Our wedding anniversary

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This morning, I wrote these words on Facebook: For 23 years ago, same day today, I said yes to marry this wonderful man of my life. After so many years, my yes will be forever yessss. Your love dear really melts my heart. Happy anniversary to us.

Just want to thank all for all the greetings:) Really heartwarming.

Anyway, today, I bought my husband a flower bouquet, before he did it. I just thought that this time I will do it because he had been buying flower bouquets for me every anniversary that we had.

He really deserved every nice gesture from me because of his patience, love and thoughtfulness to me.

Anyway, he invited me and my daughter with his boyfriend ( the men does not want to be published) to dine in a restaurant nearby. My daughter too was forced by her mother to pose in the camera:)

I just came from work and didn't have time to dress up because we have to eat before our daughter start her shift at the nearby mall. 

This is it: Matbruket Restaurant. White and clean

fireplace inside

this is our corner

other side with the view from the seaside

To the left..the tables are set for those that booked this place for dinner later.

We ordered biff

with potatoes

The dessert: porridge with red sauce made from strawberry and sugar

Hmmm. worth every penny. Really good:)

Anyway, I am ending this post by thanking those that made me feel very special before Christmas. 

A co- worker gave me this knitted  Mrs Claus

Christmas greetings

A friend from Romania , Anca ,who handmade this beautiful card for me with a touching message inside.

Cards: sent by my niece Lindsey and her family 

from her sister: Cecilie with family

from my husband's uncle

from the ship where my husband works

So, that is why I can call myself a lucky woman blessed by God. 

Thank you Lord for all the blessings.  I couldn't wish for more.

JOY

Unforgettable Sunday!

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It snowed all night, so this how it looked like outside,when we woke up Sunday morning.

But still, there was beauty around.

Since it snowed, it was too cold to walk, so we hired a cab to bring us to the church to attend  Aksel's christening. Lindsey and Chrstian youngest son. Me still wearing my pink coat, but I do change my dress inside:)

Here are the family on the way to the altar. 

Lindsey's sister Cecilie and my daughter were  the godmothers.

After the christening. Sweet pictue of the family.

Anyway, everybody went to Lindsey and Christian's lovenest after the ceremony.

The table was very nice decorated by Lindsey. 

cute flower decor

this is my place

the gift table

Lindsey and Christian thanked us all for coming. We were teary eyed because it was a very special occasion that bond us together, even though her mother was not there. We seldom see each other because of the distance.

Foods that were served

Asparagus wrapped in ham and sprinkeld with cheese

Rolled salmon

tuna sandwich

green salad

sliced tomatoes and white cheese

fried potatoes with baked bread

meat balls

chocolate cake, cream cake and tiramishu

Meet the happy guests: Cecilie ( Lindsey's sister) with her family

Tracy Ann, the youngest sister

My youngest daughter  Kamilla and Lindsey's parents-in-law

Since my sister, the original grandma coundn't be there, I was the substitute....

and our older sister. 

Joachim helped his younger brother to unpacked the gifts and showed what was inside for him. Nice gesture:)

Saying goodbye with this picture of the kids enjoying unwrapping the gift and playing with the gift wrapper:)

Joy

Unforgettable birthday celebration!

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Birthday celebration was held in Kraggerø where my niece Lindsey and family lives. Here is the view from their porch.

Lindsey invited us not only because of her youngest son's christening, but also to celebrate her mother's golden year.

Her is my sister Lida who had lost her hair because of a sickness that can be cured or not.

story here: http://joysnotepad.blogspot.no/2013/08/tragedy-made-our-hearts-aches.html

We were really looking forward for this day, but a few days before her birthday celebration, her adoptive mother died and she had to go home to the Philippines for the funeral. 

Story about here adoption here: http://joysnotepad.blogspot.no/2013/07/a-lost-that-changed-our-lives.html

Since she couldn't be present on her birthday, we sent her birthday greetings with this balloon.

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Christian og Tracy

Christian, my niece husband who was missing her mother-in-law chicken soup asked my brother -in-law Alf if he knows how to slaughter chickens. As you can see, they have a small poultry. And some of the rooster are getting old, but he couldn't do it. My brother-in-law who grew up in a farm told Christian that  he can do the slaughtering.

They have also Pheasants, but they are sacred:)

But my niece Lindsey told us that there are more than enough food in the house, so they don't need to do it. So the rooster saved their lives that day:)

Anyway, she made pancit as lunch for everybody. My niece can really cook:) Delicious!

Then she prepared dough for homemade pizza to be served in that evening.

Everybody made their own toppings.

It was really fun for everybody. Family bonding that we will never forget.

We baked pizza in this open fireplace outside.

The results. We ate and we ate until we were full.

Afterwards, we sung birthday song to the celebrant and posted it on her fb account. 

Me and my sister's youngest daughter Tracy

My sister's adorable grandkids

When it was dark, we sent more birthday wishes to Lida with this balloon. Actually, we sent a lots of them.

Afterwards. Lindsey suggested that we can draw each other. She begun drawing her aunt's face and her son. Lindsey is an artist and she paints and draws and do a lot of arts. Very creative.

My brother -in-law then got the task to draw me since his wife told us that he is very good in drawing. 

But I think he needs a new pair of glasses:) Here is the result.

It does not look like me. Do you agree?

Anyway, my turn to draw him and I think it looks a litlle bit like him.

Well, it was really a very nice celebration although without the birthday celebrant, but what made it more unforgettable was when this open fireplace started to burn. Then firemen, policemen, and the ambulance came to the rescue. The whole neighborhood was awakened of course. Luckily, they managed to stop the fire before it burned the houses and everyone was relieved. 

Bye for now. Next will be the christening of Lindsey's son:)

JOY