A 25th Surprise!

my aunt and uncle have been married for 25 years!  so we thought that we'd surprise them with a party in their honor, disguised as a typical July 4th BBQ at the family compound in NJ :) my cousins worked with my mom to create the rouse, and when they showed up they could not have been more surprised! 

I even reprised my role as flower girl...although the dress didn't fit quite the same!

Meg & Katie celebrating a successful surprise!

happy 25th Uncle Denis and Aunt Laura!  we love you!!

and again...

anniversary, 2011 style...yummy hibachi dinner tonight!

six years later :)

mmmmm....fondue

I love fondue, and the Melting Pot...but since it's so expensive we usually reserve it for special occasions, and times when we have 3 hours to eat...yup, took us three hours to get through 4 courses...but it was so delicious I didn't care :)

Five Happy Years :)

man time flies :p

2 years on ETSY!

today (02.27) marks my two year shop-aversary!

yes, I'm a dork :P

so if you make a purchase in the shop today (friday) tomorrow (saturday) or the next day (sunday)...you'll get a free gift with your order to say thank you!!




even though I've officially had the shop for two years, I really only started concentrating on it about 4 months ago...but it's been a good 4 months...and I'm looking forward to many many more :)

30 years ago today...

my parents got married :)

















and they are still just as happy now as they were then...and of course I appreciate their finding each other for many reasons...I wouldn't be here if they didn't being the biggest reason...but of course the fact that seeing them together makes me truly believe that love really exists :)

okay, enough mushy stuff...I might cry ;) but here are some cute pics of them...December 2, 1978







































my mom's dress is so beautiful...if I was only about 8 inches shorter...it's what I'd wear to my own wedding someday :)

showing off a bit...

the newest piece of jerseygirl jewels...but nothing I made...a gift from B for our 4 year anniversary :) :) :)

Happy Blogaversary!!

It has been one whole year since I started up my blog! So much has happened in the past year, and I've had so much fun documenting it online to share with all my friends both on and off-line :) I have been neglecting it a little lately, but hope to have many more posts to come in year #2!

03.04.04

The day we met 3 years ago...



and now :)


xoxoxoxoxo...