Tuesday, November 29, 2022

There Is So Much To Celebrate

 Starting with Thanksgiving.  As always, I went all out and made a ton of food. Celebrating with family makes me so happy and the memories we create will of course last many lifetimes. 



First was Thanksgiving.  As always I went all out and made way too much. But that's tradition at this point. There was so many options to choose from with plentyof sides and desserts. 

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate and spending time with family creating memories that will last lifestyles is priceless. 


Next was our 10 year wedding anniversary and 24 years of coupledom.  We went to a hotel for the night to celebrate and took the opportunity to take a few pictures for our save the dates.




















The kids even took the annual Christmas card photo by the tree, which we put up the day before. It was an anazing few days of epic celebrations.





Vow Renewal News

The thought of a vow renewal was always something that appealed to me. The idea of a second wedding to celebrate a milestone anniversary was something I knew I wanted to do.

Especially after our super budget wedding 10 years ago, I vowed I'd do things better when we got the chance.

The time has come and in a few short months, 8 to be exact, hubby and I will be celebrating big time with close family and friends at our 10 year renewal of our vows and marriage.  

This is so much more than just a second wedding. It's more than just a day to party. With everything we've recently been through, this renewal is a celebration of our renewed love and commitment to each other. It's an opportunity for us to strengthen our bond, our union and our relationship.  To let go of the past and move into this next chapter of our lives better than before.  It's a chance at a new beginning. And I am excited for it.

To get things rolling, we picked and booked a venue and I boughtca dress. Things have just gotten real.


Our venue: Villa del Lago in La Garita






My dress. I am obsessed. I did not expect to fall in love with a fit and flare mermaid style wedding dress but it is perfection.




   The runner up



Finally Getting To Wear This Dress














 I've had this dress in my closet for about 2 years and it never fit. I have been wanting to not only wear this dress for a awhile but have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to wear it. Well, we recently got invited to a quinceaƱera that called for formal attire and the dress finally fit.  So obviously I had to takeca million photos. 





Halloween 2022 Did Not Disappoint

 Halloween in Costa Rica is definitely getting bigger and better with each passing year. This year,  we went to our favorite place to celebrate and it did not disappoint. 

     Trick or Treating at Mall San Pedro




Dinner at Olive Garden on Halloween night


Shopping at Ciudad Manga



My little wizard