P H A I N

This month I... -Was a vendor at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo (It was actually at the end of August, but, whatever.) This went so well! I sold my target amount and received so many kind comments and even had people return to buy more! I'm looking forward to next year and hoping to maybe expand to a couple shows. I was able to snag a couple amazing things while at the expo, including this adorable kitten! -Started wedding planning We booked our venue and found a photographer, both in our budget! -Saw IT: Chapter 2 If it's September, I'm already watching scary movies. But that's true nearly year round. -Walked around Parkville Nature Sanctuary  -Carved some acorns and pinned more butterflies! (Which you can find on my instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/eclecticcuriosities/ ) September has flown by and I'm looking forward to fall weather in the coming month!

Days 8-11 We left Los Angeles and headed up the coast towards Salinas. Along the way we stopped at the Santa Barbara Pier. We actually drove onto Sterns Wharf and I freaked out because I was certain we would fall though with the amount of creaking and groaning the wood was making. But we survived and we wandered around, looking for a good place to eat. While we were deciding, we had the opportunity to see dolphins! They stayed close by for several minutes and we got a pretty good look at them. After they swam far enough away that we couldn't see them anymore, Samantha decided she wanted some fresh seafood: mussels. Which is not appealing to me. So I got some drive-thru.  Our next roadside stop was Morro Bay to get a gander at their giant Morro rock! It was nearing dusk so we didn't spend but about 30 minutes here, and we got to see sea lions! Samantha attempted to take a video and I managed to get in her way. As I had done the entire time. Like, every time she made