Saturday, May 1, 2010

A Texas Tradition...

"What?  You've never been to Canton?" 

Saturday morning, my friends, Stacey, Christine and Chris took me on my inaugural trip to Canton, TX. 

What is Canton?  Only the world's largest outdoor flea market.  Trade days takes place Thursday through Sunday before the first Monday of every month in Canton, Texas. Every month, thousands of vendors from across the country turn this friendly East Texas community into a shopper's paradise where you can find rare antiques and collectibles, furniture, fine home decor, arts and crafts, clothing, jewelry, tools, produce, and much more.

Take a peek at our fun Saturday...

We found some beautiful serving utensils at this cool store.

The 'real' Canton shoppers all bring their own shopping carts.  Stacie and Chris brought theirs.  As you can see, they came in quite handy as we piled our 'treasures' in them.

Christine and her cart.   (Isn't she beautiful?)

Today was actually Stacey's 49th birthday.  We took a moment to rest so that Stacey could listen to all the birthday wishes that were coming in to her voice mail. 

Picking out charms for some cool necklaces.

We all made our own unique charm necklace. 
Every girl needs a little 'bling'.

Man, the smells at this place were out of this world!  Kettle corn, funnel cakes, and fresh corn dogs to just name a few.  Stacie opted for some protein, the hugest turkey leg you've ever seen!

What a Fun day spent with Fantastic Friends!!

2 comments:

  1. WELL...........That was a FUN day girl but those pictures made me see that i need to go on the 40 day fast! Pass some chicken and tomatoes! I still have a long way to go.

    Dang I should have gotten those lanterns! :)

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  2. Now, aren't you so glad you made a trip to Canton, Tx for the biggest flea market around! You are adorable and so fun! I wish I could claim the cart, but Connie is the owner of that beautiful shopping cart! So glad we had them with us:) Come back to Texas...please just for a Canton day!

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