Ten Years Ago Today....

Yeah, I don't think this is really the sort of anniversary one celebrates, but I couldn't help remembering that day....  OUCH.

Getting ready for a garage sale, I wanted to ask my darling hubby if it was OK if I sold one of the old pictures he brought to Washington from Hawaii....  I was trying so hard not to break the picture as I fell.......

Oh yes.....I did!  I DID save the picture.

Not such a great result for my leg.

Still, ten years later not totally healed....  but so incredibly grateful that I've been on my feet for ten more years.

Thank you Jesus.

If you're so inclined you can read my story here.

And, today's a big day for my sweet hubby.  He'll be baptized in water tonite at our church.  He was baptized as a child...  this time he made the decision to live for Jesus himself.  I can't wait.  I am so happy.

And, as we celebrate Memorial Day, I'll be grateful for my ability to walk, but so VERY grateful to those who fought for our country.  You are heroes.  God bless each and every one of you.  And to your families who have done it all in your absence.....my heart goes out to you........you are heroes as well.

Have a safe weekend my dear friends.

Huggies and Lovies too.....

Spence

Fifteen Years Ago Today.....

10.11.97

Oh my goodness......it's true what they say...  the third time is the charm.    :-)

After going down two very unhappy roads I med my very own Prince Charming at a church social......   I was with my friend, who was also single and I can clearly remember telling her, when we got to the car, "keep your hands off the bald guy, he's mine".

I'm not kidding when I say EVERYBODY says "oh, that Craig, he's such a nice guy"...  And, he really is.   Especially when it comes to my family.  He's so good to my daughter...  he never calls her his stepdaughter...  always his daughter and will do just about anything for her.

And then, there's my grandson.  He truly is this little guy's grandpa in every way.  We were quite a large group, in the waiting room, waiting for Brett's birth....  but THIS man has been there every moment since.  I am so grateful.  As I've said before Brett's wonderful father died in a car accident when Brett was 2 1/2 so Papa's been his go-to guy ever since.  Never wavering........always there.  It melts my heart.  Truly.

So, Happy Anniversary Muffin...  I love you tons and gobs.

You really are the BEST.

xoxoxox

Mango

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggedy Jig.... :-)

Hi Chickies and Happy, Happy Monday!

My darling Hubby and I usually go to Bend, Oregon every year for our anniversary... Well, at least somewhere in Oregon.... This year we decided on Southwest Washington State and zipped on down to Long Beach. It was so pretty, the weather was great and we had some of the yummiest food EVAH! We stayed at a sweet little resort with everything we needed EXCEPT wifi.... even though it was promised, it did NOT work. I was planning to do lots of visiting but simply could not connect... Darn it all.

Some of the concoctions were things I would never have thought to put together. Salmon over three been chili? Oh my gosh... it was so deeee.lish. And, served with jalapeno cornbread. I passed that right on over to the Hubbs. I like spicy, but not catch your mouth on fire hot. :-) Another night I had Roasted Corn, tomato and Shrimp salad and an over the top Beet and Bleu Salad. What a treat. I'm going to be recreating something similar tonight for dinner. I'll let you know how that works out. I am NOT known as The Barefoot Contessa around here.

So, because my dear husband knows I love poking around those cute little shops we took a little day trip over to Astoria, Oregon. We had lunch at The Baked Alaskan (do put that on your list if you ever find yourself in Astoria) and did some shopping at Vintage Hardware in the 0ld Astoria Hotel.

Look at that architecture. Can you believe it? It such a glorious old building, with apartments above. I could move right on in one of them, I'm sure.

They had tons of old salvage and I loved everything, but just check this chandelier out. Have you ever seen anything like it? It was so pretty. Methinks I'm going to start collecting vintage spoons RIGHT NOW!

I totally forgot to notice the price, but whatever it was, I'm sure it was worth every penny. It was yummy.

I was crazy about this little cabinet. All the knobs and handles were different. How spunky is that? Maybe you can see them bettah if you click on the photo.... Add photographer to the list of things I don't do well. :-)

I don't pack light. Really I don't. It's darn right scary the amount of "stuff" I haul with me when I move my domain to a new location. Well, Ellie the Element was packed to the brim or I'd be hauling this little thing right on home with me. Where I'd put it in the eensie, beensie, Bellamere Cottage is beyond me.

That little blue cabinet too!

What I actually ended up with were a zinc bulletin board, a little tin tag with a number five on it and four glorious aqua knobs for a little cabinet I'm re-doing. It all fit nicely into a little space left after everything was loaded.

That little chair was one of two.... and the slipcover was so cute. Love the pillow too.... and the one under the chair with the bitsy ruffle.

This group of pix is even worse than the others.... they were taken with my itouch......sorry, they're really crummy.

Then.......because he's extra nice, the Hubbster took the long way home so he could take me to Camas. LOVE that antique mall there........I didn't even ASK! He offered and was super, dooper patient while I looked at every single thing in that place at least twice.

The chalkboard actually had the birds done in chalk, but were permanent. I have no idea how the artist accomplished that, but I just loved it. Wish I could do that. I'm going to do a chalkboard on the kitchen door, but still haven't figured out what I'm going to add to top of it. Have the paint. Have the trim. Out of ideas.

I spend the entire drive with a pile of stuff in my lap making little hearts and stars.... I didn't make this one, but thought it was so sweet.

What a great idea! Loved this cabinet. Wouldn't it be great for a kid's room?

And, I thought the presentation for this little, vintage rhinestone pin was so clever, I had to share. Just a bit of old ephemera glued to a bit of heavy cardstock. Aren't we chickies all about packaging?

I hope you've all been well. I've really missed you, but having the time to reconnect with my husband was so nice. It seems like time just zips by and we haven't had much time together.

Lots of pictures of the finished dining room cabinets coming up.... and a giveaway. I just need some sunshine to take a picture of the goodies! Keep an eye out for that. Yummy Autumn goodness.

Big huggies and lovies........

Spencer

xoxoxo

Whooopeeee..... What a Lovely Giveaway Win!

I'm way, way behind posting this lovely win..... So thrilled to be the lucky chickie!

Oh my goodness, you can't imagine how yummy this package smelled when I opened it.... oh yes it did!! I won a giftcard to Tammy's Etsy Store and chose lots of delish lavender sachets.... I plan to use them for gifties.... :-) (Shhhh..... it's a SECRET!)

When I told Tammy that was my plan she threw in some extras for me to keep! How sweet was that?

I don't know if you can tell, but there's a little sachet duo with a darling little heart on top... that's for ME... and some lovely note cards and stationary too. I LOVE all of it... beautiful fabrics and the workmanship is superb!

You can visit Tammy's Etsy Store HERE...... and be sure to pop over and give Tammy's blog a visit too.... You'll find that here.. The Stitching Coop .....

Thank you so much Tammy.... I am tickled pink!

Don'tchajustlove a nice giveaway win? :-)

Going out to dinner tonight with The Hubbs.... we're celebrating FOURTEEN years of marriage.... Happy Anniversary to us. We're each other's third "walk down the aisle"....

Whew.... we're not marriage phobic, right?

Have a wonderful Day Girlies!

xoxoxo

Spencer

10.11.1997

Thirteen years ago today....

My darling Hubbs and I tied the knot..... In our friends' living room. It was FAB.U.LOUS.


Our friend is a pastor.... his darling wife...my sweet friend, played the piano and their daughter sang.


There were eight people there, including the pastor and his family and my Hubbs and me.


After we said our vows everyone encircled us and prayed for us.


How special is that?

Thirteen years later...........we are still happily married.


And.... I'm his #3 and he's my #3.


Sooooooooooo.......even if you've had a rocky path and think that your soulmate is nowhere to be found....take heart............


(Remember...in March one of my sweet and dear friends, Susan, married my Hubb's lifelong best friend. They were each other's #3 too.)

God led us to each other.


He'll lead you too.




Soooooo............Happy Anniversary to my dear Muffin.


I love you!..........MORE.


Your Honey Girl

**Disclaimer.... I take NO responsibility for that hair-do.... YIKES!**

Happy Anniversary To Us!!! :-)

Whew.....time does fly! We're celebrating our 12th Anniversary today.

As I've said before....The Darling Hubbs is #3....and he actually signs notes and such like that! Hey, we have to find the humor in things, right?

Well, I'm HIS #3 too....and you know what they say about the third time!

So, we'll be off celebrating today....


Huggies and Lovies!
Spence and Her Muffin

xoxoxox

I have no idea what it says in the corner of this card....I hope it's nothing bad! I found the darling picture on Flickr....I know, you thought it was us, right? :-) Ahhhh....come on...We're not THAT old.