A Tween Halloween Birthday

Transitions are always difficult. Wether your moving from one place to another or going thru a new phase in life, it always brings it's own certain challenges.<br /><br />Particularly, the transition from a child to teen, a.k.a. TWEEN YEARS.<br /><br />Yes, I have to accept that, my 12 year old is in such a phase. And for a mom, I walk the fine line of treating everything about him, to be not too child-like and not too teen-like yet.<br /><br />And so when he suddenly blurted out 3 weeks ago that he wanted to "hang-out" and have a "small party" for his friends and classmates, I had to treat the matter delicately just like him and his "transition".<br /><br />Here is what I eventually came up with...<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">THE DECOR</span></b><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7eySKPKAjnigIURZG6Qp9s7IE8BqWOU2ozpUXWoSrtp47cnkFiGB6js2CbjmwtfoMJJEI36w8CRxXLu8nTwND_jux5wI8a9yqyziPK-25fdfbb2vTvrWyr1yQNzaKgnnUH_mNqTobhGn/s1600/DSC_0066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7eySKPKAjnigIURZG6Qp9s7IE8BqWOU2ozpUXWoSrtp47cnkFiGB6js2CbjmwtfoMJJEI36w8CRxXLu8nTwND_jux5wI8a9yqyziPK-25fdfbb2vTvrWyr1yQNzaKgnnUH_mNqTobhGn/s640/DSC_0066.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Subtle Halloween Birthday</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6qxwOw_TPvH3CnR6QhgO56A3rQTfINLcpGqkjWDMlOArZ5a_uJtdwK978W1rXhe8ch7ry2Q5bAsuL2gQq_L1ZIGNlPl8HGu_trIG-uFjlv7qSyipWtTJbJsbIWTDTocJvutIry7hUY3F/s1600/DSC_0065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6qxwOw_TPvH3CnR6QhgO56A3rQTfINLcpGqkjWDMlOArZ5a_uJtdwK978W1rXhe8ch7ry2Q5bAsuL2gQq_L1ZIGNlPl8HGu_trIG-uFjlv7qSyipWtTJbJsbIWTDTocJvutIry7hUY3F/s400/DSC_0065.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With just purple lights on</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76MxRhfL12BTaJDYiLb8CBepscV09jqx2E0KUiKcAcANtiTV-iyuhklmvNbfHtH_a6nPLfKZI0njvbIbargNo75oJ5GIf9v7e2NW1lmcEXDHTrC4AX2VofRUgvtyd4NGGlrY9BKSK8FoX/s1600/DSC_0068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76MxRhfL12BTaJDYiLb8CBepscV09jqx2E0KUiKcAcANtiTV-iyuhklmvNbfHtH_a6nPLfKZI0njvbIbargNo75oJ5GIf9v7e2NW1lmcEXDHTrC4AX2VofRUgvtyd4NGGlrY9BKSK8FoX/s400/DSC_0068.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party Crepes on the wall with wall stickers from TARGET</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0RaYlQcHtZZFtmrAYxozWA0Xh9LxqzkKuMhNtfPK26S2gsgp3GbBkMHse8nl-z5KuByKu_N60leDP-7k9T86eupuKSG8V6RkYXCmkxHu27gpvRolwYbqkeeZ0BBGrciL3lBOmF8SMbSJ/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0RaYlQcHtZZFtmrAYxozWA0Xh9LxqzkKuMhNtfPK26S2gsgp3GbBkMHse8nl-z5KuByKu_N60leDP-7k9T86eupuKSG8V6RkYXCmkxHu27gpvRolwYbqkeeZ0BBGrciL3lBOmF8SMbSJ/s640/DSC_0069.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party Place</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEkadFJEZWcTKLJ1xtzLUjk4hFrvNvOY9df48qBjj4dCyXx39Ah-wNQM9L2YRBFYmO7WZpLyFOzN5mP6w7Xjj3ADRGUWQJRdn0CBGDLt6tP2qsS9CmP4rkcwvQ3yWTOPy-pbGZsSHDSY5/s1600/DSC_0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEkadFJEZWcTKLJ1xtzLUjk4hFrvNvOY9df48qBjj4dCyXx39Ah-wNQM9L2YRBFYmO7WZpLyFOzN5mP6w7Xjj3ADRGUWQJRdn0CBGDLt6tP2qsS9CmP4rkcwvQ3yWTOPy-pbGZsSHDSY5/s640/DSC_0084.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dance/Party/Hang-out area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8I6Bcey59-rNxCXWRTf7mCyuF1DNJnBDGNu56u77DBiVzEJJM08malnzSYzz1OS4GzcJWBk85bsqcjAt81q1l-L7g307IfUsn8Nqfl0LxYmm701KLajwh5Zer2iMH_YeLUv6dHgPw5MQ/s1600/DSC_0086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8I6Bcey59-rNxCXWRTf7mCyuF1DNJnBDGNu56u77DBiVzEJJM08malnzSYzz1OS4GzcJWBk85bsqcjAt81q1l-L7g307IfUsn8Nqfl0LxYmm701KLajwh5Zer2iMH_YeLUv6dHgPw5MQ/s640/DSC_0086.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lighted balloons from WALMART</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE7VjL30XLklLIv65CCYkvfRCaRDxtCD9ZIEzMBTmVBFayP3meRSz5C4bmEGjEXDNSe8eslbNXEmkAQHd2MFU9K5wEQv56orDrGZ3xdvzu6vmeQgTVK1aS1HWuETmnLS6129Ps8qVNLYW/s1600/DSC_0072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE7VjL30XLklLIv65CCYkvfRCaRDxtCD9ZIEzMBTmVBFayP3meRSz5C4bmEGjEXDNSe8eslbNXEmkAQHd2MFU9K5wEQv56orDrGZ3xdvzu6vmeQgTVK1aS1HWuETmnLS6129Ps8qVNLYW/s400/DSC_0072.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guest table simple centerpiece</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">THE PARTY GOERS</span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iPUjVfK0V6Fl3o79KkyI8jd6AdqaQoiBSZ7fXO6ItXQ1WvtMtjTGrxfGuVk7IpgtecG-_7SIKeqbCKKnBnAHE6qd-vQpszKnTUPUT5FFHvv9DgffvubiKK9Bfsg1xeQVq_po3cmdRa8I/s1600/DSC_0094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iPUjVfK0V6Fl3o79KkyI8jd6AdqaQoiBSZ7fXO6ItXQ1WvtMtjTGrxfGuVk7IpgtecG-_7SIKeqbCKKnBnAHE6qd-vQpszKnTUPUT5FFHvv9DgffvubiKK9Bfsg1xeQVq_po3cmdRa8I/s640/DSC_0094.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a successful party overall since all the kids had a blast most especially my son. He thanked me at the end of the party while I was cleaning up, I knew then, I was able to give him the kind of party he wanted - fun, happy, and fit for a tween!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Week!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #674ea7;">P.S. All bragging aside, I did this in 1 day - I was in post-Madonna mode ( just saw her the night before and got home at 3 am - was like a walking zombie by nightfall)  and I guess it gave me the "groove" to just Do it! LOL!!!!</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><b><i>Linking back to <a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2012/11/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_9.html#more">Serenity Now</a>, <a href="http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/">Carolyn's Homework</a>, <a href="http://mumsmakelists.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/empty-your-archive-party-2.html">Mums Make Lists</a>, <a href="http://www.glitterglueandpaint.com/throwback-thursday-7/">Throwback Thursday @ Glitter, Glue & Paint</a></i></b></span></div>

A Tween Halloween Birthday

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Bed & Breakfast

<div style="text-align: center;">Surprise! Another post! I've posted two days in a row now. Maybe I've snapped out of my lack of inspiration. Thanks for your patience, my friends! And today's house belongs to Hania, who has turned it into a bed and breakfast. I'm not sure of its location but it might be in Poland as the photographs are from a Polish online magazine. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you are enjoying your Sunday, and who knows... I might see you tomorrow again! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><center> <a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15179_1343209739.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15179_1343209739.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15179_1343209740.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15179_1343209740.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15179_1343209742.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15179_1343209742.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15179_1343209745.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" 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src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15179_1343209771.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15179_1343209775.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15179_1343209775.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15179_1343209777.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15179_1343209777.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15179_1343209778.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15179_1343209778.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15179_1343209779.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15179_1343209779.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15179_1343209782.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15179_1343209782.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15179_1343209785.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15179_1343209785.jpg" /></a></center><center><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.kochamwies.pl/w-stylu-country/domy/15179-dom-goscinny" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></center><center><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.kochamwies.pl/w-stylu-country/domy/15179-dom-goscinny" target="_blank">Source</a></span><br /></center>

Bed & Breakfast

Surprise! Another post! I've posted two days in a row now. Maybe I've snapped out of my lack of inspiration. Thanks for your patienc...

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House in Oñati

<div style="text-align: center;">Hello dear readers. Once again I must apologize for being absent for a week or so. I haven't been very inspired lately. So sorry. But here I have a house in a town called <span class="st">Oñati located in the north of Spain. Hope you like it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="st">Have a happy weekend!</span></div><br /><br /><center> <a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=porche_con_zona_de_estar_1173x1280.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/porche_con_zona_de_estar_1173x1280.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=comedor_con_vistas_espectaculares_1041x1280.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/comedor_con_vistas_espectaculares_1041x1280.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=vista_de_los_porches_del_comedor_y_estar_1280x853.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/vista_de_los_porches_del_comedor_y_estar_1280x853.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=la_propietaria_con_sus_hijas_917x1280.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/la_propietaria_con_sus_hijas_917x1280.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=del_recibidor_al_salon_1280x886.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/del_recibidor_al_salon_1280x886.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=vista_hacia_el_salon_1280x905.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/vista_hacia_el_salon_1280x905.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=zona_de_despacho_en_el_salon_1002x1280.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/zona_de_despacho_en_el_salon_1002x1280.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=del_salon_al_comedor_1107x1280.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/del_salon_al_comedor_1107x1280.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=del_comedor_hacia_el_salon_y_recibidor_1049x1280.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/del_comedor_hacia_el_salon_y_recibidor_1049x1280.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=vestidor_853x1280.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/vestidor_853x1280.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=dormitorio_con_cama_con_dosel_878x1280.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/dormitorio_con_cama_con_dosel_878x1280.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></center><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.elmueble.com/articulo/casas/3983/una_casa_con_vistas_monte.html#">Source</a></span></div>

House in Oñati

Hello dear readers. Once again I must apologize for being absent for a week or so. I haven't been very inspired lately. So sorry. But he...

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