~ Happy 4th ~

 

Happy { late } July 4th!  I hope everyone had a nice relaxing weekend with family and friends.

I hung out w/Mister yesterday and joined him in our neighborhood parade.  We road on top of the fire truck and threw candy for the kids.  It was H-O-T but tons of fun. 

Speaking of HOT….yeah I know. winks. =)  lol.

Views from on top of the fire truck. 

I spy a B-E-A-R do you? 

Awe.

Bear is home on leave….he successfully  went through boot camp and his training. He will be going to his duty station in New Mexico @ the end of next week.  We’ve been able to spend some time with him….went for ice cream, talked on the patio etc. 

Here is greeting Mister when he first arrived. 

Doesn’t he look amazing in his dress blues?

 We are so proud of our BEAR! 

Saturday night our church had a patriotic performance and fireworks.  The sunset was amazing. 

Some of our family was there including Biscuit and our baby Jade, who just moved home from out of state. 

They thought Mister was a climbing toy…lol. 

While we waited for fireworks….they watched for turtles. 

God bless America.  The home of the FREE because of the BRAVE.

Have a beautiful week.

XO~ Jessica

39

My Mister is 39, today.

There are so many reasons why I love him….still. After all this time.

You can safely say….I’m over the moon.

Here are 37 cute reasons why- { posted 2 years ago }.

Yesterday

and today

He is the love of my life.

Happy Birthday Mister. I love you.

J.

~ Special Day & We are Back! ~

11 years ago...today. I married the love of my life.

He's the best....

I love you, Mister.

More....everyday.

Hugs~ J

p.s. Howard ( pc ) & I are back in blogland....right before the genius left for the army....he crashed. So we have MUCH to share. :0)

click the following links to read our previous anniversary posts.

http://thecozykettle.blogspot.com/2009/11/forever.html

http://thecozykettle.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-anniversary.html

Have a great weekend....see you here Monday!!

~ Forever~

Ten years ago....today. I married the man of my dreams.

Happy Anniversary, Mister~

I love you.

Forever.

p.s. I have enlarged that picture of our hands ( the genius took that pic last weekend ) for our bedroom. :)

~ A Special Tablescape ~

Welcome to Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch.

~Thank you Susan for hosting~

Note: all pictures are clickable

This is my third tablescape....it's simple....but very special.

{ I found this plaque at Kirklands }

I have to get things ready....for a very important date. :)

But, first please let me tell you something. Since last week...I have gone a little crazy

DISH CRAZY. :)

I've purchased a creamy white set, a black & white toile set...and some filler dishes. { Marshall's oh how I adore that store } It may take me awhile to find different accessories and better table cloths....but I'll get it together eventually. This white tablecloth ( not my favorite...but you have to use what you have, sometimes :) was purchased for a wedding that was held in our backyard about 3 years ago, since then it's been used for another wedding and a 50th wedding anniversary....all held right here in our backyard.

This pretty blue plate is a 'filler'. I loved the color and pattern.

I wanted a simple setting for dinner with My Mister.... 36 days from today we will celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. I'm getting so excited...marrying him was the best thing I ever did. Our honeymoon was spent on the beach and I wanted to bring that special memory back.

I love the layered look~

I used the silver that was purchased in the 1950's for my grandparents wedding. It's Daffodill by 1847 Rogers Brothers...it's nothing particularly fancy...but it's a treasure.

The candle is from our bedroom and was purchased at Walmart.

It was such a relaxing and peaceful evening together.

I have to tell you~ Mister has yet to call me crazy for my dish frenzy...he always walks in and tells me how nice everything looks....he knows I'm having fun playing with my dishes.

Just simple.

This tablescape didn't cost much....the creamy white box of dishes setting for 6 was $30 and the 4 blue 'filler' dishes were $2.99 each. We will get so much use out of these. I ♥ Marshalls.

Dinner with him....priceless.

Thank you so much for coming by!

Please leave a comment, I would love to hear from you.

Have a beautiful day~ J

~ They did it....AGAIN~

Guess where I took my family.....skydiving { again }

A little blurry, Mister was driving...lol.

*Had to get my hug*

The Genius & her boyfriend...

Waiting to board the plane....

This is the sign you see before you sit in the boarding area....

Look at my guy....he's flying!

They call this 'playing in the blue'...he did a somersault & turns this time, too...

Yep, he had fun~

There goes our girl~can you imagine looking out of the plane and jumping out?
She is very brave. { that's the camera guy on the right }

Look @ that face!

Aren't the clouds amazing?

Finally, I can see them. :)

YEAH!

Safe landing...

YES....

They like this a little too much~

So, glad they are all safe & sound.

I love them.

Thanks for coming along!

Hugs~ J

~ Thankful ~

I am thankful...for the sun that is about to rise ~

and I am thankful...

that God brought this man home to me....safe.

P.S. Sammy is thankful, too.


Have a beautiful day~

J.