Monday?? really??

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was busy but really nice. It started Friday night with Monica and I shopping for Chris for his birthday .. nothing like leaving it to the last minute! lol .. but we found everything we wanted to get him, got some great deals and had a soup, salad and breadsticks at Olive Garden. It's really nice nice going shopping with Monica .. I do enjoy my "awesome" daughter in law *smile*

Saturday night we went to my Dad's for a bbq to celebrate Chris' birthday with my side of the family .. it was so pretty on Saturday we actually sat outside for dinner .. we usally don't get those kind of days until later in May. Chris and Monica met up with some friends later Saturday night .. doesn't this look yummy??

The restaurant they went to have this on tap! It's called a cadillac margarita .. Chris wasn't feeling too good the next morning! lol

Sunday Chris and Monica came over in the afternoon and we spent the day together. They brought the makings for bagel sandwich and fruit. The peppered turkey was wonderful! Robert bought me a cd by Kate Voegele. We first heard her on One Tree Hill. I really love her voice. Chris and Monica got me some new candles for my fireplace. For Christmas, Monica's dad made me this cool candleholder that fits in my fireplace. It's made of Ash and has cutouts to sit candles on it. C&M got new glass candleholders, some colorful rocks and honeydew scented tealights ... it's really nice and springy looking ... isn't it pretty ...

Sunday morning before the kids arrived I started BBD's Sampler, the one I'm doing in memory of my mom .. I thought starting it on Mother's Day was fitting. I'm using the same fabric I used for my mother-in-law's sampler. I'm using Belle Soie's Chester's Blue. I don't remember my mom having one favorite color, but she loved the Ocean .. any body of water really .. so I thought these blues were perfect! It's stitching up much faster than the first one. Here's my progress so far ...

I received this lovely azalea for Mother's Day from my good friends that live across the street .. it was such a nice surprise .. I'll plant it outside later but for now I'm enjoying it sitting on my fireplace hearth.

Time to go stitch and watch Big Bang Theory .. love that show! I'll leave you with a picture of lilacs from my front yard .. they smell great!

I hope you find your joy in your stitches ...

I'm grateful for flowers, all kinds ...