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The holidays usually leave all of us feeling like our jeans certainly must have shrunk in the wash, right? Cough! Cough! I know I have eaten more than my share of sugar and carbs over Christmas and New Year’s and should be staring at a simple salad for the next month! But life happens! Things like birthdays come even after the holidays and we find the need for a great cake in order to celebrate. If you can celebrate with tofu, I applaud you! My family would cut my branch off the family tree! So…
Yesterday we celebrated our 38th anniversary! We had the blessing of staying at a lovely lakeside cottage not far from home for two nights.
We slept in a little and then enjoyed a slow morning with coffee and breathtaking views – even on a rainy morning.

I fixed brunch for us consisting of French Toast with my sour dough bread, blueberries Continue reading “Fun Things Friday – Anniversary Celebration”

This week marked my husband’s 60th birthday! My girls and I wanted to do something special for him with just our family, and an occasion that was classy, but casual and fun. Continue reading “Celebrating a Significant Birthday In Style”