Snapshot Saturday

Okay... This is a game that I am making up myself, so bare with me... please!

I love photographs and I love sharing them with others. I thought it would be fun to "randomly" pick photos from the MANY that I have stored on my computer and then tell about them.

I was having a hard time figuring out how I was going to randomly pick from all of my photos, so I decided to inlist the help of YOU, my readers. 

If you want to play along... here's what I need you to do:

Click on the "comment" button below and send me THREE numbers. 

The first number needs to be between 1-75 (I have 75 folders with photos!).

The second number needs to be between 1-10 (Some of the 75 folders have folders inside of them!)

The third number needs to be between 1-50.

When you post your comment, type your numbers like this:  3 - 8 - 24 , kinda' like a locker combination! **Smile**

Here's the picture that was "unlocked" with the combination above:

This photo was taken back in April of this year. David and I were at Stone Mountain Park, staying at the Evergreen Marriott Spa Resort for our 25th Wedding Anniversary. I snuck and took this picture of where we had our "couples massage"!

I'm looking foward to hearing from you! ~ Happy Saturday!!

Here is combination "26 - 3 - 10", picked from Becca at Joy & Gladness.

This is a photo of my girls and I that was taken at our church yardsale. I believe the year was 2003. I was actually IN CHARGE of this yardsale! YIKES! It was actually fun, but a LOT of hard work! It was a fundraiser for our youth group.

We are wearing RED shirts so that the shoppers could tell us "workers" apart from other shoppers.

Ashley (sitting down) was in charge of the table where people "checked out" and purchased their items.

You're probably wondering why Miranda has a note taped to the front of her shirt! Hahaaa!! I think it said something like... "Ask me if you need help."

If I remember correctly... we raised over $3000 that day!

Wonderful Anniversary Weekend

Hubby and I had a wonderful weekend celebrating our 25th at Stone Mountain Park. I have been trying to think of a way to blog about our trip without making it boring. I hope that I succeed in doing that! If not... forgive me, please.

FRIDAY -- Leave home at 9:00am.... Arrive in Stone Mountain at 11:00am....Drive past my high school...Stone Mountain High... See lots of trailers!... Drive past Hubby's old workplace.... Drive through apartments where we first met.... Notice name change.... Parking lot seems smaller.... Trees are gone.... Dumpster is gone.... Stopped at Post Office to get a stamp.... Drove thru little town of Stone Mountain... Empty..... Sad.... Improvements to be made sign.... Yay!.... Drove thru old neighborhood.... House looked good.... Yard didn't.... Drove by the neighborhood pool.... Noticed "cover" over it..... Wondered about it..... Stopped for lunch at "Joe's Crab Shack"..... Noticed bad smell..... Ate outside on the patio.... Had to wear a "bib".... Wasn't too happy about it.... Food was pretty good....Crab legs, shrimp, sausage, corn & beer.... Called hotel.... Room wasn't ready.... Drove to Park anyway.... Got in free!.... Looked forward to seeing the "Memorial Lawn" where we got married.... Was disappointed to see that they were "renovating" it..... Drove over "covered bridge" to the island.... Walked around the island.... Hubby proposed, again!... I said "Yes!".... Got a beautiful new ring!....I love it!!.... He was nervous..... So sweet!.... Called hotel again..... Room still isn't ready.... Drove around the Park some more.... Drove to hotel..... Finally checked in.

"Lake View" room with a balcony.... Comfy bed.... Big, flat-screen TV.... Time for my gift to Hubby.... A book about our 25 years together.... He cried and loved it.... Yay!.... Walked around hotel.... Found the Spa.... Found the indoor & outdoor pools & hot tubs....  Found the restaurant.... Decided to eat dinner there later.... "All-You-Can-Eat Seafood & Prime Rib Buffet"!.... Changed into swim suits.... Tried out the indoor hot tub.... Lounged by the outdoor pool.... In the sun.... Listened to some fun music.... Cooled off in the pool.... Back to room.... changed for dinner..... Ate dinner at 7:00pm.... With the "Tag People"..... Food was excellent..... Crab legs, shrimp, prime rib..... Dessert.... Ate too much!.... Wanted to sit by a firepit outside.... None were available.... Went back to room.... Called it a night.

SATURDAY -- Woke up early, of course.... Watched approaching nasty weather on weather channel.... Breakfast at 7:30am..... HUGE breakfast buffett!!!.... French Toast, eggs, sausage, yogurt & fruit.... YUM!!... Spa at 10:00.... Frustrated because Spa messed up our appointments.... It all worked out, tho.... Hubby got a "Therapeutic" massage.... I got a facial.... Hubby liked his.... I loved mine!!.... Weather was nasty..... Decided to go see a movie.... Drove to the Mall of Georgia.... Thought we were seeing Kenny Chesney in 3D at the IMAX theatre..... Turned out to be a regular theatre.... Kenny was AWESOME!!!!.... Felt like a real concert!!.... Hubby thought it was better than a real concert!!.... Drove to "The Corner Pub" in Decatur, GA.... Got to see Luke, our long-time friend.... Ate Gumbo at the "Gumbo Cook-off" that they were having.... Had a few beers.... Loved the cool bar!.... Great seeing Luke!.... Drove back to hotel..... Too rainy for the Laser Show.... Bummed.... Checked out the hotel "lounge".... Not so nice.... Called it a night.

SUNDAY -- Woke up early, again!.... Breakfast at 7:30.... Waffles, omelet, & yogurt parfait..... YUM!!..... Took a walk.... Spa at 10:00.... Couples massage...... GREAT! ..... Time to go home.... Bummed..... Had a wonderful time!

25th Wedding Anniversary

TODAY is the day! Twenty five years ago, I married the man of my dreams!! I was 20 years old and he was 22. We met on Thanksgiving of 1981 and married on April 19, 1985.

We got married in Stone Mountain Park, on the grassy area in front of the carving by a judge who was also a family friend. The wedding was small and very LOW budget! But, hey.... we are married, and that is all that matters!

I had wanted to have a bigger wedding, in a church... but, neither of us had a whole lot of money (and neither did our parents!), and the more we tried to plan a big wedding, the more headaches and problems we had. So... we scratched that idea and went with a more affordable & practical idea.  

It was Hubby's idea to get married at Stone Mountain Park. It turned out to be a beautiful day, too! We did not ask permission to get married there. We just did it!! We, of course, invited our families -- which were both small, anyway -- and a few close friends. Then, we had a reception (aka: Party!) later at a club house of an apartment complex that my mom worked for. More people came to it.

It was a late night, and I was exhausted after being so sick on the days leading up to the wedding. (See yesterday's blog post on 4/18/10) I was surprised that I lasted as long as I did! I have one picture, where you can tell that I was faking the smile on my face because I was about to "fall out" from being so tired!

The past 25 years have, of course, had their ups and downs.... as most marriages do. But, I can honestly say, that there have been MANY MORE UPS than downs. The man that I married has provided me with all that I could ever want .... and more! He gave me two beautiful daughters, as well. Now, I am anxious to see what God has in store for our next 25 years!