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A Paris Themed Wedding with an Italian Dinner and an Irish Bagpiper

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 at 7:20 am  
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The love bug has surely struck those around us this year and March seems to be a popular month for each of them to make their vows.  First it was Lydia’s, then this past weekend was Ashlynn’s.  I’ve known Ashlynn’s parents since before Ashlynn was born and so when I saw the duress my friend was under trying to figure all the details out of the reception, I volunteered to do the main part of the meal for her. She wanted an Italian dinner of lasagna and since that was the meal I had made back in 2011 for Heather’s reception, I felt comfortable doing it.  I learned so much this time around and am very grateful for the learning experience.  Everything came out very…

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An Unusual Place for an Engagement Party

Monday, January 14th, 2013 at 5:00 am  
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Did you know it is possible to throw an engagement party in an airport? My dear husband decided we should welcome back the happily engaged couple who had went, along with my son, to a youth retreat in Tennessee and then up to visit friends in Michigan, as well. It was a red-eye flight, the airport was quietening down after a day of thousands bustling through its corridors.  Restaurants had closed but not before we had received permission to set up in one of them. Justus and Audrey were so happy to see their brother Zachary.  Since he became engaged they have really latched on to him.   Pretty nice, Russell.  Pretty nice.  (I think he did a beautiful job, don’t you.)   Hey, we look pretty good for it being past…

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How to Throw a Party in a Hotel Suite

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012 at 6:41 am  
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Have you ever thrown a party in a hotel? I have given one about once every 2 years. You see, our homeschool convention is held in Phoenix and they also do a jr. high graduation ceremony on Friday night… usually.  This year, the graduation was on a Saturday, so we had to throw our party on Friday night… in honor of Serenity. We rented a suite and then got bumped up (courtesy of the hotel) to a hospitality suite. It was lovely and nice and perfect for the occasion. But let me show you pictures, since that’s the best way to “tell” you.   At home you do as much as possible. It’s not fun trying to do it in a hotel! About 2 hours before…

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Serenity’s 14th Golf Par-Tee

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at 8:57 pm  
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Yes, Serenity’s birthday was clear back in November but we just had her birthday celebration the end of December. We decided to go with a mini-golf theme since Serenity wanted to go somewhere that had go-karts, etc. I made these invitations using Printmaster for the letters the green and then I used skewers and foam for the flag and balls. My mom and I laughed so hard watching the kids ride the bumper boats.  They were soaked!   After an afternoon at the Funtasticks Park, we went back to my sister’s house for a golf themed supper I had prepared. Then the ultimate golf cake was presented by none other than Martha – our own cake decorator.  What’s with the name Martha and creativity? The water and rocks were fantastic…

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Another Son has Graduated High School! – An Evening Celebration

Saturday, August 27th, 2011 at 2:28 am  
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Well the big event is over. What a special evening we had celebrating Zachary’s high school graduation! We had about 145-150 people and plenty of food for all. With all the activity of family being around for Zachary’s graduation, I got too busy to be posting and then after the graduation dinner, we took off on a little get-away. More on our get-away in another post. The weather was beautiful, the night of the dinner with no wind or rain and the temperature about 70°. Of course there was lots of preplanning. Tables and chairs had to be brought up from the garage to the lawn, table coverings put on and chairs wiped down. You can see Russell in the background stringing up lights that he wired. Russ also built a platform for…

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