Tuesday, August 18, 2009

at last: (august)

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after 2 years in the search (and a couple of strikes, here & here).. here she is! our darling little 1927 diamond-in-the-rough! we love her.. she checks all the boxes! god was saving her for us. :)
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yes, hubby gave me flowers! & we toasted! :)
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here are a few little details..
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and thus.. we camped upstairs..
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while the work commenced down stairs..
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with the help of family & many, many generous friends!
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we were soo very blessed & humbled! there is quite the road ahead!
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

oh baby:

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though a bit peaked from the summer heat, we gathered quite a crowd last saturday to celebrate the soon arrival of a new baby girl for my dear friend blythe. she was quite adored by friends & family alike (& made out like a bandit!). :)

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she is also quite blessed with quite the culinarily gifted family. these quiches came right out of the glossy pages of a magazine. ..& yes they tasted as good as they looked. :)

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i spent the earlier part of the week frantically collecting all sorts of embellishments for the onesie decorating event. it was such a success (yay!) & took the place of the often awkward shower themed icebreakers & baby trivia sessions. so fun!

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