21 Years

I wish my Pirate was here today to sweep me off my feet. 

August 27, 2014 - The Kiss

August 27, 2013

August 27, 2012

August 27, 2011

August 27, 2010 - The Kiss

August 27, 2009

The Kiss

 20 years ago we kissed in The Husband's backyard, 

in front of family and friends.

20 years later we kiss where ever the mood strikes us!

19 Years Ago Today

How We Spent Our Anniversary, Part 2

Last Saturday afternoon, after attending our twin grand-nephews 5th birthday party and visiting with family and friends, we left to find the Red Stone Inn Bed & Breakfast.

We reserved the lovely Cimarron Suite. Photos cannot do it justice. I tried, however, by taking a few. This the view as you walk in the door.

As your eye scans across the room. 

Continuing the scan to what turned out to be a most comfortable bed.

And on to the sitting area.

With a television and comfortable seating.

Thru the sitting room, you access the original, massive bathroom which retains the vintage beautiful green tile. The room is big enough to have not one, but two pieces of antique furniture.

A luxurious tub.

A large separate shower.

The walls are covered in canvas and the innkeepers had a local artist come in and recreate the original paintings in the bathroom. Absolutely gorgeous.

After check-in we rested for a bit, changed clothes and headed out to the restaurant for dinner. We opted to dine at Stella, based on a recommendation from our niece and an endorsement from Innkeeper Mark.

The staff was very nice and the food was very good. We started by sharing the lentil and goat cheese salad with roasted onions, organic greens and house vinaigrette. It was fantastic! I ordered the italian sausage, red onion, arugula and fresh mozzarella individual pizza. The Husband ordered the seasonal mushroom and fresh sausage pappardelle pasta with red wine. Both dishes were very, very good. To accompany dinner, we ordered a bottle of Orin Swift "Saldo" Zinfandel. DE-LI-CIOUS! 

We opted to have the remainder of the bottle of wine corked and our dessert boxed. We drove to our niece's house to share the goodies with her and her husband. We had a pleasant, short visit with them and then returned to the Red Stone Inn for a sound and comfortable night's sleep.

The next morning we strolled downstairs for Innkeeper Mark's breakfast, which began with fresh fruit and orange juice.

And continued with a puffy apple pancake and eggs benedict. Yummy!

I told Mark I loved the scale of the rooms at the Inn, because they are large, gracious spaces. We chatted about the lovely antiques they have collected to furnish the inn and enjoyed the photo albums of the house's 1930's early life and the renovation/restoration to become what it is today.

We had such a fun time chatting with Mark and he was so, so sweet to gift me with this vintage motion lamp, which has no motion unfortunately.

I now have a "mission" in my antiquing ventures to find the parts to make this lamp move! In the meantime, I have found the perfect place to display it our dining room. Unfortunately, my camera is not sophisticated enough to take a picture of it lit up at night. The daytime picture above will have to do.

We can absolutely recommend the Red Stone Inn in Oklahoma City. I can't promise that you'll get a lamp from Mark, but I can promise you will enjoy your stay. :-)

We can also recommend dining at Stella. The staff was lovely and food was great.

When you travel do you seek out B&B's and local restaurants? Do you have a favorite? Tell me about it in the comments and we'll plan to visit!

How We Spent Our Anniversary, Part I

We traveled to OKC on our anniversary to celebrate our twin grand-nephews 5th birthday party. There were kids and presents. And cake! Can't forget the cake!

Our niece Tracy is kneeling by one of the twins (shirtless) and his brother is in the green & white shirt to their right. See the adult hands with cameras snapping away? You can never have too many pictures of a party!

It was another stinkin' hot day in Oklahoma, but this slide helped a lot.

I walked out to see the fun and took one of our baby grand-nieces, little Miss Ella Mac, with me. She's got the prettiest red hair!

It was a little too wild at the water slide, so Ella opted for the baby pool.

The Husband got some one on one time with our youngest grand-niece, Lucye Jayne.

Adorable. Both of them!

She's a little doll. And look, her dress has dinosaurs on it. Dinosaurs were the theme of the party.

She's quite the little attention getter. Here she is with momma and Uncle Bill.

After Ella Mac took a nap, she proceeded to show her daddy how to put together a puzzle. Again, with the cute red hair!

It's hard to believe the twins are five. There were playing so hard and were so busy with their friends and cousins, I didn't realize we didn't have a picture of the two of them together until today. Oh well, next year!

We had a great time with the family and friends at the party, but we had a party of our own to get to that evening! My next post will detail the anniversary dinner and the Bed & Breakfast where we stayed. 

17 Years Ago Today

We were signing the official document in front of our families.

Happy Anniversary, honey!

Happy Anniversary, Erica & Gary

Our sweet, sweet niece and her funny, funny husband are celebrating their 4th anniversary today.

Happy 4th anniversary Erica & Gary.

Gary: Dude. Smile, okay?

More Family Celebrations!

Today is niece Mary's 23rd birthday.

And it is The Husband's brother's 28th anniversary with his lovely wife.

Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary

Today is my sister and brother-in-law's 9th wedding anniversary. Wow!

Happy anniversary!

P.S. Yes, this is the sister our brother and I put in the trash can when she was little. She lived to tell the tale, and does quite frequently!

Hello. My name is Cindy.

Sorry I've not posted in a few days.

The Husband and I have been celebrating our 16th anniversary and my X birthday. :-)

This Labor Day weekend we have been in Minocqua, Wisconsin visiting a friend on his 40th birthday weekend. The wife organized a fantastic, surprise party with a whole, roasted pig! There were 80+ folks at the party; from Calgary, Chicagoland and WI locals (plus 2 stray Okies). Let me just assure you, a GREAT time was had by all!

It was quite the weekend. His father-in-law's birthday was Friday, his father's birthday was Saturday, my birthday was Saturday and our friend's birthday was on Sunday. Cake and ice cream for everyone, every day!

We've had lots of fun, for sure. Heading home Tuesday morning. Talk to you all soon!

The Kiss

Sixteen years ago today, The Husband and I sealed the deal with "The Kiss!"

Happy Anniversary

Today is our niece Erica's 3rd anniversary with husband Gary. Happy anniversary!

I think our family needs to plan an annual party for the last week of January to celebrate all the birthdays and anniversaries!

Happy Anniversary & Happy Birthday!

Today is The Husband's brother's wedding anniversary. Here are he and his lovely wife a couple of years ago.* Happy 27th Anniversary!

* Note to self: Get a current picture of B & C!

Today is also the birthday of another precious niece! Happy Birthday, Mary!