It’s Time to Celebrate!
What do you like to celebrate? What are the
things in your life that make you feel all excited to be alive?
This
sounds like an advertisement if ever I read one. Yuck Yuck Yuck! I wanted to write
about the things we did in January because we celebrated! The problem is that
during all of that celebrating I forgot to take pictures, or I have some very
anemic, sad and miserable pictures. None of which screamed CELEBRATE! I thought
that if I started talking about celebrations and encouraged all of you out
there reading this to think about your celebrations then this post would somehow
magically write itself into a worthwhile piece but as you can see from the
small snippet above it is contrite and annoying.
Instead I
have decided to write about we did, hopefully the few pictures that I do have
along with my mad writing skills you will get a full sense of the celebration
that was January 2019.
To start
off a longtime family friend is getting married! Weddings are always a great
way to celebrate and I cannot be happier about this one in particular. I have
known Shannon since grade school; I actually cannot remember when we met
because we have known each other forever. In the second grade my Mom got a job
working at Oak Ridge Private School, my sister and I also started attending and
that is where we met Shannon. We all
grew up together, along with her brother Shawn, going to school together and
then everything else together. We went camping in the Eastern Sierras catching
fish “this big”, spending summer nights running around the Orange County fair
and eating countless French Fries at Islands. As we grew older she was always
there for every event KROQ Weenie Roast, milestone Birthdays (Julie turned 30
and Shannon decorated my entire house with handmade decorations!), weddings,
wedding showers and baby showers. She would show up to everything with a huge
smile, an infectious laugh and make the event seem like the most important thing
to ever happen in the history of the world. She makes things fun. She makes
them special. Women who love and support Shannon were given the opportunity to
shower her with all of the affection and attention that she has paid us
throughout the years with an elegant brunch bridal shower in January. I am so
pleased that Shannon has found someone that is lavishing all the love on her
that she herself gave to everyone around her. Lee is wonderful and makes things
special for Shannon. Congratulations!
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| I really like taking pictures of food apparently! I got exactly one picture with people in it! |
January
is a big month for birthdays; we have Obachan (Grandma Yasuko), my Mom (Jean)
and my daughter (Allison). I love celebrating the woman in my family with
parties, dinners out and dinnersin with family game night. Happy Birthday!
We are experiencing
winter here in Southern California, which means rain and temperatures that *gasp!*
dip down into the low fifties. While that happens the landscaping at our house
has been flourishing. Two years after the start of our yard remodel the plants
have really taken hold. We got rid of the grass and gained so much more. That
is something to celebrate. While the wind howls and the rain falls outside the
kids are enjoying some lazy days and I am baking to keep the house warm and
cozy.
I hope
you all enjoy your celebrations as much as I do, but maybe not so much that you
forget to take pictures. See you soon!
