Miss Camille: What a Day!

Before I start, I just want to mention that I will not be using my blog to give a play by play of each day in my life accompanied by photos. However, today I'll make an exception. Today was a great day.

Today was one of the first whole and complete days (in a long time) that both Kevin and I have had off together...so we made the most of it! We tried out the Chinese buffet restaurant in Williston (which, might I mention, has the most delicious vegetable egg rolls!), wandered and shopped through 3 antique stores between Williston and Sidney (and boy-oh-boy did I find some dandies!), and attended the MMA fights in Sidney, as one of Kevin's football players was fighting tonight for a title...and he won!

Now each of these events alone would be fun in themselves, but all together?...what a day!
Here's why:
1. I love eggrolls, and I love fortune cookies (not because of the cookie, but because of the fortune.)
2. I love antiques.
3. I can't say that I love mixed martial arts fights, considering this was my first, but they are definitely fun and exciting as I found out, especially when you know someone in it...and I love taking photos of things I never have before.
4. I love my husband, and getting to spend time with him, which has been a little sparse lately.
5. I love taking photos of things because I want to, not because I have to. (I love that too, but in a different way.) And although while having a photo shoot in my kitchen of all of my antique finds of the day at 2:00 a.m., I did have a moment of thinking, "this can't be normal...normal people don't do this," I was having too much fun to mind for more than just a short moment.

So here is my day in photos...enjoy!

Find #1: Adorable antique doll buggy. Won't it be AWESOME for infant/baby shoots? (Percy modeling in one. :-)

Find #2: Four...yes FOUR new hats to add to my antique hat collection. Aren't they beautiful?! My plan is to get some display stands and have a large display in the studio, but not before a photoshoot with them on some models, of course.

This is a hat my mom just got for me on her trip to visit family in Tennessee. I love this one!

Find #3: SO CUTE. Baby hats! One is a croqueted bonnet and the other is a little hat that reminds me of the one Strawberry Shortcake wears...also Little Miss Muffet.

Find #4: Antique baby clothes! The little boy outfit is very old, and I thought they were both so cute I just had to get them in hopes I can use them on a photo shoot, along with the hats and buggy! I also got another little dress and some croqueted booties, but forgot to prepare a blog photo of those!

Here are 2 handmade Chinese "good luck" charms that I got at the restaurant, along with our "fortunes." I don't really believe in good luck charms, or in fortunes for that matter, but little things that make me think of "good luck," or "advice," remind me of God and guardian angels and blessing from Heaven, so hey, I'll take all I can get! I'm also fascinated by things of other cultures, although I will probably gift these away, since Kevin has a strong annoyance to useless "trinket" type things laying around...not that I blame him.