Blessings come to us in many ways. Today, on the eve of Mother's Day, I was blessed with a joyful visit from blogging friends, Sherry from Eddie Marie's Attic, her daughter in law Chris and Linda from Linda's Bluegate Blog. In several posts back, I shared the trip Sherry and Chris were to take for a two week venture. Today they arrived via Amtrak and Linda picked them up before coming to my house for a fun visit.
Our time together was very special, but of course, was over way to fast. We talked and laughed and visited over lunch while dear hubby waited on us with ice tea and lemonade. He is such a gem, helping to host, so I could visit with my lovely friends who are beautiful ladies inside and out.
Beazy gave her WELCOME WAGGIN Greeting~~ and made clear she was one of the girls.
We shared a little somethin,somethin gifts!
Sherry and Chris brought me a awesome jeans tote bag made by Sherry. I love it. It has great pockets for sunglasses, cellphone and keys along with a fully lined inside made from shirt fabric. The closure hook is a gorgeous dragon fly pin. Being a purseaholic, I fell instantly in love with this bag made by talented and creative Sherry.
Miss Beazy was thrilled with her gift of a darling scarf also made by Sherry. The fabric has little bees (perfect for Beazy) and apples, since she is the apple of my eye.
Sharing our gifts of a little somethin, somethin's.
Showing the lids to their keepsake boxes.
Blogging Friends~~
Sherry drew the name for the 100th post giveaway winner. The basket was full. Given a good shake and mix. And the winner is~~~~
And the winner is~~~~drum roll~~~
mythoughtsmyvoice
Congratulations on being the winner of my giveaway. I will contact you shortly to get a mailing address for your treasures.
Thank you to all who entered with your kind comments and visits. Many came back several times and I so appreciate your friendship and visits. This was so much fun to create for, and, I look forward to another giveaway soon. Thank you again to Sherry Chris and Linda. You made this weekend a true memory maker and one I will treasure always. I hope you enjoy the remainder of your trip and look forward to seeing your trip pictures and stories when you return. Safe travels girls!!
Best wishes to everyone for a special Mother's Day 2009. I will spend my day with my wonderful son and dear hubby. We will be in church, and then I was told, the guys will take me to dinner. I always love the time I spend with my sweet family and thankful for the blessings of being a mom. Whatever your day holds, may you find the joy and love being with family and friends.
Linda also has her post up to share with everyone when the girls stayed with her. Click here to visit and read about the fun Sherry and Chris had.
linda's BlueGate Blog
And Sherry is adding posts along the way that you can see HERE at Edie Marie's Attic
See you again soon and I will be back with backyard pics, if it ever stops raining.
Blessings always, Celestina Marie
38 comments:
Aww... you like you all had a ball together. How much fun and the smiles... even the pup got a present! Now that's a great party when the dog gets a gift.
Hugs and Happy Mother's Day to you and those you celebrate with.
Hi Aunt Celeste,
I just wanted to say that I hope you have a WONDERFUL Mother's Day and also that the house looks amazing from the pictures- always changing things up! Hope all is well.
Heart to Heart,
Amanda
Congratulations to mythoughtsmyvoice! ♥
Oh, Miss beazy looks so sweet and happy as she models her scarf! ☺
Glad you all had a nice meet up!
Happy Mother's Day, Celeste! ♥
A time spent with family and friends is a time well spent :-) You ladies sure had fun in your get together, makes me miss even more my friends. but their letters and memories I will always have :-)
Happy Mother's Day Celestina. And I'm sure your day will be a very special one spent with you family.
Thank you too! Thanks to Sherry for picking my name and to you for these wonderful gifts. They are all so beautiful and special cause you made them. :-)
Happy Mother's Day Sweetie!
Just wanted to make sure I got a chance to tell you...
Hugs..Lorena
I would so love to meet some blogging friends sometime. Sounds like a wonderful time. Happy Mother's Day!
Blessed Mother's Day to you too precious one. I LOVE those denim purses..oh my goodness, just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your time with your friends with us. It looks like you had an amazing time..what fun!
Happy Mother's Day Celeste.
Congrats to the winner. I know she will be excited and happy to have some of your treasures.
It looks like your visit was such fun. How nice to be able to spend time with fellow blogger friends. What a wonderful hubby you have to offer to host.
Have a happy day
Kris
What a Wonderful Get Together!!
Happy Mother's Day!!
Marilyn
xxoo
Celeste, the hat box covers are gorgeous. The girls must have been so excited to receive them. How nice that they were able to visit -
Happy Mother's Day!
Oh, what a very, very special time you all had! The photos are wonderful! The gifts so pretty and even kisses from Miss Beazey!
Thank you for sharing!
Happy Mother's Day
Diane
Hi Celestina Marie,
I did leave a message yesterday but something strange was going on with blogger.
Congratulations to MythoughtsMyvoice, winning your giveaway.
How wonderful that you could share your day with friends ~ looks like a fun day and some lovely gifts exchanged.
Wishing you a happy and special Mother's day with your family.
Hugs
Carolyn
What fun! I hope you've had a wonderful day! Congrats to the winner, too! LUCKY!
Hello Celeste, I hope you had a nice Mother's Day! I had a really nice day and now I'm getting some time in to look at blogs. How fun!
It looks like you had a nice visit with blogging friends. So sweet of your hubby to serve tea and lemonade! Your jean tote is adorable! I love that dragonfly pin on it. Miss Beazy looks so cute in her new scarf. Congrats to the lucky winner of your giveaway! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment! Tomorrow will be my last Americna Bath post. It was so much fun to share my decorating ideas in that room! Blogging is such a treat!
Have a great week!
Love ya! Shirl
Hello Celeste, Happy Mother's Day...
What a lovely get together. You have a sweet Hubby, mine would have said I am out of here. Ha...Cute Cute purse! Such talented ladies in blog land:)Have a wonderful week. Hugs, Mary:)
Oh Celeste!! What wonderful pictures. It looks like you all had so much fun! I am so excited for you!! I wish we could get together like that :) Congratulations to the lucky winner!!
Happy Mother's Day sweetie!! Hope you had the best day ever!!
Hugs,
Amy
Looks like y'all had a fun time together! That was so sweet of your husband to be hostess. Hope you had wonderful Mother's Day. Congrats to the winner of your give away!
Hugs,
Lee Laurie
What a charming and gracious lady you are Celeste........ we all enjoyed the magnificent luncheon you prepared for us....... not only are you beautiful and talented but you are a great cook.
Your home is perfection in every corner and ....CLOSET.... thank you for our lovely gifts and sharing your sweetest with us....
HUgs
Linda
Oh...I'm sooo sad I could be there to join in the fun. The thought of being only 31/2 hours away from smiles and laughter made me a tad bit weepy! :( Still...I see the joy in your faces and thrilled for you to be able to make even more friendships that last. Isn't God good?
I know your Mother's Day was lovely, sweet C! Blessings to you always...."oh talented one!"
Love, Rebecca
Happy Mother's Day!
Looks like you had a wonderful time with your blogging friends.
Congrats to your winner!
Oh, you look like you had a grand day!! Love the idea of the Little somethin' somethin'...=)
Sonia
Good Morning Celestina, Time spent with new and old friends is so precious. It looks like a good time was had by all! Mothers Day is always so special also. I had brunch with my daughter and son in law and my three babies. My cup was overflowing (and so were the tears!) HAPPY BELATED MOTHERS DAY!
love, ginny
Hi Celeste! I can tell you gals had such fun together ~ how wonderful! Love your new denim tote! And the special memory boxes you made for your friends will be a treasure always! Beaz looks adorable in her new scarf. Hug her for me!
Hope you & L & R had a terrific Mother's Day together!
Love you,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
Oooh, Celestina Marie, Thank you for your special post sharing how we mirror our relationship to our mothers. I had to weep when I read it. I find Mother's Day especially difficult every year. It does my heart good to know that you understand my pain.Even though I have children and grandchildren, my heart has a rip in it where my mother used to dwell. My memories are the only thing that bring me joy when I start to feel "those" feelings. I have no gift to give you, but here is a hug ((HUG)). Blessings, dear one. ginny
Celeste! Sounds like you all had a lovely time with your visit! That jean purse is totally adorable, and the little doggie scarf is too cute! ;) I'm sure the lady who won your treasures will be elated! Blessings dear friend ;) ~CC Catherine
Hi Celeste, What's happening, what's new, what's going on baby cakes? I see you are in the process of opening your own website. I am proud and thrilled for you. YOU GO GIRLFRIEND.
Your blog is also playing one of the pieces of music that always makes me cry. OMG!! "Somewhere in Time" ~ I can't even watch the movie anymore, I cry so hard every time I do it's ridiculous. That movie and the original Romeo & Juliet ~ Heaven help me. Balling like a Baby!!!
Have a great weekend my sweet and dear friend.
xo Cathy
Hi Celestina
What a great time you must have had. The only blogger I have met in person is Penny from Comforts of Home/Lavender Hill and we had the best time too.
I haven't been by to visit in awhile. Hope allis well with you.
Hugs, Rhondi
Looks like you had a wonderful time with your bloggin' friends! Love those keepsake boxes! I'm trying to get back in the blogging groove so come visit me. I'm posting again!!
Bertie
Aunt May's Cottage
Hi Celelste!
Glad you had such a nice visit with your friends and what a sweet hubby to help host too!!! Could he give mine some lessons please???
Hope your Mother's Day dinner was wonderful...xoxo
Good morning Celestina :)
It looks like y'all had a great time! Beautiful gifts too :)
Have a wonderful weekend sweet friend!
hugs,
rue
Come on over to my blog... I am having a huge Give Away! !
Hugs,
Marilyn
xxoo
What a wonderful tote! How fun to have blog friends visit. It looks like you had a wonderful time.
Hugs,
Penny
Hi Celestina, sounds like you had a wonderful time...what lovely treasures you always show your visitors.
Ruth
Hello Celestina,So happy to hear from you.Sherry and Chris just loved visiting you and Linda.I know for a fact that they had a most enjoyable time.
We also had a blast.I took them to a few of the local shops, which weren't many.We have a very small town,but growing because of Katrina.I think all of New Orleans is moving here.Then we went swimming in my daughters pool.That next day My hubby Bill and I took them into New Orleans.We went to Cafe Dumond and a few shops there,of course the French Market.They saw Jackson Square.I wish we could have had more time,because we did not get to see all the sights....So many things and such a short time.I sure do miss them.I loved them to pieces and they were the perfect guest.They did not even mind sleeping on an air mattress on the floor.Although I do have two bedrooms,One of them is my work room.When my daughter moved out ,thats what it became...LOL.Oh and nature coperated.I had a new hatch of Peacok chicks and two of the chicks were white,which is very rare for even one.They loved that.My red devil 10 month old Austrian Shepard( Hobie) did do havoc on Chris's flip flops.I did feel bad about that,but Chris just laughed.And they fell in love with my big bad Rottweiller Rip.LOL...
Would you please email me Celestina,I want to send a picture to you and ask an openion.
tonidolls@hotmail.com
Thats about it for now.XXOO Marie Antionette
Oh yes!!! I forgot,Your Ms Beazy is just the sweetest...XXOO Marie
Congrats to the VERY lucky winner! That is so sweet that Sherry brought gifts for you and Miss Beazy!! How cute is that. Your gifts are lovely! It looks like everyone had a good time.
hI, Thank you so much for coming by! I am going to have a giveaway for my Birthday....so come by and enter and tell all your friends please!
Jonnie Girl
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