Creative people inspire me~

Last weekend I helped with a wedding at the Donegal Pres. Church and Cameron Estates near Mt. Joy...it was so fun!  The mother of the bride is such a talented lady.  She made beautiful center pieces and decorated the reception hall with candles and material draped on the wall.  She is just one of those kinds of people who does it right and with class... I always come away from people like that... inspired and ready to do something big.    The bouquets for that wedding were fun to make, they looked beautiful against the girls sari's, pictures coming soon.

On a side note the Donegal Pres. Church has it's own reception facility and its beautiful!  On site catering is limited, as its not a fully equipped kitchen.   Perfect place for a dessert reception though.  Grounds are stunning, with beautiful landscaping and a reflecting pond.   

One week down and eleven to go~

It's been a week (just about) since Jeffrey left, he not only didn't call me, but I never got "the postcard" I was told I would get with his address.  I know he is being bombarded and I know he is tired, but it would sure help to see something from him this week.    I did end up getting his address, from his recruiter, so I sent him my letters from last week on Saturday morning.   Hopefully he'll get that on Tuesday.  I really miss him.  

The Few, The Proud,The Marines

The last 48 hours have been rather tough, in fact tougher than I thought.  I have not cried much, as it seems rather surreal. I think it will be in the weeks to come that I will have moments where I will miss his voice.  I keep reminding myself of what if felt like the day I came home from my sister's burial (twenty eight years ago), I will never forget that feeling.  This is not the same, and I am very grateful for that. For now I have the peace and hope that I will see him in thirteen weeks.  I am looking forward to corresponding with him via hand written letters.  Love that, and can't wait to get my first from him.   I already wrote a letter to him today and will continue to do so everyday till he gets home.

" The Crucible "...is going to change my son forever, I pray that his foundations are strong and that his roots are deep.  Lord may he look to you for everything!

http://www.marines.com/main/index/making_marines/recruit_training/training_matrix/the_crucible

Twenty-six years ago ~

Tomorrow is our 26th Wedding Anniversary!   I am blessed to be married to a wonderful man.  I love him with all my heart!   I don't know what I would do without him.  Mind you I enjoy when he has to be away a few days now and then, but It would be very hard to live without him.  He will be away tomorrow, actually this whole week.  We have never been apart in 26 years on our anniversary, so this will be weird.  Today, we enjoyed an early morning breakfast together and he gave me a very special card with a very fun gift inside.  Tickets to see a musical at a dinner theater in Lancaster!    Caity our oldest gave us tickets a couple of years ago to see a show and I absolutely loved it!   I honestly never thought I would get to go again, unless my children gave it to us as a gift.  So, this coming from Jeff is very thoughtful and extra special. 

The movie, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, starring Debbie Reynolds and Harve Presnell opened in 1964, the year I was born.  The first time I saw it was probably when I was about eight years old, over the next few years I watched it whenever it played on reruns on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, sometimes late night too...I loved it.   The thing I loved most about it was that it was a true story....a bit Hollywood, but it was the early days of Hollywood, so it was very close.


.....gotta go, gonna blog more later.

Heavy Heart~