My Shabby Chic Inspirations Booth.

My Shabby Chic Inspirations Booth has some new items. There have been some changes in my booth since the last time I posted about it. A cute Antique snack table and a shabby chic sofa table are some of the new furniture items.

Funny Signs

The Cisco Kid and I got up very early this morning and we were looking at funny things on the computer.  We came across these sign that we thought were so funny.

Funny Signs!!!

This was our favorite.

Cucumber and Barley Salad

Last night I was craving a vegetable salad without lattice. I gathered all the vegetables I wanted in the salad and then I thought I needed to make it hardy. First I thought about putting grilled chicken in it but I didn't have any defrosted. I was looking through my can items and found some chick peas, which I love. Then I saw the pearl barley. Perfect! These two items will make the salad not only hardy but full of protein and fiber.

Salad ingredients:

1 large Cucumber

1 cup diced Green bell pepper

1 cup diced Vidalia onion

1/2 cup chopped fresh Parsley, two tablespoons for dressing

2 cups of Cherry Tomatoes sliced in half

1 can Chick Peas

2 cups of cooked Pearl Barley

Garlic and Butter Croutons

6 oz. Tomato Basil Feta Cheese, 2 oz. for the salad dressing

2 cloves of chopped Garlic, 1 clove for the salad dressing

Add all ingredients together in a large bowl except for the Feta Cheese and croutons.   Add them when you are ready to serve the salad. 

 

Pearl Barley, Cook according to the direction on the package. Let cool before adding the vegetables.

Salad Dressing:

1 clove of chopped Garlic

2 tablespoons of fresh chopped parsley

2 oz. Tomato Basil Feta Cheese

1 tea. salt

1 tea. pepper

½ cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

¼ cup of water.

Mix all ingredients together until it is creamy.

Our Last Day of our Summer Vacation!

Our last day on our summer vacation didn't turn out as planned. Yesterday I posted about the wonderful refreshing day we spent at Aquatica Water Park. The day before I posted about our Universal Studio visit and how hot it was. We were truly on the verge of heat exhaustion. On our last day we had plans on going to SeaWorld. We weren't real thrilled with the heat and waiting in the long lines again. As we were getting ready to go to SeaWorld we were listening to the news.  The weather report comes on and they said the temperatures were going to be 105 degrees. At that moment we decided not to go. We will use our SeaWorld tickets another time when the weather isn't so hot. I think the Chief and I both sighed at the same time. We were able to take our time and have a nice breakfast at the Wilderness Lodge, where we were staying.

Now that we are not rushing to get out of the hotel we enjoyed the morning scenery out our balcony. As soon as we opened the doors we saw a plane sky righting God's message. I have always been amazed on how skilled a pilot must be to write something in the sky.

Every night the housekeeper left us a different towel animal.  Very cute!!!1

We went down for breakfast and the Cisco Kid is reading the morning paper.  I wish the News Papers would print News Papers just for kids.  The Cisco Kid would totally be into it. 

It was time to ride the horse.  They got all the kids in a line and handed them a horse on a stick so they could gallop around the restaurant to music.  Very Cute!!!!

It was nice and relaxing just taking our time. 

I'll let you know when we decide to take our SeaWorld trip.  The Cisco Kid was about two and a half the last time he was there, and I know he would enjoy it.  

Have a great Weekend!!!