It's my mom and dad's 55th anniversary today. Wow, it's already been 5 years ago that we had a 50th anniversary celebration for them. Time flies! Anyway, here is the card I made for them...
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Shades of purple, all shades, seem to be the most difficult to photograph. The card base is a very pretty shade of light purple but it looks more blue in the photo. It definitely is purple though.
OK, I think I should go sit on the beach now. Aloha. :)
We saw Chris Daughtry at the Peabody Opera House (fka Kiel Opera House) last Wednesday. It was a great concert. This is the second time we've seen him in concert not counting the American Idol concert back in 2006. He really should have won American Idol but he seems to be doing just fine without the title so I'm sure he's over it...hee hee hee.
The last time we saw a concert at Peabody was over 25 years ago and it was called Kiel Opera House back then. I didn't remember which group we saw but Bill said it was REO Speedwagon. It was probably 1982 or 1983 I think. Anyway, the place was really run down back then but they've done a lot of renovations and it really looks nice.
I have a card to share here on Friday. Be sure to check back then.
We saw "Memphis" at the Fox last weekend. It was the last show in this year's Broadway Series. It's a muscial loosely based on one of the first white DJ's to play African-American music in the 1950's and it won best musical at the 2011 Tony Awards. We really enjoyed the show and even bought the soundtrack.
After the show, we ate dinner at Bottleworks. We had planned to sit outside on their patio since the weather was so nice but it is currently being renovated so we ate inside. The patio will be completed some time this month so we'll check it out next time we're there.
Happy Sunday!
Yesterday was Mother's Day. We had my mom and dad, Lisa and the kids over for dinner. Randy had to fly to New York on business so he wasn't able to join us. We had a great time talking, eating, laughing, etc.
Here's the card I made for my mom...
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It was my birthday on Sunday too. 50 years ago I was born on Mother's Day and since I was the first child, I like to think that I was a wonderful Mother's Day present...hee hee hee. Happy Mother's Day.
It's my dad's birthday today. When I was a kid, I would fly kites with my dad. He put the kite line on a fishing pole so you could reel it out and back in again with ease. I was always afraid to let the kite fly too high though because I was afraid it would fly away...hee hee hee. Anyway, when I saw this set by @Stampin' Up, I knew I had to buy it.
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Happy birthday, Dad.
We had a great weekend. We went to the Cardinals/Brewers game on Friday and the Cards won 13 to 1. Woohoo! We decided to buy tickets in the Bank of America Club this year and we are definitely glad we did. The price of the tickets include unlimted food (hot dogs, brats, brisket, salad, pasta or, on this particular day, mexican lasagne, nachos, popcorn, cookies) soda and beer! The other great thing is if it is really hot or cold, you can stay inside and still see the game. We spent the entire game in our seats outside. It was a little cool but not cold enough to consider staying inside.
On Sunday, we went to the game with my mom and dad, sister, brother-in-law and the kids. Here's a picture of everyone except Bill (who was parking my parent's car) and Randy (who was taking the picture)...
My dad had been to the stadium back in 2006 when it first opened and they held an "open house" so to speak. My mom had never been to this stadium and since she is a die-hard Cardinal fan, she was really looking forward to it.
Here's a picture of Bill and me with my mom and dad...
I don't know who the guy in the background is. It looks like he's actually posing for the picture...hee hee hee!
Here's a picture of Lisa & Randy with my mom and dad...
Both pictures were taken after the game. As my dad said, it's amazing how quickly the stadium clears out. Anyway, the Cards lost 3 to 2 but it was a great game, the weather was nice (no rain) and it was a fun day with the family.
Be sure to check back on Wednesday. Believe it or not, I have a card that I will be posting. Until then...
My youngest niece, Sarah, turned 14 in March. They were out of town on Spring Break which was right around her birthday so she finally had her family party last Friday. Here is the card I made for her...
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OK, I'm trying to get back into the habit of updating my blog more regularly. Really I am. I promise. ;)
Happy 14th birthday, Sarah.
I flew to Kansas City on Monday for business. On the way back to St. Louis on Tuesday, I was in line waiting to board (Southwest) and the girl in front of me had a "Bring It On" luggage tag and jacket. I told her that Bill and I had seen the shown on Saturday and she said that she was in it! She was from KC and had flown back on Monday for the day. One of the men in line then asked her if the cast was mostly musical theater or gymnasts and she said that it was about half and half. She said that she was musical theater and she was currently living in New York. In other news, the Cardinals are 2 and 0 so far this season. 12 in 12, baby!We saw Bring It On last Saturday at the Fox Theater. It's a story of a cheerleader who is transferred to another school because of redistricting and she convinces the "dance crew" at the school to become a "cheerleading squad". Anyway, I don't want to give too much away but it's a cute story and I loved the dancing and gymnastics. After the show, we ate dinner at Pi and then stopped by Six Row for a brew.
Last Friday, we ate dinner at The Hawthorne Inn in Labadie, MO. I always think that Labadie is farther away than it really is. It's actually only 20 miles west of here. Downtown St. Louis is 20 mile east of here so, considering we head downtown quite often for dinner, ballgames, etc, why not head west for a change? I'm glad we did. Dinner was great. We started with the fried spinach and then I had the bowtie jack (shrimp, chicken, bacon, sundried tomatoes in a garlic gorgonzola cream sauce) and Bill had the ribeye. The weather was gorgeous so we took my car and put the top down of course! Anyway, we will definitely be visiting The Hawthorne Inn again soon.
OK, so I just realized that I haven't posted here in over 3 weeks. The weather has been gorgeous and I guess I just haven't been in a blogging mood. I do have a few cards to post and I promise to do so soon, like by this weekend. :)
Until then...
It's my mom's birthday today. I didn't ask her if I could post her age here so I'll just say that she's older than me...hee hee hee. Here's the card I made for her...
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As soon as I saw the "Just My Type" stamp set, I knew it would be perfect to use for my mom's birthday card. She actually still has a working typewriter!
Happy birthday, Mom.
