Giveaway for our Family Tree Necklace

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Just in time for one of the biggest family holidays of the year, enter for a chance to win our Family Tree Necklace!  Personalize the rim of this necklace with our Family Quote, or the names of the people in your family.  A sweet treasure to wear for the holidays and to help you remember and keep close those who are most important.

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Celebrating 50 Years of Marriage

My Parents

My parents recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.  Yes 50!  It was an exciting and much celebrated milestone.  They even got all their kids and gr and kids to Hawaii with them to mark the occasion.  We threw a party for them and they got to see many old friends, and new ones.  They are retired, healthy, and happy.  And I am very grateful for that.

I’ve always been in awe of their love and commitment to each other.  To this day, they still kiss each other hello and good-bye, even if one of them is just running to the store.  I’ve always thought that was sweet, and now that I’m married with children – I know how something that small and subtle can keep you connected to your spouse.  It takes a tiny bit of effort, all the time, but it’s worth doing.  I’ve learned many things from my parents over the years, by watching them and watching them together.  But this one lesson sticks in mind, because they never waver.  And they do it because they want to.  I love that.

What little gestures keep your love alive?

My Favorite Things About Summer

Heart On Your Wrist Mom Jewelry

My favorite things about summer…

  1. Evenings in our yard with the kids on the trampoline while Kevin and I grill up some dinner
  2. Eating outside
  3. Lots and lots of impromptu play dates with kids from the neighborhood
  4. Getting into work a bit later than usual, and leaving earlier than usual
  5. Warm days that just beg me to get on my bike and cruise around the neighborhood
  6. Outdoor movies in our yard with the kids in jammies and sleeping bags
  7. Seeing family and friends at various BBQ’s
  8. Vacation – this year we went to Hawaii to celebrate my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary (we usually go to Cape Cod every year but this year we chose Hawaii…but we miss the Cape and all the cousins!)
  9. The sun going down late and letting us play outside for longer
  10. Playing basketball with the kids in our driveway
  11. Swimming at my sister’s house
  12. Flip flops
  13. Beach excursions
  14. More beach excursions
  15. Staying up late
  16. Lots of time for cards games with the kids
  17. Having time to just chill and appreciate everything around me

What are your favorite things about summer?

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