Happiness Is A Belgian Tapestry

Today was the first bazaar of the holiday season, so of course I had to go check it out. There's nothing better than hanging out with great friends and shopping. (Unless you also happen to find treasures like these.) I've been admiring tapestries ever since we moved to Belgium. The only problem with them is that normally, they are very ornate and flowery. Not exactly my style, and most definitely not Russ'. I love to look at them, but they just don't seem to fit our house very well. Then today, something amazing happened. My friends and I were walking around the booths, admiring all sorts of fantastic treasures like antique Belgian furniture, Turkish rugs, Polish pottery, and Norwegian knitted hats...when we came upon the tapestry booth. And then I saw this. My first thought was "Wow! That's REALLY pretty!" My second though was "Russ would even like this one!" I looked at a lot of other tapestries, but I kept coming back to this one. It's perfect! And then... the corner of something else caught my eye, and I unfolded it... I have three words for you: Uh Maze Ing! If you have been paying the slightest attention to anything I've written over the past year, then you should instantly recognize this castle as Schloss Neuschwanstein. My most favorite castle of all time. (It's the Disney castle, for goodness sake!) I've been inside that castle. And it's in the colors that most of my house is decorated in. How could I not get this tapestry? Ugh! A most serious dilemma. What to do? What to do? I called Russ and he told me to get it, if it's what I want. Then Armin, the owner, decided to help out and offer me a great deal on both. I'm sure you've figured out by now that these beauties got to come home with me. And yes, the hubby loved them. Almost as much as I do.