husband – Page 23 – See Jane Blog

we started the week of love with a crush party.

the crepe bar was the highlight of the evening. to keep things simple, i made most of the crepes before the party started {our family recipe, here.} then we had each guest bring the toppings. we served dinner crepes with everything from turkey, cheese, peppers, spinach, and mushrooms.

for dessert crepes we had all the fixings: fresh berries, ice cream, whipping cream, caramel, nutella,

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my kids have been sharing cold symptoms for three-weeks now.

i’ve taken three of them to our pediatrician, and i’ve been told three times,
they have colds.

fevers. sore throats. head aches. tummy aches.

occasionally, i catch myself day dreaming about sunny days, our swimming pool, and flip flops.

and by occasionally, i mean frequently.

when i look at these pictures by the-ever-talented-vanessa

i can’t believe our grass was ever that green.

we have flowers that grow in pots, on our patio?

we have sand that is warm to the touch?

we have barefeet outside?

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{meaning: there were delayed effects of too much good in a short amount of time.}

we wanted to relax, sleep, read by the fire, eat good food, spa, and repeat.

so, we drove ten minutes from our home to sundance.

it was the ideal getaway…for three days.

husband told me, in reference to this little sign below,

“baby, you can’t stay in here…it says non-smokin’ “

all these years, and he still has cheesy lines for me. {smiling}

we love this restaurant.

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is a good reason to celebrate.
{especially when everyone thought we wouldn’t make it one!}

it’s seriously amazing to have this:

husband & i, fall of 1995, engaged.

turn to this:

end of summer 2010, photos by vanessa, pinwheel by me! more photos from this photo shoot, coming soon!

and this:

the most amazing, of all…summer 2010, photo by vanessa.

i won’t spend too much time gushing here,
but i’m so lucky to have my husband.

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susan’s prime rib, and your mouth will be watering.

earlier this month,
we had our annual new years dinner at the bland family residence.

i dote on tradition.
so, tradition + good friends + delicious food.

always amazing.

suz put lights under the sheer fabric to decorate the buffet,
such a cute-easy-super fancy idea!

thank you to the lovely hosts, xo.

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i’m thirty-five.
as in, almost twenty-four hours ago, i turned thirty-five.
and, i was shakin’ it with this iphone photo app, all weekend…

my entire weekend has been a celebration.
so much goodness jam-packed into three days.

how am i feeling? about this big three-five?

well, the first five years of my thirties were beautiful,
easy to age…as i kept adding those years.

this next five i might not take with such grace.
this three-five feels like the older-side-of-thirty.

but…

for now, i’m happily-thirty-five,

girls lunch on friday at smashburger…my choice of restaurant!

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