You are invited to attend....

Backyard Candle Company's

Holiday Open House,

Thurs., November 4th. 10-8pm

Friday, November 5th. 10-8pm

and

Saturday November 6th. 10-5pm

We have searched high and low

to bring you fun, funky, and fresh

Christmas decor to deck your halls.

Not to mention,

the two new Holiday scents,

Holly and Ivy

and

Peppermints

plus all of your favorite Christmas scents from years past.

Enjoy shopping by candlelight

 Thurs. and Friday evening

and

enjoy sips and nibbles

while you shop.

We have extended our hours

for this fun event

sooooo,

why not make it a girls night out?

We can't wait for you to see

all the sights, sounds and smells

of Christmas!

Peace,

Tricia

We will be CLOSED

Sunday Oct. 31st- Wed. Nov. 3rd

in order to prepare and transform

the Backyard into a winter wonderland!

See you on the 4th!!!!

Witches Night Out.....

Join us,

This Thursday, October 14th

5pm-8pm

for our 2nd annual

Uptown Girls

Witches Night Out.

Grab your girlfriends,

hop on your broomsticks,

 in your best witch attire (or not)

and make your way to Backyard Candle Co.

for a night of spooky fun!

Sip on wine and nibble on cheese
while filling your Uptown Girls bag
with Fall and Halloween decor
all 30% off!
Don't have a bag?  That's ok,
you can purchase one for $5
OR recieve one FREE with $50 purchase!

It only comes once a year,

and it's gonna be FUN!

Don't miss it!

Shop Newbies......

Last week I went to the Flea Market

and found lots of goodies for the

shop.  We also got a big

shipment in yesterday

of some super cool new home decor.

I thought you might like a peek....

The blue table, busts, and chalkboard frame are all flea market finds.

galvanized buckets with numbers 1-4 painted on burlap, just in yesterday.

I LOOOOOOVE these pillows!  They add a bit of whimsy to your sofa.

This is just a sampling of whats new.....

We found furniture, mirrors, chairs and more

at the Flea.

&

Pictures, burlap baskets, wire baskets,

clocks and table runners

just in yesterday.

Stop in soon..... supplies are limited!

Homecoming 2010......

This past weekend was Homecoming

at our school.

I'm here to tell ya,

it's not like it was 20 years ago.

These kids didn't just throw on

a pair of khakis

and a shaker sweater.

(if you were in high school in the 80's, you know what I mean)

It's a pretty big deal now.

My FAVORITE pic.  I think Clay looks like he is in a band.

This is Clay and his beautiful date Morgan.

I was informed right off the bat that they

are just friends...... darn it!

A mother can dream, right????

He looks more and more like my dad all the time.

We were very fortunate that Morgan's mother,

Courtney, takes FABULOUS photos!

We are so appreciative

she took time to do these!

I love this one of their legs and feet.

LOOK at Morgan's shoes!

They are so her.... funky and fun!

All of the pics were taken in Washington's town square

or in the alley's behind the buildings.

A historic downtown, makes for a great

setting, don't ya think?

How she walked in those shoes, I'll never know.

Before the dance,

We hosted dinner at our home for

the group of 10 that went together.

I can't take all the credit,

some of the mothers brought food

and helped us clean up.

our best effort to transform our dining room into a classy restaurant.

I tried hard to make it special for them.

I think they all liked it and had fun....

I mean, when they said,

"New tradition, homecoming dinner here every year."

I took it as, we did ok.

I wish I had a picture of all of them,

but I was to busy cooking and serving.

They were a great group of kids tho,

very polite and each one of them

told us thank you

before they left.

By the end of the evening,

my hubby and I were exhausted.

BUT,

we would do it all over again next year

if they asked us,
hint hint.