Swiss days + Laundry mishaps + Bridal Veil Falls

I almost quit doing laundry

Really.

I ruined a few of Ryan's shirts when we were very first married

and I never forgave myself

Then just a few weeks ago I did the same thing again

I didn't check Ryan's pockets

and he loves himself some chapstick

this time I decided to try and find a cure for all these oily chapstick stains

pinterest is wonderful

and had all sorts of good things

But the majority of concauctions had one key ingredient

Dawn dish soap

So me, dawn, a toothbrush, and some lovely clothing items had a date one morning

And all I did was drop a little dot of dawn

scrub and scrub in circles with a wet toothbrush

Let sit for 30 minutes

wash normally

hang dry.. to make sure the stains came out

And guess what... they did!! 

I didn't take afters..

and the before's really don't do it justice.. but it was pretty bad

I have heard of Swiss Days a lot on social media and all the crafter people I follow

and I've really wanted to go up and see what it's all about

so I talked Ryan into going.. 

and then everyone else thought it might be fun

So we headed up

We had to wait in line for 20 minutes for the bus from the parking lot to the actual event

and it looked like it was going to down pour at any minute

but we still continued on!

It was soooo super packed!!

I mean.. I figured it would be.

But wow. It was craziness! 

way too many people in one place

And we spent all of our time walking around the actual swiss days

and we were able to see all of the vendors

and when we were done I realized we hadn't come across the one vendor I actually wanted to go for

so Ryan and I went running around the outskirts.. 

because we noticed that there were even more vendors out there

and come to find out.. that's where all the really good stuff is

All the super cute baby stuff that I was wanting to look at

So.. we spent our time in the wrong place..

I'll remember that next time 

Right Ry?... there will be a next time!? 

He looks really grumpy.. but he's faking it.. for the most part! 

Our next adventure was to bridal veil falls

We went and had lunch at the park and then walked up to the falls

I think this was on labor day? 

is that what day just happened? 

or was it memorial day? 

I can't ever keep all those days straight.. 

Anyway.. here are the pictures of the day

And a few random pictures...

I finally decided to throw away all of my school stuff

because I officially am no longer a student!

What?! What is that?! 

the best news ever.. that's what!

Don't worry.. I recycled :) 

Remember How I said I almost quit doing laundry? 

I'm not kidding..

after the chapstick mishap.. it made me more aware.. 

so I check pockets now.. just in case!

and I did just that.

I felt so proud.. 

"I've got this laundry business.."

"no chapstick is going to ruin my day"

wash.. throw in the dryer.. go get clothes out of the dryer only to find this...

I couldn't believe it.. 

I started flipping through all the clothes

vigorously shaking them out to find whatever I had missed

It looked like lip stick

But nothing..

I couldn't find anything

Only red splotches all over everything

my favorite grey tshirt, ryans favorite green shorts, my coral skirt.. again.. 

2 new shirts ryan had just bought..

I started checking pockets again 

and I found some sort of red something in Ryan's sweat shorts pocket

I have no clue how I missed whatever this was

I couldn't figure out what it was! 

But it was all stuck together

almost like it was gum or something.. but it wasn't.

I was so upset

I just had to walk out

and left them all there on the floor

I told Ry about it and that I was quitting laundry

he came home and researched remedies

and eneded up spraying every little spot with oxy clean

and the majority of stuff came out completely clean!

It was a miracle

And we think we figured out the culprit

a vitamin... 

How did I miss that in my pocket emptying!? 

I was too proud of myself.. so it had to humble me back down I guess..

and who puts vitamins in their pocket anyway??

Oh, just my cute husband?!

Okay.. I just wanted to check! 

It's a good thing he's so dang cute..

and so willing to help me when I screw up all our clothes :| oops.