Making A Difference with a Snickers Bar . . . happier days for sure :O)

As you all know my husband Dave passed away four years ago suddenly and very unexpected.  I grieved for a long time and finally decided that I was good and done missing what I had lost.  I took a chance and started going out again, slow at first.  My dearest friend, who is about fifteen to eighteen years  younger than me invited me over for dinner one evening.  She has recently reunited with her biological father Rex and thought it would be nice to have him over for dinner too.  That was about two years ago when I first met him and we chatted briefly.  Didn't really think anything about it.   He called last January 2014 and asked me out on a date.  That's how this all started.

Since I have met Rex, each month he has given me a "decorated" Snickers bar to celebrate the day we started going out together.  I have been given five of them for five months.  We have done so much in this short time . . . its seems like its been a lot longer and way too much fun.  Lots of laughter for sure.

Thought I would share some pics of those decorated candy bars . . . .

February . . . Red bow and flowers from his yard

March . . . Pics of himself back in the day  . . . sort of scary looking LOL!

April  . . . Gold bow and paper with greeting, looks like a cake upside down with three candles, doesn't it?

May . . . Four lighted candles, Rex video taped me opening my front door to this, it looked like a mini fire happening LOL!

June . . . Wired tied #5

This man is definitely touching my heart for sure . . . xo

Sweet Touches . . . Homestead

Thought I would post some sweet touches around the homestead  . . . . 

Rex has been giving me feathers lately . . . some have a special meaning, these are some unique ones, the black feather actually has a blue hue to it, hard to see in this photo.  Anything with nature I seem to be drawn too.

This little lawn chair I've had for years and never get tired of putting out on display every Spring/Summer.  It's actually a photo holder.  

I've always been one to have clusters of goodies around like this oil painting on my kitchen counter and of course, a little bit of cross stitch too.

My friend Jennifer gave me this beautiful labeled bottle of sweet Moscato wine.  I don't want to open it the label is just too pretty. 

One of my favorite pieces from Kelly Rae Roberts, called "Believe in Healing".  My Mom bought this for me right after Dave passed away.  I love this piece :O)

I believe a home should reflect all the things you love and that represent what you're about.  Nothing really matches but I love it for sure.  May your weekend be a blessed one! xoxo

Something New

Thought I would share a pic of my new Harvey seatbelt bag . . . feeling special (blessed) and so loving it.  Rexy always has a way of surprising me . . . :O)

McArthur-Burney Falls . . . Absolutely Beautiful

Wanted to show you more pics of our road trip to Burney Falls in central California, absolutely a beautiful sight to see.  Rex and I stopped at a rest stop for something to drink and to check the map to make sure we were going in the right direction.

I don't know how true this is . . . but I heard this is the waterfall image they used for "Coors' beer.  This place is breathtaking for sure.

Here is a photographer in the bottom of the waterfall taking pics of a young man flying fish.  The water was a beautiful aqua color.

We hiked along the river and enjoyed the views.

This pic of Rex was on the way back from Burney Falls figuring out a scenic route to take back home.   We had an opportunity to visit a ice cave on the way back, sort of scary but it was exciting at the same time.  The cave is literally pitch black as you are walking through it with only a flash light.  It was a life changing experience definitely.  

Enjoying Life Again

I thank God everyday for bringing someone special in my life again . . . really having lots of fun.  If were not riding the motorcycle, were hiking somewhere or just sitting and talking away about nothing :O)  God always promises after trial, he'll restore and then some.  A time for everything for sure.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 

Having Some Fun Together :O)

Rex and I just returned from a road trip to Paradise, California.  While visiting there, we visited "Honey Run" Covered Bridge, built in 1894 and took some fun pics.  I'll post some more pics later this week from McArthur-Burney Falls which was absolutely beautiful :O)

Sun Loving Day :O)

 My middle son Brian came down for a Easter visit from Wisconsin . . . we spent Wednesday afternoon at Huntington Beach.  Since moving to the OC I've spent a lot of time at the beach, it's been wonderful :O).  While there we had lunch at the Huntington Beach Beer Company and sat out on the balcony . . . the weather was beautiful.  I always love taking pics of my kids, of course.

I tried a new appetizer for the first time called "Poke".  Raw tuna, white rice, tomatoes, avocado, onion and wonton chips . . . yum yum. 

 Pics from the balcony . . . absolutely a beautiful afternoon, even more so with one of my boys :O)