T'was the Night of the Drawing...

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T'was the night of the drawing

& all through the land,

vintagesusie & friends

sat wringing their hands.

The present was placed

by the tree with much care

& a feeling of wonder

hung thick in the air.

Will it be me?

thought Trisha & Cindy.

Might I be the winner?

dreamed Debbie & Wendy.

A cowboy hat

will determine our fate,

if only she'd tell us

my God, I can't wait!

The silence was deafening,

every breath was held tight.

The moment approached

as the moon shone so bright.

In her cowboy boots,

all dressed up for the show,

vintagesusie looked stunning in

the twinkle light glow.

She held out her hand

& went right to her work,

pulled a name from the hat

& then turned with a jerk.

Reading aloud

the name she did give,

while praying the losers

would still want to live.

"The WINNER is JUDY,

Pappy's Cowgirl,

Congrats my Sweet Heart,

let me give you a twirl!"

Thanks friends for playing,

it's been such a delight,

Happy Holidays to all

& to all a Good Night!

XOXO

vintagesusie  ;)

400 Friends, a Giveaway & a Thanksgiving Blessing

Say WHAT? 400 Friends?

When, Where, How, Why?

It seems like only yesterday I was on my way to Texas & stopped by Glendale, Arizona to personally deliver my '300 Friends Giveaway' to Carol Anne of Carol Anne's Boutique.
What a wonderful morning we had getting to know each other, opening presents {she brought me some too!}, having a marvelous breakfast & finding out how very similar we were.

That was almost exactly 2 months ago & now,
how very lucky I am to have 100 more friends, today.
Thank you so very much Sweet Hearts, for making this one of the most amazing adventures of my life!

In Celebration of all of you, my friends, let's have a Holiday Giveaway.

That's right, you heard it here 1st...vintagesusie is having a GIVEAWAY & all of you are invited!!

So, what are the rules you may ask?

We don't need no darn rules friends!!

You need not become a follower or add the badge for this giveaway to your sidebar.

You need not wear a pin on your shirt with my face on it or hire a plane to write vintagesusie & wings across the sky.

Simply leave a comment to this post & your name will be thrown into my favorite cowboy hat, for the chance to win untold treasures!

I will pick a name out of my hat on December 13th, 2010 & on that night the lucky winner will be announced to all the world! How exciting, right? Another Christmas present to open!

Now, about the gift. I'm a thinkin...

somethin from Texas of course,

somethin I make, {jewelry always sounds good}

somethin pretty, somethin blue,

somethin old & somethin new!

Hey, I think some one's getting married!! LOL 

I will provide Sneak Peeks of the Grand Prize throughout the Giveaway, so stay tuned!

As you can probably see from my photo's, I've been playing dress-up today.

Johnson Brother's Vintage China

kinda dress-up.

I brought out the Wedgewood Wine Chiller & the Brighton Wine Glasses that I ADORE, along with the mercury glass candle holders & my new Pottery Barn burlap table runner...so purdy!

So I wonder, how will this Thanksgiving be?

This Thanksgiving, I will remember the lessons of last year.
I will laugh & love myself & my family, with all our beautiful imperfections.
I will not stress over the little stuff & if I do, I won't be upset with that either.
I will feel grateful for yet another year to share with my family & friends.
I will feel blessed for all the love that surrounds me everyday.

I will remember the people I don't even know, fighting in places that I've never seen,

risking their lives & missing their loved ones, so my loved ones & I can sleep in peace.

Even with our trials, we all have so very much to be thankful for friends.

I wanted to share this quote with you, I found it so lovely & true.
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." ~Melody Beattie
Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving Friends filled with Blessings, Love & Laughter!

XOXO
vintagesusie