Donny suggested that we spend the day in Jefferson for mother’s day. Well, heck yeah. It’s one of our favorite towns to visit. We had seen an expose on the news about how the downtown area was opening up again, so we thought we’d go see what there was to do.
We had lunch at Auntie Skinner’s. We decided to get appetizers so we could all try different dishes.
Not healthy by a long shot, but really good!
The kids love looking through the antique shops. We found one we hadn’t seen before that had a combination of new and old. Jack wanted his picture taken with Big Boy.
There was a cool piano you could sign.
I think I found my favorite store right around the corner. It’s called Made in the Shade. The name is completely deceiving from what it really is. They have really cute clothes, jewelry and well, just a lot of cool stuff. It’s also where I found my mother’s day gifts.
I love vintage spoon rings. This is from the 1950’s Jubilee collection. It was handmade in Jefferson and I just love it.
I LOVE Zum products! I have always wanted to try the 3125. There are several places that sell the Zum products in Longview, but not this exact one. I had seen it in the Indigo Wild catalog, but didn’t want to order it until I could smell it. No two smell the exact same. It’s a compilation of what the zum factory smells like when they are making the scents. Needless to say, I loved it when I sprayed it on. I can’t explain the scent, but if you ever get a chance to try it, I sure would.
After a browse through the general store, it was getting late so we decided to head home. I’d talked about how gorgeous the yellow wildflowers were that were growing by the side of the road the whole way over. Donny had saved his ginger ale bottle and he pulled over so we could pick a few. I think wildflowers are my favorite.
We ended the evening watching Angel Has Fallen with Gerard Butler. Good movie! It was a really good day! ❤
Today has been such an awesome day. I had lunch with my little man at his school. Hannah has a Mardi Gras dance tonight so I ran by Walmart to see if I could find something for her to wear. Not living in Louisiana anymore has put a damper on finding Mardi Gras attire. Like I can’t find a mardi gras t-shirt anywhere. But I did find my most favorite wax melt scent.
I have a slight problem with my love of wax melts. I try to be a minimalist in most areas of my life, but I struggle with anything that smells good.
I love diffusing oil and burning candles, but lately my new love is wax melts.
I realize that some people have much more than this, but to me, this is A LOT. Not to mention the 5 new packs I added today. I almost get giddy when I see the new summer fragrances. Now to my VERY favorite new summer scent.
Coconut Cabana Linen is just amazing. I can barely smell coconut in it. To me it smells gingery, lemony and just clean. My Walmart has been out of it for weeks and for some reason you can’t order it online. Today I hit the jackpot and it had been restocked. The smell just makes me happy. In fact, I have it going right now. Ahhhhhhhhh!
Here are some more of the new summer scents that I also purchased a few weeks ago.
My friend Jen’s favorite is White Tahitian Woods. I am NOT a floral person, but this one smells really good. It has a slight floral smell, but not overwhelming. It’s the only floral one that I own.
Pure White Woods is more of a clean woodsy scent. It has a more masculine fragrance. I love melting this one. It just smells good.
Clear Blue Oasis smells like the beach, which I love. I would definitely purchase this one again. Anything beachy is good by me.
Caribbean Sea Breeze is good. It’s a little too sweet smelling for me to use all the time. I’ll probably just use it as a one day different scent fill in.
Beach Please is my favorite out of the beachy scents I purchased. It’s like the baby bear of scents. Not too sweet, not too strong, just right. I love it. It’s a very relaxing fragrance. When I melt it my whole house smells like a wonderful beach day. The best kind of day.
Mojave Sunset Sands is my least favorite. For some reason it smells grapey to me. I don’t hate it, I just don’t love it.
I found two scents that were on clearance that I really am happy that I purchased.
Apple Crisp Tea was considered a Fall fragrance and I have no idea why. I’m not going to argue the point because I got them for 50 cents each. It smells like fresh apples with a hint of tea. I will melt these all year long. Seriously, if you like apple scents check out the clearance section and give it a sniff. It’s good.
My two favorites out of the ones I’ve purchased in the past couple of weeks are these. I’ve already mentioned the Coconut Cabana Linen, but I found this random pack of Frankincense & Patchouli just sitting by the candles. Oh my gosh, this is amazing too. I found that I can still order this online so I will be doing that in the next couple of days. It’s a calming happy scent and it lasts.
I know a lot of people really love scentsy. I get that, but I just cannot pay that kind of price for wax melts or warmers. These are all 2 dollars. That’s it. If you can find a scent you like on clearance they range from a buck to 50 cents. I am all about a bargain and that’s what these are. Plus they fill your whole home with smell good.
I have 3 warmers in my home. Two are electric and were less than 7 dollars at Walmart.
This one is in our bedroom.This one is in our family room.
Both of these completely fill my home with fragrance. I also use one I picked up at Dollar Tree. It’s the kind that you use a tea light in and I like it because I can just put it where I want it and don’t have to worry about a plug.
I haven’t noticed a difference in the scent output between the electric ones and the tea light one. I was pretty impressed with the different styles and colors that Dollar Tree carries. Plus just look at how cute this one is. I have a lot of turquoise in my home so this blends in perfectly.
If you find yourself in Walmart at the wax melts you should stop and give them some sniffs. You might find your signature scent that you just absolutely love. If you do, my advice is to pick up some extra. These little beauties sell out fast. I learned that the hard way.
Donny suggested that we spend the day in Jefferson for mother’s day. Well, heck yeah. It’s one of our favorite towns to visit. We had seen an expose on the news about how the downtown area was opening up again, so we thought we’d go see what there was to do.
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