May Flowers Bring...

...an Anniversary!

31 years today!

Jackie and I have been married for 31 whole years

and have known each other for 35!

WOW!

As most of you know, Jackie had been gone helping in north Alabama to restore electrical power to the tornado victims.  His company has had crews working since April 27, the day the tornados ripped through the north section of our state leaving miles and miles of devastation.  After 10 days of working 5-9 each day (that's backwards) he is finally home, being replaced by another crew.

After seeing him for 2 days...I left to go to New Orleans to help Holly and Richard with their packing for their BIG move to Jacksonville, FL.  I guess we'll get to see each other one day! 

He did call me this morning at 6:00 to wish me a Happy Anniversary!

Holly and I have been a little lazy due to lack of sleep...so we are slow in the packing department!

We went thrifting yesterday...no major finds except some good books and an old PassWord game complete in the original box with all the pieces, dated 1963, for 95 whole cents! 

Too cute!  Do you remember playing PassWord?

We then went to TGI Fridays to get a bite to eat and the Parmesan-Crusted Crab topped Flounder was to die for....it was delicious with jasmine rice pilaf and steamed green beans on the side!

Yep...I recommend this dish for sure!

We are going back out today to hit the other thrift stores...

the packing will just have to wait a while because the fun comes first!

I hope your week is fun too!

Take care and I will visit with you all soon!

Cora

~Google image for PassWord game

It's a Holly Day

Here is another place I wanted to share with you from my trip to Holly’s in NOLA. Franky and Johnnys in uptown New Orleans.

Now like I mentioned about Hansen’s...the place is nothing to look at…so don’t judge a restaurant by it’s cover…it’s the food that counts, right?

And yummy it was. Holly had been there with friends once before…so she knew the special treat on the menu…Fried Bell Pepper Rings!!

Oh yes ma’am they were great! A delectable appetizer dipped in a ranch sauce that was different in every way! After jumbo fried shrimp, po-boys and salads…we were stuffed with smiles on our faces. Funny thing though…is Franky spelled with a “y” or “ie”? Did you notice? Guess no one really knows!!

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Today is a special day. A day to remember. A day to celebrate. It is special for Jackie and I and for our daughter, Holly. You see… 25 years ago she came into the world, given to us as a miracle gift from God.

 She was sent from heaven above as the angels sang at her arrival and as we were breathing a huge sigh of relief. Prayers rained down on us as a morning whirlwind came rushing over us with uncertainty, confusion, and fear. But with God’s mighty strength, blessings and our faith…we over came and welcomed her with joy, smiles, hugs, giggles, and the awesome wonder of such a miraculous moment!

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above…"

James 1:17

    Now 25 years later we celebrate her as an adult,

     with the same sense of joy and wonder.

So HaPpY BiRtHdAy Holly and many many more!!

While she and Richard were home last week we celebrated her 25 years, with family and friends. We had a big cookout with all the trimmings, smiles, laughs, and remembering good old times together. What a blessing! Holly added Richard to our small family 3 years ago this month too!

HapPy AnNivERsaRy to you both!! 

 

What I’m likin’ lovin’ today~

Holly

25 years of blessings

Joy and peacefulness

Wishes on candles

That smile on my face

A job well done





I Love It When…

 

I love it

When Jackie brings home a surprise…free blueberries

When I hear my favorite song

When my check book balances to the penny…the first time

When Holly is here

When I find fresh cherries for $1.50 a pound

When a friend shares the same birthday with me

When my day is a good day…a blessed day

When I can share my veggies with someone

When I can talk to God…knowing that He is listening to every word ~Psalms 86:6-7

When I can spend time with a friend doing something we love

When a plan comes together

When it rains, but not on my parade

When I learn ~Proverbs 4:2 

When I see things happening for a good reason

When I can take a picture that lasts forever

When we get in the car and just ride…destination unknown

When I make someone smile

I love it when you visit here each and every time.

July is my blogging anniversary of 1 full year and

I have found so many wonderful new friends here.

I stand amazed!

Thank you!

Live each day of your life by receiving God's strength

and walking in His grace and mercy.

30 Years Today!

                     Our Wedding May 17, 1980                      High School Prom 1976

These are for your viewing pleasure, please do not get too much entertainment

from the BIG glasses, etc... A definite fashion faux pas mistake.  hahaha

Jackie and I have been married 30 years today! Wow, what a major milestone! We began our story in 1976…Our 11th grade in high school. We shared 2 classes together, history and a two hour drafting class …so it was inevitable that we started talking to each other and I helped him with his class work. Soon after the dating began…we went to the prom…and all those other good things too. After graduation we got engaged and after I finished college we got married. Just prior to the wedding, when I had already ordered the wedding invitations, Jackie lost his job. Oh my…what to do? After much job searching and the feeling of hopelessness was beginning to set in, he got two interviews in one day. Went to the first one, was hired, sent for a physical and was cleared to begin work at the start of the new week. That same afternoon another company called him and wanted to talk to him…everything went well and they wanted to send him for a physical too. He asked them if he really had to because he had already had one that morning and surely things had not changed that quickly! They laughed and said no…they would get the doctor to send the results over to them…and so he was hired. Now…with two offers on the table and no comparison in the two, the better one won out!! So 30 years later we are still happily married and Jackie is still with the same company, eligible for retirement, but too young to draw!! God has been so good to us. He not only blessed us with one child, Holly, but with a wonderful son-n-law, Richard.

We are now spending time in our empty nest, building on a future for when Jackie can take his leave from the work force. Retirement is a grand thing and we have much to look forward to. Life is good and God is great!

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I will be ending my week early, leaving Thursday, headed out to New Orleans to visit with Holly and Richard for a week. We are going to do some serious thrift store shopping, junking, dining out, and I’m going to do a photo shoot of them at a beautiful park in NO. We are also going to be working on a unique dining table that Holly found at the dumpster on base. *They live on a military air station base and people leave good furniture when it’s time to move* Adding a fancy shelf that she purchased at an auction and by cutting the table to a narrower width we are going to alter this into a buffet of sorts...can’t wait to see the results. After we paint and shabby it up some it should be beautiful!

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So here's to 30 years with you Jackie...Happy Anniversary!

I love you and hope we have many many more!

I hope and pray you all have a great week!