!!! Happy Birthday !!!

April the second is a good day to be born.

 

Macie celebrated.

 

And Sharon celebrated.

Tomorrow, Sharon's sister will celebrate.

 

Another birthday

Happy birthday to Renee

clear up in Chicago(ish)land.

 

I hope your day is spectacular.

I present to you: the one-handed mini album

First comes love

and then comes marriage.

 

Today Shannon and Luke will tie the knot.

 

Here is a little album that will be given to them

(even though they requested "no gifts.")

 

The pearls were taken from Shannon's grandmother's earrings.

The lace under the white flower was taken from Shannon's mom's wedding dress.

The little white lace and blue bow is what Shannon wore in her hair

when she was christened.

The tiny piece of blue to the left of the black flower

was also part of the christening headpiece.

Their names were taken from the

'save the date' postcard.

They chased their dreams

and they came true.

 

Could Shannon's smile be more radiant?
This was their engagement picture.

Again, the blue flowers were from the christening headpiece.

 

This was taken in Puerto Rico in 2008.

Once again, Shannon's mom's wedding dress lace sits behind the photo.

 

Luke and Shannon on Lake Tahoe in 2014.

Another flower from Shannon's headpiece.

This picture was taken at Storm King Art Center (NY) in 2011.

They will tie the knot at the rustic

San Pedro Chapel.
This landmark was built in 1932
by the inhabitants of the Village of El Fuerte.

 

May they live happily ever after.

 

The title of the blog post.

Did it make you wonder what the heck it had to do with a wedding?

 

Well, I've been gathering papers and embellishments

for this project for several weeks.

I knew I had it under control.

I knew I could do it and still meet the deadline.

I knew where I was going with it.

I had plans.

 

Well, the best laid plans ...

You know the rest.

 

It seems that a car door took those plans

and threw them right out the window.

Literally.

 

You see, I had to create this with just a little more than just one hand.

The day before I was going to begin putting everything together,

the car door slammed my entire left hand

between the door and the car.

OUCH.

 

There's always good in everything

if you look hard enough, that is..

Nothing was broken.

Not even the skin - which meant no blood.

And not my wedding ring.

And not my mother's engagement/wedding ring set.

I am so fortunate and so thankful.

 

Our wonderful firefighters removed my mother's rings.

My pinky finger, my pointer finger and my thumb are back to normal.

My ring finger is still very tender.

My middle finger is still very very very sore.

The bruising has gone away.

The swelling has not.

I still cannot make a fist.

But it is getting better.



Cousin

This card is for my cousin
to give to her granddaughter.

 

Birthdays are for blessings

thank you for being one of mine.

 

Most of all,

Granddaughter,

I want you to be happy

 

Chase your wishes

and follow your dreams.

Carry the sun inside you.

Get a little closer, every single day,

to the hopes that you want to come true.

Reach for your stars,

brighten your days.

Fill your heart in a thousand ways,.

 

Be happy, Granddaughter.

I love you so much

and I wish you such wonderful things.

I wish you joys

only a dreamer would dream

and things only a grandparent

would wish for.

 

May you never forget

that my heart and my hopes

are with you each step of the way.

 

~  Laurel Altherton  ~

 

Happy birthday, Teryn!

My friend Jean ...

Spunky doesn't even come close to describing Jean.

She always has a smile to share

and is up for anything.

 

She recently graduated from the Citizen's Fire Academy

and had a blast.

 

Of course, finding bunker gear to fit this little one

was no easy task.

 

But she rolled with the punches and got right in there

and put out the fires.

 

And today she is celebrating

her 86th birthday!!!!

 

She loves purple.

And she loves roses.

And she loves peacock feathers.

And she loves bright colors.

 

Happy Day, Jean!



As good as new ...

My friend's father had open heart surgery.

 

And now he's as good as new

and is working on his recovery process.

 



Happy Birthday, Bobbie

My sweet friend is ALWAYS in vogue.

It doesn't matter if she's wearing her workout gear

or relaxing at home,

she always looks nice.

 

If you could turn back time,

I'm sure she dressed just like this.

And another card for her.

From her daughter.

 

Happy birthday, Bobbie.

I'm proud to call you my friend.