SANTORINI BLUE

Mattie worked very hard at SHS

she graduated with a 101+ GPA

and was Salutatorian (smart class)

So that summer we told her we'd take her on a trip

thinking she'd choose

Las Vegas?

Hollywood?

NYC?

Thank You

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

she chose Santorini

As it turns out, she entered Texas A&M that fall as a sophomore

allowing her to graduate in 3 years..

..so we figured she saved us a bundle in tuition

she invited a friend (her June 30th sister-in-law) and off we went

Athens, Mykonos, Santorini

Everything in Santorini is blue

 blue and white

and I just fell in love with that bold vivid color

MEDITERRANEAN CRISP

Never..NEVER in a million years did I dream that someday 

(actually I dreamed all my life)

we would own 822

and 

build a pool

a very BLUE one

(I am the luckiest girl alive!)

Way before that we had gone to an auction and much to hub's dismay

I purchased these pots...for $5  (x 5)

They have been in my garage for nearly ever

but today, I brought them out 

and while hubs worked on the jalopy picnic table

(the fence will be gone Tuesday, the bobcat is to dig the pool and he found that awesome hat in our garage)

I gave them a coat of

Santorini Blue

(butterflies and twirlies)

as opposed to the wonderful lavenders and purples often

seen in my Taos

822 has a very French (Euro) feel 

I have always loved the blue doors and blue shutters

and blue accents...

...maybe it's just that all around cool countries like blue stuff

and very very very

cool

hats