She Sells Sea Shells.......

I have to let you in on a little secret, I am in love with seashells. I have several pretty jars around our "nest" filled with our favorites from vacations that we have taken. I figured since Spring Break is coming next week, I would encourage those of you lucky enough to be at a beach somewhere to bring home a bucket of shells to put in your nest as a beautiful and very inexpensive souvineer from your trip. We love searching for the most unique and beautiful shells that we can find. I have been known to take a ziploc baggie to the beach as well and bring home some sand too! Every year the shells are a bit different from the past years that we were there and it has made a really pretty visual scrapbook of sorts and we try to remember which year was which. A few of my favorites are from our honeymoon almost 15 years ago, we were in the Bahamas and we purchased a huge conch shell from a man off of his boat. This was my first trip ever to the ocean so that one holds a special place in my heart above all of the rest! I have found jars at Target, lots of pretty ones at TJ's, Marshalls and Homegoods and boutiques. They have really come down in price and you can usually find a good sized jar for around $10. I am sad that this year we won't be going to the beach (maybe later in the year for our anniversary, cross your fingers), so think of me when you are in the sun and are filling your buckets!