College Reunion Time - "It's a Very Cherry World"!

 Aggie Friends - 1983

We are headed to my husband's 40th college reunion 

tomorrow at Texas A&M University.

This was one of our "unofficial" gatherings 

where I am sure you can see... a good GREAT time

was had by all. 
Incidentally, my husband and I are in front of the stairs. 
He is wearing a brown plaid shirt and I am standing in front
of him. Yes.. the one with the dark hair.

So much has happened since this 1983 photo was 

taken. More marriages, a few divorces, more children,

a few have passed on.... The usually passages of life.

We'll enjoy each others company, catch up on the latest news

and even see a few that rare appear except every ten years or so. Hopefully I'll have a spectacular collage to show off 

next week.

See ya then...

Gig'em, Aggies!! 

Whoop!!  

The Ring Dance - 1969

One of our group passes on....

Another gathering

Squadron One -freshmen 1966

Working on the bonfire

Could you ever have predicted that out of this motley crew

is a man who started a farming operation in Mexico,

the man who started Jason's Deli, the man who was

president of Southwestern Bell for Arkansas,

college professors, lawyers and judges,

and so much more... ?

Bonfire

Join us at

It's a Very Cherry World

http://suelovescherries.blogspot.com/

for

HAPPY REDNESDAY

Toot Your Own Horn Tuesday - "Save the Ta-Tas"

It's the month for PINK!

We all know that October is

Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Every year I think this cause is bigger than the year before.

This year's theme was "Save the Ta-tas"

Darling tee-shirts were sold

(sad, but good they were sold out by the time I was there to shop)

Renee's of Sharyland in Mission, Texas hosted a lovely

breakfast with all of the proceeds going to breast cancer research.

We heard from a woman who recovered from breast cancer,

a doctor and then a man around the age of 40 who had lost his wife to breast cancer... to me the most moving talk.

A lovely breakfast was served including and egg and bacon taco... with a pink tortilla, fruit with pink yogurt and a cinnamon role with pink frosting. We each received a

pink rose. It was all so impressive and got me on the ball to

make my annual check up at the MD Anderson Women's Wellness Clinic.

Have you scheduled your appointment yet?

Visit "A Silly Little Sparrow"

and Toot Your Own Horn!!

http://www.sillylittlesparrow.com/

It's been two years - my father

This weekend will be a time of reflecting and recalling a time that most women dread the most... losing their father. It will be two years this October 23rd that my father passed away.... away to be with the Lord he served and to be with his wife, my mother who had preceeded him just four months earlier. It was hardly a surprise that my father waited until my mother was gone on. He was the caregiver, the protector, the provider. He had survived illnesses and incidents that would have done most men in, but my father persevered to the end... quietly slipping away in the night. I could hardly be sad. My parents were entirely devoted to each other, showing us, their four children, what a loving and solid marriage was all about. We miss you, Daddy, but I know Mother is probably planning a wonderful Italian dinner for you as you both celebrate a time of togetherness. That's just how I see it!

My Department 56 Fall Home

Fall at my house... 

at least at my Department 56 house

I really enjoy "playing" with my Department 56 Snow Village. I've been a collector for about 25 years. 

Every year I buy one piece and a few small items for

decorating. My husband has been bitten by the bug as 

well, and for the past 15 years we have always enjoyed our

Christmas shopping trip together. We shopped for the boys, and then we shopped for the year's new building.

This particular piece I love because the home reminds me

of my aunt's home in Dallas, Texas.

I bought it for that very reason. 

 Aunt Rachael married my Uncle Joe and 

together they built the home they were 

in for 60 years. 

My mother lived with them throughout

her college years at SMU.

We all loved this home so much.

It is gone now, but my memories 

have always been wonderful.

I have a circular window in my living room

that is similar to Aunt Rachael's. 

I always wanted to enjoy my Snow Village pieces at a

time other than Christmas. Not all of them are 

adaptable, but I managed to make a stack of pumpkins

to cover Christmas wreaths here.

So much fun!!

Show and Tell Friday - Chinese Pewter Teapot

Pewter Teapot from China

My husband's relatives were missionaries in China in the early 1930's. When war broke out there they were forced to leave and return home. They brought this teapot with them.

I feel fortunate that my husband inherited it.

I invision the work his relatives were doing and how they must have felt having to leave.

I wish I knew more about that period of time there

so if anyone has input, please comment.

I'm early with Show and Tell Friday

at My Romantic Home,

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

but my schedule is a little crazy these days.

The Garten Verein - Galveston, Texas

My husband and I attended a lovely wedding this past Saturday in Galveston, Texas.

The ceremony and reception were held at

the Garten Verein. What a wonderful building that

has lived on in spite of three major hurricanes, including the

1900 Galveston Hurricane which I wrote about in a previous posting. This is what the we know about it...

The flamboyant octagonal Garten Verein (Garden Club) was the center of 19th-century refined social life in Galveston. Lit at night like a fairy lantern, dancing couples would swirl within as German waitresses served beer steins and sandwiches.

Built by Galveston's prosperous German community — but open to anyone who could afford the modest membership — the whimsically designed Victorian pavilion flew the flags of all nations, and sported a bowling green, exotically landscaped park, croquet grounds, an ornate fountain, and even a genteel zoo.


Galveston businessman Stanley Kempner bought the site in 1923 and donated it to the city as a public park dedicated to his parents.


In 1998, the Kempner Fund provided a $1 million restoration grant for the fanciful pavilion.


Galveston is still struggling a bit to recover from Hurricane Ike, but they are well on their way. It may have been a stroke of luck, but the beaches and water were outstanding. We stayed at the historic Hotel Galvez and thoroughly enjoyed the it all.

                              I'm late to enter Mosaic Monday on Little Red House but here goes...

Visit this wonderful blog for some fabulous mosaics!

http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/