Scrapbook Saturday

I'm so excited to share Jordan and Robbie's wedding album. I started it when they got engaged in August and finished it up last week. I didn't want to post anything here until after I sent the album to them. Of course, I wanted them to see it first. 

So, without further ado--here it is:

Title Page:

I just loved this quote--so romantic--perfect for these two!

Inside the pocket on the left is this little book of some of their favorite pictures from their adventures!

I sent Jordan some questions--so she actually did the journaling. 

She is a fabulous writer. I like to think she takes after her Grammy!

This page is all about her ring. It is as unique as she is!!

She and Robbie designed it. It's so pretty!

The Invitation.

I mounted the invitation on one side and added a little shaker box with another great saying on the back.

Introducing: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Loakes

Another romantic quote: "My soul has searched long and far to find yours."

I used my sewing machine to add a zig zag stitch to hold down the hearts.

The Honeymoon to New Zealand.

The "NZ" on the right is mounted on a file folder.

It opens to show more pictures. They are going to add their trip journal inside of the folder.

The end page is a series of questions.

Jordan couldn't answer the questions in the small amount of space I had available. 

So, I added the envelope that she sent our thank you note in. I included the thank you note AND "the rest of the story" of each of those little questions. She can be as verbose as I am!!

I loved making their album and it meant a lot to me that they respond like this:

From Jordan:

We just got our wedding album and absolutely LOVE IT!!!!  Thank you so so much, Grammy!! 🥰🥰 it is so beautiful 🥹 you thought of everything; from the proposal all the way to the honeymoon. It made us so happy looking at it ❤️ I'm excited to read and look at everything in depth later today, after work 😊 thank you so much again! It means so much to us 🩷🩷 

And thank you for sending my regular album!! I didn't realize you were still working on one for me. I have my green one you gave me a few years back, and I thought that was the only one. Seeing this new one was a huge and amazing surprise 😊🥰 i can't wait to spend time reading all the Journaling and remembering the amazing memories 🩷🩷 you're the best ❤️ i love you so much!!

From Robbie (love this boy so much):

Seriously thank you so much, it is such a lovely gift and I can't wait to show it to people in the future :D  

We are going to sit down and go through them thoroughly tonight, we can't thank you enough they are really beautiful 

And finally, from Jordan!:

That is so sweet and thoughtful 🥹❤️🥰 I cant wait to go through them both tonight! I love you so much Grammy 😊

Friday Funnies

Notice the misspelling?

Ten Things Thursday

Today, I thought I'd share some re-purposed vintage windows and shutters. 

1. I like the simplicity of this one.

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6. This is my favorite--but I would add a few more things.

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What I Buy Wednesday

Well, I've seen everything now!! Actually, that would include Butch too!

Here's the story:

We went to dinner at our favorite steak restaurant--Sperry's. The food was delicious as usual. We ordered a piece of caramel cake to take home--their cakes are fabulous. But, I prefer to have dessert when we get home--something to look forward to.

Anyway, we had the cake and enjoyed it. The next morning, Butch handed me the bill and asked me if I noticed anything. (Pardon how this looks--I had just put some cuticle oil on my nails so that's why it's messed up. Look closely and you should still see "the problem"!)

A "To Go" charge!!! We have never seen that before. 

Thirty six cents!! I asked for a "to go" box for half of my prime rib. And then there was the cake. So I guess it's eighteen cents per box. It seems ridiculous to us--just another way to nickel and dime people. Seriously--18 cents?

Seems like they could just add a quarter to something--like the salads rather than add another charge. 

Now that I look at the bill, another thing that bugs me: $1.00 for anchovies for a Caesar salad? Anchovies are the main part of a Caesar. They always came automatically with a Caesar. Then they started asking if you wanted them. Now, you have to ask them if you want some. I get that they don't want to waste them, but to charge extra?! 

Hmmm. Maybe our "go to" steak place has "to go!" 

Well, not until after June 5th--as we have reservations to go with Mindy, Justin, Stephanie and Nicky for Butch's birthday.

On second thought, maybe we should just carry our own "to go" containers--to make a point!! I'm sure the health department would have a problem with that!!

Travel Tuesday

Today is about traveling, but not about us. Rather, it's the turkeys! They are back!

They were here for several years--even nesting in the trees in our side garden. For whatever reason, they were not here last year. That seems odd--but I'm glad to see them back. I know that for some people, they are very destructive. For us, they just make a pass through--usually twice a day--eating along the way. You can almost set your watch, their pattern is so predictable. But, this year, there are only two of them. Maybe they have babies that will soon be joining them. 

I'll keep you posted.

Me on Monday

7 weeks ago, I made the decision to "break up" with my hair stylist after a couple years. There were several reasons:

1. I was tired of being stressed when I was there--not knowing how my hair was going to turn out--color or cut--sometimes too dark, sometimes too short.

2. When she cut my hair, she always left really long pieces that would hang in my face. I would blow it so that she would see it. That made me question her eyesight.

3. The last time I went to her, while I was under the dryer, she approached me with a spray bottle of water and a towel. She started spraying my hair and trying to wipe the color out. What?? I made the decision then and there that it was over. 

4. When she finishes my hair--and this is every time, as soon as I get in the car, I have to brush, spray and try to arrange it myself. I never liked how she fixed it. 

5. But the biggest reason I wanted to leave was that she would never take me before 10:30 a.m.

Now everyone knows that I am a morning person. A very early morning person!!

10:30 is the middle of my day. I can't meet a friend for lunch or a movie. It just wrecks my day. 

Then on top of all this, later in the day--as I was telling Butch that I was going to find someone else, she started sending me pictures of beautiful, older women and stars with awesome hair styles--suggesting I let her try one of those for me. That's when I knew it was definitely over. She doesn't know my hair at all! My hair is very fine. There is no way I will ever have lush, full, thick hair like those women. Believe me, I've tried! It's not gonna' happen!

With all of these reasons, I was just fed up. I decided I was going to find someone else. I did. I went to Elements Salon--it's a chain--at least here in Nashville. 

Meet Farhiya (far-hee-a). She's a cute, little thing--28 yrs. old. 

She has done the best color I've had in my whole 74 years!! I love it. And best of all, she can take me at 8 a.m!! Yay! Another like-minded early morning person! Oh, and another thing--I liked how she fixed it! 

Still, I have a few problems with her:

1. I can't get my hair to look like she did. Some people just have a knack.

2. Rather than a regular mirror that you see yourself from the chest up, she has a full length one--not a pleasant sight. Okay, that's a salon problem--not hers.

3. She's pretty pricey. Apparently after talking to my girls, she's (or I should say the salon) is in line with most places around town. But, there's also something to be said for really liking what you get AND, my time is worth something. 

To have an early appointment, that's definitely worth paying more! So, I will. At least as long as I like what she does. I recognize that I am still in the honeymoon phase with her. 

Stay tuned as we see how it unfolds...

Something for Sunday

I saw this on Facebook recently. It doesn't look like a tombstone, but the sentiment would be good for mine!