21st Birthday Celebration

This past Saturday our gorgeous and beautiful eldest daughter Charlotte turned 21.  We celebrated with family and close friends at a Thai restaurant, thoroughly enjoying the food and atmosphere.  Afterwards we came back to our home for celebratory cake and general fun and mayhem.  Here are a few photos from the birthday celebrations.

 I made the cake which was a white chocolate cake with cream cheese, white chocolate and butter icing and decorated with fresh pale pink rose buds.  The cake was delicious, a first time recipe too.  :)

 

I made the table decoration, hung pink and white streamers, fairy lights and pink balloons

The birthday girl while we were singing Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday Charlotte!!

It's hard to believe we have a 21 year old daughter, I don't know where those years have gone.

Anne  xx

Twenty three years

Today hubby and I celebrate 23 years of marriage.  I can't believe how fast the time has gone.  Every time I look at my man I know exactly why I married him.  He is kind, compassionate, understanding, loving, caring and patient.   Oh so patient.  He's the world's best handyman as shown in yesterday's post.  In fact I've got two or three more posts in the pipeline featuring his skills.

He is tall, handsome, has the most gorgeous blue eyes that twinkle at me (his special look for me), sigh.  He plays the piano, the drums and the recorder on the odd occasion.  He loves classical music and late 60's early 70's rock with a bit of Roxy Music thrown in.

He eats my cooking, phew, doesn't mind if the house is a bit messy and tolerates my different obsessions ranging from magazine hoarding to never ending craft supply accumulations.  He has supported me through two bouts of severe post natal depression and continues to love me despite my continuing struggle with depression.

This remarkable man once owned a sewing machine and altered a pair of his work trousers to make them more fashionable.  He also made me a dress when we were dating (a challenge from me) and cooked a three course meal to impress me, (it was yummy and I was impressed).  He cooks for our family on Saturday nights and makes the best home made pizza, tacos and savoury crepes I've ever tasted.

Thanks to his hard work, we live in a beautiful home with a yard that allows me to indulge my passion for gardening.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DARLING!!  I love you.  xxxx

Wattle Day

I've just been reading a delightful post on www.ramblingwithme.blogspot.com all about wattle which reminded me that Wattle Day is coming up soon.   This year is the 100 year anniversary of Wattle Day which is celebrated on the1st of September.  This old tradition is going to become a new tradition in our home and I'll either buy or make a badge to wear on the day.  If you want to find out about the history of Wattle Day, information can be found here .  Unfortunately I don't have any photos of wattle to share with you yet, but Rambling With Me has some beauties.  Check them out!!

Enjoy your day.

Anne  :-)