You're all caught up...

Well, where has the time gone?


Since my last post, that is.


Other than crazy busyness, I have had writer's block and/or not enough to write a whole post about in the last month or so.


Oh, there were definitely things happening....


** I could have shared my 60th birthday celebration....


My birthday cake....home made Carrot Cake....

The food we ate.....


Fettucine Alfredo, Greens and Beans, Artichokes French, Chicken Wings, White Pizza

and the family and friends that attended....

Some of my besties

Irene and Me

My daughters Candice and Jena

Darlene and Kim. Kim is wearing the necklace I made for all my birthday guests.

Granddaughters Chloe and Cassidy

and a few of the gifts I received.....

Garnet is my birthstone

Is this me or what?!

** I could have shared all the treasures found from the non-stop thrifting and picking I have been doing.....

I have been thrifting like crazy the last month or so in anticipation of moving into the full room of the booth I have at Rustiques. No time to post about the stuff I have accumulated....been cleaning and researching, pricing and tagging them all. It all happened February 1st.







The sweet yellow dresser has sold already. I have a new passion for offering furniture in my booth and will be thrifting this Spring and Summer for small pieces at the many yard and garage sales that will start popping up. For now I have my local Goodwill which has had some pretty good stuff lately.

** I could have shared a ton of recipes from all the baking I have done.....

I have been baking up a storm lately too, for the Dessert Theatres that our traveling community theatre, Impact Theatre puts on in our area. I have been using my tried and true recipes that I make a lot, like New Jersey Crumb Cake.

and Biscotti

I need to slow down now for awhile and will be forced to soon in March. That is when I will have carpel tunnel surgery and removal of a cyst on my finger, all on my right hand.

Not looking forward to that but it must be done.

Two fingers will be bandaged together but I may still be pecking away at my computer with my first finger and thumb!

** I could have.......

I guess I just did!! 

AnnMarie  xoxo


I am linking up with these fun blog parties:


Share Your Cup
Vintage Charm Party
No Rules Weekend Blog Party
Sweet Inspirations
Anything Goes Pink Saturday
Best of the Weekend



A New Year...A Birthday....A Wish

So, it's January again.

A new year.


A chance to do new things or improve on the old things.


It is the month of my birthday and this year is a biggie.


6-0!!

At the end of the month I am throwing myself a birthday party....girls only, at an Italian restaurant. My husband is paying for it as my gift.


I worked at the restaurant for 14 years in my younger days, so I got to pick the menu from all my favorites. No typical buffet for this girl.


You may not know this, but over the years I grew to not like my birthday too much.


Recently I was talking to a friend about the snow we used to get here in Upstate New York.


Remember the storm of 1967?

I was going to be 10 and because of the snowfall, my birthday party was cancelled.


We sledded out of the second story window of our suburban house, the snow was so high.


Really.


But not at my birthday party. That was never rescheduled.


It scarred me for life.


Not really.

I won't go into the details of all the bad birthdays, but by my 50th I decided to throw myself a party. I do not like surprise parties.


Or any surprises, for that matter. Unless I am forewarned, but then it wouldn't be a surprise.


My birthday is and always will be in the winter (which explains a lot of the bad ones) but I decided to go with it.


I had a winter wonderland party.

We rented a cute cabin on the lake in a park and decorated it with snowflakes and snowmen and served different kinds of soup.

It was great!


Some more bad and some good birthdays and here we are 10 years later at my 60th.


It will be a winter wonderland theme again, just in a warm restaurant this time.

I have chosen the décor, the food and most importantly, the guest list. I have painstakingly chosen those ladies in my life that I have a heart connection with. That I really want there to celebrate with me and I know they would really want to be there.

I have one birthday wish this year.


I would love it if I could fly all of my blogger friends in for the day to celebrate with me. Those of you that I share comments with, and also chat with via email. Those that I feel a real heart connection with by sharing every day life stuff with, or the love of thrifty treasures with, shared our homes and decorating ideas, and baked and cooked each others delicious recipes with.


Although I have never met you in person, you are on my party list.


I know it is not possible to bring in my blog friends from all over the country and from around the world. That is why it is a wish.


So I will have you there in my heart with my other guests. I will pretend we are eating great food, laughing together and exchanging hugs with each other.


Do you like Fettucine Alfredo?


It's on the menu along with Deluxe Carrot Cake for dessert.


AnnMarie xoxo


I am linking up with these great blog parties:


Share Your Cup
No Rules Weekend Blog Party