Celebrating being a Honorary Canadian Mexicana!

 Dora from VPJLM fulfilled my wishes on being a Honorary Mexican! I was so happy when I woke up and seen her blog post "Right Here" That I phoned Mr. Coconut at work on his lunch break and told him the news. I then told him we had to celebrate, he didn't put up much of a fight... and told me he would take me to the Mexican restaurant I have been badgering him about non stop for the past while. *woohoo*

 Here I am sitting at the table, I like the cute little "window" behind me.

They also had like 4 sombreros there... I was so jealous!

 Our waitress brought us out free tortilla chips and salsa *mmmm* (There was more.. but we were half way through munching them when I remembered to take a pic.) *lol*

 I ordered what they call the Taco Loco!! It was SOOO good. The half with the cheese on top had ground beef under it. The other side had bean on it. Once I was ready to eat I mixed it all together added my favorite thing (SALSA) and ate till I could eat no longer. "I was not able to finish it... it was quite big."

 Mr. ordered beef nachos. He is sort of picky with sauces and wanted to eat something he KNEW he would like.

 He also ordered a beef enchilada with a bean sauce.

 They had Spanish music playing and the inside was decorated real cute, bright & fun.

 I was tempted to tell them of my Honorary citizenship... but I worried they might kick my a$$!! *LOL*

 I also received a gift from the one and ONLY Nelly . And look what treasures she sent to me from Australia to Canada!!

 A Lobster mitt, A wooden lobster a Australia t shirt & a exquisite sugar bowl. Now the Sugar bowl did have a partner. It came with a little jug for cream. But SADLY it arrived in lots of pieces. I was sad at first... but like I told Nelly. It will give me something to search for. I will Scour (E-bay) (Etsy) & (Thrift stores) until I find it's mate.

 Look how gorgeous the design is! I didn't have a slightest clue this set even existed. I love it.

Thank you very much Nelly for the gifts.

I love them lots!

You know just what will put a smile on my face!

 *High Five*

This picture is for Clare Here is my old plastic Scottie dog. He seems to be in "puppy love" with yours. *hehehe*

Celebrating my garage sale finds

 Finally after weeks of wanting a Sombrero I found one I didn't deem to pricey.

Two weeks ago I saw one at a yard sale priced for $10 (It was brown) the week after I came across a black one for $15 *eeep* too high for my yard sale funds! (I only bring $25 dollars to spend each week) This past Sat I went to a yard sale where a man had not one but two Mexican Sombreros for $5 each. *woohoo* I bought the green, now I wish I had bought the red too. It was a bit dusty from storage soooo... I vacuumed it. How many people vacuum sombreros on a Saturday afternoon? *smile*

 I picked up the maracas a couple sales later for $0.50 cents from a friendly old couple who had a black and white shih tzu doggie.

 If your wondering about my purchases I will be happy to explain I like Mexican stuff. I love the food (*mmm*), I like the clothing and Mexican decor. I even like Mexican people like Dora fromVintage Passiones Just like Mine. Maybe she can make me a Honorary Mexican!

Skirt was .75 cents Top was .50 cents they were both purchased sometime last month.

Cute Donkey  .25 cents

Huge Shopper .50 cents This big bag now sits in the vehicle waiting to be loaded up with my garage sale & thrift purchases.

Baby bootie planter .50 cents (Stamped 1960)

Vintage glass bowl with red berries and gold leaves .50 cents

Pyrex S&P shakers .50 cents

Brand new flocked Zebra wallet $2.00

Bracelet .50 Brooch .25 Brooch .25

Chalk ware birds $1.00

There was a few small chips but nothing my nailpolish collection couldn't handle. The birds now look fabulous again.

Douglass Fir glass carafe .50 cents

Grand Garage Sale

Total:

$12.25

Most expensive item being the $5 Sombrero

This is my 150th post!! *Throws Confetti*

Linking up with  Lakota's Ta-dah! Tuesday

x_ Vintage Coconut

Nothing in particular

This is my Mom's friends Genie's Coconut Monkey she got while in Mexico on holidays.

Isn't she pretty?! She has shells for ears. *lol*

Look at these boots I spotted in our Salvation Army *hehe* They were 1 size too small for my feet but I tried anyhow.... and NOPE no luck. I thought they were so cool though.

 Rice pudding in  our little department store Diner. I went there for dinner after a full day of thrift shopping. The diner woun't be around for much longer as they are going to be renovating the store which is a Zellers now into a Target. I am happy we will be getting a Target store but really wish they could keep the Diner.

I got the cat eye glasses I ordered from Etsy. Now I just have to call around and find the best price for getting my prescription put in them. They are my first vintage glasses.  I wanted to find a pair on a good deal to see how much I like cat eyes. If I end up REALLY liking them then I will splurge on a more flashy pair (You know with rhinestones and flair) in the future. I am always admiring those glamerous ones.. but I didn't want to spend a starting price of $80 for something if I wasn't sure I would LOVE THEM and wear them often.

In the past few months I have not been too thrilled with weight I have gained over uhmmm Fall & Winter lets say (Really it's been a little longer but really I just don't want to talk about it). *haha* So I decided I will try and get in the habit of exercising more. Yesterday I tried Zumba for beginners which pretty much just teaches you the dance moves to the dances you will be doing. *OHMG* I felt like this octopus below.

 I seriously felt like I had 4 arms and 4 legs I was so confused and un coordinated it was quite funny.

But that doesn't mean it wasn't fun. I really hope I get better at it. The Pros are you get to dance to Latin music and learn SWEET dance moves & burn calories at the same time. Cons (Right now I keep the curtains closed.) Nothing I am doing looks like what the people on the video are doing. I swear if I recorded myself I would look like a demented drunk jellyfish!

I plan to switch things up and do other kinds of exercises also. (To hopefully keep me from getting bored and quitting.) Once you get in the habit of exercising it is VERY EASY to keep doing it. It's just getting back in to it that's hard. And that's where I am at ... Trying to get into some sort of fitness routine. WHY?? Because my fave pairs of jeans aren't really fitting all that great atm. My weakness... Chips (Jalapeno, Mesquite, Ketchup, Malt Vinegar or Dill pickle) It really doesn't matter... but that is my guilty pleasure.

This made me smile