Short, Sweet and Thrifty

As you can see by my severe lack of posts, I have been enjoying my summer immensely. I'd like to say I'll get better, but quite frankly my fellow nifty thrifty dears, I have been loving my time in the sun!
Especially when this:

is an extremely short bike ride away. Picture taken in the fall, but you get the picture. Peaceful swimming holes and beautiful bike trails galore!
So, I'm going to keep this short and sweet.

Shirt: American Eagle (found at a Snowline Hospice in Placerville) -$3
Jean shorts: Arizona (found at Thrifty Bargain on the Esplanade here in Chico) -$3
Necklace and shoes mentioned in previous posts. :)

Sunglasses: Found at a gas station- $5

Wanted to post another picture, as both sides are different. I honestly think they are homemade, because there were several different pairs and they are all a little different. They at least look homemade. 
Love them!

Celebrating Life & Nifty Thrifty Bargains

It has again been another crazy and eventful (some good, some bad) week! 

I have yet to really blog about anything too personal, but since I have had some recent big things happen in my life so I figured this is the perfect time.  I haven't had too much time to go thrifting lately, but I did find a couple things yesterday at the Salvation Army that I will show you as well...

But first a little glance into the recent life of the self-proclaimed Nifty Thrifty Gal.

First off, Tuesday night of last week I was informed that my grandpa had been given six hours left to live (thankfully it ended up being more so we had enough time to see him). After some drama at work about getting time off to go see him before he passed away, my mom and I headed down to Stockton the next day as soon as we got off work to go see him.  He passed away away a couple hours after we got there, 5 hours before his 72nd birthday- yes we had the same birthday, 50 years apart.

Grandpa with some of his children and grandchildren...

Rest in Paradise Grandpa (June 2 1939- June 1 2011).  We weren't as close as I would have liked, but I am still thankful to have had you in my life, and that I got to be there to see you one more time while you entered into eternal peace. I'm sure you are enjoying heaven, and have all the beer, cute girls, and cheeseburgers that you could ever want. :) Love you.

So, the next day was my birthday and needless to say I was emotionally and physically drained so I didn't do anything. But over the weekend even though I was still a little out of it mentally, my boyfriend and I decided to head down to Sacramento to go to Laughs Unlimited (a comedy club). I have had gift certificates since my last birthday from his parents. It was a great time- there were four comedians and all were hilarious.  A group of people at a table next to us gave us $20 of gift certificates that they had left over (so happy there are still such sweet people left in the world!), so we are definitely going back for more laughs.

On the way back to his parents house he surprised me...

He always knows how to cheer me up :)

So, here I am starting my 22nd year with a big reminder that life is short and I need to make the most out of the time I have here in this beautiful world.  Thank you for listening. :) 

Now onto my recent finds...

There are only a couple because I went to the Salvation Army stores and although it sounds silly their prices are pretty high- especially when you are used to thrifting and going to half off days ;)  

My sweet new shades (50 cents!) !! The top is lined with purple, my favorite color :)

Not such a good picture, but I just liked the way the sun was shining in it. Finally some great weather, Chicoians!

I've been wanting a plant hanger (there is probably a more proper term than that) for so long! $4 :)

Both of these were found at the Salvation Army in the Safeway shopping center on East Ave.

I also checked out Arc (another opportunity to shop for a great cause!) that day, it was the first place we went to and I wasn't quite in the thrifting groove yet and didn't find anything BUT if you are in the market for furniture or a dining set they have a TON! They were on sale at the time for 30% off also, I'm not sure if they still are but I'm guessing so because it looked like they have a lot to get rid of.

Anddd since its officially summer and everyone is out of school, lets start planning that Clothing Swap party! I'm thinking a Saturday or Sunday, probably mid to late day? Let me know what you think! And tell your friends! The more good company (and clothes!) the better!

Just wanted to end with this quote because it's got me through the last week:

"If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors.  All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people."

Well, since tomorrow is Friday, Happy Weekend ya'll! Tomorrow I'm headed to Santa Barbara to watch my great friends graduate from UCSB.  It's going to be a very quick and action packed trip, but if I have any extra time to get to a thrift store, I will share in my next post!

Have a great weekend! xoxo