Treasures From Our Trip

My husband was wondering why I wanted to bring lots of beach sand and shells home with me..
He should have known I had a plan!

This is now sitting so pretty in our master bathroom.
Love it!

Beach Vacation!

We had the most wonderful time staying for the week in a beach front hotel!
We decided we are going to plan these trips more often, and not wait so long to make the trip.
It was the most enjoyable experience ever!
We stayed at the Hilton which was very nice indeed. The staff at the hotel were so pleasant. We went to sleep every night with our sliding door open, while we listened to the sound of the waves right outside our room. We got up early every morning to watch the sun rising. It was AMAZING!!!
We spent time on the beach, gathered up shells and enjoyed every minute of it.
Breakfast was made to order right in front of us. I chose the everything omelet..what a treat! Eggs with mushrooms, onions, peppers, tomatoes and shredded cheese cooked just right. There were muffins, cinnamon rolls, sausage, bacon, pancakes, home fries, cereals, fruits (watermelon, my favorite!). Fancy teas to choose from..I chose a Thai spice tea. YUM!
Here are some pictures from our trip:

I have plans to do something with all the shells I have collected...
come visit again and you will see what I have done. I shall post about it soon :)

We are back home now, and I need to get working quickly on our Anniversary sampler!
25 years coming up as Mr. and Mrs.! Lots more planned for us...

:)

Goodnight everyone,

Holiday Travels and Gifts

This has been the most wonderful Christmas for us. We enjoyed mass, attended parties, and our family took a wonderful trip to the beach! The beach is a wonderful place to visit during the colder months here in Florida. It was so nice to spend time with family and celebrate this wondrous time of year.
My wonderful husband is so very good to me. He created some pretty neat embroidery scissor holders for my embroidery scissors. He is also sending me on a craft store shopping spree, and I cannot wait to go!
The scissor holders have holes drilled for my scissors, plus he also drilled little tiny holes to hold my needles also!

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Our beach trip and visiting family was wonderful! Although it was quite chilly and the winds really were blowing hard, it was nice to be near the wonderful waves and seagulls. We happened upon an adorable snowman...made out of sand! He was dressed up so perfectly, we all had a good laugh about it.

it was wonderful watching the waves..

Being bird lovers, it was nice to see all the beach birds..

Shells we picked up on the beach...

 

Writing love notes in the sand...

Mr. and Mrs.!!

We took a drive over to a canal, it is a gathering place for Manatees!
It was so neat looking at these wonderful peaceful creatures..there were many of them there..

I managed to get a bit of video of a manatee eating off of the side of the canal..


A pretty bird along the canal!

Of course, there are plenty of Palm trees!

 We truly had the most enjoyable time. This past year has been absolutely wonderful for us..getting to move back home, we are so blessed ! I couldn't imagine anything better.
Now we look forward to the celebration of the upcoming new year and look forward to what God has in store for us! Bring on 2011!!
My sweet SIL's gave me some really cute gifts , Thank you Erin for a beautiful addition to my Raggedy Ann tree! She had also surprised me with Snoopy ornaments..she knows how much I love Snoopy and the peanuts gang.

Cathy gave me soft cozy socks with a beautiful "Sister" ornament , I love these, thank you!

My Dear MIL surprised us with a beautiful framed photo of birds...she knows how much our dear "Sunny" was loved and was with us for 24 years. This was the first Christmas without Sunny. He sure was missed. What a beautiful sentiment this framed picture is. In memory of our dear Sunny. We had also lost our dear lovebird Sunshine..so these two birds will represent our birdies for sure! I think perhaps we shall hang it above our bed in our bedroom. It is beautiful! Thank you for your thoughtfulness!

I received the most wonderful package from Kerribeth!
I was so surprised when I opened up the Christmas box..inside was a wonderful American Quilt Collection "Sawtooth Sampler" Pattern, along with all the many wonderful Pearle Cotton, Watercolor, Overture, Pebbly Perle and Presencia threads.
Also, the Rose colored canvas to go along with the pattern.
I have never tried this before, but I cannot wait to start it!
Thank you Kerri for your kindness!

Wishing you all good things in the upcoming New Year!