We had the most fantastic Easter/Anniversary weekend celebration!
We grilled out back and the weather was absolutely perfect. Family surprised us with a gorgeous anniversary cake. They had the cake made special to order..just like our engagement cake from many years ago! We were so surprised!
I have been working on a stitchery for our anniversary, but I have not gotten very far along on this project. My life has been so busy lately!
Hope to put a few more stitches in it today.
I am glad to be off from work today with my kids and enjoying every minute of it. My son treated me to lunch at a local restaurant.
I will be studying all this week for my upcoming exam I will be taking.
My DMIL surprised me with the cutest birthday present for my upcoming birthday.
She knows I love turtles and ladybugs..
Look what she found!!
I am so excited! My dear sweet husband has been working so hard on our dining room. He installed an oak floor, and put moldings and painted. He worked so hard on this project and it came out so beautiful!
I remember when I was a little girl and I dug up a broken piece of blue and white china in my parents backyard. Ever since then I have always loved blue and white together. I dreamed of having a special dining room of blue and white with matching china.
Well, at the end of this day, my dream has come true!
My husband worked for hours on end till the project was completed.
He kissed me and said "Happy Easter and Happy 25th Anniversary!"
I could not believe my eyes with the finished results.
I believe the most perfect color blue was chosen!
I wish you all an Easter filled with blessings.
Looking forward to our celebration tomorrow!
Well, here is my first attempt at making a bunny peep in crochet. He is sort of a funny looking fella!
Not exactly the way I thought he would turn out..but I have never made something of this sort before.
I think he does have character though :)
Looking forward to a beautiful Easter Sunday. We are having a big party at our house to celebrate Easter and our 25th Wedding Anniversary.
It will be a grand day!
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...
I had an old frame that I found at Goodwill a while back..you may remember me posting about it.
Glad I hung onto that frame! It was the perfect size for my newly finished Little House Needleworks design. :)
Here it is and I will be hanging it in the kitchen for all to see...
My most recent finish is "Sweet Little Berries" by Little House Needleworks.
I stitched this on 25 count Wichelt dirty linen with Carrie's Creations threads.
This piece will hang in my kitchen once I find a suitable frame for it.
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I want to thank those of you that take the time to comment such nice things on my blog. It truly gives me inspiration and warms my heart dearly. I know I don't comment on blogs as I should (especially now with working), but just want you all to know I appreciate you so very much!
I have been busy working on some little projects.
Thought I might post some updates.
I have found this new fabric for stitching, and just love it! It is called "Dirty Linen"
Here are some of my ongoing projects:
Sweet Little Berries by Little House Needleworks
Another design I have added more stitches to:
Harriet Wool Whimsy by Heart In Hand
We started our morning off with church. The mass was wonderful.
The priest asked if we could pray about all that is happening in Japan.
They took up a collection today for the Japanese people and will send it to them.
If you can help in any way, even with prayers, I know how much this would mean to these people. You can check out your local churches, or look online.
God Bless everyone in Japan, and may God watch over them. I pray things will soon get better for them.
A couple of days early, but decided to prepare the corned beef, red potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and my homemade Irish soda bread!
:)
My husband was one happy man tonight :)
I might make another soda bread to bring in to work to share with my friends. Some of them have told me they never tried Irish soda bread before.
What a beautiful morning we had today! We went to downtown Saint Augustine, Florida, to watch the Saint Patrick's Day Parade. This is the first time for Saint Augustine to hold a parade, and the turn out was really good. We met up with one of my sister in law's and her boys. The weather was absolutely perfect for this wonderful event. We saw lots of people wearing green. Some even had their pets dressed for the festivities.
My husband and I decided to stay in Saint Augustine and make a day of it.
We just loved the pipes and drums!
Even the horses were dressed up...their hooves were painted green!
Some beautiful Irish Dancers...
We had a nice lunch, and walked around Saint George Street. We also made sure we stopped by the Cathedral Basilica. What a beautiful church this is, and so comforting as you enter. It is one of the most beautiful churches I have ever been in.
I snapped some photos while I was inside, so you too can see the incredible beauty!
Saint Patrick..
I lit candles by the statue of Saint Patrick, along with a prayer for both of our Father's..who are no longer with us.
We also stopped in some neat shops along the way...
You can always find lots of shell shops here in Florida!
I don't particularly care for seeing these..but they sell them....
I don't know who would want one of them decorating their home!! Yikes!
Till our next adventure....
Today was an awesome day!
I traveled with friends to Trenton Florida. We visited the Suwannee Shops
We had such a great time while we were there. The shop is big and jam packed with all sorts of stitching goodies.The scenery along our drive down was amazing...there were horses and cattle, and fields of green..
Here are some pictures from the inside of the shop...
We had a nice lunch at the little cafe just across the way...
The quilt shop is connected inside to the cafe. Lots of beautiful fabrics!
After eating our lunch..we browsed the beautiful quilt shop filled to the brim with gorgeous fabrics.
I heard a dog barking...then a cat meowing..then some whistling..I thought that to be odd for a quilt shop..but as I meandered towards the back of the shop..I saw who was making all that noise:
How sweet to see this adorable bird..watching everyone in the shop, he is so precious! He kept putting his head to the side of the cage so I could pet him...I was so surprised to find out his name was "Sunny"!!
That was the name of our bird that we lost last year. This bird was every bit as lovable as our bird used to be.
We also stopped in the antique shop....
many pretty things inside there also!
Way in the back there was a private "tea room"...so pretty in there...
It was a beautiful day outside..the weather was absolutely perfect too..
we had a lot of laughs and a really enjoyable day today...
Here are the goodies I came home with...
Cross Stitch chart "Easter Line up" by the Trilogy
Wool Whimsy by Heart in Hand..look how cute this bunny is! I could not resist this little kit!
Thread Heaven
Assorted over dyed threads
wonderful pieces of fabric
a tiny scissor fob of a little strawberry
a small round tape measure with the Suwannee Valley Shop logo on it.
Look at the wonderful ticking fabric I found! I am in absolute LOVE with it :)
I know I will put it to good use.
It won't be long before I will finally have a sewing room once again! I have waited many years for a little spot of my own again. There was an empty space in the center of our home that my husband is remodeling into a sewing/craft room just for me!
I am thrilled!!
Here is the beginnings of it...
He pulled up the rug that was there, and took down the ceiling to wall mirrors that were there. It is at the very raw stages right now, and doesn't look pretty...you can see the black glue on the sheet rock from the mirror panels. I close my eyes and can imagine what is yet to be!
I was so excited when I came home from my trip today to see what my dear Husband has accomplished so far.
Most of my stitching and craft stuff is piled up, I cannot wait to organize and create in my new room.
It is not a very big room, but just perfect for my needs.
I know how very blessed I am!
