Party

It is a party weekend.

Saturday a close friend of mine

is having her first granddaughter's wedding.

The granddaughter is one of Maggie's

dearest friends.

Casey the bride -to- be, my Maggie, Miss Brittany

The wedding is at the Chautauqua Bldg.

in our local park.

It is an awesome architectural design.

We have full day on Thursday

finishing up the decorating.

Grandma and the mother of the bride 

have been at it since Sunday.

Lots of Ethel Edith furniture and

lots of vintage treasures of my friend's.

I am on board for some cakes.

Sheet cakes....Texas sheet cakes

to join in with lots of other desserts.

Then Sunday 

we have a wonderful day of celebration

planned with my family.

We are celebrating my Mom and Dad's

70th wedding anniversary.

 It is actually on the 28th but with Easter

and the Spain excursion

we moved the party up.

We are going to church with them 

then heading to my house for a lunch and 

lots of visiting .

Maybe I could get some elbow grease

on that project in the back yard...

We are surprising my mom and dad

with a bottle tree for their gardens.

Mom saw an iron one last year

at a garden and iron place, 

but it was pricey.

She has remembered it fondly ever since.

Shhhh.... surprise remember.

It holds 52 bottles.

I posted on facebook

I needed wine bottles

or colored bottles.

The little Saturday bride suggested I call the winery.

An hour later I was picking up

30 bottles for 50cents each.

Clean but with labels intact.

I only got 30 so Mom and Dad 

could get some on their own and 

my siblings could bring some 

to commemorate the day.

I soaked and soaked the bottles.

The red ones' labels slipped right off.

Who knew there were red bottles?

Aren't they pretty?

The green ones were difficult.

The blue bottles were a nightmare.

The labels were cemented on.

I need a manicure now.

But all clean and lined up

is a sight to behold.

I'll take pictures Sunday 

of the finished product.

We are having a card shower too.

If anyone wants to send a card

to them it's:

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Adkins

RR 2 Box 96
Tower Hill, IL

62571

or you can email me or 

leave a message in the comments

and I will copy them off and put them

in the scrapbook

 my sisters Judy and Linda have made.

We are truly blessed to have

our parents both still living.

You can read about them here.

They are an example of love 

for the long haul.

They are their vows in the flesh.