Did I mention I love flowers?

If you are bored with flowers read no more! My little girl post on "Give me flowers always!" has certainly been beneficial to me over the past few days. Miracle of all miracles, I received a bouquet of alstroemeria from my hubby on Thursday. They are beautiful and surprised me beyond measure! On Sunday, Jen's parent's came for Easter dinner her mother brought me a beautiful bouquet of roses. The colors are so perfect! I think I will plant a pot with that color scheme. Phyllis brought me an Easter lily which I love. After watching the Master's over the weekend and visualizing Augusta we decided on Tuesday to take another quick road trip to Muskogee as I have always wanted to visit Honor Heights Park during the azalea festival! A beautiful day and amazing azaleas not only in the park but all over town! The dogwoods were putting on a show too! One must only attempt to garden in western Oklahoma to appreciate such beauty. Did I mention that I love flowers and they make me happy! Ha!

Disappointing!

Well, here is the picture of one of the tables at the shower! I was disappointed in the way things went together! Obviously, the idea in my head didn't materialize the way I had it planned. Nevertheless, it was a very nice shower and a large crowd so that is what mattered anyway. I think I should stick with roses. Her colors are pink and burgandy but most of the decor she picked out was red and it was a hodge-podge of colors. Oh well, I am sure I will have another shower to work on sometime! Ha!

Fun with flowers!

I am working on a wedding shower for Sunday and could not seem to come up with an idea that pleased me. A friend gave me this little girls hanger one time and I read it about everyday! Thus the shower will be decorated in flowers! They make me happy! Several pink geraniums in clear glass bowls and containers with a bit of stone accents I think will make a beautiful table! How do you not like flowers! I'll try to post a picture of the finished project!

Rare finds!

On our return trip from Santa Fe we came through Las Vegas, New Mexico. We discovered a few interesting things and a quick stop at an antique store produced some rare finds. First, the Plaza Hotel built late 1800's and recently restored was amazing. It has 88 rooms now that it adjoins the building next to it. They were preparing for a grand opening of the new part on Tuesday so everything was tip-top shape. Between the two building there were enclosed courtyards. (which I didn't get a picture of) Beautiful! Next, United World College campus housed in what is called "the castle". A small college of only about 200 students from many countries. The idea is promote mutual understanding of cultural, religious, ethnic, and economic backgrounds thus fostering world peace. We actually didn't get to tour the castle but learned quite a bit about the college from locals. On the campus is a reflection chapel with prisms at all angles and is said to reflect light 24 hours a day if the moon and sun are out! Very pretty and reflective! Ha! As we walked around the square we found a few antique shops and this little bunny teapot and salt and peper shakers called my name! I passed it at first but as we were leaving town circled back by and purchased it! Too cute!

Oops! Pictures in reverse order!

Spontaneity at 55!

"There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity."

Kenny Rogers

Not us!!!

As a snowstorm and howling winds prevailed in western Oklahoma on Saturday morning, I could see the wheels turning as Mike scrolled on the computer screen between customers. Not to my surprise about 11:00 he says, "We should just load up and go skiing!" We close at noon and by 1:30 we are on the road to Santa Fe to ski despite all the weather warnings of no travel. I have to admit the media loves drama because the highways were clear as a bell and the sun was shining. (Children forget I said that!) We met some dear friends in Amarillo for a late lunch and talked and laughed then on to New Mexico. We discussed on the way the many times we have been skiing over the past 35 years but could not remember a time when it was just the two of us, making this trip even more unique! A bright sunny day, several inches of fresh snow, no crowds, no wind, beautiful scenery and the man I love all add up to a "bucket list" day! I couldn't ask for more! "It was a great day to be alive!" We might not put in quite the hard day (especially Mike) as we used to but we were both pretty proud of ourselves and had no sore muscles this morning! We planned to ski again today (Monday) but the weather forecast called for 50-60 mile an hour winds so we opted to just take our time home and leave with a wonderful memory!

We love to take the road less traveled so ventured home for awhile on a different road through Las Vegas, New Mexico. Very interesting! More on a different post tomorrow!

Give me spontaneous any day!

Pass it on!

Grant me a sense of humor, Lord,
the saving grace to see a joke,
To win some happiness from life,
And pass it on to other folks.

I saw this little verse in reading some "St. Patrick's Day" blogs and just thought I'd pass it on!

Spring is on the way!

I am so excited! The daffodils are coming up and about to bloom, tulips and iris are popping through the dry soil, and lo and behold these sweet little crocuses are blooming! Mindy took art lessons from Evelyn Diffendaffer a well known artist from this area for several years. I think it was therapy for all of us. We remember going to art lessons and taking a stroll with Evelyn through her garden and hearing her comments such as "Look at this sweet little thing! Such a delicate little bloom!" or "Aren't these just precious?" As as took a walk through my yard today instead of looking at the mountains of work needing to be done I chose to just marvel and enjoy "these precious little blooms" and work another day! Spring is coming!! YES!