Bringing Spring Indoors

I have been tidying up a bit, putting away Easter decor and

organizing cabinets, shelves and the pantry.

I keep the house pretty organized and neat but that is only one part of keeping a cozy home.

Making your home comfortable is so important...it will evoke the feeling of,

"I love being home during this cooler spring season".

Starting with the most important element to me...does your house have a nice seasonal fragrance?

A simmering potpourri is so easy to put together and it will make your home smell amazing.

The best part is, you can use almost anything you have on hand.

I think citrus, vanilla, and cinnamon are the best three ingredients to include.

I didn't have all of the ingredients that I wanted to use, so I just used what I had on hand.

I used one apple, one orange, one lemon, cinnamon sticks, ground cinnamon and vanilla.

I did not have any fresh herbs which I normally use,

so I added dried rosemary and thyme.

Another way to bring spring into your home is by adding fresh flowers from the garden.

I have these vases of daffodils throughout the house.

I wanted to leave the lights on the television cabinet so I added some sea shells around them for summer.

All of these sea shells are shells the hubs buys for me,

and secretly drops them along the beach for me to "discover"

 when we are hunting for sea glass and shells.

It is such a sweet thing that he does,

he keeps them hidden in the car so he has them with him when the time is right.

this is the only Precious Moment figurine I have.

A shell with a pearl inside, it was gifted to me by a favorite cousin.

I have taken plenty of time to color...

and finished up the butterfly, also the flowers below.

I am using colored pencils in this book.

This was March, as documented in my March Scrapbook Calendar.

Pretty and colorful...a fun way to memorialize our travels and outings.

If you are interested in this "Bucket List Calendar" by Brooklyn Swenson you can find it here.

This is April's Scrapbook Calendar...we are off to a good start.

This calendar come with ideas and stickers, and I also add stickers and cutouts for the other places we go.

I have a few more fun things for tomorrow...we have been out a lot.

Hershey's Chocolate World

There is a lot to do in Hershey Pennsylvania - Hershey's Chocolate World - is a super fun place to visit.

Chocolate World sells baked goods, gift items and is a candy shop on steroids.

The sky was almost as pretty as the sign...

this was a real mobile vehicle.

It was late in the day when we visited Chocolate World 

and we were about the only ones there.

A great time for taking pictures...had we visited earlier in the day, the place would have been packed.

It was so pretty and colorful when we visited, still decorated for Easter.

Inside they have a ride you can go on and learn how chocolate is made.

When our boys were little, we came here a couple times a year.

I have enjoyed this ride a "million" times and it has not changed one bit in the past 20 years.

We had some good laughs!

Even though we have been here a "million" times.

we still had a great time!!