Weddings

There is something special about weddings.  Every time I attend one I am reminded about the special day that I married Ray Crass.   Weddings are the beginnings of new family.  It is the start of a new home.  It is the blending of two people who bring out the best in each other.

When you look at how two people found each other and how they fell in love, every story should be a fairy tale.  True love does exist.  But the wedding should be a day to remember.  It should not be all about the pomp and circumstance of the ceremony.  It should be about watching two people share the joining of their lives with friends and family.  

I was lucky to attend my cousin Brian's wedding this weekend.  He is such a great man.  I met his wife for the first time this weekend and I think she is a pretty lucky lady.  Brian will love and adore her for the rest of his days.  I am so glad he has found someone to be his best friend and love him.  His brother said it best in his toast,  "Take care of my best friend."

Congratulations, Brian and Ashley!

Turning 50

Since my last post, I have turned the big 50!  I have hit the big milestone. But I have tried to do it with grace and dignity. I have decided to celebrate 50 days of 50 beginning on September 20th (according to my Mother).  

I actually had a formal dinner on my my actual 50th birthday. My friends gathered and celebrated with me on the patio. The weather was perfect and the evening was as picaresque as it could be.   The dearest friends, the most amazing dinner and the picture perfect setting was the key to an unforgettable dinner and party that a girl could ask for ever!

It's Been A While

It has been a while since I posted my last blog.  I've been sick.  I've been out of town at a convention and I've turned 50.  Did I mention that I have hit the big one?  Did I mention that I have celebrated my 50th birthday?

I actually started celebrating the 50 days of 50 on September 21st when me, my baby sister, her hubby, my mother and my sweet son started the party at Lake Greeson in Cabin #6 at the lake of our childhood that weekend. 

I  grilled steak that night which is a favorite of our family at our cabin. It was awesome. Low key celebration, hot tubing, and family in a cool mountain settling. I  can't tell you how much fun 

the weekend was at our cabin.

We took care of our family business, enjoyed some low key family time and planned for the future. How lucky I am to have these fine people in my life.

Life is Good

My life is far from perfect.  I have problems just like everyone else.  But I have realized as I have turned 50 years old that life is a gift.  How you live each day determines how you appreciate the blessings God bestows on you.  It's not the big things in life that matter, but the little small kind gestures of friendship, kindness and love that really are important.  What counts in life is the love you have for Lord and the relationships you nurture with friends and family that make your life rich.  Friends and family are the treasures that money can't buy.  Memories last a lifetime and no one can take those from you!

Turning 50

This week was the big one.  I turned 50 years old.  That's right - the half century mark.  It was a monumental occasion.  First, I never thought I would live to see 50.  Second, I always thought 36 was old.  Trust me -36 is nothing!  Turning 50 was a lot easier than I thought it would be.

I have celebrated in style all week.  I have several new thoughts as I enter the next half century of my life.  I plan to live to be 100.  I plan to celebrate each day as a gift from God.  I plan to be positive and uplifting to those in my life.  I plan to be best I can be.  I plan to stop and smell the roses.

I also have several things that I will no longer tolerate in my life.  I will no longer have any negativity in my life.  I am not going to be around depressed, sad, mean or negative people.  I am not going to entertain sad or depressing thoughts.  I am not going to live with negative forces in my circle.

I hope that you will adopt my motto no matter your age and live life to the fullest.  Don't wait until you are my age to make that decision.  Start today with all things positive!  Go for it-----and watch your face light up with a big fat grin!