LOVE YOU J!

on a certain friday in august ... the 9th day to be precise in the year 2002 at approximately 5:30 pm j and n were married under a big white tent in a beautiful outdoor location and celebrated with a small group of family and friends ... there was lots of candles, ribbons, lights and flowers, a string quartet, an hors d'oeuvre reception immediately after the ceremony, no program with speeches or toasts just an opportunity to share in light hearted conversation with out special guests ... happy 8 years ... love you j

xoxo ~n

IT'S NICE TO COME HOME TO THIS ...

in real life j gets props for being such an amazing, helpful husband ... in the blogger world not so much because he wants to be a silent invisible entity on this blog but today he can't get away with that ... while n is going through the year in busy teacher land j always steps up offers a helping hand wherever possible ... he cooks breakfast and dinners for n, if he has spare time he gets the groceries, he drives n to her workouts (because parking is scarce) and he always goes above and beyond and does the little extras ... case in point j loves to go golfing and this week he was going twice and j and n were so super busy that they wouldn't get to hang out for very long ...

so n came home to relaxing on the deck with these ...

homemade strawberry lemonade

and having the most delicious salad ready to mix ...

mmm spinach salad with pecans, dried cranberries and goat chevre cheese all with a homemade honey mustard white wine vinaigrette dressing

and dinner to reheat whenever n was ready to eat ... n's fav homemade pita pizzas ...

on the left grilled chicken with spinach, red bell peppers, grape tomatoes, mozzarella and goat chevre cheese and on the right tomato based with ham, red bell pepper, mushrooms, mozzarella and goat chevre cheese and of course secret spices all on a whole wheat pita ... don't they look yummy ... well they sure were :)

n has said it many times in real life and n will say it in blogger world ... she is taken care of by the bestest boy ever ... love you j xoxo

cheers ~n

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!

n loves today so much because it is j's birthday ... this is my eleventh time i have celebrated this boy's birthday and boy oh boy this boy is so special to me ... j is my bestest friend who i still can't get enough time with ... i love that we can go out for dinner and after almost eleven years of being together we still talk and talk and talk just like when we were first dating ... he is amazing, wonderful and according to all who meet him "the nicest guy in the world" or "simply the coolest" ... i am so thankful to have such an awesome boy in my life ...

last year for the big 3-0 j and n took a trip across the pond to spend a fantastic week in london ... although we were at home this year ... today was a fabulous birthday ... waffles and crepes for breakfast, some mid-morning shopping at h & m to buy j a leather coat and n a few fun spring coats, coffee break at a sweet little cafe for espresso and mocaccinos, banana republic for j so he could get some new jeans and cuff links to make his suit all fancy, hanging up pictures in the house (because all the dust is gone), going to a favorite pub for good wine, beer and eats with n, j and his brother, getting the most delicious homemade cheesecake to go and finishing the night off with a movie ... yup it was a fabulous day for the most fantastic boy in the world ...

this is what j wanted for his birthday ...

some of n's london photos framed to

complete our city landscape wall ...

these are j's final picks ...

love you lots j

xoxo ~n