including Dad, joined in. We set up 2 tables with 4 players at each and every 2 hands we’d switch around so eventually everyone was partners with everyone else. We even had an official cutie pie scorekeeper at each table!
After the tournament was over I went to meet a friend for dinner. Spending a few hours with a trusted friend was the icing on the cake of a very sweet weekend.
And now that I have a some new makeup tips and the wildflowers are blooming, I’m looking forward to some beauty both indoors and out.
Have a great week!
What a fun time this sounds like! And I see I’m not the only one who likes a behind-the-scenes peek at things!!
I gotta say a whole-family canasta tournament sounds like a LOT of fun. Good for you. And it’s good to read those words, “trusted friend.” It’s imperative to have friends you can trust, isn’t it?
Hi Lisa! I didn’t know you lived near San Antonio? Where do you live? We live in the Spring Branch/Bulverde area off 281. I just started following you when you were spotlighted last week! Love your posts!
Hugs!
Claire
I heard about Soft Surroundings from a sidebar on Stacy MacDonald’s blog and just last month I saw the store at La Cantara, so I went in to check it out. Yes, a lovely store it is, but the prices, even on sale/clearance are “YIKES”!! The funny thing was the woman, who is applying your make-up), said she liked my long denim skirt (bought at the Animal Thrift in Boerne). I thanked her and smiled as I went out, thinkging, “If only she knew I paid $2.99!” It is SO nice, though, to see lovely, modest, feminine stores.