Showing posts with label About Miss Janice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label About Miss Janice. Show all posts

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Hello to y'all from South Florida

Well, after 875 miles in the car with two dogs and one kitty and way too much fast food, I have finally arrived at my new home.

Remember this home?


I know I mentioned in a previous post that this was going to be my new home, but...it's not.
This is my new home...


I just love this house. I showed the blue home in previous post as my new home because the offer we placed on the green house in July was accepted then fell through at the last minute. It was a "short sale"--but there was nothing short about it. It was a nightmare! A "short sale" is offered by the seller's bank just before a home goes into foreclosure. At the last minute the short sale was called off by the seller's bank and we needed a house (since our furniture was being shipped to Florida), so we signed a rental agreement on the blue house. Then, of course, the seller's bank said they would go through with the short sale after all. It was a fiasco! I really think that banks would now rather let homes go into foreclosure because they must be receiving something back from the "bailout." Anyway, we got what we wanted.
We are naming our new home "The Roost." Over the garage there is a full apartment, which will be used as a gameroom by my husband and all his rowdy friends--he's calling it "The Romper Room at the Roost."
This home is located in Tradition in Port St. Lucie, Florida, which is a village built to resemble an old fashioned neighborhood, complete with restaurants, shops, a doggy park, and a town hall where I may present some etiquette programs in the future.
Here are some of the shops and the town hall...



Thanks to all of you for your comments while I was away. I look forward to visiting your sites and catching up with each one of you.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

My First Award




Well, I have received my first award since I started blogging and it came from sweet Melissa at Melissa's Heart and Home. Thank you Melissa for this precious Autumn Friends Award. If y'all haven't visited Melissa yet, check out her blog. She features awesome photos of her beautifully decorated home.


So here are the five things I have always wanted to do in my life:
1) Go shopping in New York City. Although I have shopped most of the major shopping districts of the world--Paris, Milan, Rome, Florence, Rodeo Drive, The French Riviera, El Paseo in Palm Desert, California (The Rodeo Drive of the Desert), Worth Avenue, and all shops in between--I have never been to New York City. I just want to check into a fancy hotel, go shopping, and come back to room service! No shows, no museums--just shopping and eating.
2) Go to the Kentucky Derby. This has been on my list forever. I want to wear a pretty suit, a fabulous hat, and have a mint julep at the Derby.
3) Cross the finish line at a marathon--any marathon, it doesn't matter where. Although I jog in 5k races, I've never had the courage or energy to train for a marathon.
4) Play the piano well--I took piano lessons for years when I was a young girl, but would be very nervous now to try it again.
5) Sing like Celine!
Please check back later today; I'll be posting the photos from the event I attended yesterday!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Welcome Y'all

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am a Southern girl, born and raised in the South. I love decorating, entertaining, shopping, and talking about etiquette, hospitality, and tea. I have been inspired by so many of you with your fancy blogs, full of creative ideas for entertaining, shopping tips, and all those gorgeous photos of your homes. So, join me as I talk about all things Southern. You can also visit me at my website http://www.missjanice.com/.