IT’S 6 AM! TIME FOR YARD SALES! Are you kidding me?!! Who gets up @ 6 AM to go yard sale-ing (from here on out….it’s yard sailing!)…that’s what I said 15 years ago when my Aunt Nancy called Robin & me to arise from our sound slumber during our weekend “vacation”. I quickly found out that it was worth the lack of sleep to rise early & hit the yard sale trail!
Starting in 1996, every summer Robin & I would visit my Aunt Nancy in Pennsylvania for a long weekend…which soon became totally focused on finding yard sale treasures. We would spend all day Friday & Saturday yard sailing…days filled with treasure hunting, lots of laughter, a few “potty” accidents, treats from Rosencrans Bakery & DeSanto’s Sub Shop, and of course, lots of priceless memories! On Saturday evenings, we would proudly display all of our yard sale finds in what we called “The Show”. Over the years, several of my aunt’s friends would even come to see our “Show”…to see our treasures & hear the hilarious stories of how we found them.
A few years ago, our trips to Pennsylvania came to an end….however, our yard sale adventures did not! Robin & I started yard sailing every Saturday here in the Lynchburg area. We have literally furnished our homes, our kids’ homes, & have found many priceless treasures for our friends & families. Some treasures have great value, many are the perfect find for one of our homes, and a few are great jokes for people in our lives.
Aunt Nancy now also lives in the Lynchburg area, so she has been able to join us on our turf for our yard sale excursions every Saturday. We’ve also had many friends & family members join us for an occasional treasure hunt…my new daughter-in-law, Kristin, has also caught the bug & is an “official” yard saler too!
We’re a little older now, a little pickier about our finds, and a little more tired….so now we meet a little later to start our day…grab a cup of coffee @ Joe Beans & we’re on our way! What a perfect way to spend our Saturday!
IT’S 6 AM! TIME FOR YARD SALES! AHHHH…..Music to my ears!
***Be sure to scroll to the bottom to see some photos of our "SHOWS!"
***Be sure to scroll to the bottom to see some photos of our "SHOWS!"
I have been one of those fortunate enough to receive some of your yard sale booty! I love the white pedestal mugs that you gave me years ago and still use them just about everyday. Thanks a bunch Waauuunda!
ReplyDeleteWow...you make it sound SOOOO fun! Hmmm...might just try this with a few buddies of my own! Great little read, Wanda! Thanks! : )
ReplyDeleteRandi
"Just look at all of the crap!" Is what we would hear from our ex-husbands as we pulled up with stuff hanging out the windows and tied to the bumpers, from our PA trips...little hint, that's why they are EX- husbands now!
ReplyDeleteWhen my son-in-law, Seth started dating my daughter, Blair he would routinely ask, "Where did you get that?" To which, I almost always replied "yard sale!" He asked, as he surveyed the rooms of my house, "did everything come from a yard sale?" Everything, but my kids...(well, maybe Adam). He was quite disgusted when Blair needed a car for college, Wanda and I brought one home...from a yard sale. Need wedding stuff...go to a yard sale! Baby stuff...yard sale! When our kids went off to college, moved out (then back home) and then out again, where did all that "new" stuff come from? Yard sales!
It got to be a joke, when Wanda would buy yet MORE Christmas stuff, to say Krystle is gonna be so mad! But, I am with Krystle on this one, the woman needs to be stopped! She has more Christmas decorations than the Biltmore! So, if you've got a lot of Christmas crap to get rid of, put it out in your yard, we'll see you Sat!