FABBY: Back Home from our Florida Vacation

The Harry Potter Wizarding World.



Hello sweet friends!

We had a fabulous vacation time in Miami and Orlando with our daughter Sofia and her family. The G'girls are adorable, Smart and they're so much fun, we enjoyed them every minute! They seemed to know it all, as they've been to Miami and Orlando so many times, specially to Disney and the Micky cruise even; so you can imagine the tour guides we had, lol! We hadn't gone back to Disney World since our daughters were small and that would be 20 years! The place has grown so much and of course, everything it's amazing! The weather was hot and terribly sunny and it also rained at times, but we got dry immediately too, because of the 90's climate, hahahaa.. I think I'm getting old, caz even though I walked and went up and down, got in and out of the rides, like a crazy woman and waited in lines for the rides; I was soo tired and no one was it seemed, not my young Sofia and her hubby, and not even Alejandro and neither were the little girls, of course! Than after, we would go shopping to the incredible outlets around Orlando and that part got me totally pooped, but I did enjoy the shopping part of it all and did some great buys for myself, I was so tired I tried cloths on top of my cloths, had no patience, as I was very 'demolished'! We would get home at 11pm after having dinner out and the little girls seemed not to give up, ever..geezzz!!!!

 

The gang! Alejandro, me, Cayetana, Victoria, Giancarlo and my girl Sofia.

The happy grandparents! The girls forgot their Micky ears at home, since they've been there so many times, they didn't even miss them!

 

Cayetana decided she wanted to wear lipstick for the entire day, lol...

Us four girls...and again, Cayetana wearing sunglasses, now, like the big girls...she's so funny!

Me in Neiman Marcus.. somewhat drooling... and don't be disappointed at me as I didn't buy anything, besides the huge prices for everything Mackenzie Child's, I really couldn't be schlepping, carrying back home heavy and breakables as they charge you a lot and that also helped for me not to do much damage on this trip and in that store, but, had I lived in the USA you can count I would've gone home with some big things!

I loved that cute pillow, but that bench was making me die a little! Look at the huge duck at your left..cute, ha!

Great animal print chairs!

...and look at the table scape!!!!!!! I like the napkin fold idea.

I loved these dishes and the great table scape. I did get a lovely set of Reed & Barton flatware for 12, with lots of serving pieces and steak knives...very similar to this set, shown here, but I like mine better. I got it at Bloomingdale's and it was on sale for a good price.

Look at the spectacular chandy! So many eye candy in this place.

The candelabra is to simply die for..isn't it?! Actually I would have loved to bring it home, but than I said, aah!

The view we had from our 9th. floor apartment balcony at the Lake Buena Vista Resort in Orlando. The girls and Alejandro went to the pool a lot, while daughter and Sil went to the course. I took pictures and stayed away from the very hot strong sun we had everyday!

My dearest ones...I love them so!

I could only thank our Lord Jesus Christ for the wonderful vacation He enabled us to enjoy and for my family..I feel very, very blessed and yes, GOD is GOOD...amen.

I will be answering some lovely and sweet comments I so pleasantly found in my last post and other posts as well; although it will take me a few days. I want to thank you lovely friends for your sweet and kind comments, as you always make my day!

Thank you wonderful hostesses for having me at your great parties, too.

LOVE,
FABBY


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FABBY: Florida, Here We Come!

Hello sweet friends!

Our son in law is taking a short course for his business in Orlando, therefore, we have taken advantage and are going for two weeks to Miami and Orlando, with our grandgirls who will go to Disney World with us, for which you can imagine how happy and excited, "Abe Fabby and Taita Alejandro" are!

I will be out of blogland for two weeks and I'm saying goodby until than and will be commenting and catching up with everyone when I get back home.

Wishing all of you a wonderful Father's Day, to all the dear "gramps and dads" in your families.

                                                                     LUV YA,
                                                                     FABBY

Don't forget me now!

The cyclamen always blooms beautifully by my kitchen window, that's why I wanted to leave you for now, with a pretty sight.

Thanking you lovely ladies for visiting me, even though I will not be here, as we are leaving tomorrow early for a three hour drive to Guayaquil, Ecuador where our daughter Sofia and family will meet us and we'll part together for Florida from there...at least I'll be in the USA, a little closer to you, my friends!

See you in two weeks!

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FABBY. Where I 'Don't' Keep it All!

Hello sweet friends!

Here I am joining dear Alma for Where do you Keep it All at,  http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com  Her blog-a-versary challenge is great, I can't wait to see it all. My title is because I'm showing you guys where I keep good part of it all..but NOT ALL, as I have things in another cellar in carton boxes and really, it's not pretty...therefore, I'm sharing my best part of my storage.  Here goes!



In the den cabinets. The one in the other side of these one is mixed with CDs and china, so it's not my taste for now.

Christmas dishes and things in the antique Spanish colonial trunk.

More Christmas tableware in the antique Chinese alcamphor trunk.



More boxes and cartons filled with Christmas ornaments and others, in this small cellar, under the stairs.



In the antique Belgium buffet's right side.

In the antique Belgium buffet's left side; transfer ware and in the drawers some more flatware and many other things, like serving pieces and sterling.

In my Mil's antique English buffet's upper part.

In the lower left side of the English buffet.

In the right side of the English buffet.

On the Italian buffet's left side.

In the Italian buffet's right side.

This cupboard is a fixture in the dining room wall, which was made for glasses and now it also keeps my dear Mil's antique dishes. More tablecloths in the draw you see here and on top, some glassware.

In the Italian buffet drawers, napkin rings, napkins and more flatware.

 Under the doors, more of my china and Christmas dishes. This piece of furniture is the deepest. I wander why all the antique furniture like this had very deep cupboards..I think they knew better in those days, ha!

More tablecloths and place mats in the upper drawers. This is in the foyer, lol..

The guest room also has some dishes. There's three small drawers where I keep colored candles for different theme tables.

On top of this cabinet in one of the guest rooms I keep some big tureens.

In the guest room's other cabinet.

In the Chinese Secretary; some tablecloths, doilies, runners, etc. I have many tablecloths in my bedroom, but hubby is taking a nap, so I didn't go in there, lol..

In the laundry room's very deep cabinets, which I purposely made them to order this way, therefore, in the deepest part it stores chargers, plates, platters, etc.

In the laundry room again. Another deep cabinet, which enables me to keep a few more sets of chargers inside them.





In the kitchen cupboards too.

Some cloches and bowls in another kitchen cupboard. Hubby keeps some liquor for dinner parties and I have some for cooking...and oh, some Italian tomato cans, hahahaa..

In the kitchen.

This kitchen cupboard, is in front of the dining and breakfast room door; which contains our every day Spanish china, glasses and other ware and at the bottom drawers are our everyday flatware, (forgot to photograph it). Some things are already in the dishwasher, so it looks empty, lol..

Glasses in the Egyptian piece.

In the counter bar..some more glasses.

In the bar's lower cabinet.

 

Here is what I mostly use for my dinner tables and posts, although I have many cartons where I keep more dishes from our past Ceramic Co. and much more stash. I hope you had fun looking at this, as I know I will enjoy watching where you keep it all, too!

Thank you Alma for hosting such a fun party theme! Congrats on your blog-a-versary and thank you for the giveaway chance.

Thank you lovely ladies for visiting me, you know you always make my day!

LOVE,
FABBY

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