Happy New Year everyone! And goodbye to 2013! What a year it was. We had lots of fun this year, including some really fantastic “Fave Finds” and “Hard to Resist” items. Below are our top ten best DTT moments. Enjoy, and thanks for reading! We look forward to 2014 and all of the treasures it will bring!
10. That time DTT tried out garage sales: This is perhaps one of the most hilarious DTT moments of the entire year. Sarah’s garage sale assessments as we drove past them are some of the best comedy one-liners to date. We both crack up hearing the phrase “RY-O-BI TENT.” Also, Erin still stands by her amazement that a kid was selling nachos at a garage sale. Read (and watch) our garage sale tales in the entry “Nachos.”
9. That time Erin got in a fight over moccasins: The heartbreaking part of treasure hunting is that you can’t always get what you want. For Erin, a pair of elusive moccasins led to her mouthing off, and to seeking vengeance a few weeks after the original offense. Check out the entry “2 Pop” for all of the drama, and the entry “Salted” for the follow-up.
8. That time we fell in love with Sasha dolls and they evaded our capture: In our entry “Mommy Dearest,” Sarah spotted some cool old dolls that at the time seemed really pricey to us. Turns out they were Sasha dolls, and well worth the high price! After reading about Sashas, both Sarah and Erin fantasized about owning their own dolls in the entry “Sasha Fierce.” Unfortunately, we are both still Sasha-less! Read about our missed opportunities at Sasha capture in the entries “Down on the Farm”, “Baby Doll”, and “Shake Rattle & Roll.”
7. That time Erin got stalked by snowmen: There’s a saying that says, “First time is happenstance, second time is coincidence, and third time is seriously f#$%^&@ freaky as hell”…or something like that. Anyway, Erin got followed around all year by knit snowmen and it was SO WEIRD. The first encounter happened in our entry “Your Mom’s Buying a Bagpipe” and the second time here. The snowmen appeared again in our entries “Charlevoix Treasures Part One” and “Peeping Tom.”
6. That time Herend gave away thousands of dollars of porcelain on our blog: Seriously you guys, so insane. I cannot believe that our big Herend giveaway ever happened, but we are so grateful that it did. Thanks to everyone who participated. Relive the glory in the entry “Huge Herend Giveaway.”
5. That time Erin found a REAL DIAMOND at a sale: The lesson here ladies and gents is that if you find a vial that says “to be checked for diamonds,” then you get off your butt and check that g-damn vial for diamonds! Sarah’s commentary during this ordeal is particularly hilarious, so check out the entries “Diamond in the Rough Part One” and “Part Two.”
4. That time Sarah decided to get into slides: No, not the playground type—the old undeveloped photograph type. In our entry “Surprise Find: Vintage Denny McLain Detroit Tigers Slides,” Sarah discovered the insane value that slides can bring. After that, Erin was forever a slave to helping Sarah carry huge volumes of slides up stairs and to the car. Check out entries “Better than a Silver Spoon”, “No Purses”, and “Peeping Tom.” Hopefully in 2014 Sarah will get into buying super light things—like rare bird feathers or something.
3. That time we went to Gibralter Trade Center: In our entry “NSFW,” it was as if someone dropped us off on Mars to go shopping. Seriously, Gibralter Trade Center should be its own planet, or at least country. They certainly seem to have their own laws there. And guns. They have a sh*tload of guns.
2. That time our DTT crew grew: Erin gave birth to Baby Everett in October and DTT was one more the larger. We got our first glimpse of Baby E here, and in the entry “Happy Holly-Days” he made his first trip out antiquing. In the entry “Shake Rattle & Roll,” Everett visited his first auction.
So what on Earth could top this adorable baby? Well of course it is…
1. That time we went to Antiques Roadshow: Our blog was finally legitimized this year when Antiques Roadshow opened up their holy gates and let us bums stroll right in (and skip the lines). We will remember this day forever. Read all about the once in a lifetime adventure in entries “Antiques Roadshow Part One”, “Part Two”, and “Part Three.”
We had so much fun this year and hope you did too! If you are interested in our best moments of 2012, you can read those here. See you next year!
Cheers,
Erin & Sarah