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My Grandparents Celebrate 70 Years of Marriage

Today my grandparents celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary! The Queen sent a personal note of congratulations to my sweet British grandparents this very morning by special delivery. Oh so, Downton Abbey the whole story is. My grandparents met during the beginnings of WWII. My grandmother or nan, as I sometimes call her, was a kitchen…

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  • Derek FrenzelFebruary 7, 2012 - 8:19 pm

    1) Your grandparents look Bad A__ in this pic! πŸ™‚

    2) What an amazing testament to marriage! God bless them!

  • TrudeFebruary 8, 2012 - 8:15 am

    Wow congratulations to them!! And such a great story. I know the feeling, I grew up visiting family in Norway and it’s an amazing thing to have family in another country. πŸ™‚

  • Katy ElseFebruary 17, 2012 - 11:20 am

    Hey Cuz, That is really nice πŸ™‚ A great lil testimony and I love the Picture, really does capture them well!! Hope you are well xxx

  • GailMarch 2, 2012 - 8:36 am

    Happy anniversary to them! I love this shot above! It looks like it’s from a Vanity Fair or something πŸ˜‰ And I love your English roots. You know me, Anglophile that I am, I can’t help but be jealous!

Facebook Fan Page

I wanted to show off my new and improved Facebook Fan Page. With Facebook being what is today, something that most of us are secretly addicted to, or at least me, I wanted to improve my web presence. So I worked with my favorite graphic designer, the wonderful Candace of Candace Wilson Creative to come…

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  • Candace WilsonJanuary 23, 2012 - 6:31 pm

    You are too sweet, Amber! I just love working with you. I feel like I have a friend all the way on the other side of the US! <3

  • Blair Van BusselJanuary 23, 2012 - 8:22 pm

    Your brand just gets cuter by the day….she does great work! Lovin the fb welcome page friend!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone! This is one of my favorite times of year, because I get to listen to fun Christmas music all season, eat lots of yummy food and go to holiday parties. But most of all, I love it because I get to reflect on the birth of Jesus and celebrate that He is…

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  • Tira JDecember 24, 2011 - 11:18 am

    Merry Christmas John and Amber! I KNOW that 2012 is going to be YOUR YEAR!!!!!

  • jaqueline fariaDecember 24, 2011 - 11:26 am

    merry christmas you both look so cute!

Q & A: 10 Questions, 10 Answers

It’s been a while since I last posted one of these girls, but I thought it was due time for a little 10 Questions, 10 Answers. They are totally random questions, but it’s a fun way for you to get to know me. 1. How do you eat your eggs? My all time favorite breakfast…

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Orange Friday: Paso Robles in the Fall

If you have been a follower of mine for a while, you know that John and I love to go wine tasting. We have been traveling up to Paso Robles for years, but this time we went with some of our neighbors and enjoyed Paso in a whole new way. I don’t know what was…

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  • ShandaNovember 25, 2011 - 11:25 am

    Wow, Amber! LOVE these!!! So gorgeous! Love the green trees forming a heart too! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

  • Blair Van BusselNovember 25, 2011 - 11:35 am

    Looks like such a fun outing! πŸ™‚

  • AraceliNovember 25, 2011 - 12:43 pm

    I’m sold! I would love to visit this place. It’s beautiful.

  • Tira JNovember 25, 2011 - 2:45 pm

    AH!!! Gushing at over how incredibly beautiful all of these images are. I think you need to definitely print some of them.

  • Jen DisneyNovember 25, 2011 - 9:00 pm

    Soooooo beautiful!!!! I love how that patch of green trees in the field of yellow and orange looks like a heart!

  • my.November 26, 2011 - 10:20 am

    Gorgeous photos, Amber! I was up in Napa Valley earlier this month and the colors weren’t this vibrant at the time. That photo of you two is beautiful! — Michelle