Why Bath Time Part IV

The BABY SHOWER

was a weekend long celebration

with family and friends

The newlyweds

Brittany and Jens

seeing Landry for the first time

since their May wedding

  

My sisters; Myrene & Loxi

& my cute (78 year young) mother…

(I hope I have her genes!!)

 

Little Claire

Catching Cicada bugs

Her hand is filled with dead Cicada shells…

YUCK!

Bevy of Beauties…

Brittany, Hannah, Abby, Ashley,

Elizabeth & Laura

Bevy of Boys…

Bob, Jens, Joe, Alex & Jeremy

Celebrating with a cigar :)

Why Bath Time Part III

Landry was showered with LOVE…

“Reserved for Landry’s MOM” chair

LAUGHTER…

“My Mother is So Smart” book

from Peggy

TEARS…

A Shutterfly book filled

with family photos from

Aunt Hannah

The cutest horse blankie

from Kim

It was so adorable and soft

the joke was Landry may

be made fun of

when he brought it

to college with him:)

Bib overalls from Ashley

that Landry’s daddy always

wanted for his son

A hobby horse

from Aunt Hannah

 

Cousins Brooke & Brittany

and sister Hannah

loving little Landry

 

Sophie, Claire & Elsa

with their “Fairy Godmothers”

 

Brooke demonstrating how

to be a good mom…

when your child uses

too much toilet paper

 

“Rose Soap Petals”

Please BABY yourself!

Love, Landry

The Hostesses with the Mostest;

Aunt Hannah with…

“Aunt” Elizabeth & “Aunt” Laura

Abby’s dearest friends from college

made the trip with their moms

from Chicago and Canton.

What a wonderful time it was :)

Why More Bath Time

There was more

bubble and bath time fun

at the cake table.

Bellini's…

A red velvet rubber ducky cake…

An expectant little Claire

poses with her

“Fairy Godmother”

My niece, Brooke, has all 3 of her girls

call their Godmothers…”Fairy Godmothers”…

It is the cutest thing!

Brooke’s darling daughters;

Elsa 5/ Sophie 7/ Claire almost 4

were dressed in blues

instead of their girly pinks

in honor of their

boy cousin; Landry

admire the cake.

Bathtub blue punch

with ice cream “bubbles”

Could not resist

the name of this wine…

HIS FAULT.

We thank God

for Landry

and look forward

to meeting him soon :)

Why Bath Time Is Fun

The theme for

Landry’s

BABY SHOWER

was Bath Time Fun.

I tried to recreate

a bathtub scene.

Rubber duckys, terry cloth

and bubbles…

  

Welcome Family and Friends!

 

A bubbly chandelier

 

Wash cloths that spell out

LANDRY

on a terry cloth tablecloth.

 

Blue and rubber ducky yellow

was the color theme.

 

A glass vase filled

with “bubbles”.

A shower caddy

holds the forks and napkins

 

IT’S A BOY

blueberry and

poppy seed muffins.

 

The S.S.STREIT

watermelon sailboat

on a sea of grapes.

Fruit salad.

Three cheese quiche.

Great-great grandma’s homemade

pie crust.

It was a very special day

for Abby and Landry

filled with laughter

and tears

with dear family and friends.

Thank you everyone!

More to come :)

Why Sweet Things

Sometimes I come across the sweetest

images that I just want to share.

No words are really necessary…

sit back and enjoy….

Sweet photograph…

what editing!

Sweet ambiance…

what a tree!

Sweet table…

what a setting!

Sweet picnic…

what a spread!

Sweet photograph…

what a city!

May the sweetness of the Lord

bring you joy :)

Why “M” Was Sweet

Joe’s brother and his wife

are a very charitable couple.

They feed their family

and friends very well :)

Recently …

they invited us to join them

at “M” a downtown Columbus restaurant

They bid on this private wine tasting/

food pairing meal at a fundraiser

Here’s the sweet meal we shared…

Perfectly pan seared diver sea scallops

on a bed of ginger-soy infused

soba noodles

Paired with a Sauvignon Blanc.

Whoa, it was good!

NOTE:The presentation of this salad

did not look like this when it was first served.

(I forgot to take a picture and I ate mine:)

Therefore, this is a makeshift model

Actually. the heirloom tomato, watermelon

salad was surrounded by a potato chip wall.

Very clever. It was topped with

HUMBOLDT FOG GOAT CHEESE

which is unbelievably good!

(worth looking for at the grocers)

Paired with a Spanish Verdejo

Sorbet

It was very fruity and refreshing.

On the hottest day of summer…

it was extremely enjoyable and COLD.

DRUM ROLL please…..

Duet of Filet Mignon and Chilean Sea Bass

Chanterelle Mushroom crusted with Bordelaise

and Champagne Truffle Vin Blanc

were the highlight.

Both just melted in your mouth.

Paired with a Charles Krug, Cabernet Sauvignon.

The friends went nuts over that cab!

Some loved it A LOT :)

Our sweet ending was

a trio of chocolate and orange.

An orange Bavarian Bonbon,

orange chiffon cake

and an orange chocolate tart.

Too die for!!

Paired with sparkling Taittinger.

Thank you, Brad and Murph

and Columbus crew…WAIT… that’s your soccer team!

and “FRIENDS”. It was such fun!

Keep supporting those charities

xoxo :)

Why There Is No Place Like Home

Home always welcomes you

I love this welcoming entry way.

The farm blue bench and wicker baskets.

Fresh flowers and hats hanging on hooks

The painted wainscoting

Makes you feel like…

you are “home sweet home”

Home is a comfortable place

A frilly cotton tablecloth

{made less fussy out of cotton}

gives that round table the

prettiest skirt in town.

The fresh yellow flowers

and buttery walls create

the perfect home

for that robin’s egg blue door

and its matching screen door

This room makes me smile.

Such a few, simple elements

but so comforting and welcoming.

Like going to Grandma’s house.

Something about this room

really appeals to me

Love the hominess

of the plates on the wall

painted in my favorite color…

accented with all that crisp white

Love the slipcover chair

and dark wood floor.

The simply elegance of a

lantern chandelier.

It just needs…

a soft rug under your toes

A home needs

a great bedroom like this

It is so unforgettable…

I am still dreaming of it.

It is so European and simple

Love the positioning of the lights

over that antique fireplace headboard

The coral throw.

The unfinished wood door and mantel

So relaxing. A perfect spot to catch some

zzzz’s…..

And finally…

a home isn’t quite complete

without a puppy.

I miss our Lab so much…

I sometimes think about getting

another dog…

but when I travel

I realize I couldn’t do that

with a puppy at home.

or could I :)