christmas vaca...

our family went on our very first Christmas vaca and we had an amazing time...

cabo san lucas is warm, fun and gorgeous...

we ate, drank, read, rested, and got a lot of sun {the weather was about 80 degrees)!!!

feliz navidad....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

xoxo

mele kalikimaka...

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas day
That's the island greeting that we send to you
From the land where palm trees sway

Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way
To say Merry Christmas to you

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas day
That's the island greeting that we send to you
From the land where palm trees sway

Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way
To say Merry Christmas to you

Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way
To say Merry Christmas to you

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas day
That's the island greeting that we send to you
From the land where palm trees sway

Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way
To say Merry Christmas
A very Merry Christmas
A very, very, Merry,Merry Christmas to you

Read more at http://www.songlyrics.com/bing-crosby/mele-kalikimaka-lyrics/#5rkQWy6Di55JH1gV.99

it's a busy time of the year...

take time to share those special moments with your loved ones...

once they pass, they are gone forever and you don't want to miss out...

 

i hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a blessed new year...

 

happy birthday Jesus!!!

 

"today in the town of david a savior has been born to you; he is the messiah, the lord.  this will be a sign to you:  you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." {luke 2:11-12}

 

xoxo

happy thanksgiving...

I hope and pray that you all have a blessed thanksgiving...

enjoy your loved ones...time is precious...

xoxo 

LONG BEACH FLEA THIS WEEKEND...

CHRISTMAS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER...

COME OUT TO THE LONG BEACH FLEA THIS WEEKEND

AT THE VETERAN'S STADIUM TO FIND THOSE VERY SPECIAL GIFTS,

AND,

TO FIX UP YOUR HOMES FOR THOSE VERY SPECIAL GUESTS OVER THE HOLIDAYS...

COME SEE US IN THE RED SECTION...SPACE 948...

XOXO

 

trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat...

have fun with your lil trick or treaters tonite...

be safe...

xoxo

christmas gala...

come check us out at the...

 

Vintique Alley Christmas Gala...

358 Elizabeth Street

Riverside, CA  92506

951 640 3114

 

Friday, November 8th

4:00 p.m. till 9:00 p.m.

 

and

 

Saturday, November 9th

11:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.

 

the groves flea....

the flea at the groves in Irvine at the great park is this sunday...

the weather is supposed to be cooler, but clear...no rain!!!

there will be a lil change this sunday though...we are being moved to another locale at the great park, so please look for us...we will be there!!!

see you sunday!!!

xoxo

it's fall...

for all of you that know me...

i'm a summer girl...

i love the summer...

i love the beach...

but, i'm kinda looking forward to this new season...

i'm blessed!!!

and,

so are you...

enjoy your blessings,

big and small

and,

choose joy everyday...

xoxo

september...

omg...summer is coming to an end way too fast!!!

and,

our September is way busy...

we've been shopping, working, working and more shopping...getting ready for our September shows...

 

this sunday, September 1st is the groves flea at the Irvine great park...you can find our junk in row 2, space 3.

 

then,

next week is the vintage marketplace in fallbrook...from Friday, September 6th through the 8th,

 

then,

the third sunday, September 15th, is the vet's flea in long beach...you can find our junk and treasures in space 948 in the red section...

 

come out and see us!

especially, the vintage marketplace...there are so many amazing vendors with amazing talent...

xoxo

Ves flea this Sunday...

We've been shopping,

Shopping,

Shopping,

And,

We have a bunch of treasures to share with you at the vets flea this Sunday...

This summer's weather has been perfect for junkin at the fleas.. 

Come see us in space 948...

We're also collecting some great treasures for the vintage marketplace in September...one of "the greatest fleas"...

In rainbow...

vet's flea in long beah this sunday!!!

it's supposed to be a bright, sunny day on sunday!!!

come out to the flea in long beach {veteran's stadium} early...

do some shopping for vintage treasures then hit the beach!!!

come see us in space 948 in the red section...

we have a truckload of new/old treasures...

dressers, side tables, desks, upholstered chairs...all shabby'd up and vintage!!!

we've been working hard, so stop by and visit...

hope you are enjoying your summer!!!

xoxo

aloha...

happy 4th...

the 4th of july is one of my favorite holidays...

first of all it's in the summer...

the parades,

the beach,

the bbq,

the fireworks...

a great day...

whatever you do...have fun!

xoxo

happy happy birthday to our sweet daughter...

twenty nine years ago, on july 2nd...

our sweet daughter, stacey nicole de koning was born...

she has been such a joy and blessing to us...

she loves her family...she is a dedicated and devoted friend, an amazing and protective daughter and a great sister...

she accomplishes anything she sets out to do {with the help of her god}...

she has made us proud with her college degrees and earning herself a great job!

we look forward to seeing what our god has in store for her in the coming days, months and years...

thank you lord for giving her to us...

happy, happy birthday stacey...we love you so very much...

xoxo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thank you for your prayers...

on friday...our son, shannan had surgery on his wrist...

it's always intense when a person you love is in the hospital and/or having surgery...

he was hit by a car while in a crosswalk in may 2012...

his wrist was broken in the accident...

there were a lot of opinions about surgery, no surgery, yes surgery...and through prayer and lots of talk and thought, we decided to not do surgery when the last doc said it was almost too late to do surgery and there was a fifty percent chance it would not work...

shannan was not happy with that, so he decided against surgery...

through a lot of physical therapy and hard work, he tried to make it work, but he could not...

with pain every day and lack of movement, he decided to go back to the docs and see what they could do...

they removed some bones,

cut some bones,

did some reconstructing and shaving and screwing and voila!

new wrist...

thanks everyone for the prayers and texts...you are awesome...

thanks hope for the company...

thanks martha for shannan's vanilla shake...his fav...

thanks leslie for the amazing and yummy meal saturday night...

thanks stacey for taking care of your brother while we were away on sunday at the flea...

and,

everyone else for the prayers, encouragement and checking on our son...

if you would, please lift him up in prayer during your quiet time...he has a lot of healing to do...weekly x-rays to check the fusing...some physical therapy down the line...

please pray for healing, patience and understanding...

love, love, love...

the long beach flea special show is this sunday!!!

the long beach flea only has a special show a few times a year...

it's a show that has a lot of the same vendors selling,

but the bonus is you have vendors there that don't sell there often...

new vendors means new junk!!!

the weather is supposed to be warm,

but there will be some good junkin...

i have a truckload of stuff to share with all of you...

some great upholstered vintage chairs,

a new lot of barnwood spring frames i just made,

vintage artwork,

and,

some new painted pieces for your home or garden...

come find me in the red section...i'll be there bright and early...

xoxo

my baby graduates high school...

it's the last high school graduation for our family...

our son, shannan, graduated last night...

it's a bittersweet moment for both myself and my husband...

we love that he made it through high school...

both of our kids have grown up so very fast, but when it's your youngest, it feels like time seems to go faster...

we look forward to seeing what god has in store for him...he's planning on going to saddleback college and transferring to cal state fullerton...

we are so proud of him and hope and pray for god's love, wisdom and discernment in his life now and always...we hope he is able to bless others as he travels down this new path in his life...

xoxo